Canadian Muslims call on government to designate January 29 as National Day against Hate

November 30, 2018

The National Council of Canadian Muslims sent an open letter to the federal government urging them to designate January 29 as a National...

The new Islamophobia definition deals with symptoms not causes

December 4, 2018

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims, published its report “Islamophobia Defined: A report into a working definition of Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hatred”...

A Global Study on Government Restrictions and Social Hostilities Related to Religion

December 3, 2018

In this podcast, we speak with Dr. Katayoun Kishi, who oversaw the ninth in a series of reports by Pew Research Center analyzing the...

Map: How do European countries differ in religious commitment?

December 5, 2018

Europeans generally are less religious than people in other parts of the world. But within Europe, there are sometimes sizable differences in levels of religious commitment, according to...

Despite threats, the Canadian-Muslim Vote’s Visit My Mosque Day events a success

November 29, 2018

The Canadian-Muslim Vote held a very well-attended Visit My Mosque Day across Canada on November 10, 2018. Several mosques across...

"Harmonizing Religion and Human Rights"

December 6, 2018

On December 5, the Carter Center held a public conversation on Harmonizing Religion and Human Rights. Former President Jimmy Carter, Imam Omar Suleiman and Rabbi Jill Jacobs were Panelists. The event marked the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights...

MPhil in Islamic Studies and History

University of Oxford | Application Deadline: January 11, 2019

The MPhil in Islamic Studies and History is a two-year course intended primarily for students who desire an intensive introduction to Islamic history and thought in the pre-modern period. The course is an excellent preparation for subsequent doctoral study. Focus will be on the political,...

Islamic Studies & Christian-Muslim Relations

University of Edinburgh | Application Deadline: August 31, 2019

Awards: PhD, MPhil, MScR
In this research area, you can pursue interdisciplinary study of Islamic thought and practice, and of historical, theological, ethical...

East-West Encounters and Religious Change in Modernizing East Asia

Call for Papers | Abstract Submission Deadline: January 31, 2019

East Asia has undergone globalization and modernization in the last five hundred years. The first encounter between East Asia and the modernizing West was with the Jesuit...

Categories of Religion and the Secular in Islam (CRSI)

CRSI is an interdisciplinary network of scholars interested in critical approaches to ‘religion’ and ‘the secular/non-religious’ as discursive categories in Islamic contexts...