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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, […]

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 […]

The Structural Islamophobia Research Lab (SIRL) Fellowship on Islamophobia and Canada’s Immigration Regime The Structural Islamophobia Research Lab (SIRL) – at the Institute of Islamic Studies (IIS), University of Toronto – supports the best and brightest minds committed to examining institutionally entrenched modes of Islamophobia that defy simplistic analyses and require creative research methods. Over […]

The Institute of Islamic Studies (IIS) is excited to share two new reports that came out of the Advisory Committee on Charitable Sectors (ACCR), of which Professor Anver Emon (Director, IIS) was a member from 2022 to 2024.

Grant from Inspirit Foundation to support MiCA’s storytelling capacity We’re excited to announce that the Muslims in Canada Archives (MiCA) project has been awarded a three-year grant from Inspirit Foundation. The funds will directly enable MiCA’s outreach and storytelling capacity about Muslim’s heritage in Canada. We are extremely grateful to Inspirit Foundation for their leadership […]

*Note: as the Institute continues to seek participants for this research, this call-out has been translated to Arabic and Urdu for greater reach. We encourage all to share widely with those who may fit the criteria. The Institute of Islamic Studies (IIS) is seeking people (18 years old and above) to participate in its research on […]

As we pursue innovative research projects collaboratively with others, we recognize these as important and timely engagements in which all parties to the project share a specific commitment consistent with the principles and priorities of all parties involved. The IIS does not expect community partners to alter their varied priorities and policies to align with those of the IIS or the University of Toronto, nor will the IIS alter its core mission and purpose.