The Ismaili Center stands as a symbol for many Houstonians whose layered identities are shaped by religion and culture as much as place. (Iwan Baan) The Ismaili community is a sect of Shia Islam with ...

HOUSTON — The first Ismaili Muslim cultural center built in the United States — and only the seventh in the world — is set to open by the end of the year. The Ismaili Center Houston has been in the ...

After nearly two decades of planning and construction, a vacant property near Buffalo Bayou has been transformed into a majestic, 150,000-square-foot Ismaili Center - a new cultural and religious ...

But it is run by one of the Muslim world’s smallest sects. This is the first of a two-part series on Ismailism, a branch of Shiite Islam. The second story will provide background on the Shiite sect ...

An aerial view looking north shows the nearly complete Ismaili Center Houston, the first in the U.S., featuring nine acres of landscaped gardens and fountains along Allen Parkway. September 29, 2025 ...

The decades-long quest to bring the first-ever U.S. location of a massive religious center to Houston is almost complete. Ismaili Center Houston, a five-story, 11-acre religious center for Ismaili ...

It’s been awhile since Houston attracted international architecture critics, but they flocked here this week for a preview of the Ismaili Center Houston — the seventh such cultural center to be built, ...