Archive for November 13th, 2015

Call for Papers – 2nd International Conference on Shi’i Studies

7-8 May 2016
London, UK

The Journal of Shi’a Islamic Studies in conjunction with The Islamic College and the Institute of Islamic Studies would like to invite abstracts to be submitted for the 2016 conference. This conference will provide a broad platform for scholars in Shi’i studies to present their latest research. Papers are welcome on any aspect of Shi’i studies. Suggested topics include:

* Theology
* Philosophy and mysticism
* Law and jurisprudence
* History
* Qur’an and Hadith studies
* Anthropological studies
* Shi’i minorities
* Inter-religious, cross-disciplinary, or comparative studies
* Shi’ism and Orientalism
* Authority in Shi’i thought
* Shi’ism in the hawzah and/or the university

Accepted papers will be published in the Journal of Shi’a Islamic Studies (subject to passing peer review), an internationally recognized, academic, peer-reviewed journal focusing on studies of Shi’ism, which will enter its ninth year in 2016.

** Travel funding is available on a limited basis. **

Abstract submission deadline: 31 December 2015
Deadline for completed papers: 1 April 2016
E-mail abstracts to: editor@islamic-college.ac.uk

For more information, see http://www.islamic-college.ac.uk/shiistudies

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The University of Religions and Denominations (Qom, Iran) will hold the second 12-Day course on Shia Studies in March 2016. This course entails an introduction to Shia History, Principles, Futurology, Rituals and Practices in contemporary world. The focus will be on the Twelver Shia, the numerically largest and most influential denomination in Shiism; however, participants in this course will also learn about other main Shia traditions. All university professors, lecturers, researchers, and Ph.D. students in related fields are invited to apply. More information about this course is available at

http://shiacourse.urd.ac.ir
Or http://urd.ac.ir/en/index

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Yours sincerely
Ahmad Moghri
Program Coordinator,
University of Religions and Denominations (Qom, Iran)
shiacourse@urd.ac.ir