Posted in: News, NigeriaNigeria: Deaths as security forces clash with Shia protesters
Abuja, Nigeria – At least four people were killed in the capital following clashes between security forces and members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, according to the Shia group.
1.Association for Iranian Studies Awards AIS seeks your nominations for its AIS administered Awards, THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD THE EHSAN YARSHATER BOOK AWARD THE MEHRDAD MASHAYEKHI DISSERTATION AWARD THE PARVIZ SHAHRIARI BOOK AWARD We have just opened the following award for nominations:THE SAIDI-SIRJANI BOOK AWARD https://associationforiranianstudies.org/awards/saidiSirjani/nominate Please visit
Posted in: Academic itemsPosted in: News, China, Iran, Iraq, Israel, North America, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab EmiratesTension in the Gulf: Not just maritime powder kegs
Speaking to Riyadh Daily, the English language sister of one of Saudi Arabia’s foremost newspapers, Al Riyadh, Mr. Baloch’s legitimization in the kingdom’s tightly controlled media constituted one more suggestion that Saudi Arabia may be tacitly supporting militants in Balochistan, a troubled Pakistani province that borders on Iran and is a crown jewel of China’s infrastructure and energy-driven Belt and Road initiative.
1.Call for Papers – Iraqi Studies: Past, Present, and Future 28-29 February 2020 Columbia University This two-day conference brings together a diverse group of established and emerging scholars working on the history of modern Iraq from the Ottoman period to the present to interrogate Iraqi studies; taking stock of its
Posted in: Academic items1.Omani manuscripts The Omani ministry of Heritage and Culture has announced it is sharing more than 4,000 manuscripts electronically to researchers on its website. The manuscripts are distributed in four fields, focusing mostly on the humanities, Hadith, Quran, jurisprudence, history, literature, as well as astronomy, medicine and marine science.
Posted in: Academic itemsPosted in: Field-specific (academic), Great BritainFighting for “Justice”, Engaging the Other: Shi’a Muslim Activism on the British University Campus
While Shi’a Muslims remain in the minority in Europe, including within universities, the past decade has witnessed the growing profile of Shi’ism on university campuses, especially in Britain. In particular, there has been an emphasis on campaigns that prioritise notions of justice, equality, and human rights.
1.An Ocean of Paper Database Search Guide An Ocean of Paper seeks to stimulate new research in the social history of the Sultanate by collecting, cataloging, and publishing the thousands of deeds (called waraqas) produced by Omanis in South Arabia and East Africa during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. These
Posted in: Academic itemsPosted in: Field-specific (academic), IranArt, Allegory and the Rise of Shi’ism in Iran, 1487-1565
Explores the ways in which esoteric religion shaped the masterpieces of classical Persian painting Transforming our understanding of Persian art, this impressive interdisciplinary book decodes some of the world’s most exquisite medieval paintings. It rev
Posted in: Field-specific (academic)Dossier de presse –
Le Prix 2019 d’histoire des religions de la Fondation ” Les amis de Pierre-Antoine Bernheim ” sera décerné le 21 juin par l’Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres à M. Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi pour son ouvrage pour son ouvrage intitulé : La preuve de Dieu. La mystique shi’ite à travers l’œuvre de Kulaynî.