Contemporary Islamic Studies Oxford
Contact Details
Telephone: +44 (0)1865 612302 | Email: ciso@sant.ox.ac.uk
Our People
Professor Raihan Ismail, H.H. Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani Professor in Contemporary Islamic Studies
Our Goals
Our goals are to promote academic exchange, research and scholarship in areas of mutual interest between the College of Islamic Studies (CIS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) and St Antony’s College. The collaboration focuses on three areas of contemporary Islamic studies: religious authority in Muslim societies, religion and politics, and modern Islamic thought.
Our Activities
Upcoming Events
Tuesday 10 June, 5:00pm, Hamas unpacked: history and politics of a movement, with guest speakers Tareq Baconi (Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network) and Professor Jeroen Gunning (King’s College London). Further details.
Monday 16 June, 6:00pm, Islamic Law Beyond Fiqh, with guest seminar speaker by Dr Mohammed Allehbi (Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies). Further details and registration form – spaces are limited so registration in advance is essential. This seminar is part of the Islam and Justice seminar series co-convened by Jacob Williams (DPIR). An edited recording of the presentation will be available afterwards with the kind permission of the speaker at Contemporary Islamic Studies | University of Oxford Podcasts.
Further events are being planned, details will be available in due course. All are welcome. We look forward to seeing you there.
Our History
Contemporary Islamic Studies Oxford (CISO) at St Antony’s College’s Middle East Centre was launched in 2009 through a cooperative agreement between St Antony’s College and the Qatar Faculty for Islamic Studies (QFIS), now the College of Islamic Studies (CIS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU).
Related Links
- Watch our Oxford Political Thought Podcast.
- Listen to our Recordings Archive.
- Browse our Middle East Centre Library Book Sale for pre-loved books with its online catalogue of books for sale – new titles are added regularly, including books relating to Islamic Studies and we can arrange postage if you can’t collect in person.
