A Conversation with Dr. Sumaiya Hamdani on Islamic History, Shiite History, and Ismaili Studies
Abstract
This conversation is on Dr. Sumaiya Hamdani's life, as well as Islamic history, Shiite history, Ismaili tradition, and academia. She is an Associate Professor in the History and Art History Department of George Mason University, Virginia. Hamdani comes from a Dawoodi/Tayyibi Ismaili family. The aim of this paper is to bring the view of an academician who is living in America, on tradition, Islamic history, Ismaili history, and academic studies to the reader.
Keywords
interview, Sumaiya Hamdani, Ismaili Studies, Medieval Islam, Shiite history, Fatimids
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