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Law, Authority and Learning in Imami Shi’ite Islam

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Law, Authority and Learning in Imami Shi’ite Islam

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3e Journée d’études franco-allemandes sur le chiisme contemporain | École Pratique des Hautes Études

Journée organisée par Constance Arminjon (EPHE) et Rainer Brunner (CNRS). Paris, 14 novembre 2018.

Fragmented realities: the ‘sectarianisation’ of space among Iraqi Shias in London

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Call for Papers:
The Journal of Shia History
Editor- in-Chief: S.Ahmad Reza Khezri, Professor of History and Civiliztion of the Muslims, the University of Tehran
akhezri@ut.ac.ir
Journal Manager: Mehran Ismaili, Assistant Professor of the History and civilization of the Muslims, Shahid Beheshti UniversityMehransbu@ymail.com
Published by The Iranian Society of Islamic History and Shahid Beheshti University.
For further information and publishing guidelines, see the journal website.

Integration, class and secularism: the marginalization of Shia identities in the UK Iranian diaspora

Despite ongoing debates about the nature and role of multiculturalism in the UK, the idea of integration remains significant in British immigration policies and community relations, and it orients…

‘Black or White: The Turbanization of Shi’i Islam’
Liyakat Takim, The Muslim World, 108/3, July 2018,
Pages 548-563:

Abstract:
The Turban has been worn by Muslims since the early period of Islamic history. This paper examines the significance of the turban in Twelver Shi‘ism. It argues that the turban and its color have been used to enhance the social and religious status of the descendants (sayyids) of the Prophet Muhammad. The paper also discusses the importance attached to the method of tying the turban and demonstrates how social pressure forced scholars to abandon a practice established by the Prophet and Imams. It will also argue that the method of trying the turban was used as an ideological tool among Shi‘i scholars.
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The Idea of Iran: The Safavid Era – Saturday 27 October 2018, SOAS

9.45am, Saturday 27 October 2018 Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, Read more) The Centre for Iranian Studies, the Department of Religions & Philosophies, School of History, Religions & Philosophies, SOAS and the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge remain deeply grateful to the Soudavar Memorial Foundation for their continued support for this series.SOAS University of London Russell Square WC1H 0XG

Asnad.org Digital Persian Archives: Home

The Project aims at facilitating access to the growing number of available Persian historical deeds and documents, both published and unpublished. It shall allow work on archival material with the help of incorporated facsimiles without recourse to the original – often remote – place of publication or storage.

The Law, Authority and Learning in Imami Shiite Islam project (ww.lawalisi.eu an ERC advanced award) at the University of Exeter is recruiting three postdoctoral research fellows:

ONE one-year fixed term post focussing on early Islamic legal developments (up until 15th century, with a focus on Imami Shii law) with a preference for those working in the areas of legal theory/legal doctrine OR Fatwas/Fiqh. Closing date 17th October 2018. Job description and details here: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BMW153/postdoctoral-research-fellow
TWO two-year fixed term posts focussing on classical and postclassical Islamic legal developments (15th century to the modern period, with a focus on Imami Shii law) with a preference for those working in the area of legal educational institutions OR law/politics. Closing date 18th October 2018. Job description and details are here:

https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BML029/postdoctoral-research-fellow-in-islamic-studies

Note: the TWO two-year fellowships were previously advertised – the closing date has been extended to 18th October.

For questions, email Prof Rob Gleave, R.Gleave@exeter.ac.uk