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Chair of Muslim Cultural & Religious History

Application Procedure Summer School "Muslims in the West"
Call for Applications
Attention: The deadline for submitting international applications expires on February 28th, 2015. Students of the
University of Erfurt can take part in the Summer School via several modules/study subjects (see main page
"Summer School Muslims in the West" and university calendar).

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS

The Chair of Islamic Studies at the University of Erfurt is pleased to announce the 14th International Summer
School MUSLIMS IN THE WEST which will take place from 09th 22th August 2015 at the University of Erfurt.
Fifteen young scholars from countries with significant Muslim populations will participate in this cultural encounter
together with students from the University of Erfurt.
Ever since its involvement in the Dialogue with Islam, an academic activity initiated by the German Academic
Exchange Service (DAAD) in 2002, the University of Erfurt has been actively engaged in the increasingly sociopolitically relevant debates on Islam and the West. In this context, the Summer School, financially supported by
the DAAD, contributes to mutual acceptance and understanding. Besides the creation and consolidation of a
permanent basis for a dialogue, the goal of the project is to provide the possibility to directly experience the
pluralistic structure of Islam in the European context, and to point out the well-advanced mutual interlacing, not
only between Muslims and non-Muslims, but also among Muslims themselves.
The Summer School will focus on four topics: It will start with the analysis of historical encounters and mutual
perceptions between Muslims and Christian Europe. The secondtopical complex will deal with the European
Union, its structures, goals and proclaimed values. Particular emphasis will be laid on the role of religion in the
self-perception of the EU and its positioning vis--vis Islam. The third part will be devoted to the presence of
Muslims in the European public sphere in areas of education, law, and political participation with a focus on the
image of Islam in mass media and its development.
The interaction between Western states, majority and minority populations will be discussed on the basis of
selected case studies (Bosnia-herzegovina, France, Germany, Great Britain, The Netherlands, USA). The last
topical complex will approach the relationship between religion and violence.
The educational part of the Summer School will be accompanied by a rich cultural programme and excursions to
Weimar and Berlin. Please visit our homepage for regularly updated schedules and further information
(http://www.uni-erfurt.de/religionswissenschaft/islamwissenschaft/summer-school/).
Participants will receive a grant that will cover a part of their travel and accommodation expenses.
Besides a careful preparation of selected texts in advance, each participant is expected to contribute to the
workshops on the spot. The working language is English. Applicants must be under the age of 27 and must have
graduated before the beginning of the Summer School.
To start the application process, please send your CV and a statement of motivation (400 words) to:
1) this e-mail address (preferred and recommended, PDF format):

muslims-in-the-west(at)uni-erfurt.de;

2) or this postal address, if you do not have proper internet access:

Chair of Islamic Studies,
University of Erfurt,
Nordhuser Str. 63,
99089 Erfurt,
Germany.
phone: +49 361 737-4100/4114;
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fax: +49 361 737-4109;

c/o Ines Scheidt or Claudia Pffgen,ref: Muslims in the West.
Applications should be submitted in English, by 15 February 2014.
Once the selection process is completed, the participants will be given further instructions.

Claudia Pffgen, last update: 16.12.2014

Contact
Prof. Dr. Jamal Malik
Office: LG4 / Room E 06
+49 361 737-4111
+49 361 737-4119
jamal.malik(at)uni-erfurt.de
Secretariat:
Mrs. Ines Scheidt, M.A.
Management Assistant
Office: LG4 / Room E 15
Nordhuser Str. 63
99089 Erfurt,
Germany
+49 361 737-4100
+49 361 737 4119
ines.scheidt(at)uni-erfurt.de

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