Islam and fashion research

Norface subsidy for research on Islam and fashion – News and Agenda – Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA)
Norface subsidy for research on Islam and fashion

In a European competition Norface, a network funded by the Sixth Framework Programme of the EU, has awarded Prof. Annelies Moors, professor at the UvA (ISIM/ASSR) of Social scientific research of contemporary muslim societies, a subsidy of 500,000 euros. Prof. Moors receives the subsidy for international research on Islam and fashion as part of a larger programme on the (renewed) rise in Europe of religion as a social force.

The research focuses on the rise and dispersal of ‘Islamic fashion’ in Europe and the importance of both transnational and local contexts for this development. Core questions in this respect are: how do consumers and products deal with possible tensions between religion and fashion, beliefs and consumption, and ethical standards and aesthetic shapes, and what is the role of the new youth culture for the presence of religion in public space? The research will be carried out from 2007 till 2009 in collaboration with four European partners.