With construction of a new mosque, Greek Muslims look to come out of the shadows

November 2, 2016

At least 200,000 Muslims live in Athens, but of the 120 prayer spaces in the city, only three have been able to navigate a complex maze of...

Prince Charles warns of cultural destruction on UAE visit of the oldest fragment of the Koran

November 7, 2016

The Prince of Wales, on a visit to the United Arab Emirates, has warned of the deliberate destruction of "mankind's cultural heritage"...

FBI questioned American Muslims in 8 states over weekend about possible pre-election terrorism

November 7, 2016

A civil rights organization for American Muslims says the FBI questioned Muslims in 8 states seeking information about a possible threat...

Islamophobia and Securitization

By Tania Saeed | Palgrave Macmillan Publishing (October 2016)

Religion, Ethnicity and the Female Voice
This book provides an interdisciplinary study which combines gender studies and security discourses, moves beyond analysis of Muslims as a single category and analyses the grassroots female Muslim experience in the UK. Islamophobia and Securitization explores everyday realities of young Muslim women in Britain, who are portrayed as antithetical to the British way of life in media and political discourse. The book captures how geo-political events, and national tragedies continue to implicate individuals and communities at the domestic and local level other than being associated with a religio-ethnic identity.

Call for Papers: Shii Studies Review, Volume One, Issue Two

Submission Deadline: February 15, 2017

The issue will contain a monographic section devoted to the eminent Imāmī theologian al-Sharīf al-Murtaḍā. The Shii Studies Review welcomes previously unpublished manuscripts...

46th annual MSA-PSG conference: The Islamic Way of Life

December 22-25, 2016 | Phoenix, AZ, USA

We live in a time of unique circumstances. On one hand, as a community of Muslims in the West, we are in a position to learn, adapt, integrate into society and influence others...

AMI Research Seminars Autumn 2016

Al-Mahdi Institute, Weoley Park Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, UK

Al-Mahdi Institute’s Research Seminars are a platform that brings together academic researchers, postgraduate students and other practitioners from different institutions for the dynamic exchange of ideas and research. The key objective is to showcase, develop and...

Science and Faith in the Islamic Tradition

November 14, 2016 | Wesley Church, Cambridge, UK

Lecturer: Faisal Mohammed
Science is rooted in observation, experimentation and repetition. It's a human endeavor based on a human-defined framework. Faith on the other hand, according to Islamic Tradition, is rooted in non-human divine revelation...

Canon to Critique:
The Future of Islamic Education

November 19, 2016 | Baitul Aman Mosque, Bradford, UK

For at least a decade there has been a growing movement of young British Muslims who choose to travel abroad to study at religious seminaries (madrasas). However, the madrasa system...

Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion

Launched in August 2004, the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR) exists to initiate, support, and conduct research on religion, involving scholars and projects spanning the intellectual spectrum. Its mandate extends to all religions, everywhere, and throughout history. It also embraces the study of religious effects...