Liyakat Nathani Takim

Takim Liyakat Nathani
Nationality	Tanzanian
Occupation	Professor and Author in Islamic field

Takim Liyakat Nathani is a Zanzibari Tanzanian Sharjah chair and author in Islamic field.

Education

• Ph.D. in History of Religions  from Department of History, School of Oriental and African, London , 1990
• M.A in History of Religions, Department of Religious Studies, University of Virginia, 1983
• B.Sc. in Economics, Dept. of Economics from City University, London, 1978

Career

• Sharjah Chair in Global Islam at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada from 2009 – present
• Associate Professor, University of Denver , 2001 – 2009
• Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Miami , 1991- 2001
• Sessional Lecturer, University of Toronto and Queen’s University and McMaster University, 1998–2000
• Visiting Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University, 1996 – 1997
• Director of Religious Studies, Toronto, 1990 - 1996

Publications

Books

• Shi'ism in America, 2009
• The Heirs of the Prophet: Charisma and Religious Authority in Shi'ite Islam, 2007

Articles

• Shi‘ism in the American Diaspora: Challenges and Opportunities, Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, Volume 38, 2018 - Issue 1
• The Ground Zero Mosque Controversy: Implications for American Islam, Religions, Year: 2011, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 132-144

His view towards Tragedy of Karbala

In his only famous book “Shi'ism in America” , in conclusion part, he claimed that the new immigrants had deployed the most powerful weapons in religious arsenal: institution, rituals and symbols , then based on what the immigrants said , he described Tragedy of Karbala as one of the most important events that brought Muslim community together and caused cohesion among this community.

This book has been translated into Persian by Abbas Aqdasi and published by Kavir Publications in Tehran.

Source

• Takim Liyakat Nathani's personal website