The Changing Role of Higher Education: Developing the Next Generation of Global Leaders

The Ismaili Centre, Burnaby, April 18, 2017

It’s an honour and privilege to be with you, in this strikingly beautiful Ismaili Centre. For nearly four decades, the Ismaili Centre has offered spaces for spiritual contemplation, as well as social, cultural and intellectual gatherings.

The Centre truly does provide a bridge to friendship and understanding for the wider community, and opens our minds and hearts to pluralism in Canada and around the world.

This is a message that resonates personally with me. My own experiences have made me very aware of how different cultures and races interact and are treated, in higher education and elsewhere. I appreciate the work the Centre does in this regard.

I’m proud to say that the University of British Columbia and the Ismaili community collaborate on a number of initiatives; globally through the Aga Khan Development Network and locally through the Ismaili Council of BC:

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Review by Piali Roy: Mansoor Ladha’s Memoirs of a Muhindi BelleRive JamatKhana: Edmonton, Alberta A Muslim’s top 10 wishes for 2016, by Taufiq Rahim Canadian engineer Nasir Pirani leads planning and design efforts for AKU’s largest expansion with 9 years of TKN service Part 2: A Journal of Life in Kathiawad, Gujarat & Buganda, Uganda: Habib Rahemtulla Lalani – 1910-1997 New Global Centre for Pluralism combines timeless design and heritage details