Ursula Rüssmann

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Jews and Muslims are not enemies (photo: Getty Images/AFP/J. F. Monier)

Jews and Muslims in dialogue

"Jews are being used to create anti-Muslim feeling"

Through their "Dialogue Perspectives" programme, the Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich and Avicenna academic foundations promote discourse between Jewish and Muslim scholarship holders. In an interview with Ursula Russmann, Rachel de Boor and Hani Mohseni talk about new alliances between their communities – and why the majority of society wants to see devout Jews, but liberal MuslimsMore

Abrahamic Teams and interfaith dialogue: Conquering prejudice face-to-face Germany appoints an anti-Semitism commissioner: Moving in the right direction Anti-Semitism: There is no tradition of anti-Semitism in Islam

Two Muslim students in headscarves in the audience at a public event at a university. Photo: dpa

France's burka ban

Excluding the wrong people

We shouldn't be arguing about burkas: we should be abolishing the headscarf bans. They ostracise women who could be building bridges, comments Ursula RüssmannMore

Human rights court upholds burka ban in France: An unfortunate ruling Muslim women and integration: Oppressed in the name of Islam?Essay by Sara Silvestri: Britain does not need a French-style burka ban Dossier: The Headscarf Controversy

The Gulen movement in Germany

Dogma instead of dialogue

Opaque structures and ambiguous objectives are not conducive to the education of the young. This is why the Gulen movement must be monitored more closely, writes Ursula RuessmannMore

The Gülen Movement: Erdoğan Is Not Turkey's Only Problem The Gülen Movement in Turkey: Struggling against the "Soldiers of Light"Turkey's corruption scandal: No light at the end of the tunnel

Islamic Community under Suspicion

A Disservice to Reformers

The Islamic community Milli Görüs is the second-largest Muslim organisation in Germany. It is being kept under close observation by the federal and state offices for the protection of the constitution, impeding dialogue with policymakers and the public – as well as progressive reform from within. By Ursula RüssmannMore

Werner Schiffauer's Study on the Milli Görüs Movement: Compulsory Reading Migration, Youth Violence and Islam: A Culture of Looking Carefully Islamic Association Milli Görüs: Dialogue with Extremists?

Klaus von Stosch (photo: Universität Paderborn)

Comparative Theology in Germany

Muslims and Christians Discussing Nietzsche

Klaus von Stosch is the most important representative of Comparative Theology in Germany. In his new reference work, Stosch writes that this course of studies is a "guide to the world of religions". Ursula Rüssmann introduces the man and his theology of dialogueMore

Klaus von Stosch on Islamic Theology in Germany: Lateral Thinkers Wanted Islam and Enlightenment: A Space for Doubts and Questions Islamic Theology in Germany: ''Muslim Theologians are Instigators of Change''

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