Papers are invited for an international conference to be jointly organized by: – the EurIslam network, based at the University of Strasbourg – http://www.eurislam.info/index_EN.html – Centre for European Islamic Thought (CEIT), at the University of Copenhagen – http://www.teol.ku.dk/english/dept/ceit_eng/ The conference will take place Wednesday to Friday 6-8 October 2010 in Copenhagen. The conference was originally…
Because of the Obama Administration’s bridge-building approach to relations with the Muslim world, Muslims in America are more engaged in society and politics to share in shaping the country and its foreign policies. “Contrary to perception outside, Muslims in the US are completely free to express their views. They are interacting with academia. Islamic Studies…
In Denmark a Muslim party has been founded. The party is called ‘Denmark’s Muslims’ and the party’s mission is to fight for socially marginalized people. The founder, Ras Anbessa, converted to Islam in 2008. He is currently a member of the Danish Social Democrats. He has also been part of the left-wing antiracism network called…
This paper summarises the main hypotheses and results of the research on the securitisation of Islam. It posits that the securitisation of Islam is not only a speech act but also a policymaking process that affects the making of immigration laws, multicultural policies, antidiscrimination measures and security policies. The paper deconstructs and analyses the premises…
The international conference is jointly organized by The EURISLAM Network, based at the University of Strasbourg (http://www.eurislam.info/index_EN.html) and The Centre for European Islamic Thought (CEIT), based at the University of Copenhagen (http://www.teol.ku.dk/english/dept/ceit_eng/). The conference will take place Wednesday, April 21 and Thursday, April 22, 2010 in Copenhagen and will focus on the following overlapping and…
