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Project · 2019–2021
CommUnity Project
A European Commission–funded project by IDEIS that worked with young Muslims in the Netherlands on identity, dialogue and resilience against radicalization. Its two work packages used film and photography as starting points for conversation.
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work packages: Cine Community and Youth Creative CommUnity
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young people in the film and debate sessions
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girls and young women in the photography courses
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cities: The Hague, Rotterdam and Delft
About the project
- Initiative
- IDEIS (Identity Development and Empowerment in Interfaith Spaces)
- Funding
- European Commission, Internal Security Fund – Police (grant No. 871056)
- Role
- Ömer F. Gürlesin, assistant project manager
- Period
- 2019 – 2021
- Themes
- Lived religion, Islamic communities in Europe, religious diversity and social cohesion
- Project website
- thecommunityproject.eu
Work packages
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Cine Community
Film screenings and debates with young people aged 16–21, offering alternative narratives to extremist ideologies. Read more →
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Youth Creative CommUnity
Self-portrait photography courses for girls and young women in Rotterdam, with the ROSA ROYA Foundation. Read more →
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Related: MIRAS
A parallel IDEIS project on preventing radicalization, built around the board game MirrorMind. Read more →
