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Diwan pavilion earns international awards 2023-10-19

The Diwan at the University of Alberta Botanic Garden, a year-round pavilion and event space, has won two international awards f
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The Diwan at the University of Alberta Botanic Garden, a year-round pavilion and event space, has won two international awards for its design.

The Diwan has been awarded a 2023 International Architecture Award in the category of Exposition Centres, and a gold certification in the category of Public Building / Cultural Building from Grand Prix Du Design.

Recalling Paradise: The Aga Khan Garden and The Diwan, Devon, Alberta 2023-009-01

Punctuating a forest walk at the entry to the garden, the woodland bagh centres on an elliptical polished granite pool of still
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PROJECT The Aga Khan Garden and The Diwan, University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Devon, Alberta

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS (Aga Khan Garden) Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects

ARCHITECTS (Diwan) AXIA Design Associates (Design Architects), Arriz + Co. (Architectural & Interior Design), and Kasian Architecture, Interior Design, and Planning (Executive Architects)

TEXT David Down

Just outside of Edmonton, the striking Diwan Pavilion of the Aga Khan Garden is a feat of Islamic architecture. 2023-06-26

When lit up at night, the Diwan looks like a lantern. (Photography by Michael Manchakowski.)
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The sweeping $5.5-million structure stands out, even in a garden modelled after paradise

The view from the Diwan Pavilion seems more suited to Utopia than Alberta. In a nearby courtyard, a sloping fountain pumps water through 12 stone water features flanked by wildflowers—its ultimate destination a placid pond surrounded by lush fruit trees. The setting is the 4.8-hectare Aga Khan Garden in the University of Alberta’s Botanic Garden. The pavilion presides over its easternmost edge.

Unwind at the University of Alberta Botanic Garden – 2023 Season 2023-05-08

University of Alberta Botanic Garden
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www.todocanada.ca

This spring weather calls for a walk in the garden. No garden? No problem! The University of Alberta Botanic Garden is now open for 2023 season.

Remarks by Princess Zahra Aga Khan at the inauguration of the Diwan Pavilion at the Aga Khan Garden, Alberta 2022-09-28

Princess Zahra speaking at the Inauguration of the Diwan Pavilion  2022-09-28
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Remarks by Princess Zahra Aga Khan at the Inauguration of the Diwan Pavilion at the Aga Khan Garden, Edmonton, Alberta
(source: Video the.Ismaili)
September 28, 2022

May I begin by thanking you Premier Kenney for your warm hospitality in hosting us here today, and for your support of the initiatives of the Imamat and the Ismaili community over so many years. We are deeply grateful.

It is a privilege to be here with you today and to express on behalf of His Highness and the Ismaili community around the world our gratitude for our permanent friendship.

Princess Zahra Aga Khan inaugurates Diwan Pavilion at Aga Khan Garden, Edmonton 2022-09-28

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The Diwan Pavilion was celebrated in an inauguration ceremony Sept. 28, attended by Princess Zahra Aga Khan on behalf of her father, His Highness the Aga Khan. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, Lieutenant Governor Salma Lakhani and U of A president Bill Flanagan were also in attendance.

Designed to be a warm, welcoming gathering place, the Diwan Pavilion is an integral part of the Aga Khan Garden, which opened in 2018 as a gift from the Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary imam of the world's 15 million Shia Ismaili Muslims.

New pavilion completes Aga Khan Garden as Ismaili Muslims mark 50 years in Canada 2022-09-28

Princess Zahra Aga Khan (middle), Alberta Lt-Gov Salma Lakhani (left) and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney arrive at the Diwan Pavil
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https://edmontonjournal.com/

As Alberta’s Ismaili Muslim community commemorates five decades of history in Canada, many gathered at a ceremony Wednesday unveiling the final piece of the Aga Khan Garden.

The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, gifted the $25-million garden to the University of Alberta and it opened four years ago in the U of A Botanic Garden southwest of Edmonton. The design also includes the Diwan, or pavilion, which was just recently finished, adding indoor gathering space. Additional donors funded construction of the Diwan to the tune of $5.5 million.

New pavilion completes Aga Khan Garden as Ismaili Muslims mark 50 years in Canada 2022-09-28

Princess Zahra Aga Khan (second right), Lieutenant Governor Salma Lakhani (left), U of A president Bill Flanagan and Premier Jas

As Alberta’s Ismaili Muslim community commemorates five decades of history in Canada, many gathered at a ceremony Wednesday unveiling the final piece of the Aga Khan Garden.

The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, gifted the $25-million garden to the University of Alberta and it opened four years ago in the U of A Botanic Garden southwest of Edmonton. The design also includes the Diwan, or pavilion, which was just recently finished, adding indoor gathering space. Additional donors funded construction of the Diwan to the tune of $5.5 million.

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His Highness the Aga Khan tours the Aga Khan Garden, Alberta with Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and landscape architect Thomas Woltz of Nelson Byrd Woltz, the firm that designed the garden Credit: Paul Swanson

Salma Lakhani appointed Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, first Muslim in Canada to hold post 2020-07-01

Salma Lakhani has been appointed as the Governor of Alberta province in Canada. (Norquest/Twitter Photo)
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hindustantimes.com

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Salma Lakjani was devoted to supporting people in her community, from new immigrants and young people, to women and families.

A community advocate and businessperson Salma Lakhani made history on Wednesday upon her appointment as the Lieutenant Governor of the province of Alberta, the first-ever Muslim with roots in the Indian subcontinent to occupy the post in Canada.

The Ismaili "Ginan" Tradition from the Indian Subcontinent

Publication Type  Article
Year of Publication  2004
Date Published  2004
Authors  Gillani, Karim
Original Publication  Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 2 (December 2004), pp. 175-185
Alternate Title  The Ismaili Ginan Tradition from the Indian Subcontinent
Publisher  Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA)
Key Words  Ginans Ismaili Jamat Khana

Addenda to Secondary Sources in Ismāʿīlī Studies: The Case of the Omissions

Publication Type  Article
Year of Publication  2013
Date Published  2013
Authors  JIWA, NAWAZALI A.
Original Publication  Journal of Middle Eastern Librarianship
Alternate Title  Mela Notes
Issue  Number 86
Pagination  20-100
Publisher  THE MIDDLE EAST LIBRARIANS ASSOCIATION
ISBN/ISSN Number  ISSN 0364-2410
Key Words  Ismaili bibliography

Speech by His Highness The Aga Khan at the Inauguration of the Aga Khan Garden, Alberta 2018-10-16

His Highness the Aga Khan addresses the gathering at the inauguration of the Aga Khan Garden Alberta. 2018-10-17
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akdn.org

Bismillah-ir-Rahaman-ir-Rahim

Your Honour Lois Mitchell,
The Honourable Rachel Notley,
Honourable Ministers,
Your Worships,
Chancellor Stollery,
President Turpin,
Distinguished Guests,

It is always a great pleasure to greet old friends and welcome new friends at a celebration like this. But today’s inauguration stands out for me as particularly joyous.

Aga Khan Park at the Univeristy of Alberta Botanic Garden Edmonton

Aga Khan Park at the Univeristy of Alberta Botanic Garden Edmonton

Aga Khan Park at the Univeristy of Alberta Botanic Garden Edmonton 2018-10-16

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New pavilion to be added to the Aga Khan Garden 2018-10-15

Aga Khan Park
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www.thegatewayonline.ca

The University of Alberta is hoping to raise $4 million in order to build a new pavilion at the Aga Khan Garden.
On September 27, plans for the Aga Khan Garden Pavilion were outlined in a presentation at the General Faculties Council Facilities Development Committee. The pavilion will be a two-floor, 600 square metre, multipurpose gathering space that will support the University of Alberta Botanic Garden’s (UABG) activities. A completion date for the pavilion has not been set.

His Highness the Aga Khan visits Alberta and British Columbia 2018-10-15

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Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Edmonton today, accompanied by Prince Aly Muhammad, to begin a visit to Canada that will include the inauguration ceremony of the Aga Khan Garden in Edmonton as well as degree conferral ceremonies in Calgary and Vancouver.

Upon his arrival, Hazar Imam was greeted by AKDN Resident Representative for Canada Dr Mahmoud Eboo, President of the Ismaili Council for Canada Malik Talib, Vice-President of the Ismaili Council for Canada Karima Karmali, President of the Ismaili Council for Edmonton Zahra Somani and President of the Aga Khan University Firoz Rasul.


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