The Idries Shah Foundation

Official logo

Formation| 18 February 2013 (2013-02-18)
Founder| The 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 status| Registered charity[2]
Purpose| Study, promotion and dissemination of Sufi arts, literature, culture and heritage
Location|

* London, England

Region

| United Kingdom, Afghanistan and other Eastern countries
Services| ISF Publishing: Book publishing

Chief executive officer

| Tarquin Hall[3]
Website| www.idriesshahfoundation.org

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]

## Contents

* 1 Objective
* 2 Officers
* 3 Children's Books for Afghanistan Project
* 4 Friends of the ISF
* 5 History
* 5.1 UNESCO World Tales Short Story Competition
* 6 Reception
* 6.1 Fiftieth anniversary of The Sufis (1964–2014)
* 7 Publications
* 7.1 Print, ebook and audio book editions
* 7.2 Limited editions
* 8 See also
* 9 References
* 10 External links
* 10.1 Web sites
* 10.2 Foundation videos
* 10.3 Readings of stories, commissioned by the ISF

## Objective

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.”[9] 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.”[9]

Idries Shah

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.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

The Idries Shah Foundation supersedes the earlier educational charity, The Institute for Cultural Research (ICR),[14] which was originally set up by Idries Shah;[4][15] and ISF Publishing supersedes his[4][5] earlier educational book publishing company, Octagon Press.[16]

Operating in the United Kingdom and in Afghanistan,[2] The Idries Shah Foundation's registered charity number in England and Wales is 1150876.[2]

## Officers

The current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Idries Shah Foundation is writer and journalist, Tarquin Hall.[3]

## Children's Books for Afghanistan Project

The main goal of the Institute's Children's Books for Afghanistan Project is to provide free illustrated editions of stories by Idries Shah in full colour to children in Afghanistan. Funds raised from the sale of the limited edition titles will be directed towards this project. Using the model that was established by the Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge's American charity, Hoopoe Books, the Institute is developing this series of its own children's books, and has received funding to produce them.[17]

## Friends of the ISF

Anyone is permitted to be a Friend of The Idries Shah Foundation, and can do so by registering with an email address on the foundation's web site. Friends of ISF receive monthly and quarterly newsletters of the foundation's progress and activities.

Each year, Friends of ISF are invited to meet up at a special evening event, usually held in the autumn at the Institute of Ecotechnics' October Gallery, Bloomsbury in London.[18]

## History

The Idries Shah Foundation was registered as a British charity on 18 February 2013. The founding trustees were Clare Maxwell-Hudson, Gillian Whitworth and Dr. Riad Kocache. (Clare Maxwell-Hudson and Gillian Whitworth had been involved in ICR).[1][19][20][21] While involved in ISF, Idries Shah's three children – Saira Shah, Safia Shah and Tahir Shah – are not trustees. As owners of Shah's copyrights there would be a possible conflict of interest.

2014 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Idries Shah's first book on Sufism, The Sufis, which award-winning author Doris Lessing, writing in The Washington Post , describes as “a seminal book of the century, even a watershed.”[22] New paperback and ebook editions of the work were published that year by the newly formed ISF Publishing, in association with The Idries Shah Foundation, to coincide with that event.[10][23][24]

Part of a wider initiative, The Idries Shah Foundation had begun to make available new paperback, ebook and audiobook editions of Shah's 35 or so main titles in English, along with translations into other Western and Eastern languages.[9][10][11][13] In addition, as Idries Shah's books are re-published, they are being made available to read online – via the foundation's web site and also Google Books – free of charge.[12]

In 2014, The Idries Shah Foundation in partnership with Books With Wings also freely distributed 32,000 books by Idries Shah, together with related Eastern classics, to schools, universities and public libraries in Afghanistan.[25]

### UNESCO World Tales Short Story Competition

In January 2020, a World Tales Short Story Competition was announced by UNESCO in collaboration with The Idries Shah Foundation, in which "young teenagers from all over the globe are invited to write about challenges of today and tomorrow in the format of a short story, and share their perspectives."[26]

## Reception

### Fiftieth anniversary of The Sufis (1964–2014)

In an article on the Al Jazeera web site in 2014, to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the first publication of The Sufis, John Bell and John Zada write about the wave of intolerant militance and extremism in the East and in Africa and about the destruction of many cultural resources such as libraries and UNESCO World Heritage shrines and mosques in places like Timbuktu.[23]

Explaining the historical, rich and diverse background of the tolerant Sufi tradition, the authors suggest that the material in Shah's newly republished book The Sufis provides a useful and most-timely counterpoint and antidote to such extremism in the East; to consumerism in the West; and to intolerance, dogmatism and closed thinking, which they and Shah see as material, mental and emotional “prisons”.[23]

In a related article in The Guardian , author Jason Webster is also of the opinion that the Sufi Way, as it is known, is a natural antidote to fanaticism.[24]

Webster states that classical Islamic Sufis include (amongst many others) the poet and Persian polymath Omar Khayyám, the Andalusian polymath Avërroes, the Persian poet and hagiographer Fariduddin Attar, and the Persian poet and theologian Jalāl ad-Dīn Rumi.[24] The writer also notes that when The Sufis first appeared, The Washington Post declared the book “a seminal book of the century”, and that the work attracted writers such as Doris Lessing, J. D. Salinger and Geoffrey Grigson. The poet Ted Hughes also described it as “astonishing” and wrote that “The Sufis must be the biggest society of sensible men on Earth.” According to the reviewer, others in the West drawn to or influenced by Sufism include St Francis of Assisi, the novelist, poet and playwright Miguel de Cervantes, the poet and diplomat Sir Richard Burton, the leading British politician Winston Churchill, and the diplomat and economist Dag Hammarskjöld.[24]

Stressing the importance of the Foundation's undertaking, Webster writes that “Half a century on, the foundation’s mission to promote Shah’s ideas in the Middle East fits with the ancient Sufi concern of passing knowledge between different cultures, particularly at times of greatest need. To a certain degree, the classics – what Shah drew on to bring Sufism to the west – are being overlooked by younger generations.”[24]

In another related article on the Asian Affairs journal weblog, author Robert Twigger writes of it being fifty years since the original publication of The Sufis. He notes that the introduction by popular poet, novelist, critic and classicist, Robert Graves helped get the book noticed, and Shah had the support of American psychologist Robert Ornstein and award-winning author Doris Lessing. More recently, historian William Dalrymple has also expressed his debt to Shah's works, as has The Guardian columnist and author Oliver Burkeman.[10]

Twigger writes that though Shah died in 1996, The Idries Shah Foundation carries the work on. He is of the opinion that “ironically, the original material Shah brought from the Oriental world has been persecuted to extinction in many regions of the East,” and adds that “the shock troops of ISIS will one day depart and folk will need re-introducing to their cultural inheritance.”[10]

## Publications

### Print, ebook and audio book editions

In order of re-publication:

Title  | ISBN  | Format/Binding  | Country  | Date

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The Sufis | ISBN 978-1-78479-000-4 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 October 2014
ISBN 978-1-78479-001-1 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-002-8 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-003-5 | Paperback  | USA  | 1 October 2014
ISBN 978-1-78479-004-2 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-005-9 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  |
The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin | ISBN 978-1-78479-006-6 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 May 2015
ISBN 978-1-78479-007-3 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-008-0 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-009-7 | Paperback  | USA  | 24 April 2015
ISBN 978-1-78479-010-3 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-011-0 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  | 24 April 2015
Caravan of Dreams | ISBN 978-1-78479-012-7 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 June 2015
ISBN 978-1-78479-013-4 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-014-1 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-015-8 | Paperback  | USA  | 1 June 2015
ISBN 978-1-78479-016-5 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-017-2 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  | 11 August 2015
Reflections | ISBN 978-1-78479-018-9 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 July 2015
ISBN 978-1-78479-019-6 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-020-2 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-021-9 | Paperback  | USA  | 1 July 2015
ISBN 978-1-78479-022-6 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-023-3 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  | 26 January 2016
The Way of the Sufi | ISBN 978-1-78479-024-0 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 August 2015
ISBN 978-1-78479-025-7 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-026-4 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-027-1 | Paperback  | USA  | 22 August 2015
ISBN 978-1-78479-028-8 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-029-5 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  | 22 August 2015
The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mulla Nasrudin | ISBN 978-1-78479-030-1 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 September 2015
ISBN 978-1-78479-031-8 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-032-5 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-033-2 | Paperback  | USA  | 1 September 2015
ISBN 978-1-78479-034-9 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-035-6 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  | 27 October 2015
Wisdom of the Idiots | ISBN 978-1-78479-036-3 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 November 2015
ISBN 978-1-78479-037-0 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-038-7 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-039-4 | Paperback  | USA  | 8 November 2015
ISBN 978-1-78479-040-0 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-041-7 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  |
Oriental Magic | ISBN 978-1-78479-042-4 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 January 2016
ISBN 978-1-78479-043-1 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-044-8 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-045-5 | Paperback  | USA  | 1 January 2016
ISBN 978-1-78479-046-2 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-047-9 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  |
The Dermis Probe | ISBN 978-1-78479-048-6 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 February 2016
ISBN 978-1-78479-049-3 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-050-9 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-051-6 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-052-3 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-053-0 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  |
The Elephant in the Dark – Christianity, Islam and the Sufis | ISBN 978-1-78479-102-5 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 March 2016
ISBN 978-1-78479-103-2 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-104-9 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-105-6 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-106-3 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-107-0 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  |
Destination Mecca | ISBN 978-1-78479-054-7 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 April 2015
ISBN 978-1-78479-055-4 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-056-1 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-057-8 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-058-5 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-059-2 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  |
Thinkers of the East: Studies in Experientialism | ISBN 978-1-78479-060-8 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 June 2016
ISBN 978-1-78479-061-5 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-062-2 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-063-9 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-064-6 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-065-3 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  |
The Secret Lore of Magic | ISBN 978-1-78479-066-0 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 June 2015
ISBN 978-1-78479-067-7 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-068-4 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-069-1 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-070-7 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-071-4 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  |
Tales of the Dervishes | ISBN 978-1-78479-072-1 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 October 216
ISBN 978-1-78479-073-8 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-074-5 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-075-2 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-076-9 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-077-6 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  |
The Book of the Book | ISBN 978-1-78479-078-3 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 December 2016
ISBN 978-1-78479-079-0 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-080-6 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-081-3 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-082-0 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-083-7 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  |
The Magic Monastery | ISBN 978-1-78479-084-4 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 February 17
ISBN 978-1-78479-085-1 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-086-8 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-087-5 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-088-2 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-089-9 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  |
Sufi Thought and Action | ISBN 978-1-78479-090-5 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 April 2017
ISBN 978-1-78479-091-2 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-092-9 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-093-6 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-094-3 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-095-0 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  |
A Perfumed Scorpion | ISBN 978-1-78479-096-7 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 June 2017
ISBN 978-1-78479-097-4 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-098-1 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-099-8 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-100-1 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-101-8 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  |
Learning How to Learn | ISBN 978-1-78479-108-7 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 October 2017
ISBN 978-1-78479-109-4 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-110-0 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-111-7 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-112-4 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-113-1 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  |
Neglected Aspects of Sufi Study | ISBN 978-1-78479-114-8 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 December 2017
ISBN 978-1-78479-115-5 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-116-2 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-117-9 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-118-6 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-119-3 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  |
World Tales | ISBN 978-1-78479-120-9 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 February 2018
ISBN 978-1-78479-121-6 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-122-3 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-123-0 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-124-7 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-125-4 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  |
Special Illumination: The Sufi Use of Humour | ISBN 978-1-78479-126-1 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 April 2018
ISBN 978-1-78479-127-8 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-128-5 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-129-2 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-130-8 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-131-5 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  |
Seeker After Truth | ISBN 978-1-78479-132-2 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 June 2018
ISBN 978-1-78479-133-9 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-134-6 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-135-3 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-136-0 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-137-7 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  |
The Hundred Tales of Wisdom | ISBN 978-1-78479-138-4 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 August 2018
ISBN 978-1-78479-139-1 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-140-7 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-141-4 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-142-1 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-143-8 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  |
The Subtleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin | ISBN 978-1-78479-144-5 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 October 2018
ISBN 978-1-78479-145-2 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-146-9 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-147-6 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-148-3 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-149-0 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  |
Kara Kush | ISBN 978-1-78479-150-6 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 December 18
ISBN 978-1-78479-151-3 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-152-0 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-153-7 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-154-4 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-155-1 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  |
The World of the Sufi | ISBN 978-1-78479-156-8 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 February 19
ISBN 978-1-78479-157-5 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-158-2 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-159-9 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-160-5 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-161-2 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
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The Commanding Self | ISBN 978-1-78479-162-9 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 April 2019
ISBN 978-1-78479-163-6 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-164-3 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-165-0 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-166-7 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-167-4 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  |
Darkest England | ISBN 978-1-78479-168-1 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 June 2019
ISBN 978-1-78479-169-8 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-170-4 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-171-1 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-172-8 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-173-5 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
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The Natives are Restless | ISBN 978-1-78479-174-2 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 August 19
ISBN 978-1-78479-175-9 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-176-6 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-177-3 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-178-0 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-179-7 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
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Knowing How to Know | ISBN 978-1-78479-180-3 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 October 19
ISBN 978-1-78479-181-0 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-182-7 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-183-4 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-184-1 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-185-8 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
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A Veiled Gazelle | ISBN 978-1-78479-186-5 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 December 19
ISBN 978-1-78479-187-2 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-188-9 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-189-6 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-190-2 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-190-2 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
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Special Problems in the Study of Sufi Ideas | ISBN 978-1-78479-192-6 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 February 2020
ISBN 978-1-78479-193-3 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-194-0 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-195-7 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-196-4 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-197-1 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
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The Englishman's Handbook | ISBN 978-1-78479-198-8 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 April 2020
ISBN 978-1-78479-199-5 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-200-8 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-201-5 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-202-2 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-203-9 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
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| Audio  | English  |
The World of Nasrudin | ISBN 978-1-78479-204-6 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 June 2020
ISBN 978-1-78479-205-3 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-206-0 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-207-7 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-208-4 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-209-1 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  |
Evenings With Idries Shah: Sufi discussions | ISBN 978-1-78479-210-7 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 August 2020
ISBN 978-1-78479-211-4 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-212-1 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-213-8 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-214-5 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-215-2 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  |
Observations | ISBN 978-1-78479-216-9 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 October 2020
ISBN 978-1-78479-217-6 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-218-3 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-219-0 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-220-6 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-221-3 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  |
Letters and Lectures of Idries Shah | ISBN 978-1-78479-222-0 | Paperback  | UK  | 1 December 2020
ISBN 978-1-78479-223-7 | eBook-Mobi  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-224-4 | eBook-ePub  | UK  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-225-1 | Paperback  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-226-8 | eBook-Mobi  | USA  |
ISBN 978-1-78479-227-5 | eBook-ePub  | USA  |
| eBook-Kindle  |  |
| Audio  | English  |

### Limited editions

In order of re-publication:

World Tales Title | ISBN | Format/Binding | Country | Date

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World Tales (boxed set as below): | ISBN 978-1-78479-264-0 |  |  |
World Tales: Book 1: Tales Of A Parrot And Other Stories | ISBN 978-1-78479-228-2 | Hardcover  | UK  | 2015
World Tales: Book 2: The Happiest Man In The World And Other Stories | ISBN 978-1-78479-229-9 | Hardcover  | UK  | 2015
World Tales: Book 3: The Food Of Paradise And Other Stories | ISBN 978-1-78479-230-5 | Hardcover  | UK  | 2015
World Tales: Book 4: The Water Of Life And Other Stories | ISBN 978-1-78479-231-2 | Hardcover  | UK  | 2015
World Tales: Book 5: The Land Where Time Stood Still And Other Stories | ISBN 978-1-78479-232-9 | Hardcover  | UK  | 2015
Nasrudin (boxed set as below): | ISBN 978-1-78479-265-7 |  |  |
Nasrudin Book 1: The Subtleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin |  | Hardcover  | UK  | 2016
Nasrudin Book 2: The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mulla Nasrudin |  | Hardcover  | UK  | 2016
Nasrudin Book 3: The Exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin |  | Hardcover  | UK  | 2016
Nasrudin Book 4: The World of Mulla Nasrudin I |  | Hardcover  | UK  | 2016
Nasrudin Book 5: The World of Mulla Nasrudin II |  | Hardcover  | UK  | 2016
The Book of the Book | ISBN 978-1-78479-233-6 | Hardcover  | UK  | 2016
The Way of the Sufi |  | Hardcover  | UK  | 2017
Tales of the Dervishes |  | Hardcover  | UK  | 2017
Reflections |  | Hardcover  | UK  | 2017
Thinkers of the East |  | Hardcover  | UK  | 2017
The Essential Idries Shah |  | Hardcover  | UK  | 2017

## See also

* Idries Shah
* Publishing
* Sufism
* The Institute for Cultural Research (1965–2013)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Staff (2015). "The Idries Shah Foundation". Company Check. https://companycheck.co.uk/company/08193475/THE-IDRIES-SHAH-FOUNDATION/directors-secretaries. Retrieved 2015-11-25. (Web page snapshot showing previous founding directors).
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Staff (2015). "1150876 – THE IDRIES SHAH FOUNDATION". Charity Commission for England and Wales. http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityWithoutPartB.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1150876&SubsidiaryNumber=0. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Staff (25 June 2020). "Once Upon a Time in My Future...". Language Magazine. https://www.languagemagazine.com/2020/06/25/once-upon-a-time-in-my-future/.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Cecil, Robert (26 November 1996). "Obituary: Idries Shah". The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-idries-shah-5590406.html. Retrieved 2015-11-27. Article has moved and is now incorrectly dated 18 September 2011.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Staff (1996). "Idries Shah – Grand Sheikh of the Sufis whose inspirational books enlightened the West about the moderate face of Islam (obituary)". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 25 May 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000525070609/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/et?ac=001301712421770&rtmo=qMuJX999&atmo=99999999&pg=/et/96/12/7/ebshah07.html. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
6. ↑ Staff (2 December 1996). "Idries Shah, 72, Indian-Born Writer Of Books on Sufism". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/02/us/idries-shah-72-indian-born-writer-of-books-on-sufism.html. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
7. ↑ Staff (2013). "The Road to the Future: Education for Creative Adaptation: Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge 2013 Annual Report". Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge. http://www.ishkbooks.com/AnnualReport2013.pdf. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Staff (2015). "Idries Shah Foundation – ISF Publishing". The Idries Shah Foundation. http://idriesshahfoundation.org/isf-publishing/. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Staff (2014). "Idries Shah Foundation – About The Idries Shah Foundation". The Idries Shah Foundation. https://idriesshahfoundation.org/about/. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Twigger, Robert (30 December 2014). "Robert Twigger: 50 Years after Idries Shah's The Sufis". Asian Affairs Journal Weblog. http://rsaa.org.uk/blog/2014/12/30/robert-twigger-50-years-after-idries-shahs-the-sufis/. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Staff (2013). "News and Plans for 2014 – ISHK". Institute for the Study of Human Knowledge. http://ishkbooks.com/ISHKNEWS2014.pdf. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Staff (2015). "Idries Shah Foundation – Idries Shah Titles Available To Read Online Free Of Charge". The Idries Shah Foundation. https://idriesshahfoundation.org/idries-shah-titles-available-to-read-online-free-of-charge/. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Idries Shah's son Tahir Shah was responsible for overseeing the Western translations, his daughter Saira Shah, the Eastern translations.
14. ↑ Staff (2014). "The Institute for Cultural Research". The Institute for Cultural Research. http://www.i-c-r.org.uk/. Retrieved 2014-10-10. (Web page snapshot of ICR showing cessation of operations and supersession).
15. ↑ Justin Wintle (ed), Makers of Modern Culture, Volume I, p474, Routledge, 2001, ISBN 0-415-26583-5. Retrieved from Google book search here on 2008-11-14.
16. ↑ Staff (2014). "Octagon Press". Octagon Press. http://www.idriesshahfoundation.org/. Retrieved 2014-10-10. (Web page snapshot of Octagon Press showing cessation of operations and supersession).
17. ↑ Staff (2015). "The ISF Collector's Library Announces the Release of Limited Edition World Tales Books". The Idries Shah Foundation. https://idriesshahfoundation.org/the-isf-collectors-library-announces-the-release-of-limited-edition-world-tales-books/. Retrieved 25 Oct 2017.
18. ↑ Staff (2015). "Idries Shah Foundation – Annual ISF Event at the October Gallery in London". The Idries Shah Foundation. https://idriesshahfoundation.org/annual-isf-event-at-the-october-gallery-in-london/. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
19. ↑ Staff (2014). "The Idries Shah Foundation". BizDb. http://www.bizdb.co.uk/company/the-idries-shah-foundation-08193475/. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
20. ↑ Staff (2015). "313295 – THE INSTITUTE FOR CULTURAL RESEARCH – Contact and trustees". Charity Commission for England and Wales. http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/ContactAndTrustees.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=313295&SubsidiaryNumber=0&TID=434817. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
21. ↑ Staff. "THE IDRIES SHAH FOUNDATION". OpenCharities. http://opencharities.org/charities/1150876. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
22. ↑ Lessing, Doris (18 April 1982). "Sufism: A Way of Seeing". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/entertainment/books/1982/04/18/sufism-a-way-of-seeing/cf263b76-ec77-4d53-afbf-3238bc6cf443/. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Bell, John; Zada, John (6 October 2014). "Fanaticism's antidote: 'The Sufis'". Al Jazeera. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2014/10/fanaticism-antidote-sufis-201410165743912194.html. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 Webster, Jason (23 October 2014). "Sufism: 'a natural antidote to fanaticism'". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/oct/23/sufism-natural-antidote-fanaticism-the-sufis-idries-shah. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
25. ↑ Staff (2014). "Afghanistan: 32,000 books were distributed for free to schools, universities, and public libraries". The Idries Shah Foundation. http://idriesshahfoundation.org/afghanistan-32000-books-were-distributed-for-free-to-schools-universities-and-public-libraries/. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
26. ↑ Staff (9 January 2020). "UNESCO and Idries Shah Foundation launch "World Tales" Short Story Competition". UNESCO. https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-and-idries-shah-foundation-launch-world-tales-short-story-competition. Retrieved 10 January 2020.

## External links

### Web sites

* The Idries Shah Foundation official web site
* ISF Publishing
* The Idries Shah Foundation on Facebook
* The Institute of Ecotechnics

### Foundation videos

* ISF book donation to Afghanistan
* Sufis book launch, 50th anniversary

### Readings of stories, commissioned by the ISF

* Michael Palin reads "The Food of Paradise", from Idries Shah's World Tales
* Stephen Fry reads "Tom Tit Tot", from Idries Shah's World Tales

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