Ismaili.NET - Heritage F.I.E.L.D.A Modern History of the Ismailis Continuity and Change in a Muslim Community
| Publication Type | Article | |
| Year of Publication | 2011 | |
| Date Published | 2011 | |
| Authors | Daftary, Farhad; Karim, Karim H. | |
| Original Publication | I.B.Tauris Publishers | |
| Alternate Title | At the Interstices of Tradition, Modernity and Postmodernity: Ismaili Engagements with Contemporary Canadian Society | |
| Publisher | The Institute of Ismaili Studies | |
| ISBN/ISSN Number | 978 1 84511 717 7 | |
| Key Words | Modern History Ismailis | |
| Full Text | There are between 70,000 and 80,000 Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims (also known as Nizari Ismaili Muslims, or simply, Ismailis) in Canada. The largest settlements are in Toronto and Vancouver, with substantial communities (jamats; jama'ats) located in Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal and Ottawa. Ismaili migration to Canada .occurred in the 1950s, with significant increases taking place between the 1970s and 1990s.1 The expulsion of Ugandan Asians in 1972 was the cause of a notable growth in the |
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A Modern History of the Ismailis Continuity and Change in a Muslim Community
There are between 70,000 and 80,000 Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims (also known as Nizari Ismaili Muslims, or simply, Ismailis) in Canada. The largest settlements are in Toronto and Vancouver, with substantial communities (jamats; jama'ats) located in Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal and Ottawa. Ismaili migration to Canada .occurred in the 1950s, with significant increases taking place between the 1970s and 1990s.1 The expulsion of Ugandan Asians in 1972 was the cause of a notable growth in the
community.
- 1290 reads
A Modern History of the Ismailis Continuity and Change in a Muslim Community
There are between 70,000 and 80,000 Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims (also known as Nizari Ismaili Muslims, or simply, Ismailis) in Canada. The largest settlements are in Toronto and Vancouver, with substantial communities (jamats; jama'ats) located in Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal and Ottawa. Ismaili migration to Canada .occurred in the 1950s, with significant increases taking place between the 1970s and 1990s.1 The expulsion of Ugandan Asians in 1972 was the cause of a notable growth in the
community.
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