Dr Haytham Hasan explores the Ismaili castles of Syria, their history, construction, and legacy in an Arabic-language lecture on 6 September.
The inaugural IIS/AKU-ISMC Graduate Conference is a pioneering collaboration to showcase student-led research at both institutions.
In this event the IIS pays tribute to Prof. Wilferd Madelung (1930-2023) and honours his life and contribution to Islamic Studies in general and Ismaili Studies in particular. Scholars from around the globe, both in person and online, will present their testimonials and discuss Prof. Madelung’s legacy.
The Institute of Ismaili Studies & ITREB UK are proud to host the launch of The Fatimids: 2. The Rule from Egypt with Dr Shainool Jiwa
Join us at the launch event at the Aga Khan Centre, London, with author Dr Alessandro Cancian (IIS) in conversation with Dr Omar Ali-De Unzaga (IIS), Professor Sajjad Rizvi (University of Exeter) and Professor Walid Saleh (University of Toronto).
Join us for the live webcast of the 2023 graduation ceremony for GPISH 2023 and STEP C13.
In the literary traditions of Islamic literatures, Imam Ali b. Abi Talib has become the protagonist of narrative events that make him the heroic prototype of the struggle between Good and Evil. This lecture will try to trace the origins of this heroic model focusing on some verses dedicated to the first Shiite Imam by the poet al-Sayyid al-Himyari.
This conference will take stock of the field of Ismaili studies in terms of a broad range of themes from history, literature, philosophy and the intellectual traditions of Ismailis, to topics on contemporary Ismailism.
Please join us for the live webcast of the 2022 graduation ceremony for GPISH 2022, STEP C11, and STEP C12, taking place on Saturday 29 October 2022 at the Ismaili Centre, London.
This lecture will propose a brief overview of Ibn ʿArabī’s treatise K. al-Ajwiba al-ʿarabiyya, its originality, and the principles of spiritual education that are defined in it.