Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies

Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies The Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies was established in 1985 as an institution for the advanced study of Islam and the Muslim world.

The Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies is incorporated under Royal Charter. It was established in 1985 to encourage the scholarly study of Islam and the Islamic world. HRH The Prince of Wales is the Patron of the Centre. It is governed by a Board of Trustees consisting of scholars and statesmen from different parts of the world, alongside representatives of the University of Oxford.

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entre for Islamic Studies has done so much to promote and improve our understanding of the Islamic world. That mission has great importance in our increasingly interdependent world. The relationships between Islam and the West matter more today than ever before.'

HRH The Prince of Wales, Patron of the Centre

The Centre provides a meeting point for the Western and Islamic worlds of learning. At Oxford it contributes to the multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary study of the Islamic world. Beyond Oxford, its role is strengthened by a developing international network of academic contacts. The work of the Centre has attracted global attention and widespread support.

Join us this Wednesday, 17 June 2026 for a seminar on“The Dignity of the Human Person in the Islamic Tradition Alongsid...
15/06/2026

Join us this Wednesday, 17 June 2026 for a seminar on
“The Dignity of the Human Person in the Islamic Tradition Alongside the Judeo-Christian Imago Dei” by Dr Afifi Al-Akiti

In person, all welcome and no registration required.

Join us on 16th June 2026, for a lecture on 'Protecting Expression, Balancing Interests' by The Rt Hon Lady Simler, Just...
11/06/2026

Join us on 16th June 2026, for a lecture on 'Protecting Expression, Balancing Interests' by The Rt Hon Lady Simler, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

In-person, open to all and no registration required.

Join us on 10th June 2026, for a lecture on 'The Global Order Today: A Muslim Perspective' by HRH Prince Turki AlFaisal,...
08/06/2026

Join us on 10th June 2026, for a lecture on 'The Global Order Today: A Muslim Perspective' by HRH Prince Turki AlFaisal, Chairman of the King Faisal Centre for Research and Islamic Studies

In-person, open to all and no registration required.

Join us next Wednesday, 3rd June 2026 for a seminar on“Islamic Manuscripts in the Royal Library” by Dr Stella Panayotova...
20/05/2026

Join us next Wednesday, 3rd June 2026 for a seminar on
“Islamic Manuscripts in the Royal Library” by Dr Stella Panayotova

In person, all welcome and no registration required.

Join us this Wednesday, 20th May 2026 for a seminar on “Water Justice in Muslim Societies: Towards a Macro-Historical Ge...
18/05/2026

Join us this Wednesday, 20th May 2026 for a seminar on “Water Justice in Muslim Societies: Towards a Macro-Historical Geographic Perspective” by Professor James Westcoat

In person, all welcome and no registration required.

Join us this Wednesday, 13th May 2026 for a seminar on“Haram Historiography: Writing the History of Mecca, Medina and Je...
08/05/2026

Join us this Wednesday, 13th May 2026 for a seminar on
“Haram Historiography: Writing the History of Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem in the Early Islamic Centuries” by Dr Harry Munt.

In person, all welcome and no registration required.

Join us today, 6th May 2026 for a seminar on“Three Styles of Medieval Iranian Ceramics: Lustre, Mina'i and Lajvardina” b...
06/05/2026

Join us today, 6th May 2026 for a seminar on
“Three Styles of Medieval Iranian Ceramics: Lustre, Mina'i and Lajvardina” by Dr Richard McClary
In person, all welcome and no registration required.

In person, all welcome and no registration required.
06/05/2026

In person, all welcome and no registration required.

Join us on 30th April 2026, for a lecture on 'The Future of Multilateralism: Keeping international co-operation alive in...
15/04/2026

Join us on 30th April 2026, for a lecture on 'The Future of Multilateralism: Keeping international co-operation alive in the new age of unilateralism' by Rt Hon The Lord Hague of Richmond, Chancellor of the University of Oxford

In-person, open to all and no registration required.

Join us on 29th April 2026, for the King Faisal Lecture on ‘The Umayyad Mosaics of the Dome of the Rock' by Dr Mohammad ...
15/04/2026

Join us on 29th April 2026, for the King Faisal Lecture on ‘The Umayyad Mosaics of the Dome of the Rock' by Dr Mohammad Hashim Ghosheh, King Faisal Prize Laureate.

In-person, open to all and no registration required.

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Marston Road
Oxford
OX30EE

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9am - 5:30pm
Friday 9am - 5:30pm

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+441865618500

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