Hawzah News Agency –This conference provides a broad platform for scholars in Shi’i studies to share their latest research. Papers are welcome on any aspect of Shi’i studies. This year’s conference will be a hybrid programme. Researchers inside the United Kingdom will be invited to present their papers in-person at The Islamic College, whereas researchers outside the United Kingdom may present their papers via Zoom. To see a short video and to find out more about the previous conferences, visit: https://wymislamic-college.ac.uk/publications/Shiistudies

Suggested topics include:

• Theology
• Philosophy
• Mysticism
• Contemporary issues
• law and jurisprudence
• Shi’i studies in the hawzah
• Shi’i studies in the university
• Qur’an and hadith studies
• Anthropological studies
• History
• Shi’i minorities
• Shi’ism and orientalism
• Authority in Shi’ism
• Inter-religious, cross-disciplinary, or comparative studies
• Shi’i sects, past and present
• Shi’i manuscripts
• Shi’ism in art

Important Data

Conference Date: 14 May 2022

Abstract submission deadline: 28 February 2022

Submit abstracts online at: https://www.islamic•college.ac.uk/publications/Shiistudies

E-mail enquiries to: Shiistudies@islamic•college.ac.uk

Presented papers will be printed by ICAS Press as part of bound conference proceedings.