Human Fraternity and Inclusive Citizenship: Interreligious Engagement in the Mediterranean

This report analyzes the opportunities which human fraternity and inclusive citizenship offer for government-religious partnerships aimed at building more inclusive and peaceful societies across both shores of the Mediterranean and puts forward interreligious engagement as a new policy framework that recognizes and amplifies these novel dynamics.

Can the interreligious narrative of human fraternity help to create new inclusive forms of citizenship? How can governments and international organizations better partner with religious leaders and communities to concretely build inclusive societies from the MENA region to Europe?

Contents

Foreword, Cardinal Miguel Ayuso

Fraternity, Citizenship and Interreligious Engagement

Fabio Petito, Fadi Daou, Michael D. Driessen

PART I – ENGAGING RELIGION IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS

1. A Mediterranean Conversation on Human Fraternity and Inclusive Citizenship

    1.1 Human Fraternity and Interreligious Engagement,

     with Nayla Tabbara, Mohamed Abdel-Salam, André Azoulay, and Jean-Marc Aveline

    1.2 Inclusive Citizenship and Religious Social Responsibility,

     with Paul Gallagher, Azza Karam, Alberto Melloni, and Miguel Ángel Moratinos

2. Comprehending Religion in Global Affairs

    R. Scott Appleby (University of Notre Dame)

PART II – THE VISION OF HUMAN FRATERNITY

3. Social Friendship and Universal Fraternity

    Pasquale Ferrara (Italy’s Special Envoy for Libya)

4. Pope Francis’ Strategic Vision of Human Fraternity

    Scott M. Thomas (University of Bath)

5. Reclaiming Pluralism in Contemporary Islamic Thought

    Mohammed Hashas (LUISS University)

PART III – THE PROSPECT OF INCLUSIVE CITIZENSHIP

6. Overcoming the “Same Rights for All Special Rights for Minorities” Dichotomy

    Silvio Ferrari (University of Milan)

7. Pluralism and Diversity in the New Islamic Discourse

    Nejia Al-Ourimi (High Institute of Human Sciences of Tunis)

8. Al-Azhar and the Path Towards Inclusive Citizenship in Egypt

    Georges Fahmi (Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies)

9. Inclusive Citizenship and the Refugee Challenge

    Elie Al-Hindy (Adyan Foundation)

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Adyan

Adyan is a Lebanese foundation for diversity, solidarity and human dignity. Through homegrown solutions in education, media, policymaking and intercultural and interreligious engagement, Adyan works locally, regionally and internationally to promote pluralism, inclusive citizenship, freedom of religion and belief, countering violent extremism and religious social responsibility. Adyan’s policymaking department – The Rashad Center for Cultural Governance – provides evidence-based consultancies and engages in dialogue and advocacy with governments, private sector, civil society and non-state actors leading to good governance, peaceful coexistence and positive diversity managemen