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...

Call for paper for our upcoming conference 'The Institutional Embedding of Shiʿi Imams: Kinship, Caliphs, Courts and Companions (700-900)' embodiedimamate.hcommons.org/2026/04/25/c...

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...

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!

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...

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...

I'm delighted to share the programme for a workshop to be held in Leiden later this year: 'The Social Dynamics of Communal Affiliation in Early Islam' www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...

The Social Dynamics of Communal Affiliation in Early Islam

The Social Dynamics of Communal Affiliation in Early Islam Universiteit Leiden 11–12 June 2026   In much existing scholarship, our understanding of Muslim groups in early Islam has been gauged through...

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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...

MEM is pleased to announce the 2026 iteration of its biennial prize for the best dissertation on the medieval Middle East (roughly 500–1500 CE). In an effort to recognize excellent doctoral research in the field, MEM will award this prize at our annual business meeting in November 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.

Let us know if you have an idea for a paper as part of the two panels Leone Pecorini Goodall are convening at BRAIS.

Embodied Imamate@embodiedimamate.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Are you attending the 2026 BRAIS conference in London? If so, Embodied Imamate team members Leone Pecorini Goodall and Adam Ramadhan are convening two panels dedicated to the history of early Islam which they are inviting expressions of interest for. The details of each panel are below.

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...

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.

Join us for the first instalment of this lecture series where we will be joined by Hussein Abdulsater, Associate Professor of Arabic Culture and Islamic Studies at the University of Notre Dame, who will be reflecting on the academic study of Shiʿi Islam.

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.

Shii Studies Network@shiistudiesnet.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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.

I am pleased to announce the call for papers for a workshop Edmund Hayes and I are organising as part of the Embodied Imamate project: "The Social Dynamics of Communal Affiliation in Early Islam," to be held between 11–12 June 2026 at Leiden University. www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...

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.

Shii Studies Network@shiistudiesnet.bsky.social · 12mo ago

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.

A great couple of days with some great people!

Embodied Imamate@embodiedimamate.bsky.social · last yr.

Yesterday wrapped up an amazing two-day workshop, “Policing the Prayer in Sectarian Islam: Spaces, Temporalities, Coercion (7th–15th Centuries),” which three of our team members participated in.

We are honored to welcome @nhaider.bsky.social as the keynote speaker for this workshop. The @embodiedimamate.bsky.social team will be well-represented in it. Can’t wait to hear @aramadhan.bsky.social on prayer leadership in the Early Imami Community!

I am thrilled to announce the workshop “Policing the Prayer in Sectarian Islam: Spaces, Temporalities, Coercion (7th–15th centuries”, taking place in Naples on February 27–28, 2025, which I am co-organizing with Enki Baptiste and @athinap.bsky.social

We were honoured to have Sayed Hossein al-Qazwini visit us in Leiden today to discuss our project, early Islamic history, Imāmī biographical works, and khums amongst much more.

May as well give this a go.