In the 16th episode of the DialoguePerspectives podcast, Gerdien Jonker and Bekim Agai talk about the conditions for collective remembering, the gaps in collective memory, and the significance of canon and canonization. They specifically focus on Muslim-influenced life experiences and realities in Germany and the associated remembrance culture. Furthermore, they ask: What kind of remembrance culture does a society need that is composed of pluralities?
Last week, the Süddeutsche Zeitung interviewed EZIRE researcher Mahmoud Jaraba about the riots in the Ruhr area. In mid-June, two clans engaged in open street battles in Essen and Castrop-Rauxel. Jaraba also criticizes the inefficiency of police structures
Am vergangenen Donnerstag, den 29.06.2023, veröffentlichte der Unabhängige Expertenkreis Muslimfeindlichkeit (UEM), dem auch EZIRE-Direktor Prof. Mathias Rohe angehörte, ihren Abschlussbericht mit dem Titel ‚Muslimfeindlichkeit - Eine deutsche Bilanz‘. Auf die Veröffentlichung folgte ein breites Medienecho.
An article by Vatican News makes Islamic theology at German universities a subject of discussion. EZIRE founding director Prof. Mathias Rohe is interviewed about the current state, achievements, and possibilities of Islamic theology in Germany.
In an article on qantara.de, the founding rector of EZIRE, Prof. Mathias Rohe, comments on the recently launched two-year model project about the muezzin call in the city of Cologne.
On 10 June 2021, Group Leader Hatem Elliesie discussed his research on Islam in Germany with Prof. Dr. Dr. Udo di Fabio, a former judge of the Federal Constitutional Court and host of the podcast “Auf den Grund! – Wissenschaft im Gespräch mit Udo di Fabio”.
In an interview with Götz Nordbruch, co-director of ufuq.de, Mahmoud Jaraba spoke, among other things, about current trends within the Salafist scene in Bavaria and discussed ways of dealing with said scene.
In general, the influence the Salafist scene has had on its followers had been quite powe...
On 21 March, an article by the political scientist and religious scholar at the University of Vienna, as well as an associate member of the EZIRE, Hüseyin Çiçek, was published on the news site Ahval.
In the article, Çiçek addresses the current debates on the integration of Islam and Muslims in Eu...
In the current digital edition of the ZWD political magazine, Mathias Rohe, law professor and Islamic scientist at the Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg and founding rector of the EZIRE, takes a stand on questions in dealing with radical Islamist teachings. In order to address the ma...
In an online article published on 18 February in the magazine zenith, Hüseyin, a political scientist at the University of Vienna and an associate member of EZIRE, writes about the current political situation in Turkey and the associated challenges for the ruling party of Turkish President Recep Tayy...
