Ismaili Digest - Page 391

In Photos: The Magnificent Aga Khan University, its Symbolic Logo and the Elegant Jamiapoash Worn by His Highness the Aga Khan for the University's Convocation

nothing much ⋅ December 18, 2013

THE AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY An aerial view of the Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan. The University was chartered as Pakistan's first private international university in 1983 during the reign of President Zia ul-Haq. Photo: Aga Khan Development Network. When the Charter of the University was first granted in 1983, His Highness the Aga Khan concluded his speech on the occasion ...

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IIS Alumni Elect New Leadership

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IIS Alumni Elect New Leadership

nothing much ⋅ December 18, 2013

News story -- The IIS Alumni Association is pleased to announce the appointment of its elected leadership for the Asian, European and North American Chapter Groups. Established in 2005, the IIS Alumni Association aims to strengthen the relationship between the IIS and its graduates through supporting the personal, academic and career development of the alumni and working with them to maximise the ...

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Live Webcast: Aga Khan University Convocation - Celebrating 30 years

Live Webcast: Aga Khan University Convocation - Celebrating 30 years

nothing much ⋅ December 17, 2013

Global -- The webcast is scheduled to take place on 19 December 2013, starting at 10:30 AM PKT (Karachi time) and can be viewed on this page. ...

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Mawlana Hazar Imam receives warm welcome from the Government of Pakistan

Mawlana Hazar Imam receives warm welcome from the Government of Pakistan

nothing much ⋅ December 17, 2013

Pakistan -- Islamabad, 16 December 2013 - In separate meetings with the President, the Prime Minister, the Advisor to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs and the Finance Minister of Pakistan, Mawlana Hazar Imam received praise for the leadership role taken by the AKDN in the country's development, and for its effectiveness in improving the quality of life ...

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42 years of Aga Khan University speeches by His Highness the Aga Khan

42 years of Aga Khan University speeches by His Highness the Aga Khan

nothing much ⋅ December 17, 2013

Later this week, His Highness the Aga Khan will preside over the Aga Khan University's 2013 convocation ceremony. 2013 is a special year for AKU, one that celebrates many milestones: the 30th anniversary of the granting of the University's charter, the 30th graduating class of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, the 25th graduating class of the Medical College and the ...

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His Highness the Aga Khan on the Aga Khan University - Part 5/5: The Future

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His Highness the Aga Khan on the Aga Khan University - Part 5/5: The Future

nothing much ⋅ December 16, 2013

"Today, we are entering a stimulating new phase of growth with expanded academic quality and more sophisticated service capability in our teaching hospital. The Faculty of Health Sciences is the university's oldest and most advanced endeavour. It is appropriate, therefore, that many new accomplishments and initiatives are focused within that faculty. The Rufayda School of Nursing building, and the Hadi Radiology ...

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GALLERY:
Aga Khan meets with Pakistani government leaders

GALLERY: Aga Khan meets with Pakistani government leaders

nothing much ⋅ December 16, 2013

Islamabad, Pakistan, 16 December 2013 - During his first official trip to Pakistan in four years, His Highness the Aga Khan discussed development issues in a series of high-level meetings in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad. ...

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His Highness the Aga Khan on the Aga Khan University - Part 4/5: Research

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His Highness the Aga Khan on the Aga Khan University - Part 4/5: Research

nothing much ⋅ December 15, 2013

"When this Institution was first conceived, those who participated in its conception, particularly the Harvard Team, underlined the severe lack of research capacity, research activity in higher education in the Third World. So from the earliest days of the thinking of this institution it was underlined how essential research would be to make this institution a significant player in the teaching ...

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Photos from Karim Master's Original Copy of "Fidai" Magazine Published in 1936 to Commemorate the Golden Jubilee of His Highness the Aga Khan

Photos from Karim Master's Original Copy of "Fidai" Magazine Published in 1936 to Commemorate the Golden Jubilee of His Highness the Aga Khan

nothing much ⋅ December 14, 2013

INTRODUCED BY ABDULMALIK MERCHANT Publisher-Editor Simergphotos and Simerg NOTE TO ALL READERS: On some browsers, some images may appear as thumb-nails. To resolve this, please refresh page. Imam Sultan Mahomed Shah, His Highness the Aga Khan in full regalia A previous piece about a 1936 Ismaili journal called Rahe Rast (see link below) resulted in an outpouring of affection for ...

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His Highness the Aga Khan on the Aga Khan University - Part 3/5: Institute for Educational Development

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His Highness the Aga Khan on the Aga Khan University - Part 3/5: Institute for Educational Development

nothing much ⋅ December 14, 2013

"This afternoon we mark an important new stage in the development of the Aga Khan University. Professor Bacchus has detailed the structure and functioning of the Institute for Educational Development, but I should like to describe to you my thoughts about why an Institute like this is so important to Pakistan and the developing world, and why it is a logical ...

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Aga Khan's 77th Birthday -- December 13, 2013

Aga Khan's 77th Birthday -- December 13, 2013

nothing much ⋅ December 13, 2013

This is the 7th cycle of the Imamat and so this is a very important birthday as the number 7 is very blessed numeric value in the Muslim and other traditions. This year has been amazingly blessed, as is every year, as we are led by the Proof of God on earth! We offer thanks for this blessing evermore! Event The ...

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Poems for Salgirah: The Noor of Imamat Breathing with the Trillion Stars....and OOops (the Optimistically Out of Poverty Society) by Navyn Naran

Poems for Salgirah: The Noor of Imamat Breathing with the Trillion Stars....and OOops (the Optimistically Out of Poverty Society) by Navyn Naran

nothing much ⋅ December 13, 2013

ThE NOOR OF IMAMAT....OOops By Navyn Naran The arc of the Milky Way with over 100 thousand million stars hangs over the imposing mountain fortress of Alamut in this starry scene. Photo: Babak Tafreshi. Copyright. Find your space, under a trillion stars In the crystal quiet of the night, no thoughts, no bars, Breathe softly, abreast of a beating heart, Under ...

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Poems for Salgirah: ALI by Sherali Kara

Poems for Salgirah: ALI by Sherali Kara

nothing much ⋅ December 13, 2013

(English translation follows this transliteration from Hindi) ALI By Sherali Kara Hum jiyenge aur jiyenge sirf ALI tere liye. Ruhani bache tere hai, Haath thaam ke rakhna ALI. Tub bhi ALI he thaa, Ab hai tu Hazar Imam ALI. Taa qayamat tak rahenga Hayul Qayum ALI ALI. Kya tariqat shaan hai teri. Khub haqiqi jalwa hai tera. Kya noorani tevar tere ...

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His Highness the Aga Khan on the Aga Khan University - Part 2/5: The School of Nursing

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His Highness the Aga Khan on the Aga Khan University - Part 2/5: The School of Nursing

nothing much ⋅ December 12, 2013

"[B]ecause Pakistan has one of the lowest ratios in the world of nurses to doctors, [the Aga Khan University] decided that the first component of its Faculty of Health Sciences had to be a School Nursing. This was created in 1980 with substantial support from McMaster University in Canada and the Canadian International Development Agency. "The programmes carried out by AKU's ...

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UCA and GIZ bring mobile digital library to Naryn and Ak-Talaa districts in the Kyrgyz Republic

UCA and GIZ bring mobile digital library to Naryn and Ak-Talaa districts in the Kyrgyz Republic

nothing much ⋅ December 12, 2013

Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic, 12 December 2013 - The eBilim mobile digital library was inaugurated today at University of Central Asia's (UCA) School for Professional and Continuing Education, Naryn. The moving library, which is on a refurbished minibus, is designed to bring knowledge and resources to the people of Naryn Oblast. The refurbished eBilim minibus will travel to 10 villages in the ...

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Salgirah Mubarak, 2013

Salgirah Mubarak, 2013

nothing much ⋅ December 12, 2013

The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings wishes all Salgirah Mubarak. In keeping with the theme of our card, we would like to share with you some important quotes of His Highness the Aga Khan and Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, Aga Khan III, on the continuous, limitless nature of Creation and man's relationship to Creation. POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED ...

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His Highness the Aga Khan on the Aga Khan University - Part 1/5: Rationale, vision and hopes

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His Highness the Aga Khan on the Aga Khan University - Part 1/5: Rationale, vision and hopes

nothing much ⋅ December 10, 2013

"There are of course many reasons for a large number of trained Pakistani doctors remaining abroad, often in very eminent posts, but I hope that with new medical institutions such as this, there will be much greater incentives for qualified men and women to return. This institution alone will create a number of senior and junior teaching posts. "I also intend ...

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Pir Sadr al-Din's Ginan "Eji Dhan Dhan Aajano" with Meaning, and Other Readings for the 77th Salgirah of the 49th Ismaili Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan

Pir Sadr al-Din's Ginan "Eji Dhan Dhan Aajano" with Meaning, and Other Readings for the 77th Salgirah of the 49th Ismaili Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan

nothing much ⋅ December 7, 2013

Spread in various countries around the world, the Shia Imami Ismailis have their own innumerable ways for celebrating important religious occasions according to their various cultural, social and religious traditions and backgrounds. One very important occasion in the annual calendar of the Ismailis is the Salgirah, or the birthday of their spiritual leader (Imam). His Highness the Aga Khan is their ...

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"Madiba, My Hero" by Zulfikarali Khoja and "Renewal and Renaissance" by Nelson Mandela

"Madiba, My Hero" by Zulfikarali Khoja and "Renewal and Renaissance" by Nelson Mandela

nothing much ⋅ December 7, 2013

"There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children" - Nelson Mandela A close-up of a detail of a South African Hundred Rand banknote, featuring an engraving of the face of iconic statesman Nelson Mandela, giving his trademark smile. South African wildlife and African designs form the watermarked background. Photo: Istockphoto. ...

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Suggested Reading: His Highness the Aga Khan's 2006 Aga Khan University Convocation Ceremony Address (Pakistan)

Suggested Reading: His Highness the Aga Khan's 2006 Aga Khan University Convocation Ceremony Address (Pakistan)

nothing much ⋅ December 7, 2013

In this seminal speech -- made when he presided over the Aga Khan University's convocation in 2006, the Aga Khan brings the future into clear perspective with his practical and pragmatic world-view, stressing that "we are moving into a new epoch of history [which many] observers describe ... as the 'Knowledge Society'." This, he explains, is due to several factors, including ...

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Compassion and Forgiveness After a Life of Oppression, Struggle and Profound Sacrifice Made Nelson Mandela a Great Human Being

Compassion and Forgiveness After a Life of Oppression, Struggle and Profound Sacrifice Made Nelson Mandela a Great Human Being

nothing much ⋅ December 6, 2013

"HE IS NOW AT PEACE" A ZAR 5 coin, manufactured in South Africa on Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday, resting on the South African flag. Photo: Istockphoto.com In announcing the passing away of Nelson Mandela, the South African President Jacob Zuma said: "Our beloved Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the founding President of our democratic nation has departed. He passed on peacefully in the ...

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New Aga Khan Music Initiative project brings music from Syria and Iran to the United States

New Aga Khan Music Initiative project brings music from Syria and Iran to the United States

nothing much ⋅ December 6, 2013

New York, USA, 6 December 2013 - "Sound: the Encounter", the Aga Khan Music Initiative's latest addition to its international performance roster, begins a three-city United States tour on December 7 with a world debut concert at the Asia Society in New York City. "Sound: the Encounter" brings together three adventurous musicians from Iran and Syria to perform a repertory of ...

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VIDEO: Canadian pluralism at a crossroads, says John Stackhouse, delivering the Ismaili Centre Lecture

VIDEO: Canadian pluralism at a crossroads, says John Stackhouse, delivering the Ismaili Centre Lecture

nothing much ⋅ December 5, 2013

Global -- John Stackhouse, Editor-in-chief of the Globe and Mail, delivered the Ismaili Centre Lecture on 1 December 2013, in which he described pluralism as being central to Canadian identity. An annual event featuring speakers of distinction, the lecture took place at the Ismaili Centre, Burnaby, part of a growing network of such centres whose role is to encourage exchange, mutual ...

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IIS Research Associates Present at International Conference in Germany

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IIS Research Associates Present at International Conference in Germany

nothing much ⋅ December 5, 2013

News story -- Drs Nuha al-Sha'ar and Asma Hilali, of the Qur'anic Studies Unit at the IIS, attended the conference entitled Knowledge and Education in Classical Islam: Historical Foundations and Contemporary Impactat the University of Gottingen, Germany. The conference was held by The Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Gottingen in collaboration with the Program of Islamic Studies ...

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His Highness the Aga Khan reminisces about his days at Harvard

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His Highness the Aga Khan reminisces about his days at Harvard

nothing much ⋅ December 2, 2013

"In 1954 I came to the United States for the first time in my life and entered Harvard College as a first year student. It was an experience that I will never forget. All of my formal education up to that point had been in French, and although I had studied English, my command of the language was not up to ...

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His Highness the Aga Khan Receives RAIC's 2013 Gold Medal for his Significant Contribution to Canadian Architecture

His Highness the Aga Khan Receives RAIC's 2013 Gold Medal for his Significant Contribution to Canadian Architecture

nothing much ⋅ December 2, 2013

Please click: Royal Architectural Institute Awards Gold Medal to 49th Ismaili Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, for his contribution to Canadian architecture Please click on image for a report of the RAIC Gold award ceremony on November 27, 2013 in Ottawa, Canada.Advertisements ...

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Sea The Stars filly tops Tatts day two

Sea The Stars filly tops Tatts day two

nofirstname ⋅ December 2, 2013

Seven foals by the Gilltown sire break 200,000 Guinea barrier. SEA THE STARS lit up the second day of the Tattersalls December Foal Sale with his daughter raising the highest bid of the day at 320,000 Guineas. The filly (lot 761), a half-sister to Gr 1 Sun Chariot Stakes winner Spinning Queen consigned by Newsells Park Stud was eventually knocked down ...

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VIDEO: Ismaili Centres are symbols of new hope, says Mawlana Hazar Imam upon receiving RAIC Gold Medal

VIDEO: Ismaili Centres are symbols of new hope, says Mawlana Hazar Imam upon receiving RAIC Gold Medal

nothing much ⋅ November 28, 2013

Canada -- Ottawa, 27 November 2013 - In a ceremony held at the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat, Mawlana Hazar Imam was lauded by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, who presented the Imam with their highest honour - the 2013 Gold Medal. In his remarks, Hazar Imam expressed his gratitude and went on to describe the connection between architecture and ...

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Aga Khan awarded the 2013 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Gold Medal

Aga Khan awarded the 2013 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Gold Medal

nothing much ⋅ November 27, 2013

Ottawa, Canada, 27 November 2013 -- The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) presented its 2013 Gold Medal -- the Institute's highest honour -- to His Highness the Aga Khan this evening. The occasion marks the first time in over 30 years that a non-architect has been chosen to receive the distinction. "In recognising His Highness we cite his remarkable accomplishments ...

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GALLERY:
Aga Khan awarded the 2013 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Gold Medal

GALLERY: Aga Khan awarded the 2013 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Gold Medal

nothing much ⋅ November 27, 2013

Ottawa, Canada, 27 November 2013 - The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) presented its 2013 Gold Medal -- the Institute's highest honour -- to His Highness the Aga Khan this evening. The occasion marks the first time in over 30 years that a non-architect has been chosen to receive the distinction. ...

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Speech: Acceptance Address - Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's Gold Medal (Ottawa, Canada)

Speech: Acceptance Address - Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's Gold Medal (Ottawa, Canada)

nothing much ⋅ November 27, 2013

Is it not true that the quality of our lives is fundamentally shaped by the spaces in which we live, spaces that provide physical security, and spaces where we seek spiritual enrichment? They are spaces where we work, and where we pause from work; where we expand our minds and restore our health, places where we congregate and where we meditate; ...

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Mawlana Hazar Imam receives honorary degree from Trinity College at the University of Toronto

Mawlana Hazar Imam receives honorary degree from Trinity College at the University of Toronto

nothing much ⋅ November 26, 2013

Canada -- Toronto, 25 November 2013 - The University of Toronto's Trinity College held a special convocation this evening, to bestow upon Mawlana Hazar Imam the degree of Doctor of Sacred Letters, honoris causa. In a glowing citation, the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, presented Hazar Imam before the Chancellor of Trinity College. "We are welcoming you into a place that combines ...

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360° Panorama Photos of His Highness the Aga Khan's Delegation Building

360° Panorama Photos of His Highness the Aga Khan's Delegation Building

nothing much ⋅ November 26, 2013

Introduced by Malik Merchant Publisher-Editor, Simerg and Simergphotos Born in Woking, United Kingdom, Martin Bloomfield is a designer photographer and an expert in 3D animation. He has travelled the world over, and now lives with his family in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. Before leaving for Africa in 2012, Bloomfield spent some time in Ottawa where he took a series of powerful and stunning ...

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Stunning 360° Panoramas Featuring the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat Building by Martin Bloomfield

Stunning 360° Panoramas Featuring the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat Building by Martin Bloomfield

nothing much ⋅ November 26, 2013

Introduced by Malik Merchant Publisher-Editor, Simergphotos and Simerg Born in Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom, Martin Bloomfield, a designer photographer and an expert in 3D animation has travelled the world over, and now lives with his family in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. Before leaving for Africa in 2012, Bloomfield spent some time in Ottawa where he took a series of powerful and stunning ...

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Photo Essay: Celebrating Sussex Drive, His Highness the Aga Khan and, Five Years on, the Crystalline Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat Building

Photo Essay: Celebrating Sussex Drive, His Highness the Aga Khan and, Five Years on, the Crystalline Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat Building

nothing much ⋅ November 25, 2013

INTRODUCTION: Sussex Drive with some other connecting streets in the National Capital Region, makes up what is known as the Confederation Boulevard or the “ceremonial and discovery route”. In order to connect these streets visually, urban designers employed the use of consistent street paving (using pink Canadian granite), lamp posts adorned with bronze maple leaves, and distinctive street furniture. Along ...

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Aga Khan receives Honorary Degree from Trinity College at the University of Toronto

Aga Khan receives Honorary Degree from Trinity College at the University of Toronto

nothing much ⋅ November 25, 2013

Toronto, Canada, 25 November 2013 -- Trinity College at the University of Toronto held a special convocation today to confer an honorary degree upon His Highness the Aga Khan in recognition of his work to improve the quality of life for some of the poorest people in the world through the work of the Aga Khan Development Network. "I am deeply ...

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Photo Essay: Remembering President John F. Kennedy (May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963)

Photo Essay: Remembering President John F. Kennedy (May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963)

nothing much ⋅ November 22, 2013

23 November, 1963 : President Kennedy’s wife and daughter kneel at the casket as the President’s body lies in state in the Rotunda of the Capitol Building. Photo credit: Abbie Rowe, National Park Service / John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library, Boston. On November 22, 1963, when he was hardly past his first thousand days in office, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was killed ...

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The Imamat on art and the arts

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The Imamat on art and the arts

nothing much ⋅ November 21, 2013

"Historically, the arts, including architecture, have taken their principal inspiration from religious faith. But when art is separated from faith-based roots, other influences can dominate -- including soulless technology and empty secularisation." His Highness the Aga Khan's 2010 Aga Khan Award For Architecture Prize Ceremony address (Doha, Qatar) ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ "Whatever its vernacular forms, the language of art, ...

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IC EVENT: Third annual Disability Colloquium held at Ismaili Centre, London

IC EVENT: Third annual Disability Colloquium held at Ismaili Centre, London

nothing much ⋅ November 19, 2013

IC EVENT ON 3 November 2013 -- Ismaili Centre, London, 3 - 19 November 2013 - The Aga Khan Social Welfare Board in collaboration with the Conservative Disability Group hosted the third annual Disability Colloquium, which focused on The Olympics and Paralympics Legacy - A Year On. ...

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GPISH Class of 2013 mark the end of their studies at the IIS

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GPISH Class of 2013 mark the end of their studies at the IIS

nothing much ⋅ November 19, 2013

News story -- Thirteen students marked the completion of their studies at The Institute of Ismaili Studies at a graduation ceremony for the Graduate Programme in Islamic Studies and Humanities (GPISH) Class of 2013. Approximately 150 guests, including the Institute's Board of Governors, Ismaili community leadership and donors to the IIS, joined the students and their families in celebrating their achievement at ...

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