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Explore our multimedia content ranging from interviews with authors of publications to lectures delivered by IIS scholars and guest speakers as well as of select events hosted by the Institute.

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French Orientalism and the Study of Islam, Professor Mohammed Arkoun, 1983

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Interview with Dr Farhad Daftary on Encyclopedia Islamica

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Video Interview with Dr Reza Shah-Kazemi on Justice and Remembrance

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