The Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat on Sussex Drive in Ottawa, Canada. Photo: Gary Otte
Hussein Janmohamed (centre) in a pre-show huddle with members of the Canadian Ismaili Muslim Youth Choir at a performence in Edmonton. Photo: Phil Musani
Ismaili Council for Portugal President Amirali Bhanji and AKDN Resident Representative Nazim Ahmad with Ismaili students and volunteers at the World Interfaith Harmony event. Photo: Courtesy of the Ismaili Council for Portugal
Karen Armstrong speaks about Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) and the relevance of his life to our present time at the Ismaili Centre, Burnaby on 25 March 2012. Photo: Sultan Baloo
Yoga enthusiasts at the Karimabad Fitness Centre. Photo: Courtesy of the Ismaili Council for Pakistan

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From the archive

July 2010

When it’s sunny, top up your vitamin D

When you expose your skin to the sun, your body makes vitamin D from the sun’s ultraviolet rays. Most people will make enough of this “sunshine vitamin”, but certain groups of people may not be getting enough from the sun or their diet — and this includes people with dark skin.

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Prince Amyn signs AKF partnership agreement with the Catholic Church in Portugal

His Eminence Dom José Policarpo, Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon, and Prince Amyn, Director of the Aga Khan Foundation, sign the renewal of a partnership agreement to improve the quality of life of marginalised groups in Greater Lisbon. Photo: AKDN / Nuno Saraiva

Lisbon, 9 May 2012 — Representing Mawlana Hazar Imam, Prince Amyn signed the renewal of a partnership agreement between the Aga Khan Foundation and the Patriarchate of Lisbon. Programmes implemented under the partnership, which aims to improve the quality of life of marginalised groups in Greater Lisbon, benefited almost 43 000 people in 2011.

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Mawlana Hazar Imam makes a historic visit to Tajikistan; meets with newly appointed Jamati leaders

Upon his arrival, Mawlana Hazar Imam is greeted by volunteers with flowers in the presence of His Excellency Hamrokhon Zarifi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan, Dr Shafik Sachedina, Director of Diplomatic Affairs at the Aga Khan Development Network and Mr Munir Merali, AKDN Resident Representative in Tajikistan. Photo: AKDN / Tohir Saidov

Dushanbe, 4 April 2012 — Mawlana Hazar Imam travelled to Tajikistan for a brief, but historic one-day visit. In a meeting with the leaders of the newly-established Jamati institutions in Tajikistan, Hazar Imam emphasised the significance of the formal establishment of Jamati institutions to serve the needs and requirements of the Tajik Jamat.

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Mawlana Hazar Imam visits Western China

Mawlana Hazar Imam, Governor Nur Bekri, members of the government of Xinjiang and members of the AKDN delegation. Photo: Xinjiang Foreign Affairs Office

Urumxi, China, 4 April 2012 — Mawlana Hazar Imam paid an official visit to Urumxi, China from 2–4 April 2012, at the invitation of the Governor of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Mr Nur Bekri, to discuss collaboration between the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and the Government of Xinjiang.

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Mawlana Hazar Imam visits with Far East Jamat in Singapore

Jamati leaders bid farewell to Mawlana Hazar Imam as he prepares to depart Singapore. Photo: Amir Hakim

Singapore, 2 April 2012 — Mawlana Hazar Imam's visit to the Far East drew to a close this morning as he departed Singapore. During his visit, Hazar Imam met with the Far East Jamat over a two-day period. Members of the Jamat had come from 13 countries across the region.

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Photographs

Children learn to care for their environment and for others through games such as this one, where they are taught important lessons in health, hygiene, and responsibility for others.

Children learn to care for their environment and for others through games such as this one, where they are taught important lessons in health, hygiene, and responsibility for others.

Galleries

Participants from the Dance competition perform on the Main Stage.

Participants from the Dance competition perform on the Main Stage.

Videos

The premiere performance of A Mystical Journey took place in Vancouver, Canada in October 2007.

 
 
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