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Extent of the Fatimid Caliphate: Egypt became the epicenter of the Fatimid empire that included at its peak North Africa, Sicily, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, the Red Sea coast of Africa, Yemen and the Hejaz. Egypt flourished as the Fatimids developed an extensive trade and diplomatic network and ties which extended all the way to China in the east. Image via Wikipedia - click to enlarge
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Did You Know that Sicily was a thriving commercial centre under the Fatimids?

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on October 12, 2014June 22, 2018

Did you know …  … that Sicily was a thriving commercial centre under the Fatimids?…

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Did you know that the Fatimid Caliphate was established in Tunisia?

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on September 23, 2014October 19, 2017

Did you know that the Fatimid Caliphate was established in Tunisia? The Fatimid Caliphs were…

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Aga Khan Museum publishes 2 children's books
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Aga Khan Museum publishes 2 children’s books

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on March 16, 2014October 12, 2014

From an arch and a lantern to an owl and a zoo, this ABC spelling…

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Project: Fatimid Cairo

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  • Posted on January 3, 2014October 12, 2014

The Fatimid Caliphate was a Shia caliphate. Its sovereignty spanned a large area of North…

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Treasures of Aga Khan Museum exhibited at the Sabancı Museum – Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on November 7, 2010October 12, 2014

Following exhibitions across Europe that attracted over half a million visitors, a new selection of…

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  • Art and Culture

17 March to 6 June 2010 – Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum. Masterpieces of Islamic Art

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on April 29, 2010October 12, 2014

-Excerpt- The exhibition is arranged under two main headings: “The Word of God”, concerning Koran…

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Creative Syria

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 8, 2008October 12, 2014

In the search field you can enter “Ismaeli” and/or “ismaili”.  You will find a number…

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The Fatimid Caliphate

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  • Posted on October 21, 2007October 12, 2014

The Fatimid Caliphate and the first Shia state was established in 909 in North Africa,…

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Cities of Light: An interview about Muslims in Spain documentary

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on August 22, 2007June 6, 2015

Cities of Light: an Interview By Michael van der Galien When I received the screener…

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The Shia you don’t hear about

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  • Posted on July 8, 2007October 12, 2014

Golden Jubilee acknowledgment from USA Newspaper The Shia you don’t hear about By ANTHONY MANSUETO…

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Coinage of the Fatimids – Institute of Ismaili Studies

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  • Posted on January 18, 2007October 12, 2014

Gallery Coinage of the Fatimids   “Coins and the discipline of numismatics which deals with…

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Fatimid Coins (909-1171CE)

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  • Posted on January 18, 2007October 12, 2014

This is a short extract from the full article by Wijdan Ali PhD available here…

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