BY MALIK MERCHANT (Publisher-Editor Simerg and Simergphotos) I couldn’t live (leave) without them — the blog(s) and the car! Each year, in October, I make it a point to visit Gatineau Park to enjoy the autumn foliage. In 2014, I had extended my trip and covered Wakefield, and wrote a piece which was well received by readers of this blog ...
Zannda also scores for a Stakes double for the Aga Khan Studs. The 3100m Prix Royal-Oak, programmed this year at Saint-Cloud due to the Longchamp renovations, constituted a major test for VAZIRABAD who was facing his elders for the first time. The colt passed his test with flying colours. After a steady climb through the ranks, with four consecutive wins beginning ...
CRUCIAL GAME By Malik Merchant David Price on the mound for Toronto on August 8, 2015. Photo: Wikipedia. For Toronto Blue Jays, hope takes root at the pitcher's mound with a must win situation in the penultimate game tonight, Friday, against the Kansas City Royals, who are 3-2 up in the Best of Seven American League Championship Series (ALCS). David Price, ...
The Aga Khan delivers the keynote address at a conference marking the 50th anniversary of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) on 22 October 2015 in London. ...
News story -- The IIS recently welcomed new students onto the Secondary Teacher Education Programme (STEP) and the Graduate Programme in Islamic Studies and Humanities (GPISH). Arriving from across the globe, thirty-five students joined STEP from Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, Madagascar, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uganda and the USA, whilst eleven students from Canada, India, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan, and the USA began GPISH. Dr ...
United Kingdom -- London, 22 October 2015 -- Cultural heritage is a powerful tool that can be harnessed towards improving the quality of human life, says Mawlana Hazar Imam, which is a central objective of the Ismaili Imamat. He was speaking at a conference marking the 50th anniversary of ICOMOS -- the International Council on Monuments and Sites. Speaking at a ...
London, United Kingdom, 22 October 2015- His Highness the Aga Khan delivered the keynote address at a major conference of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) on Thursday, 22 October 2015 in the United Kingdom. ICOMOS has a special role as official adviser to UNESCO on cultural World Heritage Sites. Though the Historic Cities Programme of the Aga Khan ...
The son of Zarkava and Dubawi opens his account in fine style. Fond memories of Champion racemare ZARKAVA were revived at Deauville on Thursday afternoon as her son ZARAK made short work of his rivals on his racecourse début. The colt was always in control during the Prix de Saint-Désir, a race which was won by dual Group 1 winner Make ...
London, United Kingdom, 22 October 2015 - His Highness the Aga Khan, today hailed restoration and preservation of cultural heritage as "a development resource of immense, potential value" in the overall improvement of the quality of human life. In a keynote address to a conference marking the 50th anniversary of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), the Aga Khan ...
[I]t was not until a century later that the Institut [de France] made it a priority to revitalise the Domaine. And I was invited to become a part of the response. The Institut and I quickly agreed that a short-range burst of attention was not the answer. We needed a long-term plan. And we also agreed to build on the principle ...
Dawalan, Ebanour and Manndawi in the international news. The versatility of Aga Khan Studs graduates has once again been highlighted in recent days, with jumps successes in America for DAWALAN and Ebanour, and an excellent third place for MANNDAWI in Australia's Geelong Cup. The blue-blooded DAWALAN, who is none other than a half-brother to Arc hero DALAKHANI and seven-time Group 1 ...
ISMAILI WOMEN come from a proud and rich heritage of intellectual prowess, spiritual illumination, and strength against adversity. Ismaili Gnosis @ Instagram presents a series on the history of strong Ismaili women starting with Hazrat Khadijah, the wife of Prophet Muhammad. On Instagram this can be viewed at (). In Ismaili history, women have not only played important material and political ...
Aga Khan Studs represented by 13 horses in training. The Aga Khan Studs send a consignment of 13 colts and geldings to Goffs forthcoming Horses in Training sale on 6th November. Recent Aga Khan Studs graduates to shine after changing hands either privately or in a public sales ring include, last Saturday Grade 1 Grand National Hurdle winner Dawalan (ex Daltawa), ...
News story -- The Shi'i World: Pathways in Tradition and Modernity, the fourth book in the Muslim Heritage Series, has been published by The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS). Fresh insights into the multi-faceted world of Shi'a Islam, past and present, fill the sixteen chapters of this new publication. They showcase Shi'i beliefs, practices and traditions in all their diversity through history, ...
Sires and maternal lines prove popular in the ring. Yearlings with Aga Khan Studs pedigrees were highly sought-after at Tattersalls recent Book 1 and 2 sales in Newmarket, with progeny of both Aga Khan broodmares and sires attracting high prices. Four yearlings out of Aga Khan Studs bred broodmares broke the 300,000 Guineas marker in the Book 1 catalogue. The highlight ...
Gouvieux, France, 16 October 2015 - Malaysia's state of Penang, Think City SDN Berhad and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) today signed a Management Collaboration Agreement that expands the scope of an existing partnership for the protection, development and enhancement of Penang's historic George Town for another three years. The agreement follows a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed in ...
Geneva, Switzerland, 16 October 2015 - The Aga Khan Award for Architecture today announced the members of the Steering Committee for the Thirteenth Award Cycle (2014 - 2016). Established in 1977, the Award is given every three years to projects that set new standards of excellence in architecture, planning practices, historic preservation and landscape architecture. The Steering Committee is chaired by ...
José Antonio Bautista's home run which gave the Toronto Blue Jays a 3-run lead over the Texas Rangers in the 7th inning of the deciding game played at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, is worth relishing. Bautista's swing of the bat that brought the 3 runs, his stare at the direction of the pitcher immediately after ...
Global -- As institutions of the Aga Khan Development Network and Ismaili communities around the world join in the 2015 international ShakeOut earthquake drill, Focus Humanitarian Assistance is placing special emphasis on disaster preparedness to save lives and limit the impact of calamity."We must be prepared," says Shakeel Hirji. "From having insurance to preparing an emergency kit and a family emergency ...
Committed to breaking the cycle of poverty, Aga Khan Foundation invests in long-term sustainable solutions with communities across Africa and Asia. The video offers a glimpse at a few examples of how our investments in education, health and culture in partnership with our sister agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network contribute to building better futures now and for generations to come. ...
News story -- The IIS is pleased to announce the publication of People of the Prophet's House: Artistic and Ritual Expressions of Shi'i Islam, edited by Dr Fahmida Suleman. The book contains twenty-two essays, which are richly illustrated with over 200 colour pictures, maps and charts. The essays were originally read at a conference held at the British Museum in 2009 as ...
On the occasion of Prince Rahim Aga Khan's 44th birthday on Monday, October 12, 2015, we are pleased to produce excerpts from his commencement address that he delivered at the Graduation Ceremony of the Institute of the Ismaili Studies held in London, England, in September 2007. Prince Rahim Aga Khan and Princess Salwa on their wedding day on August 31, 2013. ...
TKN -- The contribution of TKN volunteers has been instrumental in the success of the Girls Mentorship Program of Canada. The program is designed to provide a support system for teenage girls during critical years in their lives. Mentees are paired with mentors who are professional women with whom they can relate. Location: Toronto, Kitchener, Hamilton, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary and Ottawa ...
Well-bred Variable takes Finale Stakes. Gilltown Stud sire SEA THE STARS recorded the 22nd Pattern winner of his stallion career, and the twelfth of the season, on Saturday as his lightly-raced daughter VARIABLE cruised to success in the Listed Finale Stakes at the Curragh. This blue-blooded Juddmonte Farms homebred is the fruit of a cross between SEA THE STARS and Gr.1 ...
News story -- The thirteenth Summer Programme on Islam was held at the Ismaili Centre in Toronto, Canada, from 16 - 22 August 2015. Twenty-seven participants from 10 countries, including Afghanistan, Canada, France, India, Pakistan, Portugal, Syria, Tajikistan, United Kingdom and the United States of America, participated in the seven-day programme. The programme faculty included scholars from the IIS as well as ...
After the Global Centre for Pluralism's fourth Pluralism Forum on April 3, 2014, Patricia Kameri-Mbote, Dean of Law at the University at the University of Kenya, moderated an audience Q & A with Yash Ghai from the Katiba Institute in Kenya and Karuti Kanyinga from the Institute for Development Studies at the University of Nairobi. ...
Charles Taylor from McGill University in Montreal and Rajeev Bhargava from the Centre for Study of Developing Societies in New Delhi, India, discussed civic inclusion in Canada and India respectively, with moderator Jane Jenson, from the Université de Montreal, at the Global Centre for Pluralisms' fourth Pluralism Forum on October 30, 2014. ...
Charles Taylor de l'Université McGill à Montréal et Rajeev Bhargava du Centre d'études des sociétés en développement à New Delhi, en Inde, ont discuté de la société inclusive au Canada et en Inde, respectivement, en compagnie de la modératrice Jane Jenson de l'Université de Montréal, lors du cinquième Forum du Centre mondial du pluralisme le 30 octobre 2014. ...
Vasu Gounden, fondateur et directeur général du Centre africain pour la résolution constructive des conflits (ACCORD), a parlé du nouveau projet d'ACCORD le "Global Peace Initiative (l'Initiative pour la paix mondiale), lors du second Forum du Centre mondial du pluralisme le 6 décembre 2012. ...
Le secrétaire général John McNee a prononcé le mot d'ouverture du second Forum du Centre mondial du pluralisme le 6 décembre 2012, présentant l'orateur principal Vasu Gounden. ...
After the Global Centre for Pluralism's second Pluralism Forum on December 6, 2012 David Petrasek from the University of Ottawa moderated an audience Q & A session with Vasu Gounden, founder and Executive Director of the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), and Rita Abrahamsen, with the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa. ...
Vasu Gounden, founder and Executive Director of the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), spoke about ACCORD's new project, the Global Peace Initiative, at the Global Centre for Pluralism's second Pluralism Forum on December 6, 2012. ...
Professor Rita Abrahamsen from the University of Ottawa responded to Vasu Gounden's presentation at the Global Centre for Pluralism's second Pluralism Forum on December 6, 2012. University of Ottawa professor David Petrasek moderated the conversation. ...
Vasu Gounden, founder and Executive Director of the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) in Durban, South Africa, spoke at the Global Centre for Pluralism's second Pluralism Forum on December 6, 2012. He spoke of the significance of economic exclusion, the politicization of ethnicity for partisan ends, the role of leaders, and the challenge of creating civic cohesion in ...
Secretary General John McNee delivered the opening remarks at the Global Centre for Pluralism's second Pluralism Forum on December 6, 2012, introducing keynote speaker Vasu Gounden. ...
" Droits collectifs : différence culturelle ou pouvoir économique et politique? " Sujit Chouhdry, expert et conseiller en droit constitutionnel au Centre pour les transitions constitutionnelles de l'Université de New York, a prononcé le troisième Forum du Centre mondial du pluralisme le 3 octobre 2013. Il a fait valoir que dans les sociétés où l'ethnicité s'est fait politiser, les revendications en matière ...
Le secrétaire général John McNee a prononcé le mot d'ouverture du troisième Forum du Centre mondial du pluralisme le 3 octobre 2013, présentant l'orateur principal Sujit Chouhdry du Centre pour les transitions constitutionnelles de l'Université de New York. ...
Après le troisième Forum du Centre mondial du pluralisme le 3 octobre 2013, Rupak Chattopadhyay, président-directeur général du Forum des fédérations, a animé une période de questions en compagnie de l'avocat et expert en droit constitutionnel Sujit Chouhdry, de l'Université de New York. ...
Sujit Chouhdry, expert et conseiller en droit constitutionnel au Centre pour les transitions constitutionnelles de l'Université de New York, en conversation avec Rupak Chattopadhyay, président-directeur général du Forum des fédérations, lors du troisième Forum du Centre mondial du pluralisme le 3 octobre 2013. ...
After the Global Centre for Pluralism's third Pluralism Forum on October 3, 2013, Rupak Chattopadhyay, president and CEO of the Forum of Federations moderated an audience Q & A session with NYU lawyer and constitutional expert Sujit Chouhdry. ...
