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Dr Gulshan Khakee
Posted January 6th, 2011 by heritageDr Gulshan Khakee was among the pioniers of Ginanic research.
She graduated in teacher training in Nairobi where she taught at the AK Girl School and at the Kenya High School . She did her M.A. at Trinity College in Dublin - Ireland and her PhD. at Harvard in 1972.
Thesis: "The `Das Avatara' of Satpanthi Ismailis and Imam Shahis of Indo-Pakistan." Ph.D. diss., Harvard University , 1972. [Contains a transliteration and translation of the Das Avatara of Imam Shah.] read the Thesis here: http://ismaili.net/heritage/node/29102
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Azim Nanji
Posted October 9th, 2010 by heritageDr. Azim Nanji is a member of the first Board of Directors of the Global Centre for Pluralism.
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Finalists for 2010 Aga Khan Award Announced - 2010-05-25
Posted May 26th, 2010 by heritageThe 19 finalists for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture are to be announced this afternoon during an event at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Chosen by a nine-member master jury, the projects on the shortlist range from textile factory in Turkey to a women’s health center in Burkina Faso.
Established in 1977 and given every three years, the prestigious Aga Khan Award recognizes notable projects in communities where Muslims have a significant presence. The program was created by His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims. The prize fund totals $500,000.
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Manhattan Jamatkhana , New York, United States of America
The entrance has a brown awning; the prayer hall is downstairs.
The closest subways: R,W (8th Street) and 6 (Astor Place).
Manhattan JK Dua time:
First Dua is 7:30 Weekdays and 6:30 Weekends
Open Friday-Sunday (Weekend Jamatkhana), Chandraats and special occasions.
Here is some information that may help. You can also email NYC JK directly here: nycismailis@gmail.com. They sometimes change the venue on big days (Khushiallies, etc.)
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Speech by H.H. The Aga Khan IV at M.I.T. - 1994
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Speech at Brown University by H.H. The Aga Khan 1996
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Speech at Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Medal for Architecture - 1984-04-13
Posted March 24th, 2010 by heritageApril 13, 1984
Islamic Architecture: Concerns and Directions
Dean Robertson, Members of the Faculty, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Earlier today I became the proud recipient of the 1984 Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Medal for Architecture, one of the greatest honours this historic University can bestow and one that it gave Me immense pleasure to accept.
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The Silk Road Comes to Town This Year's Folklife Festival
Posted February 25th, 2010 by heritageFor the first time in its 36 years, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival will be dedicated to a single subject: an exploration of the ancient Silk Road, the trade route that linked Asia and Europe, and its influence of its cultures on American life today.From June 26 to 30 and July 3 to 7, visitors to the National Mall can tour a range of exhibits focused on the cultures that flourished along the road from the time of Alexander the Great until the 14th century A.D.
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President of Alzheimer's Disease International-1989-08-12
Posted December 12th, 2009 by librarian-apOn May 14, 1987, my mother, Rita Hayworth, died. The cause of death was Alzheimer's Disease. I recall how utterly lost and confused I felt when I first heard the name, Alzheimer's Disease. I had no idea what Alzheimer's was or what to expect.
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Princess Yasmin interviewed and Featued in Paris Match Magazine - 2009-07-22
Posted July 29th, 2009 by heritagePrincess Yasmin speaks of how her mother's Illness changed the course of her own life.
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