Old Aga Khan Girls School, Dar es Salam, Tanzania
SMUGMUG.COM -- This building now home to the National Council Offices, and is located within the Tanzania Darkhana complex. ...
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Old Aga Khan Library (now DTB branch). Dar es Salam, Tanzania
SMUGMUG.COM -- Located across the Tanzania Darkhana. ...
Scale used for Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah's Diamond Jubilee Ceremony. Dar es Salam, Tanzania
SMUGMUG.COM -- Now located inside Upanga Jamatkhana, this scale was used to weigh the Imam against diamonds which were presented to him on Aug 10th 1946. He then announced his desire that they all be used to fund a variety of socio-economic projects around Africa and Asia. ...
Upanga Jamatkhana, Dar es Salam, Tanzania
SMUGMUG.COM -- This Jamatkhana was built upon the same site where Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah's Diamond Jubilee Ceremony took place. ...
Tajikistan Tourist Attractions: 15 Top Places to Visit
YOUTUBE.COM -- Planning to visit Tajikistan? Check out our Tajikistan Travel Guide video and see top most Tourist Attractions in Tajikistan. Top Places to visit in Tajikistan: Ismaili Center, Iskanderkul, Sarez Lake, Fann Mountains, Rudaki Park, Pamir Highway, Statue of Ismoil Somoni, Flagpole with the Flag of Tajikistan, Varzob (Dushanbe) River, National Museum of Tajikistan, Nurek Dam, Karakul Lake, Victory Park, Seven ...
What is it like to travel in Pakistan?
YOUTUBE.COM -- Huge thank you to Ali, CEO of Pakistan Travel Mart, for making this entire amazing trip to Pakistan happen. It was a trip of a lifetime in Pakistan. Here are the main destinations we visited, and some amazing locations that you will see in this series: Lahore. Gujranwala, Islamabad, Peshawar, Skardu and Shigar, Gilgit, Hunza Valley, Karachi. ...
Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go To My Lovely (1969)
YOUTUBE.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Dedicated to all those who remember this popular song from the late 1960s!] ARTICLE: ... no you don't. But where do you go to my lovely When you're alone in your bed? Won't you tell me the thoughts that surround you? I want to look inside your head, yes I do. Your name is heard in high places. You know the Aga Khan. He sent you a race horse for Christmas. And you keep it just for fun, for a laugh, ha-ha-ha. And they say ...
Night Food Markets Zanzibar - Forodhani Garden
YOUTUBE.COM -- BRAD NEWTON VLOGS -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Forodhani Park was restored by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture in 2009.] ARTICLE: When I was visiting Stone Town in Zanzibar, I decided to check out the Forodhani night food markets. I tried all of the local food like Zanzabar Mix and the Zanzabar Pizza. The night food markets are on every ...
Hatari! - Trailer
YOUTUBE.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: We're sure for Ismailis from East Africa, this trailer of the classic 1962 move "Hatari!", filmed in northern Tanganyika (now Tanzania), will trigger many fond and nostalgic memories of a bygone era.] ARTICLE: Hatari! is Swahili for "danger"--and also the word for action, adventure and broad comedy in this two-fisted Howard Hawks effort. John Wayne stars as the head of a daring Tanganyka-based group which captures wild animals on behalf of the world's zoos. Hardy Kruger, Gérard Blain and Red Buttons are members ...
Behind the scenes photos of the 1962 movie "Hatari!" featuring John Wayne
YOUTUBE.COM -- Behind the scenes photos and publicity stills from the making of Howard Hawks' 1962 "Hatari!". Baby Elephant Walk by Henry Mancini. ...
VIDEO: Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Lisbon for the inaugural Aga Khan Music Awards
FACEBOOK.COM -- THE ISMAILI -- Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Lisbon, Portugal today for the inaugural Aga Khan Music Awards. Taking place from 29 to 31 March at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the Aga Khan Music Awards will feature three days of concerts and events honouring laureates in the six domains being recognised by the Award. Mawlana Hazar Imam was greeted by ...
Aswan Video Guide
YOUTUBE.COM -- EXPOZA TRAVEL -- "Along the Western shores of the Nile is the mausoleum of the Aga Khan who died in 1957 and was laid to rest here, two years later. A formal leader of the Ismaili sect.... The famous religious leader and amazingly wealthy Aga Khan also made his mark here. His final resting place is only a few meters away from his fairy tale like villa. In common with the British, he also appreciated the climate of Aswan during the Winter months and was captivated by this region." ...
Life in Uganda 40 Years On
YOUTUBE.COM -- PUKAARNEWS -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam in 2003 (Madagascar): "I believe that today, Africa is a continent of opportunities, of opportunities."] ARTICLE: In 2012, Pukaar News spoke to other Ugandan Asians who were forced to leave 40 years ago but have since returned to the county and re-started businesses including Khalid Sheikh, Mayur Madhvani and Sudhir Ruparelia. 40 years ago Uganda was home to a large Asian community, Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs called it paradise. But the peace and tranquillity that existed for generations was to be short lived due to the actions of Idi Amin. In 1972 he ordered Asians to leave the country and were given just 90 days to flee. ...
BBC: The Travel Show -- Kutch
YOUTUBE.COM -- BBC -- In this two-part special, Rajan Datar explores the diverse communities, histories and traditions that form the constantly changing map of India. He begins his journey in the far western state of Gujarat where he visits a shipyard in the ancient port of Mandvi, that by building dhows today, continues the state's centuries-old sea trading tradition ... He takes a tour to the border with Pakistan which has become a tourist spectacle in itself ...
Zanzibar Mix and other Indian Tanzanian street food snacks
YOUTUBE.COM -- MARK WIENS -- There's a big population of Indians from the Gujarat state, so the food often reflects this region of India. In Upanga, there's a nice little stall that opens to sell a few Indian Tanzanian street food snacks ... I first got things started with a bowl of pani puri ... After the plate of pani puri, we moved onto another Indian street food favorite, bhel puri ... But the ultimate Dar Es Salaam street food snack is something known as Zanzibar Mix. This is something you'll only find ... ...
Science in a Golden Age - Al-Razi, Ibn Sina and the Canon of Medicine
YOUTUBE.COM -- AL JAZEERA -- We explore the links between medical research in the Golden Age of Science and the modern practice of medicine today. Standing in one of the largest neo-natal units in the world at Hamad Hospital in Qatar, you would not immediately be able to draw a link between the pioneering medical research being conducted and the work of physicists ...
Kitab al-Riyad Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani -- Hamdani Collection
IIS.AC.UK -- INSTITUTE OF ISMAILI STUDIES -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Most interesting is that not only did Ismaili da'is have their own opinions or perspectives about Tariqah issues, but they also voiced these opinions, and their disagreements with other da'is, in public critiques.] ARTICLE: This important philosophical work is by one of the most influential early Ismaili da'is and authors. The Hamdani manuscript is the oldest known copy of the work; it was copied in the year 765 AH, or 1364 CE. Daʿis did not always agree and in fact often debated ideas with one another. Kitab al-Riyad is Kirmani's critique of an earlier work by al-Sijistani, which was itself a critique of a treatise by Abu Hatim al-Razi, and Razi's work was in its turn a refutation of a still earlier author, probably al-Nakhsh ...
Daʿaʾim al-Islam al-Qadi al-Nuʿman -- Hamdani Collection
IIS.AC.UK -- INSTITUTE OF ISMAILI STUDIES -- Al-Qadi Abu Hanifa al-Nuʿman, who served the first four Fatimid caliphs in different capacities, is the most important authority on Fatimid law. His most famous work, Daʿaʾim al- Islam was the principal book of law of the Fatimid state. This folio is from the first volume of the Daʿaʾim which deals with religious law in particular; the manuscript was copied in 1827. ...
Three Greek Treatises on Spherical Geometry and Optics -- Hamdani Collection
IIS.AC.UK -- INSTITUTE OF ISMAILI STUDIES -- This extensively illustrated manuscript contains Arabic versions of three ancient scientific treatises, Kitab al-Ukar by Theodosius, Kitab al-Kurra al-Mutaharriqa by Autolycus and Kitab Ikhtilaf al-Manazir by Euclid. These are older and rarer versions than those redacted by Nasir al-Din al-Tusi in his work, Tahrir al- Majisti. ...
The City of Mashhad, Iran
YOUTUBE.COM -- In this video, Gisoo Misha Ahmadi takes a trip to the holy city of Mashhad in north east of Iran. ...
On women's shoulders
RT.COM -- Most able-bodied men leave the poverty-stricken former Soviet country of Tajikistan to seek employment in Russia, where they can earn eight times as much as at home. This leaves the small, mountainous landlocked country's tough-as-nails women to eke out a living tending cattle in the mountains. Join RTDoc as we explore the lives of these women as they work collectively ...
Welcome to Tajikistan!
YOUTUBE.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Well worth the 6 minutes to view!] ARTICLE: Tajikistan is a wonderful country for tourism. ...
The Aga Khan Library: Relocation to New State-Of-The-Art Facilitites Enables a Wider Collection
WEARELIBRARYPEOPLE.COM -- BCI -- As a shared library, the Aga Khan Library's primary objective is to support teaching and research in its parent institutions. The Library, however, is also committed to fostering knowledge of Islam, past and present, and to facilitating access for external researchers and students to resources on the history, faith and cultures that comprise the global Ismaili Shia community. ...
The Aga Khan Library, London
BLOG.COPAC.JISC.AC.UK -- COPAC -- His Highness the Aga Khan in conversation with Lord Ahmad, Mayor Sadiq Khan, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, and Head Librarian of the Aga Khan Library Dr. Walid Ghali during the inauguration of the Aga Khan Library on June 26th 2018. The Aga Khan Library, London, formerly known as the IIS-ISMC Library, is the result of the ...
Aga Khan Library, London
AGAKHANCENTRE.ORG.UK -- Gary Kamemoto and Professor Maki of Maki & Associates, the architects of the Aga Khan Centre. The Aga Khan Library is a shared library between the Institute of Ismaili Studies and the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations - Aga Khan University, to support teaching and research in the Institutes. The Library is also committed to fostering knowledge of Islam, ...
Backpacking the Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan
YOUTUBE.COM -- EXPERT VAGABOND -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: FROM AKDN: For more than 2500 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.] ARTICLE: My backpacking journey through Afghanistan's rugged Wakhan Corridor. Two weeks in country, 10 days trekking through the Pamir Mountains. It was a wild trip! ...
Aleppo Travel Video
YOUTUBE.COM -- EXPOZA TRAVEL -- Sturdy walls and gates protect the ancient historic city of Aleppo in Syria.The narrow lanes in the old town, and its many historic buildings, have retained all the character and charm of a mediaeval metropolis. The city has a flourishing economy which is mainly due to its favourable location at the junction of several important trading routes. ...
Indian Street Food in Kolkata - Ghugni Chaat (Yellow Peas with Indian Spices)
YOUTUBE.COM -- MARK WIENS -- This was one of my personal favorite Indian street food dishes in Kolkata, India. It's amazing! Few things are more beautifully displayed on the streets of Kolkata, India, than a dish known as Ghugni Chaat. It's bright yellow sculpture of yellow peas that sit on a podium while slowly simmering for hour upon hour. If the bright yellowness ...
Arab Kenyan Food from Mombasa: Coconut Grilled Fish + Tour with Chef Ali Mandhry
YOUTUBE.COM -- MARK WIENS -- One day during my trip to Mombasa, Kenya, I had a chance to hang out with Chef Ali Mandhry, a local from Mombasa, host of a variety of tv shows, writer, and an all around amazing guy to hang out with and eat with! We first stopped off at Mama mbaazi, a lady who sells Mombasa style pigeon peas in coconut milk to be eaten with mahamri. We saved it for later when we returned to the house, but it was excellent, and amazing combination. We then ...
Photo Gallery - Aga Khan Academy, Junior School, Maputo
AGAKHANACADEMIES.ORG -- The Junior School and the Early Years Centre are now complete, and were opened in January 2018. The construction of the Senior School and boarding facilities is well underway. ...
Photo Gallery - Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad
AGAKHANACADEMIES.ORG -- Built on a 100-acre site near the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad offers state-of-the art facilities on a secure, landscaped campus. ...
Photo Gallery - Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa
AGAKHANACADEMIES.ORG -- Built on an 18-acre (7.3 hectare) site in the Kizingo area of Mombasa, the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa is a state-of-the-art facility inspired by Swahili architecture. ...
Tajikistan Stamps: Harry Potter Series
PINTEREST.CA -- Harry Potter on 9 topical postage stamps. See the adventure unfold in Prisoner of Azkaban, Sorcerers Stone, fighting the huge Snake, running on the Chess Board, with Pegasus the Flying horse, and more! ...
At the baker's in Salamiyah, Syria
FLICKR.COM -- From the flour market and sheep market to the bakery, watching the bakers make the finest dough and create mini-pizzas topped with spicey toamtoe sauce or chopped lamb with herbs. Delicious! ...
At the fruit and vegetable market, Salamiyah, Syria
FLICKR.COM -- At the fruit and vegetable market, Salamiyah, Syria ...
