Date: February 26, 2018
Organizer: Islamic Research and Information Center (IRIC) – Tehran

IRIC was proud to host a meeting with Dr. Oliver Scharbrodt on the topic entitled “Shia studies in UK, current situation and future prospects “on 27th February 2018. The meeting started with the introduction of Dr. Oliver Scharbrodt, Professor of Islamic Studies of the University of Birmingham, by Dr. Safavi, the Director of the IRIC.
Dr. Scharbrodt delivered his presentation and gave an overview of researches which is done and the institutions involved in the study of Shia Islam in UK. According to him, before the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979, Shia Islam wasn't a very significant topic of researches.
Dr. Scharbrodt proceeds his lecture introducing: academic centers which do research on Shia studies at British universities such as Exeter, Edinburgh, Durham, …؛ tertiary Shia educational institutions in Britain such as Islamic College of London, International College of Islamic Sciences and al-Mahdi Institute؛ academic outreach initiatives such as: Center for Academic Shia Studies and Center for Islamic Shia Studies.
Following Dr. Scharbrodt lecture, Dr. Mousavi, one of the researchers in IRIC, introduced IRIC project entitled “Shia studies in western academia” and elaborated the aims, scope and outcome of the research and then she and Dr. Fatemeh Taromi, the lecturer of IRIC, gave a brief report on the project.
The meeting was held in a friendly atmosphere so that the participants had the chance to raise their questions, all of which was warmly welcomed by Dr. Oliver Scharbrodt.

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Resource: IRIC