Now online: al-Marsad al-Shi'i

The arabic version of Shia Studies magazine produced by CISS, al-Marsad al-Shi'i is now available for readers online.

To read issue 1, please click here. For issue 2, please click here

Videos of CISS seminar series

Following the successful winter Shi'i Narratives of Formative Muslim History Seminar Series, the videos have been made available to view freely for the public:

Latest Issue of Shia Studies Magazine

CISS is pleased to announce the release of the latest issue of its magazine, Shia Studies.

To read the PDF version, please click here

CISS Seminar Series - Prof Rizvi

The Centre for Islamic Shi‘a Studies (CISS) would like to invite you to the third lecture of our Shi‘i Narratives of Formative Muslim History Seminar Series that is scheduled to take place on Friday 25 November 2011, 7.00pm at Senate House (University of London). The lecture will be delivered by Professor Sajjad Rizvi (University of Exeter) on the subject of ‘Debate and Disputation in the Crucible of Early Theology in Islam: the Munaẓarāt of Imām ʽAlī b. Mūsā al-Riḍā.’

Spaces are limited and you need to RSVP your place (to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) as soon as possible. Please see our Facebook event page for further details: https://www.facebook.com/events/185257414890756/

CISS Seminar Series - Prof Amir-Moezzi

This is the second seminar in this season's series on Shi‘i Narratives of Formative Muslim History to be held at Senate House on 26 October.

Please see our event page for details: http://shiastudies.org.uk/details/92-ciss-seminar-series-prof-amir-moezzi.html