As stated in the inaugural director’s message in September 2019, the IIS is committed to advancing the scale and scope of advanced research. This year, we began with two research labs, the Study of Islam and Muslims in Canada (SIMiC) and Between the Straits. We are pleased to announce the formation of a third research lab, Law and the Margins (CENTmar).
Location: Teams | Time: 12 pm to 2 pm EST | Date: Friday, July 11, 2025 Register Here Workshop Presenter: Dilyara Agisheva Dilyara Agisheva is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Islamic Studies, University of Toronto. Our workshop series aims to investigate the transformations in Islamic law under the influence of imperial powers, colonialism, and the modern state. Since […]
April 30, 2025
The Islamic Art and Material Culture Collaborative (IAMCC) program is excited to support a graduate internship opportunity with the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). The intern will provide essential support to the Senior Curator of Islamic World and Collection Specialists on projects centred around Islamic the ROM’s collection of modern Middle Eastern dress and heritage arts, […]
March 17, 2025
The University of Toronto’s Institute of Islamic Studies and the Shi‘a Research Institute invite paper proposals for an international conference on “The Quran and Shi‘i Islam: Texts, Studies, Legacies” to be held in Toronto, Canada, from August 25-26, 2025. Call for Papers A boundless spring of inspiration throughout Islamic history, the Quran has stimulated a […]
March 12, 2025