MEET 2026

#the-kristiansand-interfaith-dialogue #the-kristiansand-conversations

Søndag 3. mai

09:00–15:00

Teateret, Kongensgate 2

Gratis

Type: Konferanse

Arrangør: Kristiansand kommune, STL, UiA, Faith Associates, EFI, Nordic Safe Cities

Språk: Engelsk, interpretation will be provided

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Rullestoltilpasset lokale

World premiere of the new short documentary “August 10, 2019 – The days that followed”

August 10, 2019, Muslims at the Al-Noor Mosque in Bærum were attacked by the far-right extremist Philip Manshaus. On the same day, he killed his younger sister, Johanne Zhangjia Ihle-Hansen, in their family home. This is the story of those who survived the attack.

09:00 - 09:30

Registration, coffee and snacks

09:30 - 09:40

Welcome to the 5. Edition of MEET

TBC

09:40 - 10:15

World premiere of the new short documentary “August 10, 2019 – The days that followed”

Helge Langerud Heikkilä from The Foundation of 10. August will give a short introduction

10:15 - 10:30

Break

10:30 - 11:15

Panel Discussion – Consequences and the future

Panel chaired by Birgit Amalie Nilsen, Head of Outreach, ARKIVET Peace and Human Rights Center

Lisana Preteni, producer of the documentary
Syed Muhammad Ashraf former imam at the Al-Noor Islamic Center in Bærum, Norway
MEET person 1
MEET person 2

Questions from the Audience

11:15 - 11:30

Break

11:30 - 12:00

Respectability, Resistance or Refuge? How Muslim Elites in Norway Respond to Domination

Olav Elgvin, Researcher, Fafo (Norwegian independent social science research foundation)

12:00 - 12:15

TBC

Zeshan Ullah Qureshi, PhD candidate, MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society

12:15 - 13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 13:45

The growing hate against Muslims and how to deal with it

Panel chaired by Shaukat Warraich, CEO Faith Associates

Niddal El-Jabri, Head of Communications, Nordic Safe Cities
TBC
TBC
TBC

Questions from the Audience

13:45 - 14:00

Break

14:00 - 15:00

The way forward - how can muslim societies become a part of the new Europe?

Panel chaired by Shaukat Warraich, CEO Faith Associates

Nicoletta Manzini, Programme Manager "Plural economies and intercultural communities", Fondazione Mondinsieme TBC
Ahmed Abdirahman, Founder of Järvaveckan, Sweden
TBC
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Questions from the Audience

15:00

End of program

More about "August 10, 2019 – The days that followed"

Publisert: 19. mars 2026 11:05
Oppdatert: 13. april 2026 15:52

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