Ismaili Centres Archive
Ismaili Tariqah and Religious Education Board (ITREB) Bangladesh, organized a Religious Education Day Camp for the ECD, Primary Talim and Secondary STEP students, focused on the theme of Ethics and Values of Islam (for example: Integrity, honesty, responsibility, respect, equality, non-violence, compassion, empathy, courage, humility, etc.).
Along with serving as symbols of the presence of the Ismaili community around the world, Ismaili Centres also act as meeting points for youth in the Jamat to connect, learn from, and interact with one another.
The Jamati Scouts, Guides and IVC engaged with the Aga Khan School Kampala on Sunday, 10 February 2019 to plant trees at the school grounds.
Situated in the mountains of Northern Pakistan, two new Jamatkhanas were opened last month in the valleys of Ishkoman and Puniyal in Gilgit-Baltistan. The inauguration ceremonies were attended by over 5,000 members of the Jamat.
The.Ismaili is pleased to announce that, due to popular demand, selected items from the Diamond Jubilee Memorabilia Collection are now available for purchase online at The.Ismaili Shop.
Jamatkhanas and Ismaili Centres play an important role in the lives of the Ismaili community in the USA but they also play a very important role in promoting diversity and pluralism in the communities where they exist.
At just six years old, Safiya Wazir fled from Afghanistan as a refugee of the civil war. Wazir lived in Uzbekistan for a decade before arriving in the USA as a high school student. At the age of 16, she had to master a new language, and become familiar with a new culture - and lots of snow.
Bell jingles, loud cheers, and upbeat music could be heard in Carrollton Headquarters Jamatkhana on November 21, 2018, as numerous volunteers competed to make meals for children and their families in the North Texas area. With turkeys roasting in their own ovens, volunteers chose to wake up and come serve on this Thanksgiving morning.
“The Holy Quran commands humankind to shape our earthly environment, as good stewards of the Divine Creation...We hope that the Aga Khan Award for Architecture will always point towards an architecture of optimism and harmony, a powerful force in elevating the quality of human life.”
Speech by Mawlana Hazar Imam at the Aga Khan Award for Architecture Ceremony, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2016.
One hundred seventh-grade students from the Westminster Schools, an independent co-educational Christian day school, took a field trip last November to the Ismaili Jamatkhana in Norcross. As part of their World Religions curriculum, the students explored the Jamatkhana space used for worship and contemplation, and they engaged in group activities to discuss significant aspects of Islam.
Para assinalar a Semana Mundial de Harmonia Inter-religiosa, o The.Ismaili tem o prazer de partilhar a história de um grupo de alunos ismailis e dos seus amigos e vizinhos católicos que se juntaram no ano passado para visitar o Santuário de Fátima, um dos locais sagrados mais significativos no país.
Si l'année du Diamond Jubilee fut pour tous l'occasion d'un voyage spirituel, à Lyon le Jamat conservera aussi les empreintes de nombreux voyageurs ailés qui nous firent l'honneur de nous embarquer dans leur fabuleuse quête : Il s'agit bien sûr de la Conférence des Oiseaux de Farîd-al-dîn 'Attar.
Ce recueil du poète soufi persan du XVIIe siècle a nourri notre créativité et a donné lieu à 2 productions : une pièce de théâtre, à voir ci-dessus, et un poster, à voir ci-dessous.
A diverse delegation from the United States consisting of a senior community affairs advisor in the Mayor’s office of New York City, a senior Rabbi from Los Angeles, President of the California Pakistan Arts Council and a Professor of Religions from the University of Southern California enjoyed a tour of the Ismaili Centre, Toronto.
Part two of a three-part conversation series in Toronto featured an engaging discussion with Canada’s leading public intellectual, John Ralston Saul, on the topic of “Pluralist Citizenship and its Enemies”.
Part two of a three-part conversation series in Toronto featured an engaging discussion with Canada’s leading public intellectual, John Ralston Saul, on the topic of “Pluralist Citizenship and its Enemies”.
Part two of a three-part conversation series in Toronto featured an engaging discussion with Canada’s leading public intellectual, John Ralston Saul, on the topic of “Pluralist Citizenship and its Enemies”.
"When volunteers are taken seriously, the quality of their contribution and their own sense of satisfaction literally soar," said Princess Zahra Aga Khan at the International Association for Volunteer Effort World Conference in Edmonton, Canada, on August 25, 1998.
Late last year, a diverse group of interfaith leaders visited the Aga Khan Museum to explore its exhibitions, architecture, and facilities. As the United Nations has decreed the first week of February World Interfaith Harmony Week, The.Ismaili is pleased to share the experiences of these visitors in an article written by Ruth Broyde Sharone, first published on 15 November 2018 by The Interfaith Observer.
To mark World Interfaith Harmony Week, The.Ismaili is pleased to share a story from Portugal, where last year, a group of Ismaili students and their Catholic friends and neighbours came together to visit the Sanctuary of Fátima, one of the most significant holy sites in the country.
