Ummatics Forums

The Ummatics Institute seeks to host a variety of forums with the aim of facilitating critical discourses on ummatic thought and practice.

These forums support the Institute’s broad goals by providing a unique dialogical space for scholars, experts, thought leaders, and community organizers to collectively address topics of importance to the Muslim Umma and its future. The first of these forums is the Ummatics Colloquium.

Forum Objectives

Facilitate & Elevate

Facilitate and elevate the quality and quantity of discourses about ummatic thought and practice

Support & Augment

Support and augment ummatic thinking about issues that affect the Muslim World and the Muslim diaspora

Cultivate & Build

Foster a community of mutually-supportive thinkers and researchers on ummatic topics

Ummatics Colloquium

The Ummatics Institute Conducts A Monthly Colloquium To Facilitate Discussions Among Academics On A Range Of Ummatics Issues Related To The Essence Of The Muslim Umma, As Well As The Means To Achieve Ummatic Unity. Senior Scholars Are Invited To Engage With Aspiring Scholars, Providing Them With Possible Answers At Times And Sparking Further Questions For Research And Discussion At Other Times.

Upcoming Colloqium

Ummatic
Pop Culture and
Youth Identity Formation

The challenge of deep differences within the umma has emerged and evolved throughout Islamic history, leading to moments of rupture...

Previous Colloquia

Managing Intra-Muslim Deep Differences

September 11, 2024

Bangladesh’s Revolution: Challenges, Opportunities and the Umma

August 25, 2024

Redefining Islamic Education Towards an Ummatic Identity

June 19, 2024

Colloquium | Qas Al-Haq: An Alternative to Capitalism, Nation-State, Parts I & II

May 16, 2024

Colloquium | Prospects of Ummatic Economic Unity

March 22, 2024

Colloquium | Gaza: The Umma Beyond The Crisis

March 13, 2024

Islamic Social Finance: Meaning & Means

January 17, 2024

Waqf: Muslim Civil Society vs. the Nation-state

January 1, 2024

The Umma in International Relations: Presence and Effectiveness

November 14, 2023

Palestine: The Premier Ummatic Cause

November 7, 2023

Media Forming and Undermining Ummatic Sentiments

September 25, 2023

Colloquium: Islam and Blackness ft. Dr. Jonathan Brown

August 14, 2023

Colloquium: Shapers of Islam in Southeast Asia

April 25, 2023

Colloquium: Still Recalling the Caliphate? Ft. Dr. Salman Sayyid

March 2, 2023

Colloquium: An Ummatic Approach to Refugee Ethics Ft. Drs. Rajai Jureidini and Hossam El Din Mohammed

February 6, 2023

Colloquium: Pathways to Ummatic Integration Ft. Dr. Alexander Thurston

January 15, 2023

Colloquium: Ummatic Solidarity in the 21st Century Ft. Dr. Sadek Hamid

December 14, 2022

Colloquium: Muslim Disunion in the Era of the Nation-State Ft. Dr. Joseph Kaminski

November 23, 2022

Colloquium: Ummah at the Margins: The Past, Present, and Future of Muslim Minorities Ft. Yahya Birt

November 2, 2022

Colloquium: An Ummatic Universalism? Ft. Dr. Darryl Li

October 20, 2022

Colloquium: Coping with the Modern State Ft. Dr. Jonathan Laurence

September 1, 2022

Colloquium: Print and the Arabo-Islamic Renaissance Ft. Dr. Ahmed El Shamsy

August 2, 2022

Colloquium: The Case Against ‘Islamism’ Ft. Dr. Asim Qureshi

June 22, 2022

Colloquium: Rethinking the ‘Umma’ for a Globalized World Ft. Dr. Katrin Jomaa

March 23, 2022

Colloquium: The ‘Ulama and Imperial Muslim Political Theology Ft. Dr. SherAli Tareen

January 19, 2022

Istanbul Meetups

Held monthly in Istanbul, Ummatics Meetups offer a dynamic platform for anyone passionate about exploring and addressing critical contemporary issues central to the future of the Muslim world. Participants will have the opportunity to contribute their insights and establish significant connections within a community of forward-looking, ummatic Muslims who share a desire to gain knowledge.

Upcoming Meetup

Islamic Economic Vision for a Strategically Aligned Ummah

In the upcoming meet-up Dr Almir will present a case for strategic economic cooperation among Muslim countries in response to...

Previous Colloquium

Discovering Ummatic Confidence Amidst The Gazan Genocide

July 16, 2024

Istanbul Seminar | Is Palestine a Muslim Issue?

March 14, 2024

The Umma in International Relations: Presence and Effectiveness

March 14, 2024

Call For Mentee and Mentor Applicants | Ummatics Mentorship Program

Ummatics Institute
April 27, 2024

Seminar on Ummatic Political Analysis (SUPA)

Ummatics Institute
April 6, 2024

Ummatics Conference 2024: Towards an Ummatic Future

Ummatics Institute
April 8, 2024

The Ummatics Institute Inaugural Conference Summary

Ummatics Institute
January 23, 2024

Call for Papers: Managing Deep Differences in Comparative Perspective Workshop

Ummatics Institute
December 10, 2023

Ummatics Inaugural Conference

Ummatics Institute
April 19, 2023

University of Oxford Middle East Centre: What is Ummatics? Lecture by Dr. Ovamir Anjum

October 31, 2023

Cambridge University Islamic Society: What is Ummatics? Lecture by Dr. Ovamir Anjum

October 31, 2023

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