Liyakat Takim

Liyakat Takim is the Sharjah Chair in Global Islam at McMaster University in Canada. He is the author of a number of books, including, � The Heirs of the Prophet: Charisma and Religious Authority in Shi'ite Islam, Shi'ism in America, Shi'ism in North America, and �Tashayyu dar Amrica . He has written on a wide range of topics such as reformation in Islam, Qur'anic exegesis, Shi'ism in the diaspora, Islamophobia, and the treatment of women in Islamic law.

Liyakat Takim is the Sharjah Chair in Global Islam at McMaster University in Canada. He is the author of a number of books, including, � The Heirs of the Prophet: Charisma and Religious Authority in Shi'ite Islam, Shi'ism in America, Shi'ism in North America, and �Tashayyu dar Amrica . He has written on a wide range of topics such as reformation in Islam, Qur'anic exegesis, Shi'ism in the diaspora, Islamophobia, and the treatment of women in Islamic law. See less