Entries for May 2018
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2018-05-31
1537 Views
Director: Erika Cohn
Runtime: 76 min
Production: Idle Wild Films
Release Date: April 13, 2018
Official Website: www.thejudgefilm.com
The Leiden University Centre for the Study of Islam and Society (LUCIS) presented a film screening of The Judge ...
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2018-05-28
1636 Views
The Religious Studies Project (RSP) is an international collaborative enterprise producing weekly podcasts with leading scholars on the social-scientific study of religion.
Since January 2012 we have released over 250 interviews (of around 30 minut...
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2018-05-28
1743 Views
The Museum "für Islamische Kunst" in Berlin now provides access to more than 11.000 objects online on its website.
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2018-05-25
1392 Views
Date: June 19, 2018
Venue: Brunei Gallery, SOAS University of London, London WC1H 0XG, UK
The workshop is sponsored by the AHRC-funded project Representing Islam on Campus and will be held on June 19th in the Brunei Gallery at SOAS, London.
Islami...
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2018-05-24
1268 Views
Re/presenting Islam on Campus is a three year project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). It explores how Islam and Muslims are represented and perceived on UK University c...
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2018-05-24
1212 Views
Call for Applications
Centre of Islamic Studies, University of Cambridge
Application Deadline: June 20, 2018
The University of Cambridge is seeking to appoint up to two Research and Outreach Associates in the Centre of Islamic Studies, to begin in...
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2018-05-24
1517 Views
By Cambridge Islamic College
Course Director: Dr Mohammad Akram Nadwi
First Academic Year Begins: September 17, 2018
Duration: 2 Years
Advanced Islamic Scholarship Residential Alimiyyah Degree is the flagship degree level program of Cambridge Isl...
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2018-05-22
1259 Views
Date: June 8, 2018
Venue: Matthias de Vrieshof, Leiden University, 2311 BZ Leiden, Netherlands
Registration Deadline: June 4, 2018
Utrecht University, VU Amsterdam and Leiden University, three universities participating in NISIS, will provide ins...
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2018-05-22
1410 Views
Call for Papers
Date: November 16, 2018
Abstract Submission Deadline: July 15, 2018
Hosted by: The Leiden University Shiʿi Studies Initiative (LUSSI)
This one-day workshop brings together graduate students and early career scholars working on top...
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2018-05-21
1416 Views
Edited by Mohammed Hashas, Jan Jaap de Ruiter and Niels Valdemar Vinding
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press (April 15, 2018)
Prof. Mohammad Hashas, Dr Jan Jaap de Ruiter and Dr Niels Valdemar Vinding edited 'Imams in Western Europe. Developments...
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2018-05-20
1372 Views
Technology and artificial intelligence (AI) are fashioning how people interact with everything from food to healthcare — and so, too, for religion. From electronic scriptures to robot priests, different faiths have absorbed new ideas from the w...
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2018-05-20
1427 Views
The King of Jordan – founder of the World Interfaith Harmony Week initiative at the United Nations – attended the 2018 King Abdullah II World Interfaith Harmony Week prize ceremony at Al Husseiniya Palace and presented awards to the winne...
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2018-05-19
1277 Views
Date: June 29, 2018
Venue: Lenton Business Centre, Lenton Blvd, Nottingham, NG7 2BY, UK
Muslim engagement and development (Mend) invite to an evening to learn about:
The rise of Islamophobia
Islamophobia in the media
The levels of ...
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2018-05-19
1251 Views
Call for Applications
Faculty of Classics, Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies, 66 St Giles, Oxford
Application Deadline: 31 May 2018
Following the award of a European Research Council Advanced Grant to Dr Judith McKenzie (Associate...
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2018-05-19
1202 Views
The United Arab Emirates hosted the start of a two-day forum on Tuesday for Islamic community leaders from countries around the world where Muslims are minorities. Several hundred people attended the forum in the UAE’s capital of Abu Dhabi to n...
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2018-05-19
1479 Views
Date: July 1, 2018
Venue: Birmingham Central Mosque, 180 Belgrave Middleway, Birmingham B12 0XS, UK
Organizer: Association of Muslim Supplementary Schools
Association of Muslim Supplementary Schools proudly presents ISLAMIC EDUCATION EXPO 2018:
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2018-05-18
1186 Views
Date: June 18, 2018
Venue: Hartford Seminary, Hartford, CT, USA
Climate change and environmental concerns are major issues facing communities across the globe. The effects of climate change have already had major economic, political, and cultural ...
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2018-05-18
1273 Views
Call for Applications
University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
The College of Arts, Law & Education, School of Social Sciences of the University of Tasmania is offering a 3-year fully funded PhD scholarship for an Honors or equivalent graduate...
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2018-05-18
1390 Views
The leader of Belgium’s “Islam” party said in a TV interview said that Belgium will have a Muslim majority soon. Earlier we’ve reported on how his Islam party wants to introduce Sharia law and create an Islamic State in Belgiu...
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2018-05-17
1258 Views
Date: August 11-13, 2018
Venue: Hotel Sofitel Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Theme: Strengthening Weak Ties to other Sociological Subdisciplines
The sociology of religion is sometimes accused of being isolated by relatively low levels of mut...
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2018-05-17
1303 Views
The California-based tech titan has unveiled new applications and products related to Ramadan intended to help practitioners of the Islamic faith during the most sacred month of the calendar. The company has recently rolled out an interactive calligr...
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2018-05-17
1657 Views
Deep Deen is the world's first video platform designed to elevate understanding, practice and love of Islam. It is an initiative developed by Cambridge Islamic College.
Under Shaykh Dr. Akram Nadwi’s leadership and profound scholarship, CIC ar...
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2018-05-16
1143 Views
Call for Applications
Cardiff School of History, Archaeology and Religion, Cardiff University
Application Deadline: June 4, 2018
The Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK, based in the School of History, Archaeology and Religion, wishes to appoi...
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2018-05-16
1147 Views
Muslims will also account for 2.1 pct of US population by 2030, says new report on global Muslim diaspora
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2018-05-15
1313 Views
Call for Applications
Towson University, Maryland, USA
Application Deadline: July 22, 2018
The College of Liberal Arts invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track, 10-month Visiting Assistant Professor in the history of Islam and the mo...
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2018-05-14
1380 Views
Date: August 1-5, 2018
Venue: Vienna, Austria
The University of Religions and Denominations with its experience of organizing six intensive international courses on Shia Studies in Iran (Qom) and attracting more than a hundred participants from 42...
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2018-05-13
1216 Views
Maydan is an online publication of Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University, offering expert analysis on a wide variety of issues in the field of Islamic Studies for academic and public audiences alike, and serving as...
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2018-05-13
1574 Views
The Director and in Charge of International Affairs of IRIC participated in the “International Congress on Shiite role in the emergence and development of Islamic Science” that was held in the Holy City of Qom on May 10-11, 2018 in Payamb...
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2018-05-08
1364 Views
Call for Papers
Date: April 25–26, 2019
Venue: University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Proposal Submission Deadline: May 25, 2018
The scope of this conference, journal, book series, and online Research Network is as broad as possible in the f...
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2018-05-08
1264 Views
This year, advocacy days participants focused their lobbying efforts on issues such as the Trump administration’s “Muslim Ban,” “Digital Muslim Ban” and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Hosted ...
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2018-05-07
2732 Views
Faculty of Islamic Studies, University of Sarajevo
The Master’s program in Islamic Studies is conceived as a response to the need for training in Islamic Theology in the European educational area. The question of how to educate the different p...
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2018-05-07
1480 Views
Sociology of Islam, Volume 6, Issue 1, 2018
Editors-in-Chief: Gary Wood, Virginia Tech and Tugrul Keskin, Shanghai University
Publisher: Brill
A new issue of the Sociology of Islam (SOI) has been published.
The Sociology of Islam (SOI) explores m...
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2018-05-06
1750 Views
Call for Papers
Date: November 23-24, 2018
Venue: Belgrade, Serbia
Proposal Submission Deadline: June 30, 2018
We kindly invite you to participate in the international scientific conference “Politology of Religion: A Biannual Conference&rd...
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2018-05-06
1468 Views
Call for Papers
Date: December 13-15, 2018
Venue: KNAW, Trippenhuis, Kloveniersburgwal 29, 1011 JV, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Proposal Submission Deadline: May 31, 2018
Funded by: The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences & the Netherla...
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2018-05-05
1488 Views
Approaching Religion, Vol 8, No 1 (April 23, 2018)
Publisher: The Donner Institute for Research in Religious and Cultural History
Guest Editors: Dr Tiina Mahlamäki and Dr Maarit Leskelä-Kärki
Editor: Ruth Illman, The Donner Institut...
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2018-05-05
1315 Views
Religion has been studied at the University of Cape Town since 1967. Grown from humble beginnings, the Department today is home to four journals, three Institutes, and has consistently maintained a post-graduate enrolment of around 70 students. The D...
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2018-05-05
1115 Views
Date: May 8, 2018
Venue: 340 Cannon House Office Building, 27 Independence Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC 20003, USA
The Religious Freedom Institute in partnership with the International Catholic Legislators Network on May 8, will host a special ...
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2018-05-04
1468 Views
Muslims, especially second generation Muslims, seem to be finding ways to reconcile British culture with religion. It's only natural that, when Islamic thought has adapted to the context in Malaysia, in Pakistan and in Egypt, it can do so in Britain ...
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2018-05-04
1351 Views
Call for Application
Application Deadline: June 7, 2018
The University of Edinburgh is seeking to appoint an outstanding Director of the HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World.
The HRH Prince Alwaleed...
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2018-05-04
1466 Views
A British Sociological Association (BSA) Early Career Forum Event
Date: June 20, 2018
Venue: A1, Law and Social Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
Key questions framed will include: ‘how do British Muslims apply meani...
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2018-05-03
1503 Views
10th SOAS Conference on The Qur'an
Call for Papers
Date: November 9-10, 2018
Venue: Brunei Gallery, SOAS University of London, London WC1H 0XG, UK
Abstract Submission Deadline: May 15, 2018
Convenors: Prof. M.A.S. Abdel Haleem and Dr Mustafa Sha...
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2018-05-03
1579 Views
This video offers a look inside the beliefs and attitudes of Muslims in America; it features data from Pew Research Center’s 2017 survey, as well as the personal stories of Muslims from across the United States.
The early days of Donald Trump&...
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2018-05-02
1203 Views
Postgraduate Symposium
Date: June 18, 2018
Venue: The Moller Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0DE, UK
Organized by: The Centre of Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge Centre of Islamic S...
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2018-05-02
1381 Views
Date: July 8, 2018
Venue: Hyatt MCO, Orlando, FL, USA
Organizer: Muslim Congress
Conference 2018 Youth Events
There will be several youth-specific activities throughout the conference weekend including:
- Workshops designed for and by the youth....
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2018-05-01
1180 Views
Call for Papers
Date: June 17-19, 2019
Venue: Nantes, France
Proposal Submission Deadline: September 15, 2018
Organized by: The Institute of religious pluralism and atheism (IPRA)
The Institut du pluralisme religieux et de l’athéism...
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2018-05-01
1390 Views
An Introduction to Key Debates Between Islamic Law and International Human Rights Law
by Abdullah Saeed
Series: Elgar Studies in Human Rights
Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub (April 27, 2018)
Is there a basis for human rights in Islam? Beginning with ...
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