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Building Islamic Studies at the University of Toronto

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  • Posted on June 20, 2013June 20, 2013

The University of Toronto is in a prime position to become one of the leading…

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Professor Shafique Virani honoured by University of Toronto

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  • Posted on February 23, 2013

The University of Toronto has launched it’s ground-breaking campaign entitled “Boundless.” As part of this…

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Testing methods and teaching Islam, by PhD student Shaftolu Gulamadov of Tajikistan

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  • Posted on February 7, 2013February 7, 2013

By PhD student, Shaftolu Gulamadov I worked this year as RA for Shafique Virani, assisting…

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  • Canada

Focus on Research: Shafique Virani

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  • Posted on October 18, 2012

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Gupti Ismailis: Taqiyya and Identity in a South Asian Community, by Shafique Virani

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  • Posted on November 12, 2011November 11, 2011

Shafique N. Virani, “Taqiyya and Identity in a South Asian Community,” Journal of Asian Studies,…

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Professor Shafique Virani will be the Convocation Speaker for the November 2011 University of Toronto Convocation Ceremonies

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  • Posted on October 21, 2011

An award-winning author and internationally celebrated public speaker, Professor Shafique Virani is currently Chair of…

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  • Canada

Shafique Virani named University of Toronto Distinguished Professor

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  • Posted on September 26, 2011

Two U of T Mississauga faculty members have been named University of Toronto Distinguished Professors,…

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The Days of Creation in the Thought of Nasir Khusraw, by Shafique N Virani

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  • Posted on August 21, 2011August 21, 2011

This article explores Nasir Khusraw’s spiritual hermeneutic of the tradition concerning the completion of creation…

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Project MUSE – University of Toronto Quarterly – The Ismailis in the Middle Ages: A History of Survival, a Search for Salvation (review)

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  • Posted on July 16, 2011September 4, 2011

Adnan A. Husain The pre-modern history of the Isma’ili Shi’i sect of Islam has typically…

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Pir Sabzali: Journey to Central Asia

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  • Posted on May 15, 2011September 4, 2011

Pir Sabzali’s narrative of a journey to Central Asia in the early 20th century, in…

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  • Canada

With Professor Shafique N. Virani – Global Islam, Garbled Impressions: Fostering Understanding in a Divided World

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  • Posted on January 8, 2011January 7, 2011

UBC Continuing Studies, the Department of Asian Studies at UBC, the Irving K. Barber Learning…

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Shafique Virani recognized for teaching excellence – 2010 OCUFA Teaching and Academic Librarianship Awards

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  • Posted on October 29, 2010January 26, 2011

U of T faculty recognized by Ontario Confederation of Faculty Associations Three members of ivory…

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Audio: New Toronto Museum – Interview with Dr. Shafique Virani

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  • Posted on May 29, 2010June 12, 2010

CBC’s Matt Galloway spoke with Dr. Shafique Virani. He is a Professor of Islamic Studies…

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  • Canada

Four Ismailis to speak at Event – Global Actions to End Violence Against Women

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  • Posted on May 27, 2010May 29, 2010

The Canadian Committee of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) Organizes the “Say…

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Ismaili Scholar in the News: These Professors Made a Lasting Impression | The Chronicle

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  • Posted on April 8, 2010April 9, 2010

By Josh Keller – March 14, 2010 –Excerpt– Maybe some college students are so tired…

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Dr. Shafique Virani moderates University of Toronto, Mississauga, panel on how Muslims are represented in Canada’s media

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  • Posted on February 25, 2010

Feb 25, 2010 – University of Toronto Mississauga students, faculty members and the public turned…

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  • Asia

Oxford Book Fair 2009 in Pakistan, featured book by Shafique Virani

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  • Posted on December 4, 2009

ISLAMABAD (APP) – The month-long ‘Oxford Book Fair 2009’ with amazing collection on diverse subjects…

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University of Toronto Bulletin: Professor Shafique Virani receives Farabi International Award

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  • Posted on March 24, 2009March 23, 2009

University Bulletin (PDF)

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Articles by Dr. Shafique Virani – Professor of Islamic Studies

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  • Posted on November 16, 2008September 28, 2015

“تمهيد” in گنان شريف: مع ترجمه و الفاظ معانى, vol. 9, Zarina Kamaluddin and Kamaluddin…

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The Eagle Returns: Evidence of Continued Isma‘ili Activity at Alamut and in the South Caspian Region following the Mongol Conquests

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  • Posted on September 19, 2008November 2, 2014

Persian historians, following ‘Ata-Malik Juwayni’s eyewitness accounts in The History of the World Conqueror, record…

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The Ismailis in the Middle Ages: Book Trailer

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  • Posted on August 31, 2008December 26, 2008

We have previously featured Dr. Shafique N. Virani’s The Ismailis in the Middle Ages as…

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Dr. Shafique Virani’s ‘Ismailis in the Middle Ages’

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  • Posted on July 18, 2008December 26, 2008

We have previously featured Dr. Shafique Virani‘s much acclaimed book ‘The Ismailis in the Middle…

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  • Canada

Prominent Ismaili Academics to speak at Gujarati Studies Association Conference, Toronto

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  • Posted on February 11, 2008March 22, 2016

Prominent Ismaili Academics have been scheduled to speak at the Gujarati Studies Association 2nd Biennial…

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  • Books

The Ismailis in the Middle Ages: A History of Survival, a Search for Salvation

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  • Posted on May 4, 2007December 26, 2008

The Ismailis in the Middle Ages: A History of Survival, a Search for Salvation (Hardcover)…

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Dr. Shafique N. Virani – Scholar of Islamic Studies at University of Toronto

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  • Posted on April 15, 2007December 26, 2008

Research Dr. Shafique N. Virani is a scholar of Islamic Studies at the University of…

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