[1] In March 2023 the institution was accused of having links to Iran’s Al-Mustafa International University, which is currently under US counter-terrorism sanctions for allegedly recruiting students to Iran's unconventional warfare and military intelligence branch, the Quds Force.
In 2014 the Hawza Ilmiyya of England, an Islamic seminary, began to run at the same location.
ICAS Press has published a number of classical and modern Islamic texts and translations, particularly in the areas of Qur'an and hadith studies, theology, philosophy, mysticism, politics, and history.
The former aims to introduce students to the salient features of Islam as a system of belief and intellectual tradition from its inception until the modern era; covering essential subjects such as Islamic law, history, philosophy and the Arabic language.
The second aims to provide a broader perspective on Islam as a civilisation and this is reflected in its course content.