Lynda G. Clarke

{{short description|Canadian scholar of Islam}}

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| birth_date = 1956

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| nationality = Canadian

| field = Islamic Studies

| work_institution = Concordia University

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| thesis_title = Early Doctrine of the Shi‘ah, according to the Shiite Sources

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| thesis_year = 1995

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Lynda Gail Clarke (born 1956) is a Canadian Islamic studies scholar and Iranologist and Professor of Religions and Cultures at Concordia University. She is known for her works on Shia Islam and is a winner of Farabi International Award.{{cite web |title=Faculty |url=https://www.concordia.ca/artsci/cissc/faculty.html?fpid=lynda-clarke |website=www.concordia.ca |language=en}}{{cite web |title=The Recipients of the Awards of the 11th Farabi International Award were introduced and honored |url=http://farabiaward.ir/content/297/The-Recipients-of-the-Awards-of-the-11th-Farabi-International-Award-were-introduced-and-honored |website=farabiaward.ir |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Lynda Clarke |url=https://www.al-islam.org/person/lynda-clarke |website=Al-Islam.org |language=en}}{{cite journal |last1=Takim |first1=Liyakat |title=The Study of Shi‘i Islam in the Western Academia |journal=Rahnomoon journal |url=http://www.ltakim.com/Shi%27ismWest.pdf}}