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April 25, 2012

Communities of faith in Portugal share a breakfast in celebration of World Interfaith Harmony Week – The Ismaili News story

Ismaili Council for Portugal President Amirali Bhanji and AKDN Resident Representative Nazim Ahmad with Ismaili students and volunteers at the World Interfaith Harmony event. Photo: Courtesy of the Ismaili Council for Portugal Spread across the breakfast table were the … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Aga Khan Foundation, Children of all colors, Civil Society, Diversity, Interfaith, Ismaili Council, Ismaili Volunteers, Pluralism, Portugal

April 2, 2012

Dr Karim S Karim received a $100,000 grant to pursue research on tuberculosis detection speaks to Malini Sen about his invention – Article at Times of India

Fighting tuberculosis Karim S Karim, associate professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada, has received a $100,000 grant to pursue research on tuberculosis detection. He speaks to Malini Sen about his inventionTuberculosis affects a third of … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Aga Khan Foundation, Cheap digital X-ray device, NGO'S, Tuberculosis, University of Waterloo

March 28, 2012

Extremsport: Skifahren in Afghanistan (skiing in Afghanistan) – News story in German language at Der Westen de

Das Koh-e-Baba-Gebirge in Afghanistan soll zum Wintersportgebiet werden. Koh-e-Baba-Gebirge/Afghanistan. Mitarbeiter internationaler Hilfsorganisationen und geschäftstüchtige Einheimische versuchen, Wintersportler in das Koh-e-Baba-Gebirge in der Provinz Bamijan zu locken. Das unberührte Gebirge hat bis zu 5000 Meter hohe verschneite Gipfel zu bieten. … Continue reading →

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March 9, 2012

Aga Khan Development Network and the Japan International Cooperation Agency Deepen Partnership in Asia and Africa – JICA Press Release

March 8, 2012 Mr. Aly Nazerali, the Aga Khan Foundation’s CEO and AKDN’s Senior Advisor on Policy and Institutional Relations(left), and Mr. Masato Watanabe, Vice President of JICA (right) shakes hands after signing an agreement. Tokyo, 8 March 2012 … Continue reading →

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March 8, 2012

Growing up on volunteerism – Waterloo Chronicle Canada

Paige Desmond Photo Aliya-Jasmin Sovani, left, shares a laugh with 2011 K-W Oktoberfest Woman of the Year Kelly Lovell last week at a volunteer event at Bingeman’s in Kitchener. MTV’s Aliya-Jasmin Sovani shares passion for making a … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Afghanistan, Aga Khan Foundation, Canada, Ismaili Muslims, Uganda, Volunteerism

March 6, 2012

Since Skiing Came to Afghanistan, It Has Been Pretty Much All Downhill – Wall Street Journal News /Photos

By CHARLES LEVINSON KOH-E-BABA, Afghanistan—Ten Afghan men jumped out front as the second international Afghan Ski Challenge championship began here on Friday. “snip” In 2009, the Aga Khan Foundation, a private global development body headed by the spiritual leader … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Afghanistan, Aga Khan Foundation, Bamiyan in afganistan, Skiers in Bamiyan, Sports, Tourism

January 25, 2012

Children’s Books Focusing on Pluralism and Tolerance to Reach All Schools in Kyrgyz Republic – AKDN News

Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 19 January 2012 —The Kyrgyz Republic’s Ministry of Education and Science, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Aga Khan Foundation signed an agreement this morning to reprint 90,500 copies of dual-language children’s books aimed … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Aga Khan Foundation, Diversity, Kyrgyzstan, school books, Tolerance, USAID

January 22, 2012

Greenhouse products in cold Bamyan as an income source – Wakht News agency Afghanistan

Farmers in the mountainous Bamyan province say they receive good incomes by selling vegetables grown in the greenhouses. “snip” The greenhouses are made by Aga Khan Foundation. “We have so far made 28 greenhouses across Bamyan province as well as … Continue reading →

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January 22, 2012

Historic walled city under threat – Dawn com news story

A woman looking out from a balcony in the old residential walled city of Lahore. AFP LAHORE: The medieval walled city of Lahore is under threat from a construction ‘free-for-all’ ruining centuries of heritage, as an ambitious Pakistani restoration project … Continue reading →

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January 20, 2012

Pakistan’s first automated lab inaugurated at Aga Khan University Hospital

Karachi: Pakistan’s first fully automated biochemistry laboratory was inaugurated at the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) by the president of the university, Firoz Rasul, here on Thursday.The state-of-the-art lab, which is capable of processing 8-10 million clinical chemistry tests … 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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