INTRODUCED BY MALIK MERCHANT Publisher-Editor, barakah.com His Highness the Aga Khan delivers his acceptance remarks upon receiving an Honorary Doctorate from Universidade NOVA de Lisboa as Dr. Francisco Pinto Balsemão, Patron of the Doctorate looks on. Photo: AKDN/Antonio Pedrosa On Thursday July 20, 2017, Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, in the first official public event since the launch ...
COMPILED BY MALIK MERCHANT (updates to follow) "I reiterate my profound appreciation for our own partnership, and for honouring me and by extension the Ismaili Imamat and the AKDN, especially as this honour comes during my Diamond Jubilee year, marking 60 years as the 49th Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims worldwide. Our commitment to Portugal reflects our deep respect ...
BY MALIK MERCHANT The Diamond Jubilee lapel pin on a woman's outfit. Photo: Safiq Devji, Ottawa. Copyright. On Tuesday July 11, 2017, hundreds of thousands of Ismailis around the world gathered at different Jamatkhanas and other special venues to witness and celebrate the formal inauguration of His Highness the Aga Khan's Diamond Jubilee year, also known as the Homage Ceremony. The ...
Letter from publisher BY MALIK MERCHANT Hundreds of songs, lessons that teach us how to learn to play the latest styles of gharba (an Indian dance), and Youtube clips of Ismailis around the world celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, are mushrooming on the Internet. This proliferation of music and video from members of ...
PHOTOS AND STORY BY MUSLIM HARJI with additional reporting and photos by Malik Merchant His Highness the Aga Khan makes his appearance at the homage ceremony on July 11, 2017, to celebrate his Diamond Jubilee. The homage was held at his residence and Imamat Headquarters at Aiglemont in France. Photo: The Ismaili. In Montreal, approximately 8,000 Ismailis from all across the ...
BY JALAL JAFFER Leaders from across the Globe Adorned in formal regalia Jabas and paghdis conferred In acknowledgement, in celebration Of service to the Imam, to the Jamat Prominently or discreetly In respect, in reverence, in humility Elegance, harmony, unison abounding Walk in procession Along a beautifully laid path Hard and concrete at surface But indescribable in essence Leading to the ...
1. ON THE 48TH IMAM September 1, 1885: The 7-year-old Aga Khan III at his enthronement ceremony as 48th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Ismaili Muslims in Bombay. He is surrounded by community elders. Photo: Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images, Copyright. BOMBAY, INDIA, MARCH 11, 1958 "Bombay, as you now have been reminded, has very close associations with my family. It was here, ...
BY MICHAEL HAMILTON MORGAN Lost History: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Scientists, Thinkers and Artists by Michael Hamilton Morgan with a Foreword by His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan. When I published my book Lost History in 2007, only 6 years after the attacks of 9/11 and while the US and allies were still fighting wars in the ancient Islamic ...
Introduction BY ZIYAAN VIRJI (Current status: Student, Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa, Kenya) I wrote the poem, below, about my journey at the Mombasa Aga Khan Academy in commemoration of His Highness the Aga Khan's Diamond Jubilee. The Aga Khan Academies (AKA) are a system of schools being built up by Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, in nations across ...
BY TAZMIN JAMAL Summary: When we asked Nairobi's Tazmin Jamal to write a short piece about the Nation Media, which was founded in the late 1950's by His Highness the Aga Khan, she went the extra step to interview a key staff member at the newspaper's head offices in Nairobi as well as approached numerous Nation readers to give their views ...
REPORT ADAPTED FROM THE ISMAILI With 40 days until the inauguration of the Diamond Jubilee of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, The Ismaili, the official website of the worldwide Ismaili community, has released a musical tribute composed by duo brothers Salim - Sulaiman Merchant and performed by Ismaili artists from around the world. The video can be watched ...
Barakah is pleased to present a special slide show highlighting the inauguration of the Global Centre for Pluralism in Ottawa, Canada, on Tuesday May 16, 2017. Date posted: May 26, 2017. _________________ Barakah welcomes your feedback. Please complete the LEAVE A REPLY form below or send your comment tosimerg@aol.com.Your letter may be edited for length and brevity, and is subject to ...
PHOTOGRAPHS BY JEAN-MARC CARISSE AND OTHERS; TEXTUAL MATERIAL COMPILED BY ABDULMALIK MERCHANT. Summary: The International Headquarters of the Global Centre for Pluralism (GCP) was officially opened on May 16, 2017 at a ceremony with His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and His Highness the Aga Khan. In this special post, we present photos captured at the ...
BY NURIN AND ABDULMALIK MERCHANT Summary: The post highlights the arrival of His Highness the Aga Khan to Ottawa for the opening of the Global Centre for Pluralism and, through a pictorial presentation, situates the Global Centre within the overall picture of Sussex Drive as well as offers glimpses of some buildings and monuments close to it. His Highness the Aga ...
EXCERPTS COMPILED AND SELECTED BY ZAHIDA RAHEMTULLA AND ABDULMALIK MERCHANT ...What we must seek and share is what I have called "a cosmopolitan ethic," a readiness to accept the complexity of human society. It is an ethic which balances rights and duties. It is an ethic for all peoples. Featuring His Highness the Aga Khan, the 10th LaFontaine-Baldwin Symposium held October ...
BY ANDREW KOSOROK, UTAH (Artist, educator, bridge-builder and inter-faith chaplain) As Imam for the NizaRi Ismailis, his responsibility and sacred calling is to provide for the security of his people, guide them in interpretation of the Faith, and do everything possible to ensure for them a worthwhile quality of life. Although these facets of leadership can be applied exclusively to the ...
Introduction Let us through this short post relive the 48th Imam's "incomparable" Diamond Jubilee, and make a commitment to ensure that each one of us today -- from the very youngest to the oldest -- is present and united behind the 49th Imam, Mawlana Shah Karim Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, to make his Diamond Jubilee the happiest event ...
BY THE LATE RENÉ-LÉVESQUE 23RD PREMIER OF QUEBEC (IN OFFICE 1976 - 1985) René Lévesque (1922-1987) The following remarks were made by the late René Lévesque, Premier of Quebec, on the occasion of His Highness the Aga Khan's Silver Jubilee visit to Montreal between April 24-26, 1983. The speech appeared in French and English in a special Silver Jubilee souvenir published ...
His Highness the Aga Khan with Mr. Michael Curtis (1920 - 2004) of the Nation Media Group. Photo: Azhar Chaudhry. Sultan Jessa Collection. The Aga Khan's wisdom and judgement at age 20 AN ANECDOTE BY LATE MICHAEL CURTIS (Position held: Oversaw the Aga Khan's worldwide activities for over 40 years) (Adapted from a piece written for a special souvenir published by ...
FROM THE DIARY OF LATE KADERALI B. PATEL (RELIGIOUS TUTOR OF PRINCE KARIM AGA KHAN AND PRINCE AMYN AGA KHAN) Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah, His Highness the Aga Khan III, 48th Ismaili Imam, with his grandsons Prince Amyn (right) and Prince Karim, who succeeded him in 1957 as the 49th Hereditary Ismaili Imam. The picture was taken in Nairobi, Kenya, in ...
BY LATE MOHAMMED ARKOUN (POSITION HELD: EMIRITUS PROFESSOR OF ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY, THE SOBORNNE) Mohammed Arkoun (left) with the Aga Khan. The late Algerian scholar served for many years on the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Photo: Mohammed Arkoun Foundation. (This essay has been adapted from a speech the late Professor Arkoun presented in 1985 to a large gathering of members of ...
BY LÉOPOLD SÉDAR SENGHOR FIRST PRESIDENT OF SENEGAL (IN OFFICE 1960 - 1980) Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906 - 2001) The following is an English translation of a speech made by Léopold Sédar Senghor at the Presidential Palace in Dakar, Senegal's capital, at a dinner honouring His Highness the Aga Khan. The speech was reported by Dakar Matinon March 20, 1968. The ...
The Aga Khan wearing a black Persian hat, with a long, flowing purple coat covered with gold filigree, addresses his Ismaili followers during his visit to Badakhshan in May 1995. Photo: The Ismaili. Background: An Eyewitness Account of the Civil War "I was at my uncle's and there were about 15 of us living at his house. I didn't understand why ...
The Aga Khan wearing a black Persian hat, with a long, flowing purple coat covered with gold filigree, addresses his Ismaili followers during his visit to Badakhshan in May 1995. Photo: The Ismaili. Background: An Eyewitness Account of the Civil War "I was at my uncle's and there were about 15 of us living at his house. I didn't understand why ...
Prince Rahim and Princess Salwa with Prince Irfan and Prince Sinan, who was born on 2 January, 2017. Photo: The Ismaili. The Ismaili, the official website of the Ismaili community, has just released the first official photos of two-month old Prince Sinan Aga Khan pictured with his parents, Prince Rahim and Princess Salwa, and his older brother Prince Irfan. Prince Rahim ...
INTRODUCED BY ABDULMALIK MERCHANT There are numerous videos on the work and important milestones from the life of His Highness the Aga Khan that are in the public domain but unknown to a vast majority of his followers as well as other individuals, organizations and friends of the community who follow the Ismaili Imam's enormous work. We present for our readers ...
A TRIBUTE BY JAMES WOLFENSOHN WORLD BANK PRESIDENT (1995-2005) James Wolfensohn, World Bank President (1995 - 2005), speaking on January 25, 2005 in Washington DC when the National Building Museum presented its sixth prestigious Vincent Scully Prize to His Highness the Aga Khan in recognition of his contributions to promoting design excellence and improving the built environment in the Muslim world. ...
BY NIZAR A. MOTANI, Ph.D The Aga Khan receiving the symbolic sword of justice followed by the signet ring during his ceremonial enthronement ceremony held on October 22, 1957 in Nairobi, Kenya. Similar public ceremonies, known as takhnashinis, were held in Dar-es-Salaam, Kampala, Karachi, Dacca and Bombay. Photo: 25 Years in Pictures, The Silver Jubilee of the Imamat of His Highness ...
Barakah is Launched to Celebrate the Aga Khan's Diamond Jubilee By Abdulmalik Merchant (Publisher/Editor Barakah, Simerg and Simergphotos) POSTS PUBLISHED IN FEBRUARY 2018Wow! India's Ismailis celebrate the Aga Khan's Diamond Jubilee visit with show of spectacular colours by Pink n Purple PhotographyAga Khan demonstrates spirit of love of humanity through his activities by Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President of India ...
