Avoiding the traps of sensational political exposes and specialized scholarly Orientalism, Carl Ernst introduces readers to the profound spiritual resources of Islam while clarifying diversity and debate within the...
Read More »Online Short Course: Education and Networks of Learning in Islamic History
The course will introduce historical sources and archival material on which our knowledge of pre-modern learning and knowledge transmission is based....
Read More »Book: Conceptions of Justice from Earliest History to Islam
This book examines the conceptions of justice from Zarathustra to Islam. The text explores the conceptions of justice by Zarathustra, Ancient Egypt, India, Mesopotamia, Noah, Abraham, and...
Read More »PhD Candidate in Islamic History and Culture
The Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion invites applications for a PhD research fellowship in the field of Islamic history and culture, relating to the topic of Islamic...
Read More »Book: Muslim Experiences of Hatred and Discrimination in Germany
This latest contribution to the DHMIR series looks at the rise in Islamophobia in Germany, based on survey work recording Muslim experiences. The research overviews the history of Muslims in Germany, the nexus of...
Read More »Call for Book Chapters: “Islam and Politics in the 21st Century”
This book will address different perspectives on the future of political Islam in light of its failure to develop a genuine political ideology that reflect their criticism of nation-state and its secular...
Read More »Call for Papers: “Esotericism and the Qur’an”
The objective of this conference is to take stock of these esoteric uses of the Qur’an and to examine how they relate to each other and to non-esoteric traditions and methods, to set them in the...
Read More »Book: Islam in a Secular State: Muslim Activism in Singapore
This study analyses the following categories of Muslim activists: Islamic religious scholars (ulama), liberal Muslims, and the more conservative-minded...
Read More »Job Opening: Lectureship in Islamic Studies at Cambridge Muslim College
The post of Lecturer is for the delivery of the College’s BA in Islamic Studies –accredited by the Open University. This is a unique programme that combines an in-depth study of ...
Read More »Call for Papers: International Qur’anic Studies Association Annual Meeting 2021
The International Qur’anic Studies Association has opened its call for papers for its Annual Meeting to be held in San Antonio, TX and virtually from...
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