Toronto
2015-05-25 Toronto Park and Protocol
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2010-05 Canada
Friday, May 28, 2010, His Highness the Aga Khan will participate in the Foundation Ceremony with several members of his family: Prince Amyn, Prince Rahim, Prince Husayn, Princess Khaliya, to mark the beginning of the development of the Ismaili Centre, the first-ever Aga Khan Museum for Islamic Art and Culture, and their Park, in Toronto's Don Mills area
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Toronto - Wynford Park
Album for Wynford Park, housing the Toronto High Profile Jamatkhana and Aga Khan Museum.
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2004-06-18 Toronto
2004, June 18: TORONTO - The biggest global threat is not failed states but failed democracies, the Aga Khan told a graduating class at the University of Toronto yesterday afternoon. The 49th hereditary spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims appealed to the class of teacher graduates at Convocation Hall yesterday to instil in their students the virtues of pluralism, meritocracy and civil society - three pillars on which successful democracies are built.
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Aga Khan Museum Illuminates 20 Years of the Al Burda Award in New Exhibition 2025-06-12
Posted June 26th, 2025 by librarian-hdThe Aga Khan Museum was honoured to welcome distinguished guests this week to celebrate the opening of As the Sun Appears from Beyond: Twenty Years of the Al Burda Award, a landmark exhibition illuminating two decades of contemporary Islamic art.
Co-curated by Dr Ulrike Al-Khamis, Director and CEO of the Aga Khan Museum, and Al Burda Fellows Fatma Mahmoud, Sara bin Safwan and Shaikha Al Zaabi, the exhibition bridges historic and modern artistic expressions, exploring themes of light, spirituality and creativity through calligraphy, ornamentation, poetry, contemporary paintings and more.
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Hazar Imam visits Aga Khan Museum, Toronto

Hazar Imam waves to the many Ismailis who had gathered at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto for a glimpse of the Imam
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Studia Islamica III
Publication Type | Book | |
Year of Publication | 2016 | |
Authors | Ehud Krinis | |
Key Words | Ikhwān al-ṣafā; Islamic; Kabbalists |
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Shii Studies Review 2
Publication Type | Book | |
Year of Publication | 2018 | |
Authors | Shafique N. Virani | |
Editor | Hassan Ansari , Sabine Schmidtke | |
Key Words | Ismaili; Alamut; Qasim Tushtari; Hasan-i sabbah; Ginan |
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Speech by Princess Zahra at the International Ismaili Women's Forum, Toronto 1997-05-09
Posted May 6th, 2021 by librarian-hdOn behalf of the International Social Development and Sports Foundation, let me welcome you to the International Ismaili Women's Forum. I hope that you have all had safe journeys, and that you are rested and ready for three days of hard work. Before we begin, I would like to thank the Canadian National Council, the International Steering Committee and the many volunteers who have invested countless hours and made tremendous personal sacrifices to prepare this event.
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Aga Khan Museum acquires massive Lego sculpture of an ancient African metropolis 2021-02-23
Posted February 24th, 2021 by librarian-hdThe conceptual work by the Ghanian-Canadian artist Ekow Nimako addresses the cultural impact of Kumbi Saleh, the centre of the trans-Saharan trade route
The Aga Khan Museum in Toronto has acquired a colossal sculpture made from 100,000 pieces of Lego by the Ghanian-Canadian artist Ekow Nimako, who is known for his Afrofuturist reimaginings of Black histories built from Lego bricks.
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Ismaili CIVIC hosts collection drive for local shelters 2020-10-04
Posted October 6th, 2020 by librarian-hdThis year Ismaili CIVIC Day was observed on Sunday, September 27, 2020, in Ontario. More than three hundred volunteers gathered to run a collection drive for supplies for local women’s and youth shelters. Over 7,500 items were collected, ranging from toiletries, non-perishable food items, bedding and much more. In a bid to ensure safety given the current global pandemic, volunteers ran a drive-thru drop-off of supplies over two hours across thirteen locations in the region. The items collected were then delivered to local shelters.
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Aga Khan receives honorary degree from Trinity College 2013-11-05

The Aga Khan with the Honourable Bill Graham, chancellor of Trinity College (at left) and former provost Andy Orchard (at right). 2013-11-05
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Aga Khan receives honorary degree from Trinity College 2013 - Video 2013-11-25
Posted May 25th, 2020 by librarian-hdhttps://www.dailymotion.com/video/x35w5jp
2013, November 25: Toronto, Canada. The University of Toronto’s Trinity College held a special convocation this evening, to bestow upon Mawlana Hazar Imam the degree of Doctor of Sacred Letters, Honoris Causa. IThe Right Honorable Adrienne Clarkson, presented Hazar Imam before the Chancellor of Trinity College
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3D Tours at the Aga Khan Museum 2020-05-15
Posted May 15th, 2020 by librarian-hdWhile museums around the world are shuttered due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Apollo’s usual weekly pick of exhibition openings will be replaced by a selection of digital initiatives providing virtual access to art and culture.
The Aga Khan Museum in Toronto has pulled out all the stops with its online offering. There are so far eight 3D tours available as part of the #MuseumWithoutWalls programme, all created using Matterport 3D scanning technology (which means you can experience the tours in virtual reality, if you have a VR headset).
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Aga Khan Park Toronto Opening 2015-05-25
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His Highness The Aga Khan with Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada at the Global Child Care Summit in Toronto
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A Note of Appreciation and Well Wishes from Prince Amyn Mohammed
Posted April 21st, 2020 by librarian-hd9 April 2020
Dear Staff and Volunteers,
A Note of Appreciation and Well Wishes
When we opened Don’t Ask Me Where I Am From one month ago, I did not realize how quickly
the measures for containing COVID-19 would come into place and how soon, thereafter, the
Museum would have to close to the public. I feel great sadness that we have had to close after
five and half years of continuous and I believe successful operations. My hope is that this crisis
will pass swiftly.
Our priority at this moment is to contain the virus, and keeping the Museum closed is part of this
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All Jamat Khanas in Ontario closed till further notice 2020-03-13
Posted March 13th, 2020 by librarian-hdA sad event in our Ismaili history - all Jamat Khanas were announced closed till further notice in Canada and other places in the world due to the pandemic outbreak of CO-VID 19. The official announcement is as below.
Urgent Announcement from the Jamati Institutions for Ontario: All Jamatkhanas in Ontario Jurisdiction are now closed
The Government of Ontario has announced additional steps to limit large gatherings to reduce the risk of infection from the spread of COVID-19.
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Alamūt, Ismailism and Khwājah Qāsim Tushtarī’s Recognizing God
Publication Type | Article | |
Year of Publication | 2018 | |
Date Published | 2018 | |
Authors | Virani, Shafique N. | |
Original Publication | www.academia.edu/37219850/ | |
Alternate Title | Shii Studies Review 2, no. 1-2 (2018): 193-227 | |
Issue | No 1-2 | |
Pagination | 193-227 | |
Publisher | Department of Historical Studies, University of Toronto | |
Source | Shii Studies Review 2, no. 1-2 (2018): 193-227. | |
Key Words | Ismaili – Alamūt – Qāsim Tushtarī – Ḥasan-i Sabbāḥ – Saljūq – Ra ʾīs Muẓaffar – mukhī – Ginān – Girdkūh – Sanjar |
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Shattering Stereotypes With Aga Khan IV and the Ismaili Community 2019-12-05
Posted December 6th, 2019 by librarian-hdThe rise of Islamophobia and the increase in hate crimes targeted at Muslims point to the lasting effect of Samuel Huntington’s “clash of civilizations” thesis. Twenty-three years after the publication of his book, the image of a “violent and irrational” Muslim continues to plague current policies and society at large.
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