Between immigration, transnationalism and spirituality
Part One
Youth and vocational training in Senegal. A translocal search
10.00 a.m.
Institutional greetings
Maddalena COLOMBO, Director of CIRMiB, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Marco FENAROLI, Councillor for Inclusion, Municipality of Brescia
Mamadou LAMINE DIOUF, Consul General of Senegal in Milan (invited)
Kandji Mactar DIOP, President of the Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba APS Association, Pontevico
Speakers
Guia GILARDONI, Professor of Sociology of Education, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Brescia
Abdou Khadre SECK (online), PhD student, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar
Fatoumatà SIGNATÉ (online), Researcher on development policies, member of the Young African Leaders Initiative of Dakar
Discussant
Gabriele TOMEI, Professor of Sociology of Migration and Development, University of Pisa
Moustapha FALL, member of the board of arbitrators of the Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Association
13.00 Light lunch and viewing of the exhibition Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, a promoter of peace
Second part
Islamic Sufism and Peace
2.30 p.m.
Coordinates
Representative of the Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba APS Association, Pontevico
Intervenes
Abdou Aziz MBACKE, Researcher, founder of Majalis, a research organization on the heritage of African Sufi Islam, Paris
Non-violence in the Sufi teachings of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba (1853-1927), founder of the Mouridiya Brotherhood
Discussant
Fr. Roberto FERRANTI, Coordinator of the Pastoral Area for the World of the Diocese of Brescia
Interventions
Aly Baba FAYE, Sociologist of Migration
Education and accompaniment of young people from the Senegalese diaspora in Italy
Mbene MBACKÉ
History, problems and challenges of Senegalese emigration to Italy
This will be followed by a religious artistic performance by the Kurel Choir of Pontevico, introduced by the young people of the Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba APS Association, Pontevico
During the day, there will be two moments of community prayer.
For UCSC students and staff, reservations are required at: cirmib-bs@unicatt.it
The exhibition on Cheikh A. Bamba, a promoter of peace, will be open from 13 to 19 April 2024 in Via Garzetta 48 – Brescia (1st floor).
