The Second International Symposium on Diversity and Unity in Transnational Shi’a Islam (Zoom)

Date and Time

May 11, 2022
01:00PM - 02:30PM EDT

Location

Online Only
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"The Second International Symposium on Diversity and Unity in Transnational Shi’a Islam"

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1:00PM - 2:30PM EDT | Panel 3: Ismaili Traditions in Central and South Asia

  • "Central Asian Ismailis and their Traditions"
    Dagi Dagiev, Institute of Ismaili Studies.
  • "Ismaili History and Traditions in Afghanistan: A Sociological and Historical Analysis"
    Yahia Baiza, Institute of Ismaili Studies.
  • "Tradition and Ta'wil in the Construction of Bohra Identity in South Asia"
    Sumaiya Hamadani, George Mason University.
  • "Kalām-i Hazrat Sūltānil Aulīā or Kalām-e Maulā, a Satpanth Lyrical Text: Shared Heritage of Khoja Sunnis, Khoja Ithna 'Asharis and Ismailis from South Asia"
    Hussain Jasani, Institute of Ismaili Studies.
  • "Bohra Ritual Life: Everyday Practices and the Sacred Materiality of Objects"
    Olly Akkerman, Freie Universität Berlin.
  • Moderator: Ali Asani, Harvard University.

For more information, please visit the symposium website.

Contact:

Payam Mohseni
pmohseni@fas.harvard.edu

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https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Os_CacwDQ4OqWWNFLIaRqg

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