Canada’s first Muslim theater launched in Montreal

September 20, 2018

The Silk Road Institute, a non-profit Muslim organization dedicated to promoting cultural arts, is launching Canada’s first professional Muslim theater company this fall in Montreal...

Canadian project finds common ground for Muslims, Catholics

September 12, 2018

Local Catholic and Muslim leaders in Edmonton, Canada, have organized a ‘Meet Greet’ event to create mutual understanding between the two religious communities for a “deeper way of...

Most Western Europeans favor at least some restrictions on Muslim women’s religious clothing

September 17, 2018

A Danish law that took effect in August makes it illegal for Muslim women to wear face-covering veils – such as burqas or niqabs – in public...

Sixth Annual Conference of the British Association for Islamic Studies

Call for Papers | Submission Deadline: November 30, 2018

Following BRAIS’s successful conferences in Edinburgh (2014), London (2015 & 2016), Chester (2017) and Exeter (2018), the organizers invite individual papers for...

NISIS Autumn School 2018: Travelling Muslims

October 15-18, 2018 | University of Groningen, Netherlands

The eighth annual NISIS Autumn School will take place at the University of Groningen on 15th-18th October. This year’s Autumn School themed 'Travelling Muslims' is organized by NISIS and the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies of the University of Groningen in cooperation with...

Diploma in Arabic and Islamic Studies

Oct 2018 - Sept 2020 | Registration Deadline: November 15, 2018

Cambridge Islamic College is offering a two-year foundational/intermediate level course in Arabic & Islamic studies. It's designed to qualify participants for admission into the College’s ‘Alimiyyah Degree program, as well as for those who wish to achieve general competency in...

Assistant Professor of Jews in the Islamic World

Emory University, Atlanta | Application Deadline: Open until filled

The Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies and the Tam Institute for Jewish Studies at Emory University, Atlanta, GA invite applications for the position of tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of Jews in the Islamic World. Applicants must have PhD in...

Research Associate in Women's Studies in Religion Program

Harvard Divinity School, MA, USA | Deadline: October 15, 2018

Each year Harvard Divinity School selects five candidates for full-time Research Associate and Visiting Faculty positions in its Women's Studies in Religion Program. Proposals for book-length...

Women's Studies in Religion Program (WSRP)

The Women's Studies in Religion Program (WSRP) was founded to explore the fundamental role played by religious traditions in defining roles for women and men. Research on religion and gender sheds light on questions about the changing roles of women both inside religious communities and in broader public spheres...