IRIC participates in the global session of the World Parliament of Religions 2021

October 3, 2021

The World Parliament of Religions is a global non-governmental organization composed of the representatives of all religions, sects and...

How the world’s biggest Islamic organization drives religious reform in Indonesia

September 27, 2021

Nahdlatul Ulama is the world’s biggest Islamic organization, initiating a reform movement, which it is calling ‘Humanitarian Islam’...

Ernst Herzfeld Award

Application Deadline: November 15, 2021

The Ernst Herzfeld Society for Studies in Islamic Art and Archaeology is pleased to announce the second edition of the Ernst Herzfeld Award for Master Theses in Islamic Art History and Archaeology. The aim of the award is to encourage and support young scholars in Europe who are working on visual and material culture of Islamic countries in the fields of Art History...

German Elections: Disenfranchised Muslims struggle to belong

September 26, 2021

As Germans go to polls to vote in parliamentary elections and elect a successor of chancellor Angela Merkel, Cansel Kiziltepe will defend her Berlin seat as a candidate for the Social...

Essays on Shi'ism and Iran

Publisher: ICAS Press

By Hamid Algar
Shi‘ism, Iran, and the Islamic Revolution are subjects fraught with political biases and ideological agendas; sometimes, even fiction is presented as fact. This lucid collection of writings demystifies these subjects. With some of these pieces written before the Revolution, they demonstrate the trajectory of Imam Khomeini from being an obscure scholar and mystic to appearing on the cover of Time magazine. They also show how the study of Shi‘ism in the academy evolved from being a niche subject to a discipline in its own right. A pioneer in the study of Shi‘ism and contemporary Iran, Hamid Algar’s work is marked by...

The Centre for the Study of Islam's new series of online events

October 4, 2021 – November 1, 2021 | Online

The Centre for the Study of Islam (at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies here in Exeter) is pleased to announce its new series of online events, the Monday Majlis. The first...

Tenth Islamic Legal Studies Conference

Call for Papers | Abstract Submission Deadline: October 31, 2021

The conference will be open topic – abstracts on all aspects of Islamic law, from earliest to most recent times, are welcome. The sessions with paper presentations will be preceded by an opening roundtable session with invited speakers on the topic: ‘Islamic law and popular culture’...

Islamic Studies Workshop Schedule Fall 2021

October 6, 2021 - November 17, 2021 | Venue: Online (via Zoom)

The Islamic Studies Workshop provides a forum for graduate students from various disciplines and areas of study to share what they know about Islam and Muslims in a way that is not methodologically, geographically, or temporally bound. We examine a variety of phenomena...

Course: Tawheed – Getting to Know God

Starting Date: October 18, 2021 | Venue: Online

This course provides a strong foundational understanding of Islamic theology and the logical underpinnings of the belief in the Oneness of God “Tawheed”. Course discussion will cover such topics as The Big Bang Theory, Theory of Evolution, Divine worldview, the Study of...

ENIS/NISIS-MIDA Spring School Indonesia 2022

March 21-27, 2022 | Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Mobility and Mobilisation in Muslim Societies
The Spring School addresses the topic of mobility and mobilisation in Muslim societies, past and present. Mobility and mobilisation are two interrelated dimensions in the fabric of Muslim societies that have played an important role in...

Boston University’s Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs (CURA)

Established in 1985, CURA is the oldest center for the study of religion and world affairs in the United States. Supported by a substantial...