2013 Reads « Simerg – Insights from Around the World

	THE NEW OTTAWA JAMATKHANA The new Ottawa jamatkhana marks a new chapter in the life of the Ismaili community of the National Capital Region and will become a symbol of the community’s commitment to Ottawa…
	QAYL’S ENCOUNTERS WITH ASTRONAUTS Exploring space…learning about what’s there and how to get there, is something that I am interested in. I decided to do a photo essay…“a picture is worth a thousand words”
	A SURGEON’S JOURNEY TO CHITRAL This story is an example of hope that Dr. Kurwa has brought to people living in some of the remotest areas in the world…
	THE ISMAILI COMMUNITY IN DAMAN The period of the Ismaili Imam Islam Shah marked the growth of the Khoja community of Ismailis all over India. The Khojas in Daman were part of the migrants…
	THE AGA KHAN AND THE BUBONIC PLAGUE “I knew that I must take the initiative. I was not entirely without scientific knowledge. I was convinced that the Surgeon General’s Department was working along the wrong lines…”
	SULTAN SOMJEE’S ‘BEAD BAI’ If you look at the face again after reading the 450-page tome, you would be forgiven for losing yourself in sheer rapture of the woman who has made you fall in love with her story….