World Shia Muslim Population

June 24, 2017

Shias are around 20% of the world Muslim population. Most Shias (between 68% and 80%) live in just four countries: Iran, Pakistan, India and Iraq. Shia Numbers are in the range of 320 million to 350 million and according to some estimates it’s in the range of 400 million...

Muslims 'absolutely' the group most victimized by global terrorism, researchers say

June 20, 2017

While attacks by Muslims in Europe have dominated headlines recently, researchers from the START, believe that Muslims are in fact...

France's president challenges country's Muslims

June 22, 2017

During a fast-breaking meal, the President Emmanuel Macron called on Muslim leaders to do their bit in the fight against preachers of hate and extremism. Macron says he wants to work...

In Germany, a new ‘feminist’ Islam is hoping to make a mark

June 17, 2017

Inside the red-brick building that now houses the German capital’s newest and perhaps most unusual mosque, Seyran Ates is staging a feminist revolution of the Muslim faith...

Islamic and Christian Model of Inter-Religious Dialogue

Call for Papers | Abstract Submission Deadline: November 1, 2017

IIPR intends an event to be happen on the subject of Prophetic Model of Interfaith Dialogue with Christians. This event benefits from the famous letter of prophet Muhammad called...

Locating Muslim Cinema(s): The Politics of Culture and Identity

Call for Papers | Abstract Submission Deadline: September 1, 2017

Is there a discrete and coherent esthetic enterprise called “Muslim cinema”? If so, does it possess any unique and defining characteristics? How does it differ from other types of cinema...

9th Islamic Law and Society conference

Call for Papers | Abstract Submission Deadline: July 31, 2017

ISILS invites paper proposals for its ninth Islamic Law and Society conference, to be held in Finland, June 6–9, 2018. Unlike previous conferences, the conference will be open topic. Presentations on all aspects of Islamic law, from earliest to most recent times, are welcome...

Senior Lecturer in Islamic Studies

University of Chester | Application Deadline: July 14, 2017

The department of Theology and Religious Studies is looking to recruit a Senior Lecturer in Islamic Studies. The department at Chester has experts in a range of approaches to the study of theology and religion, but we have a particular strength and focus in religious studies...

International Institute for Peace and Religions (IIPR)

The International Institute for Peace and Religions (IIPR) was first established in 2011 as “Muslim Christian Interfaith Dialogue” association (MCID) affiliated by Islamic Seminary of the Holy City of Qom (Hawzah Ilmiyya of Qom), then...