Journey through an Islamic Germany: A book seeks to give diverse Muslims a voice

November 8, 2016

Karen Krüger has released a new book in which she embarks on a journey through what she terms an ‘Islamic Germany’ portraying diverse...

The Most and Least Educated U.S. Religious Groups

November 4, 2016

Hindus and Unitarian Universalists have among the largest share of those with a college degree – 77% and 67% respectively. Roughly 6-in-10 Jews and 4-in-10 Muslims have college degrees.

France has closed twenty mosques since December

November 9, 2016

French authorities have started shutting down some mosques and prayer halls they found to be preaching radical Islamic ideology since December 2015, French Interior Minister said. Of the country’s 2,500 mosques and prayer halls, about 120 of them have been suspected...

International Conference on Justice and Ethics

Call for Papers | Submission Deadline: December 30, 2016

What does Islam teach about a just polity? What are the ways through which Islamic teachings about justice and ethics can be practically implemented? What models are there from the Ahl al-Bayt in providing the setting for coexistence among different religions?...

Spatial Thought in Islamicate Societies

30 March - 1 April 2017 | Tübingen, Germany

Recent years have seen new approaches to the history of geography and cartography, as well as spatial thought more broadly, in the Islamicate world. Place and space are now increasingly understood as invented reference systems that are entangled with political and religious history.

Interdisciplinary Research in Arabic and Islamic Studies

Call for Papers | Submission Deadline: March 25, 2017

The Chair of Arabic Studies at Yerevan State University invites graduate students and recent post-docs of all fields related to Arabic & Islamic Studies to present their recent research...

Stand with the Prophet: A Seerah Conference

December 17, 2016 | Shalimar Banquets, Addison, IL, US

This Seerah Conference is about Love: Our love for the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) and his love for us. It is designed for Muslim to invite their friends and neighbors of other faith (or no faith), to help them understand our love for the Prophet, as well as his successful struggle for peace...

The Religious and Ethnic Future of Europe

Call for Papers | Submission Deadline: December 31, 2016

Europe is undergoing significant demographic changes due to an aging population and increased immigration. This expert symposium will gather internationally leading experts to discuss the cultural, ethnic and religious aspects of this ongoing demographic shift.

The Donner Institute for Research in Religious and Cultural History

The Donner Institute for Research in Religious and Cultural History is a private research institute attached to the Foundation for Åbo Akademi University. The aim of the Institute is to promote research in religious and cultural history. It was established in 1959...