Month: October 2025

ReBel’s Online Round Table on Integration and Sense of Belonging of Migrant Persons

The upcoming online round table titled “Policy Pathways: Enhancing Migrant Integration and Sense of Belonging in the EU” will take place on November 7, 2025. The event, held via Zoom from 15:00 to 16:30 EET and organised within the framework of the European ReBel project, will focus on inclusive policymaking to drive integration and strengthen migrants’ sense of belonging in the European Union.

This event is a unique opportunity to discover the new insights emerging from the ReBel research project “Redesigning Belonging”. This project, in which the Euro-Arab Foundation actively participates, deeply explores the barriers and resilience strategies of migrant women in Europe, with the primary goal of offering viable recommendations for significant change in integration policies and practices.

What to expect from this online meeting:

Key findings from Spain, Finland, and the Netherlands.
Expert perspectives on policies, practices, and innovation from Martijn de Waal (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, https://www.martijndewaal.nl/), Johannes Jauhiainen (Demos Helsinki, https://demoshelsinki.fi/), and Rowan Aly Razek (migration expert).
Practical tools to foster solidarity and empowerment.

Registration is open: https://laurea.zoom.us/meeting/register/UwgKpZ2zQ4GDjqmwKVPA4w

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VIRTUOUS project Meeting in Thessaloniki, Greece

The Euro-Arab Foundation for Higher Studies recently participated in a transnational meeting of the VIRTUOUS project, held in Thessaloniki (Greece). During this meeting, the partners of this project – funded by the European Commission’s Internal Security Fund (ISF) – reviewed progress, shared knowledge, and planned the next steps to ensure the successful implementation of this initiative on the protection of places of worship.

A press conference was also held to showcase the project’s progress to local stakeholders, demonstrating its practical contribution to community security and collaboration across sectors. The press conference emphasized the project’s strong commitment to improving community security, fostering cooperation among the actors involved, and delivering tangible results across the participating countries.

José Mª González Riera (Euro-Arab Foundation) during its intervention in the meeting

Professor Nikolaos Dimitriadis, President of the Center for Ecumenical, Apostolic, and Environmental Studies (CEMES), emphasized the symbolic and practical importance of protecting sacred spaces. “Places of worship represent not only faith but the foundation of peaceful coexistence. Thessaloniki has long been a city where Christians, Muslims, and Jews lived together harmoniously. Protecting these spaces is essential to preserving that legacy,” he stated.

Likewise, the press conference highlighted that ensuring security in religious sites is not only about physical protection but also about strengthening resilience, fostering interfaith understanding, and maintaining public trust. A message of support from the Office of the Prime Minister of Greece further reinforced the importance of such initiatives.

The VIRTUOUS Project continues to advocate for coordinated measures that combine faith, knowledge, and community engagement, showing that true security is built on collaboration and solidarity across religious and societal lines.

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We Participate in the VII National Congress “Dismantling Islamophobia”

The Euro-Arab Foundation for Higher Studies reinforced its commitment to the fight against racism and discrimination by actively participating in the VII National Congress “Dismantling Islamophobia,” held on October 21 and 22 at the Faculty of Education of the University of Málaga.

The Congress, organized by the Moroccan Association for the Integration of Immigrants, brought together experts, academics, and activists to analyze the complex manifestations of Islamophobia in Spain and Europe, and to propose effective strategies for its eradication.

The Euro-Arab Foundation’s participation, part of the activities of its Research and Projects Department, featured the double intervention of its experts, Rascha Albaba and Lucía G. del Moral.

Institutional Training as a Prevention Tool

The Euro-Arab researcher, Rascha Albaba, during her intervention.

The Euro-Arab Foundation researcher, Rascha Albaba, presented her paper titled “Institutional training: preventing Islamophobia from within”, highlighting the essential work of the Euro-Arab Foundation in providing specialized training aimed at various key actors:

Security Forces and Bodies: for a better understanding and management of diversity.
Civil Society and Experts: to strengthen their intervention capabilities.
Institutional Actors: at the state and European level.

This training addresses crucial topics such as Islamophobia, interreligious dialogue, intercultural coexistence, and human rights.

Albaba emphasized both the activities developed within the framework of European projects and the Foundation’s own initiatives, stressing the accumulated experience of its experts and the solid institutional connections of the Euro-Arab Foundation.

Furthermore, the expert underlined the importance of human rights mechanisms as fundamental vehicles for transferring Spain’s situation regarding Islamophobia to the international sphere, using political and international dialogue as a crucial method for prevention.

The Euro-Arab researcher, Lucía G. del Moral, during her presentation.

For her part, Lucía García del Moral participated in the panel dedicated to analyzing institutional Islamophobia, with a paper titled “From Theory to Practice: European projects that transform the institutional response to Islamophobia.”

The participation of the Euro-Arab Foundation in this important national forum reaffirms its commitment to promoting the values of tolerance, diversity, and respect for human rights, and its active role in the fight against all forms of discrimination.

Tags hate speech, interfaith, islamophobia, prevention

News Projects victory

Online training on hate, extremism and victim-centred solutions

The European project VicTory Project – Restorative and victim-centred approach to mitigate hate and (violent) extremism, in which the Euro-Arab Foundation takes part as a partner, is developing two free online courses adapted to the most up-to-date knowledge and current challenges, to train professionals who support victims of hate and extremism.

The objective is to ensure that professionals working with cases of hate and extremism —including law enforcement, judicial personnel, prison and probation staff, case managers, and victim support staff— can implement a victim-centred approach, applying effective techniques and legally sound procedures aimed at restorative justice. If you reside in Italy, Finland, Hungary, Portugal, or Spain, you can register via the link! Registrations from other countries are also accepted.

They will inform you of the course dates later.

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The Euro-Arab Foundation Presents the Ethical and Human Rights Work at the IN2PREV Project’s Final Conference

The Euro-Arab Foundation for Higher Studies participated in the IN2PREV Project’s Final Conference, held on October 1st in the Portuguese city of Porto, where 50 participants gathered to share and enhance the impact of this prevention initiative focused on promoting the successful inclusion of refugees and preventing their radicalisation.

The event took place at the Faculdade de Direito da Universidade do Porto and brought together experts and professionals from across Europe. The meeting facilitated discussions on refugee integration, public policy coordination, and ethical considerations in reception and support. The conference also included panels on hate crime, radicalisation prevention, and professional practices in social inclusion.

The Euro-Arab Foundation’s Contribution: Ethics and Human Rights

The Euro-Arab Foundation, through its researchers Lucía Alonso and Rascha Albaba, highlighted its role within the project, specifically in the areas of human rights and ethics, with the ethical and legal review of the FEVR-SES tool, which is designed to identify vulnerabilities related to radicalisation among refugees and asylum seekers in Europe, ensuring that its use respects current legislation and ethical principles.

Albaba and Alonso also discussed the work carried out with the Human Rights Based Guides, which ensure a human rights-based approach during the pilot phase of the IN2PREV project’s mentoring program, seeking to protect the dignity and rights of refugees and asylum seekers.

Key Results of the IN2PREV Project

The conference highlighted the most significant results of the IN2PREV project:

European Cooperation Network: A European network has been established to achieve closer cooperation between law enforcement and NGOs, and to exchange knowledge across countries.
FEVR-SES Tool: The FEVR-SES tool offers frontline staff a structured way to assess vulnerability to radicalisation.
Mentoring Program: A mentoring program provides practical guidance and stability to refugees and asylum seekers in the partner contexts of the project.
Training Offers: The project has also developed blended and online training offers that are already helping professionals strengthen their skills.

The day concluded with a roundtable on how these efforts are supporting frontline practice and cross-sector collaboration, showcasing first-person experiences on the impact of the IN2PREV project.