Full Collection: What Ismailis Believe
As part of a new series entitled 'What Ismailis Believe", this series explores the beliefs, practices, and doctrines of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims. ... ...
Ismaili RoundUp
VIDEO: Philanthropy 360º: Dr. Mirza Jahani, former CEO, Aga Khan Foundation USA
How is philanthropy strengthened when multiple stakeholders come to the table? Dr. Mirza Jahani, CEO of the Aga Khan Foundation USA, discusses the role government, civil society and business play in philanthropy. In the words of Dr. Jahani, "we all wear multiple hats", so we must find solutions that are inclusive of multiple perspectives. In this video, Dr. Jahani shares how the ...
VIDEO: The Fatimid Dynasty in Egypt and the return of Europe
The Fatimid Caliphate was a Shiʻi Muslim caliphate that spanned a large area of North Africa, from the Red Sea in the east to the Atlantic Ocean in the west. The dynasty of Arab origin ruled across the Mediterranean coast of Africa and ultimately made Egypt the center of the caliphate. ...
VIDEO: The Aga Khan Accepts Asia Society Asia Game Changer Lifetime Achievement Award
NEW YORK, November 1, 2017 -- The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world's 15 million Shia Ismaili Muslims, accepts an Asia Society Asia Game Changer Lifetime Achievement Award. (3 min., 51 sec.) ...
Part 16 -- Ismaili RoundUp: The Best of YouTube
Features Mawlana Hazar Imam talking about journalists to observe professionalism, Dr. Ismail Serageldin giving a lecture about the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Jonah Steinberg on his Book, "Ismaili Modern", Learning By Heart - Ismaili Muslim Volunteer by Aleem Karmali, IIS Video: Fatimid Rejection of ghuluww: Kitāb al-Kashf attributed to Jaʿfar b. Mansūr al-Yaman, The Fatimid Dynasty in Egypt ... and more. ...
VIDEO: Alamut -- Castle of the Ismaili Imams
Watch the scenery of the Alamut Castle. Alamut (meaning "eagle's nest") is a ruined mountain fortress located in Alamut region in the South Caspian province of Gilan near the Rudbar region in Iran, approximately 100 km (60 mi) from present-day Tehran. Today, it lies in ruins, but because of its historical significance, it is being developed by the Iranian government as a tourist destination.
VIDEO: Jonah Steinberg on his Book, "Ismaili Modern"
Jonah Steinberg (University of Vermont), author of "Isma'ili Modern: Globalization and Identity in a Muslim Community", 2011 (UNC Press) the 2013 awardee of the Book Award in Citizenship Studies.
VIDEO: Aga Khan Museum - GoPro HD Tour
Follow us as we venture to Toronto, Canada to check out North America's newest museum - the Aga Khan Museum. This museum is North America's first museum dedicated to the arts & culture of muslim civilizations across the world - from the Far East to North America. ...
VIDEO: Philanthropy 360º: Aleem Walji, CEO, Aga Khan Foundation USA
Philanthropy 360º is a series of interviews with leaders in the world of strategic giving. Produced by the Global Philanthropy Forum, Philanthropy 360º seeks to inspire and inform. Each video includes a unique perspective on effective philanthropy and strategic giving. ...
VIDEO: Documentary: Faces of Africa - The Aga Khan: Creating a Brighter Future for Africa
His Highness the Aga Khan is the spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims. He is also the chairman of the global development network, Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) that provides development in areas of education, health, tourism and many more, particularly in Africa and Asia. ...
VIDEO: Interview with Dr Reza Shah Kazemi: Spirituality of Imam Ali
Reza Shah-Kazemi is an author who specializes in comparative mysticism, Islamic Studies, Sufism and Shi'ism. He is the founding editor of the Islamic World Report and currently a Research Associate at the Institute of Ismaili Studies with the Department of Academic Research and Publications. ...
Part 15 -- Ismaili RoundUp | Latest 7 Videos
Features Mawlana Hazar Imam designates the Seat of the Ismaili Imamat in Lisbon, Portugal; UCA - Creating Opportunity on the Roof of the World; Philanthropy 360º - Aleem Walji, CEO, Aga Khan Foundation USA; Five Former US Presidents Recognize Houston's Ismaili Muslim Volunteers; Young Ismailis come together at Global Encounters 2015 ... and more. ...
VIDEO: Ali Asani -- From Qawwali to Sufi Rock: Contemporary Expressions of Muslim Devotional Literature
Ali Asani, professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic religion and cultures at Harvard University, gave a fascinating talk entitled, From Qawwali to Sufi Rock: Exploring Contemporary Expressions of Muslim Devotional Literature on Friday, February 11 in the Meyerson Conference Room at the University of Texas at Austin. ...
VIDEO: Salim Merchant -- A Discussion with The Aga Khan about Ismaili Artists
Mumbai March 3, 2018 ...
VIDEO: Henry Kim -- Special Lecture Series
Listen to what Henry Kim, Director and CEO of the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, says on re-inventing the role of museums today. Event date: October 19, 2017. ...
VIDEO: Imamat Takhtnashini -- October 1957 - Nairobi Kenya
The second Coronation Ceremony of His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan took place in Nairobi Kenya on October 22, 1957. His Highness was accompanied by his parents, Princess Tajuddawlah & Prince Aly Solomon Khan. Video Courtesy of Shiraz Karmali ...
VIDEO: Interview with Dr Reza Shah-Kazemi on Basis In Islam for Tolerance
Interview with Dr Reza Shah-Kazemi, an Ismaili Shia Muslim scholar, about the basis In Islam for tolerance and dialogue with other faiths. ...
Part 14 -- Ismaili RoundUp | Latest 7 Videos
Features Documentary: The Aga Khan: Creating a Brighter Future for Africa; Prince Amyn Aga Khan at the Museum of Anthropology - Vancouver May 11, 2017; AKU Special Lecture Series with Henry Kim; Interview with Dr Reza Shah Kazemi on Spirituality of Imam Ali; AKF's Early Childhood Development Work in India; Ismaili Center International Lecture with Karen Armstrong ... and more. ...
VIDEO: Who is the Aga Khan? | Unknown Facts -- Life Story
Life of Mawlana Hazar Imam, Aga Khan IV. He is the 49th and current Imam of Nizari Ismailism, a denomination of Isma'ilism within Shia Islam. At the age of 20, he succeeded his grandfather, Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III. It is believed that the Aga Khan is a direct lineal descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. ...
VIDEO: Interview with Dr.Ali Muhammad Rajput on Ismailism
Dr Ali Mohammad Rajput was born on the 21st of March, 1924, in the small village Kalianwala near Lahore, in what is today Pakistan. He became a full professor of statistics in the U.K. after having completed his his PhD in 1957. ...
VIDEO: Ali Asani -- For the Love of God and His Prophet
Culture and Belief 12. For the Love of God and His Prophet: Religion, Literature, and the Arts in Muslim Cultures Ali Asani (Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations) ...
VIDEO: Reflections: A Conversation with Salim and Sulaiman Merchant | Harvard
The Merchant brothers, Salim and Sulaiman, rank among the most dynamic and talented musicians and composers in South Asia today. Salim and Sulaiman reflected on their musical careers and some of their widely acclaimed compositions inspired by Islam's rich tradition of spirituality and artistic expression. The breadth and range of their musical ability attests to their intrinsic genius. ...
Part 13 -- Ismaili RoundUp | Latest 7 Videos
Features Imamat Takhtnashini -- October 1957 -- Nairobi Kenya; Interview with Dr.Ali Muhammad Rajput on Ismailism; Ali Asani on Qawwali to Sufi Rock: Contemporary Expressions of Muslim Devotional Literature; Lecture by Sayed Ali Abbas Razawi commemorating birthday of Hazrat Ali ... and more. ...
VIDEO: Ali Jan Damani -- Naklanki Gita | Ismaili Studies Conference
This presentation entitled "Naklanki Gita" (An Ismaili mystical poem) was delivered by Mr. Ali Jan Damani at an International Ismaili conference at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. He has world's fourth (4th) largest collection of Khojki manuscripts and knows Khojki. Ali Jan is currently working on the translation of "Man Samjani". ...
VIDEO: Crash Course -- Imam Al-Hakim bi Amr Allah (Part 2)
The second part of a two-part video series giving an overview of the Fatimid Imam Caliph Al Hakim bi Amr Allah. Al-Hakim was the 6th Fatimid Imam Caliph as well as the 16th Ismaili Imam. He lived during a very turbulent period in Ismaili history. ...
VIDEO: Ali Asani -- Ismaili Ginans of South Asia
Ali Asani, professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures at Harvard University, introduces the ginans, hymns of wisdom of the South Asia's Ismaili communities, and their most important themes, including their ritual and performative contexts and the manner these have been impacted by a variety of political, social, and religious influences in colonial and postcolonial South Asia. ...
Part 12 -- Ismaili RoundUp | Latest 7 Videos
Features ITREB USA Initiative ElevateU; Ali Asani on the Love of God and His Prophet; Lecture on the World of the Fatimids with Dr. Ulrike Al-Khamis; Aga Khan Museum Lapis Ball 2018; Salim Merchant on a discussion with The Aga Khan about Ismaili Artists; Face Off with Amin Mawji, Diplomat Representing Aga Khan Dev't Network ... and more. ...
VIDEO: Zahra Jamal -- Muslim Ethics at intersection of Food and Faith | Chautauqua Institution
Zahra Jamal began her inaugural lecture with a joke: On Judgment Day, a diverse group of people is standing at the big, pearly gates of heaven. The Lord first asks the group to divide themselves into two smaller groups: those who have fed the hungry and acknowledged the bounty of God at meal time, and those who have not... ...
VIDEO: Sultan Muhammad Shah -- Platinum Jubilee | Rare Clips
Clip Order for Platinum Jubilee: Sultan Muhammad Shah arrives Karachi airport, Governor general's reception, Honeymoon lodge Karachi, parade through street to mark the platinum jubilee - the begum takes salute, people gather for the weighing ceremony, the imam arrives and is weighted with platinum, he donates the value of his weight in platinum to Pakistan. ...
VIDEO: Documentary: Mawlana Hazar Imam's Gift to Islam
AKDN's mission is to affect demonstrable, measurable, and lasting improvement in the quality of life of its clients by delivering appropriate financial services to reduce poverty, diminish the vulnerability of the disadvantaged and enable economic and social inclusion. Social performance is defined as "the effective translation of an institution's mission into practice in line with accepted social values ." ...
VIDEO: Dr. Ismail Poonawala -- The Rasail Ikhwan al-Safa and Western
The Brethren of Purity were a secret society of Muslim philosophers that occupied a prominent station in the history of science and philosophy in Islam due to the wide reception and assimilation of their monumental encyclopedia: Rasa'il-Ikhwan-al-Safa', The Epistles of the Brethren of Purity (compendium of 52 epistles) that would greatly influence the world of esotericism and spirituality. ...
VIDEO: Aga Khan University -- The Difference We Make
The Aga Khan University is an independent research university with its primary campus in Karachi, Pakistan, with additional campuses and training programmes in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom and Afghanistan. The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan ranks the university as the top medical school in Pakistan. ...
VIDEO: Crash Course -- Imam Al-Hakim bi Amr Allah (Part 1)
The first part of a two-part video series giving an overview of the Fatimid Imam Caliph Al Hakim bi Amr Allah. Al-Hakim was the 6th Fatimid Imam Caliph as well as the 16th Ismaili Imam. He lived during a very turbulent period in Ismaili history. ...
VIDEO: Hussein Janmohamed -- Choral Music: The Road to Harmony and Peace | TEDxTerryTalks
Hussein Janmohamed is a dynamic choral conductor, composer and community music educator and is recognized as a leader in choral music for community building, cultural development and inspirational leadership. He is the co-founder of the Vancouver & Canadian Ismaili Muslim Youth Choirs. He has conducted choirs for audiences across Canada and in the presence of the Aga Khan. ...
VIDEO: Ali Asani -- Interview on Contemporary Islam | Savannah State University
Dr. Lisa Yount, QEP Director at Savannah State University, interviews Dr. Ali Asani, Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures at Harvard University. April 16, 2015 at Savannah State University. ...
Part 11 -- Ismaili RoundUp | Latest 7 Videos
Features a documentary on the Aga Khan's Gift to Islam, a short explanation of the impact of the Aga Khan University, a discussion with Salim and Sulaiman Merchant on Devotional Music; a crash course on Imam Al-Hakim bi Amr Allah (Part 2); a talk on Islamic basis of tolerance by Reza Shah-Kazemi...and more. ...
VIDEO: Ismaili History Crash Course: Post Alamut Period
This presentation, the final in a multi-part series, covers the post-Alamut period in Ismaili history. ...
VIDEO: Speech by Sultan Muhammad Shah | Rare Clip
Rare Clip of a Speech from Sultan Muhammad Shah ...
VIDEO: Alamut Period Nizari Ismaili History Crash Course
This presentation, part of a multi-part crash course in Ismaili History, covers the Alamut period. During this period Hasan i-Sabbah established Ismaili strongholds in Alamut as well as other parts of Persia and Syria. ...
VIDEO: Remarkable Conversations | Dr. Henry Kim of the Aga Khan Museum
Dr. Henry Kim is the Director and CEO of the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto. The Aga Khan Museum has gained national and international recognition for the excellence of its architecture, as well as accolades for how it uses its remarkable collection and programming to further a dialogue that spans history and civilizations. ...
