The Statement of IRIC on Film Production Conspiracy

July 3, 2022

God Almighty in the Holy Qur'an has called on Muslims to have unity and brotherhood and to refrain from any divisiveness. This divine order is more significant than ever before at this time...

1st AMI Graduate Islamic Studies Conference

July 1, 2022

The Al-Mahdi Institute held its first-ever Graduate Islamic Studies Conference between the 28th – 29th of May. The conference was aimed exclusively at masters students studying any aspect of Islam or Muslim societies at any university, the first conference of its kind to be...

The Balance review –
Film about Muslim entertainers treads a fine line

June 27, 2022

The rise of an Islamic arts industry is celebrated by its screen, music and comedy stars, but the view rarely strays beyond a western...

UK's anti-terrorism strategy has 'negative effect' on Muslim communities

June 27, 2022

A UN special rapporteur has criticized the UK's Prevent Strategy for targeting Muslim communities, highlighting that its...

Taking action against posts that ‘vilify’ Muslims

June 27, 2022

The Australian Muslim Advocacy Network argues that as a publisher Twitter is responsible for content posted by a far-right account that has been cited in the manifesto of the extremist who killed 77 people in Norway in 2011. The network says Twitter has refused to delete the account...

4th PLURIEL International Congress: Islam and Fraternity

Call for Papers | Abstract Submission Deadline: January 23, 2023

It is no exaggeration to say that Pope Francis and the Grand Imam Ahmad Al-Tayyeb took the world by surprise on 4 February 2019 with their joint declaration. The Document on Human...

“Epigraphy, the Qur’an, and the Religious Landscape of Arabia”

September 8-10, 2022 | Tuebingen University, Germany

The three-day international conference will bring together specialists in epigraphy as well as scholars of the Qurʾān with the aim of exploring how recent epigraphic and archaeological...

International Intensive Course of Shia Studies

August 21-25, 2022 | Tehran, Iran

This course has been organized by Tehran University in collaboration with Ahlul Bayt International University. The goals for this course can be; to try to explain Shia Studies, to address current Shia issues in the contemporary world, provide answers to questions the international...

CFP: Special Issue on “Islam & Muslim Socialites of Latin America”

Call for Papers | Submission Deadline: September 31, 2022

This thematic issue invites articles presenting research results from various disciplines, geographies, and historical periods dealing with the broad theme of “Islam and Muslim...

Online Annual Meeting “European Muslim Eco Lab (EMEL)”

Call for Papers | Abstract Submission Deadline: September 30, 2022

Climate change is a growing global challenge. Muslim communities have reacted to this and initiated projects for more environmental awareness; research investigates issues of...

MA Islamic Studies (2022 entry)

SOAS University of London, UK

The MA Islamic Studies program offers students the opportunity to concentrate on the Qur'an, the Hadith and other Islamic texts, and so provides a unique training in the translation of Islamic religious material. The degree is designed to benefit academics, teachers of Islam in other...