Mapping Shia Muslim Communities in Europe

December 24, 2017

A special issue of the Journal of Muslims in Europe on ‘Mapping Shia Muslim Communities in Europe’ has been published by Brill. Dr Yafa Shanneik provides the introduction to the special issue, writing on ‘Local and transnational dimensions’ with Chris Heinhold and Zahra Ali...

Charity launches festive TV ad to challenge view of British Muslims as anti-Christmas

December 24, 2017

The first mainstream television advertisement by a Muslim charity will be aired over the festive period, a development many hope will help to...

A Historic Illustration of the Investiture of ʿAlī by the Prophet at Ghadīr Khumm

December 26, 2017

Illustration of the investiture of ʿAlī by the Prophet at Ghadīr Khumm from the earliest extant illustrated manuscript of al-Birūnī’s...

Part-time Islamic Studies

Al-Mahdi Institute, UK | Application Deadline: February 16, 2018

Al-Mahdi Institute is now enrolling for Part-time Islamic studies starting from 26th February 2018. Modules available include “Islamic Mysticism” & “Hadith & Rijal Studies”, which are available to study both in-house at the Institute or via distance learning anywhere in the world. Tuition fee waivers are also available. More information at: http://www.almahdi.edu/apply-online ...

AMI Tafsir Series 2018

Al-Mahdi Institute, UK | Starting Date: February 20, 2018

Featuring four 5-week courses exploring Sūrat al-Hujurāt, Sūrat al-Jinn, Sūrat al-Zumar and Sūrat al-Wāqi’ah available to study in-house at Al-Mahdi Institute. The Registration fee for each course is £10.00. Students who complete the full course will receive a refund of their registration fees at the end of the course. For registration visit: http://almahdi.edu/tafsir-classes ...

Cambridge Muslim College Winter Term 2018

Winter 2018 | Cambridge Muslim College, Cambridge, UK

The Winter Term classes of Cambridge Muslim College are organized as a series and participants are encouraged to attend each session. They must register for each session individually. All classes are FREE of charge to attend at the College. registering for one class does not put...

International Conference on Islamic Education (ICIE) 2018

March 28-30, 2018 | Bandung, Indonesia

The ICIE 2018 is designed to pull together a number of critical issues for Islamic Education researchers to share and discuss. Emphasis is on deliberating Islamic Education & its Challenges...

4th International Conference on Arts, Music, Literature and Islamic Studies

March 19-20, 2018 | Dubai | Submission Deadline: Jan. 20, 2018

This conference provides opportunities for the delegates to exchange new ideas and application experiences, to establish business or research...

Senior Lecturer for Teaching Koran Arabic

University of Vienna, Austria | Application Deadline: Feb. 5, 2018

As senior lecturer you will mainly work in the teaching of Koran Arabic for participants of the bachelor’s program at the Institute for Islamic-Theological studies. Active participation in the planning of the teaching contents of Arabic courses within the scope of the BA’s program...

Project: Reconsidering Muslim Marriage Practices in Europe

A grant of £49,616 from the British Academy has given the green-light to a collaborative research project that will bring a new perspective on Muslim marriages by placing the experiences and voices of women at the center of research...

The Leiden University Shiʿi Studies Initiative (LUSSI)

The primary objective of LUSSI is to address this lacuna by promoting the study of Shiʿism in all its expressions and disciplinarian approach through lectures and seminars, conferences and workshops, public debates and discussion fora,...