INTRODUCED BY ABDULMALIK MERCHANT Malek Merchant, 85, with her former student and Dar es Salaam neighbour Nazim Rawjee pictured outside the Ismaili Centre in Burnaby. Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerg. My mum is an avid reader. She is 85 but doesn't look her age when you see her glowing face; she is often interrupted with "he is your brother" before she gets a ...
In May of 2017, the Aga Khan Museum welcomed musician-composer Malek Jandali to perform his adaptation of "Hurrian Hymn no. 6," the oldest known written piece of music. The performance was recorded on a modern Disklavier, an acoustic piano outfitted with sensors that recognize the movements of the keys, hammers, and pedals during a performance. On playback, the keys and pedals of the ...
REPORT ADAPTED FROM THE ISMAILI With 40 days until the inauguration of the Diamond Jubilee of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, The Ismaili, the official website of the worldwide Ismaili community, has released a musical tribute composed by duo brothers Salim - Sulaiman Merchant and performed by Ismaili artists from around the world. The video can be watched ...
Unveiled with 40 days until the inauguration of Mawlana Hazar Imam's Diamond Jubilee, this musical tribute is composed by Salim - Sulaiman and performed by Ismaili artists from around the world. ...
There's more to art than what meets the eye. Shiva Ahmadi's lavishly ornamented "Oil Barrel #13" makes a connection between the lust for oil and the logic of war. Discover the details in this piece and the works of 22 other contemporary artists from Iran in the Aga Khan Museum's world-premiere exhibition "Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians," closing this Sunday, June ...
Cyrus Samii of New York University joined us at the Centre to discuss the methodology behind tracking pluralism and conflict in the world. ...
Elisabeth King of New York University joined us to examine the relationship between pluralism and international development. Read her paper here: ...
Events -- 31st May 2017 -- Prof. Taylor will explicate the notion of primary and secondary causality as it appears in various forms in philosophical thinkers of the Greek, Arabic and Latin traditions, including Plotinus, Proclus, the Plotiniana Arabica, the Kalām fī maḥḍ al-khayr (Latin: Liber de causis), al-Fārābī, Ibn Sīnā, Ibn Rushd and Thomas Aquinas. He will then address the following ...
On May 16th, His Highness the Aga Khan and His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada officially opened the Centre's new permanent headquarters at 330 Sussex Drive in Ottawa. Their thought-provoking speeches underscored that pluralism is critical to the long-term peace and prosperity of societies worldwide and addressed Canada's important role in the world as a leader for respecting ...
Crisp and juicy apples with ruby red crunchy pomegranate seeds gives a sweet and tart zest to this beautiful salad. ...
May 2017 - To help build an environment that supports young children and their families, the Network undertakes activities across cultural, social and economic spheres. ...
We have a series of delightful images in the following slide show presented by , Simerg's sister website with the theme "His Highness the Aga Khan, A Visual and Textual Celebration, 1957 - 2017." Please watch the slide show and also click on Great photos of a "GREAT DAY" at 330 Sussex, a post that offers more details of the opening ...
Nutrition Centre -- Healthy Hints While many cajun spiced shrimp-quinoa dishes have oodles of fat, this recipe uses less cheese and a small amount of olive oil. Not a fan of cheese? You could omit it entirely, and still not compromise on taste. If you're looking for ways to limit your salt intake, make your DIY cajun spice by mixing together ...
Mekhtaal and Vazirabad dominate at Chantilly The Aga Khan Studs sires and silks both shone at Chantilly on Sunday thanks to the victories of SEA THE STARS' son MEKHTAAL in the Group 1 Prix d'Ispahan and high-class stayer VAZIRABAD in the Prix Group 2 Vicomtesse Vigier. Winner of the Group 2 Prix Hocquart a year ago, MEKHTAAL secured his first success ...
Izzat Muneyb (d. May 20, 2017) By Abdulmalik Merchant (NOTE: You may submit a condolence by clicking the COMMENTS box shown above left, beside the title -- thank you, ed.). It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Izzat Muneyb on May 20th, 2017 in London, England, at the age of 75. Izzat was buried at the Ismaili ...
Canada -- On May 27, visitors lined up outside the Ismaili Centre prior to the 10 a.m. opening. The crowd was participating in Doors Open Toronto, a millennium project that has become one of the city's anticipated cultural events. During Doors Open more than 150 buildings and sites open their doors allowing residents to become tourists in their own city. Over ...
Barakah is pleased to present a special slide show highlighting the inauguration of the Global Centre for Pluralism in Ottawa, Canada, on Tuesday May 16, 2017. Date posted: May 26, 2017. _________________ Barakah welcomes your feedback. Please complete the LEAVE A REPLY form below or send your comment tosimerg@aol.com.Your letter may be edited for length and brevity, and is subject to ...
Address by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada at the Official Opening of the Global Centre for Pluralism. Read the Address here: ...
Remarks by His Highness the Aga Khan, Chair of the Board at the Official Opening of the Global Centre for Pluralism. Read the Remarks here: ...
Gilltown Stud sire boasts enviable statistics. Gilltown Stud stallion Sea The Stars is currently enjoying a fine run of form and his daughter ARMANDE continued the good work with a smooth success in the Gr. 2 Prix Corrida at Saint-Cloud on Tuesday. The progressive four-year-old filly had already picked up multiple places at Group and Listed level at three years old ...
PHOTOGRAPHS BY JEAN-MARC CARISSE AND OTHERS; TEXTUAL MATERIAL COMPILED BY ABDULMALIK MERCHANT. Summary: The International Headquarters of the Global Centre for Pluralism (GCP) was officially opened on May 16, 2017 at a ceremony with His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and His Highness the Aga Khan. In this special post, we present photos captured at the ...
"What you see in the exhibition is not what you see. You see beauty, but look closer and you will discover pungent messages hidden in nooks and crannies everywhere. You will find what is on the minds of these Persians." -- Dr. Fereshteh Daftari, Curator There's more to art than what meets the eye. Discover the details in the work of Ali Banisadr ...
New York, USA, 19 May 2017 - The Architectural League of New York awarded its President's Medal to His Highness the Aga Khan on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. The President's Medal is The Architectural League's highest honor and is bestowed, at the discretion of the League's President and Board of Directors, on ...
There are many, many challenges and we know all about that, but challenge is part of human life and I don't think you or I will bend our knees in front of a challenge. I don't like bending knees. I dissuade people who have knee problems to work for me. And I still try to ski at my old age. I ...
New York, USA, 18 May 2017-The Architectural League of New York today presented its 2017 President's Medal to His Highness the Aga Khan. The President's Medal is The Architectural League's highest honor and is bestowed, at the discretion of the League's President and Board of Directors, on individuals to recognize an extraordinary body of work in architecture, urbanism, art, or design. ...
The Global Centre for Pluralism is an independent, not-for-profit international research and education centre located in Ottawa, Canada. Inspired by the example of Canada's inclusive approach to citizenship, the Centre works to advance respect for diversity worldwide, believing that openness and understanding toward the cultures, social structures, values and faiths of other peoples are essential to the survival of an interdependent world. ...
BY NURIN AND ABDULMALIK MERCHANT Summary: The post highlights the arrival of His Highness the Aga Khan to Ottawa for the opening of the Global Centre for Pluralism and, through a pictorial presentation, situates the Global Centre within the overall picture of Sussex Drive as well as offers glimpses of some buildings and monuments close to it. His Highness the Aga ...
The Aswan Music Project Pilot workshops: West Aswan, Iqlit and Selwa - May 12-22, 2017 Aswan, Egypt, 16 May 2017 - Artist and cultural development specialists will gather in Aswan during 12-22 May 2017 to premiere a series of music and arts workshops that will form the first phase of the newly established Aswan Music Project. Conceived by the Aga Khan ...
Ottawa, Canada, 16 May 2017 - The Global Centre for Pluralism, a major international institution for research and dialogue about the value of diversity, has officially opened its permanent headquarters in a historic building in Ottawa at a ceremony with His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and His Highness the Aga Khan. "The Centre is inspired ...
Let me emphasise a point about the concept of pluralism that is sometimes misunderstood. Connection does not necessarily mean agreement. It does not mean that we want to eliminate our differences or erase our distinctions. Far from it. What it does mean is that we connect with one another in order to learn from one another, and to build our future ...
Aga Khan Studs sires on the mark at Deauville. The Aga Khan Studs sires took the eye in the sales ring and on the track in Deauville, with SIYOUNI supplying two of the three top prices at Arqana's Breeze Up Sale, and SIYOUNI and BORN TO SEA both taking second place in the weekend's two Classics. Six progeny of SIYOUNI changed ...
EXCERPTS COMPILED AND SELECTED BY ZAHIDA RAHEMTULLA AND ABDULMALIK MERCHANT ...What we must seek and share is what I have called "a cosmopolitan ethic," a readiness to accept the complexity of human society. It is an ethic which balances rights and duties. It is an ethic for all peoples. Featuring His Highness the Aga Khan, the 10th LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium held October ...
Canada -- The Ismaili Council for Ontario's Care for the Elderly visitation team organized a memorable Mother's Day event at Scarborough Jamatkhana on May 14, 2017. Over 200 guests including seniors from long-term care facilities, family members, caregivers and volunteers enjoyed the festivities, starting with a morning breakfast, followed by musical entertainment, mehndi application and dancing. Guests also enjoyed a delicious ...
Canada -- Ottawa, 15 May 2017 -- Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Ottawa this afternoon, accompanied by Princess Zahra and Prince Aly Muhammad. Tomorrow Hazar Imam will be joined by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada for the official opening of the international headquarters of the Global Centre for Pluralism.Soon after their arrival, Mawlana Hazar Imam, ...
Diamond Jubilee -- Sixty days ahead of the commencement of Mawlana Hazar Imam's Diamond Jubilee on 11 July 2017, TheIsmaili is pleased to launch the first in a series of Jubilee-related articles. Dr Mahmoud Eboo, Chairman of the Ismaili Leaders' International Forum, talks about the Ismaili tradition of commemorating Jubilee anniversaries of our Imams, and the legacies that they leave behind.In ...
Pamplemousse latest Stakes winner for Classic sire Progressive filly PAMPLEMOUSSE became SIYOUNI's 12th individual Stakes winner on Sunday, and in doing so made a timely reminder of the stallion's classy 11-strong entry in Friday's Arqana Breeze-Up Sale. The André Fabre-trained PAMPLEMOUSSE made all to score in the LR Prix du Pont-Neuf at Chantilly, on just her third public appearance after making ...
The Prophet Muhammad taught: "The doors of goodness are many: enjoining good, forbidding evil, removing harm from the road, listening to the deaf, leading the blind, guiding one to the object of his need, hurrying with the strength of one's legs to one in sorrow who is asking for help, and supporting the feeble with the strength of one's arms." And ...
Francisco Colom Gonzalez of the National Research Council in Madrid was at the Pluralism Think Tank to discuss nationhood, decentralization, and pluralism. ...
University of Washington's Bret Gustafson joined us to discuss pluralism in Bolivia. ...
