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The Department of Religious Studies is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Liyakat Takim, Chair in Global Islam, beginning July 1st, 2009. Dr. Takim joins us from Denver University where he taught in the Department of Religious Studies. Dr. Takim specializes in Classical Islam, Islam in the Modern World, Islamic Fundamentalism and Global Islam. His diverse research interests include Islam in America, the treatment of women in Islamic juridical literature, Islamic law, Islamic mystical traditions, as well as various aspects of Shi‘i history and figures.
We are very happy to welcome Dr. Takim into the Department, and look forward to his contributions to our program.
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