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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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29 Mar 2019
Academic

IIS Partners with Cambridge Professional Development Qualification to Train Teacher Educators

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28 Jan 2019
Announcement

Islam: An Illustrated Journey debuts at the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival

04 Dec 2018
Book launch

First book launch for Islam an Illustrated Journey at Ismaili Centre, Toronto

16 Nov 2018
Book launch

Book Launch of The Fatimid Caliphate: Diversity of Traditions

29 Oct 2018
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Exploring Shi‘ite Hadith, Law and Theology

23 Oct 2018
News

IIS Publishes Salvation and Destiny in Islam

05 Oct 2018
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IIS conference explores revival of Shi'i traditions in the 15th-17th centuries

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07 Sep 2018
Academic

Memorandum of Agreement Signed between IIS and SOAS University of London

Book cover of the book 'Understanding Sharia'

13 Aug 2018
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New publication challenges the notion of sharia as the ubiquitous symbol of Islam

02 Aug 2018
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IIS Publishes The First Aga Khan: Memoirs of the 46th Ismaili Imam

27 Jun 2018
Announcement

His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and His Highness the Aga Khan Inaugurate the Aga Khan Centre

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14 Jun 2018
Announcement

The Institute of Ismaili Studies to move to new premises in King’s Cross

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