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2024. “[K-12 Outreach](/publication/k-12-outreach)”



 

 

2024. “[K-12 Outreach](/publication/k-12-outreach)”



 

 

 

 

 



### 2022

Payam Mohseni and Mohammad Sagha. 2022. [The Hidden Imam and the End of Time: A Primer on the Mahdi, Islamic Theology, and Global Politics](/publications/hidden-imam-and-end-time-primer-mahdi-islamic-theology-and-global)



 

 

Payam Mohseni and Mohammad Sagha. 2022. [The Hidden Imam and the End of Time: A Primer on the Mahdi, Islamic Theology, and Global Politics](/publications/hidden-imam-and-end-time-primer-mahdi-islamic-theology-and-global)



 

 

 

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- [ picture\_as\_pdfThe Hidden Imam and the E...](/sites/g/files/omnuum3186/files/shiism-global-affairs/files/the_hidden_imam_and_the_end_of_time_-_a_primer_on_the_mahdi_islamic_theology_and_global_politics_04.pdf)
 
  
For hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world, including in the West, the Hidden Imam is at the heart of Islam. While those with some background in the study of the faith may have heard of this belief, its core centrality in the Islamic tradition...



 

 

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### 2021

Mohammad Sagha (editor). 2021. [Legacies of Islamic Ecumenicism: Taqrib, Shi’a-Sunni Relations, and Globalized Politics in the Middle East](/publications/legacies-islamic-ecumenicismtaqrib-shia-sunni-relations-and). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Weatherhead Center for International Affairs



 

 

Mohammad Sagha (editor). 2021. [Legacies of Islamic Ecumenicism: Taqrib, Shi’a-Sunni Relations, and Globalized Politics in the Middle East](/publications/legacies-islamic-ecumenicismtaqrib-shia-sunni-relations-and). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Weatherhead Center for International Affairs



 

 

 

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- [ descriptionHarvard WCFIA Legacies of Islamic Ecumenicism](/resource/harvard-wcfia-legacies-islamic-ecumenicism)
 
We are excited to release our newly published report, "[**Legacies of Islamic Ecumenicism: Taqrib, Shi'a-Sunni Relations, and Globalized Politics in the Middle East**](/sites/g/files/omnuum3186/files/shiism-global-affairs/files/symposium_-_diversity_and_unity_in_transnational_shiism_harvard_university_2021.pdf "Symposium on Diversity and Unity in Transnational Shi’ism - Harvard University 2021.pdf")**.**" The *taqrib* movement was the most recent large-scale iteration of Shi’a-Sunni ecumenical...



 

 

- [ descriptionHarvard WCFIA Legacies of Islamic Ecumenicism](/resource/harvard-wcfia-legacies-islamic-ecumenicism)
 
 

Hassan Ahmadian and Payam Mohseni. 2021. “[From Detente to Containment: The Emergence of Iran’s New Saudi Strategy](/publications/detente-containment-emergence-irans-new-saudi-strategy)”. International Affairs, 97, 3



 

 

Hassan Ahmadian and Payam Mohseni. 2021. “[From Detente to Containment: The Emergence of Iran’s New Saudi Strategy](/publications/detente-containment-emergence-irans-new-saudi-strategy)”. International Affairs, 97, 3



 

 

 

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Iran's strategy with respect to Saudi Arabia is a key factor in the complex balance of power of the Middle East as the Iranian–Saudi rivalry impacts the dynamics of peace and conflict across the region from Yemen to Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Bahrain. What...



 

 

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Hassan Abbas. 2021. [The Prophet’s Heir: The Life of Ali Ibn Abi Talib](/publications/prophets-heir-life-ali-ibn-abi-talib). New Haven: Yale University Press



 

 

Hassan Abbas. 2021. [The Prophet’s Heir: The Life of Ali Ibn Abi Talib](/publications/prophets-heir-life-ali-ibn-abi-talib). New Haven: Yale University Press



 

 

 

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Ali ibn Abi Talib is arguably the single most important spiritual and intellectual authority in Islam after prophet Mohammad. Through his teachings and leadership as fourth caliph, Ali nourished Islam. But Muslims are divided on whether he was supposed to...



 

 

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Ali Asani, Payam Mohseni, and Mohammad Sagha. 2021. [Diversity and Unity in Transnational Shi’ism: Proceedings of the International Symposium at Harvard University (April 5-8, 2021)](/publications/diversity-and-unity-transnational-shiism-0). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Weatherhead Center for International Affairs



 

 

Ali Asani, Payam Mohseni, and Mohammad Sagha. 2021. [Diversity and Unity in Transnational Shi’ism: Proceedings of the International Symposium at Harvard University (April 5-8, 2021)](/publications/diversity-and-unity-transnational-shiism-0). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Weatherhead Center for International Affairs



 

 

 

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- [ picture\_as\_pdfSymposium on Diversity an...](/sites/g/files/omnuum3186/files/shiism-global-affairs/files/symposium_-_diversity_and_unity_in_transnational_shiism_harvard_university_2021.pdf)
 
The Project on Shi’ism and Global Affairs is proud to publish a report, “[Diversity and Unity in Transnational Shi’ism (PDF)](/file_url/339),” based on the proceedings of an [international symposium](https://transnationalshiism.hsites.harvard.edu/) hosted at Harvard University in April, 2021. The symposium brought...



 

 

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Marieke Brandt. 2021. “[A Genealogy of Conflict: An Interior View of the War in Yemen](/publications/genealogy-conflict-interior-view-war-yemen)”



 

 

Marieke Brandt. 2021. “[A Genealogy of Conflict: An Interior View of the War in Yemen](/publications/genealogy-conflict-interior-view-war-yemen)”



 

 

 

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- [ picture\_as\_pdfYemen - A Genealogy of Co...](/sites/g/files/omnuum3186/files/shiism-global-affairs/files/yemen_-_a_genealogy_of_conflict_transcript.pdf)
 
 Over the past years, the war in Yemen developed many internal and external dynamics. The focus of international observers and the media is often more on its regional political contexts, thereby largely disregarding the local dynamics of this conflict... 

 

 

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### 2020

Reid Pauly and Daniel Khalessi. 2020. “[Why Invading Iran Would Be a Military Disaster (Worse Than Vietnam)](/publications/why-invading-iran-would-be-military-disaster-worse-vietnam)”



 

 

Reid Pauly and Daniel Khalessi. 2020. “[Why Invading Iran Would Be a Military Disaster (Worse Than Vietnam)](/publications/why-invading-iran-would-be-military-disaster-worse-vietnam)”



 

 

 

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What would a war with Iran look like? In sum, it would be the gravest mistake in U.S. foreign policy since the Vietnam War. Yes, even worse than the 2003 invasion of Iraq.



 

 

 

Hassan Ahmadian. 2020. “[Iran’s Retaliation Is Not over ](/publications/irans-retaliation-not-over-missile-attacks-us-positions-iraq-are)”



 

 

Hassan Ahmadian. 2020. “[Iran’s Retaliation Is Not over ](/publications/irans-retaliation-not-over-missile-attacks-us-positions-iraq-are)”



 

 

 

 

Daniel K. Khalessi. 2020. “[Will America Be Safer After the Assassination of General Suleimani?](/publications/will-america-be-safer-after-assassination-general-suleimani)”



 

 

Daniel K. Khalessi. 2020. “[Will America Be Safer After the Assassination of General Suleimani?](/publications/will-america-be-safer-after-assassination-general-suleimani)”



 

 

 

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The assassination significantly increases the likelihood that Iran will try to escape from the nuclear penalty box, thus making war more likely than not.



 

 

 

Payam Mohseni. 2020. “[How Trump’s Failed Maximum Pressure Policy Played a Role in Suleimani’s Assassination](/publications/how-trumps-failed-maximum-pressure-policy-played-role-suleimanis)”



 

 

Payam Mohseni. 2020. “[How Trump’s Failed Maximum Pressure Policy Played a Role in Suleimani’s Assassination](/publications/how-trumps-failed-maximum-pressure-policy-played-role-suleimanis)”



 

 

 

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A military escalation with a maximalist political stance only further increases perceptions of U.S. regime-change policy in Iran without concern for the violent consequences stemming from such a campaign.



 

 

 

Mohd Faizal Musa. 2020. “[Sunni-Shia Reconciliation in Malaysia](/publications/sunni-shia-reconciliation-malaysia)”. In Alternative Voices in Muslim Southeast Asia: Discourses and Struggles. Singapore: ISEAS



 

 

Mohd Faizal Musa. 2020. “[Sunni-Shia Reconciliation in Malaysia](/publications/sunni-shia-reconciliation-malaysia)”. In Alternative Voices in Muslim Southeast Asia: Discourses and Struggles. Singapore: ISEAS



 

 

 

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   ![Book cover](/sites/g/files/omnuum3186/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/shiism-global-affairs/files/pic276.jpg?itok=d2Cq58Ho) 

 

  
The 1996 fatwa \[recognizing "Sunni Islam" as the official religion of Malaysia\] was a pivotal turning point that paved the way for subsequent efforts at "othering" the Shia minority, and through this to discredit and deny them their human rights. That...



 

 

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