Christopher Paul Clohessy

A Distinguished Researcher of Shia Studies for The 28th I.R. Iran`s World Book Award

Christopher Paul Clohessy is a South African-born Catholic priest obtained his PhD from the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI) in Rome, where he is presently a resident faculty member, lecturing there in Shī^cī Islamic studies, Qur&rsquoānic Studies, Islamic Ethics and Christian-Muslim dialogue. He is the author of Fāṭima, Daughter of Muḥammad (2018, 2^ND edition) and Half of My Heart: the Narratives of Zaynab, Daughter of ^cAlī (2018), both published by Gorgias Press, and in January 2021 has published a third work, Angels Hastening. The Karbalā&rsquo Dreams, also with Gorgias Press.