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The Journal of Shi‘a Islamic Studies (JSIS) is a refereed academic journal published quarterly by ICAS Press for the Islamic College in London. The journal provides an international forum for scholars through the publication of research articles in all fields of Shi‘a studies, from the historical to the contemporary and from the theological to the philosophical.
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Volume 7, Number 4, Autumn 2014Editorial Board
Editor
Dr. M. J. Elmi, The Islamic College, UK
editor@islamic-college.ac.uk
Reviews Editors
Dr. A. Ahmadvand, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran
(Arabic, Farsi, and Turkish)
a_ahmadvand@sbu.ac.irDr. A. Cancian, Institute of Ismaili Studies, UK
(European Languages)
acancian@iis.ac.uk
Assistant Editors
Ms. A. Inloes, The Islamic College, UK
Advisory Board (in alphabetical order)
Dr. A. A. Allawi, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Mr. M. I. Asaria, Independent researcher
Prof. H. Ayatollahy, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran
Dr. E. Bazzi, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. A. Dastmalchian, King’s College London, UK
Prof. R. Gleave, University of Exeter, UK
Dr. N. Haider, Barnard College/Columbia University, New York, USA
Dr. J. Husain, The Islamic College, UK
Dr. R. El-Husseini, The Graduate Center, CUNY, USA
Dr. M. Ipgrave, Church of England, UK
Dr. M. Javadi, University of Qum, Iran
Prof. H. Landolt, Institute of Ismaili Studies, London
Prof. W. Madelung, University of Oxford, UK
Dr. R. Masterton, The Islamic College, UK
Prof. J. Morris, Boston College, USA
Dr. J. A. Morrow, Ivy Tech, Indiana, USA
Dr. A. J. Newman, The University of Edinburgh, UK
Dr. L. Peerwani, Al-Hedayah Academy, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Dr. S. A. Salehi, Seminary of Qum, Iran
Dr. M. Samiei, University of Tehran, Iran
Prof. L. Takim, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada
Dr. A. Vanzan, University of Milan, Italy
Prof. B. Wheeler, United States Naval Academy, Maryland, USA
