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The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World: Digital Collection

The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World: Digital Collection

2022-08-21
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Edited by John L. Esposito Publisher: Oxford University Press Published Online: 2022 An invaluable resource, The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World offers extensive comparative and systematic analyses of Islamic beliefs, institutions, moveme...
In Memory of Haj Mohammad Taqi Ansarian

In Memory of Haj Mohammad Taqi Ansarian

2022-08-20
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انّا للّه وانّا الیه راجعون “We belong to Allah, and to Him shall we return” [Holy Quran] On the very sad and heartbreaking news of the passing away of Haj Mohammad Taqi Ansarian, on behalf of the Islamic Research and Information Ce...
Qalam Seminary

Qalam Seminary

2022-08-19
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Traditional Education in a Modern Context The Qalam Seminary strives to develop Islamic thought and community leaders by means of education, practical training, and mentorship. Qalam aims to bridge the gap between text and context and living the tra...
Islamic-theological studies with a focus on “Islam and society”

Islamic-theological studies with a focus on “Islam and society”

2022-08-19
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Swiss Centre for Islam and Society, University of Fribourg The Swiss Centre for Islam and Society runs a doctoral program “Islam and Society: Islamic-theological studies” designed to study specific, multidisciplinary themes and to suppor...
“Succession in Islamic Law”

“Succession in Islamic Law”

2022-08-18
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Call for Papers Date: March 30-31, 2023 Venue: Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Hamburg, Germany Abstract Submission Deadline: September 15, 2022 The conference addresses the role succession law played in Muslim...
1st Colloquium on Islamic Studies & Islamic Studies Review (ISR)

1st Colloquium on Islamic Studies & Islamic Studies Review (ISR)

2022-08-17
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Faculty of Islamic Studies, University Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII) successfully held the 1st Colloquium on Islamic Studies & Islamic Studies Review (ISR) Grand Launching with the theme Decentering Islamic Studies: Towards New Approaches ...
Post-Doc Resident Fellowships for 2023/24 (1-12 Months)

Post-Doc Resident Fellowships for 2023/24 (1-12 Months)

2022-08-16
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RomanIslam Center for Comparative Empire and Transcultural Studies, University of Hamburg Application Deadline: November 15, 2022 The Center for Advanced Study “RomanIslam Center for Comparative Empire and Transcultural Studies” funded ...
Statistics Canada is reporting that Jews remained the religious group most frequently targeted by hate crimes in 2021

Statistics Canada is reporting that Jews remained the religious group most frequently targeted by hate crimes in 2021

2022-08-14
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Jews are the religious group most targeted by hate crimes, according to a Statistics Canada report on police-reported crime statistics, released Aug. 2, 2022. The analysis of police-reported crimes in 2021 showed that hate crimes in Canada increased...
University of Birmingham survey reveals Islamophobia is the posh person's prejudice

University of Birmingham survey reveals Islamophobia is the posh person's prejudice

2022-08-12
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A survey led by the University of Birmingham says people from middle and upper-class occupational groups are more likely to hold prejudiced views of Islam than people from working class occupational groups. The survey, which was carried out in conju...
Muslim Philanthropy in Latin America & the Latinx U.S.

Muslim Philanthropy in Latin America & the Latinx U.S.

2022-08-11
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Call for Papers Date: December 7-8, 2022 Venue: Online Abstract Submission Deadline: October 1, 2022 While the literatures on Muslim philanthropy and on Latinx philanthropy are continuously expanding, they lack perspectives on how Latinx Muslims ...
UK government cuts ties to imam after Muslim film protests

UK government cuts ties to imam after Muslim film protests

2022-08-11
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Cineworld's announcement came after Qari Asim, an imam and lawyer in Leeds, posted on Facebook Monday that the film had "caused much pain and hurt to Muslims". The UK government on Saturday dismissed a Muslim cleric from his role as an official adv...
Report: Discrimination and Lack of Unity between Muslim, Black and White People in the UK

Report: Discrimination and Lack of Unity between Muslim, Black and White People in the UK

2022-08-10
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In July 2022 the report “Discrimination, Prejudice and Cohesion – Intergroup relations among Black, Muslim and White People in Britain in the Context of Covid-19 and Beyond” was published as part of the Beyond Us and Them project, &...
University of Notre Dame to establish consortium of Catholic universities to study Muslim-Christian relations

University of Notre Dame to establish consortium of Catholic universities to study Muslim-Christian relations

2022-08-09
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The University of Notre Dame, in partnership with Catholic universities in Italy and Lebanon, has established a consortium for the study of Muslim-Christian relations. Notre Dame joins the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies in Rome, ...
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