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Tag: Fine Arts

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Zainub Verjee pens a trending op-ed on the Status of Artist

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  • Posted on May 28, 2020May 28, 2020

A timely and hard-hitting op-ed, Zainub Verjee engages with the issues of Artists and labour…

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  • Ismaili Muslim Artists

Zainub Verjee (@zainubverjee): Connecting to Spirit through Art

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  • Posted on May 13, 2020May 13, 2020

As part of Ramadan spirit, Zainub Verjee was invited to speak to Jamat across US…

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Zainub Verjee (@Zainubverjee): 2020 Governor General’s Visual and Media Arts Award Winner

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  • Posted on February 20, 2020February 20, 2020

Ottawa, February 19, 2020 – The Canada Council for the Arts today revealed the winners of…

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  • UK

Dreams and Dystopias, East Africa at the Crossroads at ZAMANA SPACE, Ismaili Centre, London, UK

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  • Posted on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019

A photography exhibition by Guillaume Bonn with films from Grace Ndiritu and the Aga Khan…

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  • Diamond Jubilee

The Premiere Panel: Artists’ Journey – Role of Artist in Our Society

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  • Posted on July 9, 2019July 9, 2019

#InternationalArtGallery #Lisbon #JubileeArts #STEAM #Arteducation #ZainubVerjee #Arts Art Education is critical to our education system A year…

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Malik Gillani: Stories Leave “Creases” in Your Mind @MalikGillani

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  • Posted on May 1, 2019May 1, 2019

Just as a crease on paper, once folded, never disappears, similarly, the human mind absorbs…

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  • Interfaith

Nizar Macnojia: Featured Artist at the Gala Event by Daya Houston Foundation

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  • Posted on March 13, 2019March 13, 2019

Meet the Artist: Nizar Macnojia Born and raised in India, Nizar created his first artwork…

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  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

Aga Khan Museum: Touching the Heart | Open Mic Night

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  • Posted on February 22, 2019February 22, 2019

Wednesday, February 27, 2019 from 7PM- 8PM Don’t miss your chance to perform on the…

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  • India

Delhi, India: International symposium on Creativity and Freedom

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  • Posted on February 5, 2019February 5, 2019

A stellar line up of speakers including thinkers, academics, filmmakers, artists and others from the…

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  • Canada

Three Watermelons, One Hand: The Feminists read things from when they were young(er)

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  • Posted on February 1, 2019February 1, 2019

Zainub Verjee was invited to speak at an event remediating the second wave feminist archive,…

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  • Interfaith

Wondrous Worlds: Art and Islam Through Time and Place- USA

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  • Posted on January 31, 2019January 31, 2019

Wondrous Worlds: Art & Islam Through Time & Place is the first exhibition on art…

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  • Ismaili Muslims in the News

Sonaina Hamiya: Working on Preservation of Burushaski Language

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  • Posted on January 22, 2019January 22, 2019

My name is Sonaina and I’m from Aliabad, Hunza. I’ve recently graduated from National College of…

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  • Ismaili Muslim Artists

Sakina Minhaj Shikari: Alif Allah

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  • Posted on January 21, 2019January 21, 2019

“An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation,…

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  • Aga Khan University

Ally Adnan: The History, Art and Performance of Qawwali

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  • Posted on January 10, 2019January 10, 2019

Video in Urdu language   Karachi, Pakistan: On January 3, 2019, Aga Khan University hosted…

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  • Art and Culture

Romana Kassam’s Desire For Christmas Created ‘Khumas’

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  • Posted on December 19, 2018

“While I recognize the need to belong, I also know now the importance of honouring…

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  • Art and Culture

Romana Kassam: Salt. Wounds.

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  • Posted on December 18, 2018

Commuters and residents strolling by the Metro Toronto Convention Centre got a surprise last Monday by a face-lift…

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  • Community Activities

Sufis, Shi‘ites and Shahs: The Great Shrines of Iran 1500-1650

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  • Posted on February 1, 2008August 18, 2008

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), in conjunction with His Highness Prince Aga Khan…

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  • Art and Culture

It was a magic night at the museum gala

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  • Posted on November 3, 2007February 2, 2009

Excerpts. “The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, scored an unprecedented $3.625 million in one glamorous…

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  • Music Initiative

Houston – Special Cultural Presentation Mystics, Nomads, and Troubadours in Central Asian Music

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  • Posted on October 30, 2007February 1, 2015

There will be a special cultural presentation by the Aga Khan Music Initiative in Central…

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  • Art and Culture

The Living Art of Islamic Calligraphy

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  • Posted on October 28, 2007February 2, 2009

There will be a special lecture-demonstration program on Islamic Calligraphy at the Museum of Fine…

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Ismaili Muslim Achievements

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Ms. Marvel: Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan

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Dr. Khalil Andani (@KhalilAndani) wins Best PhD Dissertation Award for “Revelation in Islam: Qur’anic, Sunni, and Shiʿi Ismaili Perspectives”

Ismaili Artist Farhan Shah and His Band Udan Khatola Win Prestigious “South Australian Music Award” for Song “Maula Ya Ali”

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Rising Star Farah Alibay: A Female Engineer @NASA Conquering Mars and Gender Equality

Dr. Naheed Dosani (@NaheedD) receives 2020 Canadian Medical Association Award for Young Leaders (Early Career)

History Made! NASA’s “Ingenuity” Mars Helicopter Launched Successfully July 30, 2020 at 7: 50 AM EST #IsmailiHistory

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Armaan Ali Somani Receives the Prestigious 2019 Queen’s Golden Jubilee Award

Dr. Henna Budhwani honored with major prize for work with vulnerable communities in the Caribbean

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Diverse Islamic Art Exhibition Opens at Middlebury College Museum of Art, Vermont, USA

A rare exhibition reveals how Medici Florence spurred an appreciation for the Islamic world

Ram Rahman photographs Humayun’s Tomb in the night sky

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Islamic art adorn walls of Colchester Arts Centre UK

Arab Art and Education Initiatives in the United States

Exhibition at the Parliament of Portugal “Ideals of Leadership: Masterpieces of the collections of the Aga Khan Museum”

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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)

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

Ekphrastic poetry by Afraaz Mulji

Zainub Verjee: For Love or Money

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Zainub Verjee’s essay in Canadian Art Magazine answers who is an Artist

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Romana Kassam: Salt. Wounds.

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

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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

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

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Qasida: Ali Goyam Ali Joyam | NsN Production

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

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With Love From Pir Shams – Ginan With Music

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Saheb Ji – Ginan Instrumental | Mehboob Thawer

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Saba Rawjani: Navroz Na Din Sohammana

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O my Lover! Come to my home, O my Master! Come to my home (Ginan: Uncha Re)

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Book Release- “The Ismaili Imams: A Biographical History” by Farhad Daftary

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Rethinking Food and Agriculture: New Ways Forward by Professor Amir Kassam (@AmirKassam1) and Dr. Laila Kassam

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Aga Khan Library Digital Collection

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