Martina Kraml
Born in 1956 in Austria, Martina Kraml is professor emerita of catechetics, religious education and religious didactics at the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Innsbruck (Austria). Appointed full professor in 2017, she delivered her farewell lecture in June 2023; she remains active as a professor for specific tasks and sits on the university’s Senate (2024-2025).
After an initial career as a teacher in primary and secondary schools in Vorarlberg (1976-1990), she studied religious education and Christian philosophy at the Faculty of Theology in Innsbruck (1979-1986). She completed a doctorate in catechetics and religious education (2001) and a habilitation in 2013, becoming associate professor the same year.
Her work focuses on interreligious religious education and didactics, communicative theology and qualitative empirical research. Together with the Muslim theologian Zekirija Sejdini, she developed a pioneering Muslim-Christian religious pedagogy in Innsbruck and co-edits the series Studien zur interreligiösen Religionspädagogik (Kohlhammer).
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Scientific Evaluation of Islamic Religious Education in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Mouhanad Khorchide
Conducted by the Center for Islamic Theology at the University of Münster (directed by Mouhanad Khorchide) at the request of the Ministry of Education of North Rhine-Westphalia, this final scientif...
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The Return of Turbans. Al-Azhar’s Presence in Egyptian Society
- Mohamed Gamal Ali
Published in late 2024, “The Return of the Turbans: Al-Azhar’s Presence in Egyptian Society” is the culmination of Mohamad Gamal Ali’s master’s thesis in political sci...
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Religious minorities between the Mediterranean shores: a study of the status of religious minorities in the Mediterranean context (REMiMEsO) – Final Report
- Alessandro Ferrari
The REMiMESo project, led by Ilaria Valenzi and supported by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, explores the situation of religious minorities in five Mediterranean countries: Israel, Morocco...
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The Abu Dhabi Document: A Potential Cornerstone for Islamic-Christian Dialogue in Italian Educational Contexts
- Antonio Cuciniello
In Italy, the migratory phenomenon has also had an impact on the school system, becoming an interesting potential field for intercultural and inter-religious encounters. As regards, for instance, t...
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Religious Diversity, Interreligious Perspectives, and Islamic Religious Education in Switzerland: Current Situation and Room for Maneuver
- Hansjörg Schmid
Twenty years ago, the first pilot projects of Islamic religious education (IRE) in public schools in Switzerland caused a stir in some parts of the country. From a pedagogical perspective, the rati...
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Education And Otherness: What are the Issues in a Context of Diversity?
- Salim Daccache
In the era of the continuous call for the adoption of citizenship and living together (al Azhar declaration March 2017) and human brotherhood and common coexistence (Abu Dhabi document February 201...
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The essentials of Islam
- Jamel Khermimoun
Today, Islam in Europe and the West arouses curiosity, mistrust and questions. This book summarises the foundations of this religion, its history, its currents and the challenges it faces today, in...
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Exploring Islamic Social Work. Between Community and the Common Good
- Hansjörg Schmid
This open access book addresses, for the first time, Islamic social work as an emerging concept at the interface of Islamic thought and social sciences. Applying a multidisciplinary approach it exp...