BY MALIK MERCHANT Editor, Members of the media gathered at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre where they were briefed about the sequence of events for the official opening of the Ismaili Centre and Aga Khan Museum. Numbering around 35, they were were shuttled in two buses to the Ismaili Centre across the street for the first opening ceremony. One bus ...
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. ...
EXCITEMENT IN THE AIR by Navyn Naran There is excitement, magic in the air. the Imam has arrived, the buildings are washed and rewashed with rain, the winds have combed out snarls and veils Gray, opaque clouds, as if cotton wool had been soaked in water and strewn over the ceiling here. ahh, cloudbreak. In the horizon, a peek of baby ...
City News Toronto: Videographer Audra Brown takes a tour of the Aga Khan Museum, a new building in Toronto celebrating Islamic art and culture. His Highness the Aga Khan and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will preside over the opening of the Aga Khan Museum and the Ismaili Centre, Toronto on Friday, 12 September. The occasion will be ...
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. ...
Silk Sari smooth winner of Park Hill Stakes. DALAKHANI's daughter Silk Sari was the star of the show at Doncaster on Thursday thanks to her stunning performance in the Gr 2 Park Hill Stakes. The four-year-old filly cruised through the field in the straight, taking the lead at the furlong pole and racing away to post a five length margin at ...
Toronto, Canada, 12 September 2014 - The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, and His Highness the Aga Khan formally opened the Ismaili Centre Toronto and Aga Khan Museum today. These projects, which are initiatives of the Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, are ...
Toronto, Canada, 12 September 2014 - The Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, which is dedicated to presenting an overview of the artistic, intellectual and scientific contributions that Muslim civilisations have made to world heritage, will open its doors to the public on the 18th of September. For more information about the Museum, please follow the offical Aga Khan Museum page on ...
It is not so often that we have an opportunity of this sort -- to come together in a beautiful setting, in a wonderful spirit of friendship, and to dedicate such a splendid architectural accomplishment.... When I mentioned that our planning for this complex began 18 years ago, some of you probably wondered how people sustained their enthusiasm through such a ...
Arguments for the Immateriality of the Human Mind or Consciousness: "Mechanists consider mind to be a part of the body, but this is a mistake. The brain is a part of the body, but mind and brain are not identical. The brain breathes mind like the lungs breathe air." - Huston Smith Certain people today hold to a belief that the ...
Champions Sale features winning half-brothers to Mourayan and Linngari. Public sale consignments from the Aga Khan Studs are always eagerly awaited and this should certainly be the case for the forthcoming Champions Sale at Goffs, which features three very promising representatives of the stable. Timiyan (lot 1) will set the ball rolling as the first horse to enter the ring. The ...
Kaldera takes fifth career win in Listed Steherpreis. A pair of SINNDAR's daughters have displayed their talents recently, as Kaldera lifted her first Listed contest in Baden-Baden and Valdiyana picked up her first black-type with a second place in the Listed Prix des Tourelles. Kaldera has barely put a foot wrong this season, racking up a hat-trick over ten furlongs in ...
Canada -- Toronto, 10 September 2014 -- Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Canada this afternoon, ahead of the opening of the Aga Khan Museum and the Ismaili Centre, Toronto. The occasion, to be marked by two separate ceremonies, will take place on Friday. Full coverage, including a live webcast of both opening ceremonies will be provided on TheIsmaili.org.Watch the webcast live ...
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 ...
CONTEMPLATION By Navyn Naran If x is a first dimension, y the second, z is the third, with the fourth being Time, and Space being the fifth, then ishq may be the sixth. Seventh be the absence of thought where the Soul meets the Eye. Could that be it? ishq is prerequisite for Nur. Maybe seventh is the ism-e-azam, as springboard ...
"The second question to ask about tourism as a growth area for the Pakistani economy is whether, air transport considerations apart, tourism trends in countries close to, or similar to Pakistan, indicate that the world's leisure industry does hold potential for this country. So what is happening in Asia, and the Third World generally? Recently it was reported that: "Tourism earned ...
The Imam's word on the Faith is taken as an absolute rule. Every Ismaili is expected to accept it. Imam Shah Karim al-Husayni Aga Khan The greatest danger to every Muslim citizen - I have not the least hesitation in saying it - is alcohol. Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan Our belief is that the thing which separates man from ...
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 ...
Editor’s note: Mohib Ebrahim, the founding publisher and editor of NanoWisdoms, recently visited the first North American purpose built high profile Ismaili Centre and Jamatkhana located in Burnaby, British Columbia, and came away with a magnificent set of contrasting photos that he took both during day and night times. We celebrate the following official announcement about the formal opening ceremony ...
Simerg is delighted to introduce a preview edition of the long awaited arts compendium of Ismaili artists. The publication currently profiles 19 Ismaili visual artists from around the world, and more entries will be added as we hear from Ismaili artists - professionals and non-professionals alike. We ask that artists submit a brief profile and an image from one of their art ...
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 ...
Next month the Ismaili Centre, Toronto, the Aga Khan Museum and their Park are expected to be officially opened. In anticipation of this landmark event, NanoWisdoms is pleased to present The Road to Toronto series in which, each week, we'll focus on a different aspect of this multi-faceted institution. This week's instalment, and last of the series, is on the collaborative ...
News story -- This workshop was held as the Seventh Annual Summer Conference on Philosophy in the Abrahamic Traditions, sponsored by the Departments of Philosophy at the University of Denver and Marquette University and the University of Denver's Center for Judaic Studies. His paper entitled Al-Farabi and Ismaili Thought: Tracing Mutual Influences, dealt specifically with the possible mutual influences of al-Farabi and ...
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 ...
Norwegian Classic success for Sinndar and Stakes double for Azamour. Aga Khan Studs sires produce have been busy in recent days, with SINNDAR's Eye In The Sky lifting the Norwegian Derby, a pair of Listed successes for AZAMOUR, and an excellent third place in the Gr. 1 Prix Morny for SIYOUNI's Ervedya. SINNDAR's son Eye In The Sky cemented his position ...
Talented filly holds promising future. The Aga Khan-owned RAYDARA made her mark at the Curragh on Sunday, lifting the Gr. 2 Debutante Stakes in good style. On her fourth public outing, the filly raced in the rear of the field before progressing up the center of the track two furlongs from home and showing an impressive acceleration inside the final furlong ...
An artistic rendering of the Ismaili Centre, the Aga Khan Museum and their Park. Photo: The Ismaili/Imara. Simerg is celebrating the public opening of the Aga Khan Museum on September 18, 2014, by launching a photography contest. A total of 25 photos, all related to the Aga Khan Museum, the Ismaili Centre and their Park taken from the time the grounds ...
Great architecture, like great art, captures esoteric thought in physical form. Imam Shah Karim al-Husayni Aga Khan IV In May 2010, Imam Shah Karim al-Husayni Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shī'ī Ismaili Muslims and the direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad and Imam Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib, presided over the foundation ceremony for the Aga Khan Museum, ...
1. FAITH by Pir Shihabu'd-Din Shah Faith (Iman) is like a tree, the roots of which go into the heart: its trunk is in reason, and its branches are in the instincts, while imagination is its new shoots and leaves - (senses of) the body. The foundation (asl) of faith is love for the Imam-e-Zaman (the Imam of the Time). And ...
Next month the Ismaili Centre, Toronto, the Aga Khan Museum and their Park are expected to be officially opened. In anticipation of this landmark event, NanoWisdoms is pleased to present The Road to Toronto series in which, each week, we'll focus on a different aspect of this multi-faceted institution. This week's instalment is on the societal aspect and the park. The ...
On October 10, 2010, Bashir Fazal Ladha of the United Kingdom, during his visit to Toronto, went to Wynford Drive to see how the construction work of the Ismaili Centre, the Aga Khan Museum and their Park was coming along. He writes: "It was a thrilling moment and I was full of excitement when I saw the progress, and in a ...
Excellent average and clearance-rate for in-form stallion. Hot on the heels of his third Stakes winner from his first crop of juveniles, SIYOUNI made a great impression at Arqana's Yearlings Sale and V2 Sale in Deauville with his second generation of yearlings. During the select weekend catalogue, SIYOUNI's sole entry lot 129 raised a bid of 200,000 Euros from Australian buyer ...
Dual purpose draft features high-class families. Buyers will have an opportunity to invest in half a dozen Aga Khan-bred three-year-olds at the forthcoming Horses in Training sale at Doncaster on 4th September. The consignment includes some well-bred colts and geldings, with versatile profiles. Winning colt Zafayan (lot 352) should attract plenty of interest. A son of Acclamation and Listed runner-up Zafayra ...
As work commenced on the large empty plot that had formerly housed the Bata Shoe Company, the trees that lined the perimeter of the site were carefully removed, and gave way to heavy construction equipment and trucks as well as hundreds of skilled professionals for the multi-year construction phase of new Aga Khan Museum, the Ismaili Centre and their Park. Cranes ...
Zarshana, Seismos and Souvenir Delondres successful for Aga Khan sires. The Aga Khan Studs sires enjoyed a productive weekend in Britain and France with a hat-trick of Pattern victories for Gilltown and Bonneval-based stallions. . The highlight of the trio was the blue-blooded Zarshana's triumph in the Gr.3 Prix Minerve at Deauville for the colours of H.H. the Aga Khan. The ...
News story -- The twelfth Summer Programme on Islam was held at York University in Toronto, Canada, from 11 - 17 August 2014. Twenty-nine participants from 10 countries, including Angola, Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, Pakistan, Portugal, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States of America participated in the seven-day programme. The programme faculty included scholars from the IIS as well ...
News story -- The Central Asian Studies Unit (CASU) of the IIS, in collaboration with the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts (IOM) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), St. Petersburg, Russia, has published Russian Scholars on Ismailism edited by Stanislav Prozorov and Hakim Elnazarov, Co-ordinator of CASU. This volume presents the proceedings of the conference entitled Ismaili Traditions and Spirituality of the ...
