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May 25, 2012

Steel soars at future Ismaili Centre in Toronto – By Dan O’Reilly at Daily Commercial News

IMARA (WYNFORD DRIVE) LIMITED Workers complete installation of interior point-fixed glass panels at the Ismaili Centre in the Toronto neighbourhood of Don Mills, adjacent to the Aga Khan Museum. With its orientation towards Mecca, the soaring glass and steel roof … Continue reading →

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May 20, 2012

Dr Farhad Daftary Appointed to the Board of Encyclopaedia Iranica – Institute of Ismaili Studies

May 2012Dr Farhad Daftary, Co-Director of the Institute, has been elected to the membership of the Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation’s Board of Directors. He has been and continues to be a consulting editor with them. The Encyclopaedia Iranica is dedicated to … Continue reading →

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May 18, 2012

Aga Khan Foundation’s CEO presents at Canada’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development – Ismaili Mail

Mr. Khalil Shariff (Chief Executive Officer, Aga Khan Foundation Canada): Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. It’s a great privilege to have the opportunity to be here and to share the experience of the Aga Khan … Continue reading →

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May 18, 2012

Thank You Letter to Ismaili Pioneers Kassam Ali Paroo, Lutafali Merali and Aziz Esmail, by Salim Kanji @Simerg

Salim Kanji’s Thank You Letter to Three Ismaili Pioneers in East Africa “…When the early Ismaili immigrants began arriving in East Africa from the Indian Sub-Continent in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, much work needed to be done … Continue reading →

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May 15, 2012

Interview with Chennai based artist Asma Menon – Ismaili Mail article

IR : Asma Menon, could you first introduce yourself to our visitors ? AM : I am an artist living and working in the south of India, the city is Chennai aka Madras. My family shifted to Madras over a … Continue reading →

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May 15, 2012

Hindu priest lays foundation stone for Khoja’s building – Siasat com India News

Kutch, May 15: Acharya Purushottam Priyadasji Maharaj, chief of the Maninagar (Ahmedabad) Swaminaryan Gadi Sansthan, laid the foundation stone of a Khoja community hall in Kera village.The community hall is being built in the Swaminarayan Nagar area of the … Continue reading →

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May 15, 2012

Gujrat: Hindu priest lays foundation stone for Muslim building – Daily Bhaskar com News

Bhuj: Another chapter was added to the history of communal harmony in secular Kutch last week when Acharya Purushottam Priyadasji Maharaj, chief of the Maninagar (Ahmedabad) Swaminaryan Gadi Sansthan, laid the foundation stone of a Muslim community hall in Kera … Continue reading →

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May 5, 2012

Thank You Letter to Pir Sabzali and the Ismaili Pirs of the Ginanic Tradition by Ameer Janmohamed, UK, @ Simerg

by Malik Merchant, Editor Thank You Letter to Pir Sabzali and the Ismaili Pirs of the Ginanic Tradition “I personally express gratitude to the early Pirs for having introduced the Shia Imami Ismaili faith to my forefathers. I am what … Continue reading →

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April 25, 2012

Simerg’s Third Anniversary and the Blog’s Most Popular Pieces (Part 1 of 2) – by Malik Merchant, Editor

Dazzled by the Light of Imamat To mark this blog’s third anniversary, we recently launched the series, “Thanking Ismaili Historical Figures,” with the publication of three letters by Andrew Kosorok (Makers of the Fatimid Blue Qur’an), Mohezin Tejani (Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan) and Aziz Kurwa … Continue reading →

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April 25, 2012

Read the Interview with Mohib Ebrahim, founder and publisher of the NanoWisdoms Archive of His Highness the Aga Khan’s speeches, interviews and writings at Amaana Org

The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat speeches, interviews and writings is a unique website which last week celebrated its first anniversary and we at Amaana.org are privileged to interview the Archive’s founder and editor, Mohib … Continue reading →

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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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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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