The Idries Shah Foundation
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| Formation | 18 February 2013 |
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| Founder | The family of the late Idries Shah: Saira Shah, Safia Shah and Tahir Shah |
| Registration no. | 1150876 (Charity Commission for England and Wales) |
| Legal status | Registered charity |
| Purpose | Study, promotion and dissemination of Sufi arts, literature, culture and heritage |
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United Kingdom, Afghanistan and other Eastern countries |
| Services | ISF Publishing: Book publishing |
| Website | www |
The Idries Shah Foundation (ISF) is an independent educational and cultural charity, set up by the family 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.
Based in London, England, the charity is primarily for the study, dissemination of knowledge, and promotion of Sufi arts, literature, culture and heritage, with special focus on the published works of Idries Shah.
Printed books, ebooks and audiobooks are being made available by the foundation's publishing arm, ISF Publishing.
The charity's stated objective is “to promote tolerance and cultural understanding by the dissemination of contemporary Sufi ideas as widely as possible throughout the world.” It aims “to translate the works of Idries Shah into Eastern languages in order to help preserve Sufi ideas and values within the Islamic world, where they originated.”
Between 2015 and 2020, the foundation's publishing arm, ISF Publishing, plans to republish the complete corpus of Idries Shah in English. This includes print, eBook, and audio editions and, for the first time, American editions as well. The foundation is also working on releasing translations of Shah's publications in Oriental languages (including Arabic, Dari, Pashto, Urdu and Turkish). Translations into other Oriental and European languages are also underfoot. In addition, the foundation is committed to establishing an online archive of Idries Shah's manuscripts and associated material, as well as making Shah's publications available to libraries, schools and universities, in both East and West.
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