From Zanzibar to London | Voices of History Ep 1

The Oral History Project, by the Ismaili Special Collections Unit of the Institute of Ismaili Studies, seeks to preserve the memories, experiences and stories of the members of the Ismaili communities across the world in their own voices.Learn more: https://www.iis.ac.uk/research-publications/research/ismaili-special-collections/oral-history-project/In this episode, we’ll meet Dr Farouk Topan, one of the founding faculty members of the Institute of Ismaili Studies in London and a renowned scholar of Swahili literature. Dr Topan shares his experience growing up in Zanzibar, an eye-witness account of a significant event in the contemporary Ismaili history, travel to England for education and the formative days of the Institute of Ismaili Studies in London. Do you have a story to share with the IIS Oral History Project? If you want to share your memories, story of your family or story of an elder you know, please reach out to Oral History Project Coordinator Rizwan Karim at [email protected].