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  • 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

  • The Global Qur'an

    Searching the suras

    Research project "The Global Qur'an", brainchild of Professor of Islamic Studies Johanna Pink and sponsored by the European Research Council, analyses the history and dissemination of Koran translations while examining the role of nation-states and missionary movements. By Arnfried Schenk

  • 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

  • Germany/Islamkolleg/symbolic image
    College of Islam opens in Osnabruck

    Germany finally gets its own "home-grown" imams

    On 15 June, the "Islamkolleg" in Osnabruck officially launched its new training programme for imams in German. The college is intended to prepare Islamic theologians for their work in mosque communities and thus further the integration of Muslims in Germany. By Christoph Strack

  •  The daughter of Syrian immigrants, Lamya Kaddor was born in Ahlen in 1978. She is a teacher, Muslim religious educationalist, Islamic Studies scholar and publicist. Founding chair of the Liberal-Islamic Association; Kaddor also helped found the “Society of Teachers of Islamic Studies in the German Language”. Both regard themselves as pluralistic alternatives to the existing Islamic and mosque associations in Germany
    Spotlight on bridge-builders: Lamya Kaddor

    "I aim to strengthen young Muslims' sense of identity"

    Lamya Kaddor is a frontwoman for liberal Islam in Germany. The Islamic studies teacher has received numerous awards for her dedication. But she also faces hostility from many sides. Ceyda Nurtsch introduces her for Qantara.de

  • Rationality in Islamic theology

    Muslims – believers caught between reason and revelation

    How readers approach the Koran and Islam's prophetic tradition determines their understanding of these sources. Textual interpretation depends on your perspective: rational and liberal – or dogmatic. A new collection of essays on rationality in Islamic theology focuses on the sheer scope to be found in early Islam. By Musa Bagrac

  • Interview with Islam scholar Mathias Rohe

    Coronavirus prompts German discussion on the call to prayer

    A muezzin call to prayer via loudspeaker is legally permissible in principle, but various basic rights and interests must be considered, explains professor of law Mathias Rohe in conversation with Judith Kubitscheck

  • Interview with the Islamic scholar Ebrahim Moosa

    The reinvention of Islam

    Concepts like apostasy or blasphemy reveal that Islamic theology is caught in a mode of imperial Islamic political thinking, says US-based scholar Ebrahim Moosa. What is needed is a process of critical appraisal. Moosa asks that Muslims rediscover the great lessons of diversity in their history rather than following the reductionist versions that masquerade as Muslim theology today. Interview by Claudia Mende

  • The drive towards "home-grown" imams

    Islam in, from and for Germany

    In an effort to curb foreign influence and foster integration, the German government is pressing for imams to be educated locally, in Germany. But will its Muslim communities back the idea? By Seda Serdar & Deger Akal

  • "Godʹs Revelation in the Word of Men"

    A Koran for the 21st century

    With the first in a series of 17 planned commentaries on the Koran, editor Mouhanad Khorchide from the University of Munster builds a bridge between traditional readings of the Koran and modern scholarly interpretation. Musa Bagrac read the book

  • Germany′s Academy for Islam in Research and Society

    Filling a void in the discourse

    Germany's Academy for Islam in Research and Society took up its work one year ago. Its mission is to promote Islamic theological research and to provide a sound factual basis for the public discourse on Islam. By Canan Topcu

  • Interview with Dina El Omari on feminism and Islam

    "Muslim women need space for critical self-reflection"

    Is there such a thing as a feminist Islam? If there is, it is hard to define. Instead, there are different interpretations and above all female Muslim theologians who do not use the term "feminism" to describe what they do, namely interpret the Koran in a gender-equal way. An interview with theologian Dina El Omari

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