Understanding AKDN
The Aga Khan Park was inaugurated by Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam on 25 May 2015 in Toronto.
This session discusses the ethical framework that informs a cosmopolitan mindset. It explores the various dimensions of the ideas of cosmopolitanism and cosmopolitan ethics, including some critiques and constraints, to help Jamat develop a grounded appreciation of this concept.
After the Headlines are Forgotten and Pakistan: Road to Recovery
The film, Transforming Lives, is about Immit and Yarkhun Lasht, two remotest valleys in the mountainous regions of Pakistan. It exemplifies the challenges, inhabitants of these communities face and the efforts of Imamat Institutions that strive to improve the Quality of Life through the Socio-Economic Development Programme (SEDP). The SEDP is an initiative of the Ismaili Council for Pakistan, whose aim is to uplift the marginalised communities from the vicious generational cycle of poverty and improve their overall socio-economic status by addressing issues around food and nutrition, health, education, youth development, income, and habitat.
On 18th December 2018 His Excellency the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, attended the Ismaili Centre Lisbon 20th anniversary where he inaugurated the exhibition “The Ismaili Centre: 20 Years Celebrating Pluralism,” and planted an olive tree in the surrounding Garden of Olives.
The inadequate shelter is one of the key contributors and perpetrators of poverty in the world. In this film, we look at the work of AKPBS in addressing this issue in Pakistan.
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.
The 40-year anniversary of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture Ceremony in Lahore 1977 - 1980 - 23 October 1980.
Gary Kamemoto takes us through the 16-year journey of Maki & Associates as they design and construct three iconic buildings: the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat in Ottawa, the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, and the Aga Khan Centre in London.
Mawlana Hazar Imam and the Kyrgyz Prime Minister Sooronbay Jeenbekov inaugurated the UCA's Naryn campus in a ceremony held under the patronage of His Excellency President Almazbek Atambayev.
Ismaili Centre Lecture: New Visionary Voices The Architecture of Pluralism: The Aga Khan Gardens in Edmonton.
Featuring a conversation with the Mayor of Edmonton and the President of the University of Alberta, with a dialogue between Thomas Woltz, the architect of the gardens, and Hanif Kara, Professor of Architecture and Design at Harvard.
Dr. Stephen Burge and Dr. Shainool Jiwa discuss the latest book in the World of Islam series, The Prophet Muhammad: Islam and the Divine Message. At the Ismaili Centre London, this onstage discussion explores the timely and relevant themes of interconnectedness and community as well as the enduring influence of prophecy and the profound legacy of the Prophet Muhammad for a living community of believers.
Sougata Roy Chowdhury is a sarod player who has been recognized as one of the most talented up-and-coming Hindustani classical musicians of his generation.
Shahou Andalibi is an Iranian multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer, and music teacher with an extensive background in traditional music from the Middle East.
Reza Parvizade is a kamancheh player from Lorestan, Iran. He began his music training playing the kamancheh in the Lori tradition and later studied the Persian classical dastgah system.
An insight into the historical world of the Fatimids in Cairo and its significance in modern-day Islam, followed by
series of short films giving us glimpses into some of the work the AKDN has carried out in Cairo over the years.
Nasim Siabishahrivar is an Iranian singer who specializes in the vocal repertoire of Persian classical music.
Nai Barghouti is a Palestinian singer, composer, and flute player. At the age of 14, she launched her professional singing career and completed her studies in classical flute performance at the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music in Palestine.
Mohamad Osman is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and music teacher from Syria. Born in Jarabulus in 1975, he began his musical studies playing the buzuq (lute) during his early childhood.
The more digital you get, the more data you have. There is no perfect data. It’s how we handle it. The signal the data is giving you is an opportunity.
Useful for other countries in the region if Russian subtitles can be added.
2019, Kyrgyzstan at the Conference on Digital Transformation in Central Asia, a collaboration of UCA with High Technology Park, Kyrgyzstan.
Take a look at how the Aga Khan Foundation Canada is making a difference around the world. Delivered in French.