Event Date: 9-10 September 2011 Royal Holloway, University of London Contesting Shi‘ism: Isna ‘Ashari and Isma‘ili Shi‘ism in modern South Asia Hasan Ali Khan The role of the Auqaf Department in re-defining Sufi and Shi‘a built heritage in Pakistan This paper describes the general role of the Auqaf Department of the Government of …
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Contesting Shi‘ism: Isna ‘Ashari and Isma‘ili Shi‘ism in modern South Asia
Event Date: 9-10 September 2011 Royal Holloway, University of London Contesting Shi‘ism: Isna ‘Ashari and Isma‘ili Shi‘ism in modern South Asia Shi‘a Muslims constitute a significant, though indeterminate (perhaps c. 15-20%) minority within South Asian Islam, making South Asia one of the world’s most significant centres of Shi‘a population. Moreover, the historical associations …