Una gran colaboración entre la ISF y UNESCO, la "World Tales Story Competition" (Concurso de narrativa Cuentos del Mundo) tiene como objetivo desarrollar la imaginación en los niños y promover valores compartidos a nivel mundial.

La ISF ha estado trabajando para proporcionar masivamente libros ilustrados a niños en Afganistán. Los cuentos, escritos por Idries Shah, están siendo ilustrados por una variedad de artistas talentosos tanto en Oriente como en Occidente. Los primeros seis libros ilustrados están listos, con otros seis...

Idries Shah creía que los cuentos no son simplemente una parte de la cultura, sino que son la cultura. A lo largo de su vida publicó miles de historias extraídas de todos los rincones del mundo. A Shah le encantaba observar cómo es que se...

Ian McEwan es autor de renombre internacional que ha ganado numerosos premios literarios, entre ellos el ‘Man Booker’, el ‘Somerset Maughan’ y el ‘James Tait Black Memorial’. Varias de sus novelas se han convertido en películas, como Expiación, On Chesil Beach y La ley del...

Inspirados en una edición especial de The Tale of the Sands (El cuento de las arenas), producida en 1980 y limitada a solo cincuenta copias, nos hemos asociado con una maravillosa cooperativa de impresión en Bristol. Nuestro plan es plasmar manualmente los textos de seis...

En el corazón del trabajo de la ISF está el espíritu de perfeccionarse a uno mismo con la intención de ser la mejor persona posible: un tema que atraviesa las numerosas publicaciones de Idries Shah. Esta idea de realización personal se combina con el ideal...

A major collaboration between ISF and UNESCO, the ‘World Tales Story Competition’ is aimed at developing a sense of imagination in children, and promoting shared values on a worldwide basis.

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...

Ian McEwan is an internationally acclaimed author who has won numerous literary awards, including the Man Booker, the Somerset Maughan and the James Tait Black Memorial prizes. He was awarded a CBE in 2000. Several of his novels have been turned into films, including Atonement,...

Inspired by a special edition of The Tale of the Sands, produced in 1980 – and limited to just fifty copies – we have teamed up with a wonderful print-making collective in Bristol. Our plan is to hand-set the texts of six stories by Idries...

At the heart of ISF’s work is the spirit of honing oneself into the best person you can be – a thread running through Idries Shah’s many publications. This idea of personal fulfilment, is coupled with the ideal of giving rather than taking – opening...

ISF is extremely grateful to Sir Michael Palin for sparing the time in his busy schedule for recording Idries Shah's story, The Food of Paradise.