“So Far, So Close”: Dornama’s series of talks with Iranian scholars of religion and Islamic studies living abroad, hosted by Zohair Mirkarimi

“So Far, So Close” is the title of a series of live conversations by the Dornama collective on Instagram, which began in the winter of 1400 (2022) and continues into 1401 (2022–2023). In each session of this series, the host engages with one of the Iranian scholars of religion and Islamic studies residing outside Iran, and after an introduction to their academic and research record, raises questions on a specific topic concerning the study of religion and Islamic studies. At the end of each session, followers and audience members in the Instagram environment can pose their own questions to the guest.

So far, 6 sessions of this series have been held, and the schedule for future sessions will be announced on Dornama’s social media channels. The guests of these sessions have been as follows:

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Session One | Majid Soleimani from Paris, France | “Le Coran des historiens”: A Historical-Critical Commentary

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. Session Two | Majid Daneshgar from Freiburg, Germany | Overt and Covert Apologetics in Islamic Studies

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Session Three | Majid Montazer Mahdi from Oxford, England | Arabia in Late Antiquity

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Session Four | Kianoosh Rezania from Bochum, Germany | Zoroastrians and Muslims in Third-Century Baghdad

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Session Five | Leila Al-Haq from Melbourne, Australia | Manuscript Studies from Mecca to Melbourne

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Session Six | Bahman Zakipour from Chiba, Japan | Izutsu: Islamic Studies and Eastern Philosophy

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The talks are hosted by Zohair Mirkarimi, a philosophy graduate and scholar of religion residing in Melbourne, Australia.

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"So Far, So Close": Dornama's series of talks with Iranian scholars of religion and Islamic studies living abroad, hosted by Zohair Mirkarimi

Source: Dornama and Anqa

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