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The anthology “Dynamics of Tradition: Islamic Theology and Law in Relation”, edited by the AIWG short-term research group of the same name, was recently published by Brill.

More and more young people are using TikTok. But what are the topics, for example, that religious content creators are addressing on TikTok, and how are their posts being received and commented on?

Our new Practice Fellow, photographer Eckhard Ahmed Krausen, captures the rich and diverse landscape of Muslim architecture across Europe with his camera, aiming to contribute to intercultural understanding.

The next live talk of the Academy for Islam in Research and Society (AIWG) will take place on 1st July, 2025, where we will discuss the volume: The Grammar of ‘God’ in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

In early December, the AIWG project group ‘Falsafa for Schools’ that aims to incorporate Islamic-influenced philosophy in German school curricula organised an interdisciplinary network meeting in Braunschweig.

From 11th to 13th of June 2026, the AIWG will be hosting its second specialist congress entitled „Texts and Contexts: Islamic Theology between Past, Present and Future“.

What does the concept of digitality mean and how can we analytically grasp cyberspace? To what extent can hadiths be a medium for a dialogue-based encounter with the Prophet?

International workshop “Islamic Feminism: Exploring Boundaries and Embracing Possibilities” explores Islamic feminism as one of the most discussed intellectual movements in the Islamic world and will be held at the Goethe-University Frankfurt, November 22–23, 2024.

Today, the AIWG has published a conference report entitled „Being Muslim in Europe – Orienting oneself in the context of “good” and “bad” diversity“. The AIWG, in collaboration with the Swiss Centre for Islam and Society (SZIG) at the University of Fribourg, organised a conference on the same topic on 17 and 18 November 2023.

On November 17th and 18th, 2023, the AIWG, in cooperation with the Swiss Center for Islam and Society of Fribourg University, organized the international conference „Being Muslim in Europe – Orienting oneself in the context of good and bad diversity“ at Campus Westend in Frankfurt am Main.

What does it take to be a master illuminator? What is the relationship between illumination and calligraphy? The second episode of the documentary series „Living Traditions“ accompanies artist Ayşe Gülcan Özbalak in her studio.

Today the beta version of the database „Linked Open Tafsir“ of the AIWG Longterm Research Group was launched.

In the age of digital media, classical bookbinding seems to be an outdated and obsolete art form. Osman Doruk however, has a different view.

On 7 December 2020 the Academy of Islam in Research and Society at the Goethe-University Frankfurt organised a hybrid international workshop titled: „Building bridges between the State and Muslim communities: Domestic training of Muslim religious professionals in Europe and North America as a common issue“.

Today, the AIWG publishes an International Report on the ‘Education and Training of Muslim Religious Professionals in Europe and North America’.

Today, the AIWG published its conference report titled „Approaches to Cooperation between the State and Muslim Communities: Training of Muslim Religious Professionals in Europe“.

Processes of canonisation and censorship in Islam can be influenced by numerous actors and institutions, religious and language policies, political and economic interests as well as historical events.

The Academy for Islam in Research and Society at the Goethe-University in Frankfurt has successfully concluded its international conference on the issue of cooperation between Muslim communities and the State.

Documentary series „Living Traditions“ presents centuries-old arts and crafts Calligraphy, illumination, bookbinding: Three art forms that have grown historically, passed down over generations, and that have one main characteristic in common: the preservation of tradition. The three-part documentary series „Living Traditions: Islamic Art in Contemporary Turkey“ provides precious insights into age-old traditions and allows renowned…