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Elisa Giunchi and Nicola Melis address some of the controversies preceding and following the decision to abolish the Ottoman caliphate in 1924, its perception, and wider implications.

Meet Shah Hussain from the Aga Khan Library in this episode of Voices of IIS.

Paul Walker reveals and documents how its author understood the role of the Qāʾim, based first on what this text says about him and then offers some thoughts about what it might indicate about a dramatic shift in Ismaili doctrine during the author’s era.

Meet Dr Shiraz Kabani from the Office of Communications and Development in this episode of Voices of IIS

In this joint lecture, Professor Hadi Enayet (AKU-ISMC) discusses the role of constitutions in Islamic law and practice.

Hear the stories of two inspiring women from Hunza in their own voices.

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

What does the Qur’an say about the purpose of life, the nature of happiness, and the emotional life of believers? In this rich and wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Karen Bauer joins Dr. Gabriel Reynolds to explore key themes from her recent research and publications.

In this presentation, Fouad Gehad Marei, co-editor of Religion That Matters: Shiʿi Materiality Beyond Karbala (Brill, 2024) introduced and discussed the recently published edited volume.

Karen Bauer and Feras Hamza join Protean View to discuss their new book, Women, Households, and the Hereafter in the Qur'an: A Patronage of Piety (Oxford, 2024).

In this episode, Dr Farhad Daftary outlines the origins of the Assassin Legends in mediaeval anti-Ismaili polemics.

Dr Shahzad Bashir explores anamorphism in concept-driven photography and its impact on perceptions of history.