Global -- On 11 July 2022, the global Jamat will commemorate a rare milestone - Mawlana Hazar Imam's 65th Imamat Day. Here, we look back at his third decade as Imam. From 1977, the world began to experience great technological achievements: the birth of the first test tube baby, the sale of the first Apple Macintosh computer, and the first permanent ...
Portugal -- No próximo dia 11 de julho, o nosso amado Mawlana Hazar Imam celebra o seu 65º aniversário como líder e guia espiritual de todos os Muçulmanos Ismaili. Iremos celebrar esta data como "Um Jamat" no próximo dia 16 de Julho, no Centro de Congressos de Lisboa. Inscreva-se em iiportugal.org. As celebrações por ocasião do 65º aniversário do nosso amado ...
Portugal -- Este livro é a primeira coleção de biografias de todos os Imams Ismaili, desde os que viveram durante o período formativo do Islão, atravessando a época dos Imams ocultos do primeiro "período de ocultação", quando as suas identidades públicas permaneceram guardadas, até aos Imams-califas da ilustre dinastia Fatimida, e os Imams do período Alamut, até aos Aga Khans dos ...
Portugal -- This book is the first collection of biographies of all the Ismaili Imams, from those living during the formative period of Islam, through to the hidden Imams of the first 'period of concealment' when their public identities remained guarded, to the Imam-caliphs of the illustrious Fatimid dynasty, and those of the Alamut period, up to the Aga Khans of ...
USA -- A former IBM executive's new book encourages women to harness their power to propel them to success. In the self-help sections of bookstores, titles such as James Clear's "Atomic Habits" or Stephen Covey's, "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People," often line the shelves. Seldom do we see publications written by women of color who are immigrants from East ...
ANZ -- Meet Saba Akbar an esteemed academic, multiple scholarship awardee, and professional nurse from Sydney Jamat. SABA AKBAR Originally from Karachi, Pakistan, Saba has had a progressive career starting her journey as a nursing student at the Aga Khan University, in 2011 and going on to various roles including Surgical Nurse and Nursing Instructor. Her passion for acquiring knowledge led ...
Global -- In May 2020, while the world was in lockdown, The Ismaili TV hosted a virtual Shukrana Concert to commemorate Eid ul-Fitr. To prepare, the organising team issued a call out for song submissions, hoping for a few hours worth of content. The response was overwhelming. A new platform was soon created to showcase the musical talent of the Jamat ...
Global -- Access to English language learning opportunities in Afghanistan has long been uneven and limited, especially in the most remote areas. Yet, proficiency in English is essentially important to compete for the highest quality education and the best employment opportunities. A new language programme, developed in Canada, is helping to increase high-quality access at an exponential rate. At the virtual ...
USA -- A variety of Navroz celebrations offer renewed hope and entertainment The start of the Persian New Year started a flurry of celebrations in Jamats across the globe. After a temporary hiatus from in-person celebrations instilled by the pandemic, Navroz 2022 in the Southeast Region proved to be a joyous recommencing of festivities for the Jamat. Atlanta Children's Museum An ...
Portugal -- Por ocasião da Conferência dos Oceanos da Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU) 2022, em Lisboa, o apelo fotográfico do Príncipe Hussain Aga Khan, a favor da preservação dos nossos oceanos, será apresentado em dois locais: no Centro Ismaili, Lisboa (21 de junho - 27 de julho de 2022) e no Pavilhão de Portugal (27 de junho - 1 de ...
Portugal -- On the occasion of the 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference, in Lisbon, Portugal, two different venues will present the photographic plea of Prince Hussain Aga Khan in favour of the preservation of our oceans: the Ismaili Centre, Lisbon (June 21 - July 27, 2022) and the Pavilhão de Portugal (June 27 - July 1, 2022) - ONE SUSTAINABLE OCEAN, ...
Global -- On 11 July 2022, the global Jamat will commemorate a rare milestone - Mawlana Hazar Imam's 65th Imamat Day. To begin a new series of reflections, here, we look back at his first decade as Imam. In 1957, Prince Karim Aga Khan, then a 20-year-old student at Harvard, became the Imam-of-the-Time when his grandfather, Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah passed ...
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Pakistan -- The Ismaili Pakistan is pleased to present a compilation of Photographs, Artworks and Creative Writing samples of winners and runner-up of AKS - National Arts Competition. Through AKS, Ismaili CIVIC aimed to identify environmentally conscious leaders who promote environmental sustainability in Pakistan to articulate their relationship with nature and their ideas using diverse artistic expressions. AKS received 238 submissions ...
TKN -- Dilshad Ladhani, Dr Nasir Jaffer and Dr Alim Punja generously contributed their time and expertise recently at the Aga Khan Health Service,Pakistan's (AKHS,P) health facilities in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Chitral. These dedicated TKN volunteers came at a time when AKHS,P is significantly expanding its footprint in GB and Chitral. New wings recently opened at the medical centres in Gilgit ...
Portugal -- (Re)veja os principais momentos da conferência "Investir na qualidade de resposta para crianças de 0 aos 3 anos: que desafios?" realizada no passado dia 28 de abril, no Centro Ismaili, em Lisboa. Este evento reuniu um grupo de convidados que, ao longodo dia de trabalho, refletiu sobre os desafios que se colocam aos profissionais, às instituições e aos decisores, ...
ANZ -- Originally from Ahmadabad, Hunza (Northern Pakistan), Shahida Bano is a Senior Quality Improvement Consultant at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia. SHAHIDA BANO Senior Quality Improvement Consultant Melbourne, Australia Shahida completed the early years of her education at Diamond Jubilee School, Ahmadabad. She started her career in the field of health management and quality assurance at the Aga Khan University ...
Portugal -- Anúncio do Ismaili International Conciliation and Arbitration Board (ICAB) relativo às Diretrizes para a Transferência Ética da Riqueza e Planeamento Sucessório. O Ismaili International Conciliation and Arbitration Board (ICAB), com base nas suas revisões anuais do sistema CAB a nível mundial, concluiu que muitas disputas se centram em torno da distribuição da riqueza. Para prevenir tais disputas, e para ...
CAB -- اخلاقی طورپر دولت کی منتقلی اور وراثت کی منصوبہ بندی کے حوالے سے اسماعیلی انٹرنیشنل کنسی لیشن اینڈ آربیٹریشن بورڈ کی جانب سے Guidelines کا اعلان اخلاقی دولت کی منتقلی اور وراثت کی منصوبہ بندی کے لیے رہنما خطوط ...
CAB -- إعلان من الهيئة العالمية للمصالحة والتحكيم الإسماعيلية (ICAB) بشأن الإرشادات التوجيهية للنقل الأخلاقي للثروة والتخطيط للميراث المبادئ التوجيهية لنقل الثروة الأخلاقية والتخطيط للميراث ...
CAB -- اطلاعیۀ ادارهٔ قضا و داوری بین المللی اسماعیلی (ICAB) در مورد رهنمودِ انتقال اخلاقی دارایی و پلانگزاری میراث رهنمودهایی برای برنامه ریزی اخلاقی انتقال ثروت و ارث ...
CAB -- Annonce du International Conciliation and Arbitration Board (ICAB) Ismaili concernant les orientations pour le transfert éthique de patrimoine et la planification successorale. Sur la base de ses examens annuels du système CAB dans le monde, Ismaili International Conciliation and Arbitration Board (ICAB) a observé que de nombreux litiges sont liés à la distribution du patrimoine. Afin de prévenir de ...
CAB -- Эъломияи Анҷумани Байналмилалии Мусолиҳа ва Доварӣ дар мавриди меъроси сарват ва банақшагирии он Анҷумани Байналмилалии Мусолиҳа ва Доварӣ (ICAB), бар асоси баррасиҳои солонаи худ дар бораи системаи Мусолиҳа ва Доварӣ дар саросари ҷаҳон мушоҳида кардааст, ки баҳсҳои зиёде дар атрофи тақсимоти сарват дар ҷамоат ба вуқӯъ омада истодаанд. Барои ҳамин ICAB барои бартараф намудани ин гуна муноқишаҳо ва ба ...
CAB -- ધી ઇસ્માઈલી ઇન્ટરનેશનલ કન્સિલિએશન ઍન્ડ આર્બિટ્રેશન બૉર્ડ (ICAB) તરફથી સંપત્તિના નૈતિક હસ્તાંતરણ અને વારસાના આયોજન માટેની માર્ગદર્શિકા અંગેની જાહેરાત ધી ઇસ્માઈલી ઇન્ટરનેશનલ કન્સિલિએશન ઍન્ડ આર્બિટ્રેશન બૉર્ડ (ICAB)એ, વૈશ્વિક સ્તરે keb (CAB) પદ્ધતિની તેની વાર્ષિક સમીક્ષાઓના આધારે એવું નિરીક્ષણ કર્યું છે કે ઘણા વિવાદો સંપત્તિની વહેંચણીની આસપાસ કેન્દ્રિત હોય છે. આવા વિવાદોને રોકવા માટે, અને ખાસ કરીને વ્યક્તિના મૃત્યુના સમયે ...
USA -- Let us reflect upon how we can coexist peacefully in a globalized world through the cosmopolitan ethic. In his work of prose entitled Gulistan (Rose Garden), the 13th Century Persian poet Sa'di captures the sacredness and connectedness of human beings in the poem entitled, "Bani Adam" (Children of Adam): The children of Adam are parts of one wholeFor they ...
Global -- On 25 May 2022, the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon commemorated Africa Day at an event organised by the Group of Ambassadors of African countries in Portugal, in partnership with the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat. Africa Day is commemorated in many countries around the world on 25 May every year to celebrate progress made across the continent's nations, and ...
Portugal -- Loneliness is often defined as sadness, caused because one has no friends, company, or an intimate partner. The reality is that despite having those nurturing relationships, there are still strong feelings of being lonely, as we feel misunderstood, our expectations from these relationships are not realized, dreams and aspirations remain unsupported, the environment uncomfortable. As social media has become ...
TKN -- Proficiency in the English language is essential to be able to access quality higher education, employment with better earnings potential, and international business opportunities. Yet, access to consistent and good quality English language learning in Central Asia and the Middle East countries is variable and, particularly in the remote districts, finding qualified English language training is a major challenge. ...
Pakistan -- On many occasions, Mawlana Hazar Imam has expressed his concern to see the elder members of the Jamat live their lives with peace, happiness and dignity. One of the goals of the Golden Jubilee was to improve the quality of life for the elderly. In 2015, while delivering the Jodidi Lecture at Harvard University, Mawlana Hazar Imam stated, "The ...
UAE -- "Pluralism implies a readiness to listen to many voices - whether we agree with them or not - and a readiness to embrace a rich diversity of cultures." His Highness the Aga Khan, May 22, 2005, in Nairobi, KenyaDiversity typically refers to something comprised of differing elements. Diversity, when it refers to people, may refer to the range of ...
Tajikistan -- 18-уми майи соли 2022 Президент ва аъзои азизам, Ман аз дубора оғоз гардидани нооромиҳои охир дар Бадахшони Кӯҳӣ сахт нигаронам. Ҳидояти ман барои Ҷамоатам ин аст, ки дар доираи қонунҳои кишвар зиндагӣ намоянд. Вориди хушунат нашаванд. Ниҳоят муҳим аст, ки фарзандони руҳониям ҳамеша суннати Ҷамоатамон, яъне дар баробари ҳамаи ҳамватанони дигар дар сулҳу осоиштагӣ зиндагӣ карданро ҳифз намоянд. Дар айни замон фарзандони рӯҳониям аз Бадахшони Кӯҳӣ, ...
Tajikistan -- 18th May 2022 My dear President and Members, I am deeply concerned by the recent renewal of unrest in Gorno-Badakshan. My guidance to my Jamat is to live within the laws of the land. Do not engage in violence. It is of utmost importance that my spiritual children always uphold our Jamat's tradition to live in peace and harmony alongside all their fellow citizens. ...
Portugal -- No passado dia 12 de Maio, Monsenhor Peña Parra, o substituto da Secretaria de Estado no Vaticano, foi recebido no Centro Ismaili pelo Príncipe Rahim, acompanhado por Nazim Ahmad, Representante Diplomático do Imamat Ismaili em Portugal, e Rahim Firozali, Presidente do National Council. English A reunião ofereceu a oportunidade para discutir assuntos de interesse mútuo, incluindo o contexto internacional ...
Global -- The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) is delighted to announce the launch of the new IIS website, which benefits from a complete redesign and the addition of several exciting new features. The new site's development has been shaped by feedback collected from hundreds of IIS staff, students, and other website users in an initial evaluation stage, with the goal ...
Global -- As part of the one percent of the population who stammer (stutter), I know first-hand the challenges that come with having one. I remember the feeling of dread when being asked my name or if I had to speak on the telephone. Ever since I was young, I've been on a journey to find the courage to face my ...
Global -- "I volunteer because it is a chance to be part of something bigger than myself," says Roza Amanbekova, a senior Communications and Media student from the University of Central Asia (UCA). "It is discovering the world and making it better." This article is part of The Ismaili's Enhancing Civil Society series, in which we highlight stories about members of ...
USA -- President Joe Biden hosted an Eid al-Fitr celebration at the White House on Monday, May 2nd, 2022. The event was attended by members of the Diplomatic Corps, elected representatives, and Muslim community leaders from across the country. Several members of the Ismaili community, including White House and Congressional staff, civic engagement organization representatives, and Ismaili Council for the USA ...
Portugal -- A collection of personal photographs -- never published before -- offers a fascinating glimpse into the work and life of Mawlana Hazar Imam. Português In 1984, shortly before the inauguration of the Ismaili Centre Vancouver, a young local photographer was commissioned to take photos of the building and its gardens during the final construction phase. A few months later, ...
