Ismaili Centres Archive
Toronto, 23 November 2014 — Canadian author Tasneem Jamal spoke at the Ismaili Centre, Toronto about her debut novel Where the Air is Sweet.
London, 18 November 2014 — The Right Honourable Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, and Mark Harper MP, Minister of State for Disabled People, attended the fifth annual Disability Colloquium at the Ismaili Centre. The forum provided some twenty-eight charities with the opportunity to dialogue on raising disability awareness and fostering ways that can help to create a more inclusive society.
18 November 2014 — Dr Michael Barry, Professor at Princeton University and historian of the greater Middle East and Islamic world, made a presentation on the 12th century Persian masterpiece, The Canticle of the Birds by Farid al-Din Attar.
Vancouver, 15 November 2014 — Delivering an Ismaili Centre Lecture on the topic of Building Civil Societies: The Role of Women Leaders, the Right Honourable Kim Campbell gave an engaging, thought-provoking and witty speech by drawing upon her own experiences as a female leader and citing the growing body of research on gender balance in leadership.
London, 13 November 2014 — Dr Amyn B. Sajoo, Scholar-in-Residence at the Centre for Study of Muslim Societies & Cultures at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada, and Innes Bowen, Editor at BBC Radio Current Affairs, explored the challenges that arise from the growing sectarianism in the Muslim world.
The Right Honourable Kim Campbell delivered a lecture at the Ismaili Centre, Burnaby on the topic of Building Civil Societies: The Role of Women Leaders. This webcast took place on Saturday, 15 November 2014 and has now concluded.
Cairene sunsets and medieval tourists retrace the development of one of the most important centres in the Muslim world.
Cairo has been the talk of Toronto — at least in the halls of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and the Ismaili Centre. Through a series of lectures, leading scholars have been journeying into the thousand-year-old city, describing how it has been reshaped over the centuries, and sharing the historic impressions recorded by medieval visitors in their writings.
7 November 2014 — Her Excellency, Najla Mohamed Al Qassimi, the United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Portugal visited the Ismaili Centre, Lisbon.
Toronto, 5 November 2014 — Anne van Leeuwen, Consul-General of the Netherlands in Toronto, visited the Ismail Centre, the Aga Khan Museum and the Aga Khan Park.
![M.G. Vassanji speaking with Zainub Verjee at the launch his new memoir, "And Home Was Kariakoo". Sultan Baloo](https://cms.the.ismaili/sites/default/files/styles/feature_tiles/public/sultanb_jpg.1_icb_vassanji_oct_27_42.jpg?itok=Dc3hsQAt "M.G. Vassanji speaking with Zainub Verjee at the launch his new memoir, "And Home Was Kariakoo".")
Vancouver, 27 October 2014 — Giller Prize winner and bestselling author M.G. Vassanji launched his new memoir, And Home Was Kariakoo, at the Ismaili Centre in Vancouver.
London, 24 October 2014 — The London Mediator’s Day, a major forum for informed discussion on community mediation was held at The Ismaili Centre London.
In a public lecture and later interview with IDEAS host Paul Kennedy, Dr Seyyed Hossein Nasr explains why Islam may well be seen as a 'green' religion.
When an earthquake strikes, there are only seconds to react — knowing how to correctly respond can save your life or prevent major injury.
Healthcare professionals are often hampered by the lack of nutritional data on traditional South Asian cuisine.The Ismaili Nutrition Centre provides resources for health and nutrition professionals, including evidence-based data, as well as recipes that have been collected from various sources, including the communities themselves.
London, 14 October 2015 — Following the endorsement from Transport for London, the Exhibition Road Cultural Group, a representative body for the local cultural and educational institutions, organised a competition to help improve the South Kensington Pedestrian Tunnel.
The Nour Festival is a celebration of the very best in contemporary Middle Eastern and North African arts and culture. The Ismaili Centre is a proud partner of the festival and will host a series of events showcasing the colours, sounds and life of the Silk Route, incorporating Middle East and North Africa and its cultural influence across the regions.
The Ismaili Centre, Toronto is now open for tours. Anyone interested in visiting can book a guided tour using an online service. Learn more on the visitors' page.
