Hareep: a lecture-recital with master musicians from Hunza

Master musicians from Hunza will join researchers for a lecture-recital on Hareep, a living musical tradition of northern Pakistan.
Black-and-white photograph of seated musicians playing wind instruments and drums, with onlookers.

South Asian Studies research presentations in United States

Hussain Jasani presented IIS research on ginans, Khojki manuscripts and community heritage in Houston and Beaumont.
Hussain Jasani speaking into a microphone and gesturing beside a screen displaying IIS book covers.

IIS scholars at Religions 360° congress in Bucharest

Dr Fatima Dhanani and Dr Alex Henley presented critical and decolonial approaches to the study of religion at the EASR–IAHR congress in Bucharest.
Dr Fatima Dhanani and Dr Alex Henley standing beside the Religions 360 congress banner in Bucharest.

نبذة عنا

تأسس معهد الدراسات الإسماعيلية عام 1977، وهو مؤسسة للتعليم العالي والبحث والتدريس، تكرس جهودها للبحث العلمي والتعليم عالي الجودة في مجال الإسلام والمجتمعات الإسلامية، مع التركيز بشكل خاص على الدراسات الإسماعيلية والشيعية الأوسع نطاقًا، بما في ذلك سياقاتها التاريخية والجغرافية.

اكتشف أبحاثنا

تسعى الأبحاث في معهد الدراسات الإسماعيلية إلى الإسهام في مجال الدراسات الإسلامية عموماً، مع تركيز خاص على الدراسات الشيعية والإسماعيلية.

استكشف منشوراتنا

ينشر معهد الدراسات الإسماعيلية أعمال باحثيه، إلى جانب أعمال باحثين من المجتمع الأكاديمي خارج المعهد.

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The Voices of History: Leaders of My Community

In this episode of The Voices of History, veteran teachers from Ismaili communities answer what inspired them to become teachers.

Silhouette of a teacher at a blackboard reading 'Teachers are leaders', with pupils seated outdoors beneath a tree.
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How historians reconstruct and understand the past

In this first episode of the Questions and Reflections series, Dr Hasan Al-Khoee explains the difference between the past and history, and how historians use fragments of surviving evidence, such as early Islamic texts, to understand what happened.

Dr Hasan Al-Khoee speaking to camera with a lapel microphone, seated outdoors in front of a flowering garden.
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Elemental: Ismaili Perspectives on Earth, Water, Air, Fire and Ether recordings

Watch recordings of Ismaili perspectives on the elements from Elemental, the two-day IIS conference on earth, water, air, fire and ether. Keynotes, panels and case studies are available online.

المشاركون في مؤتمر Elemental يلتقطون صورة جماعية في مركز الآغا خان خلال مؤتمر Elemental
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Voices of IIS with Dr Gurdofarid Miskinzoda

Dr Gurdofarid Miskinzoda reflects on her journey from a village in Tajikistan to IIS, the place of Shiʿi studies in the field, and why her scholarship and life cannot be separated.

Dr Gurdofarid Miskinzoda smiling at a table behind a studio microphone during a Voices of IIS recording.