Shii News – Workshop: ‘Ashura: The Life and Legacy of Imam Hussain’ (17-31, July)

The Project on Shi’ism and Global Affairs at the Harvard Divinity School cordially invites you to participate in a workshop, “Ashura: The Life and Legacy of Imam Hussain.” As millions of Muslims prepare to commemorate Ashura with Muharram drawing near, we are proud to present a unique multimedia workshop taking place between July 17th to the 31st.

The workshop includes: academic lectures, philosophy of Ashura storytelling, sayings of the Imams, a special narrative rendition on the life of Imam Hussain, and more.

The workshop provides attendees with resources to study Ashura and the life of Imam Hussain at their own pace within the timeframe of the workshop. There is no daily set time or limited viewing hours for the lectures.

Lectures include:

– An Overview of the Scholarly Study of Ashura and the Life of Imam Hussain
– Life of Imam Hussain (4/626 – 54/680)
– The Legacy of Karbala: Social and Political Reverberances after Ashura in Pre-Modern Islamic History
– Symbolism of Iconic Ashura Rituals in South Asia
– New content available!

Register by July 15, 11:59PM EST.

Register here: http://bit.ly/ashura-harvard.

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