Abu Bakr ibn Tufayl (d. ca.1186), a philosopher, astronomer, court official, and physician to the Almohad ruler, was the author of the philosophical tale Hayy ibn Yaqzan (Living, Son of Awake). ...
Asma Ladak receives Excellence in Research Award for 2021 at the 13th Health Sciences Research Assembly. Asma Ladak receiving the award from AKU's Dean Dr. Adil Haider Asma Ladak is a ...
He is on a mission to bring diverse perspectives to Chicago [USA] audiences. But after a devastating health setback, a local theatre director is fighting for his own ability to communicate. ...
By Megan Easton Sheniz Janmohamed was a fourth-year English student at St. Michael's College [Toronto, Canada] when the prestigious Hart House Review published her poetry. It was a moment of excitement ...
Jellicoe Gardens, a new Persian-inspired garden opens at King's Cross, London, UK. The garden, located at the heart of the King's Cross Estate the garden was designed by Tom Stuart-Smith in ...
God has treasures beneath His Throne, the keys of which are the Tongues of Poets. Hadith of Prophet Muhammad Poetry is the voice of God speaking through the lips of man. ...
Mary, the humble mother of Jesus, is a model of faith, humility, and virtue - both in the Bible, and in the Quran, the holy book of Muslims. In this video, ...
This is a programmatic musical piece based on a tragic event in my mom's family history. In 1950, a bus carrying my mom's family (the Verjee family) returning home from her ...
One of the Canadian Film and Video pioneers, Zainub Verjee speaks on her journey as an artist and In Visible Colours as part of a collection of interviews with seven astounding ...
A Lawyer's Odyssey: Apartheid, Mandela and BeyondBy Henry Brown (Otterley Press, Pietermaritzburg 2020) Review By Mohamed M Keshavjee, Barrister at Law, LLM, PhD (Lond)Otterley Press, Pietermaritzburg 2020 Unsung Heroes of South ...
As we continue to face the ongoing impact of the pandemic, one thing the annual Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards shows us is the importance of determination -- the ability of ...
Professor Zulfiqar Bhutta, of Aga Khan University (AKU) and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), has been awarded the 2021 Roux Prize, a US$100,000 award for turning evidence into health impact. ...
November 18 is the annual International Day of Islamic Art proclaimed at the 40th session of the UNESCO General Conference in 2019. "This Day was proclaimed in order to celebrate together ...
"My interest in Indian cuisine started in my 20s, where I explored some of the excellent restaurants in Edmonton and then it grew exponentially after moving to an Ismaili community in ...
Born around 1212, the twenty-sixth Ismaili Imam Mawlana Ala al-Din Muhammad succeeded his father to the Imamat in November 1221 at the age of nine years. The vizier appointed by his ...
The Global Centre for Pluralism announced 10 finalists for the 2021 Global Pluralism Award, an honour that celebrates excellence in the field of pluralism. The Award is presented once every two ...
An award-winning, singer, composer, and music producer, Farhan Shah has performed across the world for the past two decades also producing music for feature films, television, anthems for festivals as well ...
The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), Canada, and University of Central Asia (UCA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate student and faculty exchanges between the two institutions and ...
Firoz Lalji, an alumna of the London School of Economic (LSE), and his family have made a commitment of $35m to LSE to create the Firoz Lalji Global Hub, which will ...
Dr. Shireen Kassam and Dr. Laura Freeman explain that diet-related diseases are at an all-time high and the latest UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on climate change has ...
Faith And Ethics: The Vision of the Ismaili Imamat by M. Ali Lakhani (I.B. Tauris, London/New York, 2018) Review by Dr. Reza Shah-Kazemi, Research Associate at The Institute of Ismaili Studies ...
By: Sadruddin Noorani, Chicago, USA Allah says in the Holy Qur'an, O you, who believe! Do not betray Allah and His messenger, nor knowingly betray your trust. (8:27)". In Surah al-Anfal, ...
AKU's Institute for Human Development has launched a virtual Early Childhood Development Workforce Hub that aims to bridge gaps that hinder children in resource-constrained and marginalised areas from achieving their developmental ...
Their Lord will give to them to drink a pure drink (76:21) In the Quran, nature and water are explained as signs of God (ayah), which is also the term used ...
If you've eaten a ready-made samosa in North America, the chances are fairly good that it was one of Anis and Noorudin Jiwani's samosas. The Jiwanis are the founders of Edmonton-based ...
02 Nov 2021 Sujjawal Ahmad The 2nd of November marks the birth anniversary of Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan (1877-1957) who made significant contributions to the social, cultural, political, economic ...
Hindustan Times, New Delhi The Nila Gumbad, or the blue dome, stands at the far-east of the Humayun tomb complex. It isn't visited by as many sightseers as the Mughal emperor's ...
The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), the largest association for global professional fundraisers, empowers individuals and organizations to practice ethical fundraising through professional education, networking, research and advocacy. They train staff, ...
Born in Toronto, Canada, in 1972, Nenshi moved with his family to Calgary, Alberta, when he was two years old. He made headlines at Queen Elizabeth High School when he was ...
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, one of the major intellectual scholars of the thirteenth century who contributed to many fields of learning, was born in 1201 in Tus, northeastern Persia into a Twelver ...
Technology, changing demographics, and disruptive events like the COVID-19 pandemic are a few of the forces changing the way Canadians work and the skills they need to thrive. These changes are ...
Ali Jan Damanireviews a book on Sufism in Sindh Boivin rightly argues that though it is not incorrect to look at Ṣūfīsm in Sindh from a broad lens of classical Ṣūfīsm, ...
With its sparkling acoustics and immaculate sightlines, the Aga Khan Museum's intimate Auditorium will be the glorious setting for the inaugural performance of the Labyrinth Ensemble on November 13. This group ...
Noorjean (BA'92, MHA'05) is University of British Columbia's (UBC) new chief student health officer. Appointed to the role in mid-May 2021, she oversees the health and wellbeing services that support more ...
A new book titled Futureproof Your Career: How to Lead and Succeed in a Changing World by Professor Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj and her colleague Neema Pasha has just been published. The book ...
Khalil Najmi is a medallion portrait artist from Pakistan who carves high finishing portraits in Bas-relief; he recently painted a portrait of His Highness the Aga Khan. His hand carved portraits ...
This heartfelt and original devotional track, in praise of beloved Mawla Ali, is a collaboration by 25 talented artists from around the world. This includes: singers, musicians, videographers, editors, visual artist, ...
The Governance Programme at the Aga Khan University's Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations (AKU-ISMC), London, is pleased to announce its 2021 Winter Afghan Digital Scholarship Award. The award offers ...
As part of their study on the socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19, FP Analytics (the research and advisory division of Foreign Policymagazine) published a feature on the global childcare crisis, which highlights ...
Eid Milad-un-Nabi Mubarak Ginan - Meetha Muhammad Naam - Text and Translation - Composition of Sayyid Saleh (R.A) - Recited by Huzur Mukhi Ehteshaam Alee - Presentation by Spiritual Children ...
