Summer School: Muslims in the West

Mohammad Reyaz, a final year journalism student from Jamia Millia Islamia, is among fifteen students selected from across the world to attend an International Summer School on “Muslims in the West” being organized at Erfurt University, Germany.

Reyaz, a student of final year MA Convergent Journalism course at Anwar Jamal Kidwai-Mass Communication Research Centre, has been selected to participate in the workshop being organized by the Chair of Islamic Studies at the University of Erfurt, Germany from 14 to 29 August 2010.



Mohammad Reyaz would be one of the fifteen young scholars from different countries to participate in this cultural exchange. Mr Reyaz, currently a student of convergent journalism at MCRC has also done his BA (Hons.) in English from Jamia, said JMI media coordinator.

The Summer School will be chaired by Prof. Jamal Malik, Chair of Islamic Studies, University of Erfurt. The University of Erfurt has been engaged in debates on areas of current relevance such as “Islam and the West”. The two week workshop to be held in August on “Muslims in the West” will address contemporary debates related to the subject and the programme will be spread across four different sessions.



Besides the creation and consolidation of a permanent basis for a dialogue, the goal of the workshop is to provide the possibility to directly experience the pluralistic structure of Islam in the European context, not just between Muslims and non-Muslims, but also among Muslims themselves.

The educational component of the Summer School will also be accompanied by a rich cultural programme and excursions to Weimar and Berlin.