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Additions to the Site: 2007

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• News Story on Professor Nanji speaks on pluralism and its contents
  
  
• News Story on IIS participates in MESA 2007
  
  
• New Gallery: Al-Azhar: An Ancient Centre of Learning
  
  
• News Story about the third lecture in ‘Contemporary Islams and Muslims’ series - “Everyday Modern: Cultural Politics in Iran”
  
  
• New article in the Academic Papers pages: The Ismailis and their Role in the History of Medieval Syria and the Near East by Dr Farhad Daftary and Professor Azim Nanji
  
  
• News Story about launch of the first IIS publication translated into Gujarati
  

• News Story about Book launch: French translation of The Assassin Legends
  
  
• News Story about Second lecture in the ‘Contemporary Islams and Muslims’ series: “Rumi to Adonis: The Conference of the Bards”
  
  
• News Story about IIS Launching Seminar Series on ‘Contemporary Islams & Muslims’

• New article in the Lifelong Learning pages: The Ismaili Imamat and its Institutional Capacity
  
  
• News Story about IIS Launching Secondary Teacher Education Programme
  
  
• New article in the Academic Papers pages: The Eagle Returns: Evidence of Continued Isma‘ili Activity at Alamut and in the South Caspian Region following the Mongol Conquests by Shafique N. Virani
  
  
• News Story about IIS Holding Summer Programme on Islam at McGill University
  
  
• New article in the Academic Papers pages: The Isma‘ilis in History by Dr Aziz Esmail and Prof. Azim Nanji
  
  
• News Story about IIS-sponsoring Book in Russian on the Poetry of Nasir Khusraw
  
  
• New article in the Academic Papers pages: The Ethics of the Public Square: A Preliminary Muslim Critique by Dr Amyn B Sajoo
  
  
• News Story about IIS Student Presenting a Paper at 13th International Congress of Turkish Art
  
  
• News Story about the IIS Alumni Reunion

• New Gallery: Khojki Manuscripts

• News Story about the IIS honouring Class of 2007 graduates

• New article in the Lifelong Learning pages: Educating Youth about Muslim Cultures and Societies: Issues and Approaches by The Institute of Ismaili Studies

August 2007

• News Story about the achievements of IIS Preparatory Programme Graduates

• New article in the Encyclopaedia Contributions pages: 'Carmatians' by Dr Farhad Daftary

• News Story about IIS PhD Scholarship Awards 2007

• New articles in the Encyclopaedia Contributions pages:
  • ‘Taqwa’ by Dr Leonard Lewisohn
  • ‘Salamiyya’ by Dr Farhad Daftary and J.H. Kramers
    
    
• New article in the Lifelong Learning pages: ‘On Pluralism, Intolerance, and the Qur’an’ by Professor Ali Asani
  
  
• New article in the Lifelong Learning pages: ‘The Ismaili Alternative Dispute Resolution Training Programmes and the Potential for New Directions in Mediation’ by Mr Mohamed Keshavjee

July 2007

• New article in the Lifelong Learning pages: ‘Learning and Education’ by Professor Azim Nanji

• New article in the Encyclopaedia Contributions pages: 'Satr' by Dr Farhad Daftary

• News Story about IIS staff in the media on new Spirit & Life exhibition

• New article in the Academic Papers pages: 'What is Shi'a Islam?' by Professor Azim Nanji and Dr Farhad Daftary

• News Story about IIS participation in the Middle East Libraries Committee conference

• New article in the Encyclopaedia Contributions pages: ‘Illuminationism’ by Professor Hermann Landolt

• New article in the Encyclopaedia Contributions pages: ‘Timurids’ by Dr Isabel Miller

• News Story about an IIS alumnus leading the development of a digital library about Africa

June 2007

• News Story about the Turkish translation of The Ismailis: Their History and Doctrines
  
  
• News Story about the IIS receiving the Hamdani Collection of Rare Manuscripts
  
  
• News Story about the IIS Director speaking at Parma Symposium
  
  
• News Story about Professor Wilferd Madelung receiving the prestigious Giorgio Levi Della Vida Prize
  

May 2007

• News Story about the IIS Director speaking on Combating Religious Intolerance

April 2007

• News Story about Dr. Najam Abbas speaking on the impact of socio-economic transition on Pamiri youth
  
  
• New articles in the Encyclopaedia Contributions pages:
  • ‘Muhammad al-Baqir’ by Dr Arzina R. Lalani
  • ‘Kufa’ by Professor Azim Nanji
  • ‘Assassin’ by Dr Farhad Daftary
  
  
• New article in the Lifelong Learning pages: ‘On Muslims Knowing the “Muslim” Other: Reflections on Pluralism and Islam’ by Ali S. Asani
  
  
• News Story about a graduate of the Syrian Preparatory Programme receiving a prestigious scholarship

March 2007

• News Story about IIS Alumni Internship Programme
  
  
• News Story about New Publication on Sufi Qur’anic Hermeneutics
  
  
• News story about New IIS Publication focusing on al-Qadi al-Nu‘man’s literary contributions
  
  
• New article in the Lifelong Learning pages: ‘Imam Husayn Ibn ‘Ali’ by Azim Nanji

February 2007

• News Story about IIS Collaborating in Conference on Music of the Abrahamic Faiths
  
  
• New article in the Academic Papers pages: ‘Optics’ by Nader El-Bizri
  
  
• News Story about New IIS Publication on Farid al-Din ‘Attar
  
  
• New article in the Lifelong Learning pages: ‘Ceramics’ by Fahmida Suleman
  
  
• News story about IIS Graduate facilitating National Strategic Plan for Education in Afghanistan

January 2007

• News Story about New Publication by IIS Scholar: A Prayer for Spiritual Elevation and Protection
  
  
• News Story about IIS-Sponsored Students Completing their Studies from Saint Petersburg University
  
  
• New article in the Academic Papers pages: ‘The Days of Creation in the Thought of Nasir Khusraw’ by Shafique N. Virani
  
  

• New article in the Lifelong Learning pages: ‘Ibn al-Haytham or Alhazen’ by Nader El-Bizri