Muslims score big wins in US midterm elections

November 9, 2022

In a record-breaking midterm elections, US Muslims have made history in the just-concluded midterm elections, with many of them winning seats for the first time in different districts across the country. Zaynab Mohamed became the winner in the race to represent State Senate...

Young Muslim Writers Awards 2022

November 14, 2022

British Muslims gathered Saturday for the first Young Muslim Writers Awards since the COVID-19 pandemic began in the initiative run by the charity Muslim Hands with the support of the Institute of English Studies. This year’s program saw 53 writers in 13 categories, with 35 judges...

Night of Museums: 1000 non-Muslims visit Mosque of Amsterdam

November 7, 2022

People of Amsterdam enjoyed a very special night at the Mosque of Amsterdam when the Mosque opened its doors to 1000 non-Muslim visitors as part of the annual Night of Museums...

Health care workers create PPE hijab for Muslim women

November 28, 2022

Being on the frontlines of the pandemic, Minnesota health care workers Yasmin Samatar and Faraoli Adam have struggled to find personal protective equipment for Muslim women like...

11-year-old Muslim boy gets highest possible IQ score

November 15, 2022

An 11-year-old British Muslim has scored 162 on an IQ test, outscoring Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking and hitting the highest possible score for a child. Yusuf Shah, a year-six...

Contemporary Christian-Muslim Dialogue: Two Twenty-First Century Initiatives

Publisher: Routledge (March 1, 2021)

By Douglas Pratt
This book introduces and examines the work of two significant 21st century Christian – Muslim dialogue initiatives – "Building Bridges" and the "Christian–Muslim Theological Forum" – and gives close attention to five theological themes that have been addressed in common by them. An overview and analysis, including inception, development, outputs and significance, together with discussion of the select themes – community, scripture,...

Ph.D. Thesis: “Young Turks in Britain and Islamophobia”

Author: Muhammed Babacan, University of Bristol

There is mounting evidence to suggest that young Muslims in the UK have been victims of Islamophobia. The evidence of Islamophobia, however, is not necessarily the best predictor...

Growing up as a Muslim Youth in an Age of Islamophobia

Author: Jannat Fatima Farooqui & Archana Kaushik

In the West, Islam has been historically ‘othered’ as a religion and frequently linked to negative media representation, terrorism, and fundamentalism. As the aftermath of 9/11...

Muslim Group Conference 2022

December 22-26, 2022 | Chicago, IL, USA

The Muslim Group of USA and Canada was founded on November 23rd, 1977 by a collective of college students who noted the scarcity of religious leaders equipped with the cultural literacy to nurture the spiritual and religious needs of Muslims residing in North America...

IRS Workshop: “The Nature of Soul and Death”

Call for Papers | Deadline: December 12, 2022

Since 2018, the Inter-Religious Symposia (IRS) platform has been successful in bringing together representatives from the three Abrahamic faiths, to appreciate each other’s perspectives on various theological issues. The Annual IRS Academic Workshop seeks to advance these...

Project on Shi’ism & Global Affairs

The Project on Shi’ism and Global Affairs at Harvard Divinity School undertakes advanced research on the multifaceted and diverse manifestations of Shi’ism in the contemporary world. The study of Shi’ism, religious mobilization, and the challenges of sectarian conflict is more pressing now than ever in...

The Muslim Group of USA and Canada

The Muslim Group of USA and Canada was founded on November 23rd, 1977 by a collective of college students who noted the scarcity of religious leaders equipped with the cultural literacy to nurture the spiritual and religious needs of Muslims residing in North America. During its early years, the Muslim Group...