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  • 05 May 2023
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Premiere of Islamic Heritage Past and Present video: Ismailis in History and Myth

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  • 31 Mar 2023
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A visit to the Ismaili Special Collections Unit for Women's History Month

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  • 12 Dec 2022
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IIS Oral History Project Collects Memories of Global Ismaili Communities

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  • 17 Nov 2022
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History Day: Ismaili Special Collections Unit Highlights Muslim Heritage

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  • 02 Mar 2022
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World Book Day: Manuscripts, Books and Bookmarks in the IIS Special Collections

  • 15 Dec 2021
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Ismaili Special Collections Unit Launches Online Catalogue

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  • 29 Sep 2021
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Exciting Additions to IIS Special Collections

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  • 15 Jul 2021
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Madḥiya: How my School of Music and IIS’s Special Collections are Helping to Keep a Living Tradition Alive

  • 19 Dec 2019
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Aga Khan Library Digitises Special Collections of Islamic Manuscripts and Rare Books

  • 23 Feb 2018
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Symposium on IIS Manuscripts

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  • 15 Apr 2014
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IIS Establishes Ismaili Special Collections Unit

  • 08 Feb 2013
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IIS Publishes a Catalogue of the Hamdani Collection

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