As mentioned above, a major result of our research so far has been that we have been able to confirm vast differences between the six case studies of our project (Senegal, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Iran and Pakistan). This has been expected, of course and confirms that it is simply not possible to talk about "the Islamic world". Second, we have been able to identify nevertheless a number of social processes common to all six case studies, in particular, processes of "individualization" that are expressed in political, social and religious terms. Such processes of individualization, identified most distinctively in "middle class milieus", have had a major impact on "religion", in particular "political religion", because religion (in particular radical expressions such as Islamism) has lost and is about to loose even more its role/function as a platform for political mobilization. By contrast, civilian movements, ie. social movements as well as social non-movements (i.e. not organized social movements) have gained considerable importance for the social, religious and polticial development in our six coutnries, most clearyl in Tunisia (as shown in the revolution of 2010/2011 and the democratic process since then). However, processes of civilian dissociation from organized (and political) religion have also been observed in Iran (very prominently), Pakistan, Lebanon, Egypt and Senegal. In the second part of our research we expect to confirm and to substantiate these preliminary results. Three additional conferences (and respective guests) will support our respective efforts.