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Ismaili Muslims in Moscow: community, identity and integration / Błajet, Zuzanna

Błajet, Zuzanna	Journal Article
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The mass influx of people from the former republics of the Soviet Union has resulted in ‘migration’ and ‘integration’ being one of the central foci of debate in contemporary Russia. This article examines the Ismaili Muslim migrants from Tajikistan in Moscow. It pays particular attention to the ways in which the community impacts migrants’ integration into a host society. Using a case study approach, the article presents the diversity in terms of viewpoints and approaches to socio-cultural integration. The data were gathered thorough participant observations and semi-structured interviews. The findings suggest that strong religious identity and the community closure based on religious affiliation can hinder the Ismaili migrants’ integration. The case studies show that an intention to settle permanently in Russia is one of the key factors determining migrants’ attitudes towards integration.

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Community ; Russia ; Integration ; Muslim ; Migrants ; Ismaili

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Studying Isma'ili texts in eleventh-century Shiraz: al-Mu'ayyad and the conversion of the Buyid Amir Abu Kalijar / Alexandrin, Elizabeth R

Alexandrin, Elizabeth R	Journal Article
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As a key primary source for the history of the eleventh-century Isma'ili majlis, the Fatimid chief missionary al-Mu'ayyad fi al-Din al-Shirazi's autobiographical Sira offers a prime opportunity to consider the application of centralizing features of the Fatimid state in eleventh-century Buyid Shiraz. Previous studies on the Fatimid majlis have raised questions about an Isma'ili core curriculum as well as the intended audience/s of Fatimid da'wa teachings. This article situates al-Mu'ayyad's memoir in the broader context of the Persian and Arabic historiographical traditions in order to provide new insights into the transmission of Isma'ili doctrines in different social settings outside of Fatimid Cairo. It concludes that Abu Kalijar's study sessions with al-Mu'ayyad suggest that Qadi al-Nu'man's Kitab Da'a'im al-Islam was used as a core text for introducing some of the main principles of Fatimid religio-political rule in addition to Isma'ili doctrines to non-Isma'ili audiences.

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Iran ; Ismaili ; Shiraz ; Buyid Amir Abu Kalijar ; Allah

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