C enturies before questionable COVID-19 information began rippling through social media, another inaccurate account of ...

Myths about how the Black Death traveled quickly across Asia, ravaging Silk Route communities, date back to a single ...

By the 15th century, Arabic and later European historians interpreted Ibn al-Wardi’s story as a fact-based parable, with ...

A new study shows how a medieval text was misread as history, shaping how the Black Death’s spread was understood for ...

In addition, Fr. Michael’s essay “An Interfaith Journey from Egypt to India” was published in A Vision for Muslim-Christian ...

The Department of Islamic Research and Studies at the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs (Awqaf) will hold a seminar Tuesday, ...

The International Balzan Foundation has awarded Michael Cook, the Class of 1943 University Professor of Near Eastern Studies, the 2019 Balzan Prize for Islamic Studies. The prize comes with an award ...

Islamic studies are a wide umbrella term covering a number of areas of interest. It broadly refers to the study of Islam and its philosophy as well as the various aspects of academic knowledge that ...

A native of Antwerp, Belgium, Cassen earned her bachelor’s degree in History and Law from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, ...

The Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum says the improper teaching of Islamic studies has contributed to the emergence of Boko Haram insurgency in the state. Zulum stated this while ...

The Halal economy alone represents a USD 2.2 trillion market opportunity. Corporates operating across Muslim-majority markets are increasingly leveraging Islamic trade finance and supply chain ...