The Idries Shah Foundation

The Idries Shah Foundation
Formation18 February 2013 (2013-02-18)
FounderThe family of the late Idries Shah: Saira Shah, Safia Shah and Tahir Shah[1]
Registration no.1150876 (Charity Commission for England and Wales)[2]
Legal statusRegistered charity[2]
PurposeStudy, promotion and dissemination of Sufi arts, literature, culture and heritage
Location
Region
United Kingdom, Afghanistan and other Eastern countries
ServicesISF Publishing: Book publishing
Tarquin Hall[3]
Websiteidriesshahfoundation.org Edit this at Wikidata

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.[4][5][6]

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.[2][7]

Printed books, ebooks and audiobooks are being made available by the foundation's publishing arm, ISF Publishing.[8]

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  2. ^ a b c d "1150876 – The Idries Shah Foundation". Charity Commission for England and Wales. 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Once upon a time in my future... : International short story competition for teens". Language Magazine. 25 June 2020. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  4. ^ Cecil, Robert (26 November 1996). "Idries Shah". The Independent (Obituary). Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Idries Shah: Grand Sheikh of the Sufis whose inspirational books enlightened the West about the moderate face of Islam". The Daily Telegraph (Obituary). 7 December 1996. Archived from the original on 25 May 2000. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
  6. ^ "Idries Shah, 72, Indian-born writer of books on Sufism". The New York Times (Obituary). 2 December 1996. Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  7. ^ Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge (10 April 2014). The road to the future: Education for creative adaptation: Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge 2013 Annual Report (PDF) (Report). Los Altos, California: Author. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  8. ^ The Idries Shah Foundation (2015). "ISF Publishing". IdriesShahFoundation.org. London: Author. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.