Muslims second ‘least-liked’ group in UK

January 24, 2022

Muslims are the second “least-liked” group in the UK, according to a new study that reveals the shocking extent of Islamophobia in the country. The study, by researchers at the University of Birmingham, found that roughly one in four Britons hold negative views of Muslims and...

American secularism is growing — and growing more complicated

January 14, 2022

Americans are getting less “religious,” you’ve probably heard. They do fewer traditionally religious things, such as belonging to a denomination, attending worship services or...

How has Joe Biden’s first year in office impacted American Muslims?

January 1, 2022

From the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan to failing to stop law enforcement from targeting Muslims, Robert McCaw and Ismail Allison, from the Council on American-Islamic Relations, say...

The Art of Resistance in Islam

Publisher: Cambridge University Press (January 20, 2022)

By Yafa Shanneik
Based on first-hand ethnographic insights into Shi'i religious groups in the Middle East and Europe, this book examines women's resistance to state as well as communal and gender power structures. It offers a new transnational approach to understanding gender agency within contemporary Islamic movements expressed through language, ritual practices, dramatic performances, posters and banners. By looking at the aesthetic performance of the political on the female body through Shi'i ritual practices – an aspect that has previously been ignored in studies on women's acts of resistance -, Yafa Shanneik...

IASH-Alwaleed Research Fellowship

University of Edinburgh | Application Deadline: February 25, 2022

Especially for those whose research fits with the Alwaleed Centre’s focus on the contemporary/globalised Muslim world. IASH are particularly keen to welcome scholars whose work links to their Institute Project on Decoloniality. Fellows will be expected to work...

The 1st AMI Graduate Islamic Studies Conference

Call for Papers | Abstract Submission Deadline: March 4, 2022

The Al-Mahdi Institute is pleased to announce the launch of the 1st AMI Graduate Islamic Studies Conference. The conference is aimed at graduate students at the masters level working in the...

The 12th intensive Course on Shi’i Studies

February 24 – March 4, 2022 | Qom, Iran

The University of Religions and Denominations (URD) – Qom, Iran- has organized the 12th intensive Course on Shi’i Studies for scholars, professors, and students from various academic backgrounds, who are interested in expanding their understanding of Islam and Shiism...

Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations

January 17 – March 7, 2022 | Online (via Zoom)

Regular seminars are held in each research area, throughout the two academic semesters. Visitors are warmly invited to attend. All seminars are held in New College. Our research centers and networks publish their seminar programs for the coming semester in September and January...

As-Sadiq 2022 Courses

Winter 2022

As-Sadiq Islamic Academy provides a unique environment to learn the core beliefs of Islam, its laws, ethics, and its way of life. Our instructors are qualified from the most recognized Islamic seminaries in the world. Courses are taught by experienced scholars and can be taken from the comfort of your home. The following courses will start the week of January 22nd...