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The Idries Shah Foundation is a charity dedicated to publishing and disseminating the works and ideas of the writer and thinker Idries Shah — and to connecting ideas across disciplines, cultures and history to help bring about a deeper insight into human thought and behaviour.
Explore the Idries Shah Library. All. Anthology. Sufi Studies and Middle East Literature. Traditional Psychology, Teaching Encounters and Narratives. Children's Books. University Lectures. Current and Traditional Ideas. The Mulla Nasrudin Corpus.
Idries Shah, born in Simla, India, in 1924 into an aristocratic Afghan family, was an author and teacher in the Sufi tradition. He is considered one of the leading thinkers of the 20th century. Shah devoted his life to collecting, translating and adapting key works of Sufi classical literature for the needs of the West.
The Idries Shah Foundation, an independent British charity founded in 2014, has re-published all of Shah’s Nasrudin collections – four volumes in all – as well as 36 of Shah’s books on Sufism, including his seminal works, The Sufis, World Tales, Thinkers of the East and Tales of the Dervishes.
The Idries Shah Foundation ( ISF) is an independent educational and cultural charity, [2] set up by the family [1] of the late thinker, writer, and teacher in the Sufi mystical tradition, Idries Shah, who wrote over three dozen books on topics ranging from psychology and spirituality to travelogues and culture studies.
May 16, 2024 · Children for generations have learned from Sufi storytellers. We are thrilled to present these beautifully illustrated books by Idries Shah, which offer children ways to deal with conflict in unexpected ways.
Considered one of Idries Shah’s cornerstone works, Knowing How to Know was published posthumously by Octagon Press and builds on the foundations laid in the author’s previous landmark books: Learning How to Learn and The Commanding Self.
The Tale of the Sands by Idries Shah. 981 views 7 months ago. We all fear change and yet change is the very essence of life. How does a stream cross the mighty, desolate desert? Can it allow...
Dr Mohammad Farid Bazger has overseen the distribution of hundreds of thousands of illustrated storybooks to children in Afghanistan, many of them traditional tales collected by Idries Shah. Blog: How Stories Can Help Exercise Your Child’s Brain by Safia Shah
With the aim to foster imagination, resourcefulness and ingenuity, UNESCO and the Idries Shah Foundation (ISF) launch the World Tales Short Story Competition in close collaboration with the International Coalition of Inclusive and Sustainable Cities of UNESCO (ICCAR).
