Averroes and Maimonides: Master Minds of 12th Century Medieval Thought

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Persians in Fatimid Egypt: (III) Their Role in Commerce, the Economy and Trade

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Young Ismaili Achievers: An Interview with Zul Kapadia

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Essays and Letters

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In celebration of our Second Anniversary, Simerg announces a new section called Essays and Letters. This will be a venue through which we will seek to bring the best writings in fiction, nonfiction, art, film and literature written by Ismaili authors, both new and established in the literary community. Interesting pieces that reflect the diverse voices from the world-wide Ismaili community will be published. It is our hope that this niche will inspire the writer in each of us to make a contribution to this new section. Your contribution should be submitted to simerg@aol.com

We are delighted to launch Arts and Letters with Childhood Games byMohezin Tejani, a globetrotting Ismaili Muslim exiled from Idi Amin’s Uganda.

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Rubina Rajan: “Nur i”, “Fury of Insight”, “Knowledge i”, “Breeze” and “Masai”

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Young Ismaili Achievers: Family, Faith, Aspirations, and Social Networks

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Persians in Fatimid Egypt: Their Role in Da’wah and Ismaili Doctrines 

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Persians in Fatimid Egypt: Their Role in the Army

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By the generosity of the Imam of the time, we say that Paradise in truth is the Intellect, and the Gateway of paradise is the Prophet (peace and salutation be upon him) during his time, and his wasi, his rank, and the Imam of the time during his age. The Key to the gateway of paradise is the utterance of the phrase, La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammadan rasul Allah.

This statue of the Ismaili da’i and intellectual giant Pir Nasir Khusraw stands in his memory in Badakhshan. Please click for article.

 Pir Nasir-i Khusraw on the Gateway and Key to Paradise

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SPECIAL SERIES: The Jamatkhana – A Place of Spiritual and Social Convergence

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Remembering Kampala Jamatkhana

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