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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.
Hüseyin Çiçek, who works as a university assistant in the Alevi Theological Studies course at the University of Vienna since May 2019, but still belongs to the EZIRE as an Associate Member, writes in the Tagesspiegel about the Turkish-Russian arms deals: "The anger of the West comes too late" - from... Continue
In an Interview with Deutsche Welle (19 May 2019), EZIRE Director Mathias Rohe talks about the new trial against the members of the so-called Sharia Police in Wuppertal. Rohe welcomes this step and at the same time warns against generalisations.
According to Rohe, it is right to reopen the proces... Continue
Today, on May 23rd 2019, the Federal Republic of Germany celebrates the 70th birthday of its constitution (Grundgesetz). In a 15-minute radio feature by WDR ZeitZeichen reporter Marfa Heimbach, EZIRE-director Mathias Rohe is one of the interviewees.
As a professor of law and islamic studies, he m... Continue
On May 9 2019, within the context of the Ruhr-Conference, the Ministry of Justice of North Rhine-Westphalia held the panel „Strengthening the rule of law – supporting integration”. Invited experts discussed how to inspire those to follow the rule of law who have so far evaded it. Also attending was ... Continue
For Project MIDA - Modern India in German Archives 1706-1989 - EZIRE research assistant Gerdien Jonker has retrieved and studied the supposedly lost archive of the Ahmadiyya mosque in Berlin-Wilmersdorf.
In the now available first publication "The Mosque Archive in Berlin-Wilmerdorf: Of Muslim Mo... Continue
What does Islam say about the existential questions of life? Is sex allowed before marriage? When does life begin? Which interventions in the body are allowed? The series "Thinking and Living Islam" deals with the big questions of Muslim everyday life in Germany and what the various Islamic currents... Continue
In the article "After election setbacks, Erdogan faces challenge of economic disrepair", published April 7, 2019 in "The Arab Weekly", Political Scientist and EZIRE reasearch assistant Hüseyin Çiçek gives his opinion on the election setbacks of the AKP.
Although Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Devel... Continue
