Muslim population of England smashes three million mark for first time ever, figures reveal

January 4, 2020

Some parts of London are now almost 50 per cent Islamic, according to analysis from the Office for National Statistics. If current trends...

Religions can be part of the solution for peace, not the problem, faith leaders say

January 17, 2020

The Abrahamic Faiths Initiative group united 25 religious leaders representing millions of Christian, Muslim and Jewish faithful to discuss...

Mosque offers permanent home for local Muslims

January 2, 2020

Members of Airdrie’s Muslim community are pleased to finally have a permanent place to worship. “This is the first mosque [in Airdrie],” said founder Syed Soharwardy, who is also the founder of the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada, to which the mosque belongs...

Islamic body seeks to become patron of new school in west Dublin

September 9, 2019

The Islamic Foundation of Ireland is seeking to become the patron body of a new State-funded secondary school due to open in west Dublin next year. While there are two Muslim national...

Symposium: Black Muslim Atlantic

January 30-31, 2020 | Duke University, Durham, NC, US

This symposium was envisioned and organized with Imam Abdul Hafeez Waheed to honor the Black Muslim community in North Carolina and beyond, its culture, literature, history, and legacy from slavery until the present. Black Muslim Atlantic pays tribute to the work and writings...

CFP: Muqarnas: An Annual on the Visual Cultures of the Islamic World

Call for papers | Submission Deadline: March 1, 2020

Muqarnas is a scholarly journal that publishes articles on art, architectural history, and archaeology, as well as all aspects of Islamic...

“Who Speaks for Islam? Approaches to Authority within the Academy and Beyond”

February 29, 2020 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, US

The 17th Annual Duke-UNC conference is the longest running graduate student Middle East & Islamic Studies conference in the country. This...

MC Prehawza Online Courses

Starting date: January 19, 2020

Pre-Hawza Online classes are not exclusive for those who are intent on pursuing higher Islamic studies in a seminary, rather these classes are for anyone interested in learning the tenets of faith from qualified scholars who are in institutes of higher learning and are sharing their...

Lecturer in Sociology of Islam and Muslim Societies

Australian National University | Application Deadline: March 2, 2020

The Centre is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in the Sociology of Islam and Muslim societies. The appointee’s research profile should be rooted in sociological perspectives or political sociology...