This two year project addresses how Muslim legal scholars have used the idea of a perfect past to try and change the imperfect present. Islamic legal thought has always stressed the importance of previous example – legal scholars often refer to the “example of the...
Read More »Job Opening: Assistant Professor on Contemporary Islam
The Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Groningen, seeks to appoint an Assistant Professor (UD) in the field of Contemporary Islam (0.8 fte). The position will involve 50% teaching, 40% research, and...
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 »Workshop on “Violence in Sharīʻa and its Contemporary Implications”
The 5th annual fiqhī workshop at Al-Mahdi Institute aims to facilitate scholarship directly addressing questions relating to the topic of “violence in Sharī ͑a and its contemporary implications...
Read More »MA Intellectual Encounters of the Islamicate World, Freie Universität, Berlin
The aim of the MA Intellectual Encounters of the Islamicate World is to provide international graduate students with a thorough understanding of the deep and diverse links between the Muslim, Jewish and...
Read More »Enrollment for Al-Mahdi Online Courses Started
Enrollment for Semester Two of the Part-time Hawza Program starting 6th March 2017 to 27th July 2017 is...
Read More »Prehawza Spring 2017 Term to Be Started on Feb
Muslim Congress is pleased to announce commencement of the Prehawza Spring 2017 term. Classes will begin on...
Read More »MA Intellectual Encounters of the Islamicate World
The aim of the MA Intellectual Encounters of the Islamicate World is to provide international graduate students with a...
Read More »Call for Papers: Political Legitimacy in Islam
The Center for the Study of Islamic Legislation and Ethics invites interested academic researchers to submit their contributions to a special thematic issue of...
Read More »Religious Freedom Project Graduate Summer Research Fellowship
The Religious Freedom Project at Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs is...
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