International Symposium on Multicultural Societies, Ethnoreligious Conflicts & Hate Speech

Organised by the University of Strathclyde, Business School and Istanbul Şehir University in partnership with the Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society (SABS) and Sponsored by the British Academy.

‘Ethnoreligious conflicts, hate speech, and racism threaten peaceful and mutually beneficial coexistence in society. This symposium aims to create an action research based forum and accelerate collaboration between key different stakeholders in order to enhance collective well-being in society at large.’

The day’s symposium brought together national and international governmental actors and officials, faith leaders, policy makers, and other key civic stakeholders in order to create a forum to exchange thoughts and support an action-based and policy-oriented research to address threats to peaceful and mutually beneficial coexistence.

: Welcome by Professor David Hiller, Executive Dean of Strathclyde Business School

: Dr Aliakbar Jafari, BA, MA, MSc, PhD, FCIM, Director – MSc International Marketing Programme, University of Strathclyde Business School

: Professor Ozlem Sandikci Turkdogan, Professor in Marketing (Management) of the University of Glasgow and Istanbul Şehir University

: Imam Razawi, Chief Imam and Director-General of the Scottish Ahlul Bayt Society

: First Keynote Speech by Dr. Purnaka L. de Silva, PhD., Founding Director of the Institute for Strategic Studies and Democracy (ISSD) Malta, former combatant in Sri Lanka

: Second Keynote Speech by The Rev. Dr Chloe Breyer, Executive Director of Interfaith Center of New York, USA

: The Rev. Neil Galbraith, Minister of the Church of Scotland, CEO of Glasgow the Caring City and Police Scotland Chaplaincy on the panel with other Esteemed Guest Panelists