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Category: Turkey

Professor Amir Kassam delivers a Key Note Speech at the International Conference on Conservation Agriculture: Strategies
  • Ismaili Muslims in the News

Professor Amir Kassam delivers a Key Note Speech at the International Conference on Conservation Agriculture

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on July 19, 2017July 18, 2017

Professor Amir Kassam delivers a Key Note Speech at the International Conference on Conservation Agriculture:…

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An evening of Turkish music and dance at the Aga Khan Museum
  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

An evening of Turkish music and dance at the Aga Khan Museum

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on April 17, 2017April 17, 2017

In partnership with the Consulate General of Turkey in Toronto, Office of Culture and Information Affairs, the Aga Khan Museum to co-present an evening of Turkish music and dance.

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1983 AKAA ceremony
  • Aga Khan IV

Today in history: the second awards of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture were presented

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on September 4, 2016October 11, 2016

“Three years ago the first Aga Khan Architectural Awards were announced in the fabled Shalimar…

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UN Refugees Day
  • Canada

UN World Refugee Day – the World Responds: AKMI, Canadian PM Trudeau, US Prez Obama & Secretary Kerry, UNHCR Grandi & Guterres, UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie, ex-UN SG Kofi Annan, Harry Potter author JK Rowlings, Soccer Stars Fellaini & Mittag

  • by AM
  • Posted on June 26, 2016December 22, 2016

Since 2001, World Refugee Day is observed each year on 20 June to commemorate the…

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Sponsored by The Durdy Bayramov Art Foundation and The Embassy of Turkmenistan - 21st Century Renaissance' Classical Turkmen Music Days in Canada
  • Art and Culture

Sponsored by The Durdy Bayramov Art Foundation and The Embassy of Turkmenistan – 21st Century Renaissance’ Classical Turkmen Music Days in Canada

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 23, 2016May 23, 2016

The multicultural fabric of the city of Toronto inspired the selections for this program.

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Aga Khan Development Network to participate in UN World Humanitarian Summit
  • Aga Khan Development Network

Aga Khan Development Network to participate in UN World Humanitarian Summit

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 21, 2016May 21, 2016

In Istanbul for the UN World Humanitarian Summit on May 23

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Aga Khan Museum Welcomes Turkish Masters
  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

Aga Khan Museum Welcomes Turkish Masters

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on March 10, 2016March 10, 2016

Aga Khan Museum announces concert by Erkan Oğur and Ismail Hakkı Demircioğlu

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Images of Istanbul – Then & Now @ the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on March 2, 2016April 27, 2016

Ismailimail was recently invited to cover the exhibition: Journey to Istanbul at the Aga Khan Museum,…

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Murat Germen's "Istanbul Now" - A City Transformed: Images of Istanbul Then & Now at the Aga Khan Museum
  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

Murat Germen’s “Istanbul Now” – A City Transformed: Images of Istanbul Then & Now at the Aga Khan Museum

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 17, 2016February 16, 2016

Kostantiniyye / Istanbul — this magnificent place has witnessed a succession of empires, the migration of peoples, and astounding urban growth.

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Abu Dhabi's The National - top international exhibitions this week: Istanbul’s ever-changing moods at the Aga Khan Museum
  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

Abu Dhabi’s The National – top international exhibitions this week: Istanbul’s ever-changing moods at the Aga Khan Museum

  • by AM
  • Posted on February 15, 2016October 11, 2016

The Canadian exhibition of note is A City Transformed: Images of Istanbul Then and Now at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.

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Istanbul: A magical city of contrast | National Post
  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

Istanbul: A magical city of contrast | National Post

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 12, 2016February 11, 2016

When I was a young child in the early 70s, Istanbul had a population of 1.5 million people. Life was slow and leisurely. The city seemed to have forgotten its past.

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Aga Khan Museum features Turkish photographer Murat Germen's images of Toronto & Istanbul
  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

Aga Khan Museum features Turkish photographer Murat Germen’s images of Toronto & Istanbul

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 12, 2016February 11, 2016

The epic manipulation, 210 by 119 centimetres, is on display at Toronto’s Aga Khan Museum.

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AKAA Exhibition "Architecture is Life" featured at EUROPALIA focus on Turkey
  • Architecture

AKAA Exhibition “Architecture is Life” featured at EUROPALIA focus on Turkey

  • by AM
  • Posted on December 28, 2015November 30, 2016

” In the frame of EUROPALIA TURKEY, this prestigious award will present a focus on…

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Images of Istanbul Then and Now
  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

Images of Istanbul Then and Now

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on December 27, 2015August 3, 2016

A City Transformed: Images of Istanbul Then and Now with Dr. Filiz Çakir Phillip Explore…

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"Scientists have an exceptional place in our history and civilization", says Turkish President Erdoğan and rewards 3 scientists including AKU’s Dr. Bhutta with TUBA Award
  • Aga Khan University

“Scientists have an exceptional place in our history and civilization”, says Turkish President Erdoğan and rewards 3 scientists including AKU’s Dr. Bhutta with TUBA Award

  • by AM
  • Posted on December 18, 2015November 30, 2016

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TUBA) Awards Ceremony, held under…

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AKU Dr Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, has been presented a prestigious Turkish award, the 2015 International TÜBA Academy Prize, in health and life sciences
  • Aga Khan University

Turkish President rewards AKU’s Dr Zulfiqar Bhutta with the 2015 International TÜBA Academy Prize

  • by AM
  • Posted on December 15, 2015November 30, 2016

“I accept this award with great humility, on behalf of many in my team who…

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  • Ismaili Muslim Authors

Turkey is very different from other Muslim countries

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on November 14, 2015November 14, 2015

Story and Photographs By Sultan Jessa Ankara – TURKEY: With more than 99 per cent…

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Aga Khan III single mint stamp issued to commemorate Aga Khan's birth centenary by Pakistan on November 2, 1977. (Image Credit: ASJM Collection)
  • Aga Khan III

Philatelic stamps issued to honour His Highness Aga Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III

  • by AM
  • Posted on November 2, 2015June 22, 2018

For centuries prior, postal stamps were both art and functional. Postal stamps continue to be…

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Ismaili Muslim Achievements

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

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Khaliah Mitha – 2022 Miss Queen Teen Calgary (Canada)

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

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

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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)

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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

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

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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

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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)”

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