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17 Mar 2025
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Read IIS publications on the go

The IIS Shop is now available to users in the United Kingdom to purchase digital versions of some of our eminently readable materials.

Islam-Buddhism Eco Dialogue Conference keynote address given by Dr. Reza Shah Kazemi as well as Dalai Lama

12 Jan 2022
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IIS Senior Research Associate to Give Keynote Address at Islam-Buddhism Eco Dialogue Conference

15 Dec 2021
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Ismaili Special Collections Unit Launches Online Catalogue

14 Dec 2021
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IIS Senior Research Fellow Appointed Membro Nazionale of Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei

13 Dec 2021
Book launch

Aga Khan Centre Receives Gift of Beautiful Gulgee Paintings in Keshavjee Bequest

08 Dec 2021
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IIS Launches Digital Curriculum Platform

06 Dec 2021
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Third-Year GPISH Students Give Dissertation Presentations

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23 Nov 2021
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Wladimir Ivanow and Modern Ismaili Studies Set to Open at AKC Gallery

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04 Nov 2021
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Registration for Fatimid Cosmopolitanism Conference Opens

Book poster of the book 'An anthology of Quranic commentaries Volume II'

04 Nov 2021
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Women in the Qur’an: IIS Publishes Groundbreaking Anthology

Book poster of the book 'An anthology of Quranic commentaries Volume II'

04 Nov 2021
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A Fresh Look at Women in Qur’anic Interpretation

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29 Sep 2021
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Exciting Additions to IIS Special Collections

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29 Sep 2021
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STUDENT VOICES: Magic Within the Walls of Victoria Hall

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