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Islamic research in Germany: A new Qur’anic commentary – and old questions of politicisation

Austrian theologian Mouhanad Khorchide, professor for Islamic religious pedagogy and director of the Centre for Islamic Theology at the University of Münster in Germany, has published the first part of a wide-ranging commentary of the Qur’an – a project that is to comprise 17 volumes upon completion. A large-scale tafsir The book – titled God’s

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Islamic Studies Scholar Talks about Al-Qaida and Islamophobia

30.08.2011 10 years after the attacks of 9/11, süddeutsche online interviewed Lamya Kaddor, a scholar of Islamic studies of Syrian origins and actively involved in introducing Islamic education in German public schools. Kaddor talked about her fear of Al Qaida, Islamophobia, and what Muslims could contribute to improve inter-faith dialogue. In light of the many

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Lamya Kaddor and the Hijab

6 April 2011 In a piece for Qantara, Lamya Kaddor, scholar of Islamic studies in Germany, vividly explains why the Islamic veil in her opinion is no longer required in contemporary Germany and how it has become obsolete over time. She writes that the original purpose mentioned in the Quran (33:59), i.e. that the veil

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Liberal German Muslims are to found a new association

Liberal German Muslims have announced their plans to found a new association to voice the concerns of those who do not feel represented by the current largely conservative associations. Lamya Kaddor, a feminist and strong critic of Islam, but a “liberal believing Muslim” herself, is one of the spokespersons of the initiative, which aims to

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Lamya Kaddor publishes book on her interpretation of a contemporary German Islam

Lamya Kaddor, a prominent teacher of Islamic education, has published a book on her interpretation of a contemporary German Islam. The book with the title Muslimisch — Weiblich — Deutsch! (Muslim, Female, German!), subtitled “My path to a contemporary Islam”, comes at a time of strong debate in Germany on whether and how to criticise

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