We're delighted to announce that the first ISF Award for Human Achievement goes to Sir David Attenborough …! The Award celebrates perseverance, ingenuity and original thought. It was set up to honour Idries Shahs' belief in storytelling for progress and that each of us can...

Climate change, human rights violations, conflicts, racism and discrimination are among many threats to our present and future. In the face of adversity, creative young minds need to be encouraged to find innovative solutions.

We're pleased to announce that the ISF podcast has been selected as one of the best foundations podcasts...

The ISF Trustees are delighted to announce the recipients of the 2019 ISF Awards for extraordinary contributions to human achievement.

The Commanding Self, in Sufic terminology, is that mixture of the primitive and conditioned responses, common to everyone, which inhibits and distorts human progress and understanding. This book was described by Shah as the key to understanding his entire corpus of work. While complete in...

ISF has been working to provide illustrated books to children in Afghanistan on a mass scale. The tales, written by Idries Shah, are being illustrated by a range of talented artists in both East and West. The first six illustrated books are ready, with a...

Idries Shah believed that stories are not merely a part of culture – but rather that they are culture. During his lifetime, he published thousands of tales drawn from all corners of the world. Shah delighted in observing how varying versions of the same tale...