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Muslims in Britain Research Network (MBRN)

Muslims in Britain Research Network (MBRN)

2022-04-30
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Promoting the multidisciplinary study of Muslims in Britain among academics, researchers, and professionals The Muslims in Britain Research Network (MBRN) was established by a group of academics in 1992 to encourage and promote the scholarly study o...
Interfaith Trolley offers inspiration and a whirlwind tour of religion in America

Interfaith Trolley offers inspiration and a whirlwind tour of religion in America

2022-04-30
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A convergence of major religious holidays led the way to a day of interfaith fellowship and education.
First-ever Muslim youth conference held at University of Utah

First-ever Muslim youth conference held at University of Utah

2022-04-30
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The Emerald Project, a non-profit aimed at combatting the misrepresentation of Islam, held its first-ever Muslim youth conference this week. It was held in the Union Ballroom on the campus of the University of Utah. The conference is intended to hel...
Islamic Entrepreneurship Conference convenes global experts

Islamic Entrepreneurship Conference convenes global experts

2022-04-30
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The College of Islamic Studies at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) presented an international conference “Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Development and the Halal Economy: Concepts, Framework and Practice” on March 27-28. The conference...
Jewish, Muslim groups voice concerns over Musk Twitter takeover

Jewish, Muslim groups voice concerns over Musk Twitter takeover

2022-04-30
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Muslim and Jewish organizations are expressing concern about billionaire Elon Musk’s impending ownership of Twitter, warning that the aerospace tycoon could roll back moderation policies and unleash a new wave of harassment against religious mi...
UK report warns of impact of Islamist groups in prisons

UK report warns of impact of Islamist groups in prisons

2022-04-30
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Britain's prisons have failed to recognize the dangers of Islamist "gang-type activity" and the impact of Islamist groups has been underestimated for too long by authorities, an independent report into the prison service said. The landmark review on...
“British Muslim Studies at 50: Retrospect and Prospect”

“British Muslim Studies at 50: Retrospect and Prospect”

2022-04-28
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Call for Papers Date: September 14-15, 2022 Abstract Submission Deadline: June 15, 2022 Organizer: The Muslims in Britain Research Network, The Islam-UK Centre, Cardiff University Over the past decade or so, British Muslim Studies (BMS) has seen ...
2022 International Conference on Ethnic and Religious Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding

2022 International Conference on Ethnic and Religious Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding

2022-04-28
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Date: September 28 –29, 2022 Venue: The Reid Castle at Manhattanville College, 2900 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY 10577, US The conference will be hosted at Manhattanville College in partnership with the Sister Mary T. Clark Center for Religi...
9th International Islam & Liberty Conference

9th International Islam & Liberty Conference

2022-04-28
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“Religious Pluralism, Civil Freedoms and Economic Progress” in Muslim Majority Societies Call for Papers Date: October 27-28, 2022 Venue: Artuklu University, Mardin, Turkey Abstract Submission Deadline: May 15, 2022 International Isl...
Sociologist publishes groundbreaking report on the challenges faced by Canadian Muslim women

Sociologist publishes groundbreaking report on the challenges faced by Canadian Muslim women

2022-04-28
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The author of the study, Toronto professor Sarah Shah, says her report shows what biases and socio-economic pressures women face and will be the basis for a new “data hub” about Canadian Muslims. A new study entitled “Voices That M...
18th Annual National Conference “Lady Fatimah (as)”

18th Annual National Conference “Lady Fatimah (as)”

2022-04-27
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Date: July 1-3, 2022 Venue: The Westin Southfield Detroit Hotel, Southfield, MI, US Muslim Congress welcomes you to the 18th Annual National Conference “Lady Fatimah (as)” in Detroit, MI on the weekend of July 1st-3rd. Conference attend...
OIC Secretary-General condemns the burning of copies of Holy Qur'an during anti-Muslim demonstrations in Sweden

OIC Secretary-General condemns the burning of copies of Holy Qur'an during anti-Muslim demonstrations in Sweden

2022-04-27
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The Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), H.E. Hissein Brahim Taha, condemns the provocative actions of burning copies of the Holy Qur'an during anti-Muslim demonstrations, which have been taking place in Linköping,...
CEU Scholarships for Religious Studies at the MA Level

CEU Scholarships for Religious Studies at the MA Level

2022-04-23
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Central European University, Budapest, Hungary Call for Applications Students can obtain an Advanced Certificate in Religious Studies in addition to a MA degree in: Cultural Heritage Studies, Gender Studies, History, International Relations, Mediev...
UK Muslim Student Association celebrated 50th Anniversary on campus

UK Muslim Student Association celebrated 50th Anniversary on campus

2022-04-17
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The University of Kentucky Muslim Student Association (MSA) held its 50th Anniversary Celebration Banquet and fast-a-thon on April 16 in the Gatton Student Center Grand Ballroom ABC. This academic year marks five decades of Muslim Wildcats impacting ...
Visiting Assistant Professor, Islamic Studies

Visiting Assistant Professor, Islamic Studies

2022-04-14
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Call for Applications Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, USA The Department of Religious Studies at Bucknell University invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor (VAP) in Islamic Studies, to begin August 2022. Teaching load ...
BRAIS 2022: Annual Conference of the British Association for Islamic Studies

BRAIS 2022: Annual Conference of the British Association for Islamic Studies

2022-04-13
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Date: June 6-7, 2022 Venue: University of Edinburgh's School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures at 50 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9JU, UK We are delighted to announce that the provisional program of the 2022 Annual Conference of the British A...
CFP: “Muslims in America” a panel at “SAMLA 94”

CFP: “Muslims in America” a panel at “SAMLA 94”

2022-04-13
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The Annual Conference of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association Call for Papers Date: November 11-13, 2022 Venue: Jacksonville, Florida, USA Abstract Submission Deadline: June 29, 2022 This panel intends to examine the works of Muslim Am...
Pacifism and Nonviolence in Contemporary Islam

Pacifism and Nonviolence in Contemporary Islam

2022-04-13
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Call for Papers Date: May 17, 2022 Venue: Online (via zoom) & Dalton Room, Core Technology Facility, 46 Grafton St, Manchester M13 9WU, UK Abstract Submission Deadline: May 1, 2022 We would like to cordially invite you to present at the upcom...
Between Admiration and Repulsion: The ‘Witch’ in Medieval Islam

Between Admiration and Repulsion: The ‘Witch’ in Medieval Islam

2022-04-12
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Date: May 12, 2022 Venue: Lipsius, Cleveringaplaats 1, 2311 BD Leiden, Netherlands Lecturer: Liana Saif The study of the Islamic occult sciences has developed rapidly with impressive outcomes in the last 10 years. In addition to ground-breaking re...
The Mosque in Transformation

The Mosque in Transformation

2022-04-12
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17th Colloquium of the Ernst Herzfeld Society Date: 30 June – 2 July 2022 Venue: Casa Árabe, Córdoba, Spain The mosque, in its diverse architectural and visual expressions and as an institution, is considered one of the most si...
LUCIS Summer School 2022: Philology and Manuscripts from the Muslim World

LUCIS Summer School 2022: Philology and Manuscripts from the Muslim World

2022-04-12
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Call for Applications Date: August 23 – September 2, 2022 Venue: Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands Application Deadline: June 17, 2022 Apply now for the fourth LUCIS Summer School on Philology and Manuscripts from the Muslim world, whi...
Early Islamic Agriculture and Water Management: Talking about a “Revolution”

Early Islamic Agriculture and Water Management: Talking about a “Revolution”

2022-04-12
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Online Workshop Date: April 28, 2022 Venue: Online (via Zoom) Registration Deadline: April 27, 2022 Organized by: Hajar Archaeology In the workshop, three archaeological case studies which relate to agriculture and/or water management during Ear...
Call for inclusion of Muslims in debate on stem cell ethics

Call for inclusion of Muslims in debate on stem cell ethics

2022-04-12
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Voices of faith communities, especially Muslims, are relatively silent in the global discourse on stem cell ethics, experts in the field of stem cell research say as they call for the inclusion of Muslim perspectives on the issue so that the guidelin...
Nation States and the Qur’an: Translators, Narratives and Debates in the Post-Soviet Space

Nation States and the Qur’an: Translators, Narratives and Debates in the Post-Soviet Space

2022-04-11
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International Research Workshop Call for Papers Date: October 14-15, 2022 Venue: University of Freiburg, Germany Abstract Submission Deadline: June 1, 2022 Organizer: GloQur – The Global Qur’an Project (funded by the ERC) We invite ...
Morrisons removes Ramadan calendar listing Al-Aqsa Mosque in Israel

Morrisons removes Ramadan calendar listing Al-Aqsa Mosque in Israel

2022-04-11
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The UK’s fourth-largest supermarket chain has withdrawn a Ramadan calendar from its stores that list the Al-Aqsa Mosque as located in Israel. The calendar, which lists world-famous mosques, was being sold on Morrisons’ website ahead of R...
80 U.S. Muslim organizations call for federal investigation into anti-Muslim group’s ‘spying’

80 U.S. Muslim organizations call for federal investigation into anti-Muslim group’s ‘spying’

2022-04-10
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A letter signed by more than 80 Muslim organizations has been sent to the U.S. Department of Justice urging it to launch an investigation into an anti-Muslim group that was allegedly spying on Muslim groups in America. The signatories have urged the...
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