7 May 2009, 7.30 pm, Simon-Bolivar-Saal
Keynotelecture of the conference"Living Islam
in Europe: Muslim Traditions in European Contexts“
Making Muslim Futures in Europe: Religious Knowledge & Politics 
Public lecture by Peter P. Mandaville
7 to 9 May 2009, ZMO
Living Islam
in Europe: Muslim Traditions in European Contexts
International Conference of the collaborative
research project "Muslims in Europe and Their Societies
of Origin in Asia and Africa" at Centre for Modern Oriental
Studies (ZMO) in Berlin.
Detailed information regarding registration
can be found in the preliminary conference programme.
Conference
Programme
Paper Abstracts
5 to 6 May 2009, University of Hamburg
Islamic schools and Muslim education in Europe and South Africa –
a comparative approach
The conference is organized on behalf of the collaborative project "Muslims in Europe" by our partner institution in Hamburg (Inga Niehaus/Wolfram Weiße, Religious Pedagogics).
27.
April 2009 um 19 Uhr: Pflicht oder Wahl: Zur Theologie und Politik
der Verhüllung muslimischer Frauen
Eine Veranstaltung des Verbundprojektes „Muslime in Europa“
(in englischer Sprache): Vortrag von Ziba Mir-Hosseini,
Research Associate, School of Oriental and African
Studies, London
Die international angesehene Wissenschaftlerin und Dokumentarfilmerin
ergreift seit Jahren zu dem brisanten Thema der Verhüllung
des weiblichen Körpers im Islam und zu Geschlechterfragen
das Wort. Sie ist Anthropologin und auf islamisches Recht spezialisiert.
Zu diesen Themenfeldern hat sie nicht nur durch zahlreiche einschlägige
Publikationen internationale Bekanntheit erlangt, sondern auch
durch ihre Dokumentarfi lme „Divorce Iranian Style“
(1998) und Runaway (2001). Die Debatte entzündet sich oft
an dem Umhang (Hijab), den auch Mir-Hosseini in ihrem Vortrag
thematisieren wird:
Hijab, or covering of a Muslim woman‘s body, is the most
visible Islamic mandate. For a century it has been a major site
of ideological struggle between traditionalism and modernity,
and is often seen as an indicator of the emancipation or repression
of Muslim women. It has recently pitted Islamist and secular
feminist rhetorics against each other. For Islamists, hijab
represents their distinct identity and religious authenticity.
They claim it is a divine mandate that protects women and defi
nes their place in society. For secular feminists, hijab represents
women‘s oppression. They see it as a patriarchal mandate
that denies women the right to control their bodies and to choose
what to wear. The obsession with the hijab in contemporary discourses
(both Western and Islamic) speaks of its symbolic signifi cance.
Meanwhile Muslim women have begun to challenge conventional
wisdoms, and to redefine the terms of their public presence.
In doing so, they are confronting prevailing notions of hijab,
giving it a new meaning and symbolic value.
Die Veranstaltung wird moderiert von Dr. Schirin Amir-Moazami
(Viadrina / Universität Frankfurt/Oder - Freie Universität)
Um vorherige Anmeldung wird gebeten.
Ort:
Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie
der Wissenschaften
Einstein-Saal
Jägerstraße 22/23
10117 Berlin
