The Voices of History: From London to Zanzibar
Professor Topan on cosmopolitanism, community, and education.
Explore our multimedia content ranging from interviews with authors of publications to lectures delivered by IIS scholars and guest speakers as well as of select events hosted by the Institute.
Professor Topan on cosmopolitanism, community, and education.
This short film features Dr Gurdofarid Miskinzoda exploring a compendium of supplications is known as al-峁岣ツ玣a al-Sajj膩diyya, attributed to Shi鈥榠 Imam 鈥楢l墨 ibn 岣sayn Zayn al-鈥楢bid墨n.
This short film features Dr Orkhan Mir-Kasimov exploring Ni鈥榤atull膩h墨 works transmitted in Badakhshan Ismaili manuscripts which shed light on Ismaili-Sufi interactions.
This short film features IIS Director Emeritus Dr Farhad Daftary on the topic of myths perpetuated about Ismailis and how modern scholarship is able to challenge them due to manuscripts held in our collection.
This short video provides an overview of IIS' manuscripts collections and its main priorities for their conservation and research.