Half of Americans say Bible should influence U.S. laws

April 13, 2020

Today, about half of Americans (49%) say the Bible should have at least “some” influence on U.S. laws, including nearly a quarter (23%) who say it should have “a great deal” of influence...

Launch of GLOBAL Multi-Religious Faith-in-Action COVID-19 Initiative

April 7, 2020

Campaign engages the world’s religious communities through Religions for Peace’s global, regional and national networks in a collective, multi-religious response to the COVID-19...

Spread of coronavirus forces Jews and Muslims in France to abandon death rites

April 9, 2020

Families of coronavirus victims in France are foregoing traditional death and mourning rituals to stem the spread of Covid-19 infections...

Muslim women who cover their faces find greater acceptance among coronavirus masks

April 11, 2020

Americans began donning face masks this week after federal and local officials changed their position on whether face coverings protect...

Master "Islam and society"

The Swiss Center Islam and Society, University of Friborg

Launched in the autumn 2019 semester, a Master Islam and Society study course in the main branch (90 ECTS) is offered by the Swiss Center Islam and Society (CSIS) within the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences of the University of Friborg. Current discussions on Islam show...

CFP: “Ethics and Inclusive Disasters (Focusing on Coronavirus Disease)”

Call for Papers | Abstract Submission Deadline: May 4, 2020

The first international academic conference on “Ethics & Inclusive Disasters (Focusing on Coronavirus Disease)” is an academic event in ethical/moral studies. It will be held online...

CFP: Catastrophes and Memory (500-1500 CE)

Call for Papers | Submission Deadline: June 15, 2020

4th Edinburgh Conference in Late Antique, Islamic, and Byzantine Studies
Disasters (natural, manmade or “supernatural”) shape historical memory and our understanding of the past. This conference focuses on the problematic relations between catastrophes...

CFP: “Islamic Esotericism in Global Contexts”

Call for Papers | Submission Deadline: May 1, 2020

The European Network for the Study of Islam and Esotericism invites you to submit proposals for its 2020 meeting. The aim is to consider the relationship between Islam and esotericism, and Islamic esotericism, in a global context, shifting the emphasis not only from Western...

Two positions in History of Science

Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey | Deadline: July 5, 2020

The Department of History at Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, invites applications for two full-time assistant professors in the field of History of Science. The candidates’ research record and teaching should focus on one of the following fields: History of science in the Islamic world...