Podcast 27 Sep 2024 Interview The Voices of History: From Zanzibar to London 1 Professor Topan on cosmopolitanism, community, and education.
Podcast 26 Sep 2024 Interview Dr Alí-de-Unzaga discusses the Islamic Gardens at King’s Cross on BBC’s Beyond Belief Dr Omar Alí-de-Unzaga joins host Giles Fraser, The Revd Lucy Winkett, and Ai Hishii to discuss the religious significance of gardens on BBC’s Beyond Belief.
Podcast 19 Sep 2024 Interview Dr Jiwa discusses the Fatimids on The Orientalism History Podcast Dr Shainool Jiwa was featured on The Orientalism History Podcast, where she discusses the Fatimid caliphate, its origins and expansion, and their unique approach to governance.
Video 15 Jul 2024 Events Women Households and the Hereafter in the Qur'an: A Patronage of Piety | Book Launch
Video 20 Mar 2024 Research An Early Source of Shi'i Piety: al-Ṣaḥīfa al-Sajjādiyya This short film features Dr Gurdofarid Miskinzoda exploring a compendium of supplications is known as al-Ṣaḥīfa al-Sajjādiyya, attributed to Shi‘i Imam ‘Alī ibn Ḥusayn Zayn al-‘Abidīn.
Video 04 Sep 2023 Interview Ismaili-Sufi Interactions in Badakhshan Manuscripts This short film features Dr Orkhan Mir-Kasimov exploring Ni‘matullāhī works transmitted in Badakhshan Ismaili manuscripts which shed light on Ismaili-Sufi interactions.
Video 05 May 2023 Interview Ismailis in History and Myth 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.
