Career Planning and Employability Skills Workshops

This personal development programme is designed for young people (e.g. A-level, undergraduate or postgraduate students) who are actively seeking employment opportunities in professional areas (high-skilled jobs).

Public Lecture Series

MIHE hosts lectures where academics can share their knowledge and expertise with the public. Click below to see previous lectures we have held and upcoming lectures.

MIHE Online Information Session

Wednesday 2nd March 2022

11am – 12pm

In this session, you will have an opportunity to find out about our range of validated undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Islamic subjects, campus facilities, and our students’ experiences.

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Muslim Identity Politics: Activism and Agency in Securitised Times

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Registration and Induction Day 2022

Registration is an essential step in becoming a student. Although the process requires students to authenticate the documents and certificates we offer lunch and refreshments throughout the day. All students will most likely have completed the online registration by...

Start of MIHE Short Courses 2022

From 09 January 2022, we started to deliver online workshops on Career Planning and Employability skills. Over 50 people participate in these workshops. In total, eight workshops will be delivered and the details of the workshops can be found...

Review: The Madrasah and The Modern Academy – Convergences, Departures and Possibilities for Collaboration

In contemporary times, there has been an increased interest in the study of Islam. Two sites of investigation centre around the study and teaching of Islam in traditional seminaries (Madrasah) and the focus on Islam in Universities and institutes of Higher Education...

All the best Jack!

We are sad to announce that Jack Winter will be leaving us here at MIHE. Three years ago, Jack Winter started working as an IT apprentice alongside our full-time consultant and after he completed his Level 3 Apprentice qualification he continued to work in IT support....

Psychologisation and Securitisation of Muslims

Dr Tarek Younis noted the growth over the last few decades of the relationship between national security and mental health alongside an emergent ‘pre-crime’ industry, and associated legislation that attempts to identify ‘pre-symptomatic’ individuals at risk in the...

Remembering the Life and Legacy of Professor Ataullah Siddiqui

Tuesday, 23 November 2021: Markfield Institute and the Islamic Foundation held a tribute event to mark the first anniversary of the passing of Professor Ataullah Siddiqui. Amid a packed hall, speaker after speaker, from friends, colleagues and family, paid...

Non-Liberal Logics of Tolerance in Modern Islam

Dr SherAli Tareen, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Franklin and Marshall College, Pennsylvania, USA Non-Liberal Logics of Tolerance in Modern Islam: The Case of Haji Imadullah Muhajir Makki (1814-1899) - 23rd November 2021 Dr Tareen’s public lecture focused...

Graduation

The Markfield Institute’s Graduation Ceremony for the academic year 2020/21 was held on 27th October 2021 at the Markfield Conference Centre. The ceremony was opened with a recitation from the Glorious Quran by Zakaria Zaini, a graduate from the MA Islamic Studies...

Decolonising North American Islam

On the 19th of October, MIHE was delighted to host Dr Shadaab Rahemtulla, Lecturer in Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations at the University of Edinburgh, for our inaugural Public Lecture for the academic year 2021/2022. The lecture, entitled Decolonising North...