Project on Shi'ism and Global Affairs

"The Second International Symposium on Diversity and Unity in Transnational Shi’a Islam" Attend this event via Zoom (advance registration required) 1:00PM - 2:30PM EDT | Panel 5: Shi’a Identities and Politics in the Modern Levant and Turkey "Ambiguity and...

"The Second International Symposium on Diversity and Unity in Transnational Shi’a Islam" Attend this event via Zoom (advance registration required) 2:00PM - 3:30PM EDT | Panel 4: Comparative Approaches towards Shi’a Theology and Philosophy "Ismaili and...

"The Second International Symposium on Diversity and Unity in Transnational Shi’a Islam" Attend this event via Zoom (advance registration required) 1:00PM - 2:30PM EDT | Panel 3: Ismaili Traditions in Central and South Asia "Central Asian Ismailis and...

"The Second International Symposium on Diversity and Unity in Transnational Shi’a Islam" Attend this event via Zoom (advance registration required) 1:00PM - 2:30PM EDT | Panel 2: The Imamate across Shi’a Traditions "Shiʿi Islam, Philosophy and the Greek...

"The Second International Symposium on Diversity and Unity in Transnational Shi’a Islam" Attend this event via Zoom (advance registration required) 10:45AM - 11:00AM EDT | Welcome & Opening Remarks Ali Asani, Harvard University. Payam Mohseni, Harvard...

"Studying the Philosophy and Meaning of Ashura in Academia: Historical and Contemporary Issues" Attend this event via Zoom (advance registration required) Speakers: Syed Akbar Hyder, Associate Professor of Asian Studies and Islamic Studies, University of...

"Betwixt and Between Culture and Religion: Hosay as a Universal Phenomenon" Attend this event via Zoom (advance registration required) Speaker: Frank J. Korom, Professor of Religion and Anthropology, Boston University. Moderator: Payam Mohseni, Director...

"Deconstructing Memories of Ali in Sunni and Shi'i Islam" Attend this event via Zoom (advance registration required) Speaker: Nebil Husayn, Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies, University of Miami. Moderator: Payam Mohseni, Director...

"Hidden Empires and Muslim Sectarian Identities: The Emergence of Shi’a Sects in Early Islam (7th - 10th Centuries CE)" Attend this event via Zoom (advance registration required) Speaker: Mohammad Sagha, Humanities Teaching Fellow, University of Chicago...

Please note: This event has been canceled. "The Afghan Shia and the Return of the Taliban" Speaker: Robert D. Crews, Professor of History, Department of History, Stanford University. Moderator: Dr. Payam Mohseni, Project Director, Project on Shi’ism and...