Global -- It is estimated that at the end of 2018, 51.2 per cent of the global population, or 3.9 billion people, were using the Internet. While the Internet has brought about many positive changes, there have also been some undesirable effects of its growth and increased usage. The advent and exponential growth of the Internet has brought about much change ...
TKN -- When Salima Alibhai served on her first Aga Khan University (AKU) TKN assignment in 2015, she could not have anticipated that it would change the course of her future.The dental professional and educator from Seattle, Washington, jumped at the chance to spend six weeks at AKU-Karachi to help set standards and create protocols for a clinical practice where students ...
Pakistan -- A "Heritage Discovery Tour" was organised by the Aga Khan Youth and Sports Board for Pakistan for young individuals to explore the richness of Punjab's historic and cultural heritage. 27 inquiring minds, with an interest in cultural knowledge, participated in this programme from different parts of Pakistan. By understanding the initiatives undertaken by the Aga Khan Development Network, participants ...
Global -- Seated in a Pamiri home in Khorog, Tajikistan, 73-year-old Khudododova Tursunmo listened intently to a presentation on Nazrana. She learned that Ismailis worldwide would have the opportunity to pledge a Diamond Jubilee gift of time and knowledge to Mawlana Hazar Imam. A retiree and grandmother of five, Khudododova wondered what gift she could give the Imam to show her ...
India -- If we could celebrate the festival of Diwali without crackers, and yet enjoy as much, wouldn't that be great? This year, Garden Society in Kompally, Secunderabad celebrated Diwali with joy, laughter, some great food and music. Green Diwali, an eco friendly celebration, was enjoyed by the Jamat, with so much fun and frolic, that the absence of firecrackers went ...
Uganda -- The Jamati Scouts, Guides and volunteers engaged with the Aga Khan School Kampala on Sunday, 10 February 2019 to plant trees at the school grounds. This activity was chosen as a powerful and affordable way to make a difference forthe environment. As we know, trees improve air quality by producing oxygen,they moderate the effects of sun and wind, and ...
Global -- Along with serving as symbols of the presence of the Ismaili community around the world, Ismaili Centres also act as meeting points for youth in the Jamat to connect, learn from, and interact with one another. At the opening ceremony of the Ismaili Centre Toronto in 2014, Mawlana Hazar Imam said, "When our planning for the Toronto Ismaili Centre ...
Global -- Situated in the mountains of Northern Pakistan, two new Jamatkhanas were opened last month in the valleys of Ishkoman and Puniyal in Gilgit-Baltistan. The inauguration ceremonies were attended by over 5,000 members of the Jamat. The new spaces are located in areas of outstanding natural beauty. The Ishkoman valley runs north to south in the Northernmost part of Pakistan, ...
Global -- The.Ismaili is pleased to announce that, due to popular demand, selected items from the Diamond Jubilee Memorabilia Collection are now available for purchase online at The.Ismaili Shop. This collection beautifully combines form and function in a wide selection of luxury personal and home accessories. Many of the items feature the Diamond Jubilee motif, inspired by a Fatimid wood carving ...
United States -- Bell jingles, loud cheers, and upbeat music could be heard in Carrollton Headquarters Jamatkhana on November 21, 2018, as numerous volunteers competed to make meals for children and their families in the North Texas area. With turkeys roasting in their own ovens, volunteers chose to wake up and come serve on this Thanksgiving morning. "We wanted to do ...
United States -- One hundred seventh-grade students from the Westminster Schools, an independent co-educational Christian day school, took a field trip last November to the Ismaili Jamatkhana in Norcross. As part of their World Religions curriculum, the students explored the Jamatkhana space used for worship and contemplation, and they engaged in group activities to discuss significant aspects of Islam. Westminster faculty ...
United States -- Jamatkhanas and Ismaili Centres play an important role in the lives of the Ismaili community in the USA but they also play a very important role in promoting diversity and pluralism in the communities where they exist. Jamatkhanas share a natural affinity with many places of worship. Throughout the country, local Ismaili Councils have engaged with various faith ...
Portugal -- Para assinalar a Semana Mundial de Harmonia Inter-religiosa, o The.Ismaili tem o prazer de partilhar a história de um grupo de alunos ismailis e dos seus amigos e vizinhos católicos que se juntaram no ano passado para visitar o Santuário de Fátima, um dos locais sagrados mais significativos no país. No dia 8 de dezembro de 2018 (feriado católico ...
United States -- "Thank you again for all you are doing to help staff the shelter. You and all the Aga Khan Council volunteers have been a tremendous help, and I really can't thank you enough! Your nurses wanted to be here. They came with such open hearts. It was fabulous." -Monica Soderstrom, Nursing Director for the Butte County Public Health ...
United States -- It was an uncharacteristically cold and windy Monday morning in Los Angeles on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 21, 2019. Most families were bundled warmly in their homes, but 48 volunteers in I-CERV shirts huddled together at George Washington Carver Middle School to help the community. This event attracted over a thousand volunteers from dozens of corporations ...
United States -- "When volunteers are taken seriously, the quality of their contribution and their own sense of satisfaction literally soar," said Princess Zahra Aga Khan at the International Association for Volunteer Effort World Conference in Edmonton, Canada, on August 25, 1998. On January 6, 2019, six local high school Jamati youth volunteers from Long Island represented the Ismaili community at ...
"The Holy Quran commands humankind to shape our earthly environment, as good stewards of the Divine Creation...We hope that the Aga Khan Award for Architecture will always point towards an architecture of optimism and harmony, a powerful force in elevating the quality of human life." Speech by Mawlana Hazar Imam at the Aga Khan Award for Architecture Ceremony, Dubai, United Arab ...
United Kingdom -- Meet, Compete & Unite.The European Sports Festival is back. 19 - 21 April 2019 at The University of Nottingham.Please click the below link for more details:www.the.ismaili/esf ...
France -- Si l'année du Diamond Jubilee fut pour tous l'occasion d'un voyage spirituel, à Lyon le Jamat conservera aussi les empreintes de nombreux voyageurs ailés qui nous firent l'honneur de nous embarquer dans leur fabuleuse quête : Il s'agit bien sûr de la Conférence des Oiseaux de Farîd-al-dîn 'Attar. Ce recueil du poète soufi persan du XVIIe siècle a nourri ...
Ismaili Centres -- Part one of a three-part conversation series featured an engaging discussion with Dr. Abdallah Daar and centered on the theme of "Ethics in An Increasingly Complex Word". Dr. Amyn Sajoo hosted the event, and pulled several topics from Dr. Daar and Peter Singers' 2011 best-selling book called, "The Grandest Challenge: Taking Life-Saving Science from Lab to Village." The ...
Ismaili Centres -- Part two of a three-part conversation series in Toronto featured an engaging discussion with Canada's leading public intellectual, John Ralston Saul, on the topic of "Pluralist Citizenship and its Enemies". Part two of a three-part conversation series in Toronto featured an engaging discussion with Canada's leading public intellectual, John Ralston Saul, on the topic of "Pluralist Citizenship and ...
Ismaili Centres -- The final event of a three-part conversation series featured a discussion with Osgoode Hall law school professor, Benjamin Berger and centered on the theme of "Faith and the Law". Hosted by Dr. Amyn Sajoo, the discussions were framed around community, ethics, religion and how each interplay within the field of law. Professor Berger, an accomplished lawyer, author and ...
Global -- To mark World Interfaith Harmony Week, The.Ismaili is pleased to share a story from Portugal, where last year, a group of Ismaili students and their Catholic friends and neighbours came together to visit the Sanctuary of Fátima, one of the most significant holy sites in the country. Assured of the potential a visit of this kind would have in ...
Global -- UK-based architect Farshid Moussavi has been selected to lead the design of the Ismaili Center, Houston -- the first Ismaili Center in the USA. The Center's design team also includes Thomas L. Woltz, of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects; Hanif Kara, co-founder of structural engineering firm AKT II and professor in practice, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design; and ...
Global -- Situated in six cities around the world, the Ismaili Centres are places of contemplation and congregation, peace and prayer, humility and hope, discovery and dialogue, and equanimity and enlightenment. In his remarks at the Foundation Ceremony of the Ismaili Centre Dubai in 2003, Mawlana Hazar Imam defined the purpose and the unique characteristics of an Ismaili Centre as: "At ...
Global -- Late last year, a diverse group of interfaith leaders visited the Aga Khan Museum to explore its exhibitions, architecture, and facilities. In recognition of World Interfaith Harmony Week, The.Ismaili is pleased to share their experiences in an article written by Ruth Broyde Sharone, first published on 15 November 2018 by The Interfaith Observer. Some 7,500 people representing more than ...
Global -- The songs and stories of the Middle East and South Asia are infused with sensations, fragrances, tastes, and colours; the depth of which were conveyed by Harvard Professor Ali Asani, and Pakistani singer and author Ali Sethi, in a unique format at the Ismaili Centre London. ...
Global -- On a cold and crisp winter evening, a buzz of anticipation filled the air as crowds filtered into the social hall at the Ismaili Centre on 16 January for Misaq e Ishq -- an evening of poetry, music, and storytelling on the theme of love. The songs and stories of the Middle East and South Asia are infused with ...
Global -- To mark World Cancer Day on 4 February, nutritionist and early childhood development specialist Shameera Somani highlights the efforts being made by the Aga Khan Health Board (AKHB) in India to educate the Jamat about cancer through its various awareness and screening programmes. Cancer can affect any part of the body. In cancer, there is a rapid formation of ...
United Arab Emirates -- There was a cultural evening of Flamenco at the Ismaili Centre Dubai, which is a professionalised genre of dance native to southern Spain. The evening showcased thiscaptivating and characteristic part of Spanish culture, while bringing together the Spanish Ambassador to the UAE, various diplomats from Spain and other countries, dignitaries and journalists, many of which visited the ...
United Arab Emirates -- Dubai, 9 December 2018: In partnership with the Consulate of USA in Dubai, the Ismaili Centre, Dubai hosted an evening of Jazz with the US Air Force Jazz Band. USA Consul General His Excellency Phil Frayne commented: "The lovely architecture of the Ismaili Centre and the Ismaili community's commitment to pluralism, tolerance and to building bridges make ...
Global -- On 27 January 2019, The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) and the Aga Khan Foundation UK hosted a panel at the Jaipur Literature Festival in India, where the new IIS publication Islam: An Illustrated Journey was officially launched. Many of us are curious about other cultures with a hunger for experiencing the "out of the ordinary", and we satisfy ...
Global -- Illustrated with more than 250 spectacular images, Islam: An Illustrated Journey explores the rich pluralistic heritage of Islam in a clear and accessible way. The book takes readers on a visual journey from the advent of Islam up to the present day, and across the landscapes of the Middle East, the Mediterranean, South and Central Asia, the Indian Ocean, ...
Global -- On 15 January 2019, world-renowned public intellectual Professor Mona Siddiqui, OBE, delivered the annual lecture commemorating Milad-un-Nabi, to an audience of over 250 government and community leaders, academics, and members of the Jamat on the topic of "Hospitality, Global Conflicts and Migration: From Divine Imperative to Social Conscience." In her welcome remarks, Ismaili Council for Ontario President Sheherazade Hirji ...
Pakistan -- A pioneering Winter Arts program for young Jamati members from Gilgit-Baltistan saw teachers from one of Pakistan's top art schools travelling to the region for a series of workshops that introduced key techniques and skills to budding artists. "Its (The Aga Khan Museum) fundamental aim will be an educational one, to actively promote knowledge of Islamic arts and culture. ...
Global -- An enthusiastic group of students at the Khorog campus of the University of Central Asia (UCA) have formed an initiative to promote awareness of ecological issues and encourage participation in environmentally sustainable practices. "We were driving to Ishkashim and passed by a landfill. It was horrible," said Anisa Abibulloeva (Class of 2021), an economics major at UCA from Dushanbe, ...
TKN -- How can someone on one side of the world affect an initiative on the other side? Or contribute to making an improvement to a large-scale process? Or share the knowledge they have acquired through years of education and experience? The stories of TKN volunteers Ali Thanawalla, Adam Jutha and Huma Pabani are all examples of short-term, remote assignments with ...
Kenya -- Within the Jamat, there is a significant number of people that live with some form of disability, including physical impairment, sensory impairment, cognitive impairment, intellectual impairment, and mental illness. Like everyone, this group of individuals have their own uniqueness, which needs to be understood and embraced. It can be done in an environment that promotes equality, inclusiveness, and mutual ...
TKN -- How long does it take for someone on one side of the world to affect an initiative on the other side of the world? How much time should one contribute to making an improvement to a large-scale process? How can one share the knowledge they have acquired through years of education and experience with an agency that has the ...
United States -- Agile, talented professionals who engage with their communities are celebrated globally for their accomplishments. The 40 Under 40 award provides a platform for recognition of these young men and women who are making an incredible difference in their communities, cities and beyond. This platform is utilized by various distinguished institutions, be it academic in nature, financial or with ...
