Categories : Field-specific (academic)

Mazda Publishers – Investigations Explication the States of Existants

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Sabine Schmidtke,”Preserving, Studying, and Democratizing Access to the World Heritage of Islamic Manuscripts: The Zaydī Tradition,” Chroniques du manuscrit au Yémen 23 [nouvelle série 4] (2017), pp. 103-166.

The complete issue can be accessed (open access) via <http://www.cdmy.org/cmy/cmy23.pdf>

Safavid Studies Journal

Safavid Studies Journal (SSJ)

CfP: Articles for “Journal of Safavid Studies”

This academic journal is published by the Safavid Studies Center, University of Isfahan, Iran. The journal welcomes all articles that are related to any aspect of Safavid Studies. This journal aims to provide a scholarly platform for critical and informed articles with a historical approach.

The Persian-Portuguese Encounter in Hormuz: Orientalism Reconsidered

In 2015, the quincentennial commemoration of the Portuguese arrival on the island of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf (1515-1622) revealed the underlying presupposition among Iranians that the Portuguese presence on the island was the harbinger of a long-term pattern of western imperialism.

New Book Release: “An American Preacher: Nuances of Islam in the West” | IECOC | Islamic Educational Center of Orange County

We are pleased to announce the release of Dr. Sayed Moustafa al-Qazwini’s new book, An American Preacher: Nuances of Islam in the West. In this new publication, Dr. Qazwini draws on his wisdom from experiences from over three decades to provide insight into the various challenges and opportunities that Muslims face in presenting their faith.

Persica Vaticana. Roma e Persia tra codici e testi

Angelo Michele Piemontese
Editore: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
Collana: Studi e testi
Anno edizione: 2017
Pagine: Brossura
EAN: 9788821009822

3 presentations on Shiism were among the papers presented at BRISMES in Edinburgh:

Radicalism, Reform and Migration: The Transformations of Shaykh Nimr Baqir al-
Nimr – Robert Riggs, University of Bridgeport

The Madrasa Habibiya at Firdus – Alireza Anisi, Iranian Research Institute for Cultural
Heritage and Tourism

The Limits of “Orthodoxy”?: Notes on the Anti-Abu Muslim Polemic of Early 11th/17th
Iran – Andrew Newman, IMES, University of Edinburgh

For the full programme, click here.

Call for papers: Interactions between Twelver Shiites and Christians: history, theology, literature

International conference with the participation of Rudi Matthee (University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware) and Francis Richard (CNRS, Paris), in Paris, France, Wednesday, April 11, through Friday, April 13, 2018 The interactions and exchanges between Twelver Shiites and Christians, Catholics as well as Protestants, have rarely been studied in detail.However, there were intensive mutual contacts, as indicated by numerous travelogues, missionary reports, theological and polemical works, diplomatic correspondence, etc.

The International Imam Hussain Council invites all to attend the Syeda Fatima Interfaith Conference.

The theme of the event is ‘Women as peacemakers: bridging divides and overcoming difference’.

Date: 5th of July
Time: 13:00 hrs for a !4:00hrs start
Venue: London, House of Lords.
Speakers include Rev Rose Chaplain House of Lords, Lynne Townley QC,
Jaffer Ladak, Bharti Taylor, Gurmit Kaur , Rabbi Debbie Young Somners

For further information, contact Rubab Mehdi Rizvi, rubabmehdi@hotmail.com

Speakers:

Lynne Townley -barrister and lecturer at City Law School, City, University of London. I am currently working on a PhD on crimes involving honour violence and forced marriage. I am a committee member of the Association of Women Barristers, a charity encouraging and assisting women and other minority candidates to become practising barristers.

Yarjan Abdul Samad-materials scientist working with European space agency on space related research.He will be part of a zero gravity flight end of this year to perform some of his scientific experiments”.

Revd Rose- Chaplain House of Lords

Rabbi Debbie Young-Somers is the Community educator at The Movement for Reform Judaism. She teaches World Religions 101; Dialogue and Encounter to student Rabbis at Leo Baeck College. She was ordained in 2009, and her first degree was in Religious Studies (2001). She is a Buber Fellow of Paideia, the European Centre for Jewish Studies. Debbie has been active both professionally and as a volunteer in the interfaith world since her teens. Her first Rabbinic post was at West London Synagogue where she co-ordinated Interfaith activities and the Jewish Preparation programme. She has been published in magazines, books, Jewish press and journals, and is a regular contributor to Radio 2’s Pause for Thought and In Spirit on BBC London

Shiite Survival in Ottoman Aleppo|

This article presents a translation of a waqf document from the Ottoman archives of Aleppo. The author’s contention is this waqfiyya bears witness to the resilience of Shiite presence in a predominantly Sunnite city.