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November 1978 Canada visit - press clippings and related material
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Flags and Banners
Bangladesh: Aga Khan Award for Architecture holds seminar today
Articles by Dr. Shafique Virani - Professor of Islamic Studies
In the 9th century, Music was categorized as one of the mathematical sciences
Daily Times - Paul Keijzer and Navroz Surani, Aga Khan University
Alykhan Velshi moves back into Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Hon. Jason Kenney’s Office
Geet: Mitha Lage hai Naam by Imtiaz Fazalbhoy (Faiz)
Drawings and Calligraphy by Jalal Gilani
An Inspiring Poem For The Deedar By Dr. Zulficar Rahim
Passu Village Traces in the Sand’s Flickr set
Karachi Press Club being ‘beautified’
Golden Jubilee Banners on the streets of Vancouver
Wealth creation in the developing world: Is Africa a lost cause?



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Asia

Road to the Games: Saurashtra galli players impress in cricket final

Athletes from across India revelled at the opportunity to showcase their talent in qualification rounds leading to the Golden Jubilee Games. Strong cricket teams from Saurashtra, Gujarat performed well against their urban competitors, and the Indian team will include nationally recognised athletes in table tennis and swimming.

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International Programmes

Ali to Karim

Rich with ceremony, pageantry and tradition, ALI TO KARIM: A Tribute to the Ismaili Imams is a docu-theatre production about the Ismaili Imamat and its contributions to Islam and Muslim civilizations over the past 1 400 years. This Golden Jubilee International Programme premieres in Los Angeles on 19 July 2008.

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North America

Road to the Games: Athletes from USA, Australia and New Zealand train for the Games

Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, was the site of a weekend camp for athletes who will be competing in the Golden Jubilee Games at the end of June. The excitement was palpable as the players came together for the first time as Team USA / ANZ.

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Europe

Economic trends in Europe: Seeing risks as opportunities

Uncertainty always signals a need for caution. But spectacular payoffs, writes Professor Alnoor Bhimani, can also accrue from the opportunities that are presented by uncertainty.

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Africa

Congolese Jamat hosts a dinner in celebration of the Golden Jubilee

As part of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Golden Jubilee celebrations, the Ismaili community in the Democratic Republic of Congo hosted a commemorative dinner in Kinshasa. The dinner was attended by Jamati leaders, key policy makers and government officials, and provided a forum to exhibit the work of the Ismaili Imamat in the country.

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Golden Jubilee

Bangladesh visit

19 – 22 May 2008
In Bangladesh, Mawlana Hazar Imam granted a Golden Jubilee Darbar to the Jamat in Dhaka. Hazar Imam also presided over the foundation of the Aga Khan Academy and the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre Dhaka.

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Middle East

Ismaili children in Syria present a Golden Vision

Golden Vision with Golden Hands, an exhibition of illustrations. Photo: Karim Meghani">

Ismaili children and youth in Syria expressed their love and devotion to Mawlana Hazar Imam through Golden Vision with Golden Hands, a Navroz art exhibition held in Salamieh, Syria.

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Nurjehan Mawani honoured by UNIFEM Canada

Transforming the world through institutional imagination

Nurjehan Mawani was the recipient of the 2007 UNIFEM Canada Award. Formerly the Chairperson of the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board, she is now the AKDN Resident Representative to the Kygyz Republic. Photo: Courtesy of Nurjehan Mawani

“Institutional imagination” was the theme of Nurjehan Mawani’s remarks as she accepted the UNIFEM Canada Award for 2007.

UNIFEM — the United Nations Development Fund for Women — works to end violence against women and reduce poverty and exclusion through economic empowerment and education. The award honours Mawani’s work in advancing equality for women and girls.

In her role as the Chairperson of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Mawani led its pioneering work on gender-related persecution and issued the groundbreaking Guidelines on Women Refugee Claimants Fearing Gender-Related Persecution. They have since been adopted by many other countries, impacting the lives of thousands of refugee women and girls.

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Building the future one nanoparticle at a time

Nanoscience is the study of matter at the scale of one-billionth of a metre. Drawing: Courtesy the US National Cancer Institute
Imagine gold that can cure cancer, a television screen that rolls up like a tube of paper, or material that is ten times stronger and lighter than steel. This is no reverie of alchemy; rather, it is a sample of what nanotechnology — one of the newest areas of scientific research — is striving to offer. Simply put, nanotechnology is a science that aims to manipulate particles of matter that are nearly 70 000 times smaller than a strand of hair, and promises a world of tantalising possibilities.

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Business big shot: Naguib Kheraj

Naguib Kheraj will run the supervisory enhancement programme set up by the Financial Services Authority

Christine Seib

For a man who wanted to escape the grind of form-filling and general pen-pushing, Naguib Kheraj seems to have jumped from the frying pan into the fire. The former finance director of Barclays, who left in October 2006 in part because he was tired of the tedium of Basel II, Sarbanes-Oxley and the numerous other regulations that govern the corporate day, has joined the financial regulator as a senior adviser.

Mr Kheraj will run the supervisory enhancement programme set up by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to beef up its regulation of banks in the wake of the Northern Rock debacle. Hector Sants, chief executive of the FSA, believes that the regulator has hit the jackpot with the appointment, describing Mr Kheraj's input as “invaluable”.

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Young Canadian Ismailis recognized for their achievements

From Official Ismailimuslim community website
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Six Ismailis were recently named to prestigious “Top 40 Under 40” lists in Canada. These accolades recognize individuals who are influential and making a difference in their fields of pursuit. Winners are chosen based on a variety of criteria, including their achievements, vision, leadership and community involvement. Despite the diversity of their backgrounds and activities, they each attribute their success to the values instilled in them as Ismailis, as well as the opportunity to thrive in the fields they love.

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