News

19.06.2026
 

TextLab Islam – Hermeneutics

TextLab Islam – Hermeneutics is an interdisciplinary reading group run by the professorship of Islamic Theology and forms part of TextLab Islam, the...

05.06.2026
 

MeshqLab – music as a performative practice and a textual space of experience

MeshqLab is not a choir in the traditional sense. Its aim is to create a shared space where musical practice, textual analysis and religious studies...

23.05.2025
 

Conference Munāẓara – Seeing Eye to Eye? of the University of Münster

Kamil Öktem will represent the Department with a talk at the conference at the University of Münster.

23.04.2025
 

Article [A sign of shared responsibility: A Muslim appreciation of Pope Francis]

The news of Pope Francis' death has moved many - far beyond the Catholic Church. From a Muslim perspective, his voice for justice, social...

15.10.2024
 

New professorship and Head of Department at the IITS

We are pleased to introduce Assistant Professor Dr Tuğrul Kurt, BA MA as our new Professor of Islamic Theology at the Department.

08.10.2024
 

The "Theologisches Reflektorium" [Theological Reflexion] is an academic platform that promotes dialogue on theological, ethical, religious and...

03.10.2024
 

Autumn Academy on "Feminist Economics" at the BOKU

On 3-5 October 2024, the Autumn Academy on "Feminist Economics" will take place on the premises of the BOKU, where our colleague Mag. Dr. Ranja...

01.10.2024
 

Saying farewell to colleagues

After many years of working together, we have to say goodbye to four of our colleagues this semester.

01.08.2024
 

Assistant Professor Dr Tugrul Kurt to take up tenure track professorship for Islamic Theology

From 1 August 2024, Assistant Professor Dr Tuğrul Kurt was appointed Tenure Track Professor of Islamic Theology at the Department of Islamic...