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News Flash for Digest + Ignition March 2022 -- Jamat's Choice: Most Popular Articles & Videos
Ismaili Digest Exclusive for March 2022 -- Each month enjoy the most popular new articles and videos viewed by the Jamat from over 36 of the best Ismaili websites with just one click! 'Most popular' means most viewed post(s) on each website (excluding duplicate postings, Event Alerts and COVID-19 advice) without social media influence. NOTE: Posts are randomly ordered.
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A moment in time: The first seminar of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture was held at Aiglemont
Mawlana Hazar Imam presided over and made opening remarks at the first seminar of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture held at Aiglemont, France, on April 5, 1978.The first review meeting of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. From left to right Doğan Kuban, Hasan uddin Khan, Renata Holod, Mawlana Hazar Imam, Oleg Grabar, William Porter, Nader Ardalan, Garr Campbell, Michael ...
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The Age of Experts
BROWNSTONE.ORG -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 1987: "Professional standards and assumptions can provide a form of intolerance, pride and myopia as intractable as the rigidities of traditional societies."] ARTICLE: Once upon a time, a man could brandish his doubt in public with a certain degree of dignity and honor. Being unsure was a mark of an inquiring mind, open to fresh evidence and new horizons. But, in this modern era, there is little room for old fashioned doubt and skepticism. In this Age of Certainty, of 140-character zingers and bumper-sticker morality, silence isn't a sign of humility: silence is violence. So, to keep pace with the flood of subjects, the modern man turns to the "Expert Class" for blind guidance. And blind guidance is what he gets. Indeed, on the Grand Subjects, these lodestars of knowledge are rarely in doubt and as confident as they are myopic. The experts are ...
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VIDEO: Fear Psychosis and the Cult of Safety - Why are People so Afraid?
ACADEMYOFIDEAS.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 2014: "As I look around me, my deep sense is that today the strongest human force, sadly, is fear. [This] might be seen as just my personal view, but more and more people are sharing it.... The actual process of replacing fear with hope rests with every individual in his or her society." ~~ Hazar Imam, 2007: "We must infuse our students with [a] spirit of adventure."] ARTICLE: In his book, "A Philosophy of Fear," Svendsen notes "We seem to be obsessed with every conceivable danger. Fear has become a basic characteristic of our entire culture." In the past, fear was counterbalanced by hope and courage, which was celebrated so individuals were daring in the face of risks and the unknown. That courage, hope, and optimism that kept fear in check before is all but lost and, today, many of us live lives consumed by fear. Until the last half of the 20th century, it was common sense that many risks, motivations by noble enterprises or a spirit of adventure, were worth taking and required for developing character or achieving greatness. Now the risk-taker is often castigated as foolish and ...
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Western media clubs together to white-wash Ukrainian Neo-Nazis
RT.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 2006: "Journalists transmit superficial rhetoric and slight underlying realities." ~~ While we normally do not post on political matters, we are posting on the situation in Ukraine because it is an invaluable case study about Big Tech and Western media.] ARTICLE: Recently, major Western media outlets ran stories about Ukraine's "Azov Batalion," trying to whitewash almost a decade of previous reporting that identified the unit's Nazi sympathies and ethos. Supposedly acting independently, they stuck to the same talking points and often the same verbiage, suggesting a concerted effort to spin the unit as heroic defenders of Ukraine. Contrast this to Western сoverage of Azov before 2022. Just last year, TIME magazine called them a militia that had "trained and inspired white supremacists from around the world." Elaborating that Azov founder, Andriy Biletsky, led a "neo-Nazi terrorist group" called Patriot of Ukraine, whose "manifesto seemed to pluck its narrative straight from Nazi ideology." This isn't the first time Western ...
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Ukraine vs Yemen - A contrast in media coverage
OFF-GUARDIAN.ORG -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: While we normally do not post on political matters, we are posting on the situation in Ukraine because it is an invaluable case study about Big Tech and Western media.] ARTICLE: In the mainstream media coverage Russia's intervention in Ukraine, much attention has been paid to the "Ukrainian Resistance." This romanticised, Hollywood-style PR makeover of the Ukrainian military by the corporate media lies in stark contrast to their coverage of Ansar Allah, more commonly known as the Houthis, currently waging an armed resistance against Western-allied Saudi Arabia's seven-year long war and blockade on neighbouring Yemen -- leading to mass-starvation in what is already the most impoverished country on the Arabian Peninsula. For example, after airstrikes against a key Saudi oil refinery in Jeddah, contrast the noticeable absence of articles by the Western media celebrating the Yemeni resistance success against the might of Riyadh, with their coverage of "Ukraine's Resistance" and Russia. To understand this contrasting approach ...
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Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) STUDENT VOICES: My Transformative STEP Journey
News story -- Fariza Sheralieva is a second-year student on the Secondary Teacher Education Programme (STEP). Here she talks about learning what it means to be a teacher and discovering her full potential through the programme. Being part of the IIS family and STEP programme for the second year has helped me to discover myself not only as a teacher but as ...
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"Golden Jubilee" of My Writing -- BoAI Vol #1
GOOGLE.COM -- In Nairobi, when I was chairman of the Ismailia Students' Union (the publishers of "Zahur") and of the Aga Khan Library, I had published about half a dozen pamphlets about our faith, such as "Do you know your history?". When Mawlana Sultan Mohammed Shah visited the Library, he remarked that people did not have time to read big books, but such pamphlets were quickly read and, therefore, more effective. I have often heard people complaining that there is a control on writing in the Ismailia community. If there were, there would not have appeared 200 odd magazines mentioned. During several decades that I have been writing [1920-1970], not once was any of my articles checked, censored or rejected. On the contrary my comments and advice have been sought on the material meant for the press by the institutions and the officials of the community. I think it is necessary to add that ...
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Paris double for Zarak with Classic contenders
Sabio Cen and La Parisienne maintain unbeaten records. Hopes are high for the first three-year-olds by ZARAK, who was the leading first season sire in France in 2021. The son of Dubawi and ZARKAVA enjoyed a double at Saint-Cloud on Tuesday when Sabio Cen and La Parisienne scored in the respective colts' and fillies' Class 1 Conditions races. Both have Classic ...
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"The Best in the West"
Speedy Siyouni filly Amelia's Jewel takes another Group win. Two-year-old Amelia's Jewel maintained her unbeaten record in style on Saturday as she blitzed to victory in the Gr.2 Karrakatta Plate over six furlongs at Ascot in Perth, Australia. "I've had some good horses in my time, but she is special," said owner/breeder Peter Walsh of Amelia Park Racing, who also sponsored ...
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Aga Khan Health Services' Commitment to a Healthier Tomorrow
Pakistan -- The Health Sector's ResponsibilityTackling climate change by reducing operational emissions across the globe is a top priority of the AKDN. With healthcare operations in eight countries, AKHS is committed to better understanding our carbon footprint. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates health operations to be responsible for 5-15% of a nation's carbon emissions. According to conservative estimates, health systems ...
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Europe Navroz Celebration
UK -- On Sat 19 and 26 Mar, Jamats from Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Denmark were able to come together once again to celebrate Navroz after two years of what was, for many, a period of social isolation, due to the pandemic. Jamats in the four countries each had the chance to celebrate the new year together. Dutch festivities were celebrated ...
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UK Navroz Celebration
UK -- On Sat 26 Mar, AKYSB held their long anticipated Navroz event for 18-45 year olds to celebrate Navroz and bring people together. A delicious three course meal was served and guests turned up in droves wearing traditional dress from various traditions. After dinner, the event continued with music from Zamana, a traditional raas garba band, an Afghani band called ...
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Jamati Member wins Prime Minister's Excellence Award
Pakistan -- Through her tireless efforts and unwavering commitment, Nadia Iqbal from Zulfiqarabad in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) sets a remarkable example for the women of our Jamat through her contributions in the field of IT. Her hard work paid off as she was honored by an Excellence award presented by Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan. "Freelancing in Gilgit was a challenge ...
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Greek President visits Ismaili Centre, Lisbon
Global -- The President of Greece, Ms Katerina Sakellaropoulou, visited the Ismaili Centre, Lisbon, during her three-day trip to Portugal last week. She was welcomed to the Centre by Princess Zahra and Prince Hussain. At the Ismaili Centre, President Sakellaropoulou also met with Portugal's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Francisco André, and leaders of the Jamat and AKDN. ...
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VIDEO: AKUH performs Pakistan's first gene therapy
When baby Shavez was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Dr Salman Kirmani and his team from the Aga Khan University Hospital Pakistan applied for him to be one of 100 patients per year - and the first in Pakistan - to receive free gene therapy from Novartis. After tests, staff training and managing the logistics, they were able to give Shavez the ...
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