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The FAU Research Centre for Islam and Law in Europe (FAU EZIRE) conducts research and teaching on Islam and Muslim life in Europe from a multidisciplinary perspective. In addition to research and teaching, the FAU EZIRE offers services such as further training as well as advice, expertise and expert opinions. As an FAU research centre, FAU EZIRE is closely linked to the overarching research priorities of FAU.
As part of a visit by the Bavarian Minister of the Interior and Integration, Joachim Herrmann, the Director of the Manara Regional Center for Coexistence, Bakhita Al Rumeithi, and Prof. Dr Mathias Rohe, spokesperson for FAU EZIRE, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 28 May 2024.
On August 5 the websites kath.ch and Domradio.de released an article, in which the law professor, Islamic scientist and founding rector of the EZIRE, Mathias Rohe, evaluated the importance of the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam (CDHRI), which was adopted 30 years ago, on August 5 1990 b...
Is the use of violence legitimized by Islamic Law? Is the Koran calling for the murder of non-believers? And what is the “Islamization of the Occident” all about? These are the questions that Mathias Rohe, founding director of the EZIRE, is concerned with in a new Focus series. In “Faktencheck Islam...
In his new article ‘Rethinking Consanguineous Marriages in a Diasporic Setting: A Case Study of ar-Rashidiyya Kinship Community’, FAU EZIRE researcher Mahmoud Jaraba analyses how younger members of the ar-Rashidiyya community in Germany are challenging traditional marriage norms. He concludes that consanguineous marriages within the community are no longer rigid practices, but are increasingly adapting due to the dynamics within the community and broader societal influences.
As Part of the project "KIN-Kooperationen" funded by the German Research foundation (DFG), the FAU Research Centre for Islam and Law in Europe (FAU EZIRE) is looking for a student assistant (m/f/d) for 8 hours/week starting August 1, 2024.
