Tariq Modood, University of Bristol, UK, addressing the conference at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies in Doha yesterday. Others from left are, Adrian Favell from the University of Leeds (UK), Nabil Khattab of DIGS, and Philippe Frague of European
A three-day conference themed “Migration in Turbulent World”, jointly organised by Doha Institute for Graduates and The Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI), started yesterday in which experts emphasised the need for promoting multiculturalism to address the migration issue.
Nabil Khattab, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology of Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, said: “The conference is being held to discuss migration and asylum that has emerged as among the most pressing and contentious issues the world facing today. On the other hand, the deepening crisis in countries like Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan has triggered the mass migration of over 1.25 million refugees and asylum-seekers into European countries during 2015.”
The goal of the conference is to gather thinkers, researchers, professors and scientists in the fields of economics, sociology and other fields in order to discuss the subject.
The opening session included the presentations of Adrian Favell from The University of Leeds (UK) which was based on ‘The Migration Equation: Rebooting Migration Theory Beyond Immigration Studies’ and Philippe Fargues from European University Institute (Italy) under the theme ‘Why Anti-immigration Policies Endanger Europe’.
Tariq Modood spoke on multiculturalism and how it relates to the new waves of migrants. He demonstrated how the UK used multiculturalism as a tool to receive immigrants and help them assimilate into British society. He also analysed the challenges facing recipient countries, in light of the increasing anti-immigrant discourse and Islamophobia in many European societies.
