As an independent academic association, IAMA is a member-run non-profit academic organisation. By joining IAMA, you will become part of a community of researchers, architects, historians, artists, and professionals involved in the planning, development, design, architecture, art, and construction of mosques worldwide.
IAMA membership is open to academic institutions, research organisations, libraries, professional bodies, architects, artists, private practices, social scientists, urban planners, anthropologists, historians, archaeologists, geographers, and students.
We will open for new membership applications in January 2026.
If you would like ot discuss your organisation membership options in advance, do get in touch with our membership team

We welcome institutions and organisations that engage in research, education, professional training, or knowledge exchange on aspects of planning, development, design, architecture, art, and the construction of mosques, and related socio-cultural and economic influences.
Institutional or organisational members will benefit from special complementary access to IAMA Databases, publications, and events, as well as a discounted registration rate for training programmes and conferences.
Institutional Membership will open in January 2026 with annual membership fees.

Individual members will have access to innovative research, regional workshops, and professional training related to the research, vocational and specialist training, and knowledge exchange programmes at specially discounted rates. You will have the chance to network with internationally leading scholars and architects, and you will receive our newsletter, updates on forthcoming events, workshop reports, training programmes, and publications.
Benefits of membership:
Individual Membership will open in January 2026 with annual membership fees. As we aim to provide equal access to our community, we devised three-tier membership fees that suit the needs and capabilities of researchers and scholars around the world.
Those include:
Scholar/professional (High-Income countries)
Scholar/professional (Low-income countries)
Students/early career researchers
We will do our best to respond to you in a timely manner.
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