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Dr Takim has taught a wide variety of courses at various North American Universities. He has taught courses on the Qur’an and hadith literature, Globalization and the Muslim world, Islam in Modern Times, Islamic Law, Classical and Medieval Islam and World Religions. He has also lectured at more than 80 academic conferences and spoken at Islamic centers throughout the world.

Dr. Takim is also a prolific scholar having authored more than 120 scholarly works. He has written on topics like Islamic law, the Qur’an and hadith literature, the treatment of women and minorities in Islamic law, human rights in Islam, Islam in the North American diaspora, the indigenization of the Muslim community in North America, dialogue in post-911 America, war and peace in the Islamic tradition and Islamic biographical literature.

• “The Interfacing of Custom and Islamic Law in the Diaspora” in Journal of Islamic Studies (forthcoming 2016)
• “The Applicability of the Shari‘a in Modern Times” Asia-Pacific Studies, 1, no. 1 (2014).
• “The Qur'anic Vision: Unity or Uniformity?” Al-Bayan: Journal of Qur'an and Hadith Studies, 10, no. 1 (2012): 17-24.
• "The Ground Zero Mosque Controversy: Implications for American Islam." Religions, 2 (2011): 132-144.
• “Peace and War in the Qur’an and Juridical Literature: A Comparative Perspective.” The Journal of  Sociology & Social Welfare, 28, no. 2 (2011): 137-158.
• "The Indigenization and Politicization of American Islam." Politics and Religion Journal,  5, no. 1 (2011): 115-127.
• “Revivalism or Reformation: The Reinterpretation of Islamic Law in Modern Times.”   American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, 25, no. 3 (2008): 61-81.
• “Holy Peace or Holy War: Tolerance and Co-existence in the Islamic Juridical Tradition.”   Islam and Muslim Societies, 3, no. 2 (2007): 295-307.
• “From Conversion to Conversation: Interfaith Dialogue in Post-911 America.” The Muslim World 94, no. 3 (2004):  343-55.
• “Privileging the Qur’an: Divorce and the Hermeneutics of Sane‘i” in Approaches to the Quran in Contemporary Iran ed. Alessandro Cancian (forthcoming 2016)
• “To Vote or not to Vote: The Politicization of American Islam,” In Politics and Religion in France and the United States, eds. John Kelsay, Alec Hargreaves and Sumner B. Twiss. Lexington: Lexington Books, 2007.
• Encyclopedia of Islamic Bioethics, ed. Ayman Shabana, forthcoming 2016

 S.v. “Taklif”

         “Theodicy”

• Encyclopedia of the Qur’an, ed. Jane D. McAuliffe. Leiden:  Brill, 2004.

   S.v. “Samson”

        “Saul.”

About Dr. Liyakat Takim

EDUCATION

1990 Ph.D. History of Religions, Department of History, School of Oriental and African Studies, London

Extended research work in Islamic jurisprudence, biographical and hadith literature, Qur’anic exegesis, Arabic, and principles of extrapolating Islamic law.

1983 M.A. History of Religions, Department of Religious Studies, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. M.A. Thesis: “A Study of the Doctrine of Messianism in Islam”

1978  B.Sc., Economics, Dept. of Economics, City University, London

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

2009 - Present Professor, Sharjah Chair in Global Islam, McMaster University, Canada

2005 - 2009 Associate Professor, University of Denver

2001-2004 Assistant Professor, University of Denver

1999–2001 Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Miami

1999–2000 Adjunct Professor, University of Toronto

1998–2000 Adjunct Professor, Queen’s University and McMaster University

1996–1997 Visiting Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University

1990–1996 Director of Religious Studies, Toronto

COURSES TAUGHT

Global Islam

Introduction to Islamic Civilizations

Islam in Modern Times

Islam in the American Mosaic

 Islamic Fundamentalism

Judaism, Christianity & Islam  

Christian-Muslim Fundamentalisms

Classical Islam

Islamic Mysticism

Qur’an and Hadith Literature

Jewish-Muslim Encounters

Clash of Civilizations

The Sacred Quest

Islam in the Medieval Era

World Religions

Classical Arabic

The Varieties of Islamic Experience

Sunni-Shi‘i Encounters

AWARDS AND GRANTS

2014   McMaster Incentive Grant

2007   CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for “The Heirs of the Prophet: Charisma and Religious Authority in Shi‘ite Islam”

2006   Professional Research Opportunity for Faculty (PROF) grant, University of Denver

2006   Internationalization Small Grants, University of Denver

2005  Research Grant, Denver Foundation

2004   Internationalization Small Grants, University of Denver

2003   Faculty Research Fund, University of Denver

1990   Central Research Fund and Scholarships Committee, School of Oriental & African Studies

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/HONORS

The Center for Global Understanding - Board Member

American Academy of Religion

Theta Alpha Kappa (National Honor Society for Religious Studies and Theology)

EDITORIAL BOARD

Society for the Study of Muslim Ethics

Muslim Societies Journal

The Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies

Shi'a Affairs Journal: International Dialogue Series

Tarikh vaTamaddon-i- Islami

LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE

Native Speaker: English, Swahili and Gujarati

Classical Languages: Arabic, Urdu and Persian

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Undergraduate Affairs Committee  (2014-2015)

Bookstore representative (2013-14)

Tenure and Promotion committee (2012-2013)

Elected Faculty Committee (Advisory Board to the Dean, University of Denver)

Supervised thesis of several doctoral students

Professional Research Opportunity for Faculty (PROF) Grant Committee

Member of pre-Tenure committee - Religious Studies, University of Denver  (2008-9)

Member of Search Committee, lecturer in Arabic, University of Denver (2008-9)

Tenure and Promotion Committee, University of Denver (2006 - 2009)

Director of Master’s Program in the Department of Religious Studies (2004 - 2006)

Committee member for the DU/Iliff Joint Ph.D Program, Autumn (2004 - 2006)

Member of five Ph.D. dissertation committees for the DU/Iliff Joint Ph.D. Program, Spring 2004 - present

Committee member, “Bridges to the Future —The American Dream Revisited” (2002-2005)

Member of search committee for position in Judaic/Religious Studies Program, Fall/Winter (2004-05)

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Member of Human Services Committee of the Denver Foundation 2003 - 2007

Member of Denver’s Faith Community Initiative to End Homelessness (Mayor John Hickenlooper’s Faith Based Initiative) 2005 - 2010

Chairman of the Islamic Education Board of North America 1996 - 2004

Member of Council of ‘Ulama (Muslim Scholars) of North America 1997 - present

Advisor to the Imams’ Council of Toronto 1994 – 2004

Credentials

Articles Authored by  Dr. Takim