Vision statement:

Inspiring humanity and innovating research with the values of the Shi’a Islamic tradition.

Mission statement:

The Centre for Islamic Shi‘a Studies (CISS) is a research centre that specialises in the Shi’a Muslim faith. It aims to offer a scholarly Shi’a perspective on traditional and contemporary issues that affect Muslims and humanity as a whole.

By contextualising the Shi’a tradition and valuing both seminary and wider academic thinking, the CISS endeavours to offer original analysis on a wide range of fields from religious heritage and philosophy to politics and bioethics.

The ethos of the CISS is to highlight the various aspects of the Shi’a faith and its peoples to academic, civil society and international communities.

Our research is decidedly practical and as part of our centre, we assist educational and charitable causes that benefit grassroots communities worldwide. We produce research reports on disenfranchised communities, assist teaching of religious education, support the donation of books and help relief agencies that focus on improving the literacy of societies that are impoverished and oppressed.

The centre hopes its research and activities contribute to the betterment of Muslims and humanity at large.

Our goals:

• To produce research on traditional and contemporary issues specifically from the Shi’a perspective

• To promote a greater understanding of the Shi’a faith, its people and heritage in academia and society

• To encourage originality and diversity within Shi’a scholarship

• To support educational and charitable causes for the benefit of grassroots communities

• To raise awareness of the rights of oppressed and disenfranchised communities

• To work with fellow faiths and organisations on mutual research projects