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Welcome to the Erlangen Centre for Islam & Law in Europe
The Erlangen Centre for Islam and Law in Europe (EZIRE) conducts research and teaching about Islam and Muslim life in Europe from a multidisciplinary perspective. In addition to research and teaching, EZIRE also offers services such as trainings, consulting, expertise and expert opinions.
The study has been crafted over a 3-year-period (2015-2018) and broadly examines the living environments of Muslims in Bavaria. Its second purpose is that of a policy paper as it offers strategies and recommendations for the Bavarian government. Continue
In an Interview with nordbayern.de, Mathias Rohe explains whether Mesut Özil's racism allegations in the form of a big sweeping blow against the DFB, the society and the media via Twitter are justified.
Özil's statement, his image with Turkish President Erdogan did not have any political intentio... Continue
The study "Islamic Community Life in Berlin" was presented in Berlin on 17th July 2018, commissioned by the Senate Department for Culture and Europe and published by Prof. Dr. Riem Spielhaus, Nina Mühe, M.A. and the EZIRE.
The study, which takes up publications from 1999 and 2006, provides an ove... Continue
Dr. Hüseyin Çiçek, political scientist and research associate at EZIRE, comments on the political power of Turkish President Erdoğan and whether he will try to unite the ultra-right parties MHP and Iyi Parti at Startart.at. The challenges of the Turkish political system with democracy are by no mean... Continue
18th July 2018 at 6 pm, the event Islam in Bayern - Vortragsreihe und Worldcafé will take place at the Bavarian Academy of Sciences in Munich (in German language).
Project leader Prof. Dr. Mathias Rohe will present the essential results of the study "Islam in Bavaria". The study was commissione... Continue
Dr. Hüseyin Çiçek, political scientist and research associate at the EZIRE, comments on the election victory of the Turkish head of state Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Vorarlberger Nachrichten.
Similar to the referendum on the introduction of the presidential system, the head of state did not achi... Continue
In an article by Deutsche Welle, Mathias Rohe, Islamic scholar, lawyer and director of the EZIRE, explains that he sees a possible violation of the Human Rights Convention in the implementation of Austria's Islamic Law.
As a step against "political Islam", the Austrian Government closes seven mos... Continue
