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A discussion of women in Islam is one of the most contentious and politicised subjects in contemporary studies of Islam and has been intimately tied with questions of “West versus East” and the colonialist project. It remains a flash point for perceived civilisational conflict in the media today. With that in mind, this webinar will explore the discussions of women in Shi’ism that appear in literature on Shi’ism published in the West. What kind of underlying assumptions are brought to the literature? Are there any particular slants characteristic of the literature? What about the influence of other subjects, such as Biblical studies? It is hoped that such an evaluation can lead to a more critical reading of the literature, as well as bring to light questions about the position of women in Shi‘i thought.

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Speaker? Dr Amina Inloes
When? Friday 31st March
Time? 2.30 pm GMT

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The webinar addresses the main principles and standards of academic writing and the importance of following such standards up in writing academic essays. The following questions will be dealt with in this session: how coherence could be kept in academic writing, how essays could be written with high clarity, and what are the main aims and objectives of a research proposal components. Also, the method of selecting a topic for writing an essay or a dissertation will be explored. Last but not least, the research considerations which need to be taken into account when doing a research will be highlighted at the end of the webinar.

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Speaker?Mortaza Rezaee
When? Friday 17th March
Time? 2.30 pm GMT

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