Sejdini, Zekirija

"My research contributes to deepening the understanding of Islam in today's social context and helps build bridges between theology, science, and practice. It also supports the training of imams and pastoral caregivers, promotes interreligious dialogue, and contributes to the development of an empirically grounded Islamic theology. In addition, it supports political and social actors in informed decision-making and strengthens social cohesion by reflecting on Islamic norms in a pluralistic environment."

• Islamic theology in contemporary European society
• Religious theological pluralism
• Interreligious dialogue from a Muslim perspective
• Empirical Islamic theology
• Islamic education in contemporary society

• 1991-1993 Studied Islamic Theology with a focus on Islamic Philosophy at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt
• 1994-1998 Studied Islamic Theology with a focus on Islamic Philosophy and Religious Education at Marmara University in Istanbul, Turkey
• 1998-2000 Studied Philosophy with a focus on Hermeneutics at Marmara University in Istanbul, Turkey
• 2002-2004 Lecturer at the Protestant University of Applied Sciences in Ludwigsburg, Germany
• 2012 Doctorate (Dr. phil) in Islamic Studies with a focus on Islamic mysticism at the University of Heidelberg, Germany
• 2004-2006 Head of Department for Teacher Training at the Islamic Religious Education Academy in Vienna
• 2006-2014 Inspector for Islamic religious education in Vienna
• 2014-2025 Professor of Islamic Religious Education at the University of Innsbruck
• 2017 Founder and director of the Institute for Islamic Theology and Religious Education at the University of Innsbruck
• 2019-2025 Co-founder and co-director of the Center for Interreligious Research at the University of Innsbruck
• 2019-2021 Professor of Islam in Contemporary Society at the Institute for Islamic Theological Studies at the University of Vienna
• 2021 Editor of the international journal “Forum islamisch theologische Studien” (Forum for Islamic Theological Studies)
• 2022 Visiting Professor at Yale University, New Haven, USA
• 2023 Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies
• Since March 2025 Professor of Islam in Contemporary Society at the University of Vienna