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 France targets the hijab again while denying 'Islamophobia' exists

France targets the hijab again while denying 'Islamophobia' exists

2021-03-31
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A dizzying array of anti-Muslim policies is now becoming a regular feature of French politics. The French parliament is set to ban Muslim women from attending their children's school trips while wearing the hijab, a symbol it sees as a threat to all ...
CIS Journal of Islamic Ethics first to be accepted for Scopus-indexing in Qatar and the Middle East

CIS Journal of Islamic Ethics first to be accepted for Scopus-indexing in Qatar and the Middle East

2021-03-31
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First academic journal on Islamic ethics globally now included in prestigious academic database. The Journal of Islamic Ethics, established by the Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE) at the College of Islamic Studies (CIS), par...
Book Launch: Islam and the Liberal State

Book Launch: Islam and the Liberal State

2021-03-30
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Date: April 22, 2021, 17:00 – 18:30 BST Venue: Online You are warmly invited to the launch of Stephen H. Jones’s book ‘Islam and the Liberal State’, published by IB Tauris in November 2020. In the book Jones narrates a grad...
The Cairo Edition of the Qurʾān 1924; Texts, Histories & Challenges

The Cairo Edition of the Qurʾān 1924; Texts, Histories & Challenges

2021-03-29
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Conference of the IDEO in Cairo Call for Papers Date: October 16-17, 2021 Venue: Cairo, Egypt Proposal Submission Deadline: May 15, 2021 This conference offers an historical reflection on the Cairo edition of the Qurʾān made under the authority ...
UK Muslim leaders urge ‘respect for Islam’ after school incident

UK Muslim leaders urge ‘respect for Islam’ after school incident

2021-03-28
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British Muslim leaders will warn UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson that the country “could become like France” amid controversy over a school teacher sharing a picture of Prophet Muhammad with students. The incident took place in Batley Gr...
Islam and Constitutions.  The Law and Politics of Sharia Provisions

Islam and Constitutions. The Law and Politics of Sharia Provisions

2021-03-27
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Date: May 12-26, 2021 Venue: Online Organized by: Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations Introducing the foundations of constitutional law, the articulations of contemporary State-Islam relations and models of sharia p...
Words of Experience: Translating Islam with Carl W. Ernst

Words of Experience: Translating Islam with Carl W. Ernst

2021-03-27
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Edited by Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst Publisher: Equinox Publishing (March 24, 2021) Carl W. Ernst devoted his academic life to translating Islam, linguistically and culturally, typically within the intellectual context of Religious Studies. His work ...
International Intensive Academic Course on Shi’i Studies

International Intensive Academic Course on Shi’i Studies

2021-03-26
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Date: July 12-31, 2021 Venue: Online (via Zoom) Registration Deadline: June 15, 2021 Hikmat International Institute, an independent educational institute, in association with Ahl-ul-Bait University and Ferdowsi University, is pleased to announce t...
Conference: Wellbeing, Harm, and Religion

Conference: Wellbeing, Harm, and Religion

2021-03-26
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5th Annual Doctoral Conference in Religious Studies Date: 9-11 September 2021 Venue: Czech Republic, Brno Abstract Submission Deadline: April 30, 2021 Specific ideas about what constitutes harm and wellbeing have been historically shaped by diff...
Islamic Course: Essential Fiqh for Modern Times

Islamic Course: Essential Fiqh for Modern Times

2021-03-25
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This program deals with the most challenging questions of jurisprudence and practice in the modern world. The world is becoming evermore complex with many new forms of economic, social and technological phenomena imposed on the lives of people. The ...
BRAIS 2021 Online Series

BRAIS 2021 Online Series

2021-03-24
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The Alwaleed Centre is the Management Hub of the British Association for Islamic Studies. In this capacity, the Centre is delighted to be hosting the BRAIS 2021 Online series which will see over 50 cutting edge academic papers delivered via 15 online...
The Reflection of Distinguished Western News Agencies on the Pope Francis Meeting with Iraq's Top Shiite Cleric Ayatollah Ali Sistani

The Reflection of Distinguished Western News Agencies on the Pope Francis Meeting with Iraq's Top Shiite Cleric Ayatollah Ali Sistani

2021-03-15
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• France 24: A landmark interfaith meeting in the holy city of Najaf The head of the Catholic church visited the home of Iraq's most senior Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, with a message of peace. Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani "a...
Associate Director, Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies

Associate Director, Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies

2021-03-06
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School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University, CA, US Reporting to both the Faculty Director and the SGS Executive Director, the Associate Director position provides leadership on programmatic, curricular, and administrative issues. The Ass...
International Workshop: Qur’an and Bible

International Workshop: Qur’an and Bible

2021-03-06
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Date: March 22-26, 2021 Venue: Online via Zoom Organized by: The University of Notre Dame and the ERC Project “The European Qur’an” This workshop will explore the changing ways in which Medieval and Early Modern Jewish, Christia...
UN: Anti-Muslim hatred at ‘epidemic’ proportions

UN: Anti-Muslim hatred at ‘epidemic’ proportions

2021-03-05
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In response to security threats due to horrific acts purportedly carried out in the name of Islam, some states have responded by adopting measures that disproportionately target Muslims, the leading UN expert on freedom of religion said Thursday. Ah...
Calls for Projects (AAP) "Islam, Religion and Society"

Calls for Projects (AAP) "Islam, Religion and Society"

2021-03-05
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Each year, the central office of worship, attached to the direction of civil liberties and legal affairs of the Ministry of the Interior, publishes a call for projects intended to support research projects carried out by young researchers in Islamolo...
French government looks for ways to close down more mosques

French government looks for ways to close down more mosques

2021-03-05
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The anti-Muslim climate in France is normalizing a general crackdown on the countries 6 million-strong Muslim community. France’s right-wing Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin in a statement expressed his displeasure at not being able to close d...
27th International DAVO Congress

27th International DAVO Congress

2021-03-04
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Date: September 16-18, 2021 Venue: Osnabrück University, Osnabrück, Germany The Institute for Islamic Theology under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Bülent Uçar and the German Middle East Studies Association for Contemporary Researc...
Digital Islamicate Paleography and Codicology Summer School

Digital Islamicate Paleography and Codicology Summer School

2021-03-03
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Date: June 1 - August 20, 2021 The Roshan Institute for Persian Studies at the University of Maryland (Roshan Institute-UMD) is offering a free, stipend-supported twelve-week online summer course on digital Islamicate paleography and codicology. We ...
Muslim Community Efforts against Domestic Violence

Muslim Community Efforts against Domestic Violence

2021-03-02
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Sajida Jalalzai in conversation with Juliane Hammer, author of Peaceful Families (Princeton 2019) Date: April 1, 2021 - 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm Venue: Online via Zoom In Peaceful Families, Juliane Hammer chronicles and examines the efforts, stories, ar...
Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal Fellowships

Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal Fellowships

2021-03-01
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Call for Application Social Science Research Council, NY, USA Application Deadline: April 6, 2021 The Religion, Spirituality, and Democratic Renewal (RSDR) Fellowship of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), with the support of the Fetzer In...
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