{"id":34429,"date":"2026-05-22T10:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T09:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pluriel.fuce.eu\/zekk-live-lamya-kaddor-june-3-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T08:10:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T07:10:41","slug":"zekk-live-lamya-kaddor-june-3-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pluriel.fuce.eu\/en\/zekk-live-lamya-kaddor-june-3-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"“45 Minutes with Lamya Kaddor”: a ZeKK Live Conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Zentrum f\u00fcr Komparative Theologie und Kulturwissenschaften (ZeKK)<\/strong> at the University of Paderborn welcomes Islamic studies scholar and Member of the German Bundestag Lamya Kaddor<\/strong> as part of its online conversation series ZeKK Live “45 Minuten mit”<\/em>. The session takes place on Tuesday, 3 June 2026 at 6 p.m. (Berlin time)<\/strong> on Zoom, with open access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A guest at the crossroads of several fields<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lamya Kaddor is one of the most prominent voices of contemporary German Islam. Trained as a scholar in Islamic studies<\/strong>, she taught Islamic religious education for many years in public schools in North Rhine-Westphalia and contributed to the development of Islamic education curricula across several German states. As co-founder and former president of the Liberal-Islamischer Bund<\/em>, she has been a leading public advocate for a liberal, pluralist Muslim practice fully compatible with democratic societies. Since 2021, she has served as a Member of the Bundestag<\/strong> (B\u00fcndnis 90 \/ Die Gr\u00fcnen), where she works in particular on home affairs and the fight against extremism. She is also an essayist and the author of several widely discussed books on education, Islamophobia and the place of Muslims in Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ZeKK Live format<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

ZeKK Live “45 Minuten mit”<\/em> is a monthly online conversation series organised by ZeKK since 2020. Each session combines thirty minutes of conversation with a guest and fifteen minutes of audience questions. The Center, directed by Professor Klaus von Stosch<\/strong>, member of the scientific committee of Pluriel<\/em>, is one of the leading European hubs for comparative theology and interreligious dialogue. Upcoming guests of the 2026 series include historian Wolfgang Benz (1 July), political scientist Sebastian Kurtenbach (5 August) and philosopher Milad Karimi (2 December).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Practical information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n