Conciliation and Arbitration Board -- At its essence, forgiveness provides an opportunity to create a new story. While it does not negate accountability, it can in fact empower individuals. On day five of Mediation Week, we learn about apology and forgiveness in conflict resolution. "...if only they said they were sorry and meant it, I would have been open to drop ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- INDIAN DIPLOMACY -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Highly recommended. Made in 2002, a fascinating and thorough documentary on Tajikistan, including the strong cross-cultural ties with India.] ARTICLE: Silk Route, the commercial highway of the world has been fundamental in bridging the gap between different civilisations and cultures. Both Central Asia and India have been witness to several warriors and conquerors and ...
Highlights in photos: In a special ceremony on campus Wednesday Oct 17, 2018, Chancellor Deborah Yedlin conferred an Honorary Doctor of Laws -- UCalgary's highest academic honour -- on the 49th ...
While His Highness the Aga Khan received his honorary degree from the University of Calgary on Wednesday, more than 150 Ismaili students gathered to watch the livestream of the event -- ...
LIVE WEBCAST -- THE ISMAILI -- Canada -- On Friday, October 19, Mawlana Hazar Imam will be awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. Livestream time: 3:30PM Vancouver (PDT); 4:30PM Calgary (MDT); 5:30PM Chicago/Houston (CDT); 6:30PM Toronto/New York (EST); 11:30PM London (BST); 3:30AM Sat, Oct 20 Karachi (PKT). Webcast at: the.ismaili/live
Memorandum of Understanding advances human development, global health, social justice and pluralism. Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 18 October 2018 - University of Calgary President Elizabeth Cannon and Aga Khan University President Firoz Rasul have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate international co-operation toward advancements in human development, global health, social justice and pluralism. "The world has never been more diverse or ...
16 October 2018 - Lt Governor of Alberta Lois Mitchell, Premier Rachel Notley and the Aga Khan today inaugurated the new Aga Khan Garden, Alberta, the northern-most Islamic garden in the world, and the first garden of its kind in western Canada. ...
World Monuments Fund will honor Prince Amyn Aga Khan, of the Aga Khan Development Network, and Dr. Eusebio Leal Spengler, historian of the city of Havana, Cuba, at the 31st annual ...
"He stands as a living legend, a model for every conscience," says President Cannon. Calgary, Canada, 17 October 2018 - The University of Calgary, one of Canada's most esteemed universities, today conferred His Highness the Aga Khan with a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, in recognition of his exceptional contributions to humanity. The conferral of an honorary Doctor of Laws is ...
Conciliation and Arbitration Board -- As a faith community, we are guided by ethical principles that bind us together regardless of our different cultures, experiences, and expectations. These include compassion, kindness, integrity, dignity, and honesty. On day four of Mediation Week, we explore how these principles can apply in restoring peace in our relationships. The parents of two children divorced two ...
17 October 2018 - The University of Calgary, one of Canada's most esteemed universities, today conferred His Highness the Aga Khan with a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, in recognition of his exceptional contributions to humanity. ...
Song Composed & Produced by - Salim Merchant, Sulaiman Merchant; Video Directed by - Prashant Chadha; Additional Music Production - Raj Pandit; Recorded by Aftab Khan & Raj Pandit at Blue Productions.; Mixed and Mastered by - Aftab Khan at Blue Productions/Headroom Studio. ...
Canada -- Mawlana Hazar Imam was awarded with an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Calgary, its highest academic honour, on 17 October 2018. Watch highlights from the event here. ...
Canada -- The University of Calgary conferred Mawlana Hazar Imam with its highest academic honour: a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, reserved for the most distinguished individuals who have made extraordinary achievements in community, national, or international services. Speaking about the prestige of the award and the University's honour in bestowing Mawlana Hazar Imam with its tribute in the presence of ...
Canada -- The Aga Khan Garden, Alberta was inaugurated on 16 October 2018 in Mawlana Hazar Imam's presence. Watch highlights from the event here. ...
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Premier Rachel Notley joined Lt.-Gov. Lois Mitchell and His Highness the Aga Khan at the official opening of the Aga Khan Garden at the University of Alberta Botanic Garden just west ...
His Highness the Aga Khan with Chancellor Deborah Yedlin after receiving his honorary degree, Doctor of Laws, from the University of Calgary. Al Charest/Postmedia The University of Calgary awarded the Aga Khan ...
The University of Calgary confers an honorary degree, Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, to His Highness the Aga Khan during a special ceremony on Wednesday, October 17, 2018. 'His Highness is a ...
Aga Khan visits new garden outside Edmonton A massive garden just outside Edmonton received a visit from the Aga Khan on Tuesday. Fletcher Kent reports. Source: ...
As is characteristic of many of His Highness the Aga Khan's initiatives, there is more to the newly opened Aga Khan Garden, Alberta than meets the eye. The Aga Khan Garden, ...
The man after whom a section of the University of Alberta Botanic Garden is named visited the site for the first time Tuesday for its inauguration. Premier Rachel Notley, Lieutenant Governor ...
With 25,000 plants, 120 fruit trees, 12 water features and more than 650 tonnes of granite and polished limestone, it is far from your typical garden. Then again, that was the ...
David Turpin, president, University of Alberta shows Lt.-Gov. Lois Mitchell, Premier Rachel Notley and his Highness the Aga Khan Premier prior to the official inauguration of the Aga Khan Garden, at a ...
Visit caps first season for cultural and architectural masterpiece, the world's northernmost Islamic garden. A visit from the Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary imam of the world's roughly 15 million Shia ...
A decade ago, plans for construction of the world's northernmost Islamic garden located southwest of Edmonton seemed an unlikely dream, the Aga Khan told a crowd that gathered Tuesday to celebrate ...
On Oct. 16, 2018, His Highness the Aga Khan, spiritual leader of 15 million Ismaili Muslims around the world, visited Alberta for the official inauguration of the extraordinary new Aga Khan ...
By Paula Arab, Vancouver-based freelance columnist and media strategist. When your last name is Arab, and you're not a Muslim or terrorist, you defy a few Islamophobic stereotypes yourself. I'm Arab ...
By Deborah Yedlin, Chancellor of the University of Calgary How can we foster global citizens? This is an important question and one a university often considers. While both teaching and learning ...
In life, experience rules. This is the conventional wisdom, but, of course, there are always exceptions. In the case of Shams Charania and National Basketball Association (NBA) reporting -- where the ...
SHAMIM SHIVJI - VISION VANCOUVER PARK BOARD CANDIDATE Vancouver - Shamim Shivji is a candidate for Park Board with Vision Vancouver in the upcoming municipal election on October 20th. I want ...
Conciliation and Arbitration Board -- Do you ever wonder why we think it's important to make a good first impression? Or why we are drawn to like-minded people? The answer lies in the role of unconscious bias and how quickly we make judgments about each other. On day three of Mediation Week, we find out how to recognise and counter hidden ...
October 2018 - The short documentary "Islamic Gardens: Catalysts for Change" is about the vast network of parks and gardens around the world developed by the Ismaili Imamat, under the leadership of His Highness the Aga Khan. ...
AZQUOTES.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: In his 2007, Mombasa Aga Khan Academy speech, Hazar Imam reminded us of this quote.] ARTICLE: It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so. -- Mark Twain ...
October 2018 - Watch as the 4.8 hectare Mughal-inspired space comes to be what we know as the Aga Khan Garden. This time-lapse features the secluded forest paths, granite, and limestone terraces, still pools that reflect the prairie sky, and a waterfall that tumbles over textured stone. The garden, which contains 25,000 trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, and wetland plants, all of which ...
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 16 October 2018 - Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Lois Mitchell, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and His Highness the Aga Khan today inaugurated the new Aga Khan Garden, Alberta, the northern-most Islamic garden in the world, and the first garden of its kind in western Canada. The Garden was a gift to the University of Alberta from His Highness ...
LIVE WEBCAST -- THE ISMAILI -- Canada -- On Wednesday, October 17, Mawlana Hazar Imam will be awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Calgary. Livestream time: 2:00PM Calgary (MDT); 1:00PM Vancouver (PDT); 3:00PM Chicago/Houston (CDT); 4:00PM Toronto/New York (EST); 9:00PM London (BST); 1:00AM Thu, Oct 18 Karachi (PKT) at the.ismaili/live
Global -- The short documentary "Islamic Gardens: Catalysts for Change" is about the vast network of parks and gardens around the world developed by the Ismaili Imamat, under the leadership of Mawlana Hazar Imam. It explores their significance and the reasons for creating and revitalizing parks and gardens, including their role as spiritual and communal spaces, in environmental stewardship, their capacity ...
Canada -- Mawlana Hazar Imam joined Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Lois Mitchell, Premier of Alberta Rachel Notley, and University of Alberta President David Turpin on 16 October for the inauguration of the Aga Khan Garden, Alberta. The 4.8-hectare Aga Khan Garden, Alberta, located 15 minutes southwest of Edmonton, is the northernmost Islamic garden in the world. Inspired by Mughal-style landscape architecture, ...
The Garden of Islamic tradition is also a place where the flow of refreshing water reminds us of Divine blessing. It is a place for meditation, and quiet renewal. But I would likewise emphasise that the Garden, through history, has also been seen as a social space -- a place for learning, for sharing, for romance, for diplomacy, for reflection on ...
