Muhammad makes list of top 10 baby names in the US for the first time

December 6, 2019

For the first time, Muhammad is one of the top 10 most popular baby names for boys in the U.S. according to data from the parenting website BabyCenter. Muhammad ranks at No. 10...

Religion and Living Arrangements Around the World

December 12, 2019

Muslims and Hindus have larger households than Christians and religious ‘nones,’ in patterns influenced by regional norms. Our households have a profound effect on our daily experience...

Swedish Islamic school closed over radicalization fears

December 10, 2019

A leading Islamic school in Sweden accused of appointing teachers who had recently returned from fighting for ISIS abroad has been shut down amid fears students were at risk of being...

Sweden: Far-right groups spew anti-Muslim hate online

December 14, 2019

Far-right groups in Sweden are spewing hatred online by asking people to set mosques on fire and slaughter Muslims, according to a report by Expo magazine. The magazine managed to...

All-American Muslim Girl

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (November 12, 2019)

by Nadine Jolie Courtney
All-American Muslim Girl is a relevant, relatable story of being caught between two worlds, and the struggles and hard-won joys of finding your place. Inspired by her own experience, as a blond-haired, green-eyed Muslim of Circassian descent, Nadine Jolie Courtney has written "a love letter to Islam," a compelling novel of a 16-year-old girl who decides on her own to embrace her Muslim heritage. During her family's frequent moves around the country, as her father pursues a career as an American history professor, Allie Abraham has been encouraged by her dad not to let people know she's from a Muslim family. With the reddish-blond hair, hazel eyes and pale skin...

2nd International conference on Islamic Education Studies and Social Science

Call for Papers | Early Bird Registration: February 29, 2020

We invite all researchers, lecturers, students, practitioners and academicians to gather in this conference to exchange and share their...

Quran and Islamic Tradition in Comparative Perspective

Call for Papers | Submission Deadline: January 29, 2020

The Quran and Islamic Tradition in Comparative Perspective unit of the ISBL welcomes proposals for both individual papers and pre-arranged panels at the International Meeting in Adelaide...

Jerusalem in Memory and Eschatology: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Visions

Call for Papers | Abstract Submission Deadline: January 6, 2020

The recognition of Jerusalem as a holy city within a holy land both unites and divides Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions. Each tradition...

Assistant Professor in Religious Studies, with specialization in Islamic Studies

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA | Deadline: 19 Jan 2020

Arizona State University is seeking a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor of Religious Studies with expertise in Islamic and classical...

Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture

Brown University, Providence, RI, USA | Deadline: 15 Feb 2020

Department of History of Art and Architecture at Brown University invites applications at the level of Associate or Full Professor from a historian of art and architecture with a primary research interest in the study of any region of the Islamic world in the period before 1900, with a...

Islamic Legacy: Narratives East, West, South, North of the Mediterranean (1350-1750)

IS-LE has created a transnational and multidisciplinary academic network and a common and stable space for sharing news and...