Monthly Archives: February 2012

February 29, 2012

‘We need to promote Ontario jobs more aggressively’ – By NOUMAN KHALIL at South Asian Focus Canada

Western Canada has done a great job by promoting themselves to aspiring and attracting new immigrants settle in those provinces, says a Toronto-based marketing and partnership expert. The PNP (provincial nominee program) also helped them a lot in terms of … Continue reading →

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February 29, 2012

So who was Ibn-e-Batuta? – By Zarrar Khuhro at The Express Tribune

“snip” Ironically, if you Googled anything at all a few weeks back, you’d have seen that even Google, that infamous tool of Zionist oppression, celebrated his 707th birthday with a doodle commemorating his travels. And why not? After … Continue reading →

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February 29, 2012

The life of a heart: Muslims and Jews saving lives together – by Mehnaz M. Afridi at CG News service

New York, New York – As I listen to sound bites of news, a swarm of words sting me: Iran, Israel, nuclear, Palestine-Israel at a standstill, Muslims kill Jews, and Jews kill Muslims. As a Muslim woman who teaches classes … Continue reading →

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February 29, 2012

Photo Essay: The Ruins of Alamut – By Muslim and Nevin Harji at Simerg com

A panoramic view of Alamut Castle taken in the fall of 2011. The Alamut valley lies in the Alborz mountain range, in the north of modern-day Iran, half way between Tehran and the Caspian Sea. The castle is built on … Continue reading →

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February 29, 2012

Young Girl Gets New Lease on Life: Doctors at Aga Khan Hospital conduct first ever ICD placement in a child – AKUH News

February 28, 2012 In a first of its kind procedure in Pakistan, doctors at Aga Khan University Hospital successfully placed a heart rhythm monitoring device – an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) – in a 14-year-old girl from Balochistan. Naila Bugti … Continue reading →

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February 29, 2012

Institute of Ismaili Studies Organises Middle Eastern Studies Association (MESA) Panel on Fatimid Studies – IIS News

February 2012 The IIS organised a panel presentation at the 45th Middle Eastern Studies Association (MESA) conference held in Washington DC, USA. The panel, entitled Fatimid Studies, continued on from the previous year’s panel, Approaches to Governance in the … Continue reading →

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February 28, 2012

Fifty years of Scouting: One man’s commitment to fostering leadership through service – The Ismaili News story

Karim Moledina celebrated 50 years as a Scout in 2011. Photo: Courtesy of Karim Moledina It is unlikely that Karim Moledina can remember a time in his life without the Scouts — last year marked his 50th with … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Community services, India, Ismaili community, Ismaili Jamatkhana, Ismaili Scouts, Tajikistan

February 28, 2012

Air France revisits plans for Ivory Coast airline venture – Air Transport World com news

By Cathy Buyck | February 28, 2012 Air France (AF) has re-launched plans for a partnership in a new airline in the Ivory Coast, which would make it a regional hub. The carrier, Air Côte d’Ivoire, could begin operations at … Continue reading →

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February 28, 2012

Aga Khan Institution for Cultural Services Organizes Visits for School Children – Syrian Arab News agency

Feb 21, 2012 ALEPPO, (SANA) – Aga Khan Institution for Cultural Services on Tuesday organized visits for more than 300 school children aged between 6 and 13 years to the Arab Union School Library. The activity is within the … Continue reading →

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February 28, 2012

Readers are leaders in publishing – By Kiran Ejaz,Haider Naqvi (AKU) at Journal Of Pakistan Medical Association

With the shifting medical curriculum and assessment format; medical and nursing students are not reading and writing as extensively as needed. Best choice questions are focused on specific topics. In turn the students focus on studying to pass exams with … 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.
- Prince Amyn signs AKF partnership agreement with the Catholic Church in Portugal
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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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