The Ismaili Centre, Lisbon was inaugurated on July 11, 1998 by Portugal’s President Jorge Sampaio…
Author: Nimira Dewji
Pir Sadr al-Din is credited with building the first Nizari jama’at-khana in Kotri, Sind, and…
Farid al-Din ‘Attar’s Conference of the Birds (Mantiq al-tayr), is still considered to be the…
The first Nizari Ismaili Jamatkhana in Zanzibar was established in the 1830s, with the appointments…
In the medieval Muslim regions, the manufacture of textiles was one of the principal luxury…
Did you know … … that Sicily was a thriving commercial centre under the Fatimids?…
“In the low-income neighbourhood of Darb al-Ahmar, which is adjacent to the park, job training…
Ismailimail highlighted Music in Islam Series, a compilation of researched articles presented by Nimira Dewji.…
The 2002 Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC. The Festival celebrated the traditional arts of…
By Nimira Dewji Earlier: (1) Is listening to music unlawful in Islam? (2) Development of…
Islam belongs to the monotheistic Abrahamic tradition which includes Christianity and Judaism. Islam embraces not…
Did you know that the Fatimid Caliphate was established in Tunisia? The Fatimid Caliphs were…
The Silk Road Project explores the exchange of ideas, cultures, music, and art that occurred…
By Nimira Dewji Earlier: (1) Is listening to music unlawful? (2) Development of Music (3)…
By Nimira Dewji Earlier: (1) Is listening to music unlawful? (2) Development of Music As…
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