Sometimes, small things point to large changes. During my short visit last week to Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, I had the opportunity to sit down with one of that country’s leading political scientists to…
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The latest instalment of the Institute of Ismaili Studies’ Muslim Heritage Series aims to provide a deeper understanding of Shia Islam, the Muslim religion’s second-largest community. About 100 people gathered at the Ismaili Centre in…
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Canada has not thoroughly addressed all aspects and ramifications of its proposed contribution to the U.S.-led coalition to destroy the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The current debate raging in Parliament and in newspaper…
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Opposition parties are accusing Prime Minister Stephen Harper of snubbing them for an event in Toronto Friday meant to mark the visit of Shia Ismaili Muslim spiritual leader the Aga Khan. The controversy comes one…
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