IRIC condemns the horrific massacre in New Zealand and expresses its condolences

March 17, 2019

It is with great sadness and sorrow that we received the news of the most barbaric terrorist attacks and the heinous massacre of the...

Western/MENA attitudes to religion portray a lack of faith in common values

February 3, 2019

YouGov was recently commissioned by the Muslim Council of Elders to conduct a multi-country study on attitudes to religion in the West and Middle East/North Africa region...

Australian judge urges Muslims to disavow “violent verses of Quran”

February 2, 2019

An Australian judge has called on the country’s Muslims to publicly disavow “violent verses of the Quran that have inspired acts of terrorism.” Justice Desmond Fagan said hostile verses in...

Pope and grand imam sign historic pledge of fraternity in UAE

February 4, 2019

The pope and the grand imam of al-Azhar have signed a historic declaration of fraternity, calling for peace between nations, religions and races, in front of a global audience of religious leaders...

The First International Conference on Peace and Conflict Resolution

April 29-30, 2019 | University of Tehran, Iran

The Faculty of World Studies, University of Tehran, aims to establish the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies in the near future. In previous years, an academic core promoting...

Sufism and Philosophy: Historical Interactions and Crosspollinations

April 26-27, 2019 | University of Birmingham, UK

The intellectual history of Sufism is intertwined with that of philosophy in the Islamic world. From the mystical strains in the writings of Avicenna and Ibn Ṭufayl to the philosophical Sufism of...

Quran for Busy People

April 13, 2019 | London & Online

IIDR is teaming up with Quran Coach Mamoon Yusaf to present a first-of-its-kind course on how to set and achieve each of your personal Quran goals in as little as a few minutes each day. During this powerful 1-day course, you'll discover how to: - Effortlessly develop the Daily Quran Habit. - Read the Quran & pray every day out of pure love & gratitude to Allah (swt), instead of...

Imam Jafar as-Sadiq (as) Scholarship

Submission Deadline: June 30, 2019

Through the annual Imam Jafar as-Sadiq (as) Scholarship, Muslim Congress seeks to support students in their pursuit of education. The Scholarship is open to high school seniors, students enrolled in a college or university and students enrolled in a hawza academy in the...

Visiting Lecturer in Islamic Studies

Wellesley College, Massachusetts, USA

Wellesley College seeks applications for a one-year, full-time, non-renewable Visiting Lectureship in Islamic Studies for 2019-2020. The position will be held in the Department of Religion. The successful candidate will offer a total of five courses, one of which will be a...

The Program in Islamic Studies at Johns Hopkins University

The Program in Islamic Studies at Johns Hopkins University was established in 2014. It is the culmination of the expression of strong interest on the part of undergraduate students and of many years of effort by faculty from almost all...