Update: Mawlana Hazar Imam is made an honorary citizen of Canada

19 June 2009 — Today, the Canadian House of Commons gave unanimous consent to a motion granting Honorary Canadian Citizenship to Mawlana Hazar Imam. In a statement, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he looks forward “to welcoming the Aga Khan back to Canada as an Honorary Citizen.”
TheIsmaili.org launches Nutrition Centre and unveils a new design

A refreshed look and feel and several new features provide a richer, easier and more informative user experience. The redesign accompanies the launch of a new web-based Nutrition Centre together with the Aga Khan Health Board (UK).
Spirit of the West is alive and thriving in the Alberta Jamat

Anyone who has visited the Canadian province of Alberta will have been touched by the Spirit of the West. In the best tradition of that spirit, the Jamat in Alberta has worked to make the province and the country a better place for all.
Benefits of local coffee house ripple through Old Town Mombasa

Nestled among the narrow streets of Old Town Mombasa is a little gem of a place that radiates the hopefulness of a new generation. Founded by three Aga Khan Academy teachers, the Jahazi Coffee House is making an effort to improve life in the surrounding community.
Around the world
Africa
- A project for the little ones •
- Optometrist provides eye health services to people in need •
- Kenya launches commemorative Golden Jubilee stamps
Asia
- Cycling the open road: FOCUS Bike4Life 2008 •
- Donation of 100 wheelchairs to benefit the infirm in Singapore •
- Graduates of IIS programme carve out dynamic career paths
Middle East
- Exhibition by UAE Royal Photographer inaugurated at the Ismaili Centre Dubai •
- Optometrist provides eye health services to people in need •
- Orchestra in Dubai expresses the harmony of the international Jamat through a unique musical compilation
Europe
- Ceremony marks graduation of the first class of the ICEU Lifelong Learning Programme •
- International agreement signed between the Portuguese Republic and the Ismaili Imamat •
- Lessons I learnt last summer











Aga Khan Awarded an Honorary Doctorate at the University of Cambridge;