Netherlands Interuniversity School for Islamic Studies

Agenda

9 - 10 October 2025
Utrecht, The Netherlands

CfP for international conference: “Digitalizing Islamic Environmental Narratives: Exploring Faith and Ecology on Social Media.”

Place: Utrecht
Date: October 9-10, 2025

This session, chaired by Prof. Dr. Thijl Sunier, is part of the NWO-funded program on Religion and Climate Change in the Netherlands and hosted by Tilburg University. It aims to explore the intersection of Islamic authority, digital spaces, and environmental advocacy, focusing on how Muslim organizations, religious leaders, and individuals utilize social media to shape environmental discourse based on Islamic teachings.

Key details:
🗓 Submission Deadline: March 1, 2025
📩 Submission Details: Please send paper proposals (title and abstract, max. 250 words) to O.F.Gurlesin@tilburguniversity.edu

The conference also includes other engaging sessions led by Frank G. Bosman, Caroline Vander Stichele, and Deborah de Koning, addressing topics such as climate skepticism, Christian vocabularies in climate discourse, and earth symbolism in times of climate change.

👉 For more information, please visit: [https://www.religionclimate.org/international-conference-religion-and-climate-change]