Slovakia toughens church registration rules to bar Islam

November 30, 2016

Slovakia has adopted a law, which effectively prevents Islam from becoming an official state religion in the country amid surging anti-Muslim sentiments across Europe...

Austria’s foreign minister call for an immediate ban on Koran distribution

November 21, 2016

Austria’s foreign minister has called for an immediate ban on Islamic fundamentalists who distribute copies of the Koran, saying that the law needs to be changed to crack down on...

ITALY: Neighbors outraged over secret mosque hidden in apartment building

December 2, 2016

Islam is not an established religion in Italy and there is only one official mosque in the country, Rome’s Grand Mosque. Politicians from the...

Amazon bows down to Islam - Muslims force withdrawal of 'Allah' doormats

November 18, 2016

Amazon has apologized after selling doormats with Allah's name on them. Outraged Muslims said they were offended by the product which...

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...

Religion, State & Society through History

Call for Papers | Submission Deadline: January 15, 2017

Organized by: Center for Religious Studies, Central European University
Since the emergence of the first historical states, the divine has been used to either empower and justify political authority and social stratification, or as an antithesis that could question the...

Religion and Ethics in Contemporary Speculative Fiction

Call for Papers | Submission Deadline: January 1, 2017

Speculative fiction (SF) allows authors and readers to explore worlds that differ somehow from the one in which we currently live. While much attention has been given to portrayals of...

Classical Islamic World Book Prize (CIW)

By Gorgias Press | Submission Deadline: February 6, 2017

Gorgias Press is delighted to announce the launch of the inaugural international Classical Islamic World Book Prize. Based on the decision of an internationally renowned panel of scholars, the CIW will recognize three exceptional early career contributions to the academic study of...

No Doubt: God, Religion & Politics in the Modern World

February 10, 2017 | Manchester, UK

This class aims to tackle some of the most difficult and controversial topics head on, whether the rise of militant atheism, or the evolution issue, the existence of evil, political...

The Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies

The Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies is the central forum for the study of Islam and Muslim societies at Stanford University. We support research on Islam and Muslim societies across the globe, coordinate coursework across disciplines, and aim to deepen public understanding of Islam through events, ....