Major Projects

'Digital Islam across Europe: Understanding Muslims’ Participation in Online Islamic Environments' is a major European research project funded by CHANSE and led by Director of the Alwaleed Centre, Professor Frederic Volpi.

A major ESRC-funded research project delivered by the University of Wales Trinity St David, Coventry University and the University of Edinburgh.

In 2022, Alwaleed Lecturer in the Globalised Muslim World, Dr Kholoud Al-Ajarma, will be leading an exciting impact project funded by the ESRC Impact Acceleration Account.

Funded by the European Research Council, this comparative ethnographic project asks, how do people of different faiths coexist in cities?

A major two-year project funded by the British Council aimed at building transnational teaching and research connections between the Alwaleed Centre and the Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia in Jakarta.

This podcast series seeks to advance comparative analysis of wider patterns of change, continuity, similarity, and difference across diverse contemporary Islamic movements operating within and across Europe and the Middle East and North Africa. It is hosted by The Alwaleed Centre (University of Edinburgh) & The Centre of Islamic Studies (University Uiversity of Cambridge). We also thank the Gerda Henkel Foundation for its financial support.

In June 2024, the University of Edinburgh hosted a two-day interdisciplinary workshop, organised by Dr. Idil Akinci (Social Policy) and exploring the interconnections between difference and inequality in Gulf societies.

The Alwaleed Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World is offering small grants of up to £5000 to help fund creative and dynamic community projects across Scotland.

A unique series of 5 short films created by young Syrian refugees in Scotland exploring their aspirations, journeys, challenges, dreams, fears, and futures.

The Alwaleed Centre at the University of Edinburgh is proud to be a member of the Alwaleed Cultural Network (ACN).

A special series of webinars exploring climate change and climate action across the Muslim world to mark the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference 2021.

An innovative books series published by EUP in partnership with the Alwaleed Centre exploring the contemporary dynamics of globalised societies where Islamic worldviews shape social and political change.

Empowering Syrian refugees to realise their educational and professional potential.

The Alwaleed Centre offers free workshops, lectures and training programmes for High School students and staff across Scotland.

A ground-breaking free online course offering a scholarly introduction to the global diversity of the Sharia and Islamic Law.

2020 marks the ten year anniversary of the Edinburgh Alwaleed Centre which was formally opened on 17th March 2010.

An interactive walking tour highlighting the many historical and contemporary connections between Scotland's capital city and the Muslim world.

The Alwaleed Centre is the Management Hub for the UK's only Islamic Studies learned society.

A groundbreaking conference and ongoing project bringing together academics and activists from across Europe and the USA.

A creative Muslim-Christian project delivered in partnership with the Church of Scotland.

A creative series of animations highlighting the human impact of anti-Muslim hate crime in Scotland.

A major community history video project and exhibition celebrating the history of Scotland's South Asian Muslim communitiy.

‘Scottish Muslims in Numbers: Understanding Scotland’s Muslim population through the 2011 Census’ is a unique new research report written by Alwaleed Centre Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr Khadijah Elshayyal.

A special series bringing together a diverse range of scholars and practitioners to discuss key questions of authority across the contemporary Muslim world.