Podcast 04 Apr 2025 Interview Exploring Muslim Sicily with Nuha Alshaar and Shainool Jiwa IIS scholars Dr Nuha Alshaar and Dr Shainool Jiwa discuss the recent publication Muslim Sicily: Encounters and Legacy on Radio ReOrient.
Podcast 21 Mar 2025 Interview Reflections of a Cosmopolitan Citizen Dr Mohammad Keshavjee shares story and the importance of education.
Podcast 19 Mar 2025 Interview Remembering Aga Khan IV Dr Daryoush Mohammad Poor recently featured on The World radio to discuss the work and legacy of His Highness the Aga Khan IV.
Gallery 08 Mar 2025 Interview 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.
Video 20 Feb 2025 Conferences Nizārī Ismailis and Spiritual Resurrection - Keynote Address IIS conference examining the proclamation of qiyāma by Ḥasan II in 1164 and its wider historical, theological, and cultural significance.
Video 10 Nov 2024 Conferences Afghanistan Conference 2024: Day 2 Keynote Address 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.
Video 10 Nov 2024 Conferences Afghanistan Conference 2024 - Opening Remarks and Keynote Dr Nancy Lindisfarne reflects on fieldwork in Afghanistan, exploring cooperation, class divisions, and the urgent impact of climate change on communities.
Video 06 Nov 2024 IHTLS The Caliph and the Imam: The Making of Sunnism and Shiism 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.
Podcast 27 Sep 2024 Interview The Voices of History: From Zanzibar to London Professor Topan on cosmopolitanism, community, and education.
Podcast 26 Sep 2024 Interview Dr Alí-de-Unzaga discusses the Islamic Gardens at King’s Cross on BBC’s Beyond Belief Dr Omar Alí-de-Unzaga joins host Giles Fraser, The Revd Lucy Winkett, and Ai Hishii to discuss the religious significance of gardens on BBC’s Beyond Belief.
Audio 26 Sep 2024 Interview New Books Network: Women, Households, and the Hereafter in the Qur'an In their book, Karen Bauer and Feras Hamza make a compelling and thought-provoking argument about the role of everyday life in the Qur’an.
Video 25 Sep 2024 Talks and Lectures Challenges in Muslim Societies The second annual Graduate Conference is a collaboration between The Institute of Ismaili Studies and the Aga Khan University – Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations to showcase student-led research at both institutions.