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An online publication of the AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University

Shi‘i Islam

History Speaks – Episode 9 – Karbala and Nobility

By Maydan Editors  //  July 3, 2025

 The Maydan Podcast · History Speaks – Episode 9- Karbala and Nobility What does it mean to act with nobility in the face of certain loss? In this episode of History Speaks, host Roshan Iqbal speaks…

History Speaks EP9 | Karbala and Nobility | Roshan Iqbal with Cyrus Ali Zargar

July 3, 2025October 14, 2025

What does it mean to act with nobility in the face of certain loss? In this episode of History Speaks, host Roshan Iqbal speaks with Dr. Cyrus Ali Zargar, Al-Ghazali Distinguished Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of…

Despite Recent Media Coverage about Hezbollah’s Networks in West Africa, a Majority of Lebanese Shi‘a in Senegal Have Never Visited Lebanon

By Mara A. Leichtman  //  November 6, 2024November 6, 2024

The killing of Hezbollah’s top leader Hassan Nasrallah on September 27, following an Israeli airstrike against the southern suburbs of Beirut, has led to renewed media attention on the Lebanese diaspora in Africa. Lebanese began…

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