Pew Research Center study finds escalating global restriction on religion

April 13, 2017

The 8th annual study on global restrictions on religion reports an increase in countries with “high” levels of government laws that restrict...

Almost 800 CA Muslims, officials and allies participate in CAIR-CA's 6th annual Muslim Day

April 27, 2017

On Monday, April 24, the California Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations hosted the 6th Annual Muslim Day at the Capitol...

Austrian President calls on all women to wear headscarves in solidarity with Muslims

April 29, 2017

Speaking to students at the House of the European Union in Vienna, Van der Bellen said "It is every woman’s right to always dress how...

German parliament votes in favor of partial burqa ban

April 27, 2017

The German parliament has supported a draft law banning women working in the civil service, judiciary and military from wearing full-face Islamic veils. Burqas will be prohibited...

Violence in Sharīʿa and its Contemporary Implications

July 6-7, 2017 | Al-mahdi Institute, Birmingham, UK

The 5th annual fiqhī workshop at Al-Mahdi Institute aims to facilitate scholarship directly addressing questions relating to the topic of “violence in Sharī͑a and its contemporary...

II Forum of Researchers in Islamic Contexts

September 28-29, 2017 | University of Lisbon, Portugal

The first Forum of Researchers in Islamic Contexts (FRIC) was held in January 2013. That year, we wanted to survey the studies that were documenting what appeared to us as a major transformation in the way of looking at the Arab and Islamic world. Today, so often in the...

Masters in Research (MRes) Studentship

Application Deadline: June 15, 2017

Applications are invited for eight studentships to be awarded for a Masters by Research Programme in Islamic and West Asian Studies. These studentships are attached to the Centre for Islamic and West Asian Studies (CIWAS) at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Religion & Division: Causes, Consequences and Counters

August 13-14, 2017 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada

What is the impact of religion on division and unity? Why and when does one or the other occur? This year’s annual meeting is open to all topics within the sociology of religion but...

Centre for Islamic and West Asian Studies

The Centre for Islamic and West Asian Studies (CIWAS) is the product of an exciting new collaboration between Royal Holloway, University of London and the Imam Sadr Foundation and affiliated donors. While based in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, CIWAS provides an institutional...

Centre of Islamic Studies, SOAS University of London

The Centre of Islamic Studies, SOAS was established in 1995, and aims to promote scholarship and research in all areas of Islamic Studies. The study of the Qur’an and Hadith from the Arabic texts, and the analysis and translation of Islamic texts from Arabic into English form the core activities of the Centre...