| Fifth Annual Conference on Shi‘i Studies | |
| 27-28 April 2019 | |
| Panel: Shi‘ism, Judaism, and Christianity | |
| Shi‘a-Jewish interreligious dialogue: Developing historically conscious, philosophical conversations in difficult times. | Ezra Tzfadya, Otto Friedrich University, Bamberg, Germany |
| Contemporary developments and directions in Catholic-Shi‘a Dialogue | Zachary Candy, George Washington University, Washington DC, USA |
| Panel: Qur’an and Hadith: New questions | |
| Chaired by Amir DeMartino, The Islamic College, London, UK | |
| Is tafsīr ʿaqlī a method in Qur’anic exegesis? | Mohammed Ali Ismail, The Islamic College, London, UK |
| Sacred botany of the ‘alam al-mithal: A survey of harmal from the Vedas to the Shi‘a Imami traditions | Gianni Izzo, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA |
| Crisis management from the perspective of the Qur’an: Contemporary theories and Shi‘i scholars’ interpretations | Jalal Fairooz, International University of Islamic Sciences, London, UK |
| Panel: Texts and readings: Early classical | |
| Chaired by Mohammed Ali Ismail, The Islamic College, London, UK | |
| Discovery of the Kitab al-Asrar ascribed to the first Fatimid Caliph-Imam al-Mahdī: Its ramifications | Ismail K. Poonawala, University of California, Los Angeles, USA |
| Religion on the archetype of Creation: Exploring Inductive Reasoning in the Discourses of Al -Mu’ayyad fi al-Din al-Shirazi | Mustafa Yousuf Roker, Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah, Karachi, Pakistan and Goldsmiths University, London, UK |
| The literary alliance: A stylistic analysis of Nasir Khusraw’s confession-ode and Dai al-Mu’ayyad al-Shirazi’s panegyrics for Caliph-Imam al Mustansir | Dawood Mirza, Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah, Karachi, Pakistan |
| The Hermeneutics of al-Sharif al-Murtada (d. 436/1044) in the Interpretation of akhbar al-ahad in his Ghurar al-Fawa’id wa-Durar al-Qala’id | Ali Aghaei, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Germany |
| Panel: Isma‘ili experience and expression | |
| Chaired by Hamid Tehrani, The Islamic College, London, UK | |
| Panj-Tani tradition: A set of beliefs and practices of the Shi‘i Ismailis of Badakhshan | Abdulmamad Iloliev, Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, UK |
| In praise of the ahl al-bayt: Poetic expressions from early modern Badakhshan | Nourmamadcho Nourmamadchoev, Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, UK |
| The mirage of equal educational access and the saga of Shi‘a Hazara’s participation in Kankor (university entrance exam) in Afghanistan | Khurshid Sana Khan, London, UK and BRAC, Bangladesh |
| Panel: Qur’an and Hadith: Interpretations and sources | |
| Chaired by Amina Inloes, The Islamic College, London, UK | |
| Moses’ Meeting with God on Mount Sinai | Safdar Razi Master, University of Lund, Sweden and Alqaem Institute for Advanced Studies, Sweden |
| Sulaym ibn Qays in the Sunni Kutub al-Sittah | Alistair Key, Manchester, UK |
| Panel: Philosophy | |
| Chaired by Hamid Tehrani, The Islamic College, London, UK | |
| Comparative analysis of Heidegger and Mulla Sadra on the conception of being and human existence | Syed Alam Shah, University of Karachi, Pakistan |
| Is action part of thinking? A critical comment concerning critical rationalism | Seyed Ehsan Shahrestani, International Colleges of Islamic Science, London, UK |
| Fourfold journey of the unshackled caveman and Asfar Arba‘ah of the mystic philosopher: The Plato-Sadra metaphysical affinity | Abdul Rahim Afaki, University of Karachi, Pakistan |
| Panel: Contemporary religious authority | |
| Chaired by Amir DeMartino, The Islamic College, London, UK | |
| The role of Ayatollah Sistani in the political process and the restructuring of the Iraqi governance system | Mohammad Mesbahi, The Islamic College, London, UK |
| Hayder Khoei, The Islamic College, London, UK | |
| The life, scholarship and achievements of Ayatollah al-Uzma Sayyid Muhammad Hasan al-Shirazi (d. 1895) (popularly known as Mirza Shirazi) | Sayyid Fadhil Bahrululoom, Alridha Foundation, London, UK |
| The political influence of the Najafi marja‘iyyah in contemporary Iraq: The role of Friday midday prayer sermons in 2014 | Yousif Al-Hilli, University of Birmingham, UK |
| Ijtihad and progression in Shi‘i Islam | Khairunnisa Aga, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India |
| Panel: Shi‘ism in practice | |
| Chaired by Ayub Rashid, The Islamic College, London, UK | |
| Fighting for ‘justice’, engaging the Other: Shi‘a Muslim activism on campus | Emanuelle Degli Esposti, University of Cambridge, UK |
| Following ahl al-bayt in the land of coffee and sugarcane: Shi‘i communities in Brazil | Sergio Moya Mena, University of Costa Rica |
| The social and psychological dimensions of parenting in Shi‘i Islam | Shahnaaz Alidina, York University, Toronto, Canada |
| Panel: Shi‘ism and the West | |
| The study of Shi‘ism in Islamic studies: A review of the field | Fizza Joffrey, University of Toronto, Canada |
| Modernity through the gaze of the early Shi‘a travellers to England: A critical assessment | Ali Paya, The Islamic College, London, UK |
| Danish Shi‘is’ attitudes towards mosques | Nour Jørgensen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark |