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Interviews, podcasts and press coverage featuring Oliver Scharbrodt on contemporary Islam, Shi’i communities, and the politics of religion.
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Muslim Mirror
28 January 2026
International Conference on the Quran and Science Takes Off at Jamia Millia Islamia
- conference
- press
Dagens ETC
31 May 2024
Professor protesterar mot polisvåld – hoppar av promotion i Lund
Lundaprofessorn: ”Jag skäms över att studenterna har modet och inte institutionen.”
- palestine
- campus protests
- policing
- lund university
- higher education
- press
Dagens ETC
10 March 2024
Mellanöstern kokar när ramadan inleds utan vapenvila i Gaza
Om utebliven vapenvila i Gaza inför ramadan och risken för ökad regional konfliktnivå.
- palestine
- gaza
- ramadan
- press
Omni
30 January 2024
Stödjer Palestina – kallas upp till dekanen
Anställda och studenter på Lunds universitet som tagit ställning för Palestina utsätts för trakasserier.
- palestine
- academic freedom
- lund university
- higher education
- campus protests
- press
Sydsvenskan
30 January 2024
Palestinavänner anklagar Lunds universitet för trakasserier
Universitetsanställda som tagit ställning för Palestina upplever att deras yttrandefrihet begränsas.
- palestine
- academic freedom
- lund university
- campus protests
- press
geotimes
26 January 2023
Intellectual Dynamism: From Abduh to Fazlur Rahman
- press
Religion Media Centre
17 June 2022
Briefing: The Lady of Heaven Film
- press
The Daily Beast
28 July 2019
One of the Oldest Mosques in the World Was Just Discovered in Israel
- press
The Irish Times
14 April 2015
Religious ethos of society helps Muslims feel at home in Ireland
- press
The Atlantic
18 April 2013
Muslims Find a Welcoming Home in Famously Catholic Ireland
- press
IslamiCity
19 February 2011
The future of Islam in Ireland
- islam and politics
- press
جماران
15 February 2011
- iran
- islam and politics
- press
Forskning & Framsteg
Är islam ett hinder för demokrati i Iran?
Om relationen mellan stat, islam och demokratisering i den iranska kontexten.
- iran
- democracy
- islam and politics
- press
- InterviewAtheist IrelandSept 2012
Debate on RTÉ Radio: Blasphemy Laws (with Michael Nugent)
Radio discussion on Irish blasphemy laws and secularism, featuring Oliver Scharbrodt and Michael Nugent.
- debate
- InterviewReligion in Praxis
Religion in Praxis Conversations — Oliver Scharbrodt
Conversation-series interview on contemporary Islam and the politics of religion in Europe.
- InterviewLund University
Debatt i Lund: Is Sweden an Outlier or a Brave Freedom of Expression Defender? What Do Academics Say?
Panel debate on freedom of expression in Sweden and comparative academic perspectives.
- debate
- freedom of expression
- sweden
- PodcastImmortal Echoes, Mortal Words2025
Sufism, Reform, and Modern Islam
with Rasoul Rahbari-Ghazani
On how Sufism transforms within modernising Muslim societies — neo-Sufi activism and the false binary between Sufism and reform.
48 minOpen on Spotify ↗ - PodcastConcepts from the Global South2025
How to Understand Velāyat-e Faqih
Tracing the intellectual history of velāyat-e faqih from classical Shi'i jurisprudence to the cornerstone of Iran's 1979 revolution.
55 minOpen on Spotify ↗ - PodcastReligion in Praxis2023
Freedom, Faith, and Fracture: Sweden's Quran Burning Dilemma
On the legal, ethical and societal stakes of Quran-burning incidents in Sweden, and tensions between free speech and religious tolerance.
41 minOpen on Spotify ↗ - PodcastThe AMI Podcast2021
Book Review: Shia Minorities in the Contemporary World
Review of the comparative volume on Shia minority communities — diasporic identity, transnational networks and ritual life.