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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. bis 9. Mai 2009: „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.
Conference
Programme
Paper Abstracts
Detailed information
regarding registration can be found in the preliminary conference
programme.
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).
April 27, 2009, 7 pm: Compulsion or Choice: the Politics and Theology
of Muslim Women’s Covering
An event by the Joint Research Project "Muslime in Europa" in
english:
Lecture by 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
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