Online, Detail Below
7:00-7:05 Ziarat Ale-Yasin
7:05-8:15 Special Topic presentation, in Farsi, Dr. Ghoddoussi
Title: "Structure and Coherence of the Chapters of the Qur'an", Session 10 (last part), "Oaths in the Qur'an"
8:15-8:30 Q&A and Discussion
Zoom Participation:
https://mit.zoom.us/j/92377466698
Meeting ID: 923 7746 6698
About Speaker:
Dr. Farhad Ghoddoussi received his bachelor's degree in physics from Sharif University of Technology in 1990. He, then, obtained his master’s degree from the University of Alberta and his PhD degree in Physics from Wayne State University in 2003. From 2003 to 2005, he was a visiting Assistant Professor at Oakland University. Since 2005 until now, he is a Research Staff at Wayne State University. His research interests are magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopic (MRS). Aside from his education in Physics, Dr. Ghoddoussi has had extensive studies in Islamic Studies starting during his college years. He has taken many courses in Sharif University of Technology, University of Alberta, and Wayne State University in topics such as philosophy of science, Islamic philosophy, western philosophy, Quranic studies, history of Islam and Christianity, among others in addition to his self-taught studies. He has been an active member and lecturer in the Shia community in Detroit since 2003.