Comments on: Voices: Unravelling the Dark History of the Medieval Ismaili Community http://simerg.com With a particular focus on the cultural, intellectual and textual expressions of the Ismailis and related Muslim traditions. Weekly quote: “...You can have nothing in your pocket, and only the clothes and the shoes you wear, but if you have a well educated mind, you will be able to seize the opportunities life offers you, and start all over again.” – His Highness the Aga Khan, The Peterson Lecture, Atlanta, USA, April 18, 2008. Mon, 28 May 2012 02:21:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Nasir Karim (Badakhshani) http://simerg.com/about/voices-unravelling-the-dark-history-of-the-medieval-ismaili-community/#comment-17587 Thu, 26 May 2011 07:24:37 +0000 http://simerg.com/?page_id=10220#comment-17587 A delicate articulation with passion, devotion and intellection.

]]> By: Nizar Manji http://simerg.com/about/voices-unravelling-the-dark-history-of-the-medieval-ismaili-community/#comment-3492 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:29:04 +0000 http://simerg.com/?page_id=10220#comment-3492 This is a great article.

Even Shafique N Virani in his book “The Ismailis in the Middle Ages” pages 184/185 states:

Professor Ivanow said his friends were surprised that even after “most brutal pesecution, wholesale slaughter, age-long hostility and suppression were unable to annihilate the [Ismaili] community.”

Then he continues:

“They with amazing care and devotion kept through ages BURNING THAT LIGHT, mentioned in the Koran, which God always protects against all attempts of His enemies to extinguish it.”

I stop here because you have to read the book.

]]> By: Luay Al Ruwaily http://simerg.com/about/voices-unravelling-the-dark-history-of-the-medieval-ismaili-community/#comment-3460 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:42:04 +0000 http://simerg.com/?page_id=10220#comment-3460 Nice article, thank you.

]]> By: Hamida Cassum` http://simerg.com/about/voices-unravelling-the-dark-history-of-the-medieval-ismaili-community/#comment-3294 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:01:53 +0000 http://simerg.com/?page_id=10220#comment-3294 Master pieces of scholarly work are coming within reach of our youth and Ismailis in general, thanks to dedicated scholars like Wiley who spent almost a life time in unearthing details and architectural finds as described in his book “Eagles’s Nest.” And thanks a million to the Aga Khan foundation in restoring this one of a kind fortress like Baltit as well as some others. Thank You Hazar Imam for the forsight.

]]> By: Farid http://simerg.com/about/voices-unravelling-the-dark-history-of-the-medieval-ismaili-community/#comment-3271 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:31:57 +0000 http://simerg.com/?page_id=10220#comment-3271 Excellent article.

]]> By: Naeem uddin http://simerg.com/about/voices-unravelling-the-dark-history-of-the-medieval-ismaili-community/#comment-3269 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:57:01 +0000 http://simerg.com/?page_id=10220#comment-3269 Brilliant work to revisit historical places….

]]> By: Amyn Essa http://simerg.com/about/voices-unravelling-the-dark-history-of-the-medieval-ismaili-community/#comment-3266 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:11:20 +0000 http://simerg.com/?page_id=10220#comment-3266 Brilliant work.

]]> By: Amir Fazal http://simerg.com/about/voices-unravelling-the-dark-history-of-the-medieval-ismaili-community/#comment-3103 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:32:18 +0000 http://simerg.com/?page_id=10220#comment-3103 Another brilliant article. Thank you.

]]> By: Arif Babul http://simerg.com/about/voices-unravelling-the-dark-history-of-the-medieval-ismaili-community/#comment-3090 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:22:50 +0000 http://simerg.com/?page_id=10220#comment-3090 Greatly enjoyed this review as well as the book…and I thoroughly enjoy the website. I wish I had more time to peruse the remarkable array of articles and writings in greater detail.

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