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NATO - News: Visit to NATO by the Aga Khan, 22-Jan.-2007
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NATO – News: Visit to NATO by the Aga Khan, 22-Jan.-2007

  • by SNN
  • Posted on May 31, 2017May 31, 2017

The Aga Khan visited NATO Headquarters on 22 January 2007 to meet with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.

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Public Policy Forum honours Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi as Exemplary Canadian

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  • Posted on April 30, 2017April 30, 2017

On Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the Toronto Metro Convention Centre, the Public Policy Forum…

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European Sports Festival 2017 (#ESF2017)

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  • Posted on April 15, 2017April 16, 2017

Inspired by the values of the Jubilee Games, this year’s ESF theme is Meet, Compete & Unite bringing together the…

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G(irls)20: High-level female empowerment platform - The Worldfolio Interviews Farah Mohamed
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Introducing Malala Fund’s new CEO, Farah Mohamed – Malala Fund

  • by SNN
  • Posted on April 13, 2017April 12, 2017

Today Malala Fund announced the appointment of Farah Mohamed as the organisation’s new CEO

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  • Canada

Amira Dhalla | Training Digital Leaders with Mozilla

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  • Posted on April 5, 2017August 8, 2018

  “People love to learn in hands-on and engaging ways,” said Amira Dhalla, who leads Women…

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  • Canada

The Knowledge Society Wants To Teach Canada’s Next Generation Of Innovators | Navid and Nadeem Nathoo

  • by SNN
  • Posted on April 5, 2017April 4, 2017

One group of entrepreneurs is hoping to bring that innovation mindset to young people before…

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Video: Shafique Virani on Islamophobia

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  • Posted on April 5, 2017April 5, 2017

OPINION: University of Toronto professor Shafique Virani says his “weapons of mass instruction” can help…

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  • Canada

Karim Mohammadi | Ryerson University’s Ted Rogers School of Hospitality & Tourism Management

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  • Posted on April 5, 2017April 4, 2017

Ryerson Students Host Inaugural Hospitality & Tourism Conference TORONTO — The Ryerson Hospitality and Tourism Students’…

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  • Canada

Premier Kathleen Wynne celebrated Nowruz at the Ismaili Centre in Toronto

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  • Posted on April 5, 2017April 4, 2017

More photos: Ontario Liberal Party Caucus   Previously on Ismailimail…

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Review Aisha Kabani: Aga Khan Museum
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Review Aisha Kabani: Aga Khan Museum

  • by SNN
  • Posted on March 24, 2017

The Aga Khan Museum is a beautiful, architectural space that houses a finite collection yet…

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How Fake News Grows in a Post-Fact World | Ali Velshi | TEDxQueensU
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How Fake News Grows in a Post-Fact World | Ali Velshi | TEDxQueensU

  • by SNN
  • Posted on March 24, 2017

Welcoming him back to Kingston and Queen’s: Ali Velshi As a journalist with extensive experience,…

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Spotlight on Syria | National Post
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Spotlight on Syria | National Post

  • by SNN
  • Posted on March 24, 2017

Source: https://www.pressreader.com/canada/national-post-national-edition/20161105/281883002903565   Related More…   Previously on Ismailimail…

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Never get too old to dance | Sameer Ali
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Never get too old to dance | Sameer Ali

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  • Posted on March 24, 2017March 24, 2017

Mar 21, 2017: Being involved in a voluntary capacity within the community has thought me…

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"Happy Nowruz!" | Rona Ambrose | Conservative Party of Canada
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“Happy Nowruz!” | Rona Ambrose | Conservative Party of Canada

  • by SNN
  • Posted on March 21, 2017March 22, 2017

Today, we gather to celebrate Nowruz, the beginning of the New Year in the Persian…

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Zen Alladina's Travel Diary: The Great, Grand Motherland – Zenventures
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Zen Alladina’s Travel Diary: The Great, Grand Motherland – Zenventures

  • by SNN
  • Posted on March 19, 2017March 19, 2017

Excerpt: While in India, I visited temples, mosques, and even attended a service with our…

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  • Ismaili Muslims in the News

Run Wild but Be Smart | Zainub Bata | TEDxDeiraWomen

  • by SNN
  • Posted on February 2, 2017March 10, 2017

Run Wild but Be Smart- It is never too late to have a happy childhood…

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  • Canada

Shemina Khimji | Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC).

  • by SNN
  • Posted on January 29, 2017January 28, 2017

When CIBC first came on board in 2010 as an employer partner in The Mentoring…

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  • Art and Culture

Hafeez Jamal, Husein Manji, Azin Soltani: Late Night Conversations (LNC)

  • by SNN
  • Posted on January 27, 2017January 27, 2017

Late Night Conversations produces original music that emerges from, and inspires, reflection on the commonality…

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Kaheer Suleman's Montreal-based deep learning startup Maluuba acquired by Microsoft
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Kaheer Suleman’s Montreal-based deep learning startup Maluuba acquired by Microsoft

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  • Posted on January 20, 2017January 19, 2017

Microsoft has acquired Montreal deep learning startup Maluuba. It’s likely the biggest startup acquisition news…

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Zahir Dhalla | Life Illustration Software | illustrate inc
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Zahir Dhalla | Life Illustration Software | illustrate inc

  • by SNN
  • Posted on January 12, 2017January 11, 2017

Zahir Dhalla, Chairman Zahir founded illustrate inc in 1989 to meet the life insurance software…

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Shafiq Bhanji | Athlete's Care
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Shafiq Bhanji | Athlete’s Care

  • by SNN
  • Posted on January 9, 2017January 6, 2017

SHAFIQ BHANJI, BScPT, MBA President & CEO Shafiq graduated from the University of Alberta with…

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Imran Jiwa: Senior Asset Manager
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Imran Jiwa: Senior Asset Manager

  • by SNN
  • Posted on January 4, 2017January 6, 2017

Imran is an entrepreneur in every sense of the word. Prior to joining Lux Equity,…

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Tanzania: Specialists from Aga Khan Hospital offer free surgeries to patients
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Specialists from Aga Khan Hospital offer free surgeries to patients

  • by SNN
  • Posted on December 22, 2016December 22, 2016

NEARLY 80 women and children who suffer from various skin deformations as a result of…

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Nizar Ladak: Compute Ontario’s Blueprint for Action
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Nizar Ladak: Compute Ontario’s Blueprint for Action

  • by SNN
  • Posted on December 21, 2016December 20, 2016

Nizar Ladak is Compute Ontario’s President and CEO, where he leads the organization’s strategy by…

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Education in Hunza Valley | Best of 2016 videos: Al Jazeera English 

  • by SNN
  • Posted on December 20, 2016December 21, 2016

The inspiring story of Pakistan’s Hunza Valley was one of our most-watched education stories of…

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New Book | ‘A New Hope’ by Farhan Devji: A Biography of Canadian Soccer Player Alphonso Davies

Aga Khan University Starts Construction of its Kampala Campus

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Government of France and Aga Khan Health Service, Tanzania, Partner to Launch Ultra-Modern Polyclinic

Calgary Surge [Canada] Announces CLS Suites As Preferred Accommodations Provider for the 2023 season(@CalgarySurge)

Video: First Female East Asian Senator (Canada) Describes Her Uganda Expulsion Experience

New website helps students with course registration at University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA

University of Central Asia Publishes “The Philosophy of Nature of Abu Ali ibn Sina: Analysis of the Concepts of Space, Movement and Time” by Dr Sunatullo Jonboboev

Opinion | A Letter From Three Ismaili Muslims to the Portuguese Society

JollyGul.com: A Special Tribute to Our Heroes Farana Sadrudin and Mariana Jadaugy

Chand Raat of Ramadan Kareem 1444 Hijri – 22nd March 2023: Experiencing The Quran / Qur’anic Calligraphy

Aga Khan University honoured Class of 2022, celebrated the University’s fortieth anniversary, and inaugurated Founder’s Day

In esoteric traditions, Nawruz is a reminder to sow for the Hereafter

JollyGul.com: “Navroz Mubarak” – Mishal Damji & Zayn Damji

Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant Lauded by Rumina Velshi, President & CEO of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Ismaili Muslim Achievements

Dr Karim Jamal Receives CPA Alberta Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr Shela Hirani receives the 2022 Saskatchewan, Canada Multicultural Leadership Award

Alisha Wissanji received the 2022 Iris Unger Award in Montreal (Canada)

Khaliah Mitha – 2022 Miss Queen Teen Calgary (Canada)

Salman Bhojani and Suleman Lalani: Texas voters elect first-ever Muslim state lawmakers

Arif Keshani Appointed High Commissioner of Canada in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Indigo pilot Aafrin Hirani’s inspiring journey from grocery store to cockpit

Radiation oncologist helps modernize cancer treatments in multiple continental regions

Dr. Hakique N. Virani (@hakique) to receive the University of Calgary’s Highest Alumni Honor

Dr. Zohra Lassi received the 2022 Young Tall Poppy Science Award from the Australian Institute of Policy and Science

Dr. Shafik Dharamsi appointed Dean of the School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Centre at Forth Worth

First Pakistani nurse, Dr. Rozina Karmaliani (@RKarmaliani), inducted into the American Academy of Nursing (@AmericanAcademyNursing)

Farhan Bhanji appointed Vice-Dean, Education, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at McGill University (Montreal, Canada)

Ismaili Women from Pakistan Mark Historical Achievements | @imnatashabaig @Samina_Baig

Zahra Mawani, a BEd Student at York University (Canada), Received the 2021-2022 Robert J. Tiffin Student Leadership Award

Dr. Karima Velji (@KarimaVelji) appointed Chief of Nursing and Professional Practice and Assistant Deputy Minister for Ontario [Canada]

Professor Shenila Khoja-Moolji (@SKhojaMoolji ) appointed as the Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani Associate Professor of Muslim Societies at Georgetown University (USA) (@ACMCU)

Dr Naheed Dosani (@NaheedD) awarded Honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, by Ontario Tech University (Canada) (@ontariotech_u)

Dr Shela Hirani (@ShelaHirani) Received the 2022 YWCA Regina Nutrien Women of Distinction Award for Research, The Sciences, & Technology (Canada)

Alnoor Bhimani Received the 2021 British Accounting and Finance Lifetime Achievement Award

Interfaith

Online Event: Khalil Andani speaking on Ismaili Eschatology on Intra-Muslim Panel at Simon Fraser University

Chand Raat of Dhu al-Qa’dah 1444 – 20th May 2023: The Calling to Allah and the Quest

Imtiaz Popat’s Documentary to be Featured at the South Asian Film Festival Online

Chand Raat of Shawwal 1444 – 20th April 2023: Rites of Passage, Devotional Poetry, and Esoteric Search

Was Jesus Crucified? Christian vs. Muslim Debate by Scholars

Chand Raat of Ramadan Kareem 1444 Hijri – 22nd March 2023: Experiencing The Quran / Qur’anic Calligraphy

Nava Ensemble- Instrumental Music – SPETACOLLO – Adelaide Fringe 2023

Chand Raat of Shaban 1444 – 21st February 2023: The Esoteric Path and The Polish of the Heart

Chand Raat of Jamad al-Awwal 1444, 24 November 2022: Philosophy and Importance of DU’A (ritual prayer)

Allahu Akbar | Adhan | Muslim’s Call to Prayer

Chand Raat of Rabi al-Awwal 1444, 26th September 2022: The Meaning of Worship

Chand Raat of Safar 1444, 27th August 2022: The Ummah (Brotherhood- One Nation)

Three generations of Pakistani photographers in the Emirates, Digitally Studio, capture significant events locally and globally | @asmaalizain

Muharram 1444 – 29th July 2022: Faith and Practice in Islamic Traditions

Chand Raat of Dhu al-Hajj 1443 – 29th June 2022: Ahl al-Kitab “People of the Book”

Chand Raat of Dhu al-Qa’dah, 1443 – 30th May 2022: Rites of Birth – Bay’ah

Professor Ruba Kana’an @DVSUtm considers how art and architecture tell stories about societies @AgaKhanMuseum

Chand Raat of Shawwal 1443 Hijri – 1st May 2022: Eid al-Fitr

The Noble Month of Ramadan Kareem – 1443 Hijri – 1st April 2022

PBS Documentary: The Great American Muslim Road Trip @PBS

Islamic Art

The paisley motif is a Persian symbol of life and eternity

Fables taught universal ideals of leadership

The Rose and the Nightingale: A story representing the central theme of mysticism and esoteric traditions

Professor Ruba Kana’an @DVSUtm considers how art and architecture tell stories about societies @AgaKhanMuseum

The Globe and Mail: The Aga Khan museum’s latest exhibit takes on a key misconception about Islamic art @thatkatetaylor @AgaKhanMuseum

Aga Khan Museum Exhibition: The Power of the Visual

Mi’raj is a soul’s journey towards spiritual knowledge

Sandy Kurt: An artist specializing in Islamic geometric patterns

The Persian chahar-bagh gardens reflected the unity and harmony of the cosmos

His Highness the Aga Khan: Qualities of rock crystal are symbolic of the beauty and ever-unfolding mystery of the Creator

His Highness the Aga Khan: “Civilisations manifest and express themselves through their art” #internationaldayofislamicart

Nimira’s Blog: Fatimid art incorporated the doctrine of Imamat

The Museum Celebrating Greece’s link to the Islamic World

The Art of Islam: Foreign Yet Familiar

Illuminated Tours: Educational Tour to Turkey 2019 @ostadjaan

Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia: Qajar Ceramics – Bridging Tradition and Modernity

Honoring a legacy centuries in the making – Eric Broug’s new work, Best Practice in Islamic Geometric Design @99NamesProject @EricAuthor

Dubai Opens ‘Al Quran Park’ Featuring Miracles of Islam

Hafeez Jamal: “Literally creating Heaven on Earth” TEDxUTSC

British Museum’s new gallery shows the influence of Islam in the Middle East and beyond

Art & Culture

Playwright Zahida Rahemtulla relies on humour in “The Wrong Bashir” to portray Canada’s evolving Ismaili community

Interview | Zainab Verjee shares her thoughts on systemic racism, diversity management, and Canada’s place in the arts

“A For Allah” – Nursery Rhyme With Animation

Artany Art Gallery – an international digital gallery of rising Ismaili artists

Rozina Kanchwala (@RoziKanch) – Making Environmental Education More Accessible

Farhan Shah: “Yeh sirf rooh ka kaam hai (It’s only soul’s work)”

Artistic portraits and wood carvings by Khalil Najmi

Searching for the Blues: Episode Two – Indian Blues | @AgaKhanMuseum| @amarrass

Leaves Flying in Autumn (2000) | @wumanpipa | (@agakhanmusic)

Irfan Sheen (@irfansheenmusic)| Vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist

Nimira’s Blog: Fatimid art incorporated the doctrine of Imamat

Canadian Ismaili Iman Vellani set to play title role in Marvel’s “Ms. Marvel” series for Disney Plus

Nasir Khusraw’s “Guzinam” ft. Shahid Akhtar Qalandar (@A_Qalandar) With Music, Lyrics, Urdu & English Translations

Amin Mawani Salutes “Imam-e-Zaman” in New Geet (With Lyrics & Translations)

Ameera Nimjee: Kathak: Stories in Motion- @KBTCtv Profile @KazmLaila

Walid Ehssan-HEARTist: The Return – توبه (repentance)

Moving Still: Performative Photography in India

Javid a.k.a. JAH: Toronto Just Got a New Kawhi Leonard Mural

Jibran Sharif: Thoughts of a Drop

“Dream and Trauma: Reopening of the Carpet Rooms in the Museum of Islamic Art” at Pergamonmuseum, Berlin

Devotion

Ali Goyam Ali Joyam || Kids Version || NsN Production

Ginans with Harvard Professor Dr. Ali Asani featuring melodies by Jamil Assani

JollyGul.com: Happy Mother’s Day – Ginan By Nasim Bhimji #Mothersday

Dedicated to Ismaili Women: Ginan with music, recited by Shemina Bhojani – Sayyeda Imaam Begum prays for mercy

Pir Sadardin’s Ginan: Hanif Gulamani’s rendition: Aasamaanee tambal

Pir Shams Urges Spiritual Awareness 24/7 – Ginan Garbi With Music.

Ginans: The Transformative Knowledge – Story of Vazir Ismail Ganji

Watch Harvard Professor explain Ismaili History & Imamat in 5 minutes

Nasim Bhimji: Ginans with Music – From My Soul To Yours | CD 3

Qasida: Ali Goyam Ali Joyam | NsN Production

Mushkil Kusha Mawla Ali | Saakin

Nasim Bhimji: Ginans with Music – From My Soul To Yours | CD 2

Beware of fakeness, cautions Pir Kabiruddin

Nasim Bhimji: Ginans with Music – From My Soul To Yours | CD 1

With Love From Pir Shams – Ginan With Music

A Ginan in a dream at the Ismaili Centre: By Pir Hassan Kabiruddin – Recited By Alijah Gulamhusein Gulamani

Saheb Ji – Ginan Instrumental | Mehboob Thawer

14-year-old Liam Jadavji recites Ginan “Navrozna Din Sohaamña”

Saba Rawjani: Navroz Na Din Sohammana

Rukhsana Karmali: Farsi Qasida – Bismillahey Mutlaq Tui

Books & Authors

New Book | ‘A New Hope’ by Farhan Devji: A Biography of Canadian Soccer Player Alphonso Davies

University of Central Asia Publishes “The Philosophy of Nature of Abu Ali ibn Sina: Analysis of the Concepts of Space, Movement and Time” by Dr Sunatullo Jonboboev

New Book | “Rebuilding Community: Displaced Women and the Making of a Shia Ismaili Muslim Sociality” by Shenila Khoja-Moolji

New Book | “Off the Cuff” by Mansoor Ladha

The Institute of Ismaili Studies has three publications as Open Access, free to download or read online.

New Book | The Heat is On: How To Overcome The Climate Emergency

Ya Ali Madad Everyone – An Ismaili Children’s Book

Makerere University, Kampala (Uganda) Alumni Group History Book

South African Constitutional Court receives  a copy of the historic book “The Aga Khan and Africa”

Book Launch: Plant-based Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Book Review | Mohamed Keshavjee Reviews Hélène Alexander’s “A Life of Ups and Downs”

Book Launch and Talk I “Humanising Medicine – Making Health Care Tangible” by Dr. Azim Jiwani

New Book | Spice Baby! by Zahra N. Habib

New Book | What is Islamic Studies? European and North American Approaches to a Contested Field (@AKU_ISMC)

Book Reviews | The Globe and Mail Arts staff writers recommend three new books including Ayaz Pirani’s “How Beautiful People Are”

Book Review by Theo Richardson-Gool (@theo_gool) | A Memoir To Humanizing Medicine by Azim H. Jiwani

New Book: Memories of a Ugandan Refugee by Jalal Jaffer

First Pakistani Author to Write Book on Enhancing Leadership Using Quantum Physics

Book Discussion with Dagikhudo Dagiev, Author of Central Asian Ismailis: An Annotated Bibliography of Russian, Tajik and Other Sources

New Book| Central Asian Ismailis: An Annotated Bibliography of Russian, Tajik and Other Sources by Dagikhudo Dagiev @nkholmat2021 @EditorSophie

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