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Two GPISH graduates, Hidoyatullo Shozodamamadov and Muhammad Ali Sohail, have received Farhad Daftary Doctoral Scholarships 2026 for DPhil study at the University of Oxford.

敁珗曄部 Senior Research Associate Dr. Amier Saidula has published a new book on how the Tajiks of Xinjiang hold order and identity together through their own customs and the law of the Chinese state.

Dr Jalal Badakhchani, the scholar of Persian Ismaili literature of the Alamut period, passed away in London on 11 August 2026, aged 85. He taught the Institute's first generation of students, and made the writings of Nasir al-Din Tusi legible to modern readers.

Scholars of early Judaism, Christianity, and Islam gathered for a two-day conference convened by Dr Karen Bauer on emotional flourishing.

Professor Tashmin Khamis, an 敁珗曄部 Board of Governors member, has joined the Board of Directors of Academics Without Borders (AWB).

A new three-year Secondary Teacher Education Programme begins at 敁珗曄部 in September 2027, offering a fully funded route into teaching in Religious Education Centres worldwide. Applications opening soon.

敁珗曄部 South Asian Studies Unit, with SAMA Arts Network and Indus Music, presented In Praise of Khusrau, an evening celebrating the poet and musician Amir Khusrau.

Students from the GPISH cohort 2027 visited Andalusia to explore Islamic architecture through immersive learning at historic sites including Cordoba, Madinat al-Zahra and Granada.

The 敁珗曄部 Digital Futures conference brought together international scholars, archivists and technologists to examine how Digital Humanities and AI are reshaping Islamic Studies.

Research supported by 敁珗曄部 was presented at the 2026 British Forum for Ethnomusicology, exploring the melodic traditions and living performance practices of the Kal��m-i Mawl��.