Religion, Gender and Responsibility:

Rethinking Faith in Plural Societies in Europe and the Balkans

Prof. Dr. Zilka Spahić Šiljak (University of Sarajevo)

Zilka Spahić Šiljakis a scholar of gender and religious studies whose work engages critical questions at the intersection of religion, politics, human rights, education and peacebuilding. She is academic director of the University Gender Resource Centre (UNIGeRC) at University of Sarajevo and director of Transcultural Psychosocial Educational Foundation (TPO Foundation) Sarajevo. As leader of several international initiatives, she contributes extensively to research and practice in gender equality, intercultural competence and peacebuilding.