U.S. admits record number of Muslim refugees in 2016

October 5, 2016

A recent study by Pew found that a record near-half of all refugees that entered the U.S. in FY2016 were Muslim, marking the highest number of Muslim refugees recorded since 2002.

BBC Radio Documentary: Imams in the Vatican

September 11, 2016

BBC World Service commissioned a documentary to follow the Cambridge Muslim College 2015-16 Diploma students to Rome and the Vatican. Some of the best students of Islam in Britain round off their education at the Cambridge Muslim College, which aims to train next...

Grand Imam calls for collaboration against violence and poverty

October 6, 2016

Dr Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, has decried the present-day “civilizational crisis” of poverty and insecurity and called for interreligious collaboration to address it.

Imam Hussain Blood Donation Campaign

October 4, 2016

During Muharram and Safar the #HussainSavesLives campaign is encouraging Shias to give blood in the name of Imam Hussain (as). With a current annual global shortage of approximately 40 million units, donating blood is almost critical in most parts of the world...

Extremism, dialogue and peace are focus of Christian-Muslim joint communiqué

October 1, 2016

Interreligious dialogue and cooperation provided the basis of talks addressing the theme “Towards an Integrated World,” a series of discussions...

Faith-based organizations can help solve problems of forced migration, say experts at UN

October 6, 2016

The UN General Assembly hosted a high-level summit to address large movements of refugees and migrants, to bring countries together...

Birmingham’s Muslims: Past, Present & Futures, Challenges & Opportunities

October 21, 2016 | University of Birmingham, UK

This one-day event looks to explore the role and place of Muslims and their communities in the city of Birmingham: past, present & future and aims to help consider both the opportunities...

Workshop: Misconceptions about Islam

October 30, 2016 | Finsbury Park Mosque, London, UK

Lecturer: Shaikh Fadel Soliman
The Muslim Association of Britain (MAB) invite people to a workshop on "Misconceptions about Islam" with Shaikh Fadel Soliman. MAB has offered a lot to the British society and continues to do so with endless potential...

ITS Speaker Series:
Ahl-al-Bayt, To Love or Not to Love?

October 26, 2016 | Bradford University, UK

A series of requested topics by the society's members that will be covered by scholars from the world renowned Al-Jamia Suffa-Tul-Islam Grand Mosque (Bradford Grand Mosque)...

Media in Muslim Contexts: Inventing and Reinventing Identities

November 3-4, 2016 | The Aga Khan University, London, UK

The conference is organized by the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilizations of The Aga Khan University. Main topics include media & the invention of history; media & the nation;...

Islamic Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)

The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) is one of the world’s leading centers for curiosity-driven basic research. Since 1930, it has served as a model for protecting and promoting independent inquiry and underscoring the importance of academic freedom worldwide...