Author: Adam Brown

Cambridge Muslim College seeks to appoint a Development Manager to lead and manage fundraising operations at the College. The College was established in 2009 in order to develop Muslim faith leadership. Its mission is to provide world-class education, training and research based on a dialogue between the Islamic intellectual tradition and the ideas and circumstances of the modern world. Key responsibilities […]

*The conference is now fully booked. If you would like to be on the waiting list, please email Amara Siddique at as@cambridgemuslimcollege.org* Registration for Cambridge Muslim College’s first Science and Religion Conference is now open. The conference, entitled ‘What is Consciousness and Why Observers Matter in Quantum Theory’, will take place on 8 September 2017 at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. The […]

This Ramadan, Cambridge Muslim College launched a fundraising campaign to raise £100,000. Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of many our supporters, both from the UK and beyond, we have met our goal by raising over £100,000! The College has grown in recent years with a yearly expenditure of over £500,000, so these campaign funds give us a much-needed financial boost for the next […]

As part of our Ramadan Campaign 2017, the Dean of Cambridge Muslim College Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad is delivering a podcast series on the explanation of Surat Al-Zumar. These will be released throughout the month. Podcast 1 Listen to Ali Keeler’s recitation of the surah.   Podcast 2 Podcast 3 Podcast 4 Podcast 5 Podcast 6 Podcast 7

Research Fellowship in Religion and Science Cambridge Muslim College invites applications for the post of Research Fellow to be based at the College’s facility in Cambridge, United Kingdom, for one academic year with effect from 1 September 2017. The College seeks outstanding candidates who are currently working as scientists or are engaged in scientific research and who will make a […]

We are delighted to announce an exciting collaboration between Islamic Relief UK and Cambridge Muslim College. IRUK are generously supporting a Diploma student at CMC for 2017-18, and the student will have the chance to do a summer internship at IR upon completing the Diploma course. For more details about the scholarship, and to apply: http://www.cambridgemuslimcollege.ac.uk/programmes/diploma

CONFERENCE  ‘What is Consciousness and Why Observers Matter in Quantum Theory’   Call for Abstracts This Cambridge conference, supported by the John Templeton Foundation provides an excellent opportunity to present current research and new perspectives on consciousness and the role of the observer in fundamental physical sciences. We particularly welcome researchers working in the Foundations of Quantum Theory, the Philosophy of Physics, Neuroscience, Theology […]

CMC are pleased to announce that applications for the One Year Diploma in Contextual Islamic Studies & Leadership are now open. 2017-2018 will be the ninth year that CMC has taught the Diploma, and we look forward to receiving applications for the next academic year. Please follow the link for further information on the programme and how to apply.

Applications are now open for students wishing to start the Four Year Programme in the Second Year. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate the required standard of Arabic to start in the Second Year of the course. Please follow the link for further details and how to apply.

Cambridge Muslim College has appointed three full-time lecturers in Islamic Studies to teach on the College’s new BA (Hons) in Islamic Studies, due to start at the College in September 2017 after the students’ year of Arabic in Jordan. Najah Nadi Najah is an Azhari scholar from Egypt currently concluding her D.Phil. at the University of Oxford’s Oriental Institute. She […]

Cambridge Muslim College is delighted to welcome Graham McCulloch OBE as its new Operations Director. Graham took up the new role of Operations Director in January 2017. Previously, he worked for 25 years at the British Council in six countries in the Middle East and North Africa, first as Manager of the English language teaching centres then as Country Director. […]

Update 03 Jan 2017 Please note: The event is booked to capacity. Update 16 Dec 2016 Because the 40 seats sold out in less than 24 hours, we will be using another part of the CMC site in order to accommodate another 25 people. Book now: https://cambridgemuslimcollege.charitycheckout.co.uk/jb-talk-cmc *** CMC looks forward to welcoming Professor Jonathan Brown of Georgetown University on […]

Last month, CMC Dean Dr Timothy Winter, CMC Trustee Prof Lejla Demiri and CMC Research Fellow Dr Dawud Bone were invited to Moscow as part of a delegation with the Grand Mufti of Russia. They visited the Moscow Islamic University, toured the new Cathedral Mosque and met trainee imams. Dr Winter offers his reflections about the visit: bit.ly/2eMa5x7 

Cambridge Muslim College is delighted to welcome two new staff members to the team: Zainab Kabba – External Programmes Officer Zainab is a PhD candidate in the Department of Education at the University of Oxford. Prior to her doctoral research, she was an Assistant Director in the Department of Global Education at Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organization behind the television […]

The symposium, attended by over 100 people, was held on 17 September at St Paul’s Church next to the College. Topics ranged from the life of Marmaduke Pickthall to Anglo-Indian engagements in the 17th century. You can access the full playlist of talks here. We would like to extend our thanks to the Nouhoudh Foundation for sponsoring the symposium, and […]

CMC is delighted to announce that we are now recruiting for three new positions as part of the recently launched Four-Year Programme in Islamic Studies. We are inviting applications from scholars in Islamic Studies to apply. For all details, please click on the links below: Aziz Foundation Professorship in Islamic Studies Aziz Foundation Lectureship in Islamic Studies Aziz Foundation Student […]

CMC Dean Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad recently gave two talks in Malaysia, entitled ‘Rethinking Islamic Education’ and ‘Abraham as the Patriarch of Shari’a Diversity’. These talks were jointly organised with Cresent Collective and Peace Meal. The talks are now available on the Umran TV YouTube channel.  

Since the turn of the century there has been frequent talk of ‘home-grown’ imams and the development of Islamic theology with a European perspective. This talk will survey the realities in several European countries and identify some of the challenges to European institutions of higher education, governments, and Muslim organisations. Jørgen S. Nielsen is one of the foremost scholars on […]