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Ismaili Texts and Translation Series welcomes new editorial board
IIS Accessible Book events in Tunisia and Tanzania
The authors of two new IIS publications: Fatimids 2 and Experiences of the Jamatkhana present their work and its importance to the jamat and academics across Africa.
Applications for the Farhad Daftary Doctoral Scholarship Programme are now open
Doctoral Scholarships is awarded each year to suitable candidates who are interested in pursuing research at PhD level on a topic related to any of the Institute’s core research areas. The deadline for applications is 31 March 2024.
Ramadan Mubarak
May it bring peace, prosperity, joy and ease of suffering. May you remain steadfast in faith and service. May its fragrance purify your hearts.
Call for Papers: Devotion to the Prophet’s Family in Islamic Thought and Practice
IIS is inviting papers exploring devotion to the Prophet Muhammad and his family in literature. The deadline for submission is 15 December for a conference in 2025.
IIS Senior Research Fellow Appointed Membro Nazionale of Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
On 11 November Professor Carmela Baffioni <was appointed Membro Nazionale of the Accademia dei Lincei, the most ancient scientific academy in the world.
Understanding Shari‘a: Webinar Demystifies Much Misunderstood Concept
There is an urgent need to delineate what shari‘a is and what it is not; the Understanding Shari‘a webinar brings together leading thinkers in the field for this purpose.
IIS Sponsors Panel on Ismaili Thought at Aquinas and the Arabs Conference
The Institute sponsored the panel "Ismaili Thought: Between Neoplatonism and Aquinas" at the conference, this year titled “Philosophy in the Abrahamic Traditions: Structures of Being, World and Mind”.
GPISH Alumna Made Governor of Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Professor Nacim Pak-Shiraz, who was appointed alongside five other leading figures in arts, business and culture, also serves on the IIS’s Board of Governors.
A Fresh Look at Women in Qur’anic Interpretation
In this interview the authors of An Anthology of Qur'anic Commentaries, Vol. 2: On Women discuss their groundbreaking new book and the social urgency of its theme.