#  Resources 

 



  [### K-12 Outreach

 ](/links/k-12-outreach) The goal of our K-12 Outreach Program is to broaden the perspective on Islam from every level, to present a complete picture of religion. We provide teaching materials for a multifaceted narrative of Islam in the United States, for a transformation of the... 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

##  Harvard Courses on Shi'ism 

 



### Spring, 2025

  [### ISLAMCIV 181: Islam and Religious Diversity (Boylston)

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 **Semester:**   Spring 

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 **Year offered:**  2025 

 

 Questions arising from the diversity of religions recur in all of the major branches of Islamic thought and appear in complex permutations in diverse cultural contexts. Focusing primarily on pre-modern Islam, this course invites students to investigate perspectives on the... 

 

   [### PERSIAN 131R: Classical Persian Bridge (Boylston)

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 **Semester:**   Spring 

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 **Year offered:**  2025 

 

 Students learn the details of Classical Persian grammar, lexicography, and prosody, and work with modern Persian academic commentaries on classical works. Students gain the reading fluency necessary for research in Classical Persian prose, and a foundational understanding of... 

 

   [### MODMDEST 102/202: Shi’a Islam and Politics in the Middle East (Sagha)

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 **Semester:**   Spring 

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 **Year offered:**  2025 

 

 From the rise of the Axis of Resistance and U.S.-Iran rivalry in the region, to the war in Yemen between the Shi'a Ansarallah (Houthis) and Saudi Arabia, and the battle over the future of Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon, the rise of Shi’a political actors has been one of the most... 

 

   [### MODMDEST 107/209: Regional Order, U.S. Wars, and the Politics of Iraq and Afghanistan (Sagha)

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 **Semester:**   Spring 

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 **Year offered:**  2025 

 

 Regional order in the Middle East has significant consequences and reverberations around the globe ranging from inter-state rivalries, ethno-national violence, world energy markets, and international great power competition for influence in western Asia and interconnected... 

 

   [### Introduction to Iranian Religions and Persian Philosophy (Mohseni)

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 **Semester:**   Spring 

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 **Year offered:**  2025 

 

 Throughout historical and contemporary periods, Persia (Iran) has occupied a central role in global religious thought and spirituality. The ancient Persian religions, including Zoroastrianism (Mazdayasna) and Manicheanism, had highly developed theological and philosophical...