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The seminar was led by Aalima Fatemah Meghji, a graduate of the Islamic seminary. Aalima Meghji studied at Jamiat az-Zahra and completed the master’s program in Qur’anic Tafsir and Qur’anic Sciences with honours. She is currently an instructor at the Mizan Institute, leading the Sisters Department. Moreover, she has been teaching in a professional capacity for several years, previously serving as the Islamic Director at the Az-Zahraa Islamic Academy. Her current projects include a book on human evolution in the Shi’ite tradition, and her research interests include the principles of tafsir, Qur’anic hermeneutics, and women in the tradition.

Dr Seyfeddin Kara is an Assistant Professor of Islamic Origins at the University of Groningen, Netherlands. He holds a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Durham, UK. Kara's academic journey includes a prestigious Marie Sklodowska-Curie Global Fellowship, with research terms at the University of Toronto, the University of Lund, and the University of Göttingen.

Marking a significant moment in the intellectual landscape, the International Centre for Advanced Islamic Research (ICAIR) convened a thought-provoking seminar on the 12th of August 2023, in their offices at The WF House in Harefield, London, UK. This inaugural session, led by the senior Shi’i scholar Sayyid Muneer al-Khabbaz, encapsulated the spirit of scholarly inquiry.