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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.

IIS scholars Dr Nuha Alshaar and Dr Shainool Jiwa discuss the recent publication Muslim Sicily: Encounters and Legacy on Radio ReOrient.

Dr Mohammad Keshavjee shares story and the importance of education.

Dr Daryoush Mohammad Poor recently featured on The World radio to discuss the work and legacy of His Highness the Aga Khan IV.

Zebunissa shares her experience of an Ismaili community growing and changing in modern-day Pakistan.

IIS conference examining the proclamation of qiyāma by Ḥasan II in 1164 and its wider historical, theological, and cultural significance.

In this keynote, Dr Baiza traces how Afghanistan studies has shifted through political upheavals and argues the field must centre Afghan scholars and local sources.

Dr Nancy Lindisfarne reflects on fieldwork in Afghanistan, exploring cooperation, class divisions, and the urgent impact of climate change on communities.

In this talk, Toby Matthiesen outlines his motivations for writing the The Caliph and the Imam: The Making of Sunnism and Shiism as well as some of the challenges he faced in the process.