
Harvard University’s leading initiative for producing advanced knowledge on the universal, transnational, and global dimensions of the Shi’a Islamic revival from an interdisciplinary perspective.
About the Project
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Latest News
- A Genealogy of Conflict: An Interior View of the War in Yemen
- A Tribute to Charles Hill
- US Policy Has Invited China into the Middle East
- Zaman Founder Najah Bazzy Featured by Lays Operation Smile
- Malaysian Shi'ites Lonely Struggle
- Iran and the New Geopolitics of the Middle East: In Search of an Equilibrium
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Featured Publications
- Diversity and Unity in Transnational Shi’ism: Proceedings of the International Symposium at Harvard University (April 5-8, 2021). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.Abstract. 12/2021.
- Engaging Sectarian De-Escalation: Proceedings of the Symposium on Islam and Sectarian De-Escalation at Harvard Kennedy School. Cambridge, MA, USA: Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.Abstract. 8/25/2019.
. 4/10/2019. - Legacies of Islamic Ecumenicism: Taqrib, Shi'a-Sunni Relations, and Globalized Politics in the Middle East. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.Abstract. 6/1/2021.
- Iran's Syria Strategy: The Evolution of Deterrence.” International Affairs, 95, 2, Pp. 341-364. Publisher's VersionAbstract. 2/4/2019. “
- Nizari Ismaili Engagements with the Qur'an: The Khojas of South Asia.” In Communities of the Qur'an: Dialogue, Debate, and Diversity in the Twenty-First Century, edited by Emran El-Badawi and Paula Sanders, Pp. 39-56. London, UK: One World Publications.. 2019. “
- The Myth and Reality of Iraq’s al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces): A Way Forward. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES). Publisher's VersionAbstract. 9/2017.
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Introducing the new report on Diversity and Unity in Transnational Shi’ism at Harvard - highlighting expert voices on Islam, politics, culture and global Muslim communities. Read here: t.co/nx6wgcbFpr Learn more about it at our website: t.co/hotzW3t6IC t.co/wYJSYW2y3M
- Thank you to our speakers' respective institutions, including @mcgillu, @Paris_Dauphine, @CERI_SciencesPo, Middle East Technical University, and @IndianaUniv!
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The final panel for the Symposium on Transnational Shi'ism is happening this Friday on May 13th! Don't miss this chance to hear the thoughts of Aurelie Daher, Rula Jurdi Abisaab, @AghiadG, Seyed Amir Hossein Asghari, Mustafa Sen, & Payam Mohseni. Register: t.co/ZxrFV7Hjh9 t.co/LVwjGTSqYk
- Thank you to our speakers and their respective institutions, including the Institute of Ismaili Studies, @uarizona, @CMES_UChicago, and @seattleu!
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Join us next Tuesday on May 12th for Panel 4 of our Symposium on Transnational Shi'ism with Gurdofarid Miskinzoda, Orkhan Mir-Kasimov, Scott Lucas, Paul Walker, and Nicholas Boylston! Register for this panel and others here: t.co/ZxrFV7pIpB t.co/RQd2HF1ZAB