Entries for December 2018
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2018-12-30
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School of International and Public Affairs, Florida International University, USA
Call for Applications
Application Deadline: January 31, 2019
The Department of Religious in the School of International and Public Affairs is pleased to announce a s...
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2018-12-29
1271 Views
Call for Papers
Date: April 27-28, 2019
Venue: The Islamic College, London, UK
Abstract Submission Deadline: February 3, 2019
The Islamic College invites abstracts to be submitted for its fifth conference specializing in the flourishing field of ...
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2018-12-29
1048 Views
Call for Papers
Date: June 7, 2019
Venue: University of Oxford
Abstract Submission Deadline: January 20, 2019
Keynote Speaker: Professor Kathryn Rudy (University of St. Andrews)
This interdisciplinary conference hosted at the University of Oxfor...
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2018-12-28
1161 Views
By Jamel Khermimoun
Publisher: Westbow Press (July 6, 2018)
“Jamel Khermimoun considers that Muslims born in France and in the West now build their identity not from an imported model but from a strong sense of belonging to the nation, which ...
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2018-12-28
1227 Views
When Germans file their annual tax returns, religion matters a great deal. If you're Catholic, tax authorities will likely collect an income tax surcharge of about 10 percent on behalf of your local church. The same applies to most Protestants.
The ...
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2018-12-27
906 Views
Editor-in-Chief: Dr Mohammed Ghaly
Publisher: Brill
The Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE) announces the publishing of the second volume of its “Journal of Islamic Ethics” (JIE) in collaboration with BRILL.
Over ...
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2018-12-26
1153 Views
Application Deadline: February 15, 2019
IEG Fellowships beginning: September 2019 or later
Location: Germany
The Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) awards 8–10 fellowships for international doctoral students in European history, the...
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2018-12-26
1318 Views
• God in The Qur’an
By Jack Miles
256 pp.
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday (November 2018)
• Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires
By Juan Cole
326 pp.
Publisher: PublicAffairs (October 2018)
Is Allah, the God of Mus...
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2018-12-25
997 Views
The Faculty of History, Arts and Oriental Sciences at Leipzig University
Call for Applications
Application Deadline: January 18, 2019
The Faculty of History, Arts and Oriental Sciences at Leipzig University invites applications for a professorship...
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2018-12-25
1120 Views
ICMIS 2019
Call for Papers
Date: January 19, 2019
Venue: Grand Riverview Hotel, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
Abstract Deadline: January 16, 2019
International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research in Islamic Studies (ICMIS) 2019 is pioneer ...
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2018-12-24
1295 Views
Call for Applications
Hartford Seminary announces an opening for a Shi‘i scholar with a distinguished record that includes an academic doctorate, religious training and lived religious commitments to occupy the newly endowed Imam Ali Chair for...
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2018-12-21
1090 Views
Christians, Jews, Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims were among the 200 people who gathered at the Ilford Muslim Community Centre on Thursday 13 December to celebrate the Mawlid, Christmas and Chanukah. Among the guests were members of the British Armed Force...
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2018-12-19
1110 Views
The Conference of European Churches (CEC) and Cumberland Lodge conducted a conference titled “Towards Peaceful co-existence in the Middle East: challenges and opportunities.” Co-hosted by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, the gath...
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2018-12-15
1307 Views
A Marketplace of Ideas
Date: February 23-24, 2019
Venue: 17-25 New Inn Yard, London, EC2A 3EA, UK
A weekend promoting collaboration and thinking around the idea of a British Islam and encouraging the development of British Muslim thought, identity...
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2018-12-14
1051 Views
The seminar, organized by the International Foundation of Interreligious and Intercultural Education (IFIIE) together with the International Affairs Institute (IAI), was held at the premises of the Italian Ministry of International Affairs and Intern...
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2018-12-13
1374 Views
“Khoja Community: Past, Present and Future”
Call for Papers
Date: April 6-7, 2019
Venue: Al-Zahra Centre, 81 Fearnley Street, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 0RB, UK
Proposal Submission Deadline: Jan 14, 2019
This conference is a part o...
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2018-12-12
1233 Views
“Power, Authority and Body: The Transformations of Islam in South-East Europe Between the 20th and the 21st Century”
Occhialì – Rivista sul Mediterraneo islamico, No.5
Editors: Nathalie Clayer (EHESS - CNRS) and Gianf...
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2018-12-12
1071 Views
Mechanisms and Structures of Social Dependency in the Early Islamic Empire
Call for Papers
Date: December 2-6, 2019
Venue: Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
Abstract Submission Deadline: January 31, 2019
As part of the ERC-funded project, &...
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2018-12-11
3251 Views
5Pillars editor Roshan Muhammed Salih has compiled a subjective list of the most powerful countries in the Muslim world. He judged them on nine criteria – the strength of their economies, internal cohesion, their political systems, levels of co...
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2018-12-10
1050 Views
As long-simmering debates continue over how American society should commemorate the Christmas holiday, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that most U.S. adults believe the religious aspects of Christmas are emphasized less now than in the past &n...
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2018-12-10
1079 Views
in 1893, during the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, thousands gathered over 17 days in September to witness a “World’s Parliament of Religions.” For many Americans, it was their first encounter with Hindus, Sikhs, Bud...
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2018-12-08
1340 Views
University of Edinburgh
Awards: PhD, MPhil, MScR
Study Modes: Full-time, Part-time
Program Start Date: September 9, 2019
Application Deadline: August 31, 2019
In this research area, you can pursue interdisciplinary study of Islamic thought and p...
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2018-12-07
1038 Views
“East-West Encounters and Religious Change in Modernizing East Asia”
Call for Papers
Date: July 27-28, 2019
Venue: Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Abstract Submission Deadline: January 31, 2019
East Asia has undergone globalizati...
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2018-12-06
1101 Views
University of Oxford, Faculty of Theology
"Categories of Religion and the Secular in Islam" (CRSI) is an interdisciplinary network of scholars interested in critical approaches to 'religion' and 'the secular/non-religious' as discursive categories i...
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2018-12-05
1349 Views
How can we align religious life with human rights? What role should spiritual leaders play in promoting human rights? And what can everyday people of faith do to defend human rights and encourage mutual respect between people of different religions?
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2018-12-04
1172 Views
Call for Applications
University of Oxford
Application Deadline: January 11, 2019
The MPhil in Islamic Studies and History is a two-year course intended primarily for students who desire an intensive introduction to Islamic history and thought in ...
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2018-12-04
1296 Views
Europeans generally are less religious than people in other parts of the world. But within Europe, there are sometimes sizable differences in levels of religious commitment, according to an analysis of recent Pew Research Center surveys in 34 countri...
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2018-12-03
1032 Views
Last week the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on British Muslims, published its report “Islamophobia Defined: A report into a working definition of Islamophobia and anti-Muslim hatred”.
That a parliamentary group has finally recogni...
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2018-12-02
1034 Views
Restrictions on religion rose around the globe in 2016, according to Pew Research Center’s annual study of global restrictions on religion. The share of countries with “high” or “very high” levels of government restricti...
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2018-12-01
1215 Views
Call for Papers
Date: April 4-5, 2019
Venue: Quebec, Canada
Abstract Submission Deadline: December 30, 2018
The organizing committee of the McGill Institute of Islamic Studies Graduate Student Symposium welcomes abstract submissions to their nint...
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