What’s behind the phenomenon that the “Muslim world” gets constantly compared with “the West” in influential publications, even those with a scholarly bent? What do these comparisons reveal and where do problematic patterns emerge?

My talk on the topic, to be broadcasted on Deutschlandfunk Nova on August 20, 2023, at 7pm (in German), is already available as a podcast here:

https://www.deutschlandfunknova.de/beitrag/problematische-narrative-das-schiefe-bild-vom-islam-in-der-wissenschaft