Project funded by the European Union - NextGenerationEU | PRIN 2022 Project 20228R992T | CUP C53D23005750006

Special Dialogue

Islam and muslims within a Special Dialogue

29 maggio 2025 - 14:30 18:00
Action of the PRIN 2022 Project 20228R992T “Islam and Muslims in Italy: actors, social space, and relations between religious communities and the State” — carried out within the framework of the initiative organized by the Italian Islamic Confederation for the “International Day to Combat Islamophobia.”

Istituzional greetings

Prof. Massimo Midiri
Rector of the University of Palermo
Prof. Enrico Napoli
Deputy Rector – UNIPA

Prof. Beatrice Pasciuta

Pro-Rector for Inclusion, Equal Opportunities and Gender Policies – UNIPA

Prof. Luisa Amenta

Pro-Rector for the Right to Education and the Innovation of Learning Processes – UNIPA
Prof. Antonino Bianco
Director of the Department of Psychological, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences, and of Physical Training – UNIPA
Prof. Gioacchino Lavanco
Full Professor of Community Psychology – UNIPA

Prof. Simona Viola

Director – Third Mission Area – UNIPA

Introduction

Prof. Stefano Ruggieri
Palermo research unit – PRIN 2022

Prof. Maria Garro

Palermo research unit – PRIN 2022

Chair

Prof. Elisabetta Di Giovanni

Delegate for activities concerning the promotion of peace, security and humanitarian diplomacy within university policies – UNIPA

CONTEXT 1: RELIGIOUS SPACE

Prof. Fabiano Di Prima
Lecturer in Ecclesiastical Law – UNIPA

Fr. Carlo Cianciabella

IPM Malaspina of Palermo

Don Vito Impellizzeri
Dean of the Theological Faculty of Palermo
Hicham Radwan
Imam of the mosque of Palermo

Chair

Prof. Laura Sabrina Martucci

Bari research unit – PRIN 2022

Prof. Maria Dicosola

Bari research unit – PRIN 2022

CONTEXT 2: PENITENTIARY

Dr. Irma Conti

Member of the National Guarantor Board for the Rights of Persons Deprived of Personal Liberty
Prof. Giovanni Fiandaca
Professor emeritus of criminal law at the University of Palermo and former Guarantor of the rights of detainees of the Sicily Region
Prof. Mario Serio
Member of the National Guarantor Board for the Rights of Persons Deprived of Personal Liberty
Prof. Giovanni Suriano
Member of the National Guarantor Board for the Rights of Persons Deprived of Personal Liberty

Dr. Fabio Prestopino

Director of the Calogero Di Bona – Ucciardone – Palermo Prison

Chair

Prof. Paola Maggio

University of Palermo

CONTEXT 3: EDUCATION AND FAMILY

Dr. Maria Letizia Di Liberti

Director General – Department for the Family and Social Policies

Prof. Giovanna Perricone

Guarantor for the Rights of Children and Adolescents – Municipality of Palermo
A. Rubino
Office 3 – Family, Education and School Department
M. Sinagra
Office 3 – Family, Education and School Department

Chair

Dr. Mario Lo Iacono

Head of the Office for Planning and Monitoring of Social Activities and Social Emergencies – Municipality of Palermo
Prof. Stefano Ruggieri
Palermo research unit – PRIN 2022

Conclusions by:

Prof. Alberto Giampino
Coordinator of the Housing Policies Working Group of the Observatory on Migration Phenomena, Sicily Region; psychotherapist; adjunct lecturer at DSPPEFF, University of Palermo
Kobena Ouattara Ibrahima
President of the Council of Cultures of Palermo

Hour 18.00

Guided tour of the Botanical Garden

Hour 19.15

Aperitif

PARTICIPANTS IN THE MEETING

Prof. Mohammed Khalid Brandalise Rhazzali
University of Padua – PRIN 2022

Prof. Valentina Schiavinato

University of Padua – PRIN 2022
Prof. Fabio Vicini
University of Verona – PRIN 2022

Prof. Laura Sabrina Martucci

University of Bari – PRIN 2022

Prof. Raffaella Scelzi

University of Bari – PRIN 2022

Prof. Maria Dicosola

University of Bari – PRIN 2022
Prof. Charlie Barnao
Full Professor of Sociology of Cultural Processes – UNIPA

Dr. Maria Letizia Balsamo

CGM Sicilia

Dr. Michelangelo Capitano

Former director of the Malaspina Juvenile Detention Center in Palermo

Dr. Gabriella Di Franco

UIEPE – Interdistrict Office for External Criminal Enforcement

Dr. Maria Luisa Malato

Director, C.C. Pagliarelli
Prof. Giacomo Scattarreggia

Malaspina Juvenile Detention Center in Palermo

Dr. Clara Pangaro

Director, Palermo Juvenile Detention Center

Special Dialogue 29 may 2025