Additions to the Site: 2002
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December 2002
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New Thematic Overview added.
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Story about The Institute's panel "Identity and Community in Ismaili Societies" at the Middle Eastern Studies Association of North America (MESA) in Washington, November, 2002.
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New article available exclusively through The Institute's website: “Ismaili Studies: Medieval Antecedents and Modern Developments” by Farhad Daftary.
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Story about Dr Arzina R. Lalani being awarded the Kitab Sal-e Vilayat for her publication Early Shi‘i Thought: The Teachings of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir.
- Story about two seminars in the Muslim Pluralism series: Dr Farhang Jahanpour on “Reform and Pluralism in Islam: The Responses of Contemporary Iranian Intellectuals” and Dr Faisal Devji on“Muhammad Iqbal and the Crisis of Representation in British India”.
November 2002
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New gallery: Delicacy and Harmony in Persian Book Covers, examples of the art of binding with an extract from a lecture given by Dr Duncan Haldane
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Story about the graduating Class of 2003 who began the Institute’s Graduate Programme in Islamic Studies and Humanities in September 2000
- Story about the IIS’ latest publication, Civil Society in the Muslim World: Contemporary Perspectives, edited by Dr Amyn B. Sajoo based on the “Civil Society in Comparative Muslim Contexts” seminar series.
October 2002
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Story about new students joining the Institute’s Graduate Programme in Islamic Studies and Humanities
- Story about Institute participation at the first World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Mainz from September 8-13, 2002.
September 2002
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Story about Dr Shainool Jiwa's appointment as chief examiner in Islamic History for the International Baccalaureate Organization, Geneva.
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Story and Keynote Speech Concluding the Prince Claus Fund's Conference on Culture and Development by His Highness the Aga Khan , September 7, 2002, Amsterdam
August 2002
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Story about first residential Summer Programme on Islam run by The Institute of Ismaili Studies from July 21-August 3, 2002 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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Story about Surviving the Mongols: Nizari Quhistani and the Continuity of Ismaili Tradition in Persia by Nadia Eboo Jamal the latest publication in the Institute's Ismaili Heritage Series.
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Visit by His Highness the Aga Khan, Begum Inaara, and Prince Amyn at a special performance of The Expressions of the Pamir: Culture and Heritage of the Ismaili Muslims of Tajikistan at the Musée Guimet in Paris.
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Story about Professor Azim Nanji opening this year’s 9-week Helen Boyle 2002 Abrahamic Initiative Lectures at the Chautauqua Institution, New York State.
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Forthcoming Events page updated.
- Information about Faculty & Staff updated.
July 2002
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Visit by His Highness the Aga Khan, Begum Inaara, and Prince Rahim at the inauguration of the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Center, Houston; two speeches by His Highness added.
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New article added to Lifelong Learning section: “Alternative Dispute Resolution: Its Resonance in Muslim Thought and Future Directions,” by Mohamed M. Keshavjee.
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Story about Exploring an Islamic Empire: Fatimid History and its Sources by Paul E. Walker, the latest publication in the Institute's Ismaili Heritage Series.
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New academic article added: “Representing Islam: A Critique of Language and Reality” by Professor Tazim R. Kassam
- Story about The IIS panel presentation and reception at the Fourth Biennial Conference on Iranian Studies in Bethesda, Maryland.
June 2002
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Story about “Muslim Identity and Mosque Architecture”, by Professor Hasan-Uddin Khan, the third seminar in the Institute’s Muslim Pluralism series, with a gallery of images of mosque architecture
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Story about the European Tour of “Expressions of the Pamir”, produced and directed by Project Tajikistan of The Institute of Ismaili Studies.
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Forthcoming Events page updated.
- Information about Faculty & Staff updated.
May 2002
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New Gallery added: Ginans: A Tradition of Religious Poetry Amongst the Ismailis; examples of manuscripts (and manuscript covers) compiled with extracts from A Scent of Sandalwood: Indo-Ismaili Religious Lyrics by Aziz Esmail.
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Story about Professor Mohammed Arkoun honoured with the Seventeenth Giorgio Levi Della Vida Award in Islamic Studies
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Story about “Islam and Cultural Pluralism: Reflections from Indonesia and France”, by Professor John R. Bowen, the second seminar in the Institute’s Muslim Pluralism series.
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New version of IIS Update, available for download as PDF.
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Forthcoming Events page updated.
- Information about Faculty & Staff updated.
April 2002
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Story about the formal launch on March 25th of The Unthought in Contemporary Islamic Thought by Professor Mohammed Arkoun.
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Story about Ecstasy and Enlightenment: The Ismaili Devotional Literature of South Asia by Ali S Asani, the Institute’s second publication on the subject of ginanic literature.
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Forthcoming Events page updated.
- Information about Faculty & Staff updated.
March 2002
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New Gallery added: Manuscripts of Ahmad al-Naysaburi: examples of works by Ahmad b. Ibrahim al-Naysaburi (early AH 5th/11th CE).
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Forthcoming Events page updated.
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Information about Faculty & Staff updated.
- Story about Professor Azim Nanji's participation in a seminar, “Building Bridges: Overcoming Obstacles in Christian-Muslim Relations” at Lambeth Palace.
February 2002
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Story about A Scent of Sandalwood: Indo-Ismaili Religious Lyrics by Dr Aziz Esmail, the first publication on the Ginans to be issued through the Institute.
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Story about two new publications: Al-Ghazali and the Ismailis: A Debate on Reason and Authority in Medieval Islam by Farouk Mitha and The Master and the Disciple: An Early Islamic Spiritual Dialogue, translated by James W Morris.
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News story about Dr Sarfaroz Niyozov, the Institute’s Central Asian Studies Co-ordinator, receiving the Gail P Kelly Award.
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Forthcoming Events page updated.
- Information about Faculty & Staff updated
January 2002
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Forthcoming Events page updated.
- Information about Faculty & Staff updated
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