Entries for September 2016
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2016-09-30
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Students in Islamic private schools in Denmark are achieving better results than their counterparts in public schools, an analysis has revealed, breaking stereotypes about Muslims’ integration.
“Many have the idea that independent Muslim...
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2016-09-29
1766 Views
The School of Historical Studies has received a three-year, $500,000 grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York to explore and elevate the understanding of Shii studies. The grant will support two research positions in the School of Histor...
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2016-09-27
1943 Views
An Initiative for the Study of Philosophy and the Mathematical Sciences in Islam
Project Leaders:
Prof. F. Jamil Ragep: Scientific Traditions in Islamic Societies (STIS)
Prof. Robert Wisnovsky: Post-classical Islamic Philosophy Database Initiati...
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2016-09-26
1876 Views
Editor in Chief: John L. Esposito
University Professor of Religion and International Affairs and of Islamic Studies, Georgetown University, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding
This authoritative, dynamic resource bri...
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2016-09-26
2427 Views
The fourth international “Ghadir Conference” was held in Gelsenkirchen by Islamic center of Imam Ali (AS) in collaboration with the Ahlul Bayt World Assembly. Ayatollah Reza Ramezani, the head of Islamic Center of Hamburg, and Hujjat...
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2016-09-25
1742 Views
Instructor: Sr. Zahra Golzar
Session Dates: Thursdays @ 8:30 am – 10:00 am (from October 20th to December 22nd, 2016)
Venue: Risalat International Institute, Qum, Iran
Registration Deadline: October 6, 2016
This course is based on the&...
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2016-09-25
2698 Views
Producer of the program is Neil McCarthy. In the first of two programs explaining the Sunni-Shia divide past and present, Tarek Osman tells the epic story of how Islam split after the death of the Prophet Mohammed.
Many of the conflicts raging in th...
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2016-09-24
3308 Views
Gasson Lecture Series
Lecturer: Prof. Gerhard Bowering
Venue: Boston College, 59-107 College Road, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA
Gerhard Bowering, a professor of Islamic studies at Yale University, gave the first of his six lectures in Bos...
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2016-09-23
1975 Views
Date: September 27, 2016
Venue: ICC Auditorium, 37th and O St., N.W. Washington, DC 20007, US
In 2013, the U.S. State Department established the Secretary's Office of Religion and Global Affairs (S/RGA). The office advises Secre...
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2016-09-23
2061 Views
Hate crimes against American Muslims have soared to their highest levels since the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, according to data compiled by researchers, an increase apparently fueled by terrorist attacks in the United States and abroad ...
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2016-09-22
1805 Views
Lecturer: Dr Jonathan A. C. Brown
Date: September 30, 2016 @ 18:15 – 20:00
Venue: Georgetown University
In this special public lecture, Dr. Brown will turn his attention to the often-discussed but very often misunderstood subject of Isl...
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2016-09-22
2030 Views
A survey carried out by the French Institute of Public Opinion shows that one quarter of respondents adhere to a strict practice of Islam. In particular, they exalt Sharia Law above the cultural values of the French Republic. Nevertheless, the survey shows that the majority of French Muslims are adherent to French culture, history and ethics.
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2016-09-17
1804 Views
Dedicated Q&A Session, Book Reading and Yasmin Mogahed Live Interview: A Sacred Conversation
Taught for the 1st Time by Yasmin Mogahed in London!
Date: November 11, 2016 @ 18:30-21:30 pm
Venue: Logan Hall, Institute of Education...
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2016-09-16
1755 Views
Inspirational Lectures, Open Q&A Session and Live Interview for the 1st Time
Date: September 28, 2016 @ 18:30 pm-21:30 pm
Venue: Logan Hall, Institute of Education, Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL, UK
Special Guest Speaker:&...
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2016-09-15
4934 Views
We would like to take this opportunity to introduce the International Panel on Social Progress (IPSP). You will see that it exists to:
“Harness the competence of hundreds of experts about social issues” and to
“Deliver a...
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2016-09-15
1966 Views
Series Ed.: Turner, Bryan S.
Publisher: Springer
The book series Muslims in Global Societies is designed to accommodate the growing social scientific research on Islam and Muslims focusing on contemporary issues derived from the challenges o...
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2016-09-14
1789 Views
Quantifying and Examining Religion's Contributions to American Society
Date: September 22, 2016 @ 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Venue: Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, 3307 M St NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA
co-sponsored by: Baylor Insti...
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2016-09-13
2348 Views
American Islamic Outreach Foundation are pleased to announce that the Quran stand Project is going full force. They have 26 Qurans Stands in and around Charlotte. Each stand is equipped with free information about Islam. Free Qurans in both Engl...
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2016-09-12
1939 Views
Following terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino in 2015, Dr. Rushdi Abdul Cader cancelled his family's vacation to focus on his grassroots educational program called Anti-V.I.R.U.S.(Anti-Violent Ideology Recruitment in the U.S.) to help comba...
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2016-09-11
1764 Views
The U.S. Education Department announced it will begin collecting data this year about allegations of discrimination or bullying of students based on their religion, bringing new attention to what educators and advocates call a growing problem in publ...
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2016-09-10
2920 Views
Al Buruj Press aims to be a center of excellence in the study of Islam and an institute of acquiring and imparting knowledge and understanding. Through this it seeks to transform individuals into future scholars and students of knowledge in order to ...
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2016-09-10
1957 Views
An imam of a mosque in New York City and his associate shot dead while strolling following afternoon prayers. A presidential candidate calling for Muslims to be barred from entering the United States. Muslim women harassed and phy...
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2016-09-09
1672 Views
Date: September 23-26, 2016
Venue: Topoi Building Dahlem, Free University of Berlin, Kaiserswerther Str. 16-18, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Contact: krueppner@uni-muenster.de
Organized by: Center for Islamic Theology (University of Muenster), Corpu...
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2016-09-08
1899 Views
Date: September 6-9, 2016
Venue: Catholic University of Lyon, 10 Place des Archives, 69002 Lyon, France
Three main topics provide the structure of the congress: current developments in geopolitics and economics, theological questions underlyin...
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2016-09-08
1970 Views
Islam’s Special Role in Restoring Convivencia
Authors: Terence Lovat, Robert Crotty
Publisher: Springer (2015)
At the present time, when so-called Islamic radicalism, terrorism and Jihadism occupy major media space, with Isl...
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2016-09-07
1816 Views
A little mosque in the Danish capital of Copenhagen joined a quiet revolution last week by hosting its first Friday prayer led by a woman. Traditionally, Friday prayers are limited to and led by men, and women are encouraged to pray at home. Some mos...
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2016-09-06
2024 Views
William Montgomery Watt Lecture
Date: November 4, 2016
Venue: University of Edinburgh, Old Medical School, Meadows Lecture Theater, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG, UK
Lecturer: Prof. Maribel Fierro
This William Montgomery...
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2016-09-06
1841 Views
France's interior minister said Monday that the country is at war with an enemy trying to pit Muslims against non-Muslims, making it urgent to create a strong bond between the nation and citizens of the Islamic faith. Bernard Cazeneuve also said it w...
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2016-09-05
2008 Views
The Center for Islamic Theology (CIT), housed at Münster University (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster), was founded on 1 October 2011. It represents a university department dedicated to faith-oriented Islamic theology and...
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2016-09-05
1957 Views
Date: 17 September, 16 October & 4 December 2016
Venue: University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
A series of public lectures funded by the British Academy, hosted at the University of Nottingham and co-sponsored...
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2016-09-05
1738 Views
Muslims in the U.S. were worried that this year Eid al-Adha might fall on the 15th anniversary of the Twin Towers attack, i.e. Sept. 11. However, they are now relieved, as Eid al-Adha will be celebrated on Sept. 12.
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2016-09-04
1883 Views
The Newton County commissioners said Wednesday they plan to lift a moratorium that has prevented a controversial mosque and Muslim cemetery from being built in the area. In a joint statement with the Council on American-Islamic Relatio...
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2016-09-03
1879 Views
The director of the Islam Center of England, Dr Mohammad Ali Shomali, explains the background to Shi‘a Muslim relations with the World Council of Churches following his recent trip to Geneva.
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2016-09-02
1710 Views
A one day convention celebrating the achievement and successes of British Muslims
Date: October 15, 2016
Venue: The New Bingley Hall, 1 Hockley Circus, Birmingham B18 5PP
The inspirational talks will be delivered by innovative thinkers and in...
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2016-09-01
2427 Views
The vision
To enhance the human living experience through a deep, dynamic and relevant understanding and articulation of the Islamic faith for the 21st Century.
The aim is to bridge the gap between the intellectual tradition of Islam and ...
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2016-09-01
2112 Views
Americans look for good sermons, warm welcome
About half of U.S. adults have looked for a new religious congregation at some point in their lives, most commonly because they have moved. And when they search for a new house of worship, a new Pew Rese...
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