1406, 2016

Speaker’s Corner: the blessings of Ramadan, by Ziad A.

By Myriam Francois|June 14, 2016|Uncategorized|0 comments

The blessings of Ramadan By Ziad A. Ramadan is a gift. Not only because of the most obvious and important sense of increased reward and multiplied blessings, but also for its ability to re-structure our environmental patterns. Negative habits within us usually feed off our established sense of routine, not stand alone impulses – since impulses are almost always based on our environment. The misunderstanding leads to a conceptual underestimating

1605, 2016

Announcement: Centre of Islamic Studies contributes to the The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) information paper on examinations in Ramadan

By Myriam Francois|May 16, 2016|Uncategorized|0 comments

Centre of Islamic Studies contributes to the The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) information paper on examinations in Ramadan Dr. Matthew L N Wilkinson, CIS Research Fellow in Islam in Education & Law and Director of Curriculum for Cohesion, was one of the scholars and signatories on the working group convened by The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) to produce an information paper for schools and

1305, 2016

Speaker’s corner: London’s Muslim Mayor: the Politics of Progress, Division and Hope, by Dr. Sarah Hackett

By Myriam Francois|May 13, 2016|Uncategorized|0 comments

London’s Muslim Mayor: the Politics of Progress, Division and Hope By Dr. Sarah Hackett Sadiq Khan made history last week by becoming London’s first Muslim mayor. During the hours and days that followed his success, the press declared a victory for tolerance and diversity and a rejection of anti-Muslim prejudice, and Muslims across Britain were invited to express what Khan’s election means for themselves and their communities. London was portrayed

1105, 2016

Speaker’s Corner: ‘Prevent, Islamophobia and Civil Liberties’ – Why a National Conference on Prevent is Necessary; by Dr Waqas Tufail

By Myriam Francois|May 11, 2016|Uncategorized|1 comments

‘Prevent, Islamophobia and Civil Liberties’ – Why a National Conference on Prevent is Necessary by Dr Waqas Tufail, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Leeds Beckett University Revelations from The Guardian and CAGE in recent days concerning a covert government propaganda programme targeting British Muslims have shed yet more light on the state’s intrusive and seemingly unaccountable ‘counter extremism’ apparatus. Whilst supporters justify such measures as necessary in preventing terrorism, relatively little is

2004, 2016

Speaker’s Corner: “al-Tabari and I: a female academic’s desire for the immortal scholar of Baghdad” by Ulrika Mårtensson

By Myriam Francois|April 20, 2016|Uncategorized|0 comments

Al-Tabari and I: a female academic’s desire for the immortal scholar of Baghdad by Ulrika Mårtensson In my worldview, death and child rearing are intimately connected, and I therefore seek immortality by proxy only. Immortality has a name: Ibn Jarir al-Tabari (d. 310/923), another childless academic. Tabari produced vast, detailed, precise, and analytical scholarship in law, Qur’an interpretation, the Prophet’s tradition, and history, which transcends time and place: he

1304, 2016

Speaker’s Corner: Prof Tahir Abbas “What Too Many Believe About Muslims But Shouldn’t”

By Myriam Francois|April 13, 2016|Uncategorized|7 comments

What Too Many Believe About Muslims But Shouldn’t by Prof Tahir Abbas Former race warrior Trevor Phillips is a man who rarely shies away from outspoken commentary. In recent years, his post-equalities career has seen him back in the media, where he originally made his name at London Weekend Television in the 1980s. Phillips has presently turned his attention to British Muslims, and he asks all sorts of questions regarding

0604, 2016

Speaker’s Corner: Extremism and Terrorism – The Real Crisis Of Conscience, by imam Ajmal Masroor

By Myriam Francois|April 6, 2016|Uncategorized|2 comments

Extremism and Terrorism – The Real Crisis Of Conscience by Imam Ajmal Masroor The current crisis of extremism and terrorism engulfing the world is not a new crisis, not the first and it will not be the last either. It is called rebellion against the natural order. The first such rebellion is noted in the religious textbooks of Judaism, Christianity and Islam where the story of the Devil’s deception is

0903, 2016

Event recording: Is there Justice Outside God’s Law?: Making Sense of the Boundaries of the Sharīʿah in Islamic Civilization by Professor Jonathan Brown (Alwaleed bin Talal Chair of Islamic Civilization, Georgetown University)

By Myriam Francois|March 9, 2016|Uncategorized|0 comments

On Monday 29th of February, the SOAS-CIS welcomed Prof Jonathan AC Brown as part of our Distinguished Speakers’ Lecture Series, for a talk on “Is there Justice Outside God’s Law?: Making Sense of the Boundaries of the Sharīʿah in Islamic Civilization “. You can watch the recording of the event here: http://www.soas.ac.uk/islamicstudies/events/cis-distinguished-speakers-lecture-series/29feb2016-is-there-justice-outside-gods-law-making-sense-of-the-boundaries-of-the-sharah-in-islamic-.html

0312, 2015

SOAS CIS-Nohoudh Muslim Integration Conference 2015: Engaging with the Discourse (Summary of proceedings)

By Myriam Francois|December 3, 2015|Uncategorized|0 comments

Nohoudh Muslim Integration Conference 2015: Engaging with the Discourse Note: below is a summary of proceedings from the 2 day conference on Nov 5-6th 2015 The hashtag for the event was #SOASMIC You can also watch a snippet of proceedings on this video Thursday 5th of November Welcome address and Introduction:Muhammad Abdel Haleem (MAH) (Director, Centre of Islamic, SOAS) and Fahd al-Zumaei (FZ) (Nohoudh Endowment for Development Studies) Myriam Francois welcomes

1711, 2015

SOAS-Nohoudh conference paper: Islamic Marriage and Divorce in the British Context: Do Shari`a Councils Reinforce Unacceptable Patriarchy in the Muslim Communities, Or Are They In Fact An Essential Tool In The Liberation of Muslim Women?

By Myriam Francois|November 17, 2015|Uncategorized|1 comments

Islamic Marriage and Divorce in the British Context: Do Shari`a Councils Reinforce Unacceptable Patriarchy in the Muslim Communities, Or Are They In Fact An Essential Tool In The Liberation of Muslim Women? Amra Bone This paper is based upon presentation given at the 2-day conference; Nohoudh Muslim Integration: Engaging with the Discourse, held at SOAS on the 5th & 6th November 2015 at the University of London. The perspective from