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On 15 July 2026, AMI welcomed Dr Syed Ali Hur Kamoonpuri to deliver a research seminar entitled...
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On 15 July 2026, AMI welcomed Dr Syed Ali Hur Kamoonpuri to deliver a research seminar entitled...
We are delighted to announce the publication of Islamic Perspectives on God and (Other)...
Dr Haidar Hobballah has contributed a chapter entitled “The Role of Ethical Ijtihād in...
AMI is delighted to welcome Dr. Syed Ali Hur M. Kamoonpuri as a Visiting Research Fellow for the...
In May 2026, Dr Haidar Hobballah published the third volume of al-Taʿlīqa ʿalā Minhāj al-Ṣāliḥīn...
AMI is delighted to welcome Davlat Dadikhuda as a Visiting Fellow. Davlat is a philosopher whose...
On 23 May 2026, Dr Wahid Amin presented a paper titled “Between What is Said and What is Meant:...
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