Islamic Studies in Europe

Muslim scholar and author, Tariq Ramadan is just one of the high profile speakers participating in an influential symposium on Islamic Studies organized by the British Academy and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) on 23-24 March 2010.

Programme (pdf)

Organised in response to a request to HEFCE from the Prime Minister to investigate the idea of setting up in Britain a ‘European Centre for Excellence for Islamic Studies’, it is hoped the Conference will not only facilitate inter-disciplinary connections across the European Islamic Studies community, but raise awareness and the profile of Islamic Studies in the UK.

Topics being discussed over the two-day Symposium include:

• Islam’s Relationship with Other Faiths
• Unity and Diversity in Islam
• Adapting Islam to the Modern World
• Muslim identity
• The Future of Islamic Studies

The Symposium will end with a special lecture, free to the public, by Dr Dalia Mogahed, a key adviser to Barack Obama, on Muslim attitudes to terrorism and extremism. Who Speaks for Islam?  is on 24 March 2010, 6.00-7.00pm at the Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, SW1Y 5AH

Report on symposium, by Carole Hillenbrand and Clive Holes (pdf)

Article on 'Islam and Muslims in the UK' by Dr Tahir Abbas, in British Academy Review, October 2010 (pdf)