How did Martin Luther become a symbol of religious renewal for Egyptian reformers? What were the mechanisms of appropriating the Christian reformation in Muslim reform projects of the early twentieth century? With his new research project "Luther's Qur'ān. Pro/claiming the Christian Reformation in Early Twentieth Century Cairo", Prof. Dr. Islam Dayeh examines the modern Muslim fascination with the Christian reformation and offers new perspectives on Christian and Muslim religious reform projects.
The research project contributes to a better understanding of the entangled histories of modern religious reform.
It is kindly funded by the VolkswagenStiftung's highly selective funding initiative "Original - isn't it?" New Options for the Humanities and Cultural Studies within the funding line "Komm! ins Offene...", which was established in 2014. During the first call the initiative resulted in 387 applications out of which only 17 projects were funded. In the second call, 18 projects were funded, selected from a total of 213 applications. You will find more information on the project as well as the funding initiative below.