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17 Mar 2025
Publication

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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22 May 2023
News

The Emergence of Shi‘i Sufism. Interview with author Alessandro Cancian

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12 May 2023
Academic

Aga Khan Library hosts UK work on Index Islamicus

Professor Wilferd Madelung in a suit

11 May 2023
Announcement

In Memoriam: Professor Wilferd Madelung (1930-2023)

ISCU team and Communications and Development team with Professor Zayn Kassam clicking a picture at the premiere of Islamic Heritage event

05 May 2023
News

Premiere of Islamic Heritage Past and Present video: Ismailis in History and Myth

GPISH 2023 graduates wearing graduation gowns and throwing caps in the air

21 Apr 2023
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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
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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
Announcement

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

18 Apr 2023
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New Exhibition Exploring Climate Change Opens at Aga Khan Centre Gallery

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02 Apr 2023
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Rituals of Muslim Women in South Asia: an Interview with Award-Winning Researcher Dr Sana Iqbal

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31 Mar 2023
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
Announcement

Professor Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi appointed Chevalier National Order of the Légion d’Honneur in France

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22 Feb 2023
Announcement

Annemarie Schimmel Fellowship and Dissertation Writing Scholarship Open for Applications

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