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ISLAM & THE WEST ♦ 247
ISLAMIC RESEARCH & INFORMATION CENTER'S NEWSLETTER
ISLAM & THE WEST ♦ 247
ISLAMIC RESEARCH & INFORMATION CENTER'S NEWSLETTER
ISLAM & THE WEST ♦ 247
ISLAMIC RESEARCH & INFORMATION CENTER'S NEWSLETTER
Chief Editor: A. Edrisi | Editor: F. Parsaeian | Designed by S. H. S. Rezazadeh | January 29, 2024
News
Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf has become the first UK party leader to condemn Israel’s push for “ethnic cleansing”, after warning that Israeli officials had called for the “resettlement of the population of...
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Germany and Turkey agreed Thursday to gradually end the deployment of Turkish state-employed imams to Germany and to instead have imams trained in Germany to serve the country’s large...
A survey released last month from the Anthropology Group on Islamic and Arab Contexts — an organization based at the University of São Paulo — found that reports of harassment among...
Tensions surrounding Israel-Hamas war has provoked rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia in Europe.
The European Commission has promised a €30m (£26m) fund to increase security at mosques...
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has announced in a letter, that from 1 January 2024, France will no longer accept new imams trained and sent by other countries in a bid to...
The Palestinians’ plight has awoken a spiritual and moral awakening in the West which could inspire a unique cultural revolution.
Many in the west have dismissed the charges of genocide...
Google has reinstated a popular mobile phone app designed to help people boycott companies linked to Israel, days after it was removed from its Play store. allows users to scan the...
Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf has become the first UK party leader to condemn Israel’s push for “ethnic cleansing”, after warning that Israeli...
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Germany and Turkey agreed Thursday to gradually end the deployment of Turkish state-employed imams to Germany and to instead have imams trained in Germany...
A survey released last month from the Anthropology Group on Islamic and Arab Contexts — an organization based at the University of São Paulo — found that...
Tensions surrounding Israel-Hamas war has provoked rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia in Europe.
The European Commission has promised a €30m (£26m)...
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has announced in a letter, that from 1 January 2024, France will no longer accept new imams trained and sent by...
The Palestinians’ plight has awoken a spiritual and moral awakening in the West which could inspire a unique cultural revolution.
Many in the west have...
Google has reinstated a popular mobile phone app designed to help people boycott companies linked to Israel, days after it was removed from its Play store. allows...
Scotland’s First Minister: Israeli actions in Gaza can be described as “ethnic cleansing”
Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf has become the first UK party leader to condemn Israel’s...
Germany and Turkey agree to train imams who serve Germany’s Turkish immigrant community in Germany
Germany and Turkey agreed Thursday to gradually end the deployment of Turkish state-employed imams to...
Brazilian Muslims face growing Islamophobia over Gaza war
A survey released last month from the Anthropology Group on Islamic and Arab Contexts — an organization...
EU pledges €30m to protect mosques and synagogues amid hate crime rise
Tensions surrounding Israel-Hamas war has provoked rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia in Europe.
The European...
France will no longer accept imams trained by foreign countries
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has announced in a letter, that from 1 January 2024, France...
The Gaza genocide is spreading Islam and revolution in the West
The Palestinians’ plight has awoken a spiritual and moral awakening in the West which could inspire a...
Google reinstates app that helps boycott Israel-linked companies
Google has reinstated a popular mobile phone app designed to help people boycott companies linked to...
Documentaries & Movies
“Parwaz Dar Shab” (Flying in Darkness), a Pakistani short film displaying the massacre of Shiites and Hazaras in Pakistan won the Best Short Film Award at 12th HAK-IS International Short Film Contest in Ankara, Turkey. The film stood out among an impressive pool of 4430 entries from around the world, solidifying its place as a captivating and globally...
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“Parwaz Dar Shab” (Flying in Darkness), a Pakistani short film displaying the massacre of Shiites and Hazaras in Pakistan won the Best Short Film Award at 12th HAK-IS International Short Film Contest in Ankara, Turkey. The...
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“Parwaz Dar Shab” (Flying in Darkness), a Pakistani short film displaying the massacre of Shiites and Hazaras in Pakistan won the Best Short Film Award at 12th HAK-IS International Short Film Contest in Ankara, Turkey. The...
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Recent Publications
Book by El-Hussein A.Y. Aly.
Published by Brill (Sept 2023).
It is a well-established fact nowadays that modernity impacts Islam, but there has not been much focus on how modernity impacts the Qur’ān, the foundational text of Islam and the verbatim...
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Book by Michael Lecker.
Published by Routledge (Oct 2023).
The book focuses on a variety of historical questions, from the presumed Ghassanid/Byzantine involvement in the hijra to Muḥammad’s treaties with the main Jewish tribes of Yathrib/Medina. Predilection...
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Qur’ān Translation as a Modern Phenomenon
Book by El-Hussein A.Y. Aly.
Published by Brill (Sept 2023).
It is a well-established fact nowadays that modernity impacts Islam, but there has not been much focus on how modernity...
Studies on the Life of Muhammad and the Dawn of Islam: Idol Worshippers, Christians and Jews in Pre- and Early Islam
Book by Michael Lecker.
Published by Routledge (Oct 2023).
The book focuses on a variety of historical questions,...
Articles
Article by Jennifer A. Selby and Rehan Sayeed, Published in Contemporary Islam.
Drawing on qualitative interviews with 278 self-identified Muslims from across Canada, this article examines how Muslim Canadians engage with sources of religious authority online. Jennifer A. Selby and Rehan Sayeed focus on how participants assess the authoritativeness of websites, which figures they...
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Article by Jennifer A. Selby and Rehan Sayeed, Published in Contemporary Islam.
Drawing on qualitative interviews with 278 self-identified Muslims from across Canada, this article examines how Muslim Canadians engage with sources...
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Religious Authorities in the Digital Age: The Case of Muslims in Canada
Article by Jennifer A. Selby and Rehan Sayeed, Published in Contemporary Islam.
Drawing on qualitative interviews with 278 self-identified Muslims from across Canada,...
COURSES & CONFERENCES
Islamic Research and Information Center (IRIC) plans to hold a new training course entitled "How to Introduce Divine Leadership (Imamate) to the Western Audience?" in the winter and spring of 2024. This course will last for 14 weeks and will consist of the following units:
Divine...
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Islamic Research and Information Center (IRIC) plans to hold a new training course entitled "How to Introduce Divine...
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Al-Mahdi Institute (AMI) invites applications for the second round of the AMI Doctoral Scholarship award, aimed at supporting outstanding students engaged in the study of Imāmī (Twelver)...
The purpose of AALIMS (Association for Analytic Learning about Islam and Muslim Societies) is to promote analytic research of Muslim societies, with a focus on the roles of culture...
This year, the AbuSulayman Center’s annual conference will bring together both scholars and practitioners for an extended discussion of the many ways in which Muslim women are leading,...
The SBL (Society of Biblical Literature) International Meeting is held annually outside North America. It provides a unique forum for international scholars who are unable to attend...
Al-Mahdi Institute will hold a two-day conference, running from Monday, 12 February until Tuesday, 13 February 2024, titled: ‘Compiling a Tradition: The History and Development of the...
The International Qur'anic Studies Association (IQSA) is delighted to hold its Annual Meeting in person from July 15-18, 2024, hosted by the Institute of Ismaili Studies.
IQSA invites...
Al-Mahdi Institute (AMI) invites applications for the second round of the AMI Doctoral Scholarship award, aimed at supporting outstanding students engaged in the study of Imāmī (Twelver)...
The purpose of AALIMS (Association for Analytic Learning about Islam and Muslim Societies) is to promote analytic research of Muslim societies, with a focus on the roles of culture...
This year, the AbuSulayman Center’s annual conference will bring together both scholars and practitioners for an extended discussion of the many ways in which Muslim women are leading,...
The SBL (Society of Biblical Literature) International Meeting is held annually outside North America. It provides a unique forum for international scholars who are unable to attend...
Al-Mahdi Institute will hold a two-day conference, running from Monday, 12 February until Tuesday, 13 February 2024, titled: ‘Compiling a Tradition: The History and Development of the...
The International Qur'anic Studies Association (IQSA) is delighted to hold its Annual Meeting in person from July 15-18, 2024, hosted by the Institute of Ismaili Studies.
IQSA invites...
Islamic Research and Information Center (IRIC) plans to hold a new training course entitled "How to Introduce Divine Leadership (Imamate) to the Western Audience?" in the winter and spring of 2024. This course will...
Al-Mahdi Institute (AMI) invites applications for the second round of the AMI Doctoral Scholarship award, aimed at supporting outstanding students engaged in the study of Imāmī (Twelver) Shīʿism. Recognizing the need...
The purpose of AALIMS (Association for Analytic Learning about Islam and Muslim Societies) is to promote analytic research of Muslim societies, with a focus on the roles of culture and religion in social, economic,...
The SBL (Society of Biblical Literature) International Meeting is held annually outside North America. It provides a unique forum for international scholars who are unable to attend the North American meeting and for...
Al-Mahdi Institute will hold a two-day conference, running from Monday, 12 February until Tuesday, 13 February 2024, titled: ‘Compiling a Tradition: The History and Development of the Early Imāmī Hadith Corpora,‘ convened...
The International Qur'anic Studies Association (IQSA) is delighted to hold its Annual Meeting in person from July 15-18, 2024, hosted by the Institute of Ismaili Studies.
IQSA invites proposals for individual papers,...
This year, the AbuSulayman Center’s annual conference will bring together both scholars and practitioners for an extended discussion of the many ways in which Muslim women are leading, shaping, and supporting their...
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