Joan Maria Roig

Joan Maria Roig is the director of the Abad Oliba Institute in Ripoll, Girona. He was recently in the news for his defense of a student exhibition that included photographs of students wearing Islamic veils, which was censored by the local mayor, Sílvia Orriols. Roig expressed regret over the situation, emphasizing that the intention of the exhibition was to showcase the creative work of students without causing conflict. He stood by the decision not to remove the photographs, leading to the relocation of the entire exhibition to a private venue after public support from the community.