Muslim Inheritance Jurisprudence Revisited
In this new IIS publication, Dr Mohammad Rasekh examines how Muslim inheritance law can respond to changing family structures.
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Dr Zehra Kazmi lecture on nostalgia and memory
Dr Zehra Kazmi gave an online lecture for the Centre for Studies of Plural Societies in Delhi. She explored how South Asian Muslim writing uses nostalgia and grief to challenge present-day politics.
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. These stories span Kenya, Tanzania, Pakistan, Iran, and Syria, and more than six decades in the classroom.
How historians reconstruct and understand the past
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.
Heena Jiwani
Heena Jiwani
Sites and Studies 4
This set of studies covers the iconic citadel of Masyaf in Syria in the form of a short guidebook, sandwiched between two comprehensive and complementary websites on the wider built heritage of Syria.
Sites and Studies 3
These readings focus on Historic Cairo’s Khalifa District, compare Cairene and Damascene ritual practices in commemorating Imam Husayn, and finish with an Egyptian website compiling and highlighting multiple aspects of Egyptian architecture, past and present.
Sites and Studies 2
Read up on how light impacts the study of heritage, ranging from the evolution of mosque lamps, the ‘daylighting’ of water, and the representation and manifestation of light in a variety of sacred spaces across religious traditions.