A historic symposium bringing together diverse voices from leading scholars of Shi’a thought and communities across Zaydi, Ismaili, Alevi, Alawite, Bektashi, & Twelver Ja'fari Muslim denominations and beyond at Harvard University.
Project on Shi'ism and Global Affairs
Harvard Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
Speaker Spotlight
Keynote Address
"Shi'ism: Unity and Diversity"
Seyyed Hossein Nasr
University Professor of Islamic Studies, The George Washington University
April 5, 2021
11:00AM – 12:15PM EDT | 8:00AM - 9:15PM PST
Register
All sessions will be held online via Zoom. The symposium is free and open to the public. Register below:
https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nPU0ZBeYRkWpJFY9ifHaAw
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Join us Monday, November 15th at 3PM EST for a talk on the historical origins of denominations within Shi'ism and early Shi'a state-building with Mohammad Sagha, Humanities Teaching Fellow at the University of Chicago. Register: t.co/cWjdUNWg9Z t.co/pMk3G4165D
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Mohammad Sagha, Associate & Research Director with the Project on Shi’ism and Global Affairs, stated Grand Ayatollah Sistani's hosting the Pope during his visit demonstrated religious tolerance and a global front against extremism wherever it may be. Read:t.co/DWA2xHw2Hu t.co/YYOvVJlQAB
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In an engaging interview, Project Faculty Co-Chair Ali Asani speaks about his journey as a scholar, the importance of expanding perspectives in the field of Islamic Studies, and his interest in studying Islam. See more: t.co/SurHVCDsnE t.co/SYPTetOi2K
