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Documentation Centre at LOTTA symposium in Wiener Neustadt
The annual symposium of the "LOTTA Girlsbase - Plattform für Mädchenarbeit des Vereins Jugend & Kultur" took place this year in March with the Documentation Centre for Political Islam (DPI). The topic of the event in Wiener Neustadt was "Islamism and political Islam - focus: gender-specific aspects". Among others, Deputy Director Ferdinand Haberl was present on behalf of the Documentation Centre. In a workshop, the DPI provided valuable academic input on the phenomenon of political Islam, Islamist movements and gender roles. Fatma Akay-Türker also spoke as an expert at the event. This was followed by an opportunity to share experiences focussing on youth work. LOTTA is part of the youth and addiction counselling centre "Auftrieb" in Lower Austria and aims to create a variety of services for girls in youth facilities.
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10/04/2024CERA 2024 on ‘Political Islam between Idea and Practice’ in Vienna
The Conference on Extremism and Radicalisation Austria (CERA) of the Documentation Centre Political Islam (DPI) took place for the third time on 4 October 2024. The academic conference was attended by renowned personalities from academia and research, such as Lina Khatib from Chatham House. -
09/16/2024ORF programme "Wahl 24 - zur SACHE Spezial" with DPI Director Fellhofer
As part of the reporting on the 2024 National Council elections, the Director of the Documentation Centre was a guest in an edition of "zur SACHE Spezial" on ORF III. One of the focal points was religious extremism, which has also come under the spotlight in recent months due to Islamist assassination plans. -
09/02/2024DPI Director Fellhofer as a guest on "Der Pragmaticus"
The Director of the Documentation Centre was recently a guest on the talk programme "Der Pragmaticus" on the topic of "Hausordnung für Österreich: Regeln und Werte für die Integration". She also took part in a discussion with experts for a magazine article and a live podcast in Alpbach. -
08/30/2024New publication: "Homonegativity and Religiously Motivated Political Extremism"
The LGBTQ+ community within Europe is increasingly confronted with homophobic and religiously motivated political extremism. As part of a project supported by the documentation centre in terms of research funding, Arno Tausch has published a study on this topic with Springer Verlag. -
07/19/2024Presentation of the DPI annual report in the media
At a press conference on Wednesday, the Documentation Centre Political Islam (DPI) summed up its work following its foundation in July 2020 and published its latest annual report with insights into current developments. After the presentation on Wednesday, numerous media from the TV, radio, print and online sectors in Austria reported on it.