Islamic Studies is a vibrant, multidisciplinary field that examines the religious, historical, cultural and intellectual dimensions of Islam. This area of scholarship spans classical textual analysis, ...

The International Balzan Foundation has awarded Michael Cook, the Class of 1943 University Professor of Near Eastern Studies, the 2019 Balzan Prize for Islamic Studies. The prize comes with an award ...

The interdepartmental program in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (IMES) has been discontinued and returned to a track (Arabic and Islamic Studies) in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies (NEJS).

Courses in the Islamic Studies Pathway investigate Islam not only as a religion but also as a civilization and as a variety of cultural traditions, which have taken diverse forms in Muslim societies ...

The Georgetown University department of Arabic and Islamic studies will inaugurate an Islamic studies minor beginning in the Fall 2025 semester, members of the department confirmed to The Hoya Feb. 13 ...

Almost a hundred years ago, Antonin Jaussen, a Dominican friar, was sent to Cairo to set up a small priory. The plan was for him to establish a center of study in Egyptian archaeology. But Jaussen ...

Baber Johansen, Professor of Islamic Studies Emeritus, at Harvard Divinity School (HDS), passed away in late January 2026.

The X account belonging to the Harvard Islamic Studies Program was reinstated on April 18 following a nearly two-month suspension after the University’s Office of the General Counsel reached out to ...