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News Flash for Digest + Ignition June 2022 -- Jamat's Choice: Most Popular Articles & Videos
Ismaili Digest Exclusive for June 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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Nasir Khusraw: Whose hand should we touch...?
Nasir Khusraw (1004- ca.1077) was born in Qobadiyan in the eastern Iranian province of Khurasan. He did well at school, learning Persian and Arabic as well as sciences, literature, mathematics, philosophy, religious sciences, and history. Following his family's tradition, Nasir joined the government bureaucracy in a financial capacity, perhaps as tax collector. Nasir enjoyed to travel and "relished the opportunity to ...
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Is America's Government Secular?
PRAGERU.COM -- It has become a dogma of progressive ideology that America is a "secular" nation. There is a problem with this claim, however: It's false. The words "separation of church and state" are not in the Constitution. What the Constitution does say is that Congress was forbidden from one, establishing a national church (on the model of the Church of England); and two, attempting to disestablish or interfering with the established churches that existed in some of the states. None of the Founding Fathers, including Jefferson who was among the least religious of them (though not an atheist), ever entertained the idea that ...
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The True Meaning of Separation of Church and State
FORBES.COM -- America was founded on the idea of governance through family, church and community. Separation of church and state only meant the Federal Government could not elevate one denomination over others. Other than that our forefathers never sought to evict the church from society. Nor did the Constitution inhibit public displays of faith. On the contrary, the early Republic welcomed public worship. Even non-Christian founders thought religion essential. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 states: "Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind..." Alexis de Tocqueville noted that Americans intertwined individual liberty with vibrant faith, stating "It is impossible to make them conceive the one without the other." Meanwhile, the French Revolution's "De-Christianization" ...
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Despite all of the cultural pressure from the Left, the country is moving center-right
WASHINGTONEXAMINER.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 2006: "But if freedom of religion deteriorates into freedom from religion -- then societies will find themselves lost in a bleak and unpromising landscape -- with no compass, no roadmap and no sense of ultimate direction." ~~ Hazar Imam, 1965: "What does happen, and this is a danger, is that the left-wing attitudes tend not only to destroy the Faith of a man towards his religion but also the respect of one individual towards another."] ARTICLE: Twelve years ago, an "alert" was sent to the Freedom From Religion Foundation about a coach who led his team in short prayers. For decades, activists pushing freedom from religion have helped reshaped culture and traditions and last week's, already-famous, 6-3 Supreme Court ruling struck back. It is a massive, massive change that moves the country ever so slowly back to its center-right equilibrium after being dragged so hard toward the left by our cultural curators. Anyone paying attention to the down-ballot races in 2020, noticed voters were moving rightward because liberalism went from "Let's all coexist" to "If you don't agree with us, you're a bigot." That shift pushed a lot of evangelical voters to start voting on religious liberty. That constant beating of the bigot drum on everything, ...
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Why Women Abort
HLI.ORG -- Americans are appallingly ignorant on abortion statistics. California college students believe abortion is illegal after the first trimester and that, in the United States, less than 100,000 abortions occur each year. The actual number is over 10 times more and, in many places [ED: including all of Canada], abortion is freely available through all nine months of pregnancy. Polls reveal that people believe the "hard cases" (rape, incest, women's health/lives, birth defects) account for anywhere from 25% to 50% of all abortions. The reality, from a survey of more than 2.4 million abortions, is that just 0.4% of abortions are for rape or incest and 3.5% for all "hard cases". Even the Guttmacher Institute (formerly the research arm of Planned Parenthood -- the largest American provider of abortions) puts the figures at less than 1.5% for rape or incest and 7% for all "hard cases". World-wide, the numbers are similar. In 1998, Guttmacher
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Hasan Al-Basri and Real Sufism -- BoAI Vol #3
GOOGLE.COM -- When disagreeing with authorities, Hasan al-Basri approach was a two-fold loyalty -- to one's community and to one's conscience. The true Muslim must, above all, remain "loyal to his community," by respecting constituted authority and giving it his obedience. So while he refused to revolt, Hasan also refused to remain silent in the face of injustice. He constantly spoke of a Muslim's duty to not just observe the Law, but also urge his brethen to respect it. So, instead of keeping silent about the misdeeds of authorities, he reproached them, whether they were Caliphs or their Governors. Such was Hasan's attitude towards power and authority -- loyal and courageous, but nevertheless ill at ease. It pre-supposes not only ...
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Vadeni imperious in the Eclipse Stakes
Back to back Group 1 wins for the three-year-old colt. The three-year-old colt showed a strong turn of foot again to prevail against a competitive field in the Gr.1 Eclipse Stakes at Sandown today. He was winning a second consecutive Group 1 following his five-length success in the Gr.1 Prix du Jockey Club last month. Positioned at the rear of the ...
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Imamat Day 2022 celebrations on The Ismaili TV
Global -- The Ismaili is pleased to announce an Imamat Day programme streaming on The Ismaili TV, on 9-11 July, featuring content to entertain and inspire the Jamat as we celebrate the milestone 65th Imamat Day of our beloved Mawlana Hazar Imam. The weekend's festivities will include films from the archives celebrating the achievements of our beloved Hazar Imam, along with ...
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Eid al-Adha
Portugal -- Esta semana, juntamente com as nossas irmãs e irmãos no Islão, comemoramos o Eid al-Adha, o Festival do Sacrifício. A ocasião recorda-nos o ethos monoteísta no coração das tradições abraâmicas do judaísmo, do cristianismo e do islamismo. English Foi, na tradição judaico-cristã-muçulmana, uma prova da fé de Hazrat Ibrahim (que a paz esteja com ele) e do seu filho ...
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Interview with Gilgit Baltistan's Goodwill Movement
UK -- The Gilgit-Baltistan's Goodwill Movement GB GWM) is an organisation working on community and skills-based development for persons with disabilities in Gilgit-Baltistan. This recently registered organisation is being run by persons with disabilities, primarily students keen to showcase their work on a national, regional, and international stage. Today, we are joined by Ghulam Muhammad Baig, CEO of GB GWM, Farhan ...
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Sylvia Earle visits Ismaili Centre, Lisbon
Portugal -- Prince Hussain Aga Khan's "Fragile Beauty" exhibition, taking place at the Ismaili Centre, was visited by Sylvia Earle, a renowned marine biologist, to whom this exhibition is dedicated to. A very special guest who honoured us with her visit and left us truly inspiring words. Read on to find out about all the details of that day! Portuguese The ...
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US Senator Mark Warner visits Richmond Jamatkhana
USA -- Senator Warner meets Afghan and other Richmond Jamati members. U.S. Senator Mark Warner visited Richmond Jamatkhana to learn more about the Ismaili community and the resettlement effort of Afghan refugees. The Virginia senator met with National Council President, Al-Karim Alidina and Northeast Council President, Aly Alibhai, on May 14, 2022 to better understand who the Ismailis are and discuss ...
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VIDEO: Why do Ismailis call their Imam Khudavind?
As part of our series, What Ismailis Believe, this short video explains why Ismailis call their Imam Khudavind. Credits SCRIPTWRITING - Aleem Karmali NARRATOR - Parviz Lakha AUDIO RECORDING - Riyaaz Tinwalla & Iliyan Ladhani DESIGNER - Ahmed Zulfiqar EDITING & ANIMATION - Salman Tarani & Sameed Makhani PHOTOGRAPHS - Rehana Virani & Hussein Charania DIRECTORS - Aleem Karmali & Karim K. Dossani PRODUCER ...
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VIDEO: This Being Human Episode 23: Misha Euceph
Misha Euceph is the host of the podcast Tell Them, I Am and CEO of Dustlight Productions. Tell Them, I Am features major Muslim celebrities telling stories of little moments that changed their lives. She talks about her rise to podcast fame, her struggle to gain ownership over her show, and making the Quran more accessible. You can watch her Quran Book Club ...
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VIDEO: This Being Human Episode 19: Nargis Jahan-Uddin
As the founder of the popular online community Muslim Mamas, Nargis Jahan-Uddin has a front row seat to the ongoing interests and concerns of Muslim mothers. She gives us a look into the contemporary online world of Muslim motherhood, and talks about her own journey from an impoverished neighbourhood of London, to creating this growing online community, which now includes a lifestyle website ...
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VIDEO: This Being Human Episode 18: Tasneem Alsultan
Tasneem Alsultan is a photographer based in Saudi Arabia. Her work has documented major changes in Saudi culture for The New York Times, National Geographic and others. But she also captures the more ordinary aspects of life. She won first prize in the 2017 World Photography Organisation Awards for Saudi Tales of Loves, a series showcasing love stories of all kinds, from ...
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VIDEO: This Being Human Episode 20: Ian Whiteman
Ian Whiteman was a fixture of the 60's UK music scene and member of the cult classic bands Mighty Baby and The Habibiyya. He reflects on the early early days of psychedelic rock, and talks about how Islam became a major part of that scene, leading to his own conversion and his friendship with Yusuf Islam, A.K.A. Cat Stevens. His latest album ...
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VIDEO: This Being Human Episode 21: Marina Tabassum
Marina Tabassum is an acclaimed Bangladeshi architect whose work includes Bangladesh's underground Museum of Independence and the award-winning Bait Ur Rouf Mosque. She talks about working with local materials, the rich landscape of Bangladesh's capital city, Dhaka, and why she designed $200 mobile houses to address climate change. Marina Tabassum is the founder of Marina Tabassum Architects and the academic director of the ...
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VIDEO: This Being Human Episode 25: Hamid Dabashi
Hamid Dabashi calls himself "the first Muslim intellectual." He is the author of more than twenty books, a consultant on major Hollywood films, a curator and juror of film festivals, and a professor of Iranian Studies and comparative literature at Columbia University. He talks about how an early love of Indian musicals, his mother's poetry and travelling storytellers led him towards a life ...
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