Global -- Prince Rahim and Princess Salwa have kindly shared photographs of Prince Irfan, their first child, who is pictured with his parents and grandfather, Mawlana Hazar Imam. Prince Rahim and Princess Salwa have kindly shared photographs of Prince Irfan, their first child, who is pictured with his parents and grandfather, Mawlana Hazar Imam. News of the birth of Prince Irfan ...
Portugal -- Lisbon, 3 June 2015 -- Mawlana Hazar Imam and Portugal's Minister of State and Foreign Affairs Rui Machete signed a landmark agreement today, for the establishment of a formal Seat of the Ismaili Imamat in Portugal. Marking the first such accord in the Imamat's modern history, the Agreement will come into effect once it has been approved by Portugal's ...
Portugal -- Lisbon, 2 June 2015 -- Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Portugal this afternoon to sign a historic agreement between the Imamat and the Republic of Portugal. Upon his arrival Mawlana Hazar Imam was received by Pedro Mota Soares, Minister of Solidarity, Labour and Social Security on behalf of the Government of Portugal. Aitmadi Amirali Bhanji, President of the Ismaili ...
Canada -- Toronto, 28 May 2015 -- The Honourable Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of Canada delivered the Global Centre for Pluralism Annual Lecture. The event took place at the Aga Khan Museum in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam and numerous Canadian dignitaries. Toronto, 28 May 2015 -- "To live harmoniously in a diverse pluralistic society demands great generosity of spirit ...
Global -- Toronto, 25 May 2015 -- The Aga Khan Park was inaugurated by the Honourable Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario, in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam. During the ceremony they unveiled a ceremonial plaque to mark the occasion. Encompassing the Ismaili Centre, Toronto and the Aga Khan Museum, the greenspace features a formal chahar-bagh (four part) garden of reflecting ...
Canada -- Toronto, 25 May 2015 -- Mawlana Hazar Imam and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne signed a historic Agreement of Cooperation between the province and the Ismaili Imamat today. The agreement reflects the shared concerns of the Ismaili Imamat and the Government of Ontario for society's most vulnerable populations, and a desire to support the advancement of people and collaborate in ...
Canada -- When Vladimir Djurovic received the commission to design the Aga Khan Park in Toronto, he travelled to gardens in different parts of the Muslim world. In an interview he gave to TheIsmaili.org, the landscape architect describes the essence of this new greenspace, which will be formally inaugurated on Monday. "He asked me to go on a big, almost worldwide ...
India -- "The future is really bright, if you know where to shine the light," says Alisha Sonawalla, a self-acclaimed culture enthusiast. She is one of many Ismaili youth in India, who see a bright future for their country -- one they are keen to shape with their optimism and confidence. For centuries, the Ismaili community in India has been woven ...
Pakistan -- Gouvieux, France, 13 May 2015 -- Mawlana Hazar Imam has expressed shock and sadness in the wake of an attack on a bus carrying members of the Ismaili community on their way to work in Karachi, Pakistan, that left 43 people dead. "This attack represents a senseless act of violence against a peaceful community," said Mawlana Hazar Imam. "My ...
Australia & New Zealand -- 13 April 2015, New Delhi, India; The Hon. Julie Bishop, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs walks through Nizamuddin Basti with staff and beneficiaries from the Aga Khan Foundation to announce funding initiatives for Urban Renewal programs run by women's groups in New Delhi during her visit to India to promote trade and investment opportunities for Australia. ...
Global -- Cairo, 2 May 2015 -- Mawlana Hazar Imam was in Egypt to attend an event marking the restoration of the 14th century Aqsunqur Mosque. Work on Cairo's "Blue Mosque" was completed by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture as part of its Al-Darb al-Ahmar Urban Regeneration Programme. "Through revitalisation of the sort we celebrate today," said Mawlana Hazar Imam ...
India -- During his visit to India earlier this month, Mawlana Hazar Imam and his family visited the Qutb Shahi Heritage Park, where conservation work is being carried out by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. Days earlier, Hazar Imam and and his family had toured Humayun's Tomb in Delhi. Accompanied by Prince Aly Muhammad, Princess Zahra, and her children Sara ...
United Kingdom -- Members of the British Parliament invited the Ismaili Muslim community to mark the festival of Navroz at the Houses of Parliament last month. The fourth annual Navroz reception took place on 17 March in the Terrace Pavilion at the House of Commons. Members of the British Parliament invited the Ismaili Muslim community to mark the festival of Navroz ...
Global -- Mawlana Hazar Imam speaks at the Opening Ceremony of the Ismaili Centre, London. ...
Aiglemont, 14 April 2015 -- Prince Rahim and Princess Salwa have announced the arrival of their first child, a son named Prince Irfan, born in Geneva, Switzerland on 11 April. Mawlana Hazar Imam's special message to the global Jamat on this occasion has expressed the great happiness of the Aga Khan and Spears family. Both mother and child are in good ...
India -- Hyderabad, India, 10 April 2015 -- Mawlana Hazar Imam visited the Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad today, to review the progress of the school. He was accompanied by Prince Aly Muhammad, Princess Zahra and her children, Sara and Iliyan. Hazar Imam and his family members met teachers, staff and students as they toured the Junior and Senior schools, the athletics ...
India -- New Delhi, 8 April 2015 -- In a ceremony held today at the at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the President of India, His Excellency Pranab Mukherjee bestowed upon Mawlana Hazar Imam the Padma Vibhushan, one of India's highest civilian decorations. New Delhi, 8 April 2015 -- In a ceremony held today at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the President of India, His ...
India -- Delhi, 7 April 2015 -- Mawlana Hazar Imam and Dr Mahesh Sharma, India's Minister of Tourism and Culture, presided over the foundation ceremony of a site museum to be situated at the Humayun's Tomb complex. A World Heritage Site, Humayun's Tomb is among 50 monuments in Delhi that were restored by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. It was ...
India -- New Delhi, 7 April 2015 -- Mawlana Hazar Imam called on the President, Vice President and Prime Minister of India today, visiting them at their respective official residences. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi praised the contributions of the Aga Khan Foundation in India, particularly in the areas of rural development and sanitation. As the former Chief Minister of Gujarat, ...
India -- Once seen as a trading community from Gujarat, today Ismaili women and men are helping to shape India's future. Builders of some of the country's premier healthcare and financial institutions, they are also strengthening government administration. In the late 1970s, a young graduate returned to India after having completed his degree at the London School of Economics. Back then, ...
Canada -- London, 26 March 2015 -- The Institute of Ismaili Studies is once again inviting applications to their annual Summer Programme on Islam. This year's programme will be held in Toronto, Canada between 16 - 22 August. Each year, the residential programme brings together a diverse group of Ismailis from different regions and professions to engage in an introductory study ...
United Arab Emirates -- 21 March 2015 -- Ismaili Councils worldwide announced on Navroz day that the second cycle of the Jubilee Games will be held in July 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Games seek to encourage and support Ismaili athletes in achieving excellence in competitive sport, and to enhance the Jamat's awareness and appreciation for physical fitness and ...
Canada -- Ottawa, 27 February 2015 -- Bill Gates recognised Canada's contributions to improving maternal and child health (MNCH) worldwide at the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat on Wednesday, and thanked Canadians for their continued support to the cause. More than 300 people gathered in Ottawa to hear Mr Gates discuss the topic with Prime Minister Stephen Harper, at an event ...
Canada -- Gouvieux, France, 4 March 2015 -- Mawlana Hazar Imam received His Excellency Gordon Campbell, Canada's Representative to the Ismaili Imamat at Aiglemont today. Recently appointed to this role by the Government of Canada, Gordon Campbell also serves as Canada's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and is a former premier of the Province of British Columbia. Joining them at ...
Global -- Nairobi, 2 March 2015 -- Addressing the Aga Khan University's graduating class in Nairobi today, Mawlana Hazar Imam said that the university can play a central role in supporting civil society in Africa. Together with convocations in Tanzania, Uganda, the Kenyan ceremony marked 15 years of AKU's presence in East Africa. "What a remarkable day this is, and what ...
Global -- Nairobi, 2 March 2015 -- Mawlana Hazar Imam met with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta at the State House today. The meeting followed the convocation ceremony of the Aga Khan University, where Hazar Imam presided in his capacity as Chancellor of AKU. The meeting followed the convocation ceremony of the Aga Khan University, Kenya, where Hazar Imam presided in his ...
Global -- Kampala, 26 February 2015 -- In a world that is more connected and complex than ever before, the Aga Khan University is educating leaders who will be able to face the challenges of tomorrow, said Firoz Rasul. The AKU President was addressing the university's 2015 convocation in Kampala, which was held in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam. The ...
Global -- Entebbe, Uganda, 25 February 2015 -- Mawlana Hazar Imam called on President Yoweri Museveni at the State House in Entebbe today. Hazar Imam arrived in Uganda yesterday and will preside over the second of three East African convocation ceremonies of the Aga Khan University in Kampala tomorrow. AKU is celebrating 15 years of being in the region, and the ...
Global -- Dar es Salaam, 24 February 2015 -- The Aga Khan University is marking "a historic milestone," said Mawlana Hazar Imam at the university's 2015 convocation. Having already had a significant impact over the past 15 years training African doctors, nurses and teachers, the next 15 will see AKU make the largest private investment in higher education in East Africa's ...
Global -- Dar es Salaam, 23 February 2015 -- Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete presented Mawlana Hazar Imam with the newly granted charter of the Aga Khan University, at a ceremony held at the State House today. The occasion marks the first time that a foreign-based institution of higher learning has been recognised under Tanzanian law in this manner. "It is done ...
Global -- Dar es Salaam, 20 February 2015 -- Mawlana Hazar Imam is commencing a ten-day visit to East Africa today, marking the 15th anniversary of the Aga Khan University's presence in the region. In his capacity as Chancellor of AKU, Hazar Imam will preside over convocation ceremonies in Dar es Salaam, Kampala and Nairobi. Building on the success of its ...
Global -- Former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell delivers an Ismaili Centre lecture in Vancouver in November 2014 where she spoke of the need for more women in positions of leadership at all levels of society. ...
Kenya -- Global Encounters, an international camp for Ismaili youth, is about making connections, serving humanity and exploring Ismaili Muslim faith and values. Applications for the 2015 cycle to be held at the Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa are being accepted until 7 February. "Global Encounters was a journey," says Inaara Gangji, a past participant from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. "A journey ...
Portugal -- To the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) at Focus Humanitarian Assistance in Portugal, delivering earthquake safety education is just as important as responding in the aftermath. On 10 November, the FOCUS team visited Queen Elizabeth School in Lisbon, where they led a ShakeOut earthquake drill. Their visit to the school was due in part to nine-year-old student Nayir Rajabali. ...
Global -- As a partner in the 2014 Nour Festival, the Ismaili Centre hosted a series of events showcasing the colours, sounds and life of the Silk Route. ...
Global -- As part of the Nour Festival of Arts, Alasdair MacLeod, Head of Collections at the Royal Geographical Society, speaks on People and Places along the Silk Road: a geographical perspective at the Ismaili Centre, London in November 2014. ...
India -- New Delhi, 25 January 2015 -- Mawlana Hazar Imam has been named a recipient of the Padma Vibhushan, one of India's highest civilian decorations. Instituted in 1954, the Padma Awards recognise individual achievements in a wide range of disciplines. Furthermore, a recipient's demonstrated excellence must be complemented by a commitment to public service in their field of achievement. The ...
Global -- What do a policy advisor at the US State Department, a lecturer at Oxford University and the Head of Graduate Studies at The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) have in common? All of them have pursued postgraduate studies the IIS. The Graduate Programme in Islamic Studies and Humanities (GPISH) offers students two years of challenging and rigorous study at ...
One year after completing the 2013 FOCUS Challenge4Life, Faridoun Hemani recalls the adventure, the pain and the sense of accomplishment that he and 57 other participants shared during their Summit to Sea adventure. "You can do it," said my friend Shamsah Lalji. She had signed up, and was now trying to convince me to take on the FOCUS Challenge4Life 2013 in ...
Global -- The Summit to Sea Challenge adventure included hiking to the summit of Mount Kinabalu, cycling and white water rafting to the South China Sea, to raise funds for Focus Humanitarian Assistance. ...
