Een Belgische imamopleiding: mission impossible?

Auteurs

  • Leni Franken Universiteit Antwerpen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54195/RS.14396

Samenvatting

Over the past decades, the number of (practicing) Muslims increased visibly in Belgium, but present church-state regulations are not adequately adapted to accommodate the diversity of Muslim communities. This has also repercussions for the training of imams. In this article, I will sketch the state of the art of this training in Belgium. In order to do so, I will start with an elaboration of church-state relations in Belgium, where Islam has been one of the seven recognized religions/worldviews since 1974. Subsequently, attention will be given to the local recognition of mosques. Furthermore, I will focus on the recent attempt to establish a ‘Belgian’ imam-training and on the reasons for its failure. Finally, some recommendations for improvement will be made.

Biografie auteur

Leni Franken, Universiteit Antwerpen

Leni Franken is verbonden aan het Centrum Pieter Gillis, Universiteit Antwerpen.

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Gepubliceerd

28-09-2023

Citeerhulp

Franken, L. (2023). Een Belgische imamopleiding: mission impossible?. Religie &Amp; Samenleving, 18(2), 80–103. https://doi.org/10.54195/RS.14396

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Received 2023-05-11
Accepted 2023-07-25
Published 2023-09-28