Categories : Field-specific (academic)

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.

CISS Research Series Paper 2: A History of Shiʿism in Bahrain: 630 – 1524

Here you can read all the latest news on Shi’a Muslim studies and Muslim research from the Centre for Islamic Shi’a Studies (CISS).

Islamist radicalism in the provinces of Iran 1906-9: a stage in the development of Islamism

Islamist radicalism emerged in the Iranian Constitutional Revolution of 1906-9. This article examines the early stages of its emergence with particular reference to the provinces of Iran. It looks at the subject thematically and traces the development of an Islamist notion of the state, characterized by Islamic law, and the shaping of new views on nationalism, absolutism and the economy.

State-backed discrimination against Shia Muslims in Malaysia

(2017). State-backed discrimination against Shia Muslims in Malaysia. Critical Asian Studies. Ahead of Print. doi: 10.1080/14672715.2017.1335848

Symposium – alhikmah institute

The Al-Hikmah Institute of Al-Mustafa International University organizes a symposium on “Religion and Spirituality in the Contemporary World”. This symposium will be a three-day event exploring the relation between spirituality and religion in the world. This program will contain three parts including: 1. Presenting papers and lectures. 2. Workshops 3.

“Violence in Sharīʿa and its Contemporary Implications”

The 5th Annual Contemporary Fiqhi Issues Workshop is taking place at Al-Mahdi Institute, on the 6th and 7th July 2017. We are looking forward to welcoming scholars from across the UK, and the globe, representing a broad range of backgrounds and sub-disciplines within Islamic Studies.

SEMINAR TO COMMEMORATE THE MARTYRDOM OF IMAM ALI (as) – Muhammadi Trust

Date/Time Date(s) – 18/06/2017 / 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Category(ies)No Categories Event Details You can download a pdf version of the above programme by clicking on the link below: Imam Ali Seminar 2017