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February 28, 2010

Public loyalty to Fairtrade sees sales reach £800m – Fairtrade Foundation,UK

The global economic downturn made 2009 an incredibly tough year for the world’s poor seeking a fair deal for their produce, the Fairtrade Foundation will tell stakeholders at a evening reception today in London to mark the launch of Fairtrade … Continue reading →

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February 28, 2010

Burma (Myanmar): “Aung San Suu Kyi on Non-Violence” / “Why are the Burmese Junta scared of Aung San Suu Kyi “

In support of the current protests in Burma, the is an excerpt from an interview I shot in Rangoon in 1999. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize Winne… more about “Aung San Suu Kyi on Non-Violence“, posted … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Aung San Suu Kyi on Non-Violence, Burma (Myanmar), Burmese Junta, Civil Society, Human Rights Abuses, Women's rights

February 28, 2010

The State of Israel? Or the State of Simeon and Levi? – The Magnes Zionist

How apt that, when the State of Israel is waging a war of “national honor,” “restoring deterrence,” and “destroying a group of lawless terrorists,” we read in the synagogue last Shabbat of Jacob’s “blessing” of his sons, Simeon and Levi. … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Peace in Middle East, The Torah

February 28, 2010

Jews, Christians, and Muslims: Allies for Peace – Rabbi Brian

Rabbi Brian Walt (Adapted from a talk given to a meeting of Christian leaders at the Carter Center for Human Rights, Atlanta, Georgia May 2009) Have you but one blessing? Bless me too my Father! (Gen. 26:38) Jews, Christians, and … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Diversity, God's Blessings, Inter-Religious Pluralism

February 28, 2010

Air Uganda launches faster route to Kigali

An Air Uganda aircraft at Entebbe International Airport. Photo/MORGAN MBABAZI By MICHAEL WAKABI Two-year old Air Uganda has set the stage for its expansion beyond regional borders, with the launch of a daily flight between Entebbe and Kigali. Coming on the … Continue reading →

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February 27, 2010

Obama’s Special Envoy for the Islamic World: ‘Portrait of Rashad Hussain’

US President Barack Obama has appointed Rashad Hussain, a White House deputy associate counsel, to be his special envoy to the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC). The 31-year-old intellectual personifies the new beginning that Obama is hoping to establish with … Continue reading →

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February 27, 2010

London: IIS scholar Advises on Science Museum Exhibition, February 2010

Dr Nader El-Bizri acted as an external academic consultant for London’s Science Museum to support the launch of the temporary exhibition, 1001 Inventions: Discover the Muslim Heritage in our World. The free exhibition runs from 21 January to 25 April … Continue reading →

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February 26, 2010

We Have ‘Justice in Common Christian and Muslim’ – Voices from Asia and Africa

Sankt Augustin, Feb. 24, 2010 Ed.: Christian W. Troll SJ, Helmut Reifeld, C.T.R. Hewer (Ed.); Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V., ISBN 978-3-941904-24-8 In this book the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung publishes the results of a conference on the “Common Word” dialogue. Therewith the KAS pursues two … Continue reading →

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February 26, 2010

Iceberg breaks loose in Antarctica – Al Jazeera

The iceberg broke off from the Mertz Glacier Tongue, a 160km spit of ice in the Southern Ocean [AFP] An iceberg the size of the European country of Luxembourg has broken off from a glacier in Antarctica in an event that could disrupt … Continue reading →

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February 26, 2010

The shared value of religious pluralism — A conversation with Eboo Patel (Part 1) – The Ismaili

Eboo Patel is the Founder and Executive Director of Interfaith Youth Core, an organisation that promotes mutual respect and pluralism among young people from different religious traditions. The 34-year-old Rhodes scholar also advises United States President Barack Obama, who appointed … Continue reading →

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- “One plant for me and one for my country” — Ismailis in Kabul mark Navroz with a tree planting
- Nutrition Centre: Cooking is easy, quick and healthy when you do it with Aunty-ji!
  The latest edition of the popular Cooking with Aunty-ji took place at NSF2012, the UK Ismaili National Sports Festival held in April. The event created greater awareness among younger and older members of the community about the importance of good nutrition.
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- Roza Otunbayeva – former President of the Kyrgyz Republic – Visits Canada to Deliver an Inaugural Pluralism Lecture at Global Centre for Pluralism
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- His Highness the Aga Khan is giving introductory speech at Global Centre for Pluralism’s inaugural lecture
  H.H. Aga Khan is giving introductory speech at GCP inaugural lecture. http://t.co/lfZM8AeY— KG Embassy in USA (@kgembassy) May 28, 2012 Aga Khan: Roza Otunbayeva guided her country through difficult democratic path. Otunbayva was first KG amassador to Canada— Muktar Djumaliev (@MuktarDjumaliev) May 28, 2012 R.Otunbayeva: we are now opening new st […]
The Ismaili Centres around the world

The Ismaili Centre, London. Photo: Crispin Boyle
The Ismaili Centre in London is a religious, social and cultural meeting place for the Ismaili Muslim community in the United Kingdom. Opened in 1985, the Centre is the first religious and cultural centre to be specially designed and built for the Ismaili community in the West. Located in South Kensington, the Ismaili Centre occupies a prominent island site on Cromwell Road, facing the Victoria and Albert Museum on one of the major thoroughfares leading out of London.
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The Ismaili Centre, Burnaby. Photo: Garry Otte
The Ismaili Centre in Burnaby, a tree-lined suburb of Greater Vancouver, is the first such centre to be purpose-built by the Ismaili Muslim community in Canada. Access to the building is gained through a courtyard garden, which is enhanced by fountains, trees and flowers. Inside, a prayer hall provides facilities for communal services and quiet contemplation. The facility also includes a social hall, administrative offices, council chamber and classrooms for religious instruction.
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The Ismaili Centre, Lisbon. Photo: Gary Otte
The Ismaili Centre in Lisbon established, for the first time in continental Europe, a permanent place where spaces for gathering for Ismaili Muslims complemented premises for an international network of social, cultural and economic development institutions serving people of all faiths, backgrounds and origins. Access to the Ismaili Centre is through a landscaped park that surrounds buildings interspersed with courtyards and open patios. The complex combines multipurpose halls, open and enclosed areas for social functions, exhibitions and cultural presentations with offices and spaces for more contemplative gatherings of members of the Ismaili community.
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The Ismaili Centre Dubai. Photo: Gary Otte
The Ismaili Centre, Dubai is a complex of creative spaces for contemplative, cultural, educational and recreational purposes, designed to encourage understanding and the sharing of wisdom from many perspectives. Built on land that was donated by the Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, the Centre was opened on 26 March 2008 as part of the commemoration of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Golden Jubilee. Regional and cosmopolitan in its conception, the Ismaili Centre, Dubai draws on spiritual and intellectual roots that give it contemporary resonance. Its courtyards, gardens and watercourses, set amidst interlinking interiors, propose a harmony of tradition and timelessness.
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The Ismaili Centre, Dushanbe. Photo: Gary Otte
Opened in 2009, the Ismaili Centre, Dushanbe is the first such Centre in Central Asia — a region that has been home to Ismaili Muslims for more than a thousand years. It stands as both a reminder of great history and accomplishment, and a call on the peoples of the region to reflect on that inheritance as they shape the world of tomorrow. Inspired by some of the region’s most distinctive monuments, the architecture of the Ismaili Centre blends many craft and artisanal traditions of Central Asia. It is designed to facilitate cultural and intellectual exchange, and to re-invigorate the spirit of enquiry characterised by scholars whose contributions over the centuries were encouraged by the Ismaili Muslim community under the patronage of its leadership.

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