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Category: Middle East

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

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  • Posted on March 17, 2023March 17, 2023

Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, UAE’s first nuclear program, is located in the Al Dhafra of…

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  • Aga Khan Agency for the Habitat

Layal Mohammad: Recent Earthquake Has Amplified the Challenges in Syria

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  • Posted on February 14, 2023February 14, 2023

By Layal Mohammad (Manager, Marketing & Communications, Aga Khan University (International), United Kingdom) Syria, a…

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  • History

Chevening Alumnus Ali Esmaiel Wins Award

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  • Posted on January 18, 2023January 18, 2023

Chevening- 20 November 2022 I currently serve as the head of Aga Khan Cultural Services…

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  • Celebration

Sa’di: “The true morning will not come until the Yalda Night is gone”

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on December 21, 2022

Winter solstice, on December 21 in the Northern Hemisphere and June 20 in the Southern…

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  • History

Hafiz, one of the most celebrated Persian poets, inspired early European Romantics including Goethe

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on December 6, 2022

Shams-ud-din Muhammad, one of the most celebrated of the Persian poets, known by his pen-name…

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  • Interfaith

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

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  • Posted on August 25, 2022

Arab royals across the decades, through lens of Pakistani family of photographersBy Asma Ali Zain,…

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  • History

The paisley motif is a Persian symbol of life and eternity

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on August 12, 2022

Mawlana Hazar Imam’s robes comprise motifs known as paisley. The motif can be traced back…

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  • Afghanistan

“Mubarak Baad” #ImamatDay65 #OneJamat

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  • Posted on July 10, 2022July 10, 2022

The Ismaili is pleased to present Mubarak Baad, a collaboration of Central Asian artists originating…

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  • India

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

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

From the Greek myein, “to close the eyes,” which is the root of the words…

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  • Ismaili Muslims in the News

UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Programme an inspiring global example: President of Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on April 6, 2022

Dubai, 29th March, 2022 (WAM) – Rumina Velshi, President and CEO of the Canadian Nuclear…

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  • History

The writings of Nasir al-Din al-Tusi illustrate the high level of intellectual life at the Nizari Ismaili fortress of Alamut

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on February 17, 2022February 22, 2022

Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Tusi, better known as Nasir al-Din Tusi, one of the…

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  • History

Ivanow: “They [Ismailis] … kept through ages burning that Light … which God always protects…”

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on February 3, 2022

Following the death of Fatimid Caliph-Imam al-Mustansir bi’llah in 1094, there was a dispute over…

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  • Aga Khan III

Fabricated medieval legends permeated Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III’s meeting with a dignitary, and hindered Ivanow’s publication of Ismaili works

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on January 18, 2022January 18, 2022

The medieval tales known as Legends of the Assassins were fabricated stories about the Nizari…

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  • Aga Khan I

The transformation of the Khoja Ismaili community into a distinct, cosmopolitan one was due to the vision of the Aga Khans

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on December 28, 2021

Named after the sixth Imam, the Ismailis, during the course of history, have, under the…

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Academic Paper: The portrayal of the Nizari Isma'ilis in the Assassin’s Creed video game series
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Academic Paper: The portrayal of the Nizari Isma’ilis in the Assassin’s Creed video game series

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  • Posted on February 10, 2020February 10, 2020

“Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed does a remarkable – though not flawless – job in presenting a…

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  • Aga Khan Foundation

Centuries-old bazaar in Syria’s Aleppo making slow recovery

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on August 6, 2019August 6, 2019

Bit by bit, Aleppo’s centuries-old bazaar is being rebuilt as Syrians try to restore one…

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  • Canada

Malak & Julia – Journey with Nai

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on July 4, 2019July 4, 2019

“Nai” means “the sound of the flute” in Arabic. It was suggested by Shireen Abu-Khader,…

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  • Architecture

Middle East: An Overview of UNESCO World Heritage Sites

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 31, 2019May 31, 2019

In 1972, UNESCO made the following statement : “Some cultural and natural heritage properties are…

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  • Aga Khan Development Network

Me and My Child in Crisis: Early Childhood Development and Psychosocial Support in Syria

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 28, 2019May 28, 2019

By Fatima Khaddour, a member of the Jamat from Salamieh, Syria and former Project Officer…

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  • Architecture

Easy Nash: Physical metaphors focus the rational mind towards transcendental suprarational divine reality

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on April 12, 2019April 12, 2019

By Easy Nash Quote of His Highness Aga Khan IV: “Quran Symposium:….a reflection of how…

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  • Aga Khan Development Network

Support Platform for Syrian Students in Portugal

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on April 11, 2019

Google translated Through this Global Platform, the goal is for Syrians who come to Portugal…

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  • Prince Sadruddin

Aga Khan’s Art Deco: Exhibitions by L’Ecole Van Cleef & Arpels to catch in Dubai

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on April 8, 2019April 8, 2019

After a first exhibition at L’ÉCOLE in Paris in 2018, the Precious Art Deco Objects…

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  • History

NOMADIC TRACES: Journeys of Arabian Scripts

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  • Posted on April 4, 2019April 4, 2019

The Middle East has been a cradle of several civilizations (religions, languages, and traditions), and…

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  • Interfaith

Dubai Opens ‘Al Quran Park’ Featuring Miracles of Islam

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  • Posted on April 1, 2019April 1, 2019

Spread over an area of 60 hectares, @DMunicipality inaugurates the Quranic Park. On display are…

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  • Aga Khan Centre

Aga Khan Early Learning Centre wins Best Nursery Award in UAE

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on March 29, 2019March 29, 2019

March 7, 2019 Hosted by SchoolsCompared.com, the Aga Khan Early Learning Centre (AKELC) was announced the winner of…

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