Canada’s oldest humanities research institute awards Mawlana Hazar Imam an honorary degree | The Ismaili

Canada’s oldest humanities research institute awards Mawlana Hazar Imam an honorary degree | The IsmailiTheIsmaili.org – Toronto, 20 May 2016 — At a special ceremony held this evening, the Pontifical Institute for Mediaeval Studies awarded Mawlana Hazar Imam an honorary degree for his service to humanity.

A Doctor of Letters in Mediaeval Studies honoris causa was conferred upon Mawlana Hazar Imam at St Basil’s Collegiate Church by the Chancellor of the Institute, His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins, the Archbishop of Toronto.

David Mulroney, President of the University of St Michael’s College and a former Canadian Ambassador to China, delivered the citation.

“Let us celebrate today our own connection to His Highness, a champion of pluralism, a transcender of borders and barriers, and a great, wise and benevolent connector,” said President Mulroney.

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