Đermana Kurić is a researcher and a consultant focusing on (non)discrimination, hate and freedom of religion or belief, in particular in relation to Muslims in Europe. At her last position, she spent five years working as an Adviser on Combating Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Warsaw, Poland. Previously she worked as a researcher at the Institute for the Islamic tradition of Bosniaks, served as the Head of Human Rights and Freedom of Religion Commission of the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as a fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies and Head of Research at Center for Education and Research, Nahla, in Sarajevo. She also has vast experience in conference interpretation and translation. She holds a BA degree in English language and literature, an MA degree in Religious Studies from the Center for Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies, the University of Sarajevo (in cooperation with Arizona State University, University of Oslo and the University of Copenhagen). She is currently working on her PhD thesis in Sociology of Religion.
Intercultural cities experts
A range of international experts participate to support the Intercultural cities programme.
Their tasks include, inter alia:
- Drafting analytical reports on cities’ results on the Intercultural cities’ index;
- Participating in monitoring visits and preparing reports such as the Intercultural profiles of member cities;
- Providing advice to cities in the context of the preparation of their intercultural strategies;
- Preparing thematic events and drafting reports and policy briefs based on the results;
- Providing advice and training in specific areas (eg myth-busting, intercultural competence, political communication);
- Providing policy advice in specific areas (education, culture, housing, economic development, social services, urban planning, impact evaluation etc.);
- Managing national intercultural cities networks;
- Designing and managing specific projects (eg. awareness campaigns).
ICC experts
