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  • Author Sherman Jackson
    Reform Islam

    Transcending the secular-sacred divide

    Sherman Jackson's "The Islamic Secular" makes a compelling case for an alternative understanding of 'secular', which is neither outside religion nor a rival to it

  • Two people stand outside a mosque after paint was sprayed on the façade of the building the night before, Leipzig, Germany, 20 April 2017
    The discourse about Islam in German politics

    From open to latent Islamophobia

    Sociologist and Islamic studies expert Imad Mustafa was commissioned by the Group of Independent Experts on Islamophobia (UEM) to conduct the first academic study of the discourse around Islam in Germany's political parties. His findings have recently been published in book form

  • Is the minaret too high? How should Islamic groups be classified? Hussein Hamdan helps defuse conflicts between mosque communities and municipalities
    Muslims in Europe and conflict resolution

    Meet Germany's first Islamic affairs consultant

    How can local authorities best understand the various Islamic groups in their communities? Or integrate young Muslims? Christoph Strack reports how Germany's first Islamic affairs consultant is resolving conflicts between mosque communities and municipalities

  • As Sweden grapples with the diplomatic fallout of a series of Koran burnings, radicals on all sides are rubbing their hands and exploiting the moment.
    Sweden Koran burnings

    Playing to the radicals

    As Sweden grapples with the diplomatic fallout of a series of Koran burnings, radicals on all sides are rubbing their hands and exploiting the moment. Birgit Svensson travelled from Baghdad to Stockholm to get the full picture

  • Berlin is the last federal state to approve the wearing of headscarves by teachers. The fact that the courts have had to demand this time and again does not however reflect well on German politics.
    The headscarf controversy

    End of Germany's culture war?

    Berlin is the last federal state in Germany to approve the wearing of headscarves by teachers. The fact that the courts have had to demand this time and again does not however reflect well on German politics. By Daniel Bax

  • The Emirates have taken up the cause of cultural dialogue. At the book fair in Abu Dhabi, the country confidently presented itself as the custodian of Arab culture. At the meeting place for authors and publishers, exchange was encouraged – but it also had its limits.
    Abu Dhabi International Book Fair

    "We're not looking for Western recognition"

    The United Arab Emirates has made cultural dialogue its mission. At the 2023 Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, the country confidently presented itself as the custodian of Arab culture. Although the book fair is a place for authors and publishing companies to meet and talk, there were limits to what could be openly discussed. Claudia Mende reports from Abu Dhabi

  • The Berlin Museum of Islamic Art’s new online portal is the first digital platform in the German-speaking world to present Islamic cultures in an innovative and entertaining way.
    Berlin Museum of Islamic Art

    "Islamic Art” goes digital

    The Berlin Museum of Islamic Art’s new online portal is the first digital platform in the German-speaking world to present Islamic cultures in an innovative and entertaining way. By Ceyda Nurtsch

  • The Prophet Muhammad

    Oxford study sheds light on Muhammad's "underage" wife Aisha

    New scholarship suggests the story of Islam's prophet marrying a minor is baseless propaganda fabricated for political and sectarian motives

  • Those wishing to understand Sufism today must first drill down through thick layers of misunderstanding and polarisation.
    Islamic mysticism

    Understanding the Sufis

    To understand Islamic mysticism, we must first clear up a number of misconceptions, as Marian Brehmer writes in his essay – part 1 of a new series on Sufism

  • The attempt to kill Indian-born British writer Salman Rushdie in the United States proves how destructive the political instrumentalisation of Islam is, writes Loay Mudhoon.
    Salman Rushdie attack

    Summoning up Ayatollah Khomeini's spirit

    Thirty-three years after Ayatollah Khomeini first issued his "Satanic Verses" fatwa, the attempt to kill Indian-born British writer Salman Rushdie in the United States proves just how destructive the political instrumentalisation of Islam is, writes Loay Mudhoon

  • Director Vivek Agnihotri has compared his controversial film to Steven Spielberg’s “Schindler’s List“, drawing parallels between the displacement of the Pandits and the Holocaust.
    "The Kashmir Files"

    Serving up Indian propaganda

    The highly controversial Indian blockbuster "The Kashmir Files“, on the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus in the 1990s, is characterised by unilateral representations, negative stereotypes and historical inaccuracies. By Dominik Muller

  • Benjamin Idriz is imam of the Islamic community in Penzberg and chairman of the "Munich Forum for Islam".
    Islam in Germany

    Imam Idriz – "We need to allow controversial discussion"

    Benjamin Idriz, imam of the mosque in Penzberg near Munich, is one of the most prominent representatives of Islam in Germany. He sees his role as building bridges to mainstream society without surrendering his own Muslim identity. In interview with Claudia Mende for Qantara.de, he argues that the mosque should be a place of open discussion where controversial opinions are possible

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