Issues of public scholarship relating to Islamophobia, the problem of reading the Qur’an, a critical rethinking of Islamic studies, and problems in understanding Islam.
Category: Islam
I have studied the Holy Quran for the last 55 years. For many years, I had been left bewildered as to why God chose to use a particular word in certain instances…
Learn about the Quran, the central sacred text of Islam, through an exploration of the rich diversity of roles and interpretations in Muslim societies.
I have often thought why we keep wearing clothes with the words Under Armour or Polo or Nike or something. Why don’t we wear more things that might remind us of our values?
Some schools of mysticism considered that passionate love could lead to madness.
Islam teaches that the mind is mankind’s greatest gift, enabling humanity to recognize God’s order of creation clearly.
This panel will argue for the urgent need for religious literacy and introduce the Cultural Studies method to understand Islam and Muslims.
This May, meet the Marvelous Creatures that roam the pages of countless legends, tales, and fables!
When Asani made that comment, it wasn’t just one lightbulb that popped on in my head
New Six-part Lecture Series Launches April 17, 2016
The Relevance of Islamic Identity in Canada (Editor: Nurjehan Aziz)
Nurjehan Aziz, a Canadian editor, reached out to eleven prominent essayists, and together they began a conversation.
Historian Farhad Daftary debunks the idea that Islamic State is based on the so-called Assassins, the fighting corps of the fledgling medieval Nizari Ismaili state.
Learn about the Quran, the central sacred text of Islam, through an exploration of the rich diversity of roles and interpretations in Muslim societies.
Built in 1779 during the Qing Dynasty in memory of the Uygur King Amin Khoja…
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