Who is Dr.Indra Samarasekera? Dr. Indira Samarasekera She is the 12th president of the University of Alberta, one of Canada’s most respected research-intensive universities. Building strong international partnerships is a signature feature of her leadership. The International aspect involves German Research Centres, the Aga Khan University, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) apart from others….
Tag: South Asians
Young Artists Imagine a More Integrated South Asia – World Bank org
An untitled painting by Amit Romani of India is one of the works in “Imagining Our Future Together.” View the online catalog. STORY HIGHLIGHTS The World Bank’s South Asia region held an art contest where young artists from all eight of the region’s countries were invited to unleash their creativity and imagine a shared future…
Aga Khan Music Initiative and SOAS Sign Collaboration Agreement, Co-host “Musical Geographies of Central Asia” Conference and Concert
16-18 May 2012 at University of London’s Senate House (The conference, which is open to the public, will conclude with a concert of Central Asian music at SOAS’s Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre on 18 May 2012 at 7.30 pm) London, 16 May 2012 – The Aga Khan Music Initiative (AKMI) and the University of London’s School…
Pakistan: The Anatomy of Rhythm – Aga Khan University News story
The second year of the FAS-HASS Collaborative Lecture Series got off to a musical start on Tuesday, January 31 at the AKU auditorium. The event titled ‘A Kaleidoscope of Nuances,’ comprised a lecture and musical performance by Yousuf Kerai, a young mathematician cum musician who plays tabla along with Sheroze Hussain, a 16-year-old master of…
New York: Rethinking Islamic Art – by Maymanah Farhat at Jadaliyya com (Read and Listen audio at source)
[Gallery 454: Egypt and Syria (10th-16th centuries) New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia, Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York] In post 9/11 America, where culture has become a battleground for warring ideas and New York City is precariously positioned as its…
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 South Asia at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum will co-present a concert of…
Six new genetic variants linked to type 2 diabetes discovered in South Asians – Medical Express Com News
An international team of researchers led by Imperial College London has identified six new genetic variants associated with type-2 diabetes in South Asians. The findings, published in Nature Genetics, give scientists new leads in the search for diagnostic markers and drug targets to prevent and treat this major disease. People of South Asian ancestry are…
South Asians more prone to type 2 diabetes – The Times of India News
NEW DELHI: A twitch in the genes of South Asians is making them more prone to type 2 diabetes. “snip” Around 55 million South Asians are affected by type 2 diabetes worldwide, and it is projected to rise to 80 million by 2030. This new study is the first to focus on genes underlying diabetes…
Canada-based study finds fat more dangerous for South Asians – DW World de news article
Body fat is more harmful to South Asians, whose bodies tend to store it in vital organs compared with Caucasians, whose fat is stored under the skin. The study emphasizes the need for early screening. A study has found that body fat is more dangerous for South Asians Weight gain can be more dangerous for…
The Institute of Ismaili Studies launches a Modern History of the Ismailis in UK and Canada – IIS News
July 2011 The IIS hosted launch events for its new publication, A Modern History of the Ismailis: Continuity and Change in a Muslim Community edited by Dr Farhad Daftary in London and Toronto. The book is the first of its kind, presenting research on the modern history of the Ismailis. Organised in four sections, the…
Immigrant of South Asian heritage Gerald Godhino, ‘East comes to West’ – Canadian Immigrant CA News
South Asian immigrants in Canada aren’t all from the region; many have migrated here from as west as England and as east as Africa From Vancouver’s little India to Toronto’s wide selection of South Asian shops and restaurants serving up the likes of eggplant bharta and lamb vindaloo, newcomers from South Asia have made themselves…
Ginans conference under the Title “Sounds and Spaces of Muslim Piety – Tradition and Transformation” to be held at University of Alberta from April 29 to 1st May 2011
Keynote speakers: Professor Ali Asani, Harvard Professor Azim Nanji, Stanford Professor Dwight Reynolds, UC Santa Barbara Sounds and Spaces of Muslim Piety: Tradition and Transformation Muslims across the world have given sonic shape to spiritual words. From spoken declamation to melodic chant, devotional repertoires expressing Muslim piety are abundant in their continuity and vitality. They…
