Using the recent cases of Quran burnings in Sweden and the phenomena of Holocaust denial as concrete examples, this panel discussion explores issues of freedom of expression, freedom of speech and freedom of religion.

Speakers:

Frederic Brusi works for the Swedish Agency for Support for Faith Communities (SST).

Raphael Cohen-Almagor is professor of politics at the University of Hull in the UK and the Olof Palme visiting professor, Lund University.

Sally Longworth is a researcher at the Swedish Defence Agency (FOI) and lecturer in public international law at Stockholm University.

The event was moderated by Rouzbeh Parsi, head of the Middle East and North Africa programme at UI.

This seminar was held in collaboration with The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI). Be sure to check this and other events published as podcasts in their channel, available here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ui-seminars/id1604798669