Mini-Seminar: Religion and Freedom of Expression
A mini-seminar exploring the often complex relationship between religion and freedom of expression.
Time: 11:00 - 15:00
Entry includes coffee and refreshments
In collaboration with the University of Stavanger
Programme:
11:00 Welcome & introduction – Ingrid Løland (Associate Professor, UiS) & Marianne Wulfsberg Hovdan (Project Manager, Freedom of Expression City Stavanger)
11:30 Bans and censorship in Norway – Trond Haugen (Research Librarian, National Library of Norway)
12:15 Break
12:30 Visit to the UNCENSORED exhibition (4th floor, Sølvberget)
13:15 Freedom of expression & women’s rights in Iran – Asieh Amini (Poet, human rights activist, and social commentator)
13:45 Life as a human rights activist under a dictatorship: Experiences from Syria past & present – Mohammad Habib (Translator & human rights advocate)
14:15 Break
14:30 Panel discussion – Moderator: Marianne Hafnor Bøe (Professor of Religious Studies, UiS)
Organised as part of the Stavanger 2025 project: Freedom of Expression City Stavanger.