“…we were touching the very foundations of my ancestors, the Fatimids, and the pluralistic history…
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The foremost Ismali jurist and founder of Fatimid Ismaili legal system al-Qadi al-Nu’man was born…
Named after the Prophet’s daughter, the Fatimids, Mawlana Hazar Imam’s ancestors, established their empire in…
Nomsa Maseko, BBC NewsA virtual gallery to showcase Mali’s cultural history has been launched, featuring…
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…
November 18 is the annual International Day of Islamic Art proclaimed at the 40th session…
Between 1998 to 2012, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture restored eight major monuments in…
Named after the Prophet’s daughter, the Fatimids – Mawlana Hazar Imam’s ancestors – ruled over…
Named after the Prophet’s daughter, the Fatimids were a major Ismaili dynasty that established their…
Recently, Dr. Khalil Andani was invited on the Abbasid History podcast to give an introduction…
How has the Ismaili branch of Shi’i Islam interacted with other Islamic communities throughout history?…
What makes these maps and the accompanying information so important – and indeed poignant –…
With more than 100,000 antiquities from India, China, Iran, Arabia, Syria, Egypt, North Africa and…
During the last ten days of Ramadan, it is not uncommon to find women, men,…
In 1972, UNESCO made the following statement : “Some cultural and natural heritage properties are…
(MENAFN – Daily News Egypt) The month of Ramadan has been associated with a number…
Date And Time Thu, 9 May 2019, 18:00 BST Location Atrium Conference Room Aga Khan…
CAIRO – 2 April 2019: The Ministry of Antiquities announced that it has accepted the…
Book review by: Shafique N. Virani, Distinguished Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Toronto.…
Those few students in Britain who study Islamic history by and large learn the Sunni…
Between the tenth and twelfth centuries CE, the Fatimid Caliphate ruled part of present-day Algeria,…
Photo by Kerry Payne. Extract from her Instagram post @kerrypayne: “Artifacts inscribed with Latin, Hebrew…
The World of the Fatimids bears witness to a remarkable dynasty that built one of…
Look and listen as Dr. Ulrike Al-Khamis, Director of Collections and Public Programs at the…
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