Prof. Dr. Dina El Omari
Current affiliations
- Professorship of intercultural religious education (Prof. El Omari)
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Quran and Quranic exegesis
- Gender approaches to the Quran
- Interreligious and intercultural research
- Comparative literature in the field of Arabic and Spanish love poetry with a focus on metaphorical and motivic design
- History and culture in al-Andalus/Spain
Academic Education | |
| 02/2024 - 10/2024 | Certification program "Diversity Management" |
| 05/2020 - 05/2021 | Habilitation: “The human couple in the Quran in creation and eschatology, with a focus on gender: A historical-literary commentary on the Quran” |
| 2008 - 2012 | Doctorate in Islamic Studies (major) and Spanish (minor), University of Münster: “The Arabic element in Spanish poetry, 15th-17th century: A comparative study using the example of the description of beauty” |
| 2010 - 2011 | Distance learning course “Fundamentals and concepts in the teaching of German”, Goethe Institute, with the elective module “Intercultural Language Didactics” |
| 2002 - 2008 | MA, University of Münster: “Origin and development of the ‘victoria postmortem’ motif in Arabic literature” |
Work Experience | |
| since 07/2022 | (Decentralized) Equal Opportunity Officer at the Center for Islamic Theology at the University of Münster |
| since 05/2022 | Head of the Center for Islamic-Theological Gender Research |
| since 04/2022 | Board member of the CRM (Center for Religion and Modernity) at the University of Münster |
| since 05/2022 | Professor in Intercultural Religious Education, Centre for Islamic Theology, University of Münster |
| 10/2021 - 04/2022 | Temporary professor for Intercultural Religious Education at the Center for Islamic Theology at the University of Münster |
| 05/2021 - 04/2022 | Private lecturer at the University of Cologne |
| 10/2019 - 04/2022 | Research assistant and project leader of the project “Ambiguity of emancipatory Islamic discourses of the past and present” |
| 06/2019 - 04/2022 | Member of the General Assembly of the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics" at the University of Münster |
| 09/2019 - 07/2021 | Spokeswoman for the academic mid-level on the board of the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics" at the University of Münster |
| 10/2020 - 04/2021 | Temporary professor for "Islamic Textual Studies (Quran and Hadith)" at the Berlin Institute for Islamic Theology (BIT) at HU Berlin |
| 01/2016 - 09/2019 | Responsible for the area “Quran and Quranic exegesis” |
| 01/2013 - 09/2019 | Research assistant in the junior research group “Theology of Mercy” in the field of Quran and Quranic exegesis |
| 2006 | Tutor for Arabic Course II |
| 2005 - 2006 | Student assistant, Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies |
| 2005 - 2006 | Tutor for the propaedeutic course “Introduction to Scholarly Work in Islamic Studies” |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 09/2019 | Mitglied , IQSA – International Qur'anic Studies Association |
| since 10/2017 | Member, Member of the European Society of Women in Theological Research (ESWTR) |
| since 10/2017 | Member, Member of the Women’s and Gender Research Network NRW |
Appointments | |
| 2021 | Offer to a Professorship for interkulturelle Religionspädagogik (W2) , University of Münster (accepted) |
Publications
El Omari, Dina (2024) In: Aslan, Ednan, u.a. (eds.), 40 Jahre islamischer Religionsunterricht in Österreich. Wien: Springer VDI Verlag. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
El Omari, Dina; El Maaroufi, Asmaa; Amirpur, Katajun (eds.) (2023) Baden-Baden: Ergon Verlag. Type of Publication: Book (edited collection) | |
El Omari, Dina (2023) In: Müllner, Ilse; Kutzer, Mirja; Reese-Schnitker, Annegret (eds.), Heilige Texte. Verständigungen zwischen Theologie und Kulturwissenschaft. Kohlhammer. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer Verlag. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
El Omari, Dina (2023) In: Roggenkamp, Antje; Roser, Traugott; Salo, Reettakaisa Sofia (eds.), Gebotene Wirklichkeiten? Konstruktion und Dekonstruktion zwischenmenschlicher Beziehungen in religiösen Diskursen. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
El Omari, Dina (2023) In: Eisen, Eva; Barth, Roderich; Fritz, Martin (eds.), Das Mitgefühl im Brennpunkt von Religion und Ethik. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck Verlag. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) |
Projects
Duration: 01/10/2019 - 30/09/2023 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 03/11/2014 - 01/04/2022 Type of project: Own resources project | |
Duration: 01/01/2013 - 27/05/2020 Type of project: Own resources project |
Talks
| Das Eigene im Fremden – das Fremde im Eigenen: Koran und Bibel feministisch gelesen El Omari, Dina und Wacker, Marie-Theres (26/08/2018) Öffentlicher Vortrag , Stadt Augsburg Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Das Menschenpaar unter Berücksichtigung der Geschlechterfrage El Omari, Dina (23/06/2018) Junge muslimische TheologInnen und ihre Forschung, Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern, Lichtenfels Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Bedeutung, Rollen und Rechte von Frauen, Männern und Familie im Islam und im Christentum – eine muslimische Perspektive El Omari, Dina (08/06/2018) Ringvorlesung "Theologie und Praxis des islamisch-christlichen Dialogs", Evangelische Fakultät der Universität Bonn Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Geschlechtergerechte Zugänge zu religiösen Texten am Beispiel des Korans El Omari, Dina (29/05/2018) Muslima Empowerment , Münster Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Himmlischer Trost El Omari, Dina (27/05/2018) Frieden. Von der Antike bis heute, LWL Museum Münster Type of talk: scientific talk |
Doctorates
| Das arabische Element in der spanischen Dichtung vom 15. bis 17. Jahrhundert. Eine vergleichende Studie am Beispiel der Schönheitsbeschreibung. Candidate: El-Omari, Dina | Supervisors: Bauer, Thomas Period of time: 01/10/2008 - 03/07/2012 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |