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May 22, 2012

Education for all: Finding ways to educate the disabled in Pakistan – DW de News article

Many disabled children in Pakistan feel as though they are a curse from God. For fear of marginalization, they remain hidden away at home and have few educational opportunities. An aid organization wants to change that. Naeem Ghani had … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Disabilities, Education, NGO'S

May 21, 2012

Positive Pakistani: Turning lives around – By Tasneem Faridi at The Express Tribune com

For Ghulam Sughra Solangi, recipient of the International Women of Courage Award 2011, a forced marriage and the denial of an education became the basis of a movement that changed her life and that of hundreds of Pakistani women “snip” … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Education, Microfinance

May 20, 2012

Aga Khan schools in India: With over 635 personnel, it caters to around 10,000 students, of which 47 percent are girls.

The Aga Khan Schools strive to create a harmonious balance between academic demands, sporting and cultural activities and community life. It challenges its pupils to be intellectually inquisitive and socially conscious. The Aga Khan Education Service in India currently … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Aga Khan Education Services, Aga Khan Schools, Education

May 17, 2012

India: Extending Education to The Millions of Out-of-School Children – World Bank News

Striving For Quality and Universal Elementary Education Through a Flagship Government Program ***** Overview A flagship government education program in India, the largest of its kind in the world, has succeeded in bringing more than 17 million children to school … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Education, India, Schools, Videos

May 17, 2012

Nazeer Aziz Ladhani,Project director for graduate professional education at the Aga Khan University – one of the panelists at DW Global Media Forum 2012

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Tagged as DW Global Media Forum, Education, Global Centre for Pluralism, University of Central Asia

May 13, 2012

Chalk and talk is out, says private board slowly working on unlearning bad habits – Express Tribune news story on Aga Khan University Exam Board

“snip” When AKU-EB, a privately run board for secondary and intermediate education, was established in 2003, there was apprehension in the education sector. Concerns ran high over its sustainability and if it could change an ingrained system of education. Nine … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Pakistan, Education, Exam Board

May 10, 2012

Czech Republic businessmen keen to invest in Pakistan – PPI News Agency News

Karachi: President Czech Middle Asian Chamber of Commerce Mr. Jiri Nestaval said on Tuesday that they have a number of proposals for joint venture especially in education, coal mining, medical and transportation sector in Pakistan. Mr. Jiri, who is heading … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Czech Republic, Education, Sind in forefront

May 9, 2012

Burkina Faso: 2004 Aga Khan Architecture award winning Gando Primary school to expend with the help of German sponsors

Burkina Faso Gando village is situated in Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in West Africa. To be born here means to have little chances of education and development. Burkina Faso covers 274 200 km² (United Kingdom 244 820 … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Africa, Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Burkina Faso, Education, Germany, Schools

May 8, 2012

BlogWatch: India’s rich oppose right to education bill – DW World de News

In a controversial ruling oposed by some sections of society, the Supreme Court of India has made education free and compulsory for all children aged between 6 and 14. On April 12, 2012, the Indian Supreme Court upheld the constitutional … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Civil Society, Education, Rich and poor

May 8, 2012

In international development, education should be Canada’s focus – By John Richards at The Globe and Mail com

The second of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals is to ensure that by 2015, “children everywhere” are able to complete primary school. Some progress has been realized over the past decade and under the earlier Education For All initiative, … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Canada, Education, NGO'S, United Nations

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  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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  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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