Ismaili Centres Archive
Mawlana Hazar Imam appointed Dr Mahmoud Eboo as the first AKDN Representative to Canada in September 2014. He kindly agreed to give us an insight into the workings of the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat (DII).
With two days left before Diamond Jubilee, Ismailis from the United States and United Kingdom celebrated the value of pluralism at an event hosting Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, at the Ismaili Centre in London.
Peace Corps Volunteer Teaches English in Ecuadorian Village
Speaking to an audience of more than 100 on Sunday, January 22, at the Ismaili Jamatkhana, Plano, Power attempted to cut through prejudiced depictions of both Islam and Muslims in her new book If the Oceans Were Ink.
This is the first in a series of articles on educators within the Jamat. A good education is a major factor in offering financial stability, as well as in improving one’s quality of life. These articles will provide views of those who are instrumental in this process - the educators. In a discussion with Professor Hussein Rashid, Rahim Chagani explores the horizons of education.
Jamatkhanas across Atlanta celebrated Earth Day by learning the importance of sustainability and recycling. Environmental stewardship and sustainability is an ethic of Islam. Human beings are charged with the responsibility to safeguard Allah’s creation and protect the environment.
The HUM Ensemble featured Sandeep Das, Kenan Adnawi, an oud player from Syria, and Rajib Karmarkar, an Indian sitar performer. The trio performed for nearly two-hours, during which they combined Hindustani classical music, one of two classical forms in India, with the Maqam musical tradition of Syria.
From Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Golden Jubilee to the impending commemoration of his Diamond Jubilee, Altaf Jiwa reflects on where the global Jamat finds itself today, and where it is headed. With the grace of Hazar Imam’s guidance, he says, we have an opportunity and a responsibility to lay a foundation for the success of the next generation.
As the commencement of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Diamond Jubilee approaches, we take a look back at the commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee of our 48th Imam, Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah.
Two ceremonies were held to commemorate Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah’s Diamond Jubilee – the first on 10 March 1946 in Bombay and the second on 17 August 1946 in Dar es Salaam. Most of the Jamat today will not have first-hand memories of the ceremonies, though they captured public imagination at the time and were widely covered by the media as the world began to rebuild itself following the war.
An event celebrating the World Speech Day was held by the National Council for Bangladesh on the 8th of April, 2017 at the Social Hall of the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Center.
Celebrated for its safaris, its world renowned long-distance runners, its temperate climate and the work ethic of its people, Kenya is also the birth place of pioneering mobile money services.
On Saturday July 8 the annual Ismaili Muslim Community Stampede Breakfast was held at the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre in Calgary with over 6000 people in attendance.
Ismaili Centre Dubai celebrated the month of Ramadan by organising Suhoor events that reflect the values of pluralism and better quality of life.
Students aged 8-12 gathered to celebrate the approach of the Diamond Jubilee, a kick-off event for this age group.
“The Center will be a place of peace, humility, reflection and prayer. It will be a place of search and enlightenment. It will be a center which will seek to bond men and women of this pluralist country to replace their fragility in their narrow spheres by the strength of civilized society bound together by a common destiny.” -Mawlana Hazar Imam at the time of the inauguration of the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Center, Houston
