The Ismaili Muslims, who belong to the Shia branch of Islam, live in over 25…
Category: Institute of Ismaili Studies
This book examines how early juridical and theological debates on translatability and the nature of…
This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared in the publication Spirit…
The IIS is pleased to announce the award of its Dissertation Writing Scholarship to Shatha…
Thursday, April 19, 2012 – 3:00 PM 10383 Bunche Hall, UCLA The recovery of Fatimid-era…
The Institute of Ismaili Studies is pleased to announce the launch event for Fortresses of…
Farhad Daftary (Ed.), A Modern History of the Ismailis. Continuity and Change in a Muslim…
The IIS launched one of its new publications, Arabic, Persian and Gujarati Manuscripts: The Hamdani…
The IIS is pleased to announce the publication of A Companion to Muslim Cultures, edited…
Review of the book Shi’ism: A Religion of Protest, by Hamid Dabashi Excerpt: A larger…
In this article, the author examines the idea of contemplation as a state of being…
Ismaili Traditions and Spirituality of the People of the Pamirs in the Works of Russian…
The ninth Summer Programme on Islam was held at the University of Cambridge from 13…