Fifth Annual Conference on Shi‘i Studies |
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27-28 April 2019 |
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Panel: Shi‘ism, Judaism, and Christianity |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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