Qurʾān in Europe – European Qurʾān?

What significance does the Qurʾān hold for Muslims in Europe? How do they read and understand it? What role does it play in their daily lives? This lecture will reflect on the role of the Qurʾān for Muslims in Europe. It will closely examine the place the Qurʾān occupies in everyday life and how it is passed on to the next generations. Additionally, the lecture will discuss the influence of context on understanding the Qurʾān – to what extent do Muslims in Austria and Europe develop a different understanding of the Qur'an compared to other regions?
The Lecture is followed by an opportunity for discussion.

Amena Shakir is the head of the Interdisciplinary Research Center on Islam and Muslims in Austria and Europe (IFIME) at Sigmund Freud Private University, where she conducts research on contemporary issues and questions related to Muslim communities in Austria and Europe. Since 1999, she has been involved in various youth and adult education institutions and has taught at various universities on the topics of “Islam in Europe”, “Women in Islam”, and “Interreligious Dialogue”.
In the summer of 2019, she was a Visiting Scholar at Temple University in Philadelphia, focusing on the areas of religious pluralism and freedom of religion.
From 2007 to 2017, she trained Islamic religious educators for compulsory schools and participated in various quality assurance committees. She is the editor of the first competence-oriented, eight-volume textbook series for Islamic religious education, Islamstunde, and has played a significant role in developing a competence-oriented, student-centered model for Islamic religious education.
She is also a board member of the Initiative Weltethos Österreich.

Duration: 90 min.
To participate in the event, all guests need a valid museum ticket (or an annual ticket, a KHMembership or a membership of the Weltmuseum Wien Friends).
Registration:  online (limited number of participants)
Meeting point: WMW Forum