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ROYAL INSTITUTE FOR INTERFAITH STUDIES
Address
Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies, PO Box
830562, Amman 11183, Jordan
Phone 962 6 4618051
Fax 962 6 4618053
Web www.riifs.org
E-Mail riifs@riifs.org
Category Research & Knowledge/Dialogue
MISSION STATEMENT
Under the patronage of HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies (RIIFS) provides a venue in the
Arab world for the interdisciplinary study and rational discussion of religion and religious issues, with particular reference to
Christianity in Arab and Islamic society. More recently, RIIFS has broadened its focus to include all issues pertaining to religious,
cultural and civilizational diversity, regionally and globally. For this purpose, it maintains relations with similarly concerned academic
institutions in different parts of the world.
Founding year 1994.
BACKGROUND AND ACTIVITIES
The work of RIIFS involves research and publication, as well as the organization of lectures, conferences and workshops.
The RIIFS Arabic program focuses on the study and documentation of all subjects pertaining to Christianity and Muslim-Christian
relations. Its quarterly publication, Al-Nashra, provides a forum for the discussion of interfaith issues, particularly as they relate to
Arab and Islamic society. It also monitors the Arabic press for news and other material bearing on religious questions.
The RIIFS English program addresses questions relating to religious and cultural diversity in the world at large, inviting international
participation in its academic and other activities. Its biannual publication, Bulletin of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies
(BRIIFS), is an academic journal refereed by internationally known scholars. BRIIFS is intended to provide a venue for
interdisciplinary academic inquiry into all fields of the humanities and social sciences that bear on cultural or civilizational interaction
and to situate culture contact in a global context.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Duijzings, G. (2003). "Ethnic Unmixing under the Aegis of the West: a Transnational Approach to the Breakup of Yugoslavia." Bulletin
of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies 5(2).
El Bouazzati, B. (2002). "The Continuum of Knowledge and Belief." Bulletin of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies 4(1).
REMARKS
Many relevant publications are in Arabic, but some of them have short abstracts in English available on the website.
The Bulletin of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies (BRIIFS) is published in English, refer to
http://www.riifs.org/journal/briifs_contents.htm. All abstracts can be consulted online:
http://www.riifs.org/abstracts/abstract_Religion&Communityv1n1.htm