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May 6, 2026

Sami Jamil Jadallah

Islam House of Wisdom Launches Initiative to Establish a Global Academy of Distinguished Scholars

The Islam House of Wisdom, a U.S.-registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit institution, today announced the launch of a landmark initiative to establish an international Academy of 100 Distinguished Scholars — a modern revival of the legendary Bayt al-Hikma (House of Wisdom) that flourished in Baghdad under Caliph al-Ma'mun between 813 and 833 CE.

May 2, 2026

Sami Jamil Jadallah

From Bayt al-Hikma to the Nobel Prize: Does Islam Need a New 'House of Wisdom'?

More than 1.5 billion Muslims are the inheritors of a civilization that once lit the world's lantern — yet today it stands nearly absent from the highest ledger of human intellectual achievement. The Islam House of Wisdom is being built to recapture the spirit of the original Bayt al-Hikma: convening 100 Distinguished Scholars across disciplines and faiths to ensure Islam's greatest contribution to the 21st century has not yet been made.

March 7, 2026

Sami Jamil Jadallah

SPECIAL INVITATION - The Spirit of Inclusive Scholarship

Bayt al-Hikma was an inclusive intellectual center where diverse scholars advanced knowledge beyond religious or ethnic boundaries. Its decline followed ideological restrictions; its modern revival seeks to restore open, pluralistic scholarship.