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Syed Zaidi
Occupation
Graduate Student (Doctoral)
Contact
1659 Briarcliff RD NE
Atlanta GA 30306
United States
ABOUT
PhD Student in the Islamic Civilizations (ICIVS) Program at Emory University. At Emory, I work mostly on Islamic philosophy during the 7-10 centuries and during the Safavid period in Iran (1501–1736). I have presented at several conference including the Annual American Academy of Religion, Harvard University Islamic Philosophy Conference, and others.
Discipline
Religious Studies/Theology
Sub Areas
Islamic Studies
Judaic Studies
Persian
Arabic
Mysticism/Sufi Studies
Geographic Areas of Interest
Iran
Iraq
India
Pakistan
Specialties
Islamic Philosophy
Languages
Arabic (intermediate)
Persian (advanced)
Urdu (native)
Education
MA | 2015 | Islamic Studies | GWU
Abstracts
The Use of the Qur’ān in the Brethren of Purity’s (Ikhwān al-Ṣafā’) conception of God