Winter solstice, on December 21 in the Northern Hemisphere and June 20 in the Southern…
Category: Iran
Shams-ud-din Muhammad, one of the most celebrated of the Persian poets, known by his pen-name…
Mawlana Hazar Imam’s robes comprise motifs known as paisley. The motif can be traced back…
The Ismaili is pleased to present Mubarak Baad, a collaboration of Central Asian artists originating…
From the Greek myein, “to close the eyes,” which is the root of the words…
Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Tusi, better known as Nasir al-Din Tusi, one of the…
Following the death of Fatimid Caliph-Imam al-Mustansir bi’llah in 1094, there was a dispute over…
The medieval tales known as Legends of the Assassins were fabricated stories about the Nizari…
Named after the sixth Imam, the Ismailis, during the course of history, have, under the…
“Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed does a remarkable – though not flawless – job in presenting a…
By Easy Nash Quote of His Highness Aga Khan IV: “Quran Symposium:….a reflection of how…
Aga Khan Museum brings together a fascinating selection of masterpieces created under the Qajar dynasty…
The Association for Iranian Studies Conference taking place at UC Irvine on August 15, 2018…
We are immensely thankful to Andrew Kosorok for this exclusive interview with popular author and…
In our age of social media and selfies, it may be difficult to grasp the…
Winners of the 35th Iran National Award for Book of the Year and the 25th…
Story of an Iranian Ismaili who passed away in July 2017. We are presenting this…
A love poem written by Rumi, a 13th-century Persian poet, is the inspiration for an…
Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations presents Medieval Kashan: Crossroads of…
Mubarak Muhammad Ali Sorathiya is a physiotherapist, artist and actor.
Hasan-i Sabbah, founder of the Nizari Ismaili state of Alamut, arrived in Fatimid Cairo in…
The Shahnama (The Book of King), composed by the Persian poet Firdawsi (940-1020) around the year…
Farīd Ud-Dīn Attar, a pharmacist and poet in 12th-century Nishapur, Iran, composed The Conference of the Birds as a Sufi allegory for the soul’s journey to the Divine
This approach to modern architecture has garnered great results for Iranian talents
Mohandez, the Canadian society of Iranian engineers and architects, sponsored Kanani’s lectures at Toronto’s Aga Khan Museum and an Iranian community centre.