The Institute of Ismaili Studies participated in the Annual Conference of the Middle Eastern Studies Association of North America (MESA), a leading international academic organisation promoting research on the Muslim world.
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Fatimids and Umayyads: Competing Caliphates
This 22 min video features a brief introduction to the competing Muslim powers on either side of the western Mediterranean in the 10th century CE: The Shiʿi Ismaili
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ИИИ выступает соучредителем конференции Фатимиды и Омейяды
C 23-го по 25-го сентября 2016 года Институт провел конференцию на тему Фатимиды и Омейяды: Конкурирующие халифаты, совместно с пятью европейскими научными учреждениями *
IIS Co sponsorise la Conférence sur les Fatimides et les Omeyyades
Du 23 au 25 septembre 2016, l’Institut a accueilli une conférence intitulée: les Fatimides et les Omeyyades : les califats concurrents , en association avec cinq Institutions académiques Européennes.
The IIS Co-Sponsors Conference on Fatimids and Umayyads
On 23rd-25th September 2016, the Institute hosted a conference entitled Fatimids and Umayyads: Competing Caliphates, in association with five European academic institutions.*
IIS Participates in MESA 2015
The Institute of Ismaili Studies participated in the 49th Annual Meeting of the Middle Eastern Studies Association of North America (MESA), a leading international academic organisation promoting research on the Middle East and the Muslim world. This year’s conference was held from 21-24 November 2015 in Denver, USA.
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Governing Diverse Communities: A Medieval Muslim Illustration
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The Early History of Ismaili Jurisprudence: Law Under the Fatimids
Ismaili law is a largely unexplored field of study. Al-Qadi Abu Hanifa al-Nu‘man is generally considered the founder and greatest exponent of Ismaili Jurisprudence. Many of his works have been lost, and information on some others is scattered; yet other works remain in manuscript form, and only a few have been published.
