Contemporary Islamic Studies
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 the Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) and St Antony’s College, focusing on the three areas of contemporary Islamic thought; the situation of Muslims in the West; and relations between Western countries and Muslim-majority countries.
Our Activities
Upcoming Events
Further events are being planned, details will be available in due course. All are welcome. No need to register, please join us at 5pm in the Investcorp Lecture Theatre (entrance from St Antony’s College, 62 Woodstock Road). We look forward to seeing you there.
Our History
In 2009 a cooperative agreement was established between St Antony’s College and the Qatar Faculty for Islamic Studies (QFIS), now the College of Islamic Studies (CIS) at the Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a national institution of postgraduate study based in Doha’s Education City and part of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development. Contemporary Islamic Studies Oxford (CISO) at St Antony’s College’s Middle East Centre was launched.
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.
