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August 13, 2011

Rick Perry For President: Governor Announces Candidacy, Says It’s ‘Time To Get America Working Again’ – Huffington Post News

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) officially jumped into the 2012 presidential race on Saturday, framing a promise to prioritize job creation as a cornerstone of his campaign. “It is time to get America working again,” he said, … Continue reading →

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August 13, 2011

The art of Paper-Cutting: Women’s Self-Help Group from Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti created the Noor products

The art of Paper-Cutting The near extinct art and craft of paper-cutting was introduced to create income generation opportunities for women and girls. Training under a master craftsman enables the women to supplement their incomes through sale of … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Aga Khan Development Network, Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Historic Cities Programme, Humayun Tomb, India, Job training, Nizamuddin Basti, Revitalizing

August 13, 2011

USA, 30 Years Ago: The Day the Middle Class Died – by Michael Moore at CommonDreams.org

On August 5, 1981, President Ronald Reagan fired every member of the air traffic controllers union (PATCO) who’d defied his order to return to work and declared their union illegal. They had been on strike for just two days. From … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Civil Society, Rich and poor, US Middle Class, USA, Wall Street

August 13, 2011

Suu Kyi calls for reassessment of dam project – DW World De News

Myanmar’s pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has called for a reassessment of the Myitsone dam project due to safety and environmental concerns. Suu Kyi thinks conservation is also politics A 6,000-megawatt dam project on the upper stretch of the … Continue reading →

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August 13, 2011

“A Strong Instrument Against Prejudice”, German-Islamic CrossCulture Internships Programme awards scholarships to young professionals from Central Asia and Muslim countries

”A Strong Instrument Against Prejudice” For the first time in 2011, the German-Islamic CrossCulture Internships Programme awards scholarships to young professionals from Central Asia Stuttgart, 30 June 2011 – The ifa CrossCulture exchange programme has been launched, with 30 participants … Continue reading →

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August 13, 2011

Faith and Building – Ecclesiastical Architecture in Germany: “The New Jewish Centre in Munich” – Goethe-Institut article

With their Jewish Centre, architects Wandel, Hoefer and Lorch have achieved the amazing feat of realizing yet another architectural milestone. And this despite the fact that they followed a quite different approach, from an architectural and urban development point … 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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