The International Journal of Islamic Architecture is pleased to announce the call for submissions for the 2026 Professor Hasan-Uddin Khan Article Award.

In honour of Professor Hasan-Uddin Khan’s contributions to the field of Islamic architecture, the International Journal of Islamic Architecture (IJIA) offers this award in recognition of ground-breaking scholarship on the subject published in peer-reviewed journals. The criteria on which papers will be judged are: innovation in approach(es) to posed research question(s), originality, written clarity and style, and the overall impact on research in the field. Articles should provide new insights into the field, making a distinct or significant scholarly contribution to the understanding of architecture, architectural heritage, and the built environment in the Islamic world (both historic and contemporary), especially in marginalized geographies. This award, offered every two years, is judged by a jury that includes three members of the academic community. The third award will be given in 2026 and we are delighted that Professors Doris Behrens-Abouseif, Finbarr Barry Flood, and Attilio Petruccioli will serve on the jury. Papers published in English in a peer reviewed journal in 2024 or 2025 will be eligible for this round of the award.

Nominations should be submitted by scholars or journal editors to the chair of the award, IJIA Associate Editor Dr Mehreen Chida-Razvi, at HUKawardgmail.com by 16 November 2025. Self-nominations are permitted, of a single article. The nominations should include a PDF of the published paper, full details of publication, and the author’s affiliation and contact information. The winner and runner-up will be announced in March 2026 on the IJIA website, social media platforms, and in the journal’s July issue. The winner will receive a cash prize of $1000 and a two-year subscription to IJIA; the runner-up will receive a two-year subscription to IJIA.