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Category: ArchNet

  • Architecture

Video: Al Darb al-Ahmar, Cairo Tourist Routes

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 25, 2021

Between 1998 to 2012, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture restored eight major monuments in…

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  • Architecture

Archnet.org: Monuments of Islamic Architecture

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 24, 2019

A version of the course Monuments of Islamic Architecture presented by Professors Gulru Necipoglu and David Roxburgh at Harvard…

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  • Architecture

The Pedagogy Project: Resources for Teaching and Learning

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on April 22, 2019April 22, 2019

The purpose of the Archnet Pedagogy Collection is to make well-crafted and practical resources publicly…

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  • Afghanistan

Chihilsitoon Garden and Palace

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

A video showing the completed rehabilitation of Chihilsitoon Garden and Palace in Kabul using drone…

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  • Aga Khan Foundation

Egypt: Minister of Antiquities cooperates with Aga Khan Foundation to restore monuments

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 24, 2019January 25, 2019

CAIRO – 23 January 2019: Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anani convened with the director of…

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  • ArchNet

Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT wins the Mohamed Makiya Prize for Architecture

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on November 6, 2018

Tamayouz Excellence Award is delighted to announce the winner of the 2018 Middle Eastern Architectural…

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Chihilsitoon Garden and Palace Rehabilitation | Archnet
  • Afghanistan

Chihilsitoon Garden and Palace Rehabilitation | Archnet

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on June 21, 2018June 23, 2018

Chihilsitoon Garden is a 12.5-hectare public site, located four kilometres south of Babur’s Garden, on…

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A video tour of Archnet's revised collections page
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A video tour of Archnet’s revised collections page

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  • Posted on May 1, 2018April 30, 2018
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  • ArchNet

Women’s History Month on Archnet

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on March 14, 2018March 14, 2018

To mark the Women’s History Month, Archnet (https://archnet.org/) highlights the role of women in Islamic…

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More than 10,000 records added to the Archnet Online Library in 1 year
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More than 10,000 records added to the Archnet Online Library in 1 year

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 11, 2018January 12, 2018

Approximately 12,357 records were published in Archnet between January 1 and December 31, 2017, increasing…

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Archnet: The Islamic Heritage of Bangladesh
  • ArchNet

Archnet: The Islamic Heritage of Bangladesh

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 3, 2018January 2, 2018

A new Archnet collection, The Islamic Heritage of Bangladesh, documents the architecture of 33 historic sites…

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  • ArchNet

New Archnet Exhibition: Red Monastery Church Restoration

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 2, 2018January 1, 2018

A new Archnet exhibition highlights the interior of the Church of Saints Bishai and Bigol in the…

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Afghanistan: Hope Takes Root
  • Afghanistan
  • Video

Afghanistan: Hope Takes Root

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on December 2, 2017December 3, 2017

Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme The movie, Afghanistan: Hope Takes Root, presents the conservation and…

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Geometric pattern in carved terracotta from the Madrasa al-Mustansiriyya, Baghdad, Iraq
  • ArchNet

Geometric pattern in carved terracotta from the Madrasa al-Mustansiriyya, Baghdad, Iraq

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on November 29, 2017November 28, 2017

In 1227/625 AH, the thirty-seventh Abbasid Caliph al-Mustansir Billah (r. 1226-1242) commissioned the construction of…

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Aleppo: A Battered City
  • ArchNet

Aleppo: A Battered City

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on November 25, 2017November 27, 2017

Aleppo: A Battered City

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Online Collections at Archnet - Aga Khan Museum's Exhibition: Syria: A Living History
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Online Collections at Archnet – Aga Khan Museum’s Exhibition: Syria: A Living History

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 23, 2017May 23, 2017

This is a complete online collection of the Aga Khan Museum Exhibition, Syria: A Living History.

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Archnet Collections: Constructing the Study of Islamic Art
  • ArchNet

Archnet Collections: Constructing the Study of Islamic Art

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on April 13, 2017April 13, 2017

A set of four volumes of studies by Oleg Grabar

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  • Aga Khan Development Network

Countdown to Diamond Jubilee – Snapshots of Imamat – 1998 to 2002

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on February 27, 2017July 23, 2017

The new notions of free enterprise, of creating wealth, these are sound notions but they…

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ArchNet: Drawings of Islamic Monuments
  • ArchNet

ArchNet: Drawings of Islamic Monuments

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 2, 2017January 6, 2017

The most tweeted Archnet link in 2016: A collection of Drawings of Islamic Monuments.  …

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Archnet named one of the Top 20 Architecture Sites for 2016 by The Global Grid
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Archnet named one of the Top 20 Architecture Sites for 2016 by The Global Grid

  • by AM
  • Posted on December 22, 2016January 13, 2017

The Global Grid, a service focused on delivering daily news on “localized and unique architecture,…

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ArchNet: Amin Mosque - Turfan, China
  • ArchNet

ArchNet: Amin Mosque – Turfan, China

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 13, 2016February 12, 2016

Built in 1779 during the Qing Dynasty in memory of the Uygur King Amin Khoja…

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Restored by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture: Mausoleum of Amir 'Abd al-Rahman. Kabul, Afghanistan
  • Afghanistan

Restored by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture: Mausoleum of Amir ‘Abd al-Rahman. Kabul, Afghanistan

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on October 10, 2015October 9, 2015

In the late 19th century, Amir Abdur Rahman Khan commissioned a garden pavilion which, after…

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University President LAWRENCE H. SUMMERS joins HIS HIGHNESS THE AGA KHAN ’59 and MIT President CHARLES VEST at the MIT School of Architecture and Planning Friday to launch ArchNet, a site devoted to Islamic architecture. (Image credit: Seth Bechis, The Harvard Crimson)
  • Aga Khan IV

Archnet turns 13: His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan & Presidents of MIT and Harvard Lay Foundations for an Architecture of Understanding

  • by AM
  • Posted on September 27, 2015August 6, 2017

“As trustees of God’s creation, we are instructed to seek to leave the world a…

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Noh Gunbad Mosque in Balkh, Afghanistan
  • Afghanistan

Noh Gunbad Mosque in Balkh, Afghanistan

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on June 20, 2015June 19, 2015

A fascinating documentary on the history and restoration process of the Noh Gunbad Mosque in…

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World Day for Cultural Diversity - Archnet - diversity
  • ArchNet

In support of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development – Archnet profiles the built environment of Muslim societies

  • by AM
  • Posted on May 21, 2015August 6, 2017

“In a diverse world, the destruction of cultures is a crime, and uniformity is a…

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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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Aga Khan Museum Exhibition: The Power of the Visual

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

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The Museum Celebrating Greece’s link to the Islamic World

The Art of Islam: Foreign Yet Familiar

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Hafeez Jamal: “Literally creating Heaven on Earth” TEDxUTSC

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

Devotion

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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

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Mushkil Kusha Mawla Ali | Saakin

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

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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

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