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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.
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
In an interview with the Erlanger Nachrichten on April 8, 2019, EZIRE director Mathias Rohe discusses the actions of family clans in Berlin. He talks about the structure of clans, the question of the state´s loss of control in some areas, the state's handling with clans and the role of women in clan... Continue
“With or without Asad? – The Turkish-Russian alliance is built on shaky ground” - a guest commentary by political scientist and EZIRE research assistant Hüseyin Çiçek in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung about the geopolitical interests of the Syrian Conflict and what the retreat of the US troops could chang... Continue
Right before the local elections at the end of March "A New Party" is stirring in Turkey. Said to be behind the new center-right-party is former president and ally of Erdoğan Abdullah Gül, who, accoring to EZIRE researcher und expert on Turkish politics Hüseyin Çiçek, could have a real chance within... Continue
From 2015 to 2018, researchers of the EZIRE were working as collaborators of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities for the working group "Islam in Bavaria". Continue
