The Institute of Ismaili Studies - Video: Interview with Dr Nadia Eboo Jamal

Video: Interview with Dr Nadia Eboo Jamal

Publication: Surviving the Mongols: Nizari Quhistani and the Continuity of Ismaili Tradition in Persia

Questions addressed in the interview:

1. What was your motivation or source of inspiration to write this book? (00:00)

2. What aspects of Ismaili philosophy would you say are apparent in Nizari Quhistani’s poetry? (01:46)

3. What do you hope readers will take away from the book regarding the survival of the Isma'ilis following the Mongol invasions? (04:35)

4. Has new scholarship caused you to change your perspective on the history of the Isma'ilis following the Mongol invasions? (07:05)

5. What do you think is the contemporary relevance of a work of this kind for the Shi‘i and the wider Muslim community? (09:05)

6. Has the book been translated into other languages? (11:15)

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Publication: Surviving the Mongols: Nizari Quhistani and the Continuity of Ismaili Tradition in Persia

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