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PhD (University of Edinburgh)
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Prof. J. M. Husain |
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Position |
Lecturer |
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Interests |
- Islamic history
- Islamic historiography
- Shia studies
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Email |
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Tel |
0208 451 9993 Ext: 206 |
Profile
Prof. Husain obtained his BA from Basra University, his MPhil in Modern History from Baghdad University in 1976, and his PhD in Islamic studies (medieval Islamic History) from the University of Edinburgh in 1979, where he served as a post-doctoral fellow until 1990. From 1990 to 2000, he divided his career between teaching, research and publishing while serving as the director of Proud Rose Publishing, the Mashriq Institute, and the Musheer consultancy. He continued supervising postgraduate studies at the International Islamic University and the American University in London. In 2000 he joined the Islamic College as the Director of the Distance Learning and as a member of the academic staff. He is one of the governors of Fanon Academy in south London and Al-Iraq University in Basra. He has been a member of Teaching Religion in a Multicultural European Society since 2006. In 2004, he received an award for postgraduate supervision from the International Islamic University.
Teaching
Islamic History (MA)
Modern Islamic History (BA)
Publications & Supervision
Recent publications include:
- ‘Iraq opposition trends and its futuristic political themes’, The Iraqi Dialogue (Al-Multaqa al-Iraqi), London, 2003.
- ‘The Role of the Religious Texts in the Twelfth Imam’s Occultation and the Believers’ Futuristic Role Before the Rise of the Mahdi’, Second International Conference on The Doctrine of Mahdi, Tehran University, 6-14 September,2006.
- ‘Teaching Religion in Europe and Factors of Religious Conflict’, TRES Launching Conference Program 30th March-2nd April 2006 , Uppsala University, Sweden.
Recent Supervisions include:
- 'Archaeological sites in Hijaz', MA 2007.
- 'Al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi', MA 2007.
- ' The Role of the Political Elite in the development of Iraqi Politics 1921-1958', PhD 2007.
- 'The Role of Religious Education in the Outlook of the female students in UAE, Fieldwork study', PhD 2006.
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