This Clingendael podcast series explores how the evolution of the Shi’i political identity has grappled between a history of marginalization and a more recent revived empowerment. How Shi’ism uses Ashura ceremonies as a physical and spiritual space to govern community ideals and perpetuate political values. It investigates religious leadership's real power and influence in Shi’ism.
The hosts of this podcast are Nancy Ezzedine and Maryam Nemazee.
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Episode 3: Religious leadership - Taqlid
This episode investigates religious leadership's real power and influence in Shi’ism. The host, Maryam Nemazee, engages guest speaker Dr. Marsin al-Shammary in a conversation on Taqlid, or active emulation, with insights from Dr. Cameron Zargar on assessing the relationship between followers and religious leaders in practice today.
Episode 2: Ashura, a collective space
This episode examines how Shi’ism uses Ashura ceremonies as a physical and spiritual space to govern community ideals and perpetuate political values. The co-hosts, Maryam Nemazee and Nancy Ezzeddine, engage guest speakers Dr. Ala’a Shehabi and Fahad Deshmukh in a conversation on the significance of Ashura as a collective space for solidifying and mobilizing Shi’is.
This first episode explores how the evolution of the Shi’i political identity has grappled between a history of marginalization and a more recent revived empowerment. The co-hosts, Maryam Nemazee and Nancy Ezzeddine, engage guest speakers, Dr. Jaffer Faiyaz and Dr Marsin al-Shammary in a conversation on the key markers of Shi’i identity among youth populations today.
