By MALIK MERCHANT
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Date posted: December 15, 2019.
Last updated: January 12, 2020.
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Of course, the “best ever” is our labelling having lived in the city for a long time! If you live in Ottawa/Gatineau or are visiting the region, please drive to Gatineau Park or take the special free shuttle from downtown Ottawa. You shouldn’t miss this glorious show of nature at its most colourful! Weather forecast to Monday, October 21, 2019 — splendid!
Date posted: October 19, 2019.
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PLEASE CLICK: “Life of Jehangir” – includes historical photographs of Mawlana Hazar Imam
Please click on image for “Life of Jehangir” in photos.
Date posted: September 11, 2018.
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Please click for a gorgeous collection of photos of the Montreal Saligrah. Photo: Muslim Harji. Copyright.
Date posted: December 21, 2016.
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GEMS IN YOUR ALBUMS OR ARCHIVES – A NOTE TO OUR READERS
Do your family albums or archives contain historic photos, documents, letters or other pieces of information that offer insights on recent and past Ismaili history? Many readers have found gems looking through old photo albums and their unique contributions can be viewed at our photoblog, http://www.simergphotos.com. We encourage you to do the same, and share your discoveries with readers of this website. Please write in confidence to simerg@aol.com with details of the hidden gem you found or had forgotten about, and we will reply within 24 hours.
Please click on photo for story. Photo: Juby Sprake Collection, Vancouver, Canada. Special to Simergphotos.
Date posted: April 16, 2016.
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Please click on image to view PDF file. Copyright Simerg/Abdul M. Ismaily Family Collection.
Simerg was thrilled and privileged to recently publish on its sister photoblog never-before-seen photos of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, which were captured by Abdul M. Ismaily (1926-1981) during Hazar Imam’s visits to Hunza, Uganda and Pakistan in the early 1960’s. The collection was provided for exclusive publication on Simerg by the family of the late “Papa Jaan,” through Muslim Harji of Montreal.
We pay a small tribute to the memory of “Papa Jaan” for his outstanding photos by presenting a PDF image (click image on top) which contains 35 images from more than fifty that appeared in the Hunza, Uganda and Pakistan pieces. First time visitors to this website as well as readers who may have overlooked one or more photo posts are invited to click on the following links:
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Date posted: February 23, 2016
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PLEASE CLICK: Exclusive: Photos of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Visit to Pakistan by the Late Abdul M. Ismaily (“Papa Jaan”)
Please click on image for exclusive photos by Abdul M. Ismaily
Date posted: February 20, 2016.
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PLEASE CLICK: Photos of His Highness the Aga Khan’s Visits to East Africa by Azhar Chaudhry
Please click on image for photos by Azhar Chaudhry & others
Date posted: February 17, 2017.
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PLEASE CLICK: Exclusive: Photos of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Visit to Uganda by the Late Abdul M. Ismaily (“Papa Jaan”)
Please click on image for more photos by “Papa Jaan” of His Highness the Aga Khan’s visit to Uganda. Photo: Abdul M. Ismaily. Copyright.
Editor’s Note: Following our recent posting of the late Abdul Mohamed Ismaily’s photographs of His Highness the Aga Khan’s historical first visit to Hunza in 1960, we now present you a collection of his photographs taken in Uganda. Please share this website with your family and friends via email and the social media. We thank our readers for their excellent response to the Hunza photos, and welcome your feedback by completing the applicable comments box or by sending an email to simerg@aol.com.
PLEASE CLICK: Exclusive: Photos of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Visit to Uganda by the Late Abdul M. Ismaily (“Papa Jaan”)
Date posted: February 14, 2016.
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For Hunza photos, please click Exclusive: Photos of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s 1960 Visit to Hunza by the Late Abdul M. Ismaily (“Papa Jaan”)
PLEASE CLICK: Exclusive: Photos of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s 1961 Visit to Hunza by the Late Abdul M. Ismaily (“Papa Jaan”)
Photo: Abdul M. Ismaily. Copyright. Please click on image for more photos.
Editor’s Note: Over the coming weeks Simergphotos, the sister blog of this literary website, will be publishing historical photos of His Highness the Aga Khan that were captured by the late Abdul Mohamed Ismaily, lovingly known to his family and friends as “Papa Jaan.” A passionate amateur photographer, Mr. Ismaily followed His Highness and his entourage during the Ismaili Imam’s visits to his followers in Hunza, Kampala, and Dar-es-Salaam.
“Papa Jaan”
Papa Jaan passed away in 1981 at the age of 55, and his photos remained part of his estate. They have been reproduced here with the permission of his family. We commence the series with Mr. Ismaily’s photos of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s visit to Hunza in 1961, which also includes a rare anecdote by a journalist who accompanied His Highness to Hunza. Please click Exclusive: Photos of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s 1961 Visit to Hunza by the Late Abdul M. Ismaily (“Papa Jaan”)
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NEXT: PHOTOS OF HIS HIGHNESS THE AGA KHAN IN UGANDA
Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, arriving at Kampala’s Entebbe Airport. Photo: Abdul M. Ismaily (“Papa Jaan”). Copyright,
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