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  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

Collections @AgaKhanMuseum: Processional Standard (‘Alam)

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on August 20, 2021

Processional standards (‘alams) are used in Shia processions, particularly on the day of ‘Ashura, the…

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  • Aga Khan Museum - Mindanao

‘This Being Human’: A Podcast Series | Aga Khan Museum (@AgaKhanMuseum)

  • by Sujjawal Ahmad
  • Posted on July 17, 2021July 17, 2021

Extraordinary stories from the most interesting artists, writers, athletes, and thinkers on the kaleidoscope of Muslim experience.

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  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

@AgaKhanMuseum | Appointment of Dr Ulrike Al-Khamis as Director and Chief Executive of the Aga Khan Museum

  • by Sujjawal Ahmad
  • Posted on July 6, 2021July 7, 2021

“I am deeply honoured and excited to be confirmed as the new CEO of the Aga Khan Museum, the only Museum in North America with a mandate to foster pluralism and bridge cultures through and in dialogue with the Arts of the Muslim world,” says Ulrike Al-Khamis.

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Reignite a sense of wonder: Together, we can boldly reimagine a new season of art @AgaKhanMuseum

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on July 22, 2020July 22, 2020

We’re all living under a new normal, but a better, kinder, more connected way now…

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  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From: New Exhibition @AgaKhanMuseum

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on March 5, 2020March 5, 2020

A new partnership between the Aga Khan Museum and the Luciano Benetton Foundation’s Imago Mundi,…

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  • History

Hashoo Museum, Karachi, Pakistan: Worth-Seeing Place for Ismaili History

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on November 22, 2019

By Mumtaz Ali Tajddin S. Ali (Manager, Hashoo Museum, Karachi, Pakistan) The members of The Religious…

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  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

Caravans of Gold Fragments in Time Exhibition Coverage at the Aga Khan Museum (Breakfast Television)

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on September 27, 2019

Nicole Servinis of Breakfast Television (Toronto) gets a first look at the new Aga Khan…

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  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

The Aga Khan Museum: Celebrating 5 Years of Changing Perceptions

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

The Aga Khan Museum is celebrating five years since its opening. The Museum has dedicated…

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  • Egypt

The Incredible Story of Museum of Islamic Art in Egypt

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on June 27, 2019June 26, 2019

With more than 100,000 antiquities from India, China, Iran, Arabia, Syria, Egypt, North Africa and…

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  • Canada

Knitting Pilgrim Project Appearing @AgaKhanMuseum Explores Religious Commonalities

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 9, 2019May 9, 2019

The first time Kirk Dunn picked up knitting needles he was intent on surprising his…

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  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

THE MOON: A Voyage Through Time at The Aga Khan Museum, Toronto

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on March 9, 2019March 8, 2019

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first human steps on the moon by discovering the…

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  • Islamic Art

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

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

By Venetia Porter, curator of Islamic and contemporary Middle East for the British Museum and…

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  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

Aga Khan Museum: Inspiring Attendees Through Art

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on November 5, 2018

  Video courtesy Freeman Audio Canada: As part of the world’s largest brand experience organization, Freeman…

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  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

Iranian-Canadian Composers of Toronto (ICOT): Rumi’s Fables

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on November 1, 2018

Based on 5 timeless fables by Rumi (Old Treasure, Farm Animals, Snake Hunter, Elephant, and…

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  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

Emperors & Jewels: A guy’s guide to wearing jewellery

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on October 25, 2018October 26, 2018

Jahangir was a very fancy man, even for an emperor. In the many portraits of…

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  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

Aga Khan Museum Lapis Ball 2018- Video

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on October 4, 2018October 4, 2018

On September 21, 2018, more than 350 enthusiastic supporters and sponsors from around the world…

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The museum pieces that every school kid in the US needs to see | Apollo Magazine
  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

The museum pieces that every school kid in the US needs to see | Apollo Magazine

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on September 8, 2018September 9, 2018

Apollo recently asked leading figures and in the museum and art worlds from the UK…

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Arts of the Islamic World: Engaging the Senses - Smithsonian's Freer|Sackler
  • Civilization

Arts of the Islamic World: Engaging the Senses – Smithsonian’s Freer|Sackler

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

At Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery – Ongoing: Galleries 3 &…

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The Prince and the Shah: Royal Portraits from Qajar Iran – Freer | Sackler
  • Art and Culture

The Prince and the Shah: Royal Portraits from Qajar Iran – Freer | Sackler

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 17, 2018February 17, 2018

In our age of social media and selfies, it may be difficult to grasp the…

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Islamic Art Museum in Cairo
  • Cairo

Islamic Art Museum in Cairo

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on November 30, 2017November 29, 2017

Whether you are a fan of Islamic heritage or not, it takes one visit to…

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Dreamy Art of the Islamic Worlds Gala gets a boost with $1 million gift
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Dreamy Art of the Islamic Worlds Gala gets a boost with $1 million gift

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on November 23, 2017November 24, 2017

…remarks were given by Prince Amyn Muhammad, brother of His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan,…

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The Dallas Museum of Art to host first North American presentation of rarely exhibited Keir Collection in "Spirit and Matter: Masterpieces of the Islamic Art"
  • Islamic Art

The Dallas Museum of Art to host first North American presentation of rarely exhibited Keir Collection in “Spirit and Matter: Masterpieces of the Islamic Art”

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on June 5, 2015February 4, 2017

One of the World’s Leading Islamic Art Collections to Go On View at the Dallas…

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  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

New Canadians can visit Aga Khan Museum free with pass

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on April 9, 2015July 2, 2016

New Canadians can now access North York’s Aga Khan Museum free of charge with the…

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  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

Get your Aga Khan Museum Pass | Toronto Public Library

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on March 12, 2015July 2, 2016

Your journey through arts and culture in Toronto starts at the Library. The Sun Life…

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  • Art and Culture

Exhibition “Nur: Light in Art and Science from the Islamic World”

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on November 5, 2013February 4, 2017

The Focus-Abengoa Foundation today [25 October, 2013] presented the most important travelling exhibition of Islamic…

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Ismaili Muslim Achievements

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

Sujjawal Ahmad Among 2021 Global Health Award Recipients @KeystoneSymp

Interfaith

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

A heartwarming rendition of the nasheed “Tala Al Badru” by singer H Ahmed

Building bridges – religions’ role in our societies | Eboo Patel (@EbooPatel)| TEDxChicago #Interfaithharmonyweek

His Highness the Aga Khan: “We must explore every opportunity to have different faiths come together in addressing the problems of our respective societies” #Interfaithharmonyweek

Chand Raat of Rajab 1443 – 1st February 2022: The Concept of Ikhlas

Sandy Kurt: An artist specializing in Islamic geometric patterns

Mohamed Keshavjee in conversation with Sumayya Vally, architect of the Serpentine Pavilion 202

Chai, Love, and Prayer – An Online Gathering of Mystical Teachings And Sacred Music @Ostadjaan

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Aga Khan Museum Exhibition: The Power of the Visual

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

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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

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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

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Hafeez Jamal: “Literally creating Heaven on Earth” TEDxUTSC

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“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

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

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Moving Still: Performative Photography in India

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

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Ginans: The Transformative Knowledge – Story of Vazir Ismail Ganji

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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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Ya Ali Madad Everyone – An Ismaili Children’s Book

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