Laṭāʾif Academy
An apprenticeship in academic writing.
For ʿĀlimiyyah graduates, students, and academics who want to write argued, citable, publishable work in the Islamic disciplines and adjacent fields.
Self-paced library
Lessons, exemplars, and weekly writing prompts. Work at your own rhythm.
Cohorts
Periodic intakes with deadlines and a small group of peers moving together.
Faculty feedback
Submit drafts. Receive written and video critique from working scholars.
Curriculum
Four modules, from the sentence to the page proof.
Foundations of Academic Prose
From the sentence to the paragraph: clarity, economy, and the discipline of the academic voice.
Argument and Evidence
How a thesis is built, defended, and revised. Working with primary sources in Arabic and translation.
Writing from within the Tradition
Engaging the classical Islamic disciplines on their own terms while writing for a contemporary academic reader.
Toward Publication
Preparing a piece for a peer-reviewed journal. Revision, blind review, and responding to editors.
Faculty
You learn from working scholars.
Tofael Nuruddin
Founding Faculty, Director
Editor of JIHAT and lead of the Academy. Teaches argument, revision, and the discipline of scholarly prose.
Syed Ahaz bin Atif
Faculty, Tradition and Translation
Faculty at the Global Institute of Islamic Studies and imam of a masjid in Georgia. Teaches translation of technical terms and writing from within the classical disciplines.
Faatima Uddin
Faculty, Ethics and Method
Writes on technology, ethics, and translation. Teaches research method and the framing of a contemporary academic essay.
Membership
Three tiers. Choose the one that fits where you are.
Student
Build the habit. Learn the craft.
$19/mo
Scholar
Move from prose to argument.
$49/mo
Fellow
Apprentice with a working scholar.
$119/mo