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Welcome to the FAU Research Centre for Islam and Law in Europe
The FAU Research Centre for Islam and Law in Europe (FAU EZIRE) investigates the diverse challenges of social transformation caused by digitalization, a liberal international order that is increasingly under threat and different variations of globalization. We explore individual patterns of thought, education and development processes, social constellations and cultural practices along with their historic dimensions. Our work focuses particularly on regional, national, and international developments relating to Islam and Muslim communities.
After the fall of the Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad last weekend, the country now faces an uncertain future. Prof. Mathias Rohe shared his perspective on the current situation in Syria on the German television programme Frankenschau aktuell.
Recently published by Routledge and edited by Frank Peter (FAU EZIRE), Paula Schrode and Ricarda Stegmann, this reader tackles central questions regarding the academic study of Islam. It addresses and contextualizes current discourse with the goal of giving a stimulating insight into the discipline...
We are pleased to announce the publication of a new book by FAU EZIRE associate PD Dr. Jan-Peter Hartung. In The Pashtun Borderland: A Religious and Cultural History of the Taliban, published by Cambridge University Press, the Islamic studies scholar deciphers prevailing conceptions of "the Taliban"...
This workshop investigates how digital media are used in the production of authoritative Islamic knowledge in the West. It refers to a long tradition of research and debate about interrelations between new media and authority structures in Islamic contexts.
Für Ihre Forschung zu Einstellungen zum Rechtssystem bekommt Dr. Stephanie Müssig Unterstützung durch die FAU-interne emerging talents initiative (FAUeti). FAUeti unterstützt exzellente Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen und -wissenschafler dabei, bei einem externen Fördergeber einen Antrag einreichen zu können.
From 8 to 9 November 2024, the Working Group on Medical Ethics and Islam, together with the Berlin Institute for Islamic Theology and the Society for Arabic and Islamic Law, is organising the international conference Perspectives on the Development of Islamic Law: Philosophy of Law & Islamic Medical Ethics. The conference approaches the two main topics from a theory-led, conceptual perspective (Islamic philosophy of law) and with a practice-orientated and geographical focus on Germany (Islamic medical ethics).
