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Our Upcoming Events
Jain Engagement with Religious Others: Haribhadra as Philosopher, Comparativist and Pluralist?
Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, 5 p.m. CT
Online and on campus
Zoom Webinar or Humanities Building 117
To join us in person, please register to request a seat. To join us online, please register for your Zoom link. All members of the Rice community and public are welcome.
Kazimi Lecture in Shi’i Studies
Islam’s fourth caliph, Ali, can be considered one of the most revered figures in Islamic history. His nearly universal portrayal in Muslim literature as a pious authority obscures the views of his opponents who considered him an illegitimate ruler and obfuscates a centurieslong process that entailed the rehabilitation of his character. In his book, "Opposing the Imam", Nebil Husayn, associate professor of Religious Studies, University of Miami, considers the ways in which early Muslims remembered Ali and contextualizes the rise of both Sunnism and Shi’ism. This presentation discusses key findings from this recent publication.
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