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  • 20 Nov 2023
  • News
  • Book launch

IIS Accessible Book events in Tunisia and Tanzania

The authors of two new IIS publications: Fatimids 2 and Experiences of the Jamatkhana present their work and its importance to the jamat and academics across Africa.

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GPISH 2023 graduates wearing graduation gowns and throwing caps in the air
  • 25 Apr 2023
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  • Student

Graduation ceremony 2023 includes celebration of student’s Oxford scholarship

Princess Zahra, IIS Board of Governors, faculties and students all standing in respect in two rows wearing AKU graduation gowns
  • 21 Apr 2023
  • News
  • Announcement

IIS Board Member Tashmin Khamis receives Award of Distinction from Aga Khan University

Aitmadi Mohamad Ismail Adra Abu Nu‘man (M.Adra) sitting in a suit
  • 19 Apr 2023
  • News
  • Announcement

In Memoriam: Aitmadi Mohamad Ismail Adra Abu Nu‘man (1935-2023)

Professor Zayn Kassam listening to a lady explaining the image from the climate change exhibition in AKC gallery
  • 18 Apr 2023
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  • Announcement

New Exhibition Exploring Climate Change Opens at Aga Khan Centre Gallery

Three Muslim women standing outside of the shrine of Pir Shams near a man sitting under an umbrella selling rose petals.
  • 02 Apr 2023
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  • Research
  • South Asian Studies

Rituals of Muslim Women in South Asia: an Interview with Award-Winning Researcher Dr Sana Iqbal

A b/w picture of five women from different generations sitting in a row depicting cultural evolution through their dressing styles
  • 31 Mar 2023
  • News
  • Ismaili Special Collections Unit
  • Research

A visit to the Ismaili Special Collections Unit for Women's History Month

Prof. Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi sitting in an inauguration ceremony for his appointment as Chevalier at Institut Français Islamologie
  • 09 Mar 2023
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  • Talks and Lectures
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Professor Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi appointed Chevalier National Order of the Légion d’Honneur in France

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  • 22 Feb 2023
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  • Scholarship
  • Announcement

Annemarie Schimmel Fellowship and Dissertation Writing Scholarship Open for Applications

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  • 09 Feb 2023
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Applications for Farhad Daftary Doctoral Scholarships Now Open

Prince Rahim and IIS Co Director Dr. Farhad Daftary exchanging gratitude gestures while shaking hands
  • 20 Jan 2023
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IIS Honours Dr Farhad Daftary on his Retirement as Co-Director

Iradj Bagherzade posing in a suit (from a library/conference)
  • 19 Jan 2023
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  • Announcement

In Memoriam: Iradj Bagherzade (1942–2023)

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  • 12 Jan 2023
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  • Announcement

Dr Shiraz Thobani Retires as Head of Department of Curriculum Studies

The new director of IIS, Professor Zayn Kassam posing and smiling in a picture
  • 09 Jan 2023
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  • Announcement

IIS Welcomes Dr Zayn Kassam as New Director

a man in a rural Pakistan reading from his notes for IIS Oral History Project.
  • 12 Dec 2022
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  • Announcement

IIS Oral History Project Collects Memories of Global Ismaili Communities

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  • 24 Oct 2022
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  • Publication

Open for Climate Justice: Celebrating International Open Access Week 2022

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  • 26 Sep 2022
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  • Qur’anic Studies Series

 Qur’anic Studies Series Welcomes New Editorial Board

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  • 21 Sep 2022
  • News
  • Announcement

Dr Farhad Daftary Set to Step Down from Management Role and IIS Appoints New Director

A candid photo of Nabila Walji in black
  • 18 Aug 2022
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In Memoriam: Nabila Walji (1993-2022)

Some people from the Quran conference taking a group picture in the first floor balcony at the Aga Khan Centre
  • 01 Aug 2022
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  • Announcement

IIS Hosts Conference on Mu’tazilism and the Qur’an

GPISH student dressed in dark blue dress standing on the right corner of terrace garden at the AgaKhan Centre and posing
  • 27 Jul 2022
  • News
  • Announcement

GPISH Student Selected for UN Faith for Earth Coalition

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  • 19 Jul 2022
  • News
  • Interview

Ismaili Texts and Translations: an Interview with Series Editor Dr Orkhan Mir-Kasimov

A GPISH graduate smiling and shaking hands with AgaKhan IV handing over a certificate to her
  • 11 Jul 2022
  • News
  • Announcement

New Timeline Tracks 45 Years of IIS

Professor Arkoun on the extreme right in a suit with a black background labelled 'AgaKhan Library, London' on the top left and Arkoun Archive in the bottom left
  • 31 May 2022
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  • Announcement

Aga Khan Library Launches Arkoun Archive

Teacher Educator Graduates with their faculties posing for a group photo with red ID cards around their neck on the first floor of Aga Khan Centre (AKC)
  • 23 May 2022
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  • Announcement

Teacher Educators Graduate IIS-Cambridge Assessment International Education Programme

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