Mawlana Hazar Imam arrives in Egypt to participate in forum to combat human trafficking

Luxor, Egypt, 10 December 2010

Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Egypt today to attend the Luxor International Forum to Combat Human Trafficking. Upon his arrival, Hazar Imam met with Her Excellency Suzanne Mubarak, the First Lady of Egypt, at the Old Winter Palace in Luxor.
Part of the “End Human Trafficking Now!” campaign, the Forum brings the United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (UN.GIFT) and the business community together to find solutions that will put an end to human trafficking. Organised by the Suzanne Mubarak Women’s International Peace Movement, the Luxor Forum represents a milestone in international efforts to combat such crime.
The Forum will also announce the winner of the first-ever Business Leader's Award to Fight Human Trafficking. Mawlana Hazar Imam was invited to sit as a member of the jury for the award.

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STEP students visit Cairo

STEP students visit Cairo
March 2008

Students of the first cohort of the Secondary Teacher Education Programme (STEP) recently returned from an educational tour of Cairo, Egypt (February 13–19, 2008). This visit was the second of two field trips that STEP participants take as part of their double master’s degree course. The first such visit, taken in November 2007, was to Cordoba Spain.

Rich in history and culture, Cordoba and Cairo are considered to be two of the great cities of Muslim civilisations. Both cities feature prominently in the IIS-developed Secondary Curriculum, which will be used by graduates of the STEP for the education of secondary-level Ismaili students worldwide. STEP participants are currently “testing” elements of the Secondary Curriculum with Ismaili youth in London’s religious education centres as part of their local practicum experience.

The recent trips to Cordoba and Cairo are meant to provide STEP participants with experience to complement their academic studies. They can then draw upon these real-life stories to enliven their teaching.

The students found the experience both enjoyable and educational. One of the students, Saba Ebrahim, summarised it thus: “Both educational excursions guided us in an exploration of our heart and mind, and helped in our development as teachers. For this reason, Spain and Egypt will always hold a special place in our hearts.”

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