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Read More »Webinar: Biobibliographical Analysis, Reconstructing Early Works of Shi’i Hadith
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Read More »Job Opening: Lectureship in Islamic Studies at Cambridge Muslim College
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Read More »An International Symposium on Intra-Shi’a Dialogue & Confessional Diversity within Shi’ism at Harvard University
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....
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