YOUTUBE.COM -- AFRICANSKYCAM -- An aerial exploration of the beautiful environments, amazing sights and scenic accommodations only found in western Kenya, as seen from a new perspective: through the lens of a flying camera. Produced, filmed and edited by Ben Kreimer for African SkyCAM and the Kenya Tourism Board. ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- BASITT -- Autumn is a time, when the landscape of Gilgit Baltistan looks like a painting, the trees throughout the valley seem to be on fire as their leaves turn gold, red orange and bronze, contrasting sharply with the barren mountains, their tops covered with snow and emerald green waters of the river snaking through the valley, Visiting in this season is like a photographic dream come true. ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- ALL THINGS HUNZA -- Haseeb Saeed is a photographer, professional quadcopter operator and founder of Aerovision from Karachi, Pakistan. Sit back and enjoy as he takes you on this jaw dropping journey of Hunza valley with spectacular footage captured by a DJI Phantom quadcopter. The photographer has carefully captured scenic views on locations like Baltit Fort, Altit Fort, Attabad Lake, ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- AGA KHAN ACADEMIES -- See the progress on the construction of the new Aga Khan Academy in Dhaka, Bangladesh. To learn more, visit www.agakhanacademies.org/dhaka-information ...
In 2002, AKDN built the first cross-border bridge and market, spanning the Pyanj River, at Tem-Demogan, linking the communities of Khorog, Tajikistan, and Shugnan, Afghanistan. Since then, with the support of international donors and local organisations, 5 more bridges and markets have been built by AKDN along the Tajik-Afghan border at Vanj, Ishkoshim, Langar, Darvaz and Shurabad, four of which are shown in this map. A 2106 study "showed 60% of the local populations used these markets to trade their goods and wares or to access necessary food and supplies."
FLICKR.COM -- The first of six cross-border bridges and markets, spanning the Pyanj River, at Tem-Demogan, built by AKDN. Built in 2002, it linked the communities of Khorog, Tajikistan and Shugnan, Afghanistan. A 2106 study "showed 60% of the local populations used these markets to trade their goods and wares or to access necessary food and supplies." ...
FLICKR.COM -- The first of six cross-border bridges and markets, spanning the Pyanj River, at Tem-Demogan, built by AKDN. Built in 2002, it linked the communities of Khorog, Tajikistan and Shugnan, Afghanistan. ...
FLICKR.COM -- After AKDN built the first cross-border bridge and market across the Pyanj River, AKDN built 5 more bridges and markets along that Tajik-Afghan border at Vanj (shown), Ishkoshim, Langar, Darvaz and Shurabad, with the support of international donors and local organisations. ...
FLICKR.COM -- After AKDN built the first cross-border bridge and market across the Pyanj River, AKDN built 5 more bridges and markets along that Tajik-Afghan border at Vanj, Ishkoshim, Langar, Darvaz and Shurabad (shown), with the support of international donors and local organisations. ...
FLICKR.COM -- After AKDN built the first cross-border bridge and market across the Pyanj River, AKDN built 5 more bridges and markets along that Tajik-Afghan border at Vanj, Ishkoshim, Langar, Darvaz (shown) and Shurabad, with the support of international donors and local organisations. ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- IMITATION TRAVEL -- The city of Cairo was founded in 969 as the royal city of the Fatimid dynasty. In 1092, the vizier Badr al-Jamali had a second wall built around Cairo. Bab Zuweila was the southern gate in this wall and is the last remaining southern gate from the walls of Fatimid Cairo. Considered one of the major landmarks of the city, its name comes from Bab, meaning "gate", and Zuwayla, the name of an ethnic group recruited into the Fatimid army from the town of Zuwayla in the Fezzan. ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- DECADES TV NETWORK -- "Two big man eating lions began falling on railway crews attacking the camps at night, pulling men screaming and kicking out of their tents ... sending terror and chaos into the heart of this carefully orchestrated [railway] engineering operation." Bruce Patterson of the Chicago Field Museum of Natural History, which has the lions on display, describes the horror that faced a team of construction workers attempting to build a railway bridge in eastern Africa in the 1890s. The true story was the inspiration for the movie "The Ghost and The Darkness" with Michael Douglas and Val Kilmer. ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Features well known Nairobi Ismaili Akbar Hussein.] ARTICLE: A look back at the history of some of Kenya's landmarks to understand the contribution made by Kenyans of different races in shaping the country's future. For just two sterling pounds a month, and using nothing other than their bare hands and feet, Indian labourers dared the man-eating lions of Tsavo to build the rail track from Mombasa to Kampala. Their sacrifices in the construction of the line nicknamed the "lunatic express" helped lay the foundation to a modern Kenya and book a special place for the Indian community in Kenya. Our reporter brings you the story of the Indian connection to Kenya's infrastructural development. ...
FLICKR.COM -- JEROME STARKEY -- The recently restored Qala Ikhtyaruddin, in Herat, November 30, 2011. Some historians believe that Alexander the Great built a fortress on the site when he travelled through Afghanistan around 330 BC. The current walls, which date from around the 14th Century, were crumblng before the Aga Khan Trust for Culture began restoration work in 2008. ...
FLICKR.COM -- JEROME STARKEY -- The ampitheatre at the recently restored Qala Ikhtyaruddin, in Herat, November 30, 2011. Some historians believe that Alexander the Great built a fortress on the site when he travelled through Afghanistan around 330 BC. The current walls, which date from around the 14th Century, were crumblng before the Aga Khan Trust for Culture began restoration work in 2008. ...
FLICKR.COM -- JEROME STARKEY -- The recently restored Qala Ikhtyaruddin, in Herat, November 30, 2011. Some historians believe that Alexander the Great built a fortress on the site when he travelled through Afghanistan around 330 BC. The current walls, which date from around the 14th Century, were crumblng before the Aga Khan Trust for Culture began restoration work in 2008. ...
FLICKR.COM -- JEFF WALLACE -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: This is a composite of two photographs: one of the Garden and one of the Northern Lights.] ARTICLE: Given the Garden's location at 53'N, a strong G3 geomagnetic storm would be visible from the garden. Using a southward facing photo from a major G3 storm in July 2017, created a composite showing how the ...
FLICKR.COM -- JEFF WALLACE -- Pristine snow blankets the Amphitheatre of the Aga Khan Garden, Alberta. The Talar was illuminated for the annual Luminaria event hosted by the University of Alberta Botanical Garden. Best part of this view, my youngest daughter joined me and took photos of the amphitheatre too ...
FLICKR.COM -- JEFF WALLACE -- Talar Bench, Aga Khan Garden, Edmonton ...
FLICKR.COM -- JEFF WALLACE -- Talar and Canopies, Aga Khan Garden, Edmonton ...
FLICKR.COM -- JEFF WALLACE -- The Chini Khana or backdrop behind the waterfall was the most interesting feature of the water channel. The self-guiding pamphlet explained these niches are traditionally filled with candles, oil lamps or flowers. Attractive in steady light, one day, I'd like to see a garden using candle or oil lamps, there's something about the randomness of flickering light. ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- His Highness The Aga Khan Skiing in 1964 in Innsbruck, Austria ...
TED.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: While we don't agree with the statement "the gap between rich and poor is a myth", the new perspectives presented are outstanding and funny.] ARTICLE: About 10 years ago, I took on the task to teach global development to Swedish undergraduate students. That was after having spent about 20 years, together with African institutions, studying hunger in Africa. So I was sort of expected to know a little about the world. I thought, these students coming to us actually have the highest grade you can get in the Swedish college system, so I thought, maybe they know everything I'm going to teach them about. So I did a pretest ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- AL JAZEERA -- Between the 9th and 14th centuries, there was a Golden Age of Science when scholars from the Islamic world, like Jabir Ibn Hayyan [Imam Jafar al Sadiq's student] and Al-Razi, introduced a rigorous experimental approach that laid the foundations for the modern scientific method. Chemical processes developed by the Islamic scientists were motivated by numerous factors. For example, washing of hands, face and feet before prayer that led to whole new industries - like soap. The first solid bars of soap were manufactured in the Islamic world ...
GOOGLE.COM -- Artistic rendering of the 150 most frequently used words in Farmans made between 1957 and 1998. The more frequently a word is used, the larger it appears. The four most frequently used words were jamat(s), spiritual, children and khanavadan. The graphic, list of words and their frequency are in PDF format.
FACEBOOK.COM -- NAZIR ABBAS -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Note Mawlana Hazar Imam's photo!] ARTICLE: I enjoyed my stay with this amazing family at this cozy place. A big thank you to Verod Fakhridin's family for hosting me in Reen. #Tajikistan #Badakhshan #Pamir #Ishkashim ...
FACEBOOK.COM -- NAZIR ABBAS -- At a Tajik table- It must always stay full. #Tajikistan #Dushanbe #CentralAsia ...
FACEBOOK.COM -- NAZIR ABBAS -- Her name is Jasmin and she speaks all the Pamiri languages. Isn't that amazing? #Tajikistan #Badakhshan #Pamir ...
FACEBOOK.COM -- NAZIR ABBAS -- Somewhere on the way to Khorog from Ishkashim. #Tajikistan #Badakhshan #Pamir ...
FACEBOOK.COM -- NAZIR ABBAS -- An early morning view of Ishkashim, Badakshan. #Pamir #Badakshan #Tajikistan #CentralAsia ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- BRITISH PATHE -- One of the truly great personalities of modern times the Aga Khan has departed the stage of affairs.... What a zest for life he had today the whole free world mourns a wonderful man the Aga Khan. ...
TOPDOCUMENTARYFILMS.COM -- CHANNEL 4, UK -- Join British historian Bettany Hughes as she examines a long-buried chapter of European history -- the rise and fall of Islamic culture in what is now Spain and Portugal. Although generations of Spanish rulers have tried to expunge this era from the historical record, recent archeology and scholarship now shed fresh light on the Moors who flourished in Al-Andalus for more than 700 years. This fascinating 1 hour 40 minute documentary explodes old stereotypes and offers shocking new insights. ...
RMSPECIALSTAMPS.COM -- ROYAL MAIL -- These Special Stamps that pay tribute to some of the world's most successful racehorse legends. The stamps feature original artwork of eight champion horses achieving their greatest wins on UK race courses over six decades; four flat racers and four National Hunt horses. The horses featured are: Frankel, Red Rum, Shergar, Kauto Star, Desert Orchid, Brigadier Gerard, Arkle ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- ROYAL MAIL -- Michael Heslop, renowned equestrian artist, talks about the stamps design process. ...
AKDN.ORG -- Wakhan is an undiscovered, uncrowded gem not yet on the tourist map of the world. Cultivate a spirit of adventure and open heartedness, and add to it self reliance, sound judgment and good planning and you have the recipe for an unforgettable trip to one of the earth's most exotic landscapes. For more than 2,500 years the Wakhan Corridor has been the homeland of Wakhi people. Today about 10,000 Wakhi live in Afghanistan's Wakhan District, with another 40,000 living in adjacent areas of Tajikistan, Pakistan and China.... Wakhi people are Isma'ili Muslims, whose spiritual leader is the Aga Khan. ...
AGAKHANSTUDS.COM -- The Aga Khan Stand at Curragh Racecourse, Ireland. ...
IMAGE.ASSETS.PRESSASSOCIATION.IO -- The centrepiece of the redeveloped Curragh racecourse is the Aga Khan Stand, which can cater for up to 6,000 people over four levels, and the Aga Khan himself was on hand to take part in the celebrations. ...
NPG.ORG.UK -- NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY (UK) -- By Sir Leslie Ward. Chromolithograph. Published in Vanity Fair 10 November 1904. 14 1/8 in. x 9 1/2 in. ...
NPG.ORG.UK -- NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY (UK) -- By Edmond Xavier Kapp. Lithograph, 1933-1936, 23 in. x 17 1/2 in. (584 mm x 444 mm). Given by an anonymous donor, 1936. ...
SMUGMUG.COM -- Entrance to Darkhana Complex, Dar es Salam, Tanzania ...
