Research

A conference organized by the Frankfurt Research Center on Global Islam (FFGI) on May 05 has examined possible areas of conflict between Sharia Law and German Basic Law. Mathias Rohe, lawyer, Islamic scholar and director of EZIRE, was invited. In an interview with the broadcasting station Deutsche W...

Under the motto "Experience the Sciences", the Bavarian Academy of the Sciences in Munich helds an open day on Saturday, May 20th, from 11am to 6pm. The EZIRE takes part in the event: Throughout the day, Dr. Jörn Thielmann, executive director of the EZIRE, as well as Dr. Mahmoud Jaraba and Alexa...

In the summer term of 2017, the Bavarian Orient Colloquium on the topic of „Cultivated Landscapes of Southeast Anatolia and Mesopotamia: Local and Transnational Perspectives“ takes place at the University of Bamberg. Speakers from Germany and abroad will present their topics - e. g. Islamic architec...

On Sunday, April 16th, the citizens of Turkey voted on introducing a presidential system. This constitutional referendum marks a new pinnacle of political developments in Turkey that have left Western states uneasy. Many fear the country is slowly drifting toward autocracy. Where to is Turkey’s path leading? And what role does Islam play in these new developments? Hüseyin Çiçek, a research associate at the EZIRE, addressed these questions in various contributions for radio and television.

This new anthology by Hüseyin Çiçek, scientific researcher at EZIRE, and Rüdiger Braun, presents approaches to Islamic theological anthropology with a focus on the narrative of Adam and Iblis, which has found its way into all monotheistic traditions. One main emphasis of the book lies in uncovering ...

The research assistants of EZIRE participate in the teaching of the MA program Nahoststudien (Middle Eastern Studies) at the FAU. In the summerterm 2017, students once again have the chance to choose from a variety of courses - some are also open for guests!

With the Emerging Talents Initiative (ETI) of FAU, Hüseyin I. Çiçek's project "Islam and Cold War. The politicization of Islam during the 1950ies in Kemalistic-secular and Islamic-conservative media" is funded.

The Turkish AKP as Islamic movement, religious life in German schools, asylum in Europe or the Austrian Islam Law: The team of EZIRE did research on different topics and scientific problems in 2016  – from a social science, law, Islamic or religious studies as well as from historical perspectives. H...

The Salafist association “Die Wahre Religion” alias “Stiftung LIES” (“The True Religion” alias “Foundation LIES”) was prohibited by the German Federal Minister of the Interior, Thomas de Maiziere, in mid-November. During raids in ten different federate states, more than 200 flats were searched and a...

How is Islamic pastoral care organised in prisons? How is the situation of Muslims under arrest? How can it be improved? And which projects deal with Islamic Pastoral Care at all? Islamic pastoral care in prisons is still in its very early stages, even if there are (improvised) cooperations betwe...