The faculty is comprised of lecturers who have made a significant contribution to scholarship and are engaged in innovative research projects in their respective fields.
The current lecturers include IIS, and visiting scholars from leading international academic institutions. For the complete list of faculty contributing to teaching and learning on the programme, see the list below.
- Dr Fayaz Alibhai (IIS)
Muslim ethics; philosophy of religion; contemporary issues in Islamic thought. - Dr Zamira Dildorbekova(IIS)
Islam in Central Asia; Ismaili Studies; Curriculum Development; Research Methods. - Dr Nadia Eboo Jamal
Islamic Studies; Persian History and Culture in the Period of Mongol Rule. - Dr Nausheen Hoosein(IIS)
Islamic art and architecture; visual and material culture of Al-Andalus (Islamic Iberia); curriculum development; Teacher Education. - Mr Faheem Hussain(IIS)
Sensory History; Influence of State Policies on History Textbooks; Adolescent Moral Development. - Ms Sunita Iqbal(IIS)
Teacher education; professional practice; mentoring; classroom‑based p岹Dz. - Dr Karim Javan(IIS)
Modern Muslim Intellectual Thoughts; Social and Political Developments; Muslim Literature and Literary Traditions, Poetic Expressions of Religion and Culture. - Dr Shainool Jiwa(IIS)
Ismaili History and Thought; FatimidsMajor Muslim dynasty of Ismaili caliphs in North Africa (from 909) and later in Egypt (973–1171) More. - Ms Heena Jiwani (IIS)
Religious education; Գٴǰ; įcܱܰܳ iԳٲپDz;
learner‑centred p岹Dz. - Dr Toby Mayer(IIS)
Muslim Philosophy; Esoteric Scriptural Exegesis; Mysticism; Qur’anic Hermeneutics. - Dr Orkhan Mir-Kasimov(IIS)
Shi‘i Islam; Islamic Mysticism and Messianism. - Dr Gurdofarid Miskinzoda(IIS)
Shi‘i Islam; Early Islam; Muslim Historical and Literary Tradition. - Dr Daryoush Mohammad Poor(IIS)
Shi‘i Intellectual History; Ismaili Philosophy; Contemporary Political Theory.
- Dr Wafi Momin(IIS)
Islam and Religious Traditions of South Asia; Ismaili History and Thought; Literary and Manuscript Cultures of South Asia; Muslim Civilisation. - Dr Nourmamadcho Nourmamadchoev (IIS)
Persian and Central Asian Ismaili manuscript traditions; textual studies; intellectual history. - Dr Aslisho Qurboniev (IIS)
Knowledge transmission in Arabic and Persian; Ismaili manuscript traditions; Fatimids; Islamic West and East. - Dr Maryam Rezaee(IIS)
Shi‘i Studies; Women and Development; Cultural Studies; Gender; Social Policies; Research Methods. - Mr Riaz Rhemtulla(IIS)
Teacher Education; Religious Education; Curriculum Development and Implementation. - Dr Amier Saidula (IIS)
Islam in China; Ismaili communities of Xinjiang; histories and cultures of Chinese Muslim societies. - Ms Reeshma Akbarally Shah (IIS)
Educational practice; curriculum development; assessment for learning; inclusive pedagogies. - Ms Qudsia Shah(IIS)
IsmailisAdherents of a branch of Shi’i Islam that considers Ismail, the eldest son of the Shi’i Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq (d. 765), as his successor. of Northern Pakistan; environmental studies and climate change; musical and cultural expressions. - Dr Roy Wilson (IIS)
Applied language studies; international English language teaching; academic literacy. - Ms Maha Yaziji (IIS)
Ismaili traditions in Syria; faith and practice; applied linguistics and language‑related pedagogy.
* These are individuals who currently teach on the programme and the list is subject to change.
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