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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.

'The Oxford Centre 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.

29/10/2026

Join us on 14 November for an Open House for University of Oxford fresher students. Please register by 12:00 pm on 6 November.

For more details and to register click the following link: https://www.oxcis.ac.uk/events/open-house-university-of-oxford-freshers

12/10/2026

In person, all welcome and no registration required.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Address

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

Telephone

+441865618500

Website

http://www.oxcis.ac.uk/

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