North America’s first Ismaili Studies Conference will take place on October 16 and 17 at the University of Chicago. Organized by University of Chicago Doctoral Candidates Shiraz Hajiani and Michael J. Bechtel, the Ismaili Studies Conference features Five Panels and a concluding Roundtable Discussion.
EVENT: Ismaili Studies Conference
DATE: Thursday 16th & Friday 17th, October 2014
TIME: Starting 09:00 a.m. CST
VENUE: University of Chicago, Rooms W301-303, Gordon Center for Integrative Science
The presenters on these Panels include the top names in Ismaili studies over the last decades including Professor Azim Nanji (former director of the Institute of Ismaili Studies), Professor Ali Asani (Harvard), Professor Karim H. Karim (Carleton), Dr. Paul Walker (Chicago), Professor Tahera Qutbuddin (Chicago), Professor Sumaiya A. Hamdani (George Mason). The speakers also include a contingent of Institute of Ismaili Studies scholars such as Dr. Shainool Jiwa, Dr. Jalal Badakhchani, Dr. Nourmamadcho Nourmamadchoev.
ISC Programme: http://teachingislam.org/ismailistudies/ISC_Programme.html
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