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17 Mar 2025
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Read IIS publications on the go

The IIS Shop is now available to users in the United Kingdom to purchase digital versions of some of our eminently readable materials.

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17 Mar 2021
Announcement

New Board of Governors Shares Vision for IIS at First Town Hall

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15 Mar 2021
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Second-year GPISH Students Present Research Project Proposals

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11 Mar 2021
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STUDENT VOICES: A Teacher in the Making Reflects on her IIS Experience

08 Mar 2021
Interview

“This Woman is a Trailblazer!”: the Women from Muslim Societies who Inspire IIS Staff and Students

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04 Mar 2021
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World Book Day: Ismaili Printed Materials Added to Aga Khan Library's Growing Digital Collection

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03 Mar 2021
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In Memoriam: Mr Pyarali Abji Jiwa (1931-2021)

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03 Feb 2021
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Leading Muslim Thinker Ebrahim Moosa to give Keynote Address at IIS Short Course on Shari‘a

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25 Jan 2021
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Learning in a Pandemic: How IIS Graduate Programmes have Adapted

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14 Dec 2020
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GPISH Students Deliver Field Research Presentations

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17 Nov 2020
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Aga Khan Library Highlights Collections on History Day 2020

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27 Oct 2020
Alumni

New Leadership Elected for Alumni Chapter Groups 2020 - 2021

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19 Oct 2020
Alumni

IIS alumna Zahira Virani Appointed as UN Resident Coordinator in Angola

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