A love poem written by Rumi, a 13th-century Persian poet, is the inspiration for an upcoming performance of the Israeli-Iranian Musical Initiative at Toronto's Aga Khan Museum. The poem, All Rivers ...
The National Conciliation and Arbitration Board - NCAB in partnership with the Social Welfare Board -SWB conducted a workshop for couples - newly married or engaged to be married. The workshop ...
This is not the first such initiative on the part of the prince Aga Khan. In September, he distributed half a million euros to the victims of the Pedrógão fires Aga ...
Global -- Prince Rahim was the guest of honour at a celebration hosted by The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) in London on 24 November 2017. The reception followed a commemorative lecture held at the Ismaili Centre London the previous evening. The events took place to mark 40 years since the establishment of the IIS in 1977. Upon his arrival in ...
News story -- On 25 November 1977, His Highness the Aga Khan officially inaugurated The Institute of Ismaili Studies. To mark this momentous anniversary, the Board of Governors hosted a celebration for staff, visiting faculty and students on Friday 24 November, with Prince Rahim Aga Khan in attendance. The event celebrated the role of the people who have contributed to developing an ...
Over 500 Jamati members came together at the Ismaili Jamatkhana in Norcross, GA to donate over 60,000 meals to local Atlantans in need. ...
New Circles, Toronto's largest clothing bank, is a place where low-income clients can shop for free in a retail-style setting. "Many of the newcomers that come to Canada often come from ...
An estimated 755,400 people in metro Atlanta and north Georgia turn to food pantries and meal service programs to feed themselves and their families each year, according to national nonprofit Feeding ...
As cases of child sexual abuse reach a record high in Pakistan, a panel discussion, held at the Aga Khan University Hospital on Tuesday, brought to fore the role elders, especially ...
...remarks were given by Prince Amyn Muhammad, brother of His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan, and MFAH director Gary Tinterow, who announced a $1 million gift by the evening's honorary chairs, ...
Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah visited His Highness Aga Khan's Museum of Islamic Arts in Ontario, after his participation at the Halifax International Security Forum. pic.twitter.com/QvQmvJUmtV -- Dr. Abdullah (@afgexecutive) November 22, ...
As we celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of our beloved Hazar Imam, let us take some time out of our busy schedules and reflect as well as appreciate all that our Imam ...
The inaugural Global Pluralism Award recognizes pluralism in action. It celebrates the extraordinary achievements of organizations, individuals and governments who are tackling the challenge of living peacefully and productively with diversity: ...
Canada -- Mawlana Hazar Imam concluded a nine-day visit to Canada where he spent a significant amount of time with the Jamat in Eastern Canada. Mawlana Hazar Imam concluded a nine-day visit to Canada where he spent a significant amount of time with the Jamat in Eastern Canada. ...
News story -- November 2017 sees the 40th anniversary of the formal inauguration of The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London. To mark this important milestone, which falls during His Highness the Aga Khan's Diamond Jubilee year, the Institute hosted a commemorative lecture at the Ismaili Centre, London, UK. Four short talks explored themes integral to the Institute's work: heritage, knowledge, peopleand the ...
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 23 November 2017 - Designs for the Aga Khan Academy Dhaka (a state-of-the-art, 1200-student residential school planned for Dhaka, Bangladesh) won the award for best 'Future Education' project at the World Architecture Festival 2017, held on 15-17 November in Berlin, Germany. The award recognises the excellence of the school's design as well as the project's intention to generate positive ...
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 23 November 2017 - Designs for the Aga Khan Academy Dhaka (a state-of-the-art, 1200-student residential school planned for Dhaka, Bangladesh) won the award for best 'Future Education' project at the World Architecture Festival 2017, held on 15-17 November in Berlin, Germany. The award recognises the excellence of the school's design as well as the project's intention to generate positive ...
Bangladesh -- Who doesn't love biscuits? Adored by the young and old, biscuits make it to every household. However, how many of us know the laborious and lengthy process that goes behind the making of these delicious snacks? On 7th October, young children of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community of Bangladesh were taken to the biscuit factory belonging to the Olympic ...
The programme to be implemented by five organisations - the Aga Khan Foundation Canada, Amref, Care Canada, World Vision and Plan International - will benefit women in five regions - Tabora, ...
Vancouver Magazine's 2017 Power 50 List: The annual ranking of the city's most influential people in politics, tech, education, business and beyond. 43. Manny Bahia, Farhan Mohamed, Karm Sumal Ranked up ...
Ali Jamal is the owner and CEO of Stablegold Hospitality, a real estate investment company. Airbnb first grabbed my attention during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. My two-bedroom condo -- which ...
Ismaili Choir USA participated in the annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service on behalf of the Southwest Ismaili Council and Ismaili JamatKhana Houston in a beautiful, serene setting at the St. Laurence Catholic ...
Tue 28 November 2017 -- 18:00 - 19:30 GMT Several years ago, a trove of manuscripts was discovered in central Afghanistan, part of which explicitly dated to the early 5th/11th century ...
Canada -- Mawlana Hazar Imam concluded a nine-day visit to Canada where he spent a significant amount of time with the Jamat in Eastern Canada. His first stop was in Ottawa where he presided over the inaugural Global Pluralism Award and attended a meeting of the board of directors of the Global Centre for Pluralism. Thereafter, Hazar Imam travelled to Toronto ...
Global Encounters -- See Global Encounters from a participant's perspective. Zaki Hirji, a Global Encounters alumnus from the United Kingdom, captured his experiences in Kenya and Uganda on video. ...
Alyssa should have been an overall winner; however, the golf clubs rules are that juniors cannot be overall winner. She did beat all the adults. There was one player in the ...
Analysis | Early childhood education expert: I saw a brilliant way to teach kids. Unfortunately it wasn't in the United States. Carlsson-Paige is a professor emerita of education at Lesley University ...
Islamic Banking and Finance: a Novel and Increasingly Significant Expression of Islamic Law and Faith Thu 23 November 2017 -- 18:00 - 19:30 GMT A neglected feature of contemporary Muslim life, ...
Alice Nderitu recognised for her conflict mediation efforts. A Kenyan peacemaker is among three winners of the inaugural Global Pluralism Award from Global Centre for Pluralism in Canada. Alice Nderitu was ...
(Recipe by Shahzadi Devje, RD, CDE, MSc, owner of Desi-licious RD, .) Celebrate family day with Grilled Southwestern Steak With Vegetables (see recipe) on the menu. Add a red-tipped lettuce salad ...
Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Montreal for the last portion of his visit to Eastern Canada. ...
Mubaraki to the Ontario jamat, mubaraki to the volunteers and mubaraki to the leadership; and Mawlana Hazar Imam "Amen" for your immense love, care and blessings, as well as for assuring us that you are always with us! By ABDULMALIK J. MERCHANT Qur'anic ayat inside front page of Mulaqat Canada 2017 information booklet. I arrived in Montreal yesterday evening! The Palais ...
Global -- Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Montreal on Monday evening for the last portion of his visit to Eastern Canada. He was greeted by Jamati leadership from Montreal and Ottawa upon his arrival. Mawlana Hazar Imam is in Montreal to continue his visit with the Eastern Canadian Jamat, meeting with the Jamats of Quebec and the Maritimes and Ottawa on ...
Canada -- When Yasmin Rajwani visited a government school in Hyderabad in July 2016, she saw a large mural that depicted the world with the Soviet Union... Because of the outdated map, the local students didn't know the locations of many countries where Ismailis live, including Syria, Tajikistan and Afghanistan. This was a surprise to Rajwani, a grade 11 student from ...
Sanya Pirani of Prior Lake received a gold Presidential Volunteers Service Award. The award is given to those who volunteered for more than 100 hours. The award was presented by Community ...
Photographs: Muslim Harji Taufiq, Jeetu & Shahnawaz Taufiq accompanied by our local talents... Receptive Audience.... dscf2892 dscf2906 Packed House W ell organised Volunteers. . Our Volunteers : ...
Ottawa is a natural home to an outfit called the Global Center for Pluralism. The direct invocation of "pluralism" as an ideal to which societies should strive is a new trend ...
Over 500 volunteers of all ages truly lived our ethics of faith by assembling 80,000 meals for Atlanta's children and seniors in need at the I-CERV 60 for 60 event today. ...
