Video 10 Mar 2026 Interview Sources of Modern Ismaili History: Āthār-i Muḥammadī and Fatḥ-nāma-yi Agā Khān Dr Karim Javan presents two unpublished manuscripts that offer fresh insights into modern Ismaili history, including the early Imamat in India, key political events, and the value of manuscript sources.
Video 11 Dec 2025 Voices Connected Voices Connected: Summits of Courage Voices Connected: Stories Across Generations brings together different generations through documentary-style video podcasts exploring sociocultural themes. The first episode, Summits of Courage, celebrates mountain cultures of the Pamirs region.
Video 19 Nov 2025 Events Ismaili Heritage and Preservation: In conversation with Dr Wafi Momin and Dr Fayaz Alibhai Explore how IIS preserves Ismaili heritage through rare manuscripts, oral histories, and site conservation, with insights from Dr Wafi Momin and Dr Fayaz Alibhai.
Podcast 27 Jun 2025 Voices of History The Voices of History: Mountains of Resilience Hear the stories of two inspiring women from Hunza in their own voices.
Podcast 21 Mar 2025 Voices of History Reflections of a Cosmopolitan Citizen Dr Mohammad Keshavjee shares story and the importance of education.
Gallery 08 Mar 2025 Voices Remembered From Hirabad to Mubarak Colony: Zebunnisa's Story of Migration and Transformation Zebunissa shares her experience of an Ismaili community growing and changing in modern-day Pakistan.
Podcast 27 Sep 2024 Voices of History The Voices of History: From Zanzibar to London Professor Topan on cosmopolitanism, community, and education.
Video 20 Mar 2024 Research An Early Source of Shi'i Piety: al-Ṣaḥīfa al-Sajjādiyya This short film features Dr Gurdofarid Miskinzoda exploring a compendium of supplications is known as al-Ṣaḥīfa al-Sajjādiyya, attributed to Shi‘i Imam ‘Alī ibn Ḥusayn Zayn al-‘Abidīn.
Video 04 Sep 2023 Interview Ismaili-Sufi Interactions in Badakhshan Manuscripts This short film features Dr Orkhan Mir-Kasimov exploring Ni‘matullāhī works transmitted in Badakhshan Ismaili manuscripts which shed light on Ismaili-Sufi interactions.
Video 05 May 2023 Interview Ismailis in History and Myth This short film features IIS Director Emeritus Dr Farhad Daftary on the topic of myths perpetuated about Ismailis and how modern scholarship is able to challenge them due to manuscripts held in our collection.
Video 23 Feb 2018 Research Special Collections at IIS This short video provides an overview of IIS' manuscripts collections and its main priorities for their conservation and research.
