Study finds 31% increase in U.S. mosques from 2010 to 2020

June 9, 2021

A new study done in conjunction with the Faith Communities Today project, a research partnership working with the Hartford Institute of Religion Research, found that the U.S. saw a...

Imams ‘made in Germany’: country’s first Islamic training college opens its doors

June 15, 2021

Germany has launched a state-backed training center for imams to help reduce the number of Islamic leaders coming in from abroad, but...

Hartford Foundation’s Faith Community Program

June 15, 2021

A collaboration between Hartford Seminary’s Black Ministries Program (BMP) and My People Community Services is among the first grantees in the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving’s...

Austria's Muslim youth file lawsuit against 'Islam map'

June 1, 2021

Muslim Youth Austria is filing a lawsuit against the country's controversial "Map of Political Islam," the group announced. The map, showing the names and location of over 600 mosques...

Zahid Quraishi confirmed as America’s first Muslim federal judge

June 12, 2021

The United States has appointed its first Muslim American federal judge. Zahid Quraishi, a historic confirmation that is eliciting mixed emotions from the Muslim community. The Rutgers law school...

Just 10% of popular movies had a Muslim character

June 12, 2021

Muslims are very rarely depicted in movies, and when they are, it's usually as a stereotypical terrorist, what Oscar nominated actor Riz Ahmed calls a "dangerous trope." Having spoken out...

Negotiating the Religious in Contemporary Everyday Life in the “Islamic World”

Publisher: Göttingen University Press (2021)

Edited by Roman Loimeier
The contributions to the present volume show that the countries that are often presented in the literature as forming part of a stereotypical and seemingly monolithic “Islamic world” in fact represent considerable diversity. From Iran to Senegal, we encounter a vast array of social and religious structures, historical trajectories, political regimes and relative positions of societies and individuals...

4th Congress of Middle East and Muslim Worlds Studies

June 28 to July 2, 2021 | Online

The Fourth Congress of Middle East and Muslim World Studies, hosted by Aix-Marseille University, will be held remotely from June 28 to 2 July 2021. We are pleased to welcome you on...

Islamophobia and/in Post-Secular States: Religion, Race, Science and Law

Call for Papers | Abstract Submission Deadline: July 15, 2021

Violence against religious and racialized populations has a significant history in the West: from the Inquisition, which targeted Muslims and Jews in the Iberian Peninsula; to ethnic...

STEMM & Belief in Diverse Contexts: Publics, Praxis, Policy & Pluralism

July 7-9, 2021 | Online

Registration is now open for the annual conference of the International Research Network for the Study of Science & Belief in Society which this year will be wholly online from 7-9 July...

Funding Opportunities for Conducting & Publishing Academic Research Related to Islamic Ethics

By Research Center for Islamic Legislation & Ethics (CILE)

As part of its plan to play a leading role in the emerging field of Islamic Ethics, the Research Center for Islamic Legislation & Ethics provides...

Prospectus 2022: MA in Muslim Cultures

By Aga Khan University

The program at AKU-ISMC provides expert insight and understanding of Muslim cultures and civilizations, both contemporaneously and historically. Our program develops the skills to engage critically with challenges facing Muslim societies. Our teaching is student-centered...