Award-winning documentary maker Saira Shah was at UNESCO in Paris over the weekend reading some of her father’s stories as part of an international cultural event. Idries Shah wrote the stories for Saira and her siblings when they were young. Now Saira’s...
We’re delighted to announce that the first ISF Award for Human Achievement goes to Sir David Attenborough …! The Award celebrates perseverance, ingenuity and original thought. It was set up to honour Idries Shahs’ belief in storytelling for progress and...
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,...
Through a body of work shaped by an ancient tradition, Idries Shah espoused a belief in being the best possible form of oneself. Many of the thousands of stories he published document the trials and tribulations of Mankind on its journey – celebrating perseverance,...
Over the past six years we have been working hard to relaunch Idries Shah’s entire published corpus in English, as well as releasing it in a range of European languages. The Western Languages Project has made use of cutting-edge print-on-demand (POD) technologies, and...
