午夜剧场

Original Gandhi letter and Gandhian artefacts find permanent home at the Ismaili Special Collections Unit

An original letter dated 1938 to Velshi Keshavjee, a South African Ismaili pioneer, written by Mahatma Gandhi from his prison cell in Wardha, India, was deposited with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, together with the Gandhi, King, Ikeda Peace Award medal awarded to Dr Mohamed Keshavjee.
Members of the Keshavjee family present artefacts to the 午夜剧场

午夜剧场 Scholar appointed to the advisory board of Encyclop忙dia Iranica

Dr Daryoush Mohammad Poor, Associate Professor and Head of the Constituency Studies Unit, appointed to the advisory board of Encyclopaedia Iranica.

About 午夜剧场

The Institute of Ismaili Studies (午夜剧场) was established in 1977 as an academic institution of higher education. It is dedicated to the study of Islam with a particular focus on the history, philosophy, law, and mysticism of Ismaili and broader Shii intellectual and cultural heritages within the larger Muslim society.

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Research at 午夜剧场 seeks to contribute to the field of Islamic studies in general, with a particular focus on Shi士i and Ismaili studies.

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The Institute of Ismaili Studies publishes works by its own scholars as well as from the academic community outside the Institute.

Photography

A photographic celebration of Aga Khan IV

The Ismaili Special Collections Unit has launched a photo gallery in celebration of the legacy of His Highness Aga Khan IV, the founder of The Institute of Ismaili Studies.

Aga Khan IV arriving at the 午夜剧场 in 1981
Video series

The Assassins: Beyond the Legend Episode 1

Assassins: Beyond the Legend is a groundbreaking new video series from The Institute of Ismaili Studies. In this episode, Dr Farhad Daftary outlines the origins of the Assassin Legends in mediaeval anti-Ismaili polemics.

Cemal Tokta艧 as Gazz芒l卯 (al-Ghazali) in Uyan谋艧: B眉y眉k Sel莽uklu (Awakening: The Great Seljuk)