{"id":48,"date":"2010-03-18T01:19:25","date_gmt":"2010-03-18T05:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rfas.ca\/Blog\/?p=48"},"modified":"2026-04-26T01:21:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T05:21:19","slug":"burnaby-lake-jamatkhana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rfas.ca\/blog\/2010\/03\/18\/burnaby-lake-jamatkhana\/","title":{"rendered":"Burnaby Lake Jamatkhana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My Opportunity to Work on the Design of a Local Jamatkhana<\/strong>…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…First came when I began working with FNDA.\u00a0 My association with them was short but infused with passionate energy in the exploration of a cultural expression for Ismailis in their Permanent Jamatkhanas in North America.\u00a0 Burnaby Lake Jamatkhana was one early success in realization of that exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"bbylkjk<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Still considered a favourite Jamatkhana amongst Burnaby Ismailis, the building still retains its original flavour.  Here are some images from the interiors taken in 1989.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"North<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Entrance<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Loggia<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Anteroom<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Transition<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Transition<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Qiblah<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Qiblah<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Mihrab\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Texture<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Social<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Central<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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