Diverse Islamic groups have triggered a »revival of Islam« in Central Asia in the last decades. As a result, there has been a general securitization of Islam by the governments: not only do they combat the terrorist Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan but also outlaw popular groups s…
Der Umgang mit dem Islam stellt die fundamentale Bewährungsprobe für die liberale Verfasstheit der westlichen Gesellschaften dar. Kai Hafez nimmt die erste umfassende Bestandsaufnahme der Gleichstellung, Integration und Anerkennung des Islams in Deutschland und Europa vor. Sein …
Der Umgang mit dem Islam stellt die fundamentale Bewährungsprobe für die liberale Verfasstheit der westlichen Gesellschaften dar. Kai Hafez nimmt die erste umfassende Bestandsaufnahme der Gleichstellung, Integration und Anerkennung des Islams in Deutschland und Europa vor. Sein …
In den bisherigen Forschungen zu "muslimischen" Denkerinnen und Denkern sind die dichotomisch verwendeten Begriffe "Moderne" und "Islam" zentral. Dabei wird "Moderne" meist mit "westlich", "säkular", "reformerisch" und neuerdings "global" gleichgesetzt - und "Islam" mit "orienta…
"Nicht alle Salafisten sind Terroristen, aber alle uns bekannten islamistischen Terrorverdächtigen haben einen salafistischen Hintergrund."So beschreiben deutsche Innenpolitiker ein wachsendes Problem: Junge Menschen brechen auf, um in den Krieg nach Syrien oder in den Irak zu z…
Culture shapes every aspect of the relationship between God and the believer in Islam - as well as among believers, and with those beyond the fold. Fasts, prayers and pilgrimages are attuned to social rhythms old and new, no less than the designs of mosques and public gardens, t…
The romantic lyricism of the great Persian poet Hafiz (1315-1390) continues to be admired around the world. Recent exploration of that lyricism by Iranian scholars has revealed that, in addition to his masterful use of poetic devices, Hafiz's verse is deeply steeped in the philo…
Why do some Western women choose to join Christian and Islamic revivalist movements in the present day? Revivalist religions (often called 'fundamentalist') have a reputation for the policing of gender boundaries and roles and the blanket subjugation of women. This study aims pa…
A comprehensive history of the provincial administrative and judiciary structure in Ottoman-governed BulgariaDraws on provincial documents from Bulgarian archives to reveal a well-connected provincial political and economic environment in which the local elite played important r…
A comprehensive history of the provincial administrative and judiciary structure in Ottoman-governed BulgariaDraws on provincial documents from Bulgarian archives to reveal a well-connected provincial political and economic environment in which the local elite played important r…
"Turkey is on the front line of the war which is consuming Syria and the Middle East. Its role is complicated by the long-running conflict with the Kurds on the Syrian border - a war that has killed as many as 80,000 people over the last three decades. In 2011 President Erdogan …
An academic insider's account of the Islamist social movement Kurdish Hizbullah.
An academic insider's account of the Islamist social movement Kurdish Hizbullah.
