An online publication of the AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University

IIIT Summer Student Program 2018

The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) is pleased to announce its 2018 Summer Student Program (SSP), which will be held in the period of June 25 – July 31, 2018. SSP is an intensive,...

Kars: Russian Modernity on East Anatolia (1877-1917)

Real Colegio Complutense 26 Trowbridge St, Cambridge, MA, United States

About the Lecturer Neşe Gurallar is Professor, Department of Architecture, Gazi University, Ankara, and a Harvard AKPIA Associate

Imamology in Twelver-Shi’ite Islamic Thought

Hartford Seminary 77 Sherman St., Hartford, CT, United States

Who is the Imam and what is his role in the worldview of Twelver-Shiʿite Muslims? Hadi Qazwini, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Southern California, will present an overview of the multifaceted doctrine of Imamology in...

April 7 & 14, 2018-Arabic Calligraphy Workshop with Pablo Khalid Casado

Diyanet Center of America 9704 Good Luck Road, Lanham, MD, United States

Experience the beauty of Arabic thuluth style script with our visiting master calligrapher Pablo Casado from Spain. Classes will be held over two Saturdays, April 7 & April 14 at Diyanet Center of America from...

“What is Islam?: Conventional Views and Contemporary Perspectives” Conference

Research Hall, Room 163 10401 York River Road, Fairfax, VA, United States

Research Hall, Room 163 In the two years since its publication, the late Shahab Ahmed’s inquiry into What is Islam? has generated much needed debate across multiple fields related to the study of Islam. His erudite proposal...

The Future of Political Islam: Trends and Prospects

Since the 2011 Arab uprisings, the progression of events in the Middle East has provoked new questions on the role of political Islam in the region. The Arab Spring offered Islamist parties the opportunity and...

‘The Past, Present and Future of Shīʿī Ijtihād’

60 Weoley Park Road B29 6RB Birmingham, United Kingdom

CALL FOR PAPERS The 6th annual AMI Contemporary Fiqhī Issues Workshop on; ‘The Past, Present and Future of Shīʿī Ijtihād’ To be held 5th - 6th July 2018 at Al-Mahdi Institute The relatively recent Shīʿī migration to...