First International Ghadīr Conference on Shia Studies

The Life, Times, and Works of Bahāʾ al-Dīn Muḥammad al-ʿĀmilī:
An Early Modern Muslim Polymath

The Ghadir Forum provides a venue for discussing state-of-the-field research in Islamic Studies. This is meant to serve as a leading forum, particularly in the field of Shi'a Studies—broadly conceived. The Ghadir Forum brings together scholars, researchers, students, and the interested public to engage books, research articles, and ideas in the field. A vast range of topics from textual studies to social and historical inquiries are included in the purview of this conference.

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Keynote Speaker

Dr. Sajjad Rizvi
Professor of Islamic Intellectual History and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter

Speakers

Dr. Hadi Jorati
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Dr. Younes Mahdavi
University of Oklahoma

Dr. Amir-Hossein Pourjavady
Independent Scholar

Ms. Shadi Shafiei
Researcher at the Los Angeles Museum of Art (LACMA)

Ms. Mahdieh Tavakol
Ph.D. candidate at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Art Exhibition

Ms. Behnaz Karjoo
Freelance artist, New York (taẕhīb)

Organized by the Imam Ali Chair in Shia Studies & Dialogue Among Muslim Schools of Thought (Hossein Kamaly, Ph.D.)