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Islamism is currently one of the greatest challenges to democracy. Not because Islamist groups necessarily threaten with violence, but because the goal of Islamist movements is always the establishment of a state governed by Islamic law. Young people are deliberately recruited; many end up in radicalism. Islamist movements exploit democratic freedoms with the aim of ultimately abolishing this very democracy and freedom rights. Women's rights and the rights of dissenters in such a state only exist within the framework of Sharia law. This makes Islamism a politically extremist ideology.

While terrorist attacks by jihadist movements are often a topic in the media, the more dangerous Islamism as political extremism receives far less attention. The lecture series "Dimensions of Islamism in Society and State" aims to shed light on five evenings on how Islamist forces are effective in the state and society and what counter-strategies and solutions might look like.

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Islamismus als politische Ideologie: Einführung, Begriffserklärung, Ideologie

15.05.2025 | 19:00 Uhr – 20:30 Uhr | virtuell

PD Dr. Evelyn Bokler-Völkel
Deputy Director of the Research Center for Islam and Politics at the Center for Islamic Theology at the University of Münster