Strasbourg 21. September 2024
At the invitation of the Great Mosque of Strasbourg, German photographer Eckhard Nurani Krausen tells us about his deep passion for art and the quest for meaning.
To access the interview in Strasbourg is beautifully edited by Hamid Derrouich. The interview, please click on this link: https://www.facebook.com/GMS67/videos/922315556411834.
May 6th. 2024
I'm happy to inform that my photo exhibition Les mosquées d'Europe at the Grande Mosquée in Strasbourg will be held from the 20th to the 22nd of September 2024 (possibly longer) in connection with the European Heritage Days. This cultural event was created in 1984 by the Ministry of Culture and Communication and take place every year nationwide in France.
May 15th. 2023
Book Release Preliminary Date Announcement
09th April 2023
My interview with CNN-Arabic, based in Dubai. Please click on this link.
Osnabrück 10th March 2023
The poster for the rollup for the future photo exhibitions in Germany in close cooperation with the University of Osnabrück.
Copenhagen 10th February 2023
Nu har jeg udgivet min fotobog om moskeer i Europa hos forlaget Orbis. Det er mere end 20 års fotografisk feltarbejde og er således mit livsværk. 1000 tak til forlagslederen Pernille Carstens og grafikeren Thomas Bo Nielsen for et fantastisk samarbejde. Desuden tak til skribenterne for deres fine skriftlige bidrag. Bogen er udgivet med støtte af C.L. Davids Fond & Samling samt The Danish Institute in Damascus.
Now I have published my photo book about mosques in Europe by the Danish publisher Orbis. It is more than 20 years of my photographic fieldwork, and it is therefore my life's work. A thousand thanks to the publishing manager Pernille Carstens and the graphic designer Thomas Bo Nielsen for a fantastic collaboration. Also, thanks to the writers for their fine written contributions. The book is published with the support of C.L. David's Foundation & Collection and The Danish Institute in Damascus.
Copenhagen/ Malmö 21. January 2023
Favorite photo subject: Mosques around Europe: German-Danish photographer Eckhard Ahmed Krausen is fascinated by mosque architecture. The devout Muslim has photographed over 70 European mosques in this ongoing project. An interview by the "Deutsche Welle" (DW) in English.
https://p.dw.com/p/4MUl2?maca=en-EMail-sharing
Copenhagen/ Malmö 1st November 2022
2-day interview with the Berlin journalist from Deutsche Welle (DW) in Copenhagen about my photographic work, my path to Islam and finding my own identity as a European Muslim. Here we are together with the imam of the mosque in the mosque in Malmö. Thank you dear Aftab Erfaan, it was fantastic and I'm looking forward to the result.
September 13th, 2022
"Moskeer i Europa", Bogen udkommer snart hos forlaget Orbis
"Mosques in Europe", will soon be published in the Danish language.
A Zoom meeting hosted by The International Islamic University Malaysia March 21, 2022 - Muslim Minorities in Germany: An Insight into Lives and Practices
Youtube Live: IIMU Youtube Channel
Copenhagen, February 17th 2022 - What are the prospects for a European Islam?
In this next book we illuminate the complexity of this issues with my photos and intriguing chapters written by renowned experts.
Aramco World March/ April 2021 - Review of "Mosques-Islamic Architecture in Europe"
Review of the book "Mosques-Islamic Architecture in Europe" by by Marina Ali.
Read review online here.
September 2020/ Berlin: - Review of "Mosques-Islamic Architecture in Europe"
Review of the book "Mosques-Islamic Architecture in Europe" by
Claudia Azizah Seise
(PostDoc fellow at the Berlin Institute of Islamic Theology, Germany.)
Read review online here - promosaik.blogspot.com
July 2020 Copenhagen/ Warszawa: - "Mosques-Islamic Architecture in Europe"
Published an amazing book "Mosques-Islamic Architecture in Europe" in collaboration with Dar Al-Arqam Fundacja, It contains interesting articles on the subject Islam in Poland and Europe and a selection of photos with the most beautiful mosques in Europe.
ISBN: 978-83-957595-0-5
116 pages, hardcover
bilingual: English/ Polish
Donnerstag den 21. Mai um 19.30 - #TogetherStrong.
In Rahmen der Onlineveranstaltungen des Yunus Emre Institut in Köln #TogetherStrong findet am Donnerstag den 21. Mai um 19.30 Uhr ein Gespräch mit mir zum Thema "Europas Moscheen" statt. Ich spreche über mein Buch ”Mosques- Islamic Achitecture in Europe/ Meczety w Europie” das in Kürze erscheinen wird. Das Gespräch findet auf YouTube und im fb statt. Alle sind herzlich eingeladen.
My online lecture on YouTube in German about my upcoming book, please click here.
March 3. 2020 - "Mosques" Islamic architecture in Europe.
Two cover pages draft designs for the upcoming Polish edition: "Mosques" - Islamic architecture in Europe. The book will be published in both English and Polish, it is a collaboration with the Muslim community in Warsaw. Further details soon.
October 3. 2019 - "Open Mosque Day" Cologne
Germany's Muslims invited the public to the nationwide annual "Open Mosque Day" held this year on October 3rd. There were guided tours in mosques, podium discussions, exhibitions and cultural events on the theme "Islam and mosques". More than 1000 mosques across the country took part. The Open Mosque Day, organised by Islamic Associations in Germany, has been an annual event event since 1997. Ahmed Krausen was kindly invited by the DITIB Cologne to stage his photo exhibition "Mosques of Europe" during the "Open Mosque Day" in the Cologne's central mosque. Ahmed gave spoke to the topic: "Home and Mosque".
1. to 14. December 2018 - "Mosques of Europe- Islamic Architecture in the Occident" Photo Exhibition & Central Mosque in Cologne / Ehrenfeld.
Please note: the photo exhibition discussed below is also displayed from 1. to 14. December 2018 in the central mosque in Cologne / Ehrenfeld.
November 28th 2018 - "Mosques of Europe- Islamic Architecture in the Occident" in Cologne & November 27th 2018 in Aachen.
Ahmed Krausen is pleased to announce, in cooperation with the Yunus Emre Institute, his presentation and photo exhibition "Mosques of Europe- Islamic Architecture in the Occident" in Cologne, Germany at November 28th.
One day before, at November 27th, Ahmed will hold his presentation also in his former home town Aachen, GRASHAUS - Station Europa der Route Charlemange.
A few impressions of the events in Cologne and Aachen on 27./28. November 2018.
October 6th 2018, Erfurt, Germany - ZDF “Forum on Friday” Interview
Ahmed Krausen featured in an interview which took place in Erfurt on the ZDF “Forum on Friday” on the subject of his "Small Synagogue" exhibition.
ZDF (Zweite Deutsche Fernsehen) is one of the largest public-service television broadcasters in Germany and their weekly programme "Forum on Friday", sceened on a Friday, gives Muslims the opportunity to contribute their special views of living together in Germany in a public forum.
In the interview, in German, Ahmed also talks about his photo project "Islam in Europe" and his path to Islam.
Many thanks to Nazan Gökdemir and the ZDF camera crew.
To view the video, please click here.
19th-25th June 2018 - Institutionalisation of Islamic Feminism.
Institutionalisation of Islamic feminism is an extensive and exciting research project by Jesper Petersen, PhD student in the History of Religions at the university in Lund, Sweden. The research project covers Scandinavia, Germany, Britain and North America. Ahmed Krausen accompanied him on his journey through Germany as an interpreter and photographer.
This project deals with how Muslim women establish institutions that gain influence within their communities. No institution exists in a vacuum, and there are often instants where work has been initiated by communities in the process of establishing an outlet for the voice of women in Muslim institutions. An example of this can be seen where organisations and groups re-interpret scripture and discuss theology.
These interviews, based on conversations with female imams and other women influential in their communities, are designed to provide insights into this topic.
Book Launch April 2018: "Journey into Europe: Islam, Immigration and Identity" by Professor Akbar Ahmed.
Professor Akbar Ahmed's book describes his journey through Europe with a large number of interviews with European Muslims, including an interview with Ahmed Krausen "A German photographer in Copenhagen".
1-14. December 2017 - Imams of the West
Imams of the West is an extensive and exciting research project by Niels Valdemar Vinding (PhD), University of Copenhagen with a large number of interviews with imams from Europe and North America. Ahmed Krausen accompanied him on his journey through Germany as interpreter and photographer.
14. September 2017 - Bruxelles, Belgium
Islam, It's Also Our History! Europe And Its Muslim Legacies
Inauguration ceremony of the exhibition and preview visit of the exhibition to the privileged partners. In the presence of Miguel Moratinos, former Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and promotor of the "Alliance of Civilisations".
Review: It is a great exhibition and highly recommendeded: "Islam in Europe" exhibition opens in Brussels after delay caused by terror attacks ... Read More
For earlier news items see Pre 2017 News.