Victoria's first policewoman to be wear a hijab on duty has revealed the challenges she faces being a Muslim on the frontline amid the heightened threat of...
Read More ȣ1,000 Prize for the Best Article on Islamic Studies
The Third Round of the BRAIS – De Gruyter Prize in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World is now open for submissions. The award includes publication of the winning manuscript and a prize of £1,000, and it will be officially presented at the Annual Conference of...
Read More »Pakistan Bank Sought to Increase Islamic Banking Market Share
National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) on Wednesday sought help of government and the central bank to increase market share of Islamic banking industry, which stands at merely 12 percent despite a huge demand for...
Read More »Saudi Top Shia Cleric Sentences to 13 Years Jail
A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced distinguished Shia cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Hussein al-Radhi to 13 years in prison as the Riyadh regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed crackdown on...
Read More »Bahrainis Rally in Support of Ayatollah Isa Qassim
Scores of Bahraini people have staged fresh protests in a northern region to express solidarity with prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim and his supporters, who have been subject to a...
Read More »The Purpose of Marriage according to Islam
A study by Eli Finkel suggests that if a marriage today is to be successful, it should permit both partners to realise their inner potential, rather than merely being an institution for living together and...
Read More »A review on the Book “Refugee Status in Islam”
The book Refugee Status in Islam is based on Shoukri’s PhD thesis (completed in 2007), andaddresses a highly significant and...
Read More »Call for Papers: 20th International Conference on Halal Marketing and Tourism Research
The conference aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Halal Marketing and Tourism Research. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the...
Read More »Call for Papers: Governance and Violence in Islamic Law
A workshop titled “Governance and Violence in Islamic Law” will be held on 24th November 2017 at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies University of Exeter Funded by the...
Read More »Call for Papers: Maslaha, Siyasa and Good Governance: Shari’a and Society Workshop
On the 19th – 20th April 2018, the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Bergen will host the workshop Maslaha, Siyasa and Good Governance: Shari’a and...
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