Course Calendar
- REGISTRATION
Registration begins 10 September 2017 Early registration deadline 01 January 2018 - WORKSHOP
Workshop begins 20 February 2018 Last day of workshop 26 February 2018 - CULTURAL TOUR
Tehran 23 February 2018 Desert, Abyaneh, Isfahan 26-28 February 2018
Sample Curriculum
| Day | Theme | Classes | Social Program | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00- 10:45 | 11- 12:45 | 14- 15:45 | |||
| Monday | Opening and Introduction | Opening | Shi’a Origins and Branches | Shi’a and Iran | Holy Shrine |
| Tuesday | Shi’a Doctrines | Sources of Shi’a Thought | Imamate Doctrine | Mahdism Doctrine | Jamkaran Mosque |
| Wednesday | Shi’a Rituals | Mourning and Festivals Ceremonies | Prayers and Pilgrimages | Guest Lecturer | Imam Khomeini’s house |
| Thursday | Shi’a Ethics and Mysticism | Shi’a Ethics | Shi’a Irfan | Guest Lecturer | Traditional Bazaar |
| Friday | Shi’a Daily life | Social Program: A Day With Families | |||
| Saturday | Shi’a Authority and Political Thought | Shi’a Political Thought | Shi’a Authority, Ijtihad and Fatwa | Guest Lecturer | Meeting with Ayatollah |
| Sunday | Shi’a and Contemporary Challenges | Shi’a and Women | Shi’a and Interfaith Dialogue | Guest Lecturer | Hawza Ilmiah |
* Sample Schedule: The class times are not fixed, and the same classes might not be taught at each course.
** Class: All classes will be taught using a combination of lectures and discursive discussions.
*** Guest Lecturer: Participants with high academic background on Iran, Shiism or Islamic Studies are warmly welcome to present a lecture out of their research project or field of study to share their ideas with other participants. We are honored to have up to 4 Guest Lecturers in our workshop schedule.
