The share of Americans who leave Islam is offset by those who become Muslim

January 26, 2018

Like many other religious groups, a substantial share of American adults who were raised Muslim no longer identify as members of the faith. But...

Interfaith demonstrators form human chain around Muslims in prayer as they protest Trump travel ban

January 27, 2018

Protesters linked arms around a group of Muslim demonstrators who knelt to pray in Washington Square Park to mark the one-year anniversary...

CIWAS Annual Conference 2018: Islam, the West, and Radicalism

February 15, 2018 | Royal Holloway University of London, UK

This year’s conference theme engages the question of the role ‘the west’ has played in the on-going violence, and what influence these developments have on western communities...

Prophet Muhammad - As if you were with him

Teacher: Shaykh Dr M. Akram Nadwi | January 27 – July 14, 2018

This course is a unique first-of-its-kind program that looks at the life of the Prophet Muhammad from the perspective of the various roles he played in the society. It picks out the most important roles of the Prophet and shows how they can be made directly relevant to our lives...

Journey Through the Quran (2018)

May 19-27, 2018 | Queen Mary University of London, UK

Under the tutelage of IIDR’s very own founder, Shaykh Hasan al-Banna, this course will give you the tools to re-establish your connection with the Holy Book and finally receive all those messages you’ve been missing. Let this course transform your Ramadan by teaching you how to engage...

The Traditional Systems of Conflict Resolution

Call for papers | Abstract Submission Deadline: June 29, 2018

By organizing and hosting an international conference on the traditional systems of conflict resolution, we hope to not only begin a pluri-disciplinary, policy, and legal discussion on the traditional systems of conflict resolution, but most importantly this conference will serve as...

Oxford Symposium on Religious Studies

Call for Papers | Abstract Submission Deadline: March 5, 2018

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Emma Percy
The Oxford Symposium on Religious Studies is a forum for discourse and presentation of papers by scholars who have an interest in the study of religion. Scholars are invited to present a paper on an aspect of religious studies, or to attend...

Symposium: Do You Need God to Be Good?

Call for Papers | Date: 30 July - 3 August 2018

A multi-disciplinary symposium on religion and ethics
Papers would be welcomed on topics such as: The right to die/euthanasia, State legislation on abortion, same-sex marriage, Do we believe in "acts of God" in relation to disasters? ...

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...