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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 9, Number 2, Spring 2016Editorial Board
Editor
Ahmad Jalali, The Islamic College, UK
Reviews Editors
Arabic, Farsi, and Turkish
Abbas Ahmadvand, Shahid Beheshti University, Iran
European Languages
Alessandro Cancian, Institute of Ismaili Studies, UK
Managing Editor
Amina Inloes, The Islamic College, UK
Advisory Board (in alphabetical order)
Hamid Algar, University of California, USA
Ali A. Allawi, National University of Singapore, Singapore
M. Iqbal Asaria, Independent researcher
Hamidreza Ayatollahy, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran
Emad Bazzi, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Amir Dastmalchian, FIIRD, Geneva, Switzerland
Robert Gleave, University of Exeter, UK
Najam Haider, Barnard College/Columbia University, New York, USA
Jassem Husain, The Islamic College, UK
Rola El-Husseini, The Graduate Center, CUNY, USA
Bishop Michael Ipgrave, Church of England, UK
Mohsen Javadi, University of Qum, Iran
Hermann Landolt, Institute of Ismaili Studies, London
Wilferd Madelung, University of Oxford, UK
Rebecca Masterton, The Islamic College, UK
James Morris, Boston College, USA
James Morrow, Ivy Tech, Indiana, USA
Andrew J. Newman, The University of Edinburgh, UK
Latimah-Parvin Peerwani, Al-Hedayah Academy, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
S. A. Salehi, Seminary of Qum, Iran
Mohammad Samiei, University of Tehran, Iran
Liyakat Takim, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada
Anna Vanzan, University of Milan, Italy
Brannon Wheeler, United States Naval Academy, Maryland, USA