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This lecture traces Islam’s deep roots in East Africa, exploring Zanzibar’s cosmopolitan past, Indian Ocean connections, and the ways diverse cultures shaped Muslim thought and practice.

In this episode of The Voices of History, seven elders from Syria, Iran, India, East Africa, and northern Pakistan reflect on the memories that shaped their childhoods.

Learn more about the Ismailis, their origins, evolution, and ethics as informed by a long line of imams.

Professor Topan on cosmopolitanism, community, and education.

Established in 1922 in the old part of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, Town Jamatkhana was the city's first jamatkhana.