India -- In early January, 14 students and young professionals from the India Jamat, were selected among thousands, for Harvard University's, 'Harvard U.S. India Initiative' (HUII). Ten of them were students from AKEB,I's 'Reach for the Stars Mentorship Programme' (RFS). Saif Lakhani, an RFS alumni, reflects on how programmes like RFS, are opening corridors to powerful opportunities for their students and ...
Global -- The early years of life are critical for the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive formation of every young child. On the occasion of the UN's International Day of Education, we learn about the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)'s work in Early Childhood Development (ECD) in India. By supporting government ECD centres, AKF facilities a safe, healthy, and joyful environment where ...
Global -- Have you ever had a gut feeling about something? What if it isn't simply an expression, but a statement grounded in scientific fact? This is the story of how your gut and brain have been in constant communication with one another since birth, and how you might want to listen to their conversation. The intelligence of our individual organs ...
Portugal -- Para quem imagina os jardins no inverno tristes e monótonos, o melhor é visitar o Centro Ismaili por estes dias. Do alecrim aos hibiscos, passando pelas camélias e azáleas, há uma diversidade de cores e flores para apreciar. Isto sem falar nalguns frutos de inverno, que também animam a paisagem! Esta semana damos especial destaque ao alecrim-anão (Rosmarinus officinalis ...
Portugal -- Conheça já o programa de arrendamento acessível. Pretende-se aumentar a oferta de casas a preços reduzidos face aos atuais valores de mercado. Conheça os pormenores. Quais os benefícios? Os senhorios que aderirem ao Programa de Arrendamento Acessível (PAA) vão beneficiar de isenção total de IRS e IRC sobre as rendas cobradas. Quem arrendar no âmbito deste programa poderá beneficiar ...
Portugal -- A depressão afeta pessoas de todas as idades, de qualquer género ou estatuto social. Provoca sofrimento significativo e pode limitar o funcionamento do indivíduo ao ponto de o impedir de realizar até mesmo as tarefas diárias mais simples. A limitação do funcionamento social e profissional tem impacto nas relações familiares, de amizade e de trabalhos, podendo em última instância ...
United Kingdom -- Shairoz Sharma has been working at Baitul Ilms for close to 15 years across London, France and Leicester. Her ambitions in religious teaching started at the young age of 17 in Leicester. "We specifically taught nursery students on Friday evenings during JK [Jamat Khana] time in Leicester. On a day-to-day basis, Sharma describes herself as "an author and ...
Portugal -- O internacionalmente reconhecido mestrado em Culturas Muçulmanas, oferece a todos os estudantes interessados uma oportunidade educacional interdisciplinar de topo, com estudiosos de remone na área das humanidades e ciências sociais. Location: London, UK; Financial assistance is available for those who qualify. Applications are open until 31 January for a September 2020 enrolment to guarantee a decision by March 2020. ...
Portugal -- No passado dia 13 de janeiro, Sua Excelência O Presidente da República Portuguesa, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa visitou a Academia Aga Khan em Maputo, por ocasião da apresentação do novo Presidente da Academia. Esteve acompanhado por Teresa Ribeiro, Secretária de Estado de Portugal dos Negócios Estrangeiros e da Cooperação, e Maria Amélia de Paiva, Embaixadora de Portugal em Moçambique. ...
Portugal -- O abono de família é uma prestação social que tem como objetivo compensar os encargos das famílias com o sustento e a educação de crianças e jovens. Ao todo, existem cinco escalões do abono de família. Cada um com valores diferentes, tendo em conta a situação económica das famílias. Fique a saber, neste artigo, o essencial sobre o abono ...
Portugal -- Internationally recognised three-semester MA in Muslim Cultures, is offering students a world-class interdisciplinary educational opportunity with renowned scholars in the humanities and social sciences. Location: London, UK; Financial assistance is available for those who qualify. Applications are open until 31 January for a September 2020 enrolment to guarantee a decision by March 2020. For more details on the course, ...
Portugal -- A Associação Pão a Pão, criadora do Mezze, vai levar portugueses e imigrantes seniores para a cozinha. Vamos passar o fogão a quem sabe. O Mão-Cheia pretende criar um espaço de convívio activo e produtivo, onde se trocam conhecimentos e experiências. Onde o que se foi aprendendo ao longo da vida, na cozinha, é usado para criar partilhas, dignificar, ...
TKN -- Over the last two and a half years, a husband and wife team from Vancouver have helped to establish the palliative program at the Aga Khan University (AKU). This was achieved through onsite visits, numerous conference calls and ongoing correspondence with the local team. This TKN assignment, initiated at the request of AKU President Firoz Rasul and Dr. Saida ...
Global -- His Excellency President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa visited the Aga Khan Academy in Maputo on 13 January, while in Mozambique for the inauguration of its new President. He was accompanied by Ms Teresa Ribeiro, Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Portuguese Government, and Ms Maria Amélia de Paiva, Portugal's Ambassador to Mozambique. President Marcelo and ...
Australia & New Zealand -- TOGETHER WE MADE IT ! In 2019, ICERV - the Ismaili Community Engaged in Responsible Volunteering, pledged to undertake 10,000 hours of volunteer community service across Australia and New Zealand, exemplifying Islam's core values of peace, compassion and care. By the end of 2019 the target went beyond with 10,100 hours of service completed essentially in ...
Global -- Advances in science, technology, and improved health care and nutrition are all contributing to increased longevity of life, along with advanced diagnosis and treatment of health conditions. A number of Ismailis in the USA are leading the way in these fields of endeavour. Developing a drug for Alzheimer's Disease Dr Nazneen Dewji of Cenna Biosciences Inc. It is estimated ...
Uganda -- Uganda jamat creates music video to celebrate 100 years of IVC. ...
Global -- Last month, young members of the Jamat in Pakistan had the opportunity to tour interior Sindh and Karachi on a journey to reflect on and understand the importance of cultural heritage. The trip was organised as part of the Heritage Discovery Tour (HDT), a flagship programme of the Arts and Culture portfolio of the Aga Khan Youth and Sports ...
Portugal -- Todos gostamos de apreciar a bela arquitetura ou os encantos da natureza, mas se pudermos juntar os dois...é perfeito! No Centro Ismaili, a relação entre a estrutura viva e a estrutura inerte é muito forte e permanente, sendo um conceito fundamental em toda a conceção do projeto. Nos vários pátios existe sempre a presença de vegetação, seja em potes ...
Global -- Meredith Preston McGhie was appointed as the Global Centre for Pluralism's Secretary General in October 2019, and presided over the recent Global Pluralism Awards, alongside Mawlana Hazar Imam. Here she explains the meaning of pluralism, and how the Centre is addressing today's urgent global challenges. What exactly is pluralism? Defined simply, pluralism is an ethic of respect for diversity. ...
Seven days, two cities, 62 Ismaili youth from all over Pakistan and a plethora of emotions, memories and lifelong friendships. This sums up the flagship programme, Broadening Horizon Youth Camp (BHYC), of the Aga Khan Youth and Sports Board for Pakistan (AKYSBP) held in Lahore and Islamabad from the 24th of December through the 30th of December, 2019. Continuing its legacy, ...
Portugal -- Gostarias de terminar o ensino secundário no estrangeiro, a viver noutro país, a comunicar com outras pessoas e a conhecer uma nova cultura, enquanto estudas e participas em diversas atividades extracurriculares, voluntariado e desporto? O United World Colleges (UWC) é uma rede de 17 escolas internacionais do ensino secundário para jovens dos 16 aos 19 anos, que te oferece ...
Global -- On behalf of The Ismaili, we wish all our readers a Happy New Year, and hope that 2020 brings you lots of joy, happiness, and good health. The passing of another year provides an opportunity to pause and reflect. We think back over the past months and ask what we will remember most, what we learned, and what worked ...
Portugal -- No passado dia 18 de dezembro de 2019, os Aga Khan Master Musicians com o convidado especial Jasser Haj-Youssef presentearam uma audiência no Centro Ismaili, em Lisboa, destacando a união entre diferentes países e continentes, e entre o presente e o passado, ao explorar várias formas de música clássica, folclórica, jazz e contemporânea. Oriundos de várias partes do Mundo, ...
Global -- On 18 December 2019, the Aga Khan Master Musicians with special guest Jasser Haj-Youssef delighted an audience at the Ismaili Centre, Lisbon. They highlighted the unity between different countries and continents, and between the present and the past by exploring various forms of classical, folk, jazz, and contemporary music. Rooted in various different parts of the world, the Aga ...
Global -- As part of the 10th anniversary celebrations of the Ismaili Centre, Dubai, architects Rami El Dahan and Soheir Farid visited the Centre earlier this year and looked back on the successes and challenges in designing a welcoming building of timeless elegance. During their visit, the Egyptian duo spoke passionately about their initial challenge of creating a building to suit ...
Global -- On 17 December 2019, Naureen Karim Shariff was conferred with the Freedom of the City of London in a ceremony officiated in the presence of family, friends, and colleagues at the esteemed Chamberlain's Court at The Guildhall in London. The Freedom of the City of London is one of the oldest surviving awards in existence, believed to have been ...
Global -- Music college graduate and second-generation singer in his family, Chorshanbe Alovatov from Tajikistan won the popular Central Asia's Got Talent show final on 22 December 2019. The show, which toured four countries in the region, culminated in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Millions of viewers showed their support for Chorshanbe during Central Asia's Got Talent 2019. Chorshanbe currently studies at the Institute ...
Far East -- Rehan Hariyani, a young member of the Far East Jamat, met Michelle Obama on 14 December, after being selected as one of four students from the One World International School to meet with the former first lady of the USA. Hariyani was selected from over 1,200 students in his school community, based on his social communication skills, participation ...
Global -- In an effort to highlight the importance of tolerance, President of the UAE His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has proclaimed this year the 'Year of Tolerance'. With this in mind, an event called DiversiTree was recently held at the Ismaili Centre Dubai. The project, which is part art installation and part performance art, brought together the ...
United States -- Americans came together to celebrate the holiday at Fort Bend in Houston, Texas, united to celebrate pluralism and diversity within the community. The minister of Christ Church of Sugar Land opened the night by encouraging guests to partake in an assortment of "interfaith cookies", eliciting amusement among the diverse audience. With over 20 different faith groups represented, the ...
United States -- "Women-owned companies are responsible for creating 2.2 million jobs across the nation. They are more and more present in leadership positions as founders, executives, and corporate board members," says Farzana Nayani. Despite these achievements, she believes more needs to be done through "workplace infrastructure and policies that engage and promote belonging for women, as opposed to a culture ...
Global -- On a cold Saturday morning in November, the first preparations for an exceptional weekend begin. More than a hundred members of the Jamats of Paris, Brussels, Lausanne, Nantes, Toulouse, Montpellier, Grenoble, and Lyon work together towards a common goal: to prepare and distribute meals for the homeless. For many decades, volunteers have been serving the Jamat with generosity and ...
The best investment for a community is an investment in its youth. The Ismaili youth of today - the leaders of tomorrow - are more global, technologically advanced, and exposed to more diverse career options compared to the previous generation. What is required, therefore, is to facilitate the youth to best achieve their ambitions whilst also developing empathy in them to ...
Global -- Period poverty is a global issue. It is estimated that one in five girls in America have left school early or missed school because of their period. In India, approximately 70% of all reproductive diseases are caused by poor menstrual hygiene. Three young Ismailis are working to increase awareness, change perceptions, and increase access to menstrual hygiene products. Charities ...
Global -- I'm surrounded by young people from all over Europe. Everyone looks, dresses and behaves differently. Actually we can hardly understand each other and have to use gestures to communicate. At home we eat different foods and have different customs, but here we are brothers and sisters in faith: This is European Youth Camp, and we are One Jamat. "Bonjour, ...
Portugal -- A Esclerose Múltipla (EM) é uma doença crónica, inflamatória e degenerativa, que atinge o Sistema Nervoso Central. Normalmente, surge em jovens adultos entre os 20 e os 40 anos, com maior incidência nas mulheres. O mecanismo da doença assenta num erro do sistema de defesa do organismo que leva a que a mielina (uma proteína que rodeia as células ...
Portugal -- A Aga Khan Development Network, em Uganda, encontra-se a recrutar um "Management & Programme Liaison Officer". Background: The Management & Programme Liaison Officer (MPLO) role was created to support the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) Diplomatic Representative ('Representative") and under whose direction the MPLO will work to advance the objectives of the AKDN. The MPLO's role in Uganda will ...
Pakistan -- "And these workers that I am aware of, they are everywhere. They are silent. They do not seek recognition and although I do not give them much worldly recognitions, they are very close to my heart and deep in my recognition."Farman by Mawlana Hazar ImamNairobi, 1992 From the roots of the "Kathiawadi Mitr Mandal" in 1912, the group was ...
Global -- The Ismaili had the opportunity to speak with four Ismaili women working at the United Nations (UN) to learn about their careers, their work, and the role of the UN over its 74 year history. Samina, Nahla, Nazneen and Shenaz have spent many years working across various agencies and departments of the UN. Here they share their experiences and ...
