The International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) is a privately held non-profit organization in the United States founded by Ismail al-Faruqi and Anwar Ibrahim.[1] It was established as a non-profit 501(c)(3) non-denominational organization in Pennsylvania in 1981, and its headquarters are in Herndon, Virginia, within the suburbs around Washington, DC.[2] The stated objective of the group is to focus on conducting research in advancing education in Muslim societies and the publication, translation and teaching of the work through various means, with "the objectives of revival and reform of Islamic thought."[3]
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| Abbreviation | IIIT |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1981 |
| Type | Non-profit |
| Headquarters | 555 Grove Street, Herndon, Virginia |
| Website | IIIT.org |
History
editThe institute was founded in 1981 by Palestinian-American scholar Professor Ismail al-Faruqi and Malaysian politician and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.[4] The institute is a non-profit 501(c)(3) non-denominational organization located in Herndon, Virginia.[2][5]
In a 2016 essay published by the American Academy of Religion's Religious Studies News, the then IIIT director Ermin Sinanović explained that IIIT had been intended to resolve an "intellectual crisis" which afflicted the global Muslim community.[3]
Operation Green Quest
In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, IIIT found itself _targeted by the U.S. federal authorities as part of Operation Green Quest. Formed in October 2001, the operation involved an interagency task force set up to investigate the financing of Al-Qaeda and other international terrorist groups.[6] In March 2002, the unit raided the offices of 19 Muslim charities and educational institutions.[7] Though it confiscated a significant amount of documents and computer files, the investigation did not find any incriminating evidence – but it drew strong protests from American Muslim and civil-rights groups for the message it sent out to the American Muslim community.[6][7][8]
_targeting by far-right groups
In 2019, investigative journalist and academic Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed reported that far-right Islamophobic think tanks and politicians had been agitating against American Muslim civil society groups, particularly IIIT. According to Ahmed, groups like the Center for Security Policy, Jihad Watch, and The Investigative Project on Terrorism were nodes in a network of far-right anti-Muslim organizations who were accusing Western Muslim groups of supporting terrorism and extremism.[8][9]
Publications
editLibraries
IIIT’s two libraries – the Taha Jabir Al-Alwani Library and the Ismail al Faruqi Library – are featured on the Library of Congress’ list of religious collections in the area of Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.[10]
American Journal of Islam and Society
IIIT publishes the American Journal of Islam and Society (AJIS) twice a year. Launched in 1984, the journal is double-blind peer-reviewed and interdisciplinary. Prior to 2020, the journal was known as the American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Esposito, John L. (2003). The Oxford Dictionary of Islam. Oxford University Press. p. 139. ISBN 9780195125580.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ a b "About us - IIIT". International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT). Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b Sinanović, Ermin (29 April 2016). "International Institute of Islamic Thought and Its Role in Promoting Islamic Studies at Theological Seminaries". Religious Studies News. Archived from the original on 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
- ^ Esposito 2003, p. 139.
- ^ "International Institute of Islamic Thought: Publisher Description". JSTOR. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b Isikoff, Michael (8 April 2003). "Terror Watch: Whose War On Terror?". Newsweek. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b Douglass, John G. (2004). "Raiding Islam: Searches that _target Religious Institutions". Journal of Law and Religion. 19: 95–114 – via University of Richmond Scholarship Repository.
- ^ a b Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed (26 August 2019). "Behind Islamophobia is a global movement of anti-semites". Foreign Policy In Focus. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed (25 March 2019). "'White genocide' theorists worm their way into the West's mainstream". Le Monde Diplomatique. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT): Al-Alwani & Al Faruqi Libraries". Library of Congress. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "About the Journal | American Journal of Islam and Society". American Journal of Islam and Society. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
Bibliography
edit- Esposito, John L. (2003). Oxford Dictionary of Islam. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195125580.
External links
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