Events
See the events taking place at Ismaili Centres around the world.
Jun
4
Ambassador of Brazil to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh visits the Aga Khan Museum and Ismaili Centre
3 June 2015
Toronto, 4 June 2015 – Her Excellency Wanja Campos da Nóbrega, Ambassador of Brazil to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, visited the Ismaili Centre and the Aga Khan Museum. During her visit, the Ambassador met with Munir Merali, Aga Khan Development Network Resident Representative for Bangladesh.
Jun
4
Maximum City camp students engage civic space through their senses
3 June 2015
Toronto, 4 June 2015 — Thirty students in Grades 4 to 11 explored the Ismaili Centre, the Aga Khan Park and the Aga Khan Museum as part of the Maximum City Summer Camp.
May
28
Broadcast Educators Association of Canada holds its annual conference at the Ismaili Centre Burnaby
28 May 2015
Vancouver, 28 May 2015 — The Ismaili Centre, Burnaby hosted a full-day conference for the Broadcast Educators Association of Canada, a national organisation dedicated to promoting excellence in media education.
May
23
Ismaili Centre welcomes visitors during Doors Open Toronto
22 May 2015
Toronto, 23 May 2015 — The Ismaili Centre, Toronto and the Aga Khan Museum are among more than 155 buildings in the city to open their doors to the public this weekend, as part of Doors Open Toronto.
May
19
Tanzanian ambassador visits the Ismaili Centre, Dubai
18 May 2015
Dubai, 19 May 2015 — The Tanzanian ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, His Excellency Mbarouk Nassor Mbarouk, visited the Ismaili Centre and met with the President of the Ismaili Council for the UAE.
May
13
Egypt's Ambassador to Portugal visits the Ismaili Centre
12 May 2015
Lisbon, 13 May 2015 — His Excellency Ali Mohyee Eldin Elashiry, the Arab Republic of Egypt’s Ambassador to Portugal, toured the Ismaili Centre, Lisbon, and met with the President of the Ismaili Council, Aitmadi Amirali Bhanji and AKDN Resident Representative, Vazir Nazim Ahmad. This visit also provided an opportunity for the Ambassador to learn about the work of the Aga Khan Development Network.
![Dr Elmira Köchümkulova speaks with an event attendee at the launch of the book "Cities of the Dead: The Ancestral Cemeteries of Kyrgyzstan" by Professor Margaret Morton.](https://cms.the.ismaili/sites/default/files/styles/news/public/cities_of_the_dead_final-crop-resize-q10.jpg?itok=vhpsBsHA "Dr Elmira Köchümkulova speaks with an event attendee at the launch of the book "Cities of the Dead: The Ancestral Cemeteries of Kyrgyzstan" by Professor Margaret Morton.")
May
9
"Cities of the Dead" book launches with photo exhibition of cemetery architecture in Kyrgystan
8 May 2015
Toronto, 9 May 2015 – The Ismaili Centre hosted the launch of the book Cities of the Dead: The Ancestral Cemeteries of Kyrgyzstan with a symposium at the Aga Khan Museum, a photo exhibition and a series of illustrated lectures on Central Asia’s spectacular funerary architecture and religious traditions. The events were organised by the Ismaili Council for Canada in partnership with the University of Central Asia, the Global Centre for Pluralism and the Aga Khan Museum.
May
9
Edmonton leaders visit the Ismaili Centre and the Aga Khan Museum
8 May 2015
Toronto, 9 May 2015 — This weekend, a group of high profile and influential thought leaders travelled from Edmonton to Toronto to visit Canada’s newest cultural destination, as well as to experience the sights, sounds and tastes of the Muslim world.
May
7
In the footsteps of Babur: Musical encounters from the land of the Mughals
6 May 2015
Toronto, 7 May 2015 – The Aga Khan Music Initiative hosted an informative session at the Ismaili Centre, Toronto highlighting select performances from In the Footsteps of Babur: Musical Encounters from the Land of the Mughals.
May
3
Spelling bee championship finals held at the Ismaili Centre
2 May 2015
Toronto, 3 May 2015 — Children and youth competed in the Spelling Bee of Canada’s 28th Provincial Championship finals held at the Ismaili Centre, Toronto.
May
2
Pir Zia Inayat-Khan speaks on Muslim and Hindu civilisations at the Ismaili Centre Toronto
1 May 2015
Toronto, 2 May 2015 — Pir Zia Inayat-Khan, a prominent scholar of Sufism and grandson of Hazrat Inayat Khan, one of the earliest Sufi figures in the West, spoke at the Ismaili Centre about the meeting of Muslim and Hindu civilisations in Mughal India. His talk explored the shared aesthetic and spiritual values that arose through this interaction, the progress of Sufi thought, and the Mughal period’s legacy of cultural sharing and tolerance.
Apr
29
Canadian Professor of Anthropology discusses her book and the impact of violence on women in Afghanistan
28 April 2015
Toronto, 29 April 2015 — Dr Parin Dossa, Professor of Anthropology at Simon Fraser University, spoke at the Ismaili Centre about her book Afghanistan Remembers: Gendered Narrations of Violence and Culinary Practices. The book examines the recollections “of violence through memories and food practices” of Afghan women, according to the University of Toronto Press. “Her work reveals how the suffering and trauma of violence has been rendered socially invisible following decades of life in a war-zone.”
