Like most Americans, U.S. Muslims concerned about extremism in the name of Islam

August 14, 2017

About 8-in-10 U.S. Muslims (82%) say they are either very (66%) or somewhat concerned (16%) about extremism committed in the name of...

Speakers Series of South Haven 2017

August 22, 2017

The next featured speaker in the 2017 Speaker Series of South Haven is considered among the world’s most influential Muslims. Ebrahim Moosa, a professor of Islamic Studies at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, will speak at...

‘Meet a Muslim’ events hope to dispel misconceptions

August 13, 2017

When Moina Shaiq realized even her friends were scared to ask her about her religion for fear of offending her, she put an advertisement in a California newspaper: “Questions and answers...

Special Issue of The Review of Faith & International Affairs

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

Special Issue on “Interfaith on the World Stage”
The Review of Faith & International Affairs is a quarterly journal dedicated to providing analysis and commentary regarding the role of religion - for good or ill - in global affairs. We are pleased to announce the call for papers for the upcoming special issue on the theme of ‘Interfaith on the World Stage’. In the wake of the events of 9/11 there has emerged a now significant body of literature that seeks to account for the ‘return’ or ‘resurgence’ of religion in international relations. Against a backdrop of secularization theory, and often framed by historical processes...

Social Policy in the Islamic World

Call for Papers | Submisison Deadline: September 10, 2017

Allameh Tabataba’i University will hold the first international conference on ‘Social Policy in the Islamic World’ in May 2018 in partnership with a group of well-known academic institutions from around the world. With a population of about two billion people, Muslims are predominating in...

Global Dynamics of Shia Marriages

August 24-26, 2017 | University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Annelies Moors (AISSR, UvA) and Yafa Shanneik (University of Birmingham) organized an exploratory workshop about the Global Dynamics of Shia Marriages at the University of Amsterdam as part of the ERC project ‘Problematizing “Muslim Marriages”: Ambiguities and...

Assistant Professor of Religion and Society, Boston University

Boston University | Application Deadline: Open until filled

Boston University School of Theology invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin in Fall 2018. The candidate should be...

Lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies (Islam in Asia/Asian Religious Traditions)

University of Glasgow | Application Deadline: August 31, 2017

To undertake high-quality research and research supervision, to make an active and high level contribution in the School of Critical Studies...

The Middle East and Islamic Studies Program

Today, more than ever before, the politics of the Middle East play a significant role in America’s activities at home and abroad. The interdisciplinary Middle East and Islamic Studies Program at George Mason provides students with a firm grounding in the history, politics, and culture of this important region...