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The International Institute of Islamic Studies is the new kid on the block as far as Islamic think tanks go, but it is slowly carving a name for itself locally and internationally.

A FEW months ago, the International Institute of Islamic Studies (IAIS) was asked to submit a position paper on certain issues related to the conversion of one spouse in a civil marriage to Islam.

“This was a follow-up to the Cabinet decision in April concerning mixed marriages, conversion and dispute over the religion of children from such marriages,” says IAIS founder and chief executive officer Prof Dr Hashim Mohammad Kamali....