Understanding Islamic Theology, Legal and Political Thought. London, United Kingdom,October 2013 - June 2014.Institute of Islamic Studies (IIS- Affiliated to the Centre of England -ICE) in collaboration with the School of Law, SOAS, University of London will be holding a series of workshops in the academic year 2013- 2014.
These academic workshops will explore different aspects of Islamic theology, legal and political thought. This Announcement invites applications into three research themes for the following dates and topics:

October 2013: Fiqh and Ijtihad in Islamic Thought
February 2014: Political Theology of Islam
June 2014: Human Rights in Islamic Perspective

We are in the process of issuing our call for papers and more details will follow soon.
Organising Committee:
Referees Committee: Sheikh M. S. Bahmanpour (IIS, Director) and Mashood Baderin (Prof. of Law at the SOAS & the United Nations Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Sudan)
Conference Coordinator: Dr Mahboubeh Sadeghinia (Centre for Strategic & Global Studies, Director)

Contact Us:
eventsadmin@islamic-studies.org.uk
140 Maida Vale, London W9 1QB, United Kingdom.