Shafique N. Virani is Distinguished Professor of Islamic Studies at the Institute of Islamic Studies, University of Toronto.[1] Having earned a master's degree in Islamic Studies from McGill University and a PhD from Harvard University, he has also served as faculty at Harvard University and Zayed University.[2][3]
He has won several international awards, such as the 2001 Dissertation Award from the Foundation for Iranian Studies,[4] the 2008 British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize (for his The Ismailis in the Middle Ages),[5] and the Farabi International Award (granted annually by the Iranian Ministry of Science).[6]
In 2014, the American Academy of Religion named Virani the recipient of its Excellence in Teaching Award.[7]
Publications
edit- Virani, Shafique N. (2007). The Ismailis in the Middle Ages: A History of Survival, a Search for Salvation. New York: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195311730.001.0001. ISBN 9780195311730.
References
edit- ^ "University of Toronto, Institute of Islamic Studies, People".
- ^ "University of Toronto, Department for the Study of Religion, Shafique N. Virani". 26 May 2020.
- ^ "University of Toronto, Department of Historical Studies, Our People, Shafique Virani".
- ^ "Foundation for Iranian Studies, Home, Programs, Dissertation Award, Previous Winners".
- ^ "British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize".
- ^ "برگزیدگان دومین جشنواره بین المللی فارابی".
- ^ "American Academy of Religion, Award for Excellence in Teaching, Past and Current Winners, 2014".
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