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I am hoping that what I am able to offer is what I received as a child, as the result of these stories: the world viewed temporarily through different eyes.
Blog: Safia Shah on creating children’s books based on her father’s’ amazing stories
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New Edition: The Englishman’s Handbook by Idries Shah
Idries Shah wrote three books examining the ‘baffling phenomenon of the British and Britishness’ – Darkest England, The Natives are Restless and The Englishman’s Handbook.
Astronaut Chris Hadfield receives ISF Award
Farmer, skiier, fighter pilot, astronaut, singer-songwriter…Canadian Chris Hadfield has proven an inspiration to millions. And now he joins the likes of Sir David Attenborough, Jim Lovelock and Dame Jane Goodall in receiving an ISF Award for Human Achievement. The award, which is bestowed in the form of a gold medal, was presented to Hadfield in … Read More
‘I witnessed pure wonder’ – Children in Afghanistan receive first books
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Blog: Saira Shah on taking her father’s Sufi literature back ‘home’
Saira Shah on taking her Father’s Sufi literature back ‘home’ – and searching in Old Istanbul for the right Turkish translator Stumbling through the streets of Istanbul, I wondered yet again if I was on the right path. Following handwritten directions scrawled on a crumpled piece of paper, I found myself instructed to pass under … Read More
‘The Idries Shah Foundation is doing a commendable job…’
‘The Idries Shah Foundation is doing a commendable job by sending thousands of books for children in Afghanistan.’
5000 ISF children’s books distributed to Afghan children
Millions of illustrated children’s books written by Idries Shah have been distributed across Afghanistan since 2006 by our friends and partners at Hoopoe Books.
Republished: The Commanding Self by Idries Shah
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Sir David Attenborough receives the ISF Award for Human Achievement
We’re delighted to announce that the first ISF Award for Human Achievement goes to Sir David Attenborough.
ISF-UNESCO World Tales Short Story Competition Launch
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. With the aim to foster imagination, resourcefulness and ingenuity, UNESCO and the Idries Shah Foundation (ISF) launch the World Tales Short Story … Read More