In July 2022, the project joined the HDS community. Below, Payam Mohseni, the Director of the Project, Ali Asani, Faculty Director of the project and Murray A. Albertson Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (NELC), and Mohammad Sagha, Lecturer in the Modern Middle East in NELC, offer insights into the study of Shi’ism and the aim of the project.
With over 220 million individuals spread across the Middle East, Central and South Asia, Africa, and the West, the study of Shi’ism is of growing importance in world affairs. The Project on Shi’ism and Global Affairs at Harvard Divinity School undertakes advanced research on the multifaceted and diverse manifestations of Shi’ism in the contemporary world and encompasses an interdisciplinary approach with a focus on the history, sociology, theology, culture and politics of the diverse Shi’a Muslim communities and nations across the globe.
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