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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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