Portugal -- Nesta altura do ano, com as primeiras chuvas, muitas matas e jardins enchem-se de cogumelos, para deleite das crianças e visitantes curiosos. Com formas, tamanhos e cores muito variadas, os cogumelos são na realidade as estruturas reprodutoras (ou carpóforos) de alguns tipos de fungos, cuja estrutura base é geralmente invisível a olho nu. À parte o seu encanto, os ...
Global -- Mawlana Hazar Imam presided over the Global Pluralism Award ceremony on Wednesday 20 November, a biennial event hosted by the Global Centre for Pluralism. The Award recognises the extraordinary achievements of organisations, individuals, and governments around the world who exemplify living peacefully and productively with diversity. "The Award should serve as a reminder that we can all take steps, ...
Portugal -- Em 2020, o Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) terá oito cursos disponíveis.CoursesProgramme dates (both days inclusive)Application DeadlineUnderstanding Islam12-17 February 202015 December 2019Trends in Education about Islam: Opportunities and Challenges14-18 July 202029 March 2020Introduction to Islam21-25 July 202029 March 2020Shari'a: Development of Fiqh and Ethics in Muslim Contexts04-08 August 202029 March 2020The Qur'an and its Interpretations26-30 August 202029 March 2020Educational ...
Global -- Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Canada today, accompanied by Princess Zahra, in advance of a ceremony to recognise the recipients of the 2019 Global Pluralism Award. Hazar Imam and Princess Zahra were welcomed in Ottawa by Ismaili Council for Canada President Ameerally Kassim-Lakha, AKDN Resident Representative for Canada Dr Mahmoud Eboo, and Global Centre for Pluralism Secretary General Meredith ...
Global -- Applications are now open for a series of eight short courses offered by the Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) in 2020 as part of its continuing education programme. The short courses, which are open to members of the Jamat with an undergraduate degree and proficiency in English, are designed to introduce participants to a social, cultural, and civilisational approach ...
Ismaili Council for Pakistan -- "I have a firm belief that my business will grow. I want to earn enough so I can support the educational aspirations of the less-privileged children from my village." - Azeem Khan 24-year-old Azeem Khan was born in Immit, Gilgit-Baltistan with a disabled limb. This, unfortunately, restricted him from daily activities. Furthermore, due to financial constraints, ...
United Kingdom -- International Men's Day 2019What is it and why does it matter? There have been calls for an International Men's Day since the 1960's and in this era of empowering gender equality, you may have even thought to yourself "Why do women have an international celebration and not men?" or "Men's contributions and concerns deserve a day of recognition ...
Canada -- Global Muslim leaders gathered at the Ismaili Centre Toronto over the first weekend of October for the closing ceremony of the Concordia Forum, an initiative that brings diverse Muslim leaders together to foster collaboration in response to social problems and discuss Islam's role in the world. Canadian Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen and Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to ...
Portugal -- Mesmo para quem visita regularmente os jardins do Centro Ismaili, há sempre surpresas e novidades. Desta vez, destacamos a flor do Osmanthus fragrans, um arbusto ornamental bastante discreto, famoso pelo seu aroma (tal como o nome indica), mas que aqui nunca tinha florido. Pertence à mesma família do jasmim e da oliveira (oleáceas) e é conhecido em inglês como ...
Portugal -- A pneumonia é uma inflamação no tecido pulmonar, provocada por um micro-organismo infecioso, bactéria, vírus ou, menos frequente, fungo. Em Portugal, a maior parte das pneumonias é provocada pela bactéria 'Streptococcus pneumoniae'. Pode ser leve, severa ou mortal, dependendo da idade do doente e do seu estado de saúde. A pneumonia afeta, por ano, cerca de 12 pessoas por ...
Global Encounters -- APPLICATION PROCESS When will the camps take place? Five camps are planned for 2020. Please note that there may be some changes to the dates or locations added. ● Global Encounters Kenya, hosted at the Aga Khan Academy in Mombasa with an excursion to Nairobi will be from 14th July to 8th August 2020;● Global Encounters India, hosted ...
Global -- Earlier today, 12 November, Mawlana Hazar Imam joined over 30 world leaders for the opening session of the second Paris Peace Forum where he met with leaders and ministers from various countries. Initiated by French President Emmanuel Macron, the Forum was founded on the principle that international cooperation is key to tackling global challenges and ensuring lasting peace. Speaking ...
Global -- The Ismaili Council for France held an institutional dinner attended by Meredith Preston McGhie, Secretary General of the Global Centre for Pluralism (GCP) on 10 November, ahead of the upcoming Paris Peace Forum. In keeping with GCP's mandate, Secretary General McGhie discussed some of the challenges that the world faces today, and her vision of how pluralism might help ...
Global -- Mawlana Hazar Imam attended a dinner reception hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace on 11 November 2019 ahead of the second Paris Peace Forum. ...
Global -- Earlier today, 11 November 2019, Mawlana Hazar Imam joined a gathering of world leaders for a dinner reception hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace. The event was held ahead of the second Paris Peace Forum to begin tomorrow. Initiated by President Macron, the Paris Peace Forum was founded on the principle that international cooperation is ...
United States -- At the International Athens Democracy Forum in 2015, Mawlana Hazar Imam stated, "The progress of democracy in our world is fundamentally linked to improving the quality of human life." He cited four elements that could help advance democracy: an improved constitutional understanding, independent and pluralistic media, the potential of civil society, and a genuine democratic ethic. On September ...
United States -- The melody of a mandolin, accordion, banjo, and violin filled the room, bringing together nearly 200 people from different faiths and cultures on a Sunday afternoon. On October 27, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (AJFF), and the Ismaili Council for the Southeastern United States presented in partnership a film screening of "El Gusto," a musical documentary by filmmaker ...
Global -- Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge recently completed a trip to Pakistan, where they visited a number of AKDN projects. One stop on their tour of the country was Lahore. As a vital part of the Mughal Empire, Lahore was famed as one of the world's most cultured cities. Since 2007, the Aga Khan Trust for ...
United States -- The Ismaili Jamatkhana and Center hosted TEDxSugarLand for the fourth consecutive year on October 26, 2019. In keeping with the general theme of celebrations across the greater Houston area this year, marking the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing, the theme of TEDxSugarLand 2019 was "One Small Idea, One Giant Leap for Mankind." In his opening remarks to ...
Global -- The Ismaili Imamat's donation of the Da Vinci surgical equipment introduces cutting-edge, robotics-assisted technology for performing advanced operations on patients at the Central University Hospital in Portugal. Surgical robots are used in various medical specialties as extensions of a surgeon's hand, allowing for greater precision and less invasive surgical procedures. ...
Portugal -- Mawlana Hazar Imam e o Presidente da República, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, estiveram hoje presentes numa cerimónia especial em Lisboa, para assinalar a doação de um equipamento de cirurgia robótica efetuada pelo Imamat Ismaili ao Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central. O equipamento cirúrgico Da Vinci introduz uma tecnologia de ponta assistida por robô que permite realizar operações diferenciadas. ...
Global -- Mawlana Hazar Imam and President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa attended a special ceremony in Lisbon today, 8 November, to inaugurate the Ismaili Imamat's donation of a Da Vinci surgical system to the Centro Hospitalar Universitario de Lisboa Central. The Da Vinci surgical equipment introduces cutting-edge, robotics-assisted technology for performing advanced operations on patients. Surgical robots are used in various ...
Portugal -- No dia 8 de Novembro de 2019, celebramos o Milad al-Nabi, o aniversário do Profeta. Ao longo dos últimos 1400 anos, os Muçulmanos têm procurado retirar inspiração da vida do Profeta (salal-llahu 'alayhi wa alihi wa sallam) de diversas maneiras e, assim, a sua conduta e legado têm uma presença íntima na vida de milhões de Muçulmanos. On 8th ...
Global -- Ahead of the Paris Peace Forum, Malwana Hazar Imam today met with President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan. President Rahmon and Hazar Imam discussed areas of regional cooperation and AKDN's shared agenda to promote social and economic development in Central Asia. The Paris Peace Forum is an annual global meeting bringing together international stakeholders in open dialogue towards global governance, ...
Portugal -- Ontem, o Príncipe Hussain concedeu uma visita guiada da sua exposição, aos alunos do STEP com idades compreendidas entre os 12 e os 17 anos. Esta visita, proporcionada a cerca de 40 jovens Ismailis, teve como principal objetivo despertar o interesse e, consequentemente, aumentar a consciencialização dos jovens em relação aos ecossistemas marinhos e aos perigos iminentes que estes ...
Portugal -- Hoje, Mawlana Hazar Imam e o Presidente da República, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, fizeram uma visita ao Ensaio Fotográfico do Príncipe Hussain, no Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência. No início da tarde, os alunos do STEP participaram numa visita guiada à exposição conduzida pelo Príncipe Hussain. A exposição, que conta com mais de 100 imagens subaquáticas ...
Global -- Mawlana Hazar Imam and Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa today enjoyed a tour of Prince Hussain's photo exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History and Science in Lisbon. Earlier in the day Prince Hussain also conducted a tour of the exhibition for secondary students from the Lisbon Jamat's Talim (religious education) classes. The exhibition, entitled The Living ...
TKN -- In October 2019, a technology conference, 'Digital Transformation in Central Asia', became the biggest event of its kind in the history of the region. Hosted by the University of Central Asia (UCA), in partnership with the Government of Kyrgyz Republic, the three-day event featured 25 speakers from 12 countries and focused on three areas - digital transformation in government, ...
United States -- An Eid Luncheon held at the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Center in Sugar Land, Texas began with a video highlighting the work of landscape architect Nelson Byrd Woltz at the Aga Khan Garden in Alberta, Canada. This firm has also been commissioned to design the landscape at the new Ismaili Center Houston. Keynote speaker Sylvester Turner, Mayor of the ...
Canada -- The VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation recognised the Ismaili community of British Columbia for its support of mental health initiatives and its contribution to the broader provincial community with the 2019 Leadership Award at the Telus Night of a Thousand Stars Gala in Vancouver on 26 October. The award, which recognises contributions to the advancement of world-class healthcare in ...
Pakistan -- The Aga Khan Youth and Sports Board for Pakistan (AKYSBP) held the 6th Guides Commissioner's Conference from the 18th to 20th of October 2019, primarily aiming to discuss the milestones achieved in the past year. Catering to 42 Ismaili Guide Commissioners from Pakistan, the annual conference not only established the leaders' strategic direction but also conducted various capacity-building sessions ...
Global -- Camp Mosaic is about lifelong relationships, built piece by piece, through meaningful conversations and interactions -- a place where Ismaili youth in regions across the USA create bonds with each other and find their calling. There you are, a 14-year-old Guide waiting with your fellow Counselors, Guides, and Staff (CGS) for the first bus to come around the corner. ...
Global -- In September 2019, 40 new students joined The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) for post-graduate study, arriving from Canada, India, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and the USA. They have embarked on a journey that will expand their horizons, create lifelong friendships, and become part of a global network of alumni that share the unique experience of studying at the IIS. ...
Portugal -- Na semana passada foram realizadas atividades Tai-Chi, no Seixal, e de Yoga, em Lisboa, para a 3ª idade. Por serem atividades de baixo impacto, o Tai-chi e o Yoga estão aconselhadas para os seniores, tendo efeitos positivos na melhoria dos efeitos de algumas doenças. É bastante recomendado em casos de osteoporose, aumentando o equilíbrio e fortalecendo a estrutura óssea. ...
Portugal -- O cancro da mama é o segundo tipo de cancro mais comum entre as mulheres, sendo apenas ultrapassado pelo cancro da pele. De acordo com os dados da Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro (LPCC), em Portugal são detetados, anualmente, cerca de 6.000 novos casos de cancro da mama (sendo que apenas 1% acontece nos homens) e 1.500 mulheres morrem ...
Portugal -- O Institute of Ismaili Studies encontra-se a organizar o GPISH, um curso com a duração de 3 anos. Nos dois primeiros anos, os participantes terão acesso a um programa conducente ao Mestrado em Estudos Islâmicos e Humanidades, reconhecido pela SOAS University, em Londres. O 3º ano será dedicado ao Mestrado numa universidade britânica. GPISH trains students to use the ...
Portugal -- Escolher uma área ou carreira profissional é uma das decisões mais desafiantes. No dia 25 de outubro, o Aga Khan Education Board (AKEB) recebeu vários jovens de diferentes faixas etárias no Centro Ismaili de Lisboa para dois eventos de Speed Mentoring, denominados "Novas Perspetivas, Diferentes Horizontes" e "Orientação Vocacional". Tomar decisões educativas tem um grande impacto no nosso futuro. ...
Global -- Selecting a field of study or a career path is one of the most challenging decisions to make. On 25 October, the Aga Khan Education Board (AKEB) for Portugal welcomed various age groups to the Ismaili Centre, Lisbon for two Speed Mentoring events, entitled "New Perspectives, Different Horizons" and "Vocational Guidance." Making educational decisions has a huge impact on ...
Global -- In our rapidly changing world, the use of technology is not only on the rise, but is essential to participation in the knowledge society. On 20 October 2019, over 150 members of the Jamat attended the Ismaili Centre, London, for the inaugural Science Fair - part of the Aga Khan Education Board (AKEB)'s effort in the UK to promote ...
United Kingdom -- Our natural environment constantly changes, due to natural phenomena that have been happening over millions of years. Human activities, however, are causing unfavourable changes within the environment. For example, our excessive use of fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas, etc.) has caused a dramatic change in level of carbon dioxide (a gas which contributes to global warming). The ...
