Shi’a Islam, Politics, and Resistance in Iran: From Tobacco Protest until Today

20 Oct 2021

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The lecture will examine the role of Shia Islam in Iran's Tobacco Protest (1890-91) and Constitutional Revolution (1905-1911), in the support of Mohammad Mosaddegh (1951-1953) and Iran's Islamic Revolution (1979), as well as Shia Islam and politics in Iran today.

Event Date: 
Wednesday, October 20, 2021 - 1:00pm
Institution(s): 
Sponsored By: 
University of Michigan’s International Institute and the Global Islamic Studies Center
Location: 
Online