Pluralism

This year’s finalists have been chosen from among 200 submissions from 60 countries.
This year’s finalists have been chosen from among 200 submissions from 60 countries.
Finalists chosen for 2023 Global Pluralism Award
Finalists chosen for 2023 Global Pluralism Award
12 September 2023

The Global Centre for Pluralism today announced 10 finalists for the 2023 Global Pluralism Award. Presented every two years, the Award celebrates the inspiring and brave work that is helping to build more inclusive societies where diversity is valued and protected.

The Ismaili Centre Lisbon has served as a base for more than 150 volunteers from Poland, France, São Tomé and Príncipe, and elsewhere.
The Ismaili Centre Lisbon has served as a base for more than 150 volunteers from Poland, France, São Tomé and Príncipe, and elsewhere.
Jamat welcomes volunteers and pilgrims to Lisbon for World Youth Day
Jamat welcomes volunteers and pilgrims to Lisbon for World Youth Day
2 August 2023

A series of exciting initiatives unfolded across Lisbon this week to coincide with World Youth Day (WYD), a global gathering for young Catholics to connect and engage in spiritual growth. In the spirit of pluralism and unity, the Ismaili community stepped forward to open its doors and join in the celebration of faith.

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The Global Pluralism Award winners exemplify how to live peacefully and productively, while engaging with diversity.
The Global Pluralism Award winners exemplify how to live peacefully and productively, while engaging with diversity.
Global Pluralism Awards spotlights champions of positive change
Global Pluralism Awards spotlights champions of positive change
23 February 2022

The Global Pluralism Award ceremony was streamed to a worldwide audience on 23 February 2022, highlighting the organisations and individuals who demonstrate pluralism in action everyday.

The Global Pluralism Award winners will be selected from among 10 finalists, selected by the renowned international jury.
The Global Pluralism Award winners will be selected from among 10 finalists, selected by the renowned international jury.
Global Pluralism Award Ceremony to air on The Ismaili TV
Global Pluralism Award Ceremony to air on The Ismaili TV
20 February 2022

Join us for the Global Pluralism Award Ceremony on Wednesday, 23 February, where prizes will be presented to this year’s recipients. The ceremony will begin at 12 PM (EST) and will be streamed live on The Ismaili TV.

Global Encounters Camps offer participants a range of service-learning opportunities, leadership preparation, and thoughtful engagement on the pressing issues facing our planet.
Global Encounters Camps offer participants a range of service-learning opportunities, leadership preparation, and thoughtful engagement on the pressing issues facing our planet.
Global Encounters returns to residential camps in 2022
Global Encounters returns to residential camps in 2022
15 January 2022

After a two-year hiatus, Global Encounters hopes to host in-person residential camps in 2022, to be held in Kenya in June and in India and Pakistan in December.

The international environment at the IIS creates a dynamic space for collaboration where ideas are shared from diverse settings and backgrounds.
The international environment at the IIS creates a dynamic space for collaboration where ideas are shared from diverse settings and backgrounds.
The Institute of Ismaili Studies: A spotlight on pluralism
The Institute of Ismaili Studies: A spotlight on pluralism
2 December 2021

At The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS), more than 50 students arrive in London every autumn at the start of the academic year to embark on a voyage of discovery. For those studying at the IIS, there is a deep sense of pluralism inherent in the student experience.

The Jamat is embracing virtual programming as an opportunity to connect and interact with each other across frontiers.
The Jamat is embracing virtual programming as an opportunity to connect and interact with each other across frontiers.
Building connections through connectivity
Building connections through connectivity
28 November 2020

Over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, many in the Ismaili community, and indeed, the global community, have collectively strived to achieve a sense of optimism towards the future, propelled by the value we place on human connection.

How can we begin to turn noble ideals into action and solutions to the challenges we face today?
How can we begin to turn noble ideals into action and solutions to the challenges we face today?
Pluralism: a work in progress
Pluralism: a work in progress
26 November 2020

The year 2020 has rapidly become one of the most disruptive in living memory. Just as one life-altering crisis becomes embedded in the collective consciousness, other developments gain attention, raising additional questions to address. Many of us are asking, what is our responsibility? What can we do, and how can we help?

Aziz Nathoo presents at the United Nations in New York City on the role of civil society and specifically on civil dialogue in interfaith spaces.
Aziz Nathoo presents at the United Nations in New York City on the role of civil society and specifically on civil dialogue in interfaith spaces.
One person’s mission to connect communities
One person’s mission to connect communities
23 November 2020

"I spend a lot of time learning about my faith and trying to be an exemplary ambassador of Islam in the world,” said Aziz Nathoo, who has immersed himself in teaching, dialogue, peacemaking, tolerance, and promoting pluralism for the past 20 years.

Imamat Day Song Mawla Mera Ishq Tu

Music video: Mawla Mera Ishq Tu
8 July 2020

The Ismaili is pleased to present the official Imamat Day song for 2020. Mawla Mera Ishq Tu is an exclusive musical collaboration featuring 63 artists from around the world, to commemorate 63 years of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Imamat. Translated as ‘Mawla You are My Love,’ the song aims to share love, light, and happiness with the global Jamat on this auspicious occasion. The artists bring different musical flavours from their respective homes, adding to a collective energy of unity, devotion, and celebration.

The Global Centre for Pluralism was created to advance positive responses to the challenge of living peacefully and productively together in diverse societies.
The Global Centre for Pluralism was created to advance positive responses to the challenge of living peacefully and productively together in diverse societies.
Interview with Meredith Preston McGhie, Secretary General of the Global Centre for Pluralism
Interview with Meredith Preston McGhie, Secretary General of the Global Centre for Pluralism
6 January 2020

Meredith Preston McGhie was appointed as the Global Centre for Pluralism’s Secretary General in October 2019, and presided over the recent Global Pluralism Awards, alongside Mawlana Hazar Imam. Here she explains the meaning of pluralism, and how the Centre is addressing today’s urgent global challenges.

The Ismaili Centre was opened in 2009 in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam, Princess Zahra, and Prince Rahim.
The Ismaili Centre was opened in 2009 in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam, Princess Zahra, and Prince Rahim.
Humility in built form: An interview with Ismaili Centre Dubai architects
Humility in built form: An interview with Ismaili Centre Dubai architects
30 December 2019

As part of the 10th anniversary celebrations of the Ismaili Centre, Dubai, architects Rami El Dahan and Soheir Farid visited the Centre earlier this year and looked back on the successes and challenges in designing a welcoming building of timeless elegance.

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