4th Annual National Muslim Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.

May 9, 2018

This year, advocacy days participants focused their lobbying efforts on issues such as the Trump administration’s “Muslim Ban,” “Digital...

Sunni and Shia Symposium at UCI

May 1, 2018

The Shia Muslim Council, along with its partners, the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California, CAIR, MPAC and Bayan Claremont presented a unique symposium to discuss Sunni and Shia relations. Held at the University of California in Irvine, the symposium was attended by more...

Young British Muslims are becoming much more liberal – but they aren’t less religious as a result

May 5, 2018

Muslims, especially second generation Muslims, seem to be finding ways to reconcile British culture with religion. It's only natural that...

The History of Modern Western Esotericism

Publisher: The Donner Institute (April 23, 2018)

Approaching Religion, Vol 8, No 1
A new issue of the journal Approaching Religion with the theme “The history of modern Western esotericism” has been published. AR is an open access journal published by the Donner Institute. Its purpose is to publish current research on religion and culture and to offer a platform for scholarly co-operation and debate within these fields. The articles have been selected on the basis of peer-review.
Table of Contents:
- 'The one and only true and salvational faith'...

Sociology of Islam – Volume 6, Issue 1, 2018

Publisher: Brill

Editors-in-Chief: Gary Wood and Tugrul Keskin
The Sociology of Islam (SOI) explores modern social, political and economic transformations in Muslim Societies through the lens of sociological analysis, social theory, industrialization, modernity, social movements, secularism and political economy.
Table of Contents:
- A Manifesto: The Meaning of Sociology of Islam, Muslim Societies, the “Middle East” and the Human Rights Industry, by Tugrul Keskin...

Academy Colloquium “Whither Islamicate Digital Humanities? Analytics, Tools, Corpora”

Call for Papers | Proposal Submission Deadline: May 31, 2018

This is a three-day international conference in Amsterdam (NLD) dedicated to the budding field of Islamicate Digital Humanities (IDH)...

Ninth International Conference on Religion & Spirituality in Society

Call for Papers | Proposal Submission Deadline: May 25, 2018

The scope of this conference, journal, book series, and online Research Network is as broad as possible in the field of religious studies. Together, these forums seek to create a space...

“Politology of Religion: A Biannual Conference”

Call for Papers | Proposal Submission Deadline: June 30, 2018

The international scientific conference “Politology of Religion: A Biannual Conference” will be held on November 23-24th 2018 in Belgrade, Serbia. The conference is dedicated to the latest challenges regarding the complex relations between politics and religion....

Master’s Program in Islamic Studies: “Islam in Europe”

University of Sarajevo
The Master’s program in Islamic Studies is conceived as a response to the need for training in Islamic Theology in the European educational area. The question of how to educate the...