Canadian Ismaili Muslim Youth Choir March 5, 2009
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by Irfan Kherani – theIsmaili.org
Comprised of members hailing from Vancouver to Montreal, the Canadian Ismaili Muslim Youth Choir (CIMYC) was formed in September 2007 under the Arts and Culture Portfolio of the Ismaili Council for Canada, in commemoration of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Golden Jubilee. The group is led by professional music director Hussein Janmohamed, and has four singers for each of the soprano, alto, tenor and bass parts.
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The Music Man – Hussein Janmohamed
Royal vist brings Ismaili students together – by Farhan Devji January 9, 2009
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Carleton students gathered to welcome Prince Karim Aga Khan IV to Ottawa this December
by Farhan Devji
Highness, though we met for the first time only three years ago, I feel like I have known you a long time,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper told Prince Karim Aga Khan IV at the inauguration ceremonies of the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat on Dec. 6.
“My long-time university roommate, Alnoor Lakhani, is an Ismaili, and he kept a picture of you in our room,” added Harper, as the falling snowflakes became visible through the translucent walls of the elegant $54 million landmark.
Alnoor Lakhani isn’t the only one who keeps a reminder of His Highness the Aga Khan, spiritual leader of over 13.5 million Shia Ismaili Muslims around the world.
Among the 70,000 Ismaili Muslims in Canada, approximately 1,250 live in the Ottawa region, and roughly 35 attend Carleton University, according to Ottawa Ismaili Students Association President Shelina Jamal.
Video: Opening of the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat in Ottawa December 27, 2008
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Burnaby will be marking the Golden Jubilee of the Aga Khan with the new Park December 19, 2008
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Burnaby to get new park
“We are honoured to create this park on the occasion of His Highness’s Golden Jubilee as the City of Burnaby’s recognition and thanks to the Aga Khan and the Ismaili community for making Burnaby home,” -Mayor Corrigan
By Wanda Chow – Burnaby NewsLeader Published: December 19, 2008 2:00 PM
Burnaby will be marking the golden jubilee of the Aga Khan with a new 13-acre park in the Central Valley.
The “contemplative nature park” will be built on city-owned land but funded, designed and constructed by the Aga Khan Development Network, said city parks director Dave Ellenwood.
“Right now we’re just very excited at the prospect of working with such a prominent organization.”
The park was agreed upon when the Aga Khan met with Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan last month as part of an eight-day visit to Canada to mark the 50th anniversary of his becoming Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims.
Burnaby was chosen as the home to the first Shia Muslim settlement in Canada over 35 years ago and is the location of the award-winning Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre on Canada Way, the first such purpose-built building in the country.
The park will be a triangle-shaped parcel of land across from 8-Rinks, bounded by the Burnaby Lake Jamatkhana (at Sprott Street and Kensington Avenue), Highway 1 and Sprott.
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http://www.bclocalnews.com/greater_vancouver/burnabynewsleader/news/36466144.html
Video: Prime Minister of Canada meets with His Highness the Aga Khan December 15, 2008
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Dedicated, Cheerful, Hardworking and Ethusiastic Ismaili Volunteers December 12, 2008
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These pictures of the Canadian Ismaili Volunteers is one of the many stories of how Ismaili volunteers show the ethics of compassion, generosity, inclusiveness, sharing and of personal responsibility by dedicating their time and efforts towards the care and comfort of the Imam and his followers.
Harper Lauds Aga Khan For Humanitarian Work – The Weekly Voice – Canada’s Leading Indo Canadian Weekly Newspaper December 12, 2008
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Ottawa: Prime Minister Stephen Harper met with His Highness, the Aga Khan, the 49th Hereditary Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims.
“For half a Century the Aga Khan has provided spiritual guidance for Ismailis and worked to improve the quality of life in some of the most vulnerable communities in the world,” said the Prime Minister.
“His name has become synonymous with humanitarian aid and development in countries beset by conflict and poverty. Just as importantly he has worked tirelessly as a bridge-builder between faiths and cultures.”
The Prime Minister invited His Highness for a working luncheon at the Prime Minister’s 24 Sussex Drive residence.
The Prime Minister and the Aga Khan later jointly opened a new Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat, the first of its kind in the world, which will serve as headquarters for the humanitarian efforts of the Aga Khan Development Network.
The Aga Khan is visiting Canada as part of his golden jubiliee as leader of the Shia Ismaili community. The Prime Minister highlighted the long history of Government co-operation between Canadians and the Ismaili Imamat including the construction of a new Global Centre for Pluralism that is being jointly funded by the Government of Canada and the Aga Khan Development Network.
“Canadians and the Ismaili are bonded by our shared values of tolerance, compassion, community service and pluralism,” said the Prime Minister. “By demonstrating that diverse congregations of the great faiths can co-exist and flourish peacefully here, we are building true unity in diversity.”
Canada Darbar 2008 December 11, 2008
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Canadian Asian News: Harper opens Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat December 11, 2008
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City News video featuring Farah Nasser at the Delegation opening December 10, 2008
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At Nina Jaffer’s Ismaili Web page. Scroll down to get the link which would play in Media Player
Embassy: The Stately Launch of the Ismaili Delegation December 10, 2008
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by Jeff Davis
Published December 10 2008
A full hour before he showed up, a throng of more than 100 of his followers waited patiently on Sussex Drive Saturday afternoon, enduring the cold for the chance of a mere glimpse of their spiritual leader.
When the Aga Khan arrived at the opening ceremony of the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat, accompanied by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen, a great cheer arose from the crowd outside.
This in turn set off a round of excited giggling from the throngs of dignitaries inside the dramatic main atrium of the delegation.
In his remarks, Mr. Harper said that though they met just three years ago, he felt that he has known the Aga Khan for a long time. In his dorm room at the University of Calgary, he explained, an Ismaili roommate had a photo of him on the wall.
“How is it you never age?” Mr. Harper asked the princely spiritual leader who has reigned now for a half century.
Many Ismaili power players from the Canadian Government turned out for the event, including former Canadian ambassador to Afghanistan Arif Lalani, who flew all the way from London, England for the event.
Other Ismailis from DFAIT and CIDA were also present, many of them volunteering for the grand opening because they couldn’t secure an invite.
Also present was another high-placed Ismaili, Alykhan Velshi, who serves as Immigration Minister Jason Kenney’s director of communications and has played a role in the government’s outreach to minority voters.
Mr. Velshi joked that he scored some major points with his parents by getting them on the guest list for the historic opening.
Photo Gallery of Conservative Minister Jason Kenney with Mawlana Hazar Imam, Friday December 5th 2008 December 9, 2008
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His Highness The Aga Khan arriving in Ottawa to launch the Delelgation of the Ismaili Imamat.
Pictures: Prime Minister Harper meets with His Highness the Aga Khan December 9, 2008
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The Esoteric Symbolism of the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat December 9, 2008
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This weekend marked the official opening of the newly established Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat building in Ottawa. While many of us have heard about this project throughout the year, it is important for us to understand its inner symbolic significance.
One of the mediums by which the Imam communicates esoteric knowledge to both the Jamat and the world at large is Islamic architecture. As Mawlana Hazar Imam remarked in his speech at the Inaugural Ceremony of the Delegation:
“This new Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat, like the Ismaili Centre and the Aga Khan Museum to be built in Toronto, reflects our conviction that buildings can do more than simply house people and programmes. They can also reflect our deepest values, as great architecture captures esoteric thought in physical form.”
- His Highness The Aga Khan IV,
(Address at the Inaugural Ceremony of the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat, Ottawa, Canada, 06 December 2008)
The following article is a humble attempt to discuss some of the ‘esoteric thought’ behind the symbolism of the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat and seeks to offers esoteric interpretations (tawil) which are rooted in Ismaili tradition, history and intellectual thought.
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Author Khalil Andani is a graduate from the University of Waterloo with Bachelor of Math (BMath) and Master of Accounting Degrees (MAcc) and is currently completing a Chartered Accounting (CA) designation. Khalil is also an aspiring contemporary Ismaili thinker and studies Islamic esoterism, Ismaili history and thought, and comparative religious thought such as the perennial philosophy. He occasionally writes short articles and reflections on subjects from Ismaili doctrine and intellectual thought and their connection to contemporary Ismaili doctrine and practice. He can be contacted at kandani @ hotmail .com
Audio: Prime Minister of Canada joins the Aga Khan in opening new Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat December 8, 2008
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Farhan Devji’s Blog: Delegation of Ismaili Imamat December 8, 2008
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Farhan Devji, whom we have earlier featured, shares a quick post and lots of high-quality photographs from his experience at the grand opening ceremony of Delegation building.
Conservative Minister Jason Kenney receives Mawlana Hazar Imam and Noorani Family at Ottawa Airport, Friday December 5th 2008 December 8, 2008
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Mawlana Hazar Imam and members of the Noorani Family were received at the Ottawa Airport by Conservative Minister Jason Kenney on Friday December 5th 2008. They were in Ottawa for the inaugural of the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat the following day.
Office of the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism of Canada
Calgary Stage December 8, 2008
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Sussex Drive has a new tenant – Article by Shaheed Devji December 8, 2008
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Prime Minister and the Aga Khan at the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat. Photo: Farhan Devji
The Aga Khan, spiritual leader – or Imam – of approximately 80 thousand Ismaili Muslims in Canada and 20 million across the world, officially opened the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat on Saturday in the presence of his family, the Prime Minister, former Canadian Governor General Adrian Clarkson, and government and Ismaili leaders from across Canada. And the trying time in Canada and for Harper specifically was not lost on the Imam.
