This research aims to answer the following question about the International Divinity Program (Uluslararasi Ilahiyat Programi) of Diyanet (Presidency of Religious Affairs): What is the role of the...Show moreThis research aims to answer the following question about the International Divinity Program (Uluslararasi Ilahiyat Programi) of Diyanet (Presidency of Religious Affairs): What is the role of the International Divinity Program in forming diaspora relations between Turkey and the Netherlands? The following sub-questions will serve as support for answering the research question: - What is the history of imam education in Turkey? - What is the content of the program of the UIP? - What are the motivations according to the stakeholders to start the International Divinity Program? - What are the motivation of the students to study, to what extent are the students satisfied with the program and what are their expectations about their role after their graduation?Show less
The thesis investigates in what ways cultural institutions in the West provide a platform for the representation of Muslim identities and how this can be significant for the accommodation of Muslim...Show moreThe thesis investigates in what ways cultural institutions in the West provide a platform for the representation of Muslim identities and how this can be significant for the accommodation of Muslim communities within the Netherlands at large. It does so by re-evaluating existing political and aesthetic theories and by analysing four case studies on different art and culture instances within the Netherlands.Show less
