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Dr. Liyakat Takim  

Sharjah Chair in Global Islam

McMaster University, Religious Studies

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June 19, 2022

Books:


https://global.oup.com/academic/product/shiism-revisited-9780197606575?lang=en&cc=bg


Current Research:


“Contemporary Ijtihad and the Reform Movement in Islam” (working title)


Submitted for Publication


“From Ijtihad to Post-Ijtihad: Evolution of Shi‘i Law in Contemporary Times,” in Post-Islamism Unbound: Transformation of Religion and Politics in Muslim Societies,  ed. Forough Jahanbakhsh, Mojtaba Mahdavi, Mehmet Karabela, (OUP, 2018).

“Black or White? The Turbanization of Islam” Studia Islamica

“Urf and Fiqh: The Interfacing of Custom and Islamic Law in America” Journal of the American Academy of Religion

‘The Role of Custom in Shaping Shi‘i Law” in Studies in Religion

“Diasporic Shi‘ism and the Challenges of Modernity” Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs


Journal Articles:


“The Marja‘iyya and the Juristic Challenges of the Diaspora” in Journal of Muslims in Europe (forthcoming 2017)

“The Study of Shi?i Islam in Western Academia” in Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies, 9, no. 1 (2016): 17-37.  

 “Western Studies of Shi‘i Islam” American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, 33, no. 2 (2016): 133-144.  

 “The Applicability of the Shari‘a in Modern Times” Asia-Pacific Studies, 1, no. 1 (2014).

"Giving Voice to the Voiceless: Female Converts to Shi‘ism in the United States and Canada" co-authored with Amina Inloes, Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses, 43, no. 1 (2014): 3-24.

“Shi'ism in the Western Academia.” Rahnomoon journal (2013)

 “The Qur'anic Vision: Unity or Uniformity?” Al-Bayan: Journal of Qur'an and Hadith Studies, 10, no. 1 (2012): 17-24.

 “American Shi’ism and the Media.” The Bright Future, 6 (2011): 23-34.

"The Ground Zero Mosque Controversy: Implications for American Islam." Religions, 2 (2011): 132-144.  

 “Peace and War in the Qur’an and Juridical Literature: A Comparative Perspective.” The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, 28, no. 2 (2011): 137-158.

"The Indigenization and Politicization of American Islam." Politics and Religion Journal,

      5, no. 1 (2011): 115-127.

"The Ten Commandments and the Tablets in Shi‘i and Sunni Tafsir Literature: A

      Comparative Perspective." The Muslim World, 101, no. 1 (2011): 94-109.

"War and Peace in the Islamic Sacred Sources." Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies, 4, no. 1

       (2011): 5-22.  

 “Preserving or Extending Boundaries? The Black Shi‘is of America.” The Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 30, no. 2 (2010): 237-249.

"Reinterpretation or Reformation: Shi‘i Law in the West." Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies,

       3, no. 2 (2010): 141-165.

"From Pacifism to Activism: Engaging the Muslim Other in America." Shi'a Affairs

       Journal, 2 (2009): 1-20.

 “A Minority with Diversity: The Shi‘i Community in America.” The Journal of Islamic

       Law and Culture, 10, no. 3 (2008): 326-341.

 “Revivalism or Reformation: The Reinterpretation of Islamic Law in Modern Times.”

       American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, 25, no. 3 (2008): 61-81.

“Holy Peace or Holy War: Tolerance and Co-existence in the Islamic Juridical Tradition.”

       Islam and Muslim Societies, 3, no. 2 (2007): 295-307.

“The Origins of and Authentications in Shi‘i Biographical Literature.” American Journal of

      Islamic Social Sciences, 24, no. 4 (2007):  26-49.

 “Offering Complete or Shortened Prayers? The Traveler’s Salat at the Holy Places.” The Muslim World, 96, no. 3 (2006):  401-422.

 “Charismatic Appeal or Communitas? Visitation to the Shrines of the Imams.” Journal of Ritual Studies 18, no. 2 (2004):  106-120.

“From Conversion to Conversation: Interfaith Dialogue in Post-911 America.”  The Muslim World 94, no. 3 (2004):  343-55.

“Combining the Two Prayers: Sectarian Polemics in the Juridical Literature.”  International Journal of Shi‘i Studies 1, no. 2 (2004):  95-129.

“Authority Construction in Biographical Texts: The Cases of Humran b. A‘yan and Mu’min al-Taq.” International Journal of Shi‘i Studies 1, no. 1 (2003):  125-55.

 “Adoration in Islamic Mystical Tradition.”  Prabuddha Bharata (“Awakened India”) (2002):  43-45.

  “From Bid‘a to Sunna: The Wilaya of ‘Ali in the Shi‘i Adhan.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 120, no. 2 (2000):  66-77.

 “Foreign Influences on American Shi‘ism.” The Muslim World 90 (2000):  459-77.

 

Book Articles:


“Violence and the Deobandi Movement” in “'Faith Based Violence and Deobandi militancy in Pakistan” eds. Syed Jawad, Tahir Kamran and Prof Edwina Pio” (Palgrave: 2016): 481-503.


“Privileging the Qur’an: Divorce and the Hermeneutics of Ayatullah Sane‘i” in Approaches to the Quran in Contemporary Iran ed. Alessandro Cancian (Oxford Univ. Press, forthcoming 2017)


"Maqasid al-Shari’a in Contemporary Shi'i Jurisprudence" in Maqasid al-Shari’a in Contemporary Reformist Thought: An Examination, edited by Adis Duderija, Palgrave, (2014): 101-126. (assisted by Dr. Mavani)


"Western Depictions of Muhammad" in Mohammed in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of the Prophet of God (2 volumes), Fitzpatrick, C. & Walker, A. (Eds.), ABC-CLIO (2014)


"A Brief History of Ijtihad in Twelver Shi’ism" in Shia Tradition and Iran: Contemporary Global Perspectives, edited by Mohsen Eslami, Global Scholarly Publications (2013)


“Ijtihad and the derivation of new jurisprudence in contemporary Shi’ism: the Rulings of Ayatollah Bujnurdi,” in Alternative Islamic Discourses and Religious Authority ed. Carool Kersten & Susanna Olsson, Ashgate, (2013), 17-34. (assisted by Dr. Mavani)


"Shi'i Islam in the African-American Community" in The [Oxford] Handbook of African American Islam, edited by Amina McCloud, Oxford University Press (2015):


“Shi’ite Muslims,” in The [Oxford] Handbook of American Islam, edited by Yvonne Haddad and Jane Smith (2013): 100 – 118.


“Then and Now: A History of Ijtihad in Twelver Shi’ism,” in Shi’ism: Belief and Practices, ed. Abbas Ahmadvand, Palgrave, MacMillan (forthcoming in 2015).


“The Concepts of the Absolute and Perfect Man in Mulla Fayd al-Kashani” in Fayd e Kashani, ed. Naqibi and Abbas Ahmadvand, Ansariyan (2013), 33-45.


 “The Shi‘ite Tradition in Islam,” in World Religions: Communities and Cultures, ed. Jacob   

     Neusner, Abingdon Press, 2010.


"The Prophet Muhammad: Exemplary Model," In Great Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W)

     Eternal Light, ed. Imtiyaz Yusuf, Bangkok: Islamic Cultural Center, 2009.


"The Concepts of the Absolute and Perfect Man in Mulla Fayd al-Kashani," Tehran

     Conference on Mulla Fayd Kashani, 2009.


 “To Vote or not to Vote: The Politicization of American Islam,” In Politics and Religion in France and the United States, eds. John Kelsay, Alec Hargreaves and Sumner B. Twiss. Lexington: Lexington Books, 2007.


“From Bid‘a to Sunna: The Wilaya of ‘Ali in the Shi‘i Adhan.” In Shi’ism: Critical

      Concepts in Islamic Studies, ed. Paul Luft and Colin Turner. Routeledge, 2007.


 “Peace and Conflict Resolution in the Islamic Tradition.”  In Religion, Terrorism and

 Globalization, Nonviolence: A New Agenda, ed. K. Kuriakose. New York: Nova   Science Publishers, 2006.

 

 “Charismatic Appeal or Communitas?  Visitation to the Shrines of the Imams.”  In  Contesting Rituals: Islam and Practices of Identity-Making, ed. Pamela J. Stewart and Andrew Strathern.  Durham, NC:  Carolina Academic Press, 2005.  


 “Multiple Identities in a Pluralistic World:  Shi‘ism in America.” In Muslims in the West:

 From Sojourners to Citizens, ed. Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, 218-32.  New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.


“Evolution in the Biographical Profiles of Two Hadith Transmitters.”  In The Shi‘ite Heritage, ed. Lynda Clarke, 285-99.  Binghamton, NY: Global Press, 2001.


“Shi‘i Institutes in North America.” In Ahlul Bayt Assembly of America: Abstract of

      Proceedings Convention of 1996, ed. Sayyed M. Hejazi & A. Hashim, 103-09.

      Beltsville, MD: International Graphics, 1997.



Articles in Encyclopedias:


Islam: A Worldwide Encyclopedia - ABC-CLIO, ed. Cenap Cakmak, forthcoming 2016

 S.v. “Adoration”


Encyclopedia of Islam (Infobase/Facts on File,) ed. Juan Campo, forthcoming 2016

 S.v. “al-Majlisi”

          “Ibn Babawayh”


Encyclopedia of Islamic Bioethics, ed. Ayman Shabana, forthcoming 2016

 S.v. “Taklif”

         “Theodicy”


World Book Encyclopedia, ed. Dawn Krajcik, forthcoming 2016

  S.v.  “Ramadan”

          “Alawites”


Religion and American Cultures: An Encyclopedia of Traditions, Diversity, and Popular Expression, ed. Gary Laderman and Luis Léon.  Santa Barbara, CA:  ABC-CLIO, forthcoming 2016.

    S.v. “Shi‘ite Thought and History.”


The Islamic World: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture and Society, ed. Gordon Newby &

      J. Ciment, forthcoming 2016.

      S.v.  “Ali ibn Abu Talib.”

              “Fatima bint Muhammad.”

              “Khomeini, Ayatollah.”


Encyclopedia Islamica,

 S.v. “Sahil”


Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion, (2nd Ed.), Springer, 2014

 S.v. "Muslim Shiites." Vol. 2, pgs. 1661-1664


The [Oxford] Encyclopedia of Islam and Women, ed. Natana DeLong-Bas, Oxford, 2013

 S.v.  "Judgement, Final."


Encyclopedia of Indian Religions, Springer, 2013

 S.v. "Khojas."

         "Taqiyya."


Encyclopedia Iranica, ed. Ahmad Ashraf, 2012

      S.v. " Kassi, Abu Amr Mohammad." Fascicle 1 of volume XV1, 2012

      

Encyclopedia of the Islamic World, Tehran, 2012

 S.v.  “Imami Khojas.”

         “Dar al-Salaam.”

           “Kilwa.”  


World Book Encyclopedia, ed. Dawn Krajcik, 2011

 S.v. “Islam.”

         “Muslims.”


Encyclopedia of Muslim-American History ed. I Curtis. Facts on File, 2010

     S.v. “Shi‘a American Muslims.” 


World Book Encyclopedia ed. Dawn Krajcik. 2009

 S.v. “Ashura.”

                 “Agha Khan.”

                 “Jinns.”


Encyclopedia of Islam in America, ed. Jocelyne Cesari. Greenwood Press, 2007.

       S. v. “Shi‘a Communities.”

           “Khomeini, Ayatollah.”

           “Seestani, Ayatollah.”


Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures, ed. Suad Joseph.  Koninklijke:  Brill, 2004.

    S.v. “Women, Gender and Islamic Law,”

           “Women, Gender and Islamic Law – Additional Schools.”


Encyclopedia of Holy People, ed. Phyllis Jestice.  Santa Barbara, CA:  ABC-CLIO, 2004.  

 S.v. “‘Ali b. Husayn Zayn al-‘Abidin,”

            “Hasan b. ‘Ali,”

            “Husayn b. ‘Ali,”

            “Ja‘far al-Sadiq.”

   

Encyclopedia of the Qur’an, ed. Jane D. McAuliffe. Leiden:  Brill, 2004.

   S.v. “Samson”

           “Saul.”


Encyclopedia of Religion and War, ed. Gabriel Palmer-Fernandez.  New York:  Routledge, 2004.  

     S.v. “Islam - Shi‘a.”


Religion and American Cultures: An Encyclopedia of Traditions, Diversity, and Popular Expression, ed. Gary Laderman and Luis Léon.  Santa Barbara, CA:  ABC-CLIO, 2003.   S.v. “Shi‘ite Movements.”


The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, ed. John Esposito. New York:  Oxford University, 2003.   S.v. “Banu al-Nadir,” “Banu Isra‘il,” “Banu Qurayza,” “Quraysh,” “Qusayy,”            “Sujud,” “Tashahhud,” “Thamud,” “Wajib.”


Encyclopedia of Islam and the Modern World, ed. Richard C. Martin.  New York:  Macmillan Reference USA, 2003.  

 S.v. “An-Nafs al-Zakiyya”

          “Ja‘far al-Sadiq.”


Articles on Internet


“The Ground Zero Mosque Controversy: Implications for American Islam” 2011 http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/2/2/132/pdf


“Women in Judaism, Christianity and Islam: A comparative perspective”

Seminar on "Women in Other Traditions" University of Isfahan, 2006

http://www.islamwomen.org/EngIW/ResDetails.aspx?id=306


Book Reviews:


Review of  The Emergence of Modern Shi‘ism: Islamic Reform in Iraq and Iran. American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences (2017)


Review of Religious Authority and Political Thought in Twelver Shi‘ism: From ‘Ali to Post-Khomeini. American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 32, no. 2 (2015).


Review of The Shi'a of Samara: the Heritage and Politics of the Community in Iraq. edited by Imranali Panjwani. Journal of Anthropology of the Middle East and Central Eurasia (2014)


Review of Islam in the Hinterlands: Exploring Muslim Cultural Politics in Canada, edited by Jasmin Zine. American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 31, no. 2 (2014)


Review of Scripturalist Islam: The History and Doctrines of the Akhbari Shi'i School, by

Robert Gleave. Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies, 3, no. 4 (2010)


Review of British Muslim Converts: Choosing Alternative Lives, by Kate Zebiri. Journal

of  Shi'a Islamic Studies, 2, no.3 (2009)


Review of Reliving Karbala, by Syed Hyder. American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences,   

26, no. 3 (2009)


Review of The Shi‘is of Iraq, by Yitzhak Nakash. The Muslim World, 97, no. 3 (2007)


Review of The Twelver Shi‘a as a Muslim Minority in India: Pulpit of Tears, by Toby

Howarth. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 70. no. 2 (2007).


Review of Islam: Its History, Teaching, and Practices, by S. A. Nigosian. Journal of the     

       American Academy of Religion 74, no. 2 (2006).


Review of The Crisis of Muslim History, by Mahmoud Ayoub.  Journal of the American Academy of Religion 73, no. 3 (2005).


Review of Muslims: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices, by Andrew Rippin.  Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory 2, no. 3 (2001). http://www.jcrt.org/archives/02.3/index.html?page=takim.shtml



CONFERENCE PAPERS


2017: “Sectarianism and Pluralism in the Canadian Context” Pluralism and Islam:

Muslim Citizenship in Western Liberal Democracies Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, Massey College, Munk School (Islam and Global Affairs Initiative)


2017: “Peace and Justice in Islam” International Conference on Justice and Ethics

(ICJECA) Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Faculty of Theology Mashhad, Iran


2017: “Islam and Globalization” International Conference on Globalization and the

      Social Sciences. University of Tehran


2017 “The Qur’an and Islamophobia” 10th International Conference on Quranic Researches” Qum, Iran


2017: “The many Faces of Shi’ism in the American Diaspora,” The Unthought in Islam,

      Edinburgh University, Scotland


2017: “African American Shi‘ism in the American Context,” Conference on Shi‘i

      Studies, Islamic College for Advanced Studies, London, England


2017: “Salvation and Religious Pluralism in Islam” The 1973 Constitution of Pakistan:

      Representation, Empowerment and Social Integration, University of Peshawar


2017   “Sectarianism in the Muslim World North American Association of Islamic and

Muslim Studies (NAAIMS) “Muslims and the City” Cosponsored By: Islamic Civilizations and Societies Program, Boston College


2017: “Ziyarat and Shrine Rituals at the Holy Places” Beyond Karbala: Theorizing Shi?i

      Materiality”, Marburg, Sept 2017


2017: “The Study of Diasporic Shi’ism” Shii Studies: The State of the Art International

      Conference: The Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton NJ, USA


2016:  “Textual and Charismatic Authority in Early Islam” Nanyang Technological University, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore


2016:  “Convergence or Divergence: The Qur’an and Juristic Texts on Human Dignity and

Human Rights” Conference on Exploring the Meaning and Application of Human Dignity in Islam, Imam al-Hasan Center, Sydney, Australia


2016:  “The Interfacing of Customary and Shi‘i Law” Keynote Speaker at

Conference on Shia Minorities in the Contemporary World:  Migration, Transnationalism and Multilocality, Chester University, England


2016:  “Ijtihad and the Changing Face of Islamic Legal Theory” Conference on Shia

Muslim Communities in Europe I and II: Local and Transnational Dimensions’ EASR Conference in Helsinki, Finland

2016:  “Shi‘ism and the Law in the Diaspora” Conference on Shi‘i studies, Islamic       College for Advanced Studies, London, England”


2016:  “Fiqh for Minorities: Islamic Law in the Diaspora” Speech at Harford Seminary, Connecticut


2016:   “Rahma as an Ethical Term in Muslim-Catholic Dialogue” Conference at the University of St Michael's College,  University of Toronto commemorating 50 years of Muslim-Catholic dialogue.


2016: “The Other Within the Other: Demystifying American Muslims” Symposium on

Islam in North America: History and Contemporary Manifestations”, McMaster University


2015: “Shi‘ism in the Diaspora” Conference on “Lines of Identity: Middle Eastern

      Diasporas in North America” University of Manitoba, Winnipeg


2015: “Charismatic Appeal or Communitas? Visitation to the Shrines of the

      Imams.” University of Houston, Centre for International and Comparative Studies


2015: “The Khoja Community in the Diaspora” Florida International University,  Western

      Indian Ocean Studies Workshop


2015: “Western Studies of Shi‘ite Islam” Conference on Shi‘i Studies: Past and Present,

      Islamic College, London


2015: “‘Urf in Islamic Law: The Case of the Guardianship of Women, 'Family law in Islam:

Between Fiqh and society" 3rd Annual contemporary Fiqhi issues workshop, Birmingham, England


2015: “Between Theory and Practice: The Clash of Authority between the Imams and their

           Disciples” Shi‘i Studies Symposium, Chicago


2015: “The Role of Custom (‘Urf) as a Source of Islamic Law” British Association for

      Islamic Studies Annual Conference, London, England


2015: “Post-Islamism and the Religious: Islamic Law in Modern Times” Islamism and

Post-Islamism: Religious and Political transformations in Muslim Societies, Queen’s University, Kingston


2015: “The Development of Islamic Law in the Diaspora”, Global Halal: an International

      Conference on Muslims and the Cultural Politics of the Permissible, Michigan State

      University, East Lansing, Michigan


2014: “Muharram Rituals in the Khoja Shi’i Community” Fourth World Congress for

      Middle East Studies (WOCMES), Ankara, Turkey


2014: “Classical Shari’ah and Its Applicability in Modern Times” North American

Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies (NAAIMS) 43rd Annual Conference on “The Concept of Authority in Muslim Societies: Political, Religious, Social and Literary” New York


2014:  “Sociology of Islamic Economy” Asia-Canada: Transnational Collaborative Research Conference, McMaster University, Canada


2014:   “Female Transmitters in Biographical Literature”, Conference on “The Past and

   Present of Female Religious Authority in Shi‘i Islam”, Princeton, New Jersey


2013:   “Reformation in the Qur’an” London, England.


2013: “Islam and the Classical Law: Conflict or Confluence” Hawaii International

   Conference on Social Sciences” Honolulu

2012: "Diasporic Jurisprudence and Shi'i Law in America" Williams College,

  Williamstown


2012: "Qur'anic Interpretation in Modern Times," International Society for Iranian Studies,  Istanbul, Turkey


2012: The Islamic Response to Arab Shi'i Thought," Texas A&M University, College  Station


2011:  "Myth or Reality: Ayatullah al-Khu'i and the Ten Readers of the Qur'an," Annual  Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, San Francisco


2011: "The Study of Shi'ite Islam in North American Universities," Conference held at Hartford Seminary, Connecticut


2011: “Shi’ism in the Post-911 World” London Middle East Institute, Conference held at

      the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London, England


2011: “The Shi’i Minority in the American Diaspora” Conference held at the University of

      Isfahan


2011: "The Qur'an in the West," Universal Muslim Association of America, Toronto


2011: "Islamic Pluralism and the Challenge of Human Rights," Carleton University, Ottawa


2011:   “Idealization or Realization; The Methodology of Ayatullah al-Khu’i in  

        Mu’jam al-Rijal," Conference held at the School of Oriental and African Studies  

     (SOAS), London, England


2011: "Islam and the Challenge of Human Rights," University of Mary Washington


2011: "Islam in the American Diaspora: A Minority Perspective," McMaster University


2010: "Religion in Diaspora," University of Edinburgh, Scotland


2010:  "Reformation or Reinterpretation: Rethinking Shi‘i Jurisprudence and Legal  Methodology," al-Khoei Foundation, London, England


2010: “Imamology and the Shrine Culture in Twelver Shi’ism,” Liminal Deities of South  Asia, Conference held at Niagara on the Lake, Canada


2010: "9/11 and the Shi'i Image," Universal Muslim Association of America, Washington


2010:  "Messianism in the Monotheistic Traditions," Sixth Mahdiism Conference, Bright  Future Institute, Tehran


2010:  "Revival of Religious Thought: Ijtihad and the Re-evaluation of Classical Texts in

      Modern Times," 20th World Congress of the International Association for the

      History of Religions (IAHR), University of Toronto


2010: “The Meta-Minority Complex: The Shi’i Experience in America” McMaster

      University


2009:  "A Minority with Diversity: The Shi‘i Experience in America" Center for Middle

 Eastern Studies, Harvard University


2008: “Islam in the American University” Project on “Religion in the Academy” (RITA)

      Sponsored by the Lilly Foundation, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of

      Religion, Chicago


2008: “Revival of Religious Thought: The Re-evaluation of Classical Texts by

      Contemporary Shi‘i Jurists” Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion,

      Chicago


2008: “Teaching Islam in a post 9/11 world” Symposium on Religion on the Secular

      University Campus, University of Denver


2008: “Musa al-Sadr and the Impact of Modernity on Shi‘i Jurisprudence” Conference on:

      “The Shia, Modernity, and the Legacy of Musa al-Sadr.” University of Michigan,

      Ann Arbor


2008: “Reformation or Reinterpretation: Islamic Law in America” AAR Great Plains

      Region Conference, Denver


2008: “From Conflict to Co-existence: The Application of Islamic Law in a Minority

           Context” Symposium at Carthage College


2007: “Preserving or Extending Boundaries: The Black Shi‘is of America” Annual Meeting

      of the American Academy of Religion, San Diego


2007:  “Islamic Fundamentalism in America” Institute of Oriental Studies, Azerbaijan


2007: “Muslim Women in America” Islamic University, Baku, Azerbaijan


2007: “Muslim Life in America” American Studies Center of the Foreign Languages

      University, Baku, Azerbaijan


2007: “Institutionalization and the Politicization of American Islam,” Baku State

      University, Baku, Azerbaijan


2007: “Interpretation of Islamic Sacred Texts in the American Diaspora,” Khazar

      University, Baku, Azerbaijan


2007: “A Minority within a Minority: The Black Shi‘is of America” Breaking

      Apart the Monolith: The Many Ways of Being Muslim - A Conference Exploring

      the Dynamics of Muslim Identity in Today’s World held at Princeton University


2007: “ Revival of Religious Thought: Ijtihad and the Re-evaluation of Classical Texts in

      Modern Times” American Council for the Study of Islamic Societies


2006:  “Gender and Islamic Civilization: The Contribution of Muslim Women to Islamic

      Sciences and Civilization” University of Isfahan, Tehran


2006:  “The Religious Other in America: The Deterritorialization and Deculturation of

      American Muslims,” Symposium held at Colorado College, Colorado Springs


2006    “The Danish Cartoons in Islamic Hadith Literature.” Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Washington


2006   “Closing the Interpretive Process: Toward a New Qur’anic Hermeneutic.” University of Nevada, Las Vegas


2006 “Women in the three Monotheistic Traditions and in Islamic Law,” Conference  

       held in Tehran, Iran


2006  “Conversion and Proselytizing: Balancing Religious Freedom and Respect.”

  Symposium, University of Denver


2006    “Islam, the West and the Cartoon Controversy: Religious Sensitivities vs.   

             Secular Liberties.” Symposium, University of Denver

 

2006   “The Ten Commandments in Islamic Exegetical Literature: A Comparative

      Perspective.” Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions at UW-

      Madison


2006   “The Indigenization of American Islam: Muslims in the American Diaspora.” USNorthcom Academic Conference


2005  “The Politicization of American Islam.” Politics and Religion in France and the United States, International Conference, Winthrop-King Institute for Contemporary French and Francophone Studies in association with the Department of Religion, Florida State University


2005 “American Muslims or Muslims in America: Muslims as the ‘Other’.” Eighth Annual Honors Conference, Metro State College, Denver


2005 “The Power of Islamic Sacred Texts Today.” Religious Leadership Conference, Iliff School of Theology, Denver


2004 “Discovering the Hidden Treasure: Creation in the Islamic Tradition.” Third Furlong Memorial Lecture, “Creation in Judaism, Christianity and Islam” symposium, St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto, Canada


2004 “Human Rights in the Qur’an and Shari‘a: A Comparative Perspective.” University of Nevada, Las Vegas


2004 “Muslim Youth at the Crossroads: Advancing into the Twenty-First Century.”  Islamic Social Services Association Conference, Toronto, Canada


2004 “Revival of Religious Thought: The Thoughts and Contribution of Ayatullah Mutahhari.”  International Conference, Tehran, Iran


2004 “The Mental Jihad: Reason and Revelation in the Islamic Tradition.”  Seminar held at the Iliff School of Theology, Denver, CO


2004  “Holy Peace in the Islamic Tradition.” Columbia University, NY


2003  “Muslim-Christian Dialogue: Past, Present and Future.”  Macdonald Center Lecturers in Christian-Muslim Understanding, Hartford Seminary, Hartford, CT


2003 “Challenging the Authority of Tradition and Texts: Ijtihad and Taqlid in Modern Times.”  American Academy of Religion regional meeting, Boulder, CO


2002  “Biography as Literary Genre: The Struggle for Authority in Shi‘i Rijal Texts.” Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Toronto, Canada


2002 “Re-evaluation of the Shari‘a Post-September 11: Islam and Modernity.”  Furlong Memorial Lecture, “Understanding Islam” symposium, St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto, Canada


2002 “Violence and Healing: Facing the Ongoing Challenges of September 11.”  Colloquium held at the Iliff School of Theology, Denver, CO


2002 “Aging in the Islamic Tradition.” The National Council on the Aging, Denver, CO


2001  “Islam in America after September 11.” Kanuga Conference on Christian-Muslim Understanding, Ashville, NC


2001  “Islam in the Context of American Religious Diversity.” Res Publica Conference, Aspen, CO


2000 “Promise & Peril: Religion at the Millenium.” Conference on The Many Faces of God, New Hampshire Humanities Council, Manchester, NH


2000 “Preserving or Extending Religious Boundaries? Muslim Proselytization in America.” Islamic Education Council, Washington, D.C.


1998  “Acculturation and Assimilation – Muslims in the Diaspora.” Colloquium held at Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada.


1998 “Religious Pluralism and Human Rights: An Islamic Perspective.” Grinnell College, Iowa


1997 “Acculturation and Assimilation – Muslims in the West,” Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, San Francisco


1997 “Contemporary Muslim Polemics.” MESA Conference, San Francisco


1997 “Exclusivism or Inclusivism? Salvation History in the Qur’an.” Agnes Scott College, Atlanta, GA


1997 “External Influences on American Muslims.” Presented at a conference on Jews and Muslims in the American context, The Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, Hartford Seminary, Hartford, CT


1996  “From Bid‘a to Sunna: The Case of the Wilaya of ‘Ali in the Shi‘i adhan.” Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, New Orleans, LA


1995 “The Origins of Islamic Biographical Literature” Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Philadelphia, PA


1994 “Religious Pluralism in the Qur’an.” Eastern International Region of the American Academy of Religion, University of Quebec at Montreal, Canada


1994 “The Case of the Holy Disciples. Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Chicago


1993  “Authority and the Struggle for Legitimacy.” University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA


1993 “The Ethics of Self Realization: an Islamic Perspective.” Institute of Global Cultural Studies, State University of New York, Binghamton, NY


1990 “The Origins and Development of Imami Biographical Texts.” School of Oriental & African Studies, London


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