‘Could we use blood donation campaigns as social policy tools?: British Shi’i ritual of giving blood’
M. Hashemi,
Identities, Global Studies in Culture and Power, 2020

‘US-funded media spreads bizarre conspiracy theory about Shi’a Muslims
The charges against the al-Khoe’i Foundation were so wild that the State Department had to step in and disavow the story.’

Responsible Statecraft, June 14, 2021

ONLINE Lecture: “Living the Love of the Imams in Twelver Shi’a Islam in Iran. Objects and Materials as a Vehicle for Devotion”, by Sepideh Parsapajouh (CNRS-CéSor/EHESS), Orient-Institut Istanbul, 16 June 2021, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm TRT

Based on field research, the lecturer will address the issue of religious materiality in the life of some Iranians Imamite Shi’a groups on three levels: in their daily lives; in the ceremonies and particular rituals on annual occasions, and finally in pious visits (ziyârat).

Please register your name and academic affiliation at events@oiist.net.
Information: https://www.oiist.org/veranstaltungen

‘Legacies of Islamic Ecumenicism:
Taqrib, Shi’a-Sunni Relations, and Globalized Politics in the Middle East’
Weatherhead Center, 2021
M. Sagha, ed.
https://shiism.wcfia.harvard.edu/publications/legacies-islamic-ecumenicismtaqrib-shia-sunni-relations-and?

‘A New Source for the Study of Avicenna’s Safavid Reception’
S. Di Vincenzo
Journal of Islamic Manuscripts, 2021

‘Alid loyalty or Shiʿite tendency: a comparative approach to the Alevi Buyruk texts’
R. Erdoğdu-Başaran
Middle Eastern Studies, 2021

‘A Direct Flight to Revolution: Maududi, Divine Sovereignty, and the 1979-Moment in Iran’
S. W. Fuchs,
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 2021

Online Summer School on Shiʿi Studies
Ahl-ul-Bayt University, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, and Hekmat Institute will hold an online summer school.
Location: Zoom online platform
Time: July 12 to July 31, 2021
(The summer school is in English.)

The International Intensive Academic Course on Shi’i Studies by Hikmat International Institute will cover the history, key doctrines, branches, rituals and practices, spiritual teachings as well as political thought of Shi’I Islam. It will mainly focus on the Twelver Shi’I tradition, to which the majority of the Shia belong today. This is a university-level course and is designed mainly for students and academics who wish to enhance their understanding of Shi’I Islam. This is the most comprehensive course you can find online about Shi’i Islam as there will be 18 sessions to cover a wide variety of different aspects of this important faith tradition. Instructors are among the best academics in these fields. Each session will be 2 to 3 hours based on the plan of the instructor to be made up of activities and delivery as they see fit.

Important Dates
Registration Start April 10, 2021
Early Bird Discount June 10, 2021
Registration Deadline June 30
Course Start July 12, 2021
Course End July 31, 2021

For further information and to register, see here.

‘Aurangzeb as seen from Gujarat: Shi‘i and Millenarian Challenges to Mughal Sovereignty’
S. Sheikh
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 2018

‘Afghanistan: Escalation of Ethnic Tensions While the US Prepares to Evacuate its Troops’
Diane Villemin
Orient XXI, 11.5.21