Announcements

This symposium is organized by the Islamic and Jewish Legal Scholars Symposium, whose leadership includes Samy Ayoub (UT Austin), Michael Broyde (Emory University), Chaim Saiman (Villanova University), and Rabea Benhalim (University of Colorado)....

This project has led to the organization of the ‘Islamology and Digital Humanities’ research seminar at the University of Strasbourg during the academic year 2024-2025. Led by Adrien de Jarmy and Clarck Junior Membourou Moiméchème, the first sessions of the seminar will be devoted to presenting the development of a TEI-XML database of texts relating to the Battle of Badr, as well as the creation of an encoding standard for ancient Arabic texts....

Cambridge Muslim College announced a call for papers for an upcoming global online conference, which will be held in April 2025. The theme for this scholarly gathering is Proofs for God’s Existence in Islamic Thought. It aims to explore the rich Islamic intellectual heritage and its contributions to the discourse on God’s existence, engaging with...

The Department of Religion at Princeton University has an occasional need for lecturers to teach for courses in areas such as Asian Religions, Islam, Religions of the Mediterranean, Religion & Philosophy, Religion, Ethics & Politics, and Religions in the Americas....

This conference, convened by the SENSIS research project at Utrecht University, invites contributions that examine how sensory experiences both shaped and were shaped by religious transformation, mobility, and violence in this pivotal period between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries....

The Journal of Islamic Law  invites papers that explore both theoretical discussions and practical applications concerning the ḥudūd, penalties that Muslim jurists consider to be divinely ordained punishments for a Special Issue on “Moratoriums on Islamic Criminal Punishments: Legal Debates and...

‘What is an Imam?’ is a workshop organised by the ERC Horizon STG Project ‘Embodied Imamate: Mapping the Development of the Early Shiʿi Community 700-900 CE’...

Institute for Scientific and Engineering Researchis delighted to welcome you to the International Conference on Islamic Banking, Finance and Commerce (ICIBFC-24) at Abuja, Nigeria on 11th - 12th December 2024....

Existence of divisions, or “sects” in Islam is supported by Islamic doxographical literature and summarised in well-known hadith according to which Muslims will be divided into 73 sects, only one of which will attain salvation. To some extent, this “sectarian” approach is reflected in modern scholarship, where “Shi’i Studies”, “Sufi Studies”, etc. are sometimes defined as...

During this 42nd RIMO Symposium, various speakers from different backgrounds will discuss the latest developments in family law across several countries in the MENA region, including Egypt, Tunisia, and Syria....