Europe has an Islamophobia problem. Who’s going to stop it?

January 4, 2020

There isn’t a single country in Europe where Islamophobic attacks are not on the rise. France saw a 52% increase from 2017 to 2018; in Austria it was 74%. And in the same year,...

Airman becomes the service’s first female Muslim chaplain candidate

January 17, 2020

Second Lt. Saleha Jabeen was commissioned Dec. 18 at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago by Air Force Chief of Chaplains...

Journal of the Contemporary Study of Islam (JCSI)

Call for Papers

Editors in Chief: Mohammed Saeed Bahmanpour and Sayyed Hashim Moosavi
The newly established, fully open-access Journal of the Contemporary Study of Islam is now accepting submissions for its first issue, to be released at the end of March 2020. The Journal of the Contemporary Study of Islam was launched by the Institute for the Contemporary Study of Islam, based in the UK, to promote and disseminate research related to Islam and Muslims in the contemporary world. Although we may consider any submissions that fall within the scope of JCSI, we are keen to publish...

Conference: Historicizing the Shiʿi Hadith Corpus

Call for Papers | Abstract Submission Deadline: January 31, 2020

This conference will focus on the processes which led to the early production, evolution, dissemination and canonisation of a set of distinctively Shiʿi hadith corpora. These corpora are both clearly linked to the greater project of hadith in Islam, but they also follow certain,...

Balzan Seminar on the formation, maintenance & failure of states in the Muslim world before 1800

Call for Participants | Submission Deadline: January 31, 2020

We are seeking to bring together an internationally recruited group of eight to ten early-career scholars working on topics related...

The 2nd International Workshop on “Ibadi Manuscripts and Manuscript Cultures”

Call for Participants | Proposal Submission Deadline: 15 Feb 2020

The field of Ibadi studies has continued to grow substantially over the past two decades. An emerging trend has been the attention given to...

Lecture: Mosques, the Congregation and Anglophone Islam

February 5, 2020 | Aga Khan Centre, London, UK

Lecturer: Dr Abdul-Azim Ahmed
The fifth in a series of eight lectures entitled Recognising Islam in Europe and North America. The series presents exciting research on...

Lecture: Feminine Soundscapes from Muslims in Central Asia

February 5, 2020 | Cambridge Muslim College, UK

In this lecture, Dr Razia Sultanova will trace the influence of Islam and Sufism on poetry and music performed by women in Central Asia. Alongside its role in the development of Islamic...

Prayer Pilgrimage for Life and Peace Conference

January 30, 2020 | Ecumenical Centre, Geneva, Switzerland

Prayer Pilgrimage for Life and Peace Conference “A New Era for Korean Peninsula, Northeast Asia and Beyond” is organized by WCC and Bargn Nuri community from Korea. Bargn Nuri (meaning “bright world”) is committed to living a more beautiful and better life through the village...

Funding Opportunity: Ralph C. and Mary Lynn Heid Research Fellowship

University of Michigan, US | Application Deadline: January 31, 2020

The University of Michigan Library invites applications for fellowships for research in residence. We will award Ralph C. and Mary Lynn Heid Research Fellowships to support research...

The Erlangen Centre for Islam & Law in Europe

The Erlangen Centre for Islam and Law in Europe conducts research and teaching about Islam and Muslim life in Europe from a multidisciplinary perspective. In addition to research and teaching, EZIRE also offers services such as trainings, consulting, expertise and expert opinions. The EZIRE was established on 1 January 2009...