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| IIIT London Office Academic Advisor on the Queen’s Honours List |
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Dr. Anas Al-Shaikh-Ali, Director and Academic Advisor, IIIT London Office, has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for June 2009 by being awarded a CBE (Commander of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire). The citation in The London Gazette reads as follows: Dr. Anas Al-Shaikh Ali, Academic Advisor, London Office, International Institute of Islamic Thought. For Services to Community Relations.
According to Directgov website the “honours are given to people from all walks of life and all sections of society who have made a difference to their community. There are several different types of award, each one recognising a different type of contribution.” It adds that “the British honours system is one of the oldest in the world. It has evolved over 650 years as the country has found alternative means of recognising merit, gallantry and service”.
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| Nazareth College, CISD Celebrates 4th Annual Anniversary |  The Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue (CISD) at Nazareth College, Rochester, New York celebrated its 4th anniversary on Monday, April 27th, 2009. Dr. Abubaker al Shingieti, IIIT Regional Director for Europe and North America, represented IIIT at the event. He addressed the banquet dinner and thanked the leadership of Nazareth College for their pioneering work in bridging the academia and the faith community in the Rochester area. He also expressed IIIT’s satisfaction and support for the work of CISD and its remarkable achievements in the past four years under the leadership of its capable Director, Professor Mohammad Shafiq. |
| | | Muslim Leaders and Scholars from Southeast Asia Visit IIIT |  As part of its International Visitor Program, IIIT welcomed a group of Muslim scholars and leaders from Southeast Asia on Monday, April 21, 2009. The visitors from Thailand and the Philippines have been touring the U.S. with the State Department program “Faith and Community: A Dialogue.” The Indiana Center for Cultural Exchange and the President’s Office at Georgetown University coordinated this particular visit. |
| | | IIIT Mourns Dr. Hassan Hathout | 
IIIT is greatly saddened by the loss of Hassan Hathout (1924-2009), MD, PhD, FRCOG, FRCSE, FACS, a multicultural physician, ethicist, poet, and leader of the Southern California Islamic community who died Saturday, April 25, 2009 at home in Pasadena, CA.
Dr. Hassan Hathout was born in Cairo, Egypt on Dec. 23, 1924. The son of a schoolteacher, he was educated at the University of Edinburgh where he earned the triple degrees of.... |
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| The Tawhidi Epistemology: Zakat And Waqf Economy |
Jan 6 2010 8:00AM
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The Faculty Of Economics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, will sponsor its Seventh International Conference on "The Tawhidi Epistemology: Zakat and Waqf Economy" o |
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2009 Summer Internship Program
The Summer Internship Program 2009 will run for six weeks between July 6 and August 14, 2009. For details and to appyly please click the following link
Contemporary Approaches to Qur'an & Sunna
Call for Papers
The IIIT Summer Institute for Scholars will convene at the IIIT Headquarters in Herndon, Virginia, between July 27 and August 7, 2009. Details
Directory of Policy Experts on Islamic Studies and Muslim Affairs
The Association of Muslim Social Scientists of North America and the Minaret of Freedom Institute published The Directory of Policy Experts on Islamic Studies and Muslim Affairs. For details visit Researchers Resources.
The Fairfax Institute Courses
Courses in Seerah and Islamic History, Islamic Civilization, Islamic Education Basics, Islamic Wealth Management, Non-Profit Management, Qur'anic Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic.
AMSS 38th Annual Conference 
September 25-26, 2009
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GMU Launches Zotero
Zotero - the new research tool launched by the Media Center at George Mason University is available via a link at Researchers' Resources in our top naviogation bar.
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| Summer Institute for Scholars - 2009 | Contemporary Approaches to Qur’an and Sunna
Call for Papers
The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) is pleased to announce its second Summer Institute for Scholars to be convened at IIIT headquarters in Herndon, Virginia, USA between July 27 and August 7, 2009. The purpose of the Summer Institute is to bring together and engage senior and young scholars with a particular interest or expertise in Qur’anic studies or Sunna in focused, organized discussions of topics related to a contemporary understanding and articulation of issues involving Qur’an and Sunna.
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