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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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An Axonometric Rendering Of Wynford Park Illustrating The Proposed Ismaili Centre And Jamatkhana.

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Imara (Wynford Drive) Limited

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Ismaili Centre and Museum In Toronto: Details are out - 2008-10-06

Ummah Cum Laude;Remapping The World - 2008-03-01

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Through The Leadership Of The Aga Khan, An Ambitious 17-Acre Redevelopment In Suburban Toronto Will Bring Two Global Cultural Institutions To Canada Supporting Art And Culture In The Ummah, Or Muslim Diaspora.; As A Jury Member For The 2007 Aga Khan Award For Architecture, Architect And Professor Brigitte Shim Discusses The Importance Of This Unique Awards Program.

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Waterfall garden.

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Imara (Wynford Drive) Limited

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A view of the Ismaili Centre and Jamatkhana (prayer hall), designed by Charles Correa.

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A view of the Islamic art museum, designed by Fumihiko Maki.

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Imara (Wynford Drive) Limited

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The two buildings will be knitted together on publicly accessible grounds designed by the landscape architect Vladimir Djurovic.

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Imara (Wynford Drive) Limited

Correa, Maki Tapped to Design Aga Khan Center - 2008-10-06

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One of the world’s great architecture patrons has hired two distinguished architects—the Indian Modernist Charles Correa and Pritzker Prize winner Fumihiko Maki—to design a $200-million cultural and religious complex in Toronto.

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Ismaili Centre and Museum In Toronto: Details are out - 2008-10-06

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Development agencies for the Aga Khan recently announced details, which will include a pair of buildings on a 17-acre suburban site: a religious and community center by Correa and a new Islamic art museum by Maki.