The author of the study, Toronto professor Sarah Shah, says her report shows what biases and socio-economic pressures women face and will be the basis for a new...
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The Swiss Centre for Islam and Society (University of Fribourg) is organising a conference in Zurich on 30 and 31 May 2022 on the theme “On the Future of a....
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This study presents a contrasting hypothesis concerning the genesis and development of Islam in Mexico than the one generally held across academic spheres and...
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The socio-economic condition of the Indian Muslim, like that of the dalit (the downtrodden untouchables) has worsened over the years. There is a hue and cry in India that the Muslim population in India may outnumber the current Hindu majority before long. The fanatic Hindus point out that Islam, unlike the Hinduism, …
Read More »Number of Latino Muslims Is on the Rise, Despite their Isolation after Joint the Faith
Though the number of Latino Muslims is on the rise, experts and converts say that many are isolated after they join the faith....
Read More »Between Islam and the State: The Politics of Engagement
This book explores the socio-political conditions and cultural venues in which Islamic movements cease to confront and start to cooperate with secular states....
Read More »Call for Application: Visiting Assistant Professor, Islamic Studies
The Department of Religious Studies at Bucknell University invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor (VAP) in Islamic Studies, to...
Read More »Educational Change through a Post-Modern Perspective
This paper analyses postmodern theory of education writings and illustrates some of the problems and alternatives in the realm of education, through and....
Read More »Observing Islam in Spain: Contemporary Politics and Social Dynamics
Observing Islam in Spain contains the keys to understanding current debates about the presence of Muslim citizens in Spain with regard to symbolism and public space, the law, ritual, the question of.....
Read More »Online Short Course: Islam and Creativity in Popular Culture
This is a three-day online course that addresses the many new expressions of mass mediated creative arts that make reference to Islam. These expressions may be motivated by a wish to express an Islamic interpretation or spirituality, but they may also be for other reasons, such as from anti-racism or …
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