The Ibn Rushd Lecture, named after the great twelfth century Andalusian philosopher, is usually delivered in July, in the august surroundings of the Arts Workers Guild in London. Delivered by a distinguished or an emerging scholar, it is normally focussed on an intellectual or scholarly issues.
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The Ibn Sina Lecture, named after the tenth/eleventh century celebrated polymath and physician, is held in different cities of northern England. It is usually focussed on science, technology, medicine as well as arts and humanities.
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The annual Winter Gathering brings fellows of the Institute to Sarum College, Salisbury, to discuss the hot topics of our time. The conference is usually held in November with the deliberations starting with a keynote lecture on Friday evening and continue with presentations and panel discussions on Saturday and Sunday. The event is free for Fellows; inclusive of accommodation and all meals.
The open and frank discussions – with criticism and counter criticism – centre around a theme. Previous themes have covered such topics as ‘The Idea of Islam’, ‘The Meaning of Life’, ‘Muslim Futures’, ‘Trust Me – I am a Scientist’, and…
The Muslim Institute publishes, in collaboration with the highly regarded Hurst Publishers, the influential quarterly Critical Muslim. Published as a paperback book, each issue is devoted to a theme and contains intellectual and scholarly articles and essays, reviews, fiction, and poetry.
