Global Islamic Studies students analyze the cultural, political and religious influence Muslims have in the globalized world, examining their past and present.

Denise A. Spellberg, a professor of history at The University of Texas at Austin, headlined the annual Interdisciplinary Islamic Studies Seminar Symposium on Thursday where she discussed Thomas ...

Studying Islam and Europe EU governments are increasingly interested in Islamic studies, but Islam in Europe has yet to become a distinct academic discipline.

This essay explains several aspects of the intellectual and political environment in which Islamic studies came of age and became a field of study in America during the last four decades. It describes ...

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.

Islamic Studies is a vibrant, multidisciplinary field that examines the religious, historical, cultural and intellectual dimensions of Islam. This area of scholarship spans classical textual ...

But are public holidays during Ramadan and other major Islamic holidays more deadly because of jihadi groups like ISIS? A new study challenges that assumption.

The interdepartmental program in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (IMES) has been discontinued and returned to a track (Arabic and Islamic Studies) in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies (NEJS).

Case Studies in Islamic Banking and Finance is a pioneering resource that provides practical insights into the real world of Islamic financial transactions, and illustrates the complexities of ...

Following intelligence failures around October 7, 2023, the IDF is mandating that all intelligence personnel undergo training in both Arabic and Islamic cultural studies. The IDF Intelligence ...