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Muslim Women’s Education and the Indian Ulema

As numerous reports have brought out, Muslim women are probably the least educated segment of Indian…

Talk on Contemporary Islamic Thought: Issues and Challenges

Imam Mohammad Qasim Nanautawi Research Centre, Old Boys’ Association of Darul Uloom Deoband and Inst…

Society and Citizenship in an Age of Contested Cosmologies

The significance of the summer intensive in Nepal lies in its objectives and its design that duly co…

Madrasas and Inter-Faith Dialogue

Inter-faith dialogue has become an urgent necessity today. In this regard, what role can or should m…

The Role of Imams of Mosques in Social Reform

Imams of mosques can play a very central role in promoting social reforms among Muslims, but, sadly,…

Intra-Muslim Dialogue: How To Combat the Menace of Sectarianism

Historically, there have been few efforts among Muslims to address and reform the ways in which the …

Need of Reformation in Indian Madrasa System

I’m originally from Bihar, which is where I was born and brought up. I studied at the Dar ul-Uloom a…

Re-Writing Muslim Political History

Muslim history has generally been written in the form of a series of battles and a succession of rul…

Ulema Should Reach Out to Others

We need to considerably revise our ways of looking at the theological ‘other’, and of notions such a…

In Pursuit of New Knowledge: Science, Tradition, and Renewal

A week-long engagement from 5 to 11 April, 2017 of students of the online research-oriented program …

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IRST was founded for an earnest purpose. Provoking to revive intellectual awareness based on Islamic rationalism within the Muslim community, it prefers not to engage in national politics. Unless the emergence of an intellectual renaissance is not produced among Muslims; they will not play their role in the contemporary world. For an intellectual renaissance, we need the development of Islamic thought. In this context, the promotion of a moderate Islamic view is needed. As moderation is the spirit of Islam, its importance is repeatedly emphasised in Islam. In front of Islamic thought, there are several socio-political issues to be responded. We are part of a global and multi-cultural society which has its specific needs and challenges. For Muslim scholars, it is crucial to understand those needs and challenges. We want to make aware the representative generation of Islamic thought to understand those challenges so that a society whose beliefs in practical aspects of human values and peaceful-co-existence could be imagined and provide a constructive role in nation-building. It is a small step, but in the beginning, every effort seems small. If determinations are strong and aims are high, the same efforts may come up with extraordinary results. We request you to be part of our efforts.