Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient

 

Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO) is the only research institution in Germany that deals with the Middle East, Africa, Eurasia, South and Southeast Asia in an interdisciplinary and historically comparative perspective. The focus of research is the interaction of predominantly Muslim societies and their relationships with non-Muslim neighbouring regions.

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Israel-Palestine Dossier

ZMO documents its expertise and contributions on the Israel-Palestine war since October 7, 2023.

Die fünfte Wand

An contribution by Dr Sonja Hegasy to the bpb dossier on the online archive "Die fünfte Wand".

Solidarity Statement

ZMO Researchers' Statement on Israel and Palestine

Reason is a light which is certainly needed to illuminate the darkness, but it can also be useful in full daylight.

Mohammed Abed al-Jabri

Research

Age and Generation

The global increase in life expectancy brings about the reshaping of relations be- tween the generations. [...]

Environment and Justice

Human-environment re- lations in Asia, Africa and the Middle East are chang- ing at an ever-increasing [...]

Representations of the Past

In times of social crises and upheaval, as well as a lack of utopias and visions for the future, pasts [...]

Contested Religion and Intellectual Culture

How does religiosity interrelate with morality and intellectual culture? The research unit Contested [...]

Cross-Cutting, Exploratory and Supplementary Research

Research in this unit addresses questions of the overall programme and supplements it conceptually and [...]
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