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If you listen to a steady diet of radio talk shows or browse online blogs, some days you'd swear complaining, not hockey, is Canada's national pastime.

To those who find faults, both large and small, in the True North Strong and Free, Samiullah Sadet would quietly disagree.

"I have been in many places, Asia, Europe, the Middle East . . . and this is the best country in the world," says Sadet in the living room of his family's spotless northeast Calgary home.


"Canada is the heaven of the world."]]> 578@http://www.nizariismaili.com Announcement 2009-06-30T03:21:22-05:00 Postato da Ibrahim http://www.nizariismaili.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=577 Motion to Grant to His Highness the Aga Khan the Honourary Title of Citizen of Canada Adopted

Hon. Gerald J. Comeau (Deputy Leader of the Government), pursuant to notice of June 22, 2009, moved:

That,

Whereas His Highness the Aga Khan, leader of the worldwide Ismaili Muslim Community, is a beacon of humanitarianism, pluralism and tolerance throughout the world;

Whereas in addition to the spiritual leadership he provides to the worldwide Ismaili community, the Aga Khan is also actively involved in humanitarian and development projects throughout Asia and Africa;
]]> 577@http://www.nizariismaili.com Speech 2009-06-30T03:14:58-05:00 Postato da Ibrahim http://www.nizariismaili.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=576 Ottawa, Ontario


Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued the following statement today on the House of Commons passing a motion to grant Honorary Canadian Citizenship to His Highness the Aga Khan:

“Today, on the advice of our Government, the House of Commons voted to bestow Honorary Canadian Citizenship upon His Highness the Aga Khan.  

“This is recognition of the Aga Khan’s leadership as a champion of development, pluralism and tolerance around the world and of his remarkable leadership as Imam of the worldwide Ismaili community. 
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OTTAWA - Parliamentarians have voted to grant the Aga Khan honorary Canadian citizenship in what the prime minister describes as a recognition of his leadership in promoting "development, pluralism and tolerance around the world."

Honorary Canadian citizenship is bestowed by the Governor General and requires the unanimous approval of all voting MPs.

Born in Geneva, Shah Karim al-Hussayni is the fifth person to be named an honorary Canadian citizen.

The Aga Khan is the 49th hereditary imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and is widely recognized for his work against poverty and his promotion of tolerance.

]]> 575@http://www.nizariismaili.com Speech 2009-06-30T03:00:33-05:00 Postato da Ibrahim http://www.nizariismaili.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=574 16 June 2009

Some of the best graduate students from Central Asia will be able to study at Cambridge thanks to a co-funding scholarship agreement signed last week between the Cambridge Overseas Trust and the University of Central Asia.

The signing last Friday was witnessed by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Alison Richard, and His Highness the Aga Khan, visiting Cambridge to receive an Honorary Degree later in the day.

Signatories were Professor Bohdan Krawchenko, the Director of the University of Central Asia (UCA), and Michael O'Sullivan, Director of the Cambridge Overseas Trust.
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Through the Association, young Ismaili women and men partake in a range of campus activities, such as ISA-supported intramural sports teams that include ultimate (Frisbee), volleyball, soccer, and floor hockey. In recent years, the ISA has raised funds for cancer research through its annual Head Shave for Cancer event. It has also canvassed donations and helped build awareness of the Canadian Blood Donor Clinic, and operated a food bank benefiting less fortunate members on campus.

Ismaili students at the University are equally active off-campus. Assembling a team for the 25th World Partnership Walk that recently took place in nine cities across Canada, the students raised nearly CAD $22 000 in the fight against global poverty.]]> 573@http://www.nizariismaili.com Announcement 2009-06-11T13:47:52-05:00 Postato da Ibrahim http://www.nizariismaili.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=572
Eminent Chancellor
Madame President
Mr. Chairman of the Board
Your Worship the Mayor
Faculty, Graduates, Friends and Family

What a pleasure and privilege it is to be here today, as this great university moves into its second century. I am deeply grateful for your kind invitation, for the wonderful honour you have given me, and for the rich partnership which the Aga Khan University has enjoyed with the University of Alberta. I am pleased, too, that this partnership will be extended under the new Agreement we have just signed between our two universities, along with the institutions of the Aga Khan Development Network.

My warmest congratulations go to all who graduate today and to the families, friends and faculty members who share in your proud achievements.

I read recently about a graduation ceremony like this one which was marred, perhaps, by an excess of confidence. The editors of the class yearbook were great believers in technology and entrusted the final proofreading to the computer program called spell-check, something which you undoubtedly know a thing or two about!]]> 572@http://www.nizariismaili.com Speech 2009-06-11T13:31:48-05:00 Postato da Ibrahim http://www.nizariismaili.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=571
Canada will grant the Aga Khan honorary citizenship for what Prime Minister Stephen Harper describes as his exemplary humanitarianism and long friendship with Canada.

Born in Geneva, Shah Karim al-Hussayni is the 49th hereditary imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and is widely recognized for his work against poverty and his promotion of tolerance.

Now 72, he is the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, which works in Asia and Africa and is one of the world's largest private development networks.

Harper told the House of Commons the Aga Khan is "a beacon of humanitarianism, of pluralism and of tolerance throughout the entire world."
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It can be felt in the warmth of an Alberta welcome. It is visible in neighbours lending a hand to neighbours, and in the strength of friendships that forge community bonds. It exists in the pride of sharing one’s heritage and celebrating it, while learning about the cultures and customs of others.

But the Spirit of the West is best sampled in the flavours of a timeless Alberta ritual: the pancake breakfast.

Every year, the Jamats in Calgary and Edmonton partake of an Alberta tradition by hosting grand pancake breakfasts for friends and neighbours of the community. It is an opportunity to renew ties and build new bonds, and for everybody — from the very young to community elders — to enjoy a delicious meal together.

The Edmonton Jamat’s pancake breakfast takes place each Canada Day, the first of July, on the grounds of the Provincial Legislature. The national holiday is a special time for all Canadians to celebrate the country that is their home, either through birth or migration. For members of the Ismaili community, many of whom immigrated during the past four decades, the breakfast is an opportunity to reciprocate the hospitality that they received when they first arrived. This year, the Jamat expects to serve pancakes to 10 000 Albertans.
]]> 570@http://www.nizariismaili.com Announcement 2009-06-11T12:32:07-05:00 Postato da Ibrahim http://www.nizariismaili.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=569 AKU and University of Alberta Expand Partnership; Aga Khan Receives Honorary Degree and Will Be Granted Honorary Canadian Citizenship

9 June, 2009
Edmonton, Canada

The University of Alberta and the Aga Khan University today signed a memorandum of understanding that advances their respective goals to increase global engagement and to promote equitable human advancement and social justice throughout the world. The agreement was signed at Government House by University of Alberta President Indira Samarasekera and Aga Khan University President Firoz Rasul in the presence of Alberta Premier Ed Stelmachand His Highness the Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network.

His Highness the Aga Khan received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Alberta in recognition of his efforts to improve the lives of millions of the world's poorest people and build a global culture of tolerance.
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