Muslim Community consultations begin in ACT

June 28, 2019

The Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan has met with members of the Muslim Community in the ACT about their experiences of discrimination, Islamophobia and hate speech...

German intelligence agency publishes new report on ‘Islamist anti-Semitism’

June 14, 2019

The German domestic intelligence agency has published a new report titled “Anti-Semitism in Islamism”. In it, the Office professes to shed...

Europe ‘will become Muslim if refugees don’t go home’, Dalai Lama says

June 28, 2019

The Dalai Lama has claimed Europe could become ‘African or Muslim’ if refugees do not return to their home countries. The 83-year-old, who has been living as a refugee from Tibet...

The Qur’an in its Milieu of Origin. Possibilities of the Historical Reconstruction of the Qur’anic Revelation

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

The aim of the conference in 2019 is to establish a vivid international discourse as well as to create an academic network in which open...

Conference: Religion in American Life

July 23-24, 2019 | University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK

The study of religion in American life has come a long way since 1994 when Jon Butler wrote of “jack-in-the-box faith” in the study of US history. Across disciplines, the study of the role played by religion in shaping the US in the past and today has flourished. Religion in American Life will...

Shia Studies Summer Course in Iran

August 21-25, 2019 | Qom, Iran

Organized by the University of Religions and Denominations, the Shi’a Intensive Course endeavors to enhance scholarly attention to Shi’a Islam and offer an original and insightful understanding of its history, doctrines, and practices. Combining the classical Shi’ite...

Islamic online course: An Introduction to the Meanings of Prayer

By Cambridge Muslim College | Instructor: Dr. Samir Mahmoud

An introduction to the various aspects and mysteries of the ritual prayer (salat) and how they relate to contemporary life. Structured as a series of eight sessions, the course looks at...

EAUH 2020 – Session on “Religion and the City in Europe in the 20th Century”

Call for Papers | Proposal Deadline: October 4, 2019

Religious communities exercised through their ideas and practices a profound influence on cities and urban life in Europe in the 20th century...

IEG Fellowships for Doctoral Students

Leibniz Institute of European History | Deadline: August 15, 2019

The Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) awards 8–10 fellowships for international doctoral students in European history, the history of religion, historical theology, or other historical disciplines. The IEG funds PhD projects on European history from the early modern period...

The Centre for the Study of Islam (CSI)

The Centre for the Study of Islam, based in the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, brings together the core teaching staff in Islamic Studies, other staff who have an interest in Islamic culture and civilization, and all interested postgraduate students (at MA and PhD level). We sponsor visiting speakers in Islamic Studies...