Call for Papers and Special Issue; WAQF IN INDIA: RIGHTS, RESISTANCE AND REFORM, 21 October 2025
- American Islamic College, Chicago (US)
- Aliah University, Kolkata (India)
- Please send in your abstracts by Monday, 18 August 2025 to Dr. Nizamuddin Ahmad Siddiqui (nasiddiqui@projectmishkat.org), academic coordinator for the Conference. While submitting the abstract include “Submission for Waqf Conference 2025” as the subject line. Also, highlight the Session for which you are submitting the abstract.
- An update on the submissions will be conveyed by Thursday, 21 August 2025. Draft papers in 3000 words on the selected abstracts will be expected by Thursday, 25 September 2025.
- The organisers can support travel for selected participants, especially from the South Asian region. Please indicate if you wish to be considered for travel funding. Unfortunately, the organisers will not be able to assist in visa processing.
- Full papers from the Conference will be included in the Special Issue of the Manchester Journal of Transnational Islamic Law and Practice (MJTILP) (Q2, Scopus Indexed) in June 2026.
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