IRIC Statement on Burning of the Holy Quran

February 7, 2023

Quran is a Divine book that provides ethical and spiritual lessons and advocates equality of all human beings before the Almighty God. This holy book has been an inspiring and guide not only for millions of Muslims but for all open-minded intellectuals of the world. Quran has a clear...

Muslim community in Dearborn faces growing mental health crisis

January 3, 2023

In Dearborn, home to one of the largest Muslim communities in the US, mental health issues are exacerbated because of the stigma that often surrounds mental illness in Muslim...

British Airways unveils uniform featuring hijab options

January 10, 2023

British Airways has unveiled its first uniform change in two decades for its crew members featuring a tunic and hijab options for Muslim women. The new uniform, created by Savile...

Calgary Muslim women share stories of discrimination and Islamophobia

January 9, 2023

A Calgary Muslim group hosted an event to educate the community and make a change. The event, organized by Canadian Pakistani...

Approval of the official holiday of "Eid Fitr" in the schools of two US states

January 19, 2023

Media sources announced that the officials and local authorities of two states "Minnesota" and "Connecticut" agreed with the official closing of "Eid Fitr" in the schools of these two states...

The Women’s Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equality (WISE)

December 21, 2022

The Women’s Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equality, which is called WISE for short, is one of the institutions that has been established to defend the rights of Muslim women and change...

North American Muslim Women Artists Talk Back: Assertions of Unintelligibility

Publisher: Routledge (July 21, 2022)

By Kenza Oumlil
This book focuses on the ways in which North American Muslim women artists "talk back" to dominant discourses about Muslim identity and work to counter mainstream stereotypes and representations. It examines the possibilities of constructing discourses of resistance to domination. Against a backdrop of dominant media representations of oppressed and passive Muslim women, the media interventions of the exceptional women artists...

MA Thesis: “The 12 Shiah Imams: Infallible or Imaginary?”

By Mohsen Melanie Ghassan, George Washington University

In Twelver Shia Islam, the line of 12 Imams occupies the highest religious authority after God and the Prophet. While the Imams are venerated in Shia communities and amongst Shia...

Joseph Campbell, Shiʿism, and the Karbala Narrative

Author: Amina Inloes

While Islam, like any major religion, should have its own mythos, the idea that Islam has myth has met with resistance. This paper utilizes the ideas of Joseph Campbell to argue that Islam does have mythos, through a study of the Karbala narrative, the story of the martyrdom of...

15th Annual Muslim Mental Health Conference (2023)

March 10-11, 2023 | Michigan State University, MI, USA & Online

The history of Muslims addressing mental health extends back to Prophetic times. In order to inform our current practice and future, we must acknowledge the lessons of the past and as we...

Islamic Development Bank Scholarship

Call for Applications | Application Deadline: February 28, 2023

Islamic Development Bank Scholarship is a Fully Funded Scholarship. International students who want to pursue Bachelor’s Degree, Master Degree, Ph.D. Degree, Post Doctoral Research Program as well as Vocational Training degree are encouraged to apply. Islamic Development...

Al-Jaafaria Shia Islamic Centre (AJSIC) in Sydney Australia

The Al-Jaafaria Shia Islamic Centre (AJSIC) was established in 1991 in Sydney Australia operating out of one of the believers’ garages. The commemoration ceremonies in the Islamic calendar were upheld. Under the guidance of...

Boston Islamic Seminary (BIS)

The Boston Islamic Seminary (BIS) is an academic institution that aims to train religious leaders who will serve the American Muslim community and to enhance the understanding of Islam in the contemporary context among people of all backgrounds. Boston Islamic Seminary (BIS) began as an idea in 2008 among several...

University of North Florida (UNF) Interfaith Center

The University of North Florida (UNF) Interfaith Center's mission is to engage UNF students, faculty, and staff around religious and worldview diversity, through distinctive programs and services to explore religious and non-religious...