A new art display at the Newton Cultural Center in Surrey, Canada, features the work of nine Ismaili women across various mediums, from paintings to sculptures.
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In the run up to Women's Equality Day last week, Ismaili Gnosis ran a mini-series on "strong Ismaili women" which included a short piece on Mata Salamat, 4th wife of Imam Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III.
In an intriguing excerpt from his memoirs, the Imam describes how his wife converted from Christianity to Islam, but that this was not necessary: