Ijtihad Network Being Wise and Faithful Muslim in the Contemporary World
Brunel University London has become the first UK university to unveil a sports hijab for its Muslim sportswomen...
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British Muslims Urge Legal Protection against Islamophobia
Muslims in the United Kingdom have called on the government of Prime Minister Theresa May to speed up its efforts to recognize a working definition of Islamophobia as hate attacks against members of the...
Read More »Call for Papers: Leadership, Authority & Representation in British Muslim Communities
This conference explores issues of leadership within British Muslim communities. Leadership takes many forms. It includes liturgical and ritual leadership from imams (who may be paid, unpaid, or low-paid) and educational leadership from...
Read More »A Minority within a Minority: the Complexity and Multilocality of Transnational Twelver Shia Networks in Britain
This article investigates the dynamics around the creation of transnational Shia communal spaces in north-west London, the public representation of Shia Muslim identities by networks and organizations based there to illustrate their multilocal connectivities and internal heterogeneity. Academic scholarship on Shia Muslim minorities in the West has described them as …
Read More »How Should British Muslims Relate to Others?
Is Islam a stranger in the West in general or in British society in particular? What understanding should Muslims have of Islam and themselves here? What should others think about Islam and Muslims....
Read More »The Muslim Convention to Be Held in UK
“In search of a homeland, a quest for an identity” is the theme of the Muslim Convention which will be held on November 17, 2018 in Manchester, UK...
Read More »Muhammad, the Most Popular Baby Name in London
Muhammad was the most popular name for baby boys in English regions London, the West Midlands, and Yorkshire and the Humber in 2017, government statistics show, with spelling variations in the name taking it to...
Read More »UK Court Recognizes Marriage Under Islamic Law
A court in Britain has ruled that all marriages conducted under the Islamic laws, or the sharia, could be recognized as a legal marriage as they fall under British matrimonial law...
Read More »Call for Papers: Research Associate in British Muslim Studies
The Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK, based in the School of History, Archaeology and Religion, wishes to appoint to a three-year fixed-term post in the field of British Muslim Studies...
Read More »Ramadan 2018 Timetable for UK: The Prayer, Fasting and Iftar Times in UK
As May 17, marks the first day of fasting during Ramadan, for Muslims taking part in Ramadan there are a very specific set of prayer times to remember. You can view UK cities timings below: Birmingham Timetable, May 2018 Date Imsaak Dawn Sunrise Noon Sunset Maghrib 19,May 3.09 3.19 5.05 13.04 …
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