Kenya -- When three Ismaili entrepreneurs saw the potential for their business model to improve education and address poverty in Kenya, they partnered with a Nairobi primary school and a local charity to test the idea. Student attendance, grades and enrollment at the school have since soared. Just outside the Huruma slum in Nairobi, Viara Junior Academy is a low-income school ...
Global -- The Ismaili Centre, Lisbon took part in Lisboa Open House, an annual event to raise awareness about spaces of architectural and cultural value. Visitors learnt about the relationship between the architecture of the building and the history and values of a Muslim community that has been in Portugal for decades. ...
Global -- The opening ceremony of the Aga Khan Museum took place on 12 September 2014, following the opening of the Ismaili Centre, Toronto earlier in the afternoon by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mawlana Hazar Imam. They also marked the opening of the museum, together with Prince Amyn and the Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official ...
Global -- The lyrical sounds of qawwali music filled the social hall of the Ismaili Centre, Toronto on the occasion of Eid al-Adha. Guests were treated to a special workshop and performance by the Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali Group. ...
Global -- Beginning this week, Australia plays host to RAYS OF LIGHT:Glimpses into the Ismaili Imamat. Opening first in Sydney, the photographic exhibition will travel to centres across the country in November and December, and on to New Zealand in the new year. For Ismailis in both countries, the exhibition promises to be enlightening and inspiring. The Golden Jubilee International Programme, ...
Global -- Bishkek, 2 November 2014 -- Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in the capital of the Kyrgyz Republic this evening for a four day visit to review Aga Khan Development Network activities in the country. He was received on behalf of the government by the Kyrgyz Minister of Education, Kanat Sadykov. The head of the AKDN Representation in the Kyrgyz Republic, ...
France -- Aiglemont, 24 October 2014 -- Mawlana Hazar Imam informed the Jamat today that Prince Rahim and Princess Salwa are expecting their first child. Around the world, Ismailis are gathering in Jamatkhanas to celebrate the happy news. Aitmadi Mahmoud Eboo, Chairman of the Ismaili Leaders' International Forum (LIF) has submitted a message of congratulations to Mawlana Hazar Imam and the ...
Afghanistan -- Kabul, 29 September 2014 -- Mawlana Hazar Imam was in the capital of Afghanistan to witness the inauguration of the new president, Dr Muhammad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, and the swearing in of the Chief Executive, Dr Abdullah Abdullah. Dignitaries from around the world attended the event, which marked a new era of National Unity Government in Afghanistan. During the ...
Canada -- Toronto, 19 September 2014 -- Ismaili Muslims from across the city gathered to attend Jamatkhana for the first time at the Ismaili Centre, Toronto. It was a particularly happy and emotional occasion, especially for the Jamat who live in the Don Mills area and surrounding neighbourhoods. One week earlier, the Jamat in Canada and around the world watched as ...
Global -- In a ceremony marking the culmination of 18 years of planning, design and construction, the Prime Minister of Canada -- in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam -- declared the Ismaili Centre, Toronto open. ...
Toronto, 12 September 2014 -- The Aga Khan Museum shall be "a gateway into the history and artistic traditions of the Muslim world," announced Prince Amyn, Vice-Chair of the museum's Board of Directors. He was speaking at the opening ceremony of the Toronto museum in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Toronto, 12 September 2014 ...
Canada -- Unveiling the Aga Khan Museum and the Ismaili Centre, Toronto. ...
Global -- Born in a "cradle of friendship," the Ismaili Centre, Toronto was opened by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam on 12 September 2014. ...
Canada -- As finishing touches are applied to the Ismaili Centre, Toronto, newly trained tour guides received their first walk-through of the facility. When the doors of the Centre finally open, the guides will help visitors to discover the building and provide a window on the Ismaili community, its values and aspirations. "Jaw-dropping" -- that's how Sameen Motani describes her walk-through ...
Canada -- Toronto, 5 September 2014 -- Mawlana Hazar Imam will preside over the opening of the Aga Khan Museum and the Ismaili Centre, Toronto on Friday, 12 September. The occasion will be marked by two separate ceremonies, followed by a reception at the Aga Khan Museum.Full coverage of this event, including a live webcast of both opening ceremonies will be ...
Chicago, 30 August 2014 - Two days into the North American Ismaili Games, the biggest draw so far has been the dance competition. Word spread quickly following an incredible set of performances on day one, and a crowd of over 800 spectators showed up for Saturday's shows. Shereen Ladha who has been dancing professionally for 11 years, is one of three ...
Following his visit to Mozambique, Mawlana Hazar Imam was received as a State Guest in Madagascar. During his four day visit, he met with senior government officials, visited AKDN projects and met with the Jamat. Monday, 26 November 2007Mawlana Hazar Imam greeting leaders of the Jamat upon his arrival in Antananarivo. AKDN/Zahur Ramji Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Antananarivo, the capital ...
A partnership between the University of Central Asia and the National University of Singapore aims to ensure that Central Asian scholars with top international academic credentials are strongly represented in the UCA's faculty. The first students selected for the programme have high aspirations for their native countries. After seven years of working with government and non-governmental organizations in her native Tajikistan, ...
United States -- Chicago, 28 August 2014 - This Labour Day weekend, Ismaili Muslims from across Canada and the United States will gather in Chicago for the inaugural North American Ismaili Games. An expected 1 300 athletes will compete in 12 sports, making the event the largest Ismaili sports tournament ever staged in North America. “These tournaments have to be one ...
Canada -- Toronto, 18 August 2014 - The Aga Khan Museum announced today that it will open its doors to the public on Thursday, 18 September. The announcement also coincided with the launch of the museum's website. Visitors will be able to explore a collection of over 1 000 objects, representing more than ten centuries of human history and a geographic ...
United Kingdom -- London, 22 July 2014 - British Muslims and friends of the community gathered at West London Jamatkhana yesterday evening, where the Ismaili Muslim community hosted an Iftar dinner. The fast-breaking meal was part of The Big Iftar, an initiative of the Government of the United Kingdom to promote neighborliness and strengthen community relations by sharing a meal. "I've ...
Global -- Over 5000 parcels of food and provisions were packed at UK Jamatkhanas on Saturday, 5 June to help some of the most vulnerable populations in London, Birmingham and Leicester. Local charities will distribute the packages under Share a Smile, an Ismaili community initiative to help those in need during the month of Ramadan. ...
United Kingdom -- London, 7 July 2014 - Over 5 000 parcels of food and provisions were packed at UK Jamatkhanas this Saturday to help some of the most vulnerable populations in London, Birmingham and Leicester. Local charities will distribute the packages under Share a Smile, an Ismaili community initiative to help those in need during the month of Ramadan.Video presented ...
India -- Princess Zahra visited India and Bangladesh in June to review progress in the redevelopment of Prince Aly Khan Hospital and the surrounding Aga Hall estate, and to take part in celebrating the silver jubilee of the Aga Khan School in Dhaka. She also met with leaders and members of the Jamat in both countries. The expansion of the 162-bed ...
IC EVENT ON 20 June 2014 -- Portugal -- 20 June 2014 -- The Ismaili Centre, Lisbon was the venue for a traditional Iranian music performance by the Delnavazi Group. The concert was organised in partnership with the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. ...
Canada -- While the annual Premier Cup cricket tournament brought Ontario Ismaili Muslims together in April, it was also part of a wider effort to build cricket pitches and support programming in Toronto neighbourhoods that are home to large South Asian immigrant communities. The Ismaili Council versus Mukhi-Kamadias was a showdown that no one had expected, but everyone revelled in. It ...
Portugal -- Mawlana Hazar Imam visited the Parliament of the Republic of Portugal, where he was greeted by the President of the Assembly of the Republic. Hazar Imam is in Lisbon at the invitation of the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe, to receive the 2013 North-South Prize. ...
Portugal -- Mawlana Hazar Imam is one of two recipients of the 2013 North-South Prize of the Council of Europe. The prize was awarded by the President of Portugal in a ceremony held at the Portuguese Parliament on Thursday, 12 June 2014. ...
Global -- The growing diversity of populations in countries around the world is a fact, according to António Guterres, yet for some it is a source of discomfort. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees shared his perspective in the Global Centre for Pluralism's 2014 Annual Pluralism Lecture that he delivered last week in Ottawa. The growing diversity of populations in ...
Canada -- Toronto, 29 May 2014 - At the invitation of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Mawlana Hazar Imam gave a keynote speech this morning at a summit on the global fight to improve maternal, newborn and child health in developing countries. The gathering, brought together world leaders to focus on reducing the preventable deaths of newborns, mothers and children under ...
Global -- The Aga Khan Park will be inaugurated by the Honourable Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam on Monday, 25 May. ...
Kenya -- RAYS OF LIGHT:Glimpses into the Ismaili Imamat opened recently in Nairobi. First launched in 2008 in Paris, the exhibition - a Golden Jubilee International Programme - offers glimpses from the life of Mawlana Hazar Imam, the first fifty years of his Imamat and the immense scope and work of Aga Khan Development Network institutions around the world. Kenya recently ...
India -- The Internet and social media have given us one more avenue of expression, a wealth of information, and the ability to connect effortlessly across the globe. But behaving irresponsibly online can affect relationships with friends and family and impact education and career paths. I look up from my phone to take a sip of coffee. Around the table, I ...
Global -- Forces of modernity are preventing a meaningful response to the environmental crisis in favor of economic interests, says Dr Seyyed Hossein Nasr. The renowned intellectual and pioneering environmental philosopher was delivering the inaugural Ismaili Centre International Lecture in Burnaby, Canada. ...
United Arab Emirates -- An event hosted at the Ismaili Centre, Dubai by the Aga Khan Museum and the Embassy of Canada to the United Arab Emirates offered a preview of what will be the first museum in North America dedicated to the Islamic arts and cultures. Sheikh Nahyan Mabarak al-Nahyan applauded the Museum's goal to showcase diversity of Muslim societies ...
United Kingdom -- London, United Kingdom - Leaders and members of the Ismaili community in the United Kingdom were invited to mark Navroz at the Houses of Parliament in March. The event was attended by Secretaries of State, Ministers, Peers, Heads of Mission and Members of Parliament. "The respect that we have got for the contribution your community gives to this ...
Global -- In October 2013, over 341 000 individuals suddenly stopped what they were doing to Drop, Cover and Hold On! They were taking part in the AKDN ShakeOut - a drill that teaches people around the world how to protect themselves in the event of an earthquake. In October 2013, over 341 000 individuals suddenly stopped what they were doing ...
United States -- AKDN, FOCUS and the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services signed a Memorandum of Understanding in December that aims to reduce loss of life from man-made and natural disasters. The MOU builds on the Agreement of Cooperation that has been in place between the Ismaili Imamat and the State of California since 2009. The Aga Khan Development Network ...
Global -- The Rt Hon Edward Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Andrew Austin, CEO of IGas Plc, and Law Professor Alan Riley of City University, London share a panel discussion on the future of shale gas at the Ismaili Centre, London. ...
