Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World

Our Objectives

The Alwaleed Centre was set up with a number of key objectives in mind.

The six key objectives of the Centre

- To establish international partnerships with institutions across the Muslim and non-Muslim worlds to foster collaborative research.

- To help produce the next generation of academics and actors in the public and private sectors.

- To advance mutual understanding and cross-cultural dialogue between Islamic and the Western worlds.

- To improve knowledge of contemporary Islam among students, policy makers and the general public.

- To engage productively with the Muslim diaspora in the UK.

- To spearhead UK expertise on Islam in the contemporary world.