IIS Brochure 2017

Captions and credits
Inside front cover: Motif on the window of the student halls of
residence in King’s Cross, London. Image credit: Hufton + Crow.
Page 4: A set of two rock crystals and two gold seals of Imam
Hasan ‘Ali Shah, Aga Khan I (d. 1881), from the IIS' special
collections. Image credit: Mindaugas Orlauskas.
Page 5: Dr Farhad Daftary, Co-Director of The Institute of
Ismaili Studies. Image credit: Areez Charania.
Pages 6 – 7: A Court Manuscript Workshop. Folio from the
manuscript of Akhlaq-i Nasiri (Ethics of Nasir) by Nasir al-Din
Tusi (d. 1274). Lahore, Pakistan, 1590–95. Opaque watercolour,
ink, and gold on paper, 23.7 × 14.1 cm. The Aga Khan Museum,
AKM288.12. Image credit: The Aga Khan Museum.
Pages 8 – 9: Dr Asma Hilali with Dr Stephen Burge, Research
Associate at the IIS. Image credit: Mindaugas Orlauskas.
Pages 10 – 11: A range of the IIS’ publications. Image credit:
Mindaugas Orlauskas.
Page 13: Zulfikar Khimani, Academic Coordinator in the
Department of Community Relations with Dr Zamira
Dildorbekova, Secondary Teacher Education Programme
Coordinator - two recipients of the Institute’s PhD scholarship
programme. Image credit: Mindaugas Orlauskas.
Pages 14 – 15: IIS students in the Library.
Image credit: Mindaugas Orlauskas.
Page 16: Dr Wafi Momin, Head of the Ismaili Special Collections
Unit, reviewing materials with colleagues from the Special
Collections Unit. Image credit: Areez Charania.
Page 17: An illuminated page from an Indo-Persian manuscript
dedicated to hunting, from the IIS' special collections.
Image credit: Mindaugas Orlauskas.
Page 18 – 19: Render of the new academic building in King’s Cross.
Image credit: Maki & Associates.
Page 19: Exterior of student halls of residence in King’s Cross, designed
by Stanton Williams. Garden at the student halls of residence, designed
by Vladmir Djurovic and inspired by the beautiful gardens of Andalusia,
Spain. Image credit: Hufton + Crow.
Page 20: Dr Laila Halani, Head of the Department of Graduate
Studies with GPISH students. Image credit: Mindaugas Orlauskas.
Page 21: Dr Omar Ali-de-Unzaga, Deputy Head of Academic
Research and Publications and Academic Coordinator of the Qur’anic
Studies Unit, teaching a class of students. Image credit: Mindaugas
Orlauskas.
Page 22: Muslim Societies and Civilisations module, part of the
Secondary Curriculum series. Image credit: Mindaugas Orlauskas.
Page 23: A selection of volumes from the Institute’s Secondary
Curriculum series. Image credit: Mindaugas Orlauskas.
Pages 24 – 25: IIS Summer Programme on Islam, held at York
University in Toronto, Canada. Image credit: IIS.
In common with many other Higher Education Institutions worldwide,
the IIS adopts an inclusive approach to the management of its
human resources. The IIS is fully compliant with all aspects of UK
employment legislation and is committed to the regular review of the
performance of its people as well as their personal and professional
development. The IIS is a member of the main professional bodies in
higher education including Universities HR and the Leadership Foundation
for Higher Education, and takes advantage of many of the development
opportunities offered by these organisations on behalf of its people.
The Institute of Ismaili Studies has undergone a review by QAA and
subject to educational oversight by the Quality Assurance Agency for
Higher Education (QAA) under the UK Visas and Immigration’s Tier 4
sponsorship requirements.
For more information see www.qaa.ac.uk/educationaloversight
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Phone: +44 (0)20 7756 2700
Email: info@iis.ac.uk
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Current address:
The Institute of Ismaili Studies
210 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DA
Our new address from June 2018:
The Institute of Ismaili Studies
10 Handyside Street
King's Cross
London
N1C 4DN
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