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Given the American's Supreme Court ruling today on abortion, in overturning Roe v. Wade, we have, in this newsletter, highlighted the clear and consistent positions of both Mawlana Hazar Imam and Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah that bear directly on the issue, as well as the position of thousands of biologists. |
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I Asked Thousands of Biologists When Life Begins. The Answer Wasn't Popular
QUILLETTE.COM -- After receiving my Ph.D. this year, I found myself in a minor media whirlwind because of my finding that 96% of 5,577 biologists said human life begins at fertilization. 89% of them identified as liberal; 85% as pro-choice and 63% as non-religious. Originally, I surveyed Americans and 76% believed they deserve to know when a human's life begins in order to give informed consent to abortion procedures; 93% believe a human's life is worthy of legal protection once it begins; and 80% said biologists were "most qualified to answer the question, 'When does a human's life begin?'." So I surveyed professors in biology departments of over 1,000 institutions around the world and 96% of responding biologists affirmed that a human life begins at fertilization. ...
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2012 British Medical Journal paper explains why "after-birth abortion" (the pro-choice case for infanticide) is "acceptable"
SLATE.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 1983: "Children need to be cared for from the time they are conceived until they reach maturity ..." ~~ Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah: "The immediate religious duty of all my spiritual children is to learn perfect infant care from conception till maturity."] ARTICLE: Just when you thought the religious right couldn't get any "crazier," here comes the academic left with an even crazier idea: after-birth abortion. No, I didn't make this up. In the British Medical Journal's Journal of Medical Ethics, Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva propose: "When circumstances occur after birth such that they would have justified abortion, what we call after-birth abortion should be permissible.... We propose to call this practice 'after-birth abortion', rather than 'infanticide.' ... We claim that killing a newborn could be ethically permissible in all the circumstances where abortion would be. Such circumstances ...
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Tolerance - the gateway drug to every evil
CONSERVATIVEWOMAN.CO.UK -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 1976: "What was once wrong is now simply unconventional, and for the sake of individual freedom must be *tolerated*. What is *tolerated* soon becomes accepted. Contrarily, what was once right is now viewed as outdated, old fashioned and is often the target of ridicule."] ARTICLE: Tolerance, as practiced today, is utterly corrupting. Originally, it meant to endure, to forbear, to put up with bad things. But now it is an obligation, because that which must be endured is everywhere: there is no end to the putting up with things. Far from being a positive trait, it is a negative concept compelling us to submit to everything which offends common decency. To be tolerant these days is not merely to permit, but to celebrate that which we know to be wrong. What tolerance has wrought is the celebration of terrible ideas. Tolerance tells you to put up and shut up. Say no to tolerance. It is the gateway drug to every evil. Tolerance is the trojan horse underwriting the destruction of morality, of conscience ...
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Who Doesn't Want to Hear the Other Side's View?
MEDIUM.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 2015: "Is that message clear? You listen to people you don't like!" ~~ Hazar Imam, 1965: " What does happen, and this is a danger, is that the left-wing attitudes tend [to destroy] the respect of one individual towards another."] ARTICLE: Time and again, research shows people with left-wing/liberal views are more likely to block or unfriend their ideological counterparts than those with right-wing/conservative views. 2012 and 2014 Pew Research polls found liberals were more likely to block, unfriend or hide someone they disagreed with on social networking sites than conservatives. A 2014 YouGov UK poll found that Labour and Liberal Democrat supporters were much more likely to find it harder to befriend a UKIP supporter than vice versa. 2017 and 2018 The Dartmouth's polls found that student Democrats were much more likely to feel uncomfortable having Republican roommates or friends than vice versa. A 2020 Pew Research poll found that Democrats were more likely to avoid committed relationships with Republicans than vice versa. In 2021 ...
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The Left Is United By Who They Despise, Not What They Support
THEFEDERALIST.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 2008: "The quest for identity can then become an exclusionary process -- so that we define ourselves less by what we are for and more by whom we are against. When this happens, diversity turns quickly from a source of beauty to a cause of discord."] ARTICLE: To understand what binds the coalition of conflicting groups on the left together, it is more useful to examine what they oppose rather than the policies they support. And the glue that holds them together is scapegoating: identifying a villain, the scapegoat, the victim to be targeted who is blamed for inciting conflict. As The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy explains: the targeted victim is a monstrous creature that deserves to be punished and eliminated for peace. Identifying the left's scapegoats isn't difficult: masculine men become scapegoats when dubbed toxic, sexist enforcers of patriarchy. Stable nuclear families are targets for perpetuating gender roles. The terms for the scapegoats -- the "deplorables," sexists and the racists, rednecks and retrogrades, bigots, different stripes of -phobes -- is what holds the fragile bloc together. Party operatives blame ...
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Sufism and the Integration of Man -- BoAI Vol #3
GOOGLE.COM -- Islam is the religion of unity (tawhid) and all aspects of Islamic doctrine and practice reflect this central principle. Sufism, being the marrow of the bone or the inner dimension of the Islamic revelation, is the means par excellence whereby tawhid is achieved. All Muslims believe in Unity as expressed by the Shahadah, La ilaha ill'Allah. But only the Sufi, has realized the mysteries of tawhid, who knows what this assertion means. Only he sees God everywhere. The whole programme of Sufism, is to cure man from hypocrisy and to make him whole. Many today would like to be sophisticated at all costs, even preferring to be sophisticated and enter hell rather than be simple and go to paradise, for as Christ said ...
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Volume #3: Great Sufis and Sufism -- Supplementary Pages -- BoAI
GOOGLE.COM -- Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah: "You ought to engage your mind in the teachings of Sufism. But remember that even Sufism is only a "Tariqat" (a path). You should reach "Haqiqat" (the Reality). There were many learned people before you who followed our religion such as Mansur. He could go to paradise (Jannat), but he aimed higher. He achieved the ultimate reality. Hazrat Ali has said "One who recognises one's 'Self', recognises Allah."" (Dar-es-Salaam, 1899) ~~ "Read Rumi's Mathanavi and Diwan of Shams Tabrez. You can also achieve the spiritual greatness of Pir Shams, Pir Sadar Din and Mowlana Rumi. You should study the philosophy of religion and try to understand the true meanings of Quran-e-Sharif." (Zanzibar, 1899) ...
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La Parisienne comes close to Classic victory
Zarak filly second by a short neck in Prix de Diane. ZARAK came within a short neck of a first crop Classic success in the Gr.1 Prix de Diane at Chantilly on Sunday, as his daughter La Parisienne narrowly lost out to the more experienced Nashwa. The filly's connections were in celebratory spirits after such an exciting finish. "I am overjoyed, ...
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Livro do Mês: "The Ismaili Imams", por Farhad Daftary
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 ...
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Aspire to Inspire Women's Story - Saba Akbar
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 ...
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The story behind The Ismaili Sounds
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 ...
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Enhancing English skills in Afghanistan and beyond
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 ...
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A Ray of Hope
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 ...
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VIDEO: Ya Ali Madad [Reprise]
To coincide with World Music Day, The Ismaili is pleased to present The Ismaili Sounds: Jam Sessions, a platform to showcase live and mellow performances. The first release, "Ya Ali Madad [Reprise]" by The Sufistics, expresses the belief that adversities can be overcome by keeping one's faith close by. ...
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Aga Khan schools expand in Chitral
Chitral, Pakistan, 24 June 2022 -Three Aga Khan Schools in this remote, mountainous region are adding state-of-the-art buildings to their campuses. These expansions will not only increase educational access for students from surrounding towns and distant villages but also offer enhanced quality of learning to the young students, as is required for achieving excellence in different fields in the 21st century. ...
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UCA class of 2022 celebrates graduation
Central Asia, 22 June 2022 - Last Saturday, amid the majestic mountains of the Pamirs and Tien Shan, the graduation ceremonies at the two University of Central Asia (UCA) campuses in Naryn, Kyrgyzstan and Khorog, Tajikistan brought together parents, faculty and distinguished guests who came to congratulate the students for their academic achievements and prospects of success. The event began with ...
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Aga Khan Music Awards announces 2022 Master Jury
Geneva, Switzerland, 21 June 2022 - On the occasion of World Music Day, the Aga Khan Music Awards today announced the seven members of the Master Jury for the 2020-2022 Awards cycle. The Awards, which come with US$ 500,000 in prizes, recognise and further develop exceptional creativity, promise and enterprise in music performance, creation, education, preservation and revitalisation in societies across ...
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