King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies conference entitled “’An unjust ruler is better than continued sedition’ -- Political Quietism in Sunni, Shia and Sufi Jurisprudence: The Classics and the Contemporary. The conference is...
The Diyanet Islamic Research Institute at Diyanet Center of America (DCA), in cooperation with the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University, invites applications for a colloquium focusing on history,...
The relationship between Shiʿism and governance—whether through doctrinal beliefs, political movements and ideologies, or practical exigencies—constitutes a highly relevant area of study within Islamic history and modern life. From the earliest disagreements over the succession...
The established understanding dominated by academic studies on Islamic culture and civilization rests on the assumption that Islamic thought had lost its productivity from the middle ages onwards. As a result of this perspective, it...
Fondazione Giorgio Cini invites submissions for an international conference on “Transnational Sufism in Contemporary Societies,” to be held on San Giorgio Island, Venice, on the 9th – 11th November 2017, organised by Francesco Piraino (Scuola...
The established understanding dominated by academic studies on Islamic culture and civilization rests on the assumption that Islamic thought had lost its productivity from the middle ages onwards. As a result of this perspective, it...
The Middle Eastern Studies Association, in partnership with Ben Gurion University of the Negev, will hold a two-day conference on the theme of "Rethinking Islam at the Turn of the 21st Century: Liberal Trends, Agents...
Website and Submission Guidelines Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS) publishes original research on a range of issues, including international relations, political science, economics, and Islamic studies, among others. Guidelines Papers should be around...