Year: 2015

A peer-reviewed Article by Riem Spielhaus and Martin Herzog in the Journal of Religion in Europe (2015). While in current debates on Islam in Germany recognition is often reduced to incorporation of Islamic organisations under public law, this article demonstrates that German law provides a varie...

Study by Mathias Rohe and Mahmoud Jaraba on behalf of the State of Berlin, represented by the Senatsverwaltung für Justiz und Verbraucherschutz . On December 9 2015, Senator of Justice Thomas Heilmann together with Prof. Dr. Mathias Rohe from Erlangen Center for Islam and Law in Europe presented a ...

Publication by Gerdien Jonker. What happens when the idea of religious progress propels the shaping of modernity? In The Ahmadiyya Quest for Religious Progress. Missionizing Europe 1900 – 1965 Gerdien Jonker offers an account of the mission the Ahmadiyya reform movement undertook in interwar Europe...

Paper by Gerdien Jonker within the framework of the project "Displaced Objects" (2015) which deals with the topics migration, resettlement, flight and asylum.

The authors of the book follow René Girard throughout European history, fill out some of his sketches, throw light on some mysterious parts and mark inconsequences in the unfolding of his approach.  When read critically, Girards “Battling to the end” will contribute to a better understanding of youn...

Interview with Hüseyin I. Çiçek, Kronen Zeitung s'Magazin, p. 4-5 (22nd November 2015).

Publication by Gerdien Jonker in "Muslims in Interwar Europe"

Radio Liechtenstein, 16th November 2015, Part I and II of the interview are available online.

Do Islamic commandments play a role when Muslims make decisions on dealing with their property in everyday life? Scientific studies suggest that some Islamic commandments are given more attention than others. EZIRE staff member Stephanie Müssig has found in her systematic review that Muslims follow,...

EZIRE-employees Ursula Günther, Martin Herzog and Stephanie Müssig focused on the Islamic bridal dowry (mahr) from an Islamic Studies, legal and sociological perspective. The treatise was written within the context of the Franco-German ANR-DFG project "Understanding Property in Muslim Transitional E...