Mawlana Hazar Imam receives honorary doctorate from the University of Ottawa; lauds Canada for “what it can do for others”

Ottawa, 13 January 2012 — At a special convocation ceremony held this morning at the University of Ottawa, Mawlana Hazar Imam was awarded the honorary degree Doctor of the University for his service to humanity.

In his welcome remarks, Allan Rock, President of the University of Ottawa, addressed Mawlana Hazar Imam, saying “we see Your Highness' presence today as a call to action for all in our university community who seek to serve humanity.” President Rock described Hazar Imam as a builder of bridges who has used “his own faith as a point of departure [to speak] directly to the goodness in all peoples.”

Aga Khan granted the distinction of “Grand Mécène” and “Grand Donateur” by the French Ministry of Culture

May 28^th 2009, Paris - France’s Minister for Culture, Christine Albanel, honoured the Aga Khan with the titles of Grand Patron (Grand Mécène) and Grand Donor (Grand Donateur) in recognition of his outstanding contribution to cultural development in France through the Foundation for the Preservation and Development of the Chantilly Domain (Fondation pour la sauvegarde et le développement du domaine de Chantilly) as well as the numerous cultural programmes implemented by the cultural agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network throughout the world.

source: http://www.akdn.org/press_release.asp?ID=757


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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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