Welcome to the Shii Studies Network
The Shii Studies Network aims to enable space for graduate students researching Shiism in all its diversity to build professional and personal relationships, share their work, and learn from those further along in the field.
Source: Library of Congress, African and Middle East Division, Near East Section Persian Manuscript Collection.
Upcoming Events
Two Opposing Pictures of the Imam in Contemporary Shiʿi Theology
Reflections on Shiʿi Studies Lecture Series
7 September 2026
What Makes Premodern State-Building Shiʿi?
Reflections on Shiʿi Studies Lecture Series
19 October 2026