The Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought (
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Islam
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ic non-governmental, independent institute in
Amman
Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 a ...
, Jordan.
It is affiliated with the
Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre.
The late King
Hussein Bin Talal established the Institute in 1980, and entrusted it to
Prince Hassan bin Talal. It passed on to Crown
Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein on August 8, 1999, and then to Prince
Ghazi bin Muhammad, who is the chair of the Board of Trustees.
Fellows of the Institute attend a conference every 2–3 years. The last one was held in September 2010, under the title "Islam and the Environment".
Jordan News Agency (Petra) , Aal al-Bayt Institute holds its 15th General Conference
The institute was the leading sponsor of the statements, ''The Amman Message'' and '' A Common Word Between Us and You''.
References
External links
The Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought
Welcome to The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre
Islamic organisations based in Jordan
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