Dr Shainool Jiwa
Associate Professor
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Departments and units
Department of Academic Research -
Email
sjiwa@iis.ac.uk -
Extension
2749 -
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Talks and lectures
- The Fatimids in Conversation: Power, Culture and Legacy, with Dr Farhad Daftary and Dr Delia Cortese, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2026
- Growing up Muslim and Female in the Western Diaspora, Voices of Contemporary Islamic Thought, The Institute of Ismaili Studies and University of Melbourne, 2025
- Book launch talk — Académie Tunisienne des Sciences, des Lettres et des Arts, 2023
Media and outreach
- Podcast – Voices of IIS with Dr Shainool Jiwa— The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2026
- Podcast – The Fatimids in Global History, The Historical Association’s The Voice for History podcast, 2026
- Video – World of Islam Series: An Introduction – The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2025
- Podcast – Exploring Muslim Sicily with Nuha Alshaar and Shainool Jiwa, Radio ReOrient, 2025
- Interview – BBC Newshour interview on the Nizari Ismailis following the release of El-Hashashin — BBC Newshour, 2024
- Video – The Fatimids: 1. The Rise of a Muslim Empire, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2019
- Video – Towards a Shi’i Mediterranean Empire: Fatimid Egypt and the Founding of Cairo, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2009
Professional service
- Advisory Board member, British Association for Islamic Studies (2022–present)
- Board member, Edinburgh Napier University (2012–2021)
- Associate Assessor for Muslim schools in Scotland, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate for Education (2005–2009)
- Peer reviewer for Edinburgh University Press, Brill, and Bloomsbury Academic on topics related to Ismaili and Fatimid studies
- External examiner for PhD and master’s theses on Fatimid and Ismaili studies
Community and institutional engagement
- Member, IIS Human Resources Committee (2021–2023)
- Contributor to IIS People and Culture work, including mentoring, interview panels, and IIS-wide committees
- Member, Jamati Programmes Committee, IIS
- DARP representative, IIS Heads of Department Committee
- Founder and manager, Saheliya, a community-based mental health project for Black and ethnic minority women in Scotland
- Member, Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland (1998–2002)