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/ http://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-fatimid-objects-four-ivory-panels/#comment-1550 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:14:05 +0000 http://simerg.com/?page_id=6355#comment-1550 Once again, your pointing out that male and female took part in art, culture, music etc. is significant to me. One hardly hears of the Fatimid period even mentioned by our fellow Muslims when they are confronted by the hostile attacks made on our faith of Islam, or Muslims, in this age of Islamophobia of running down everything that Islam stands for.

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