The Second Workshop – Edinburgh, 19-21 May, 2017

THE ROLE AND DEPICTION OF IRANIAN/PERSIANATE SUBALTERNS FROM THE 13TH CENTURY TO THE MODERN PERIOD A multi-year research project funded by the British Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS). The second of four workshops – on subalterns across the entire Persianate world in the Safavid and Afsharid periods (1501-1747) – was held at the University of Edinburgh, UK, on 19-21 May, 2017.

Satpanthī Khoja-s to Shīʿa Imāmī Ismāʿīlī ṬarīqaThe Construction of Religious Identity of the Khoja-s Imāmī Ismāʿīlī of South Asia ” Brill Online

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Africa Federation Archives – Ithna-Asheri Students’ Union of East Africa at Aligarh Muslim University, India -1965 to 1974

Africa Federation Archives – Ithna-Asheri Students’ Union of East Africa at Aligarh Muslim University, India – 1965 to 1974 – French (PDF, 620KB)

Africa Federation

Africa Federation Archives – Haji Fazul Cassam Chenai – The Early Settlers of Khoja Shia Ithna-Asheri in Madagascar Haji Fazul Cassam Chenai was born in Surat, India on 15th July 1877. Since his…

The Evolution of Khojā identity in South Asia – A literature review | Parpia | Interdisziplinäre Zeitschrift für Südasienforschung

The Evolution of Khojā identity in South Asia – A literature review

WF: 40 Years On Part One – The Genesis of WF | The World Federation of KSIMC

That’s how it was then !

Part Two may be found here.

Shia Muslims Population

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Transmission of Polemics in Safavid Iran

Little girl prepares to have her scalp slashed open in Islamic ritual

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