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