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Benzenine Belkacem

Title and home institution: Researcher
Category of Fellowship: Research fellowship
Residency length: February 2022 – June 2022

Research project

The making of fatwas today: between the demands of reformism and the interference of politics. A comparative study

Project summary

The research project we are proposing as part of Iméra is a continuation of my work on the relationship between the religious and the political in Muslim countries. The aim of this project is to show: 1. how fatwas have become a subject of great importance in the lives of believers; 2. how fatwas are produced within the official (state) institutions in charge of this task, but also within groups (ulama, parties, associations, etc.) that want to give, or even impose, an “independent” religious point of view.

Appels à candidature

Les résidences de recherche que propose l’Iméra, Institut d’études avancées (IEA) d’Aix Marseille Université, s’adressent aux chercheurs confirmés – académiques, scientifiques et/ou artistes. Ces résidences de recherche sont distribuées sur quatre programmes (« Arts & sciences : savoirs indisciplinés », « Explorations interdisciplinaires », « Méditerranée » et « Utopies nécessaires »).