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IIIT has translated Man Between The Two Worldviews: A Qur’anic Perspective in Understanding Self and Understanding the Other into Tamil. The book is written by Dr. AbdulHamid AbuSulayman and was originally written in Arabic. |
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 On February 19, 2010, Dr. Mazen Hashim, a professor in the political science department at University of Southern California and a member of the IIIT Council of Scholars, presented findings of his ongoing research on the issue of inheritance entitlement under Islamic law for male and female recipients. The research question he asked was whether dowry granted to a female sibling early in her marriage compensated for the smaller share of her inheritance as compared to her male sibling. Dr. Hashim illustrated his findings through a series of calculations covering various degrees of accumulated wealth and the presence of other siblings. He pointed out that research work was still preliminary and that the purpose was not rationalize inheritance rules or social customs but simply to understand their implication in economic terms. A lively discussion followed Dr. Hashim's presentation. |
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 For the first time since their recent appointment the IIIT Council of Scholars met in a face-to-face meeting at IIIT on Saturday, February 20. All Council members attended except one who joined via audio conference. Composed of accomplished scholars, the Council serves as an advisory group to review IIIT's programs and plans and offer advise on priorities and directions for IIIT to consider. The February 20 meeting served as an opportunity for Council members to interact with IIIT principals, including Dr. Jamal Barzinji, who presented a comprehensive review of IIIT's current projects and activities. Council members not only shared their feedback and comments, but accepted responsibility for drafting concept papers for new initiatives that emerged during the discussion. The Council is expected to meet once more this year, but may have additional communication through audio conferences or on one-on-one basis.
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 Nearly thirty Imams and leaders from the area Muslim community attended an Open House on Tuesday, February 16 at IIIT hosted by The Fairfax Institute (TFI) at IIIT to learn about the new Graduate Certificate in Imam Education being offered at TFI jointly with Hartford Seminary located in Hartford, CT. Following a dinner, Dr. Iqbal Unus and Dr. Hisham Altalib shared information about IIIT and the certificate program being offered through TFI. Imams and community leaders expressed interest in the program and sought information about it. The program of studies leading to the graduate certificate is slated to begin with the first course on March 29, 2010. A cohort of ten to twelve students is expected to form the initial class of students. |
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Three new additions to IIIT's translated books have been released. Training Guide for Islamic Workers by Dr. Hisham Altalib has been translated into more than 20 languages, Swahili being the latest. Islamic Methodology by Dr. Fathi Malkawi and The Fundamental Sources of Islamic Methodology by Dr. Ali Jumuah Muhammad have been translated into Azari. |
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 On Friday, January 29th, 2010; IIIT organized the first lecture of its monthly lecture series for 2010. The guest speaker was Dr. Tony Sullivan, Senior Fellow for Mediterranean and Near East Programs at The Fund for American Studies, Washington, DC. Dr. Sullivan called for the revival of the Halaqa or the Circle of Tradition and Progress, a group of leading American and Muslim scholars/activists established in the mid 1990s for the purpose of erecting a new basis for intercultural dialogue.Dr. Sullivan provided a background on the history of the Halaqa, the circumstances which surrounded its establishment, the intellectual challenges its originators sought to address and the objectives they sought to achieve. He spoke about ... |
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Authentication of Hadith: Redefining the Criteria
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Where East Meets West: Appropriating the Islamic Encounter for a Spiritual-Cultural Revival
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OP19: The People on the Edge
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OP18: Towards a Fiqh for Minorities (new revised)
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 IIIT announced on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009,the formation of the Council of Scholars in the US. The Council of Scholars is to provide advice to IIIT on academic matters. It is comprised of eight senior scholars from American and Canadian Universities who are professors of religion, Islamic studies or social sciences with published works and current research interests that intersect with IIIT areas of interest and with a record of research and publications in the sociological study of Islam and Muslim world affairs...
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 Dr. Hisham Altalib, Vice President of IIIT, delivered a lecture – in Arabic - on a “Principled Approach to Dawa” at Al-Hiwar Center in Vienna, Virginia on Wednesday, December 2, 2009. The lecture is part of a campaign to promote Dr. Hisham’s new book – in Arabic – entitled “A Code of Honor for Islamic Workers”.
Drawing from his rich and life-long experience as an Islamic worker in different types of organizations, countries and political and cultural settings; Dr. Hisham elaborated on the major pitfalls that Muslim organizations, groups and leaders have fallen into in the course of their work to promote the cause of Islam and the Muslim Umma. He outlined the principles and values that are needed for ... |
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 Ricardo Rene Laremont, Professor of Political Science and Sociology at Binghamton University, SUNY, New York, delivered a lecture at IIIT on Friday, November 13, 2009 which focused on the development of new approaches in the study of Sufi orders globally and in North Africa and the Sahil region, in particular.
Professor Laremont noted the scarcity of recent scholarly writings on Sufi orders in the West, particularly in English. He indicated the need for more current research, especially by Muslim scholars. In terms of new approaches in the study of Sufi orders, he called –as a first step- for a global perspective that would account for the international and transnational nature of many Sufi orders such as the Tijaniyya and their operations in dozens of countries in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Europe and North America.
He also called for an examination of the dialectic of mysticism and legalism in the positions and operations of Sufi orders and whether there is contradition in ...
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