Entries for September 2017
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2017-09-29
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In August 2016 (1437) Sh. Khalil Abdur-Rashid, Sh. Omar Suleiman and some other Dallas TX area visionaries established the Islamic Seminary of America (ISA). In a very short period of time, ISA accomplished the following:
1. Taught over 400 adult an...
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2017-09-29
1522 Views
Two-thirds of Muslims in the United States (67%) say the country needs to continue making changes to give blacks equal rights with whites, a higher percentage than the share of Americans in general who say this (57%).
Muslim Americans are also more ...
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2017-09-28
1428 Views
The Center for the Study of Religion and Society within the Department of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame is pleased to announce the launch of the Global Religion Research Initiative (GRRI), funded by the Templeton Religion Trust of Nassau,...
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2017-09-27
1439 Views
The Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) cordially invites you to a workshop on "Rulers as Authors in the Islamic world: Knowledge, authority and legitimacy".
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2017-09-27
1630 Views
Call for Papers
Date: July 5-6, 2018
Venue: Indiana University (IU) Europe Gateway, Berlin, Germany
Abstract Submission Deadline: February 28, 2018
The latest research indicates that more than 400 million people embark annually on traditional pil...
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2017-09-26
1528 Views
Call for Papers
Date: March 23-24, 2018
Venue: Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
Proposal Submission Deadline: November 15, 2017
From illuminated manuscripts to Buddhist stupas to the Pope’s twitter account, the representation of relig...
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2017-09-26
1411 Views
How can Humanist & Muslims make it work?
Date: November 13, 2017
Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL, UK
Modern Britain is a plural society. Around one in twenty of us - and one in eight Londoners - identifies as a Muslim, ...
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2017-09-25
1376 Views
University of California, Los Angeles
Call for Applications
Application Deadline: October 15, 2017
The Department of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles, announces a search for a tenure-track position...
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2017-09-25
1612 Views
Education chiefs have been urged to allow Muslim girls “free choice” after it emerged that pupils at dozens of Islamic schools are being forced to wear hijabs.
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2017-09-25
1372 Views
Muslim campaigner values free media but says newspapers must drop 'inaccurate' stories.
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2017-09-20
1646 Views
Pathways for Mutual Respect (PFMR) is a non-profit organization aiming to cultivate peace by creating opportunities for the practice of mutual respect. It was founded in 2006 by a few likeminded people, led by John Hartley, the current director of PF...
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2017-09-20
1754 Views
Creating an Alternative umma: Clerical Authority and Religio-political Mobilisation in Transnational Shii Islam
Project Date: From 2018-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Coordinated in: United Kingdom
Host Institution: The University of Birmingha...
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2017-09-19
1491 Views
University of Birmingham
Call for Applications
Application Deadline: October 27, 2017
The Department of Theology and Religion at the University of Birmingham seeks to award 2 PhD studentships to work on the ERC-funded project ‘Creating an Al...
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2017-09-19
2025 Views
By the Religion in Society Research Network
The Religion in Society Research Network is seeking new academic book proposals. We welcome submissions from across national origins, experience levels, and disciplinary perspectives. ...
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2017-09-19
1573 Views
Gendered and Minority Perspectives
Edited by Lina Molokotos-Liederman with Anders Backstrom and Grace Davie
Publisher: Policy Press (September 13, 2017)
Using welfare as a prism, Religion and Welfare in Europe explores reg...
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2017-09-18
1698 Views
Call for Papers
Date: December 4-6, 2017
Venue: The Old Library of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford, UK
Sponsored by: Oxford Academic Symposia
Abstract Submission Deadline: November 10, 2017
The Oxford Symposium on Religious S...
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2017-09-18
1908 Views
Date: December 27-30, 2017
Venue: Rome, Italy
The High Training School in Sociology of Religion will take place in Rome from 27 to 30 December 2017, in collaboration with the International Center for the Sociology of Religion (ICSOR) and the Sectio...
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2017-09-17
1504 Views
Nearly all Muslim Americans (97%) say they take pride in being a member of the Islamic faith. But their devotion to core religious beliefs and practices is only part of a religious identity that also includes concerns about social justice and the env...
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2017-09-17
1388 Views
Christianity in Germany, and indeed in all of Europe, is dying. There are about 47 million Catholics and Protestants combined in Germany, representing roughly 60 percent of the German population, but that number is falling by 500,000 a year through d...
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2017-09-16
1359 Views
On September 16, Think for Actions presented the results from their nationwide Canadian Community Engagement Study accessing the interaction between Canadians of all faiths. They addressed ways to combat Islamophobia, Racism, Discrimination and provi...
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2017-09-06
1555 Views
Lecture by Shari L. Lowin
Date: November 9, 2017 @ 7:00 pm
Venue: Claxton Room, Elliott University Center, UNCG, 507 Stirling St, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA
Shari L. Lowin is Professor of Islamic and Jewish Studies in the Religious Studi...
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2017-09-06
1620 Views
16th Annual Conference of the European Association for the Study of Religions (EASR) Call for Proposals Date: June 17-21, 2018 Venue: University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland Submission Deadline: December 1, 2017 As empirical realities, religions are ne...
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2017-09-05
1538 Views
Colgate University, New York
The department of Religion at Colgate University invites applications for a tenure-stream position in Islamic Studies at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning fall semester 2018. Ph.D. degree is expected prior to or...
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2017-09-05
1496 Views
Date: September 24, 2017 @ 12 pm – 4 pm
Venue: Library Hall, London Central Mosque, 146 Park Rd, Marylebone, London NW8 7RG, UK
If you are new to Islam, wishing to refresh your knowledge or just interested to learn more about Islam in general...
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2017-09-04
1483 Views
A Panel Discussion Organized by One World Media
Date: September 21, 2017 @ 5:15 pm – 8:30 pm
Venue: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 1 Exchange Square, London EC2A 2JN, UK
Join us to discuss UK media’s coverage of Isla...
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2017-09-04
1649 Views
French President Emmanuel Macron has made the fight against "Islamic terrorism" in Syria and Iraq the top priority in his foreign policy agenda. Speaking Tuesday to French diplomats gathered at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Macron called the Islamic St...
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2017-09-03
1830 Views
Gathering at World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden on 30 August, representatives from a range of faith communities and organizations engaged in water issues held a session exploring how faith communities can help achieve the sixth Sustainable Develop...
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2017-09-03
1942 Views
At a meeting at the Center for Interreligious Dialogue (CID) in Tehran, Iran on 20-23 August, delegations from the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Iranian Shia community gathered, with a sense of warmth and a willingness for deep exchange, fo...
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2017-09-03
1832 Views
With roots that go back to 1834, Hartford Seminary is a non-denominational graduate school for religious and theological studies. What makes us unique is our multi-faith environment and our proven ability to prepare leaders for the complex world that...
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2017-09-03
1589 Views
Call for Papers
Date: November 30, 2017 – December 1, 2017
Venue: University of Cambridge, The Old Schools, Trinity Ln, Cambridge, UK
Submission Deadline: September 17, 2017
Organized by: Mr Chris Moses (University of Cambridge), Mr ...
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2017-09-02
1557 Views
Fall 2017 | Hartford Seminary
Date: Tuesdays, 4:00-6:45 PM
Instructor: Dr. Seyfeddin Kara
This course provides a historical study of the development of Shiʿi Islam against the backdrop of key events such the succession crisis and Occultation (Ghay...
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2017-09-02
1567 Views
By Lori G. Beaman
Publisher: Oxford University Press (August 15, 2017)
While religious conflict receives plenty of attention, the everyday negotiation of religious diversity does not. Questions of how to accommodate religious minorities and of the ...
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2017-09-02
1369 Views
The integration of Germany’s more than 4 million Muslims is moving ahead, especially when it comes to employment and language skills, according to a study released Thursday.
The Bertelsmann Foundation said in its Religion Monitor 2017 study th...
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2017-09-01
4650 Views
Session with a Group of Shi’a Studies Scholars
A group of 14 scholars from different countries who were interested to participate in a one-week intensive course on Shi’ism that was organized by the University of Religions and Denominat...
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2017-09-01
1477 Views
Date: September 13, 2017 @ 10:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Venue: The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW. Washington, DC 20036, USA
Deep and increasingly bitter polarization along partisan, ideological, and religious lines seems to have b...
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2017-09-01
1422 Views
Qari Asim, one of UK’s most prominent imams, says central religious authority will interpret Islam in line with British values.
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2017-09-01
1323 Views
The group was planning to hold 67 events across 36 states.
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