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Shii Studies Network @shiistudiesnet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The next lecture in our Reflections on Shiʿi Studies series will be on 12 October where we will be joined by Dr Toby Matthiesen for a talk entitled 'The Caliph, the Imam and the Orientalist: Rethinking the Global History of Sunni-Shiʿi Relations' www.shiistudies.net/events/matth...

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Shii Studies Network @shiistudiesnet.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This coming Monday 21 September 2026, the Shii Studies Network will be joined by Dr Seyfeddin KARA for a lecture entitled “A Re-Evaluation of the Shiʿi Approaches to the Textual History of the Qurʾan.” www.shiistudies.net/events/kara....

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Shii Studies Network @shiistudiesnet.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

For the next lecture in our Reflections on Shiʿi Studies lecture series, we will be joined by Dr Yaser Mirdamadi on 7 September for a lecture entitled ‘Two Opposing Pictures of the Imam in Contemporary Shiʿi Theology.' www.shiistudies.net/events/mirda...

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Shii Studies Network @shiistudiesnet.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

On 15 June, we'll be joined Yusuf Ünal for a talk entitled: 'Revisiting Shah Ismaʿil I’s Legacy and Rethinking Safavid Messianism.' Further information and Zoom registration can be found here: www.shiistudies.net/events/unal..... Looking forward to seeing you there!

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Shii Studies Network @shiistudiesnet.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

The next lecture in the our Reflections on Shiʿi Studies lecture series will take place this coming Tuesday 2 June 2026. Teresa Bernheimer will deliver a lecture entitled ‘Revisiting the ʿAlids: Reflections on the Study of Kinship and Authority in Early Islam.’ www.shiistudies.net/events/bernh...

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Shii Studies Network @shiistudiesnet.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

On 25 May, we will be joined by Kate Pukhovaia (Utrecht University & Leiden University Library) who will give a talk entitled: 'What Makes Premodern State-Building Shiʿi?' Further information here: www.shiistudies.net/events/pukho.... Looking to forward to seeing you then!

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Shii Studies Network @shiistudiesnet.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

A reminder that this is taking place next week!

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Shii Studies Network @shiistudiesnet.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The next lecture in the Shii Studies Network's Reflections on Shiʿi Studies lecture series will take place on 11 May 2026. Dr George Warner (Institute of Ismaili Studies) will deliver a lecture entitled ‘Shiʿism and Myth: Terminology and its Burdens.’ www.shiistudies.net/events/warne...

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Shii Studies Network @shiistudiesnet.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

We're very excited to invite you to the next lecture in our Reflections on Shiʿi Studies lecture series to take place on 13 April 2026. Dr Alessandro Cancian (Institute of Ismaili Studies) will deliver a lecture entitled ‘Shiʿism and Sufism, Shiʿism in Sufism.’ www.shiistudies.net/events/canci...

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Shii Studies Network @shiistudiesnet.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

A reminder that we will be joined by Professor Robert Gleave on Monday 2 March as part of the Reflections on Shiʿi Studies lecture series. Sign up to receive the Zoom link here: www.shiistudies.net/events/gleav...

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Is Shiʿite Law Special? Sort of, Kinda, Jein

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Shii Studies Network @shiistudiesnet.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Delighted to announce the next lecture in our ongoing series, Reflections on Shiʿi Studies. This time, we will be joined by Professor Robert Gleave for a talk entitled 'Is Shiʿite Law Special? Sort of, Kinda, Jein'. Further information and Zoom registration here: www.shiistudies.net/events/gleav...

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Shii Studies Network @shiistudiesnet.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

We’re pleased to announce our next Shii Studies Seminar with Zahra Azhar (Universiteit Leiden): “Who Will Buy from Me My Umm Walad?”: A Ḥadīth-Based Study on Imāmī Traditions on the Status of Umm Walad ⏰ Next Wednesday 09:00 at PST/12:00 EST/17:00 GMT/18:00 CET 🔗 www.shiistudies.net/events/semin...

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Shii Studies Seminars III: Zahra Azhar

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Shii Studies Network @shiistudiesnet.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

We're delighted to share the next lecture in the Shii Studies Network's Reflections on Shiʿi Studies lecture series to take place on 2 February 2026.

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Shii Studies Network @shiistudiesnet.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Something to look forward to in the New Year: the next talk in our Reflections on Shiʿi Studies lecture series! Karen Ruffle will be giving a talk on 12 January 2026 entitled "Making Shiʿism “Matter”: Bringing Material and Sensory Cultures to the Study of Shiʿism."

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Shii Studies Network @shiistudiesnet.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

We’re delighted to announce today’s Shii Studies Seminar, presented by Mahboobeh Hami (Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen): The Development of Twelver Shiʿism through End-times Literature ⏰ Today at 09:00 PST / 12:00 EST / 17:00 GMT / 18:00 CET 🔗 Details: www.shiistudies.net/events/semin...

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Shii Studies Seminars II: Mahboobeh Hami

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Shii Studies Network @shiistudiesnet.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

We are delighted to announce the second lecture in our Reflections on Shiʿi Studies lecture series by Dr Elvire Corboz, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Islam and the Middle East at the University of Edinburgh. Further details and registration can be found here: www.shiistudies.net/events/corbo...

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Shii Studies Network @shiistudiesnet.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

A reminder that the first lecture in the Reflections on Shiʿi Studies lecture series will take place on Monday 4 November.* For further details and the link to register, see the following link: www.shiistudies.net/events/abdul... *Please note the corrected times on the poster and link.

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Adam Ramadhan @aramadhan.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

I'm really excited for this lecture series we have organised for the Shii Studies Network! We have a fantastic line-up of scholars who will be presenting over the next year. Follow @shiistudiesnet.bsky.social to stay up to date.

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Shii Studies Network @shiistudiesnet.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

The Shiʿi Studies Network is excited to announce a new lecture series, Reflections on Shiʿi Studies. The series aims to act as a forum for scholars working on the academic study of Shiʿi Islam to reflect on the state and fate of the field.

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SCORE @rebellionuhh.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Excited to share that our doctoral researcher Natalie @kontny-wendt.bsky.social will present her research on the proposgraphy of Zaydi rebellion in the inaugural session of the @shiistudiesnet.bsky.social seminar series! Get in touch with the Network to listen to her talk on 20 Oct! 👇

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Shii Studies Network @shiistudiesnet.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

The first session in our seminar series will be taking place on 20 October featuring @kontny-wendt.bsky.social and Ebrahim Mansoor. Further information can be found here: www.shiistudies.net/events/semin....

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Shii Studies Seminars I: Natalie Kontny-Wendt & Ebrahim Mansoor

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Uzair Ibrahim 🍉 @uzairibrahim.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

So delighted to be part of this!

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Adam Ramadhan @aramadhan.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

It's been a while in the making, but I'm delighted to announce the launch of the the Shii Studies Network which I am running with my colleague Fatima Zaraket. Follow us for updates on the exciting events and initiatives we have coming up.

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Shii Studies Network @shiistudiesnet.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

We are so excited to announce the launch of the Shii Studies Network, a space for PhD students researching Shiism to forge personal and professional connections, share their research with and learn from each other, and push the field forward.

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