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Rechtspanorama with DPI Director Lisa Fellhofer
In January, the Rechtspanorama of the daily newspaper Die Presse on the topic "How much protection does democracy need?" took place at the Juridicum in Vienna. The event was moderated by press editor Benedikt Kommenda. The Documentation Centre was represented on the podium by Director Lisa Fellhofer. Among other things, she spoke about the work of the Fund and how political Islam calls into question the basic principles of the liberal constitutional state. Other panellists were Omar Haijawi-Pirchner (Director of the Directorate of State Security and Intelligence), Franz Merli (Professor at the Institute for Constitutional and Administrative Law at the University of Vienna), Alfred Noll (lawyer and journalist) and Susanne Reindl-Krauskopf (Director of the Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology at the University of Vienna).
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04/30/2024DPI in ORF: DPI Director Fellhofer on Islamist protests on ZIB 2
In view of a demonstration by an Islamist influencer group in Germany with more than 1,000 people, this was also reported on in an ORF programme ZIB 2. Among others, DPI Director Lisa Fellhofer also had her say and provided information about the background of the extremist activists. -
04/29/2024DPI report: Revolution export and the Al-Quds Day in Austria
This analysis of Twelver Shia Islamism in Austria focused on the activities and influences of a centre in Vienna. The DPI report shows that an Iranian-style Islamist ideology is spread by local preachers via the centre and through various channels, particularly within the Shiite community in Austria. -
03/29/2024Documentation Centre at LOTTA symposium in Wiener Neustadt
The annual symposium of the "LOTTA Girls Base - 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 as-pects". -
03/22/2024Documentation Centre at discussion on threats to democracy in Graz
The DPI regularly takes part in various conferences or meetings with presentations, lectures and panel discussions. In March, the Documentation Centre was represented at the event "Threats to Democracy - Religious Traditionalism and Right-Wing Radicalism" with DPI Director Fellhofer, among others. -
02/23/2024DPI report on the activities of the Tablighis and Barelwis
The new report looks at the background to the ultra-orthodox religious movements of the Tablighis and Barelwis, which originate from India and Pakistan. They operate as international educational and charitable organisations and spread their strict interpretation of religion through missionary trips.