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The Ismaili Imams: A Biographical History by Farhad Daftary

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  • Posted on May 28, 2021May 28, 2021

Dr Farhad Daftary, Co-Director of The Institute of Ismaili Studies and, since 1992, Head of…

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Book Release- “The Ismaili Imams: A Biographical History” by Farhad Daftary

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  • Posted on November 4, 2020

The Ismailis are the second-largest Shi’i community in the world today, settled in over 25…

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ITREB Pakistan Inspire Book Review: A Modern History of the Ismailis

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  • Posted on November 4, 2019November 4, 2019

ITREB Pakistan is pleased to organize INSPIRE Book Review Book: A Modern History of the…

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Celebrating the Academic Contributions of The Institute of Ismaili Studies Co-Director Dr Farhad Daftary

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  • Posted on August 3, 2019August 3, 2019

On 26 June, a special event was hosted in Tehran, Iran, to honour the academic…

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The Journey of Islam

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  • Posted on February 19, 2019February 19, 2019

It is unfortunate but for a large section of non-Muslims around the world, the defining…

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Prof Zulfikar Hirji: The Quran addressed women directly

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  • Posted on February 5, 2019February 5, 2019

Hirji says that the Quran, however, addresses Muslim men and women as equal and distinctive…

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Islam: An Illustrated Journey by Farhad Daftary and Zulfikar Hirji

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  • Posted on December 11, 2018December 12, 2018

Islam: An Illustrated Journey is a richly illustrated, accessible account of Islamic history that gives the…

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Islam: Illustrated Journey: Farhad Daftary, Zulfikar Hirji (Forthcoming)
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Islam: Illustrated Journey: Farhad Daftary, Zulfikar Hirji (Forthcoming)

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  • Posted on August 1, 2018August 3, 2018

Beginning in the world of late antiquity and the pre-Islamic period, the book takes the…

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Dr. Farhad Daftary's Lecture at the Aga Khan Museum: Spiritual Foundations of the Fatimids
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Dr. Farhad Daftary’s Lecture at the Aga Khan Museum: Spiritual Foundations of the Fatimids

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  • Posted on June 6, 2018June 6, 2018

On Sunday, March 25, Aga Khan Museum welcomed Dr. Farhad Daftary to deliver an engaging…

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Spiritual Foundations of the Fatimids
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Spiritual Foundations of the Fatimids

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  • Posted on December 6, 2017December 6, 2017

Sunday, March 25, 2–3 pm Did you know that the Fatimid caliphs were also the…

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40th anniversary of the Institute of Ismaili Studies: Commemorative Lecture Connects the Past, Present and the Future
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40th anniversary of the Institute of Ismaili Studies: Commemorative Lecture Connects the Past, Present and the Future

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  • Posted on November 25, 2017November 27, 2017

23rd November 2017: November 2017 sees the 40th anniversary of the formal inauguration of The…

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IIS Professors Farhad Daftary and Carmela Baffioni present at the 28th Congress of the Union Europeenne des Arabisants et Islamisants, Palermo, Sicily, September 12 -15, 2016
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IIS Professors Farhad Daftary and Carmela Baffioni present at the 28th Congress of the Union Europeenne des Arabisants et Islamisants, Palermo, Sicily, September 12 -15, 2016

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  • Posted on September 9, 2016

The initiative to hold the 28th Congress UEAI in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, was born in…

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Reading Guide: A Short History of the Ismailis
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Reading Guide: A Short History of the Ismailis

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  • Posted on August 5, 2016

A Reading Guide prepared by Aleem Karmali.

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Farhad Daftary: Islamic State and the Assassins: reviving fanciful tales of the medieval Orient
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Farhad Daftary: Islamic State and the Assassins: reviving fanciful tales of the medieval Orient

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  • Posted on February 23, 2016February 23, 2016

Historian Farhad Daftary debunks the idea that Islamic State is based on the so-called Assassins, the fighting corps of the fledgling medieval Nizari Ismaili state.

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Iran's Book House reviews 'The Memoirs of Wladimir Ivanow'
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Iran’s Book House reviews ‘The Memoirs of Wladimir Ivanow’

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  • Posted on February 15, 2016February 14, 2016

Wladimir Ivanow was a noted Russian scholar who worked for a half a century on Ismaili studies in Iran and India.

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Farhad Daftary: Muslims, Martyrs and Misconceptions | Fair Observer
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Farhad Daftary: Muslims, Martyrs and Misconceptions | Fair Observer

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  • Posted on October 4, 2015

OCTOBER 4, 2015. By Farhad Daftary: Legends based on polemic and fantasy distorted the image…

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The Ismaili Jamatkhana and Center Houston in Partnership with Boniuk Institute, Presents: Shi'i Islam: History, Doctrines, and Practices
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The Ismaili Jamatkhana and Center Houston in Partnership with Boniuk Institute, Presents: Shi’i Islam: History, Doctrines, and Practices

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  • Posted on September 9, 2015September 14, 2015

September 13th at 2pm Shi’i Islam: History, Doctrines, and Practices The Ismaili Jamatkhana and Center…

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Emory University Event with Farhad Daftary – Shi’i Islam: History, Doctrines, and Practices

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  • Posted on September 5, 2015September 5, 2015

His Highness the Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili Council for the Southeastern United States, The…

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The Institute of Ismaili Studies – Interview with Dr Farhad Daftary

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  • Posted on April 19, 2015April 23, 2015

In this twenty-minute interview, Dr. Daftary elaborates upon the principal objectives of the Shi‘i Heritage…

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Pandiyāt-e Javānmardi

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  • Posted on February 17, 2015February 18, 2015

PANDIYĀT-E JAVĀNMARDI, title of a Nezāri Ismaʿili book originally written in Persian and containing the…

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Fifty Years in the East: The Memoirs of Wladimir Ivanow
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Fifty Years in the East: The Memoirs of Wladimir Ivanow

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  • Posted on February 1, 2015February 2, 2015

Edited by: Farhad Daftary Few fields of Islamic studies have witnessed as much progress in…

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What is Shi‘a Islam?
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What is Shi‘a Islam?

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  • Posted on March 9, 2014June 27, 2014

Dr Farhad Daftary and Professor Azim Nanji Abstract The historical formation of the worldwide Muslim…

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Blog: Mr. Brown Goes Around – Books on Ismaili History

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  • Posted on August 20, 2013August 20, 2013

I have a few books to my credit this summer, but I haven’t accomplished as…

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Understanding Ismailism: Farhad Daftary on the Ismā’īlīs

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  • Posted on July 9, 2013February 4, 2017

Peter Adamson talks with Farhad Daftary, a leading expert on Ismaili branch of Shi’a Islam.…

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Isma’ilis: Comparative Essay of Hodgson’s The Order of the Assassins and Daftary’s The Ismai’lis

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  • Posted on March 31, 2013March 30, 2013

After the death of the Prophet, Muhammad, the religion of Islam split over whom his…

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