Two near-fatal attacks on Saladin by the Nizari Ismailis reveal a Middle Eastern landscape far more complex than the usual ...

The Order of Assassins is loosely based on the Nizari Ismailis, who formed a Shiite Muslim state that relied on political assassination to achieve its goal Based on a True Story Nicholas Liu A ...

Did a secretive order of assassins once covertly control the Middle East? It’s a tempting legend tailor-made for video games and Crusader-era chronicles. But the word “assassin” actually derives from ...

The Nizari leader, Rukn al-Din Khurshah, attempted to negotiate, but Hülegü had the fortress of Alamut destroyed in 1256, diminishing the strength of the Nizari as a military force. Europeans ...

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The death of Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, the 49th Imam of Ismaili Muslims, known for his philanthropic work and heritage conservation projects in India, is an occasion to revisit the fascinating ...

The Nizari Ismaili sect of Shia Islam is little known in Australia but, in other parts of the globe as well as in East Africa, it is known for its top-quality schools and hospitals and clean water and ...

The more concrete evidence of the formation of a distinct community can be traced back to the British colonial period The death of Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV, the 49th Imam of Ismaili Muslims, ...