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    • The International Institute of Islamic Thought

    The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) is a center of excellence in educational research and Islamic thought whose main interest is on carrying out evidence-based research in advancing education in Muslim Societies and the dissemination of this research through publication and translation, teaching, policy recommendations, and strategic engagements. The Institute was established as a non-profit 501(c)(3) non-denominational organization in the United States of America in 1981. The headquarters are in Herndon, Virginia, in the suburbs of Washington DC.

    Chairman's Address
    Mapping the Terrain Data Repository
    Islam and Good Governance
    What does IIIT do? Find out in this mini-video
    Register for the IIIT and American University event - Feb. 3rd, 2020
    AJIS call for papers. Click for details
    Download the consolidated symposium with all the essays & annotated bibliography in pdf format
    Advancing Education in Muslim Societies Dataset

    MISSION

     To conduct and disseminate educational research to empower Muslim Societies with data-driven recommendations for transformative education policy and practice

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    Objectives

    Carrying out evidence-based research in advancing education in Muslim societies

    Disseminating research through publication and translation, teaching, policy recommendations, and strategic engagements.

    Exploring educational issues at the intersection of policy, pedagogy, curricula, governance, and evaluation of impact

    Renewal of Islamic Thought as an impetus to advancing education in Muslim societies

    Announcements

    AJIS: Call for Papers on Maqasid Al-Shari’a
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    Advancing Education in Muslim Societies: Mapping Developmental Values and Competencies among Students and Teachers in Fourteen Muslim Communities
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    Call for Manuscript Submission
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    The Fairfax Institute (TFI) is a school of the International Institute of Islamic Thought. TFI is approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to offer religious and theological education in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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    Winter Student Program

    International Programs

    Certificate in Islamic Thought (CIT)

    IIIT Publications

    Teaching Holistically: A Moral, Spiritual, and Holistic Approach to Educational Development

    Teaching Holistically: A Moral, Spiritual, and Holistic Approach to Educational Development

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    American Journal of Islam and Society (AJIS) Volume 37: Issue3-4

    American Journal of Islam and Society (AJIS) Volume 37: Issue3-4

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    IIIT has translated and published more than 400 titles in over 35 languages

    IIIT has translated and published more than 400 titles in over 35 languages

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    Library

    The Taha Jabir Al-Alwani and the Ismail al Faruqi Libraries of the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) provide students, faculty, and researchers with a rich resource of over 100,000 volumes focused primarily around Islamic Studies, Comparative Religion, Islamic History, Arabic Language, and Social Studies.