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1) Our Institute
“1001 Ideas: Islamic Cultures and Histories” is a project of the Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research (GEI) in Braunschweig.
Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research
Application oriented research on patterns of interpretation, concepts of identity and representations, as conveyed through national education and as such also institutionally secured.
“Images of the Self and Other: Muslim Societies and Europe”
Georg Eckert Institute research group that considers the alternating perceptions between Europe and Islamic shaped societies in the Middle East.
Georg Eckert Institute Library
Offers the world’s most comprehensive collection of international history, geography, politics/social studies and German textbooks.
“German Language Writings on Islam from 1600 to 1900”
Comprehensive GEI Online Database
2) Our Partners
Federal State Institute for Teacher Training and Quality Assurance
University of Vienna, Department for Didactics of History, Social Studies and Civic Education
University of Education Vienna
The University of Teacher Education Central Switzerland (PHZ), Schwyz
University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, Aarau
German Association of History Teachers (VDG)
Euroclio, The Hague
European Association of History Educators
Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilizations (ISMC), London
The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS), London
The Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), Geneva
OSZE, Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), Warsaw
Program: “Anti-discrimination of Muslims”
Council of Europe, North-South Centre, Lisbon
Program: Teacher manual “Mediterranean for Teachers”
Council of Europe, History Teaching, Strasburg
Program: “The Other in European History Teaching”
ARABIA.pl
Polish Internet platform with information and continuing education opportunities about Arabic countries as well as Polish-Arabic dialogue
3) Further Information on Muslim Cultures and Histories
a) Institutions
German Middle East Studies Association for Contemporary Research and Documentation (DAVO)
Affiliation at the University of Mainz for relevant research and documentation regarding the Middle East
GIGA Institute of Global and Area Studies
Hamburg research facility for contemporary political, economic and social developments in the North African/Middle Eastern region
Center of Modern Oriental Studies (ZMO)
Berlin research center focused on an interdisciplinary and comparative study of the Middle East, Africa as well as South and Southeast Asia from a historical perspective.
Eurient e.V. – Association for Trans-Mediterranean Cultural Dialogue
Affiliation of young researchers in Leipzig with multifaceted research activities about Islam and life in Arabic and Islamic countries
Federal Agency for Civic Education
Wide range of offerings on political education and culture; significant amount of information on Islam-related topics and the Arabic world
Intercultural Council
Trans-national work group with varied activities in the areas of intercultural and inter-religious dialogue, anti-racism, etc.
b) Internet platforms and Online Journal Resources
Qantara.de – Dialogue with the Islamic World
Joint internet platform by the Federal Agency for Civic Education, the Deutsche Welle, Goethe Institute and the Institute for Foreign Relations about dialogue with the Islamic world
Li-lak – German-Arabic Website for Young People
Goethe Institute project by & for young people in North Africa and the Middle East
Zenith Online – The Orient Online
Online presence for the journal of the same name with a wide range of information on economics, politics, society and culture in the Islamic world
Al-Bab
English language information platform on the Arabic world, founded by Brian Withaker (Middle East Editor at “The Guardian”)
MERIP - Middle East Research and Information Project
English language website with information on politics, culture and society in the Middle East; founded by the NGO of the same name in Washington, DC
