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

"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 University.

11:00AM - 12:00PM EDT | Keynote Address

• "Abu al-Fath al-Karajiki as a Nexus between Twelver and Isma'ili Shi'ism"
  Devin Stewart, Emory University.

12:15PM - 1:45PM EDT | Panel 1: Intra-Shi’a Dialogue and Community Building in the West: Peace-Building and Civil Society

• "Ethical Leadership and Transcultural Practice: Faith-Based Community Development in the United States"
  Najah Bazzy, Zaman International.
• "Alevis in Austria and Germany"
  Hüseyin Çiçek, University of Vienna.
• "Driving Change Through Civil Society Collaborations: Lessons from the Front Line"
  Amin Mawji, Aga Khan Development Network.
• "Zaydi Identity and the Absence of a Diaspora"
  Yousef M. Hamidaddin, Managing Partner, Venture X.
• "Where do Truth Claims Fit in Intrafaith Dialogue?"
  Rizwan Arastu, Islamic Texts Institute.
• Moderator: Nicholas Boylston, Seattle University.

For more information, please visit the symposium website.

Contact:

Payam Mohseni
pmohseni@fas.harvard.edu

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