Austrian Islamic Conference (ÖIK): Conference on “Islam and Pluralism”

Am 5. October 2024, 9:00-16:00the fourth conference of the Islamic Conference of Austria will be held in Vienna, which will be dedicated to the theme “Islam and pluralism”.

Starting from the thesis that the possibility of secularism does not threaten the stability of the faith, but that it is an advantage for it, the conference would like to use the direction of the relationship between Islam and pluralism to ask about the ability of Islam to secular, as seen in Islamic. Theology Daily and religious practice can be found or be trodden by. The following aspects, among others, give us insight:

• Can the understanding of Islam as a religion compensate for deficiencies in the ability to resist and resist tendencies towards dogmatism and fanaticism in Muslim countries and in Islamic communities in societies the West?
• How is Islam’s approach to blasphemy, apostasy and violations of religious codes of conduct similar to and different from the practices of other world religions?
• What is the history of pluralism in individual Islamic states, and can it be linked to elements of this history in terms of secularism and democratization?

Speakers at the conference will include:

• Elham ManeaAssociate Professor of Political Science, University of Zurich; specialist in the Arab Middle East, writer and human rights activist.
• Armin Eschraghilecturer for Islamic culture and religion at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, on pluralism in the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran and in the Iranian diaspora

Taking part in the panel discussion are:

• Ebrahim AfsahProfessor of International Law, University of Copenhagen; Until 2022, university professor for Islamic law, University of Vienna
• Fariza Bisaevastudied Islamic religious education and student assistant at the Institute for Islamic Theological Studies; active in Abraham’s conversation
• Imet Mehmedlawyer with a research focus on religion and law
• Fatma Akay-TürkerChairman of the Muslim Women’s Association in Austria (MFGÖ); Turkologist, doctor of historians and doctoral student in Islamic theology; Former Islamic teacher, former women’s representative and former member of the IGGÖ high council
• Mouhanad KhorchideProfessor of Islamic Religious Education and Head of the Center for Islamic Theology (ZIT) at the University of Münster

Anyone interested is invited to participate and discuss together. More detailed information about the concept, the program and the speakers can be found here Advertising text to remove.

Participation is free. It is possible to register before October 3rd [email protected] necessary The prerequisite for participation is confirmation from the organizer.