Middle Eastern – Islamic Research and Information Center (IRIC) https://iric.org Thu, 31 Aug 2023 14:16:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.14 https://iric.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/iric-favicon.png Middle Eastern – Islamic Research and Information Center (IRIC) https://iric.org 32 32 Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education https://iric.org/al-maktoum-college-of-higher-education/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=al-maktoum-college-of-higher-education https://iric.org/al-maktoum-college-of-higher-education/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2019 10:19:28 +0000 https://demo.iric.org/?p=23076 Established in 2001, Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education is a unique, independent, research-led centre of excellence for students and staff of all religions and none. Funded primarily by the Al-Maktoum Foundation, it is the first HE establishment of its kind in Scotland, promoting multiculturalism and greater understanding while building bridges between communities through its promotion of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies.

Its Patron, His Highness Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance of the United Arab Emirates, officially opened The College – originally known as Al-Maktoum Institute – in May 2002.

Abertay University originally validated its masters and postgraduate programs and then a subsequent validation agreement with the University of Aberdeen ran for a successful period of eight years.

A total of 175 students from more than 30 countries have graduated from the College’s contemporary, postgraduate degree programs.

The Academic Training Program (ATP) and Summer School educational programs were introduced in 2003 and demand continues to grow for these.

Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA) awarded and credit-rated courses started in 2014 and SQA accredited certificates were also offered for ATP students for the first time in 2015.

With the aim of running MSc programs in the specialized area of Islamic Finance, a new collaboration agreement was agreed with the University of Dundee in 2016.

The College is proud to be part of the community in Dundee. In 2009 it opened its Community Fund to help support groups and charities in the city and surrounding areas.

• MSc Islamic Finance
• HNC/Diploma in Management & Leadership
• HNC/HND in Business
• Advanced Diploma in Arabic Language
• Advanced Diploma in Islamic Studies
• Certificate in Arabic Language
• Diploma in Arabic Language
• Introductory Certificate in Arabic Language
• Professional Diploma in Islamic Economics & Finance

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]]> https://iric.org/al-maktoum-college-of-higher-education/feed/ 0 Hate Crimes against American Muslims Most Since Post-9/11 Era https://iric.org/hate-crimes-against-american-muslims-most-since-post-9-11-era/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hate-crimes-against-american-muslims-most-since-post-9-11-era https://iric.org/hate-crimes-against-american-muslims-most-since-post-9-11-era/#respond Fri, 23 Sep 2016 13:56:14 +0000 https://iric.org/?p=28684 Hate crimes against American Muslims have soared to their highest levels since the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, according to data compiled by researchers, an increase apparently fueled by terrorist attacks in the United States and abroad and by divisive language on the campaign trail. The trend has alarmed hate crime scholars and law-enforcement officials, who have documented hundreds of attacks — including arsons at mosques, assaults, shootings and threats of violence — since the beginning of 2015.

While the most current hate crime statistics from the F.B.I. are not expected until November, new data from researchers at California State University, San Bernardino, found that hate crimes against American Muslims were up 78 percent over the course of 2015. Attacks on those perceived as Arab rose even more sharply. Police and news media reports in recent months have indicated a continued flow of attacks, often against victims wearing traditional Muslim garb or seen as Middle Eastern.

Some scholars believe that the violent backlash against American Muslims is driven not only by the string of terrorist attacks in Europe and the United States that began early last year, but also by the political vitriol from candidates like Donald J. Trump, who has called for a ban on immigration by Muslims and a national registry of Muslims in the United States… The new study from Mr. Levin’s nonpartisan group, based on official police reports in 20 states, estimated that there were about 260 hate crimes against Muslims nationwide in 2015. That was the most since the record 481 documented hate crimes against Muslims in 2001, when the Sept. 11 attacks set off waves of crimes targeting Muslims and Middle Easterners, Mr. Levin said. The huge increase last year was also the biggest annual rise since 2001, he said.

Read more at: The New York Times

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