Ismaili

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• Mahmud called his troops “ghazi,” warriors for the faith, and termed his campaign a “jihad” to defend orthodox Sunni observance against the heresy of Ismaili Shia. The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Empire ��� 18 The Ghaznavids and Seljuqs
• Most are Ismaili, that most liberal sect of Islam headed by the Aga Khan, so even women were out and about wearing distinctive pillbox hats.
• The most recognized member of the Emirati Ismaili community was the late Noor Ali Rashid, the pioneering photographer who passed away last August at the age of 80, a short time after the center hosted an exhibition of his works. Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi: A Monument of Tolerance in the Heart of Dubai
• Ismailia through the western half of the canal to Port Said, which is the Mediterranean terminus of the great artificial river. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months
• The Ismaili Khojas number over 270 thousand and there are still a handful of Sunni Khojas.
• Although dated, this source contains a valuable collection of high-medieval Western writers who discuss the Old Man and the Assassins, a Shi'ite sect known as the Ismaili, who controlled several mountain strongholds throughout Syria during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. back A Tender Age: Cultural Anxieties over the Child in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries
• The 'Uyun al-akhbar wa-funun al-athar, by the Tayyibi Musta'lian Ismaili da'i, Idris' Imad al-Din, occupies a central position in Ismaili historiography. Ismaili Mail
• Nearly everyone is Muslim, but in an equally diverse patchwork of Sunni, Shi'ite and Ismaili variants; the latter being a more liberal form of Islam, where the women go unveiled and are less secluded.
• In addition to hosting classical music concerts, the Ismaili centre in Dubai recently inaugurated a modern school for children where instruction in English and Arabic are given equal emphasis, a rare phenomenon for non-Arab schools in the UAE. Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi: A Monument of Tolerance in the Heart of Dubai
• This prime plot of land was generously given to the Ismaili community by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, in 1982 prior to becoming Ruler of Dubai to celebrate the Aga Khan's Silver Jubilee as the imam of the community. Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi: A Monument of Tolerance in the Heart of Dubai