This conference aims to explore the diversity of Muslim cultures prevalent in the Indian Ocean region where, historically, Muslims have interacted for centuries with each other and with other peoples and...
Read More »Book: Islamism and Islam by Bassam Tibi
In this important and illuminating book, Bassam Tibi, a senior scholar of Islamic politics, explores the true nature of contemporary Islamism and the essential ways in which it...
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 »Organ Transplants according to Islam
The issue of organ transplantation in Islam is divided into the cases where the donor is alive and when he is dead. There are a couple potential problems regarding organ transplant from a live donor. One of the potential problems is that in Islam it is prohibited to harm oneself to the point of...
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 »Islamic Ummah’s Identity under Threat: Ayatollah Araki
“The identity of the Islamic Ummah, in the here and now, is under threat,” pointed out Ayatollah Araki demanding Muslims to be much more vigilant at all times of the plots and schemes hatched by...
Read More »“Muslim World Today and Future” Forum Held in Malaysia
A number of experts from, Malaysia, Singapore and Iran attended the forum entitled "Muslim World Today and Future: Regional Powers, State-Sponsored Terrorism and...
Read More »The 13th Annual National Muslim Congress Conference
The 13th Annual National Muslim Congress Conference will be held in Dallas, TX on Aug 18-20th 2017. In attendance will be a number of renowned scholars who will address various topics at...
Read More »Call for Papers: Islamophobia in Eastern Europe – Theoretical Implications and Empirical Findings
The so-called "refugee crisis" has made clear that derogatory attitudes towards Islam and Muslims are very common in some Eastern European countries and even lead to political demands that are incompatible with the...
Read More »The Question of Women’s Inheritance
Under the old laws of the world, if inheritance was occasionally given to daughters, it was never given to the daughter’s children, while a son could inherit himself, and his children could grow up as the successor to their father’s property as...
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