July 11, 2022 - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Imamat Day: "Today, we join Ismaili Muslims in Canada and around the world to celebrate Imamat ...
Calgary's Ismaili Muslim community hosted its annual StampEid breakfast, but this year it coincided with the Islamic holiday Eid al-Adha. The holiday, known as the "Festival of Sacrifice," is often marked ...
Azim Lakhani, Diplomatic representative Aga Khan Development Network Kenya - July 10, 2022 While much of modern public discourse around migrant communities focuses on current global circumstances, and the latter part ...
The Ugandan Jamat presents evergreen Garbas revived into new trendy steps. Garba, a Gujarati word with roots in Sanskrit, is a form of dance which was originated in the state of ...
Shakeel Bhamani is a multi-instrumental musician. His frequent boredom allows him to try to master new things all the time. He is also a nationally ranked beatboxer and gave a TEDx ...
June 29, 2022: The Globe and Mail Arts staff recommend short and sweet summer reads. How Beautiful People Are by Ayaz Pirani (Gordon Hill Press) - review by Rukhsar AliImage: The ...
Shumaila Hemani's poem, Living with Purpose, was nominated for Alberta Magazine Awards in Poetry in 2022. Hemani's poem was published in Alberta's literary magazine, New Forum in 2021 and was jointly ...
An Annual award program hosted by Ernst & Young, the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ is a unique global program that supports entrepreneurs as they unlock their ambitions by recognizing entrepreneurial ...
By: Sadruddin Noorani, Chicago, USA Who are the "Ahl al-Kitab"? Ahl al-Kitab, meaning "possessors of the Scripture," or "people of the Book", is a specific term accorded to Jews and Christians ...
Aryannah Rollinson (Mossadiq Umedaly's daughter) The Globe and Mail, June 26, 2022 Mossadiq Umedaly: Entrepreneur. Refugee. Philanthropist. Problem solver. Born July 4, 1951, in Kampala, Uganda; died Dec. 28, 2021, in ...
Author: Deb Cummings How does splitting an order of eggs Benedict and a tea bag allow someone enough capital to create not one, but hundreds of awards and scholarships? Not that ...
Contributed by Kamruddin Rashid It is with the great pleasure that I share this year's amazing results of the East York Champs Team in Toronto for the Aga Khan Foundation Canada's ...
Contributed by Karim Jivraj World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations to honour refugees around the globe. It falls each year on June 20 and celebrates ...
World Culinary Awards,™ a global initiative, serves to celebrate and reward excellence in the culinary industry through our annual awards programme. World Culinary Awards™ is the sister event of World Travel ...
"Music has always been an art of special importance to me: Its power of communication is special, enormous and universal; it binds people together and unites them....At a time when strengthening ...
Contributed by Munaza Kazmi Munaza Kazmi holds MPhil in Management Sciences, is a travel writer, an author, and a co-author of scientific contributions in national and international publications. The classical history ...
Dr. Alyshea Cummins is an instructor of Religion in the College of Humanities and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Carleton University. Cummins' teaching and research interests include contemporary Islam, ...
On 23 June 2022 at 12h00 to 13h00 BST, on Zoom, join a conversation with Azim Jiwani, Clinical Professor of the University of British Columbia, for a discussion on his book, ...
From the Greek myein, "to close the eyes," which is the root of the words myth and mystery, the term mysticism is applied to cryptic, obscure, or irrational thought -- leaning ...
For his relentless advocacy for health justice, his trailblazing achievements in delivering community-based hospice palliative care, and for his ongoing commitment to humanitarian efforts, the university proudly confers upon Dr. Naheed ...
The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi's private wing, The Princess Zahra Pavilion, won the third place at the 12th Casalgrande Padana Grand Prix awards 2019/2021. Backed by a rich 30-year history, ...
The YWCA Nutrien Women of Distinction awards recognize women who, through their own initiative, ability and effort, have made exemplary achievements in their fields - women who are outstanding role models ...
Karachi, June 8, 2022: 'The state of a country's education system is directly reflective of its quality of teaching' - a thought echoed by all speakers at the ceremony presenting a ...
Humanizing Medicine: Making Health Tangible: Memoirs of Engagement with a Global Development Network by Azim H, Jiwani (FriesenPress, 2021). Review by Theo Richardson-Gool, CEO of Public Health Pathways. He also works ...
Artany Art Gallery and Advisory (AAGA) is a digital gallery space and art consultancy specialising in contemporary art focused on the rising Ismaili artists with a global reach. Artany aesthetically renders ...
q is Canada's liveliest arts, culture, and entertainment magazine program that covers pop culture and high arts. 'Specificity is representation': Iman Vellani is Marvel's first Muslim superhero. She used to dress ...
Got a bunch of kale? Lunch is all sorted with this easy and healthy vegan Kale Salad tossed in a creamy avocado-herb dip and topped with slightly crispy, warm and spicy ...
By Sadruddin Noorani, Chicago During the month of Dhu'l Qa'dah, in the year 6 after hijrah, the Prophet set out on a journey with his companions to perform the minor pilgrimage ...
The British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA), formerly the British Accounting Association, was established in 1947 and provides a professional voice for the United Kingdom's (UK) accounting and finance community. The ...
Sujjawal Ahmad has been named among the recipients of the Global Health Award for an international Life Sciences conference that took place in April 2021 by Keystone Symposia on Molecular and ...
The study of the heavens is as old as humanity. Long before clocks and calendars, humans turned to the heavens to measure time and orient themselves on the planet by observing ...
Karachi, May 21, 2022: Professor Zulfiqar Bhutta of the Aga Khan University (AKU) has been ranked among the top 100 medicine scientists in the first edition of top scientists ranking for ...
Ambassador Sada Cumber, the first US Special Envoy to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, interviews Dr. Suleman Lalani, Candidate for Texas House of Commons. I have been a longtime advocate for ...
Toyota Searchlight is CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) Music's long-running hunt for Canada's undiscovered musical talent. Could that undiscovered talent be you? Or a Canadian musician you know? More at CBC Afraaz ...
This article, by registered dietitian Shahzadi Devje, is for all curious friends who want to know more about the spices, aromatics, dry goods and garnishes used in South Asian cooking. Shahzadi ...
Shereen Kassam is an internationally touring stand-up comedian, podcast host, and sought-after speaker. A budding entrepreneur, Shereen founded an online health & wellness boutique, My Pain Center, and was recognized by ...
Musician and patron of the Arts, Humanities, and Sciences Afraaz Adam Mulji discusses conceptualism with Dr. Ulrike Khamis, CEO of Aga Khan Museum. Dr. Ulrike Khamis, Director and Chief Executive Officer, ...
Plant-Based Canada (www.plantbasedcanada.org) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the well-being of humans, the environment and all its life forms. Poor nutrition plays a significant role in our current epidemic of ...
Jalal Jaffer was born in 1945 in a small town called Kitale, in the highlands of Kenya. He moved to Kampala, Uganda, with his family when he was three and spent ...
Golf Canada announced that Salimah Mussani has been named as Women's Head Coach for Team Canada. Mussani will oversee the development of Canada's top female amateur and professional golfers with the ...
