Dr Wafi Momin, head of ISCU, presents in Houston

On 31 July, Dr Wafi Momin, head of the Ismaili Special Collections Unit at IIS conducted a session entitled “Muslim World Between Modernity and Revivalism: Challenges and Opportunities” at Houston HPC Jamatkhana.

The session focused on how Muslim communities in modern times have navigated the challenges of aligning their identity and traditions with modern values or choosing a revivalist/fundamentalist vision of Islam. It also explored the implications of these trends for the Ismaili communities living in a globalised world.

To learn more about the work Dr Momin presented, take a look at the following IIS publications:

• The Shariʿa: History, Ethics and Law
• Understanding Sharia: Islamic Law in a Globalised World
• Muslim Modernities: Expressions of the Civil Imagination
• An Anthology of Qur’anic Commentaries, Vol. I: On the Nature of the Divine

Cover image: Dr Wafi Momin presents at Houston HPC Jamatkhana. Photo provided by The Ismaili USA.