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Lynda Clarke joined the Department of Religions and Cultures at Concordia University in 1998. She previously held academic positions at Bard College and the University of Pennsylvania. Prof. Clarke’s research interests encompass Shiism, Sunni-Shiite relations, women in Islam, Islamic law, and the relationship between Islam and the West. Currently, her focus includes Shiism within the Lebanese community. She has contributed significantly to the academic discourse with publications such as ‘Belief and Unbelief in Shīʿī Thought’ in the Encyclopedia of Islam and articles in notable journals like the Muslim World. Clarke is also engaged in SSHRC-funded projects that explore narratives of forced migrants from various regions including Afghanistan, Bosnia, Iraq, and Syria to Canada, particularly through the lens of thought from Ayatollah Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah of Lebanon. Over the course of her career, she has written extensively on topics such as the social roles of women in Islam, the concept of niqab, and the evolution of hijab as viewed through various religious texts.
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