Ismaili Centres Archive
As anticipation builds for the upcoming Diamond Jubilee Mulaqat with Mawlana Hazar Imam, the Jamats of France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Côte d’Ivoire have set up special programmes to prepare for and celebrate the auspicious occasion.
Aashayein, a 20-day residential camp is conducted every year for the Ismaili youth between 16 - 22 years who live in the rural belts of Northern and Southern Saurashtra. Southern India Region has been hosting this camp for the last two years; this year the camp was held from 6th to 25th May. Aashayein includes Personality Development and Self Enhancement Programs, English Training, Computer Training, City Skills, Entrepreneurial Development and Adventure Zone Activities for the youth
![The Chunara Family [From left] Mansoorali Chunara, Sameeta Chunara, Aniq Chunara, and Shahnoor Chunara.](https://cms.the.ismaili/sites/default/files/styles/feature_tiles/public/bsa_aniq_c_-5.jpg?itok=tKDB7DXC "The Chunara Family [From left] Mansoorali Chunara, Sameeta Chunara, Aniq Chunara, and Shahnoor Chunara.")
Aniq Chunara of the Ismaili Troop 758 became one of only 300 Boy Scouts to earn 139 merit badges in the organization's 100-plus year history.
“LA is unique as it is a place where pluralism a reality rather than a goal. It is an important part of who we are as a city, it gives us great strength as a society and it comes from our history as a country which welcomed all.” -Nina Hachigian, Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles for International Affairs.
There is so much to see and do this July at the inaugural Jubilee Arts International Arts Festival (IAF). Start planning for your time in Lisbon by reading through these five suggestions.
Prince Aly Muhammad, the youngest son of Mawlana Hazar Imam, joined a crowd of thousands on 17 June to launch the 34th annual World Partnership Walk in Toronto, an initiative of the Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC).
In February this year, Dr. Umed Ali Ajani, Associate Director for Science at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, travelled to Tajikistan for a week to provide guidance on managing a heliotrope outbreak and preventing similar incidents in the future. A physician by training, Dr. Ajani has worked in the United States as an epidemiologist for more than 20 years. His TKN assignment was with the US Ismaili Health Professionals Association (IHPA) and the US Aga Khan Health Board (AKHB), institutions he has previously served with. The onsite host institution was Aga Khan Health Services Tajikistan (AKHS-T).
Riazat Ali Shah is an Ismaili who was born in Gilgit Pakistan and now plays for the Uganda National Cricket Team. Playing as an energetic right-handed batsman, he was selected as Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division four in Malaysia.
Cerca de uma década após a sua estreia, no Golden Jubilee, “Rays of Light” regressa aos olhos do público com inovações tecnológicas que vão fazê-lo embarcar numa viagem pelo profícuo e internacionalmente reconhecido trabalho da Rede Aga Khan para o Desenvolvimento (AKDN), desenvolvido sob a sempre atenta e rigorosa batuta de Mawlana Hazar Imam. Visitar esta exposição será viver uma experiência única e inesquecível graças às maravilhas da tecnologia, que nos transportarão para o local dos projetos.
Presented to honour the Diamond Jubilee of Mawlana Hazar Imam, a concert entitled Jubilee, hosted at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall, will celebrate the diversity, richness, and vitality of Muslim musical heritage and its expression in contemporary music making. Musical innovators from the Aga Khan Music Initiative, Kronos Quartet, and the Bassekou Kouyate Trio will perform pieces inspired by diverse traditions, developed from the meeting of different cultures.
Join us at the.ismaili/live for the webcast.
Join us on Wednesday 20 June, at 8 PM UK time for a live webcast from the iconic Royal Albert Hall in London.
Further to the numerous queries received about the tickets for the various Diamond Jubilee Celebration events, we are pleased to provide the following step-by-step guide to assist with using the Blueticket eTicketing Platform. From this centralised platform, you may purchase tickets and reserve places for the various concerts, shows, events, and exhibitions taking place in Lisbon from 5-10 July 2018.
É já no próximo dia 5 de Julho que estará no palco do Altice Arena, em Lisboa, no âmbito do Diamond Jubilee de Mawlana Hazar Imam, a popular dupla Vishal-Shekhar para o muito aguardado concerto “Kings of Rhythm”.
An afternoon performance of Sufi Voyage has been added to the Diamond Jubilee Celebration schedule, for which tickets are now available to purchase.
Next week, the Aga Khan Centre will be opened by HRH The Prince of Wales in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam. Situated at the heart of London’s Knowledge Quarter, the Aga Khan Centre — home to the UK institutions founded by Mawlana Hazar Imam — will be a place for education, cultural exchange, and insight into Muslim civilisations.
The Houston Ismaili Jamatkhana and Center’s (IJKC) Social Hall was transformed into a stage for global arts and culture as it hosted performances by Fanna-Fi-Allah and Solero Flamenco.
Purpose: To consider our own assumptions and biases about Islam and our role in combating misperception.
