The relationship between taqlīd and ijtihād is complex. The purpose of this issue of Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies is to study the two approaches in greater depth, in the light of the Islamic heritage....
April, 2019
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21 April
Call for Papers: Annual Ayatollah Khomeini International Conference
The Annual Ayatollah Khomeini International Conference which is organized by Hawza Ilmiyya Jami Babul Ilm will be held on June 10, at Kashmir University...
December, 2018
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28 December
Call for papers: The Fifth International Conference on Shiʻi Studies
The Islamic College of London invites abstracts to be submitted for its fifth conference specialising in the flourishing field of Shi‘i studies. This conference will provide a broad platform for...
November, 2018
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4 November
Int’l Conference Will Be Held in Zimbabwe to Celebrate the International Day for Women
This will be a one-day conference held in partnership with the Cultural Centre of the Iranian embassy, as part of the celebrations for the 2019 International Day for Women on March the 8th and Iranian Day for Women on...
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2 November
Conference on Law, Islam and Anthropology to be Held in Germany
The conference ‘Law, Islam and Anthropology’, jointly convened by the Department ‘Law and Anthropology’ of the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, RIMO and GAIR, brings together the disciplines of law, anthropology and...
October, 2018
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21 October
Cologne University Hosts the Second Annual Shi’a Studies Conference +Pics
In the 50th anniversary of establishment of the first Shia Specialized Library in Europe by Prof. Abdul Javad Falatouri, Iranian philosophy scholar and founder of Hamburg Faculty of Islamic Sciences, Cologne University of Germany hosted the...
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16 October
Sectarianism in Muslim Societies Shaped by Geopolitical not by Sharia
The scholars at the ‘The Muslim Ummah’ international conference held in Istanbul noted that the challenge of sectarianism in Muslim societies is shaped by...
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16 October
Call for Papers: The Politics of Religion and Spirituality
The 35th Conference International Society for the Sociology of Religion (ISSR) conference will be held in Barcelona, Spain, 9-12 July, 2019 under the title “The Politics of Religion and...
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16 October
4th Int’l Conference in Fatwa Renewal Starts in Egypt
The activities of the 4th international conference organized by the Egypt General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide on fatwa renewal was inaugurated on Tuesday...
September, 2018
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24 September
Shi’i Studies Group Symposium: Sectarian Identity and Community Formation in Islam
The annual symposium aims to strengthen the field of Shiʿi Studies by bringing together a group of both senior and early-career scholars to present research and to cultivate an...
