In Egypt, the world’s oldest university continues to teach—and to evolve—as it has for 1000…
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Al-Mu’ayyad fi’l-Din al-Shirazi was an outstanding Ismaili scholar. Born in about the year 1000 in…
Poetry has always been central to the spiritual life of Islam, particularly among the Sufis…
From Easy Nash: I came across 2 pictures recently from the NASA Astronomy Picture of…
Ismailis have long contributed to the advancement of science, mathematics, and architecture. In the tenth…
The Fatimid period was in a sense the ‘golden age’ of Ismaılism, when the Ismaılı…
By Jonathan Bloom Feb 11, 2008 256 p., 8 x 10 100 b/w + 50…
“My forefathers founded Al Azhar University in Cairo some 1,000 years ago, at the time…
Fatimid Caliph-Imams encouraged the cultivation of poetry. Poetry has always been central to the spiritual…
Women and the Fatimids in the World of Islam By Delia Cortese and Simonetta Calderini…
The Fatimids were renowned for their policies regarding the education of women The Fatimids, who…
Source: OldRoads.org Going over André Raymond’s book Cairo, I am reminded once again of the…
Highlights from the Israel Antiquities Authority: The Dead Sea Scrolls and 5,000 Years of Treasures…
From Institute of Ismaili Studies Website Exterior and Minarets Courtyard and Detail Mosque Interior Architectural…
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