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Islam in the Netherlands · Debates on Islam in Europe

Hoe het vertrouwen te herstellen na undercover onderzoek bij moskeeën en moslimorganisaties

Het vertrouwen van moskeeën en islamitische organisaties in overheid en wetenschap is geschaad door een geheim veldonderzoek in opdracht van gemeenten. Nathal Dessing zoekt naar oplossingen om de vertrouwensbreuk te herstellen.

Religious practices, ideas and experiences

Modern Articulations of the Pilgrimage to Mecca

How do air travel and smartphones affect Muslims’ experience of the hajj? What is the impact of modern practices on the transformative experience as described in historical accounts? Marjo Buitelaar discusses continuities and changes, as part of the findings of her most recent project.

History

Old Weird Arabia: South Arabian Inscriptions and Medieval Islam

When the first Muslims came to Yemen, they came across thousands of ancient inscriptions, written centuries before by South Arabia’s pre-Islamic rulers. Medieval Muslims came to re-interpret these inscriptions to fit their own worldviews, from ancient warnings to memories of heroic deeds.

Van hoop naar teleurstelling: Marokko tien jaar na de Arabische Lente

Tien jaar na dato, lijkt de Arabische Lente niet de gehoopte veranderingen te hebben gebracht in Marokko. Nadia Bouras en Herman Obdeijn gaan in op de ontwikkelingen in persvrijheid, de Rif-regio, vrouwenrechten en economische ongelijkheid.

Religious practices, ideas and experiences

Twelver Shi‘a Pilgrimage – Ziyara

Similar to the rising interest in pilgrimage worldwide, ziyara is becoming increasingly popular among Twelver Shi‘ites. These devotional journeys intersect with travel in the pursuit of religious knowledge, political symbolism, and leisure.

State, politics and society

Creating a Suitable Past: From the Turkish History Thesis to Ertuğrul

Erdoğan's frequent references to the past fit within an ongoing tradition in Turkish politics. Uğur Derin shows how history has been politicised in Turkey since the emergence of the Republic, focusing on Erdoğan's usage of a civilisational discourse that glorifies an Islamic and Ottoman past.