#  Second International Symposium on Diversity and Unity in Transnational Shi’a Islam 

 



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 **May 9 - May 13, 2022** 

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 **Online webinar**  



 

 



 

The [Second International Symposium on Diversity and Unity in Transnational Shi’a Islam](https://transnationalshiism.hsites.harvard.edu/) (May 9 - 13, 2022) builds off a landmark symposium hosted at Harvard University in 2021 by the Weatherhead Center’s Project on Shi’ism & Global Affairs that focused on bringing together interdisciplinary voices from across various interpretations of Shi'a Islam in both contemporary and historical contexts. This forthcoming weeklong symposium will host five panels with leading scholars in the field who study the diversity of Shi’a thought and communities across denominational lines including Zaydi, Ismaili, Alevi, Alawite, Bektashi, and Twelver Ja’fari Islam, and more.

Each day of the symposium will feature a single panel on a specific topic which will be held online via Zoom. The symposium is free and open to the public. View the [full symposium schedule](https://transnationalshiism.hsites.harvard.edu/schedule-2022).

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**Welcome & Opening Remarks**   
*Monday, May 9th*: 10:45AM – 11:00AM EDT | 7:45AM - 8:00AM PDT   
   
**Keynote Speaker**: Professor Devin Stewart (Emory University)   
*Monday, May 9th*: 11AM - 12PM EDT | 8:00AM - 9:00AM PDT

**Panel 1 | Intra-Shi’a Dialogue and Community Building in the West: Peace-Building and Civil Society**  
*Monday, May 9th*: 12:15PM – 1:45PM EDT | 9:15AM - 10:45AM PDT

**Panel 2 | The Imamate across Shi’a Traditions**  
*Tuesday, May 10th*: 1:00PM – 2:30PM EDT | 10:00AM - 11:30AM PDT

**Panel 3 | Ismaili Traditions in Central and South Asia**  
*Wednesday, May 11th*: 1:00PM – 2:30PM EDT | 10:00AM - 11:30AM PDT

**Panel 4 | Comparative Approaches towards Shi’a Theology and Philosophy**  
*Thursday, May 12th*: 2:00PM – 3:30PM EDT | 11:00AM - 12:30AM PDT

**Panel 5 | Shi’a Identities and Politics in the Modern Levant and Turkey**  
*Friday, May 13th*: 1:00PM – 2:30PM EDT | 10:00AM - 11:30AM PDT

To register, [**click here**](https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Os_CacwDQ4OqWWNFLIaRqg)**.** For more information, [**click here**](https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/transnationalshiism).



 

 



 

 See also:- [ Global Shi'a diaspora ](/research-domains/global-shia-diaspora)
- [ Sectarianism and sectarian de-escalation ](/research-domains/sectarianism-and-sectarian-de-escalation)
- [ Shi'a history and identity ](/research-domains/shia-thought-and-identity)
- [ Shi'ism and geopolitics ](/research-domains/shiism-and-geopolitics)
 
 

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