Date:
Location:
"Symposium on Diversity and Unity in Transnational Shi'ism"
Attend this event via Zoom (advance registration required)
2:00PM–3:15PM EDT | Panel 3: Shi'ism and Minority Communal Dynamics in South Asia
Speakers:
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"The Shi'ite Heritage in South Asia"
Juan Cole, Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History, University of Michigan. -
"The Dawoodi Bohras: Cohesion and Integration Strategies in India and Pakistan"
Rameez Abbas, Associate Professor, National Defense University. -
"Two Perspectives on the Everyday in South Asia: The Question of Gender and Theorizing Agency in Material Practice"
Karen Ruffle, Associate Professor, Departments of Historical Studies and Study of Religion, University of Toronto. -
"Reclaiming the Citizen: How Pakistan's Shi'is Have Engaged with the State"
Simon Wolfgang Fuchs, Lecturer in Islamic and Middle East Studies, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg.
Moderator:
- Hassan Abbas, Senior Adviser, Project on Shi'ism and Global Affairs. Distinguished Professor of International Relations at the Near East South Asia Strategic Studies Centre (NESA), National Defense University.
For more information on the symposium and to view the full schedule, please visit the symposium website.
