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 August 2012
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The Fairfax Institute at IIIT hosts MACCPAC students
 The Fairfax Institute hosted the MACCPAC Youth Leadership Retreat, a six days hands-on workshop jointly organized by the Muslim American Citizens Coalition & Public Affairs Council (MACCPAC) and the Fairfax Institute (TFI) to promote peaceful civic engagement and facilitate quality career development among Muslim youth. Thirty two high school and university students from the East coast states of Virginia, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Georgia participated in the retreat, which took place from August 5-10, 2012. Details
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Six Students Awarded Research Fellowships at IIIT
 As part of its activities during the Summer 2012 Programs, IIIT awarded six students from the class of Summer 2012, one-year, non-resident Research Fellowships at IIIT. The Fellowships will allow the students to continue doing supervised research in an area of their interest, attend selected academic conferences and events during the year, and receive complementary books and subscriptions to AJISS (American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences), as well as membership in AMSS (American Muslim Social Scientists). Details
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Featured Scholar |
 Zulfiqar Ali Shah holds a Ph.D. in Theology and Religious Studies from the University of Wales, UK and an M.A. (Hons) in Islamic Studies with specialization in Comparative Religions from the International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan. He has taught at both the latter university as well as the University of Wales and the University of North Florida and is proficient in five languages including English, Arabic, and Urdu. Dr. Shah has been actively involved in interfaith and intra-faith dialogue for over 25 years and has served multiple Muslim communities in North America as their religious director and a number of Muslim organizations such as ICNA (Islamic Circle of North American) as their national president. Currently Secretary General of the Fiqh Council of North America and Religious Director of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Dr. Shah is a renowned speaker invited internationally to speak on comparative religion, theology, Islam, the Qur'an, Hadith, comparative Fiqh (Law), mysticism, Islamic civilization, the Abrahamic religions and contemporary issues. He is the author of a number of scholarly articles and books including Astronomical Calculations and Ramadan: A Fiqhi Discourse and Anthropomorphic Depictions of God: The Concept of God in Judaic, Christian and Islamic Traditions Representing the Unrepresentable both published by IIIT. |
Featured Book |
 Muslim Women and Gobal Challenges: Seeking Change Through a Qur'anic Textual Approach and the Prophetic Model
Author: Zainab Alwani
Publisher: Institute of Objective Studies, New Delhi
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Featured Report |
Summer Institute for Scholars
Good Governance in Islam: Classical and Contemporary Approaches
Report presented in
AJISS 29:4
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Upcoming Events |
102A Walter E. Washington Convention Center
at the 2012 ISNA Annual Convention
Washington, DC
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Issues of Methodology in
the Study of Islamic Ethics
Tariq Ramadan
(September 7, 2012)
Dr. Tariq Ramadan, Professor of Islamic Studies, Oxford University, will lead a roundtable discussion titled: "Issues of Methodology in the Study of Islamic Ethics" on Friday, September 7 at 10:00 am - 12:30pm. The event will take place at the IIIT Conference Room, 500 Grove St., 2nd Floor, Suite 200, Herndon, VA 20170.
Limited seating. RSVP Only.
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Just Released |
 Islam and Knowledge: Al Faruqi's Concept of Religion in Islamic Thought
Essays in Honor of Ismai'l Al Faruqi
Editor: Imtiyaz Yusuf
Publisher: I.B. Tauris in association with the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) and the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim Christian Understanding (ACMCU). Details |
Call for Papers |
Announcements |
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Freelance Translators Required
Arabic - English - Arabic
The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) is looking for professional freelance translators to translate manuscripts in classical and contemporary Islamic Thought, Social Sciences, and Humanities. Applicants must have good experience, and provide samples of their work. Details |
Taha J. Al-Alwani Library 
Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday: 10 am - 6 pm
For further details please contact the librarian Saber Alkilany at:
saber@iiit.org or Tel: 571-203-9800 ext 502 |
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The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) is an intellectual forum that:
- Examines educational, academic, and societal issues from an Islamic perspective,
- Introduces intellectual and methodological reforms in education, classical knowledge, and societal science,
- Formulates a comprehensive Islamic vision and methodology for critical analysis of contemporary knowledge, and
- Promotes and supports research projects, organizes intellectual and cultural meetings, publishes scholarly works, and engages in teaching and training
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