The establishment of Muslim knowledge production at European universities lies at the centre of two conflicting views: religious and academic freedom on the one hand, and politicalinterest in religion as a faith and as a classification system on
the other hand. Political and (civic) societal actors and institutions formulate demands on Islamic-theological studies thatshape them into a multifunctional tool for religious-, integration- and education policies. Subsequently, these studies arecriticized as a theologization of social problems reducing therich knowledge of Islam to contextually relevant aspects.
The question of the relationship between theology and politics
is not unknown in the history and present time of Islam: Islamic-theological knowledge has been organized and constructed according to political contexts since the formative periodof Islam. Hence, it has constantly been subject to religious,
cultural and ideological expectations. From the position andinterpretation of the Qur’an and Sunna, the distinction between Muslim/non-Muslim, orthodox/heterodox or the readjustment of Islamic-theological knowledge after a change ofpower to the establishment of modern nation states, there arenumerous examples of the conjunction of religious and political discourse in the Islamic world.
Therefore, research is currently being carried out on the interaction between theology and politics in Islam from different
disciplinary perspectives, outside the scope of the establishment of Islamic-theological studies in Germany and Europe.
The definition of the correct Islam in various Muslim ruling systems or the political contexts of Muslim education in SouthEast Europe, South Asia and the Arab world are also the focusof current research projects. A common thematic of these studies is to determine in what sense the religion of Islam exists
by itself and to what extent it has, together with its belief andknowledge systems, been affected by the prevailing politicaland social contexts, and to what extent it has influenced these.
The conference aims to reflect on the development of Islamic
knowledge and its relationship with the discursive and politicalorder. In doing so, both historical and contemporary issues areraised: What positions exist in the tradition and present timeon the relationship between Islamic theology and political order? What experiences can the Islamic tradition offer to dealwith political order systems? How did and how do Qur’anicexegesis, Islamic law and Kalam for example deal with rulingsystems?

Registration:
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until 14.02.2017 - no fees
Location:
Université de Fribourg
Bd de Pérolles 90
CH-1700 Fribourg
Access:From Fribourg train station, bus no 1 (direction Marly-Gérine), no 3 (directions Pérolles) or no 7 (direction Cliniques). Exit at Pérolles Charmettes

Islam ‒ Knowledge ‒ PowerInteractions from a Theologicaland Historical Perspective

22.- 23.02.2017On foot: 15 min. from the train station
Hotels:Hotel NH Fribourg (near the train station)
Grand Places, 14 1700 Fribourg , +41 435 08 16 08
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http://www.fribourgtourisme.ch/
Scientific direction:
PD Dr. Hansjörg Schmid, Centre Suisse Islam et Société(CSIS), Université de Fribourg
Prof. Dr. Serdar Kurnaz, University of Hamburg
Jan Felix Engelhardt, M.A., University of Frankfurt
Secretariat:
szig@unifr.ch
026 300 90 44
www.unifr.ch/szig

Swiss Centre for Islam and Society, University of Fribourg
Post Graduate Program Islamic Theology, Germany

22.02.17-Room A140

23.02.17-Room A120

23.02.17-Room E230

17.00-19.00h
Panel 1: Musulmans d’Europe, société plurielle etpouvoir politique (in French language)

8.45-10.15h
Panel 2: One Interpretation or Many? Knowledge inthe Context of Power Strategies

13.00-14.30h
Panel 4: Koranic Exegesis as Legitimation of PoliticalRule?

Prof. Dr. Reinhard Schulze, University of Bern
Islam, Islamic Knowledge and the post-DurkheimianSocial Order
Prof. Dr. Eric Geoffroy, University of Strasbourg
The Dialectics between Unity (Tawḥīd) and Pluralism inIslam: how Muslim Societies Moved from Universality toUniformityDr. Mohammad Gharaibeh, University of Bonn
Qur’ānic Discourses and Political Authority in Modern
Saudi Arabia
Nimet Şeker M.A., University of Frankfurt
Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd’s Qur’anic Hermeneutics as Criticism of Authoritarian Discourse

Keynote lecture:
Tareq Oubrou, Imam, Bordeaux
Followed by a panel discussion with:
Sarah Boulahchiche, Conseillère communale, Montreux
Prof. Dr. Nicolas Hayoz, University of Fribourg
PD Dr. Hansjörg Schmid, University of Fribourg
Chair: Sandrine Hochstrasser, La Liberté, Fribourg

Chair: Prof. Dr. Serdar Kurnaz, University of Hamburg

Chair: Dr. Sarah Wagner, University of Münster
10.45-12.00h
Panel 3: Exclusion and Demarcation as an Instrumentof Power
Prof. Dr. Abdelkarim Soroush, Santa Clara CA, USA
Response: Hureyre Kam M.A., University of Fribourg
Chair: Jan-Felix Engelhardt M.A., University of Frankfurt
12.00-13.00h
Lunch (Buffet)

15.00-16.30h
Panel 5: Islam in Current Ideological Discourses
Dr. Meltem Kulaçatan, University of Zurich/University ofFrankfurt
From one Essence and yet not the Same – Gender Specific Motivations in the Context of Radicalization and"Islamizität"
Prof. Dr. Roel Meijer, Radboud University Nijmegen
Politics and Citizenship in Modern Islamist Movements
Chair: Arlinda Amiti M.A., University of Fribourg
16.30-17.15h
Conclusion: Islam ‒ Knowledge ‒ Power. Insights andopen Issues
Esma Isis-Arnautovic M.A., University of Fribourg
Ufuk Topkara M.A., University of Paderborn
Chair: PD Dr. Hansjörg Schmid, University of Fribourg