News
Official Opening of the Global Centre for Pluralism - May 16, 2017
18 May 2020
On May 16th, His Highness the Aga Khan and His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada officially opened the Centre’s new permanent headquarters at 330 Sussex Drive in Ottawa
Laughter Yoga with Naseem Nanji (Aga Khan Health Board UK)
18 May 2020
Laughing Yoga is a modern exercise involving prolonged voluntary laughter. When you start laughing, your chemistry changes, your physiology changes, your chances to experience happiness are much greater. Join us and prepare your body and mind for happiness.
Critical Conversations - Discourses on Lived Ethics (USA)
18 May 2020
ITREB Canada and ITREB USA present Critical Conversations, a virtual forum featuring faith-based perspectives on the questions of our time. Discourses on Lived Ethics features Dr. Bashir Jiwani and is moderated by Nausheen Husain.
2016 Annual Pluralism Lecture feat. Justice Albie Sachs
18 May 2020
"On May 19th, 2016, Albie Sachs, a senior member of the African National Congress and a key architect of Mandela’s post-apartheid Constitution, delivered the fifth Annual Pluralism Lecture in Toronto at the Aga Khan Museum."
Healthcare Hero - Dr Sawsan Awad
17 May 2020
Dr Sawsan Awad grew up in Damascus and Salamiyah, studied medicine at Damascus University, and worked in several educational hospitals in Syria. Now, as a consultant microbiologist and infection control doctor in the United Kingdom, Dr Sawsan Awad has been working on the frontlines of the pandemic since it began.
Digital Magazine: AKTC At Home, Issue 3
17 May 2020
The third issue of AT HOME, a new digital magazine presenting the programmes and projects of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC). This issue will shine a spotlight on the Aga Khan Award for Architecture and also feature the Aga Khan Music Programme, the Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme, Aga Khan Museum, and a presentation on the notion of culture and pluralism.
Global Pandemic Relief Fund
17 May 2020
Across the globe, Jamati and AKDN institutions are at the forefront of responding to the Covid-19 pandemic, providing urgent humanitarian assistance, slowing the virus’s spread, caring for the infected, and addressing the broader consequences of the current crisis.
Service Through Compassion
17 May 2020
Service Through Compassion
Critical Conversations - Discourses on Lived Experiences of Ramadan
17 May 2020
ITREB Canada and ITREB USA present Critical Conversations, a virtual forum featuring faith-based perspectives on the questions of our time. Conversations on Lived Experiences of Ramadan features Dr. Alnoor Dhanani and Dr. Hussein Rashid and is moderated by Meena Naik.
Frontiers of Science and Innovation: The Universe’s Baby Picture
17 May 2020
The final installment in the Ismaili Centre series entitled “Frontiers of Science and Innovation” - In 2017, Princeton's David Spergel gave an informative lecture on the golden age of cosmology. This lecture was part of the Ismaili Centre series entitled, "Frontiers of Science and Innovation." On May 10th, 2020, this engaging lecture will be streamed at 11am PST. Tune in to hear the McArthur Prize recipient, David Spergel, explain that whilst scientists have answered many of the questions that have driven cosmology for the past few decades, many remain unanswered. This will be the final of three events in this series.
ASPIRE: Drinking at the Fount of our Faith
17 May 2020
ITREB USA presents Aspire, a webinar series that features conversations of a stronger future built on the foundations of our faith. Drinking at the Fount of our Faith features Al-waeza Dr. Nargis Ali Virani and is moderated by Nadim Pabani.
Diamond Jubilee visit to Pakistan
17 May 2020
This 56-minute film recounts the busy programme undertaken by Mawlana Hazar Imam during this historic 13-day visit to Pakistan, as well as preparations by the Jamat.
