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Applications are now open for the Farhad Daftary Doctoral Scholarship Programme, supporting doctoral research in Islamic Studies across IIS core research areas.

The Institute of Ismaili Studies announces Read & Reflect, a new publication series designed to make Islamic and Ismaili heritage accessible to wider audiences.

This article draws on oral history interviews and traces how a mother’s sacrifice and a daughter’s determination helped transform access to education.

IIS has awarded its Dissertation Writing Scholarship to Seddigheh Kardan and Rami Gargour, recognising their doctoral research in Ismaili intellectual history and educational leadership across global contexts.

Dr Aslisho Qurboniev represented IIS at international academic events in late 2025, contributing research on Fatimid Ifrīqiya and Sicily.

Dr Daryoush Mohammad Poor’s US visit advanced IIS's mission through academic talks, community dialogue and training, deepening engagement with Ismaili thought, history and practice.

IIS joined scholars in Paris to celebrate Professor Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi's four decades of groundbreaking research with the presentation of De la lettre à l’esprit, a two-volume Festschrift.

IIS Associate Professor Dr Karen Bauer completed a lecture tour across the United States and Canada, presenting new research on the Qur'an, gender, ethics, and moral reasoning to academic and community audiences.

IIS pays tribute to Dr Abdulaziz Sachedina, whose decades of scholarship profoundly informed Shi‘i studies, Islamic ethics and the intellectual traditions of Muslim societies.

IIS and the Institute of French Islamology signed a Memorandum of Understanding, opening a new chapter in shared scholarship, joint research, and global cooperation on Islamic studies.