The Islam, Ethics and Diversity (IED) Network aims to advance and discuss research that investigates Muslim experiences of diversity in terms of ethnicity, culture, religion, class or gender.
We understand diversity as an umbrella term for the social production of difference. Diversity is then a result of social practices, structures, interactions or individual actions that mark boundaries between communities and individuals. Fields and categories of differentiation such as race or religion are determined by power relations and (re)produced in everyday life.
Concrete lifeworlds today across the globe are marked by varying levels of superdiversity and experiences of intersectionality as the interplay of multiple variables together contribute to shaping life experiences. The IED Network is interested in discussing both the political and historical genealogies in the production of difference, and Muslim everyday experiences in contesting, navigating and (re)producing difference.
Ethics is understood as the area of intimate and public thought, decision-making and reasoning inspired by Islamic frames of references, such as textual references but also social norms, values and principles derived from the Islamic discursive tradition. This area includes intellectual reasoning and debate drawing from classical Islamic theological and legal scholarship, as well as individual thought and decision-making in everyday life.
The Network aims to discuss theoretical scholarship at the intersection of Islam, Ethics and Diversity as well as empirical work that investigates Muslim ethical life in contexts marked by socio-cultural, religious, ethnic diversity as well differences in class, and gender & family normative diversity. Muslim experiences of diversity include positionings vis-à-vis power-laden mechanisms of exclusion. It aims to discuss work across the disciplines, including Islamic studies, anthropology and sociology.
– The Network aims to offer a platform for interdisciplinary research engaging with Islam, Ethics and Diversity in academic work or in civil society contexts. It aims to be inclusive in terms of geographical scope and is interested in understanding contexts of diversity across the globe, in Muslim majority or Muslim minority environments.
– The Network hopes to connect scholars, students and those employed outside of academia with a keen interest in Islam, Ethics and Diversity.
– The Network aspires to be an inclusive community that advances our current insights, highlights current research and scholarship, and inspires future research agendas.
An Van Raemdonck (Ghent University)
Dominik Müller (Zurich University)
Iman Lechkar (Free University of Brussels – VUB)
Aymon Kreil (Ghent University)
In this seminar, Francesco Piraino will present his new book “Sufism in Europe, Islam, Esotericism, and the New Age” (Edinburgh University Press, 2024). Date: 16 / 12 / 2024 Digital Lecture: 16.00 – 17.30 (CET) Read more…