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Center for Islam in the
Contemporary World

AT SHENANDOAH  UNIVERSITY
Promoting better understanding of Islam and Muslims in contemporary contexts
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Congratulations to our 2022 Research Grant Recipients!

Learn more about their fascinating research projects!
2022 Grant Recipients
2022 GRANT RECIPIENTS

Registration for Prophetic Pedagogy is OPEN!

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To learn more about our recipients and to read their biographies, please click below.
2022 IGSF Recipients

The CICW funds $95k Research Grant for an Educational VR Platform for Islamic Pilgrimages 

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Shenandoah University Assistant Professor of Virtual and Augmented Reality Mohammad Obeid, Ph.D., recently secured a $95,000 research grant from the Center for Islam in the Contemporary World to create an immersive virtual reality experience to serve as a training and education platform for the primary religious pilgrimages in the Islamic faith.
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NEW PUBLICATION!
A Journey in the Thought and Methodology of Taha Jabir Al-Alwani 
by Eltigani Abdelgadir Hamid
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TAHA BOOK
Spring 2022 Book Talk Series
Call for Submissions!
The Center for Islam in the Contemporary World (CICW) at Shenandoah University invites applications for research grants for Summer and Fall 2022. Maximum amount for the research grant is $2,500 for faculty/post-doctoral applicants and $2,000 for graduate students. These grants are meant to support research and writing by individual scholars and advanced graduate students in the US and Canada. Grants could include funding for travel, research support, publication, and dissemination of results. Grants must be distributed during Summer or Fall 2022 semester, and before December 31, 2022. If intended for travel, grants will be disbursed in the form of  reimbursement after the grant holder completes travel and submits all receipts to CICW. The academic nature of the project should follow CICW policies and guidelines for individual grant applications.

​To learn more on the submission process, please click below.
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2021 Annual Report Released!
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2021 ANNUAL REPORT
Heavenly Returns: What the Abrahamic Faiths Teach us about Financial and Spiritual Well-Being by Dr. M. Yaqub Mirza and Gary Moore
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​Heavenly Returns starts from a radical premise: it argues that we need more religion in finance and more finance and religion. Though the idea goes against the grain of much conventional theology, authors Dr. M. Yaqub Mirza and Gary Moore show that the Abrahamic faiths are replete with wisdom about how followers should manage wealth.

To download the book, please click below.

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Islam on the Edges
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The CICW announces a collaboration with George Mason University's Global Islamic Center on "Islam on the Edges."
Maydan announcement
The Imam's Generational Scholarship Fund Reception
 Honoring the 2020 and 2021 recipients of the Imam's Generational Scholarship Fund.

Maqasid-Based Tafsir 

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The CICW announces a collaboration with a world-renown scholar of maqasid, Dr. Jasser Auda
To read more about this exciting collaboration click below
Dr. Auda Announcement
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2021 IGSF Recipients page
Afghan Refugee Assistance Fund
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We are announcing that FAITH is working with Sterling Charitable Gift Fund (SCGF) and the Center For Islam In The Contemporary World (CICW) to establish an “Afghan Refugee Education Assistance Fund” to help/subsidize the cost for these students. We are working on an agreement with Shenandoah University and George Mason University to reduce tuition fees to make it affordable for the students to fulfill a lifelong dream of education and support their families.

Please help support this vital program of education that will be a positive start to building structure for their families.
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Your donations will help these student refugees who apply and get accepted by either Shenandoah University or George Mason University. These institutions will require specific documentation and the costs will be partly subsidized for their education. 

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Email: Contact@FAITHus.org
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Culturally Responsive 9/11 Teaching Resources
Compiled by Amaarah DeCuir, Ed.D.
​This year’s 20th anniversary of September 11th is likely to generate increased public attention and our nation’s educators need to be supported as they prepare themselves and their students for such a pivotal commemorative experience.  September 11th is not only a major event in U.S. history, it also continues to impact our social, cultural, and political realities both within the nation and globally.  For additional resources on this topic, please click the button below.
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Summer 2021 Book Talk Series
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​Remaking Muslim Lives: Everyday Islam in Postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina, David Henig
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Islam, Liberalism, and Ontology, Joseph Kaminski 
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Buying Buddha, Selling Rumi, Sophia Rose Arjana 
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CICW Book Talks

New CICW Publication
"The Muslim Resolutions: Bosniak Responses to World War Two Atrocities in Bosnia and Herzegovina"

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New Publication!

The CICW's first publication, co-published with Islamic Book Trust in Kuala Lumpur
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REPORT - Muslim Students and COVID-19 Pandemic 

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First comprehensive report on Muslim students and COVID-19 pandemic. Read the highlights and download the report.

2020 Research Grant Recipients

Check out this year's grant recipients and their exciting research projects
2020 Grant Recipients
Recent Activities
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Global Dialogue on Higher Education

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CICW Hosting a Fulbright Fellow

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Writings by Team Members

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Gay pride parade in Sarajevo:
​A victory for bureaucratic Islam

by Ermin Sinanovic
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“It Was a Memorable Day” – How the Black Death United the Population of Medieval Damascus

by Younus Mirza
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