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Shisha bars, gangsta rap and martial arts. FAU EZIRE member Dr. Hatem Elliesie and his team are researching certain milieus and scenes that are thought to be associated with extended Arab families. It is important to him and his team to examine the respective scenes on the ground, regardless of clichés and stereotypes. Such exciting research topics are one of the characteristics of the FAU research landscape. Hatem Elliesie's work is supported by FAUNext, where researchers at FAU receive targeted support on their career path.

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In their latest publication, Isabella Schwaderer and EZIRE member Gerdien Jonker look at the religious relationship between Germany and India. Religion as a form of cultural expression constitutes a critical element in the relationship between Germany and India. The discovery of Indian traditions in Germany and re-interpretations of those traditions in India fueled not only new theological and philosophical explorations, but also extensive innovations in the fields of music, dance, bodily experience, and political intervention.

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In his new article Hüseyin Cicek writes about "René Girard's Mimetic Theory and Its Value in Understanding Sura Maryam: A Mimetic Analysis of Mythical, Biblical, and Apocryphal Transformations" in the academic journal Religions.

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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?

Category: FAU EZIRE in the Media, News

In his article, Mahmoud Jaraba examines the new relationship between German Salafism and Saudi Arabia. In the past, Salafism in Germany was often viewed as a product of Saudi efforts to spread their own conservative brand of Islam. However, in the course of its social liberalization, the Kingdom has increasingly distanced itself from Salafism in recent years. Specifically, Jaraba explores the question of how the German Salafism, once supported by Saudi Arabia, now constructs its own version of Salafism adapted to the German context, while also criticizing the liberalization in Saudi Arabia.

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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

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In 2019, the annual conference of the Society for Arab and Islamic Law on the topic of "Migration and Homeland Law: Challenges of Muslim Immigration to Germany" took place at the Georg-August University in Göttingen, including contributions by Hatem Elliesie and Mathias Rohe. Now, the lectures have been compiled in a collection, edited by Irene Schneider, Hatem Elliesie, and Silvia Tellenbach

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