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November 19, 2011

A Letter to Charles Darwin from Galapagos by Mohezin Tejani at Simerg com

A Letter to Charles Darwin By Mohezin Tejani This true-color image of the Galapagos Islands was acquired on March 12, 2002, by the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying aboard NASA’s Terra satellite. The Galapagos Islands, which are part of Ecuador, … Continue reading →

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November 19, 2011

Merkel answers public’s questions on YouTube – The Local News and video

Chancellor Angela Merkel took to the virtual airwaves of YouTube on Friday in her first question and answer session with the public – with the most popular question being about cannabis legalisation. But viewers keen to see what Merkel had … Continue reading →

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November 19, 2011

The German Iraqi Writer Abbas Khider: Writing More Beautifully than God – By Lewis Gropp at Qantara de

Abbas Khider came to Germany as a refugee with no knowledge of the country’s language. Now the man from Baghdad is listed by Germany’s leading literary critics as one of the best writers of the moment. Lewis Gropp met the … Continue reading →

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November 19, 2011

Country’s largest Catholic church opens in Karachi’s Akhtar Colony – The Express Tribune News

The sanctuary at the far end of the church is off-limits for visitors.PHOTOS: NEFER SEHGAL/ EXPRESS KARACHI: It was among the dusty, narrow streets of Akhtar Colony, tucked away among haphazard residential flats, that architect Kausar Ali was commissioned to … Continue reading →

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November 19, 2011

ARTE TV to telecast the documentary “Karim Aga Khan IV and his Development Network” on Sunday 11 December 2011 at 4:30 pm

Film producer Veronika Hofer has accompanied His Highness for two years and documented ***** 1630 Karim Aga Khan IV. und sein Lebenswerk So. 11.12. 45 Min., bis 17:15 Uhr. Der Aga Khan, das Oberhaupt der muslimisch-schiitischen Religionsgemeinschaft der Ismailiten, … Continue reading →

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November 19, 2011

Music Initiative at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York – AKDN Press Centre

“In the Footsteps of Babur: Musical Encounters from the Lands of the Mughals” ***** Geneva, 18 November 2011 – As part of the opening of New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later … Continue reading →

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November 19, 2011

AKYSBP’s JOSH GAMES inaugurated in Islamabad with the message of peace through pluralism – Pamir Times News

Islamabad, November 18: Hundreds of athletes from different parts of Pakistan have gathered here in Islamabad to take part in the “JOSH Games”, organized by Aga Khan Youth and Sports Board for Pakistan. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, Mr. … Continue reading →

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November 19, 2011

Josh Games: Spreading smile, love and spirit – The Express Tribune com News

Children present cultural dances (right, bottom left); torch lighting ceremony taking place (top left) during Josh Games 2011 that took place at Islamabad Sports Complex on Friday. PHOTOS: MUHAMMAD JAVAID ISLAMABAD: The Josh Games 2011 opened at the Islamabad Sports … 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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