Learn more about the object here: Title: Firdausi and the Three Poets of Ghazna Accession Number: AKM156 Place: Iran, Tabriz Date:ca. 1532 Bringing online Museum experiences to you is part of our mission to connect cultures and promote understanding between peoples. To learn more about how you can support the Museum by making a donation or becoming a Friend or Patron, please visit: ...
Consider the meaning of place and identity as Swapnaa Tamhane shares her insights on HERE: Locating Contemporary Canadian Artists. After the talk, continue the conversation with Swapnaa for 20 minutes in the gallery. Swapnaa Tamhane has been closely studying the Indian performance artist Rummana Hussain (1952-1999). Her research developed into the large group exhibition In Order to Join -- The Political in a ...
Abstract Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III was known and revered as the 48th hereditary Imam of the Isma'ili Muslims. He was also an important Muslim reformer who championed the ...
This first talk from the Museum's new Changemaker Series features exceptional women who are carving new paths in art and activism around the world. We open the series with women's rights advocate Dr. Lauryn Oates, recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Drawing on two decades of working in Afghanistan to expand education rights for women and girls in conflict zones, ...
Kamal Taj combines the gift of language with the gift of song to give us 2 riveting titles - Shikwa (Soul's Complaint) and Jawab e Shikwa (Lord's Response to the Complaint). ...
The 48th hereditary Ismaili Imam, His Highness Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III played a pivotal role not only in the advancement of the Ismaili community, but also in global ...
School closures, working remotely, physical distancing - these are only part of the lifestyle changes caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Children and particularly teens, like adults, are impacted by these restrictions and have a part to play in combatting the virus and supporting neighbours and family during these tough times. "I have grown up in a family with a strong spirit ...
"Islam has a problem", that's the often-repeated phrase following attacks carried out by those who claim to be doing so in the name of religion. A look at some of the attackers, however, shows that many may actually not have been motivated by religion at all. Mehdi Hasan challenges the common view that ISIL and al-Qaeda attackers are devout Muslims. ...
QUILLETTE.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 2010: "I am in favour of the widespread distribution of civilian nuclear power.... The positive proliferation that I would dearly love to see happen is based on a simple principle: yes to energy, no to arms.... My sense is we are looking to the future for a massive increase in nuclear use around the world. [We] don't have an alternative."] ARTICLE: Many anti-nuclear environmental groups, including Sierra Club and 350.org, either take money from or are invested directly in, natural gas and renewable energy interests that stand to gain enormously by shutting down nuclear plants.... Already, many influential British environmentalists including Gaia theory inventor James Lovelock, Guardian columnist George Monbiot, and science journalist Mark Lynas advocate nuclear energy. One of the world's leading experts on the health impacts of the Chernobyl and Fukushima accidents, Dr. Gerry Thomas of Imperial College London, is pro-nuclear. Over time, I believe, the contradiction between preaching climate apocalypse and opposing nuclear energy will become increasingly untenable. The claim that renewables ...
UAE -- IDE8 2020 Edition Orientation (AKEB Webinar) ...
Watch our Southern Saurashtra special episode of Sunday Khaana Khazana today evening (Sunday, 28th June) at 7:30 PM at www.the.ismaili/tv ...
POLITICO.COM -- An analysis by the National Education Association projects a loss of 1.9 million education jobs in public schools and universities by 2022. A USA TODAY/Ipsos poll last month found 20% of teachers say they are unlikely to go back to school even if their classrooms reopen in the fall, and a parallel poll found 60% of K-12 parents are likely to pursue at home learning options rather than in-person school. Marcus Plescia, chief medical officer for the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, said "We're not going back to how the school system was any time soon. People are going to have to be ready for it." Kristi Wilson, a superintendent said "It's awful. I don't sleep. I've been a superintendent eight years, and I'm just worried. It's hard to put into words." Even though virtual classes have been a bust in many places, most principals ...
THEFEDERALIST.COM -- Many parents are unsure about sending their kids back to school for a replay of this spring's chaos. Online learning did not exactly cover itself in glory. Parents saw how much learning their children had to sacrifice, and how much they disliked it. Some school districts are proposing schedules like two days on, two days off, and one day of remote learning while children with at-risk teachers continue substandard online instruction. With ridiculous ideas like these, many parents are reconsidering public schooling altogether. An EdChoice poll suggests that more than half of parents, with school-age kids, now have a more favorable view of homeschooling. A May 14, 2020 Real Clear Opinion poll found that 41% of parents are more likely to homeschool this fall. "The vast majority of American school districts have yet to announce ...
GOOGLE.COM -- On succeeding to the Imamate in 1881, Imam Aga Ali Shah maintained friendly relations with British cemented by his father and was granted the title of His Highness. Concerned about the welfare of the Ismailis in India, he spared no pains in raising their social status. Destitute Ismailis received generous help from him and, in 1882, he opened The Khoja Ismaili School in Bombay and elsewhere. Together, with Rahimtullah Muhammad Sayani , he also promoted educational and philanthropic institutions for Indian Muslims. The Imam established close contacts with Ismaili communities in Upper Oxus districts, Badakhshan, Samarkand, Burma and East Africa. The growing prosperity of the Ismailis and ...
"...(O) towering mountain of knowledge that has incapacitated its climber:.... The like of you cannot be found among those who have gone, From all the people, nor those that remain." Imam al-Mustansir bi'llah Abu Nasr Hibat Allah b. Musa b. Abi Imran b. Dawud al-Shirazi, one of the most distinguished da'is of the Fatimid period (909-1171), was born around 1000 in ...
How did a magnificent object made in China in the 15th century end up at a court in India in the 17th century? Learn more about one of the most eye-catching pieces in the Aga Khan Museum's Collection ('Monk's Cap' Ewer from the collection of Shah Jahan, AKM 966) with this talk featuring Marika Sardar, Curator at the Aga Khan Museum, and ...
Aga Khan Youth & Sports Board for India presents Digi_Cafe @ YSB A Conversation with Zohib Islam Amiri The incredible journey of an Ismaili Afghan boy becoming the captain of the Afghanistan National football team Watch it Now! ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- TRACKS -- Afghanistan is not only a country in perpetual turmoil, but also a geological miracle. Can they now harness 1,000 billion Euros worth of natural resources in order to lift the nation out of poverty? ...
Portugal -- Ya Ali Madat, The reopening of places of worship are dependent on the instructions of Angolan Health Authorities. Just recently, Angolan Health Authorities have informed that places of worship in Luanda should not open until further notice. The reopening of Lobito Jamatkhana, expected for 29th June, is being coordinated by the Local Institutions and by Mukhi and Kamadia Sahebs ...
Ginanguru.com is back with a third very special "Imamat Day" episode of the Qasida and Ginan Mehfil on June 28, 2020. After very successful first two episodes which were held in ...
The aim of this UKAID-funded project, implemented by Aga Khan Foundation, is to reduce conflicts related to the use and management of natural resources such as irrigation water and pastures in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan as well as in cross-border areas between both countries. ...
In north western Uganda, the AKDN has invested in off-grid energy so that this remote border region can benefit from affordable, reliable and sustainable electricity. Over the last 10 years, the West Nile region in Uganda has been dramatically transformed. There are clear signs of socio-economic change, as well as improvements in security and regional stability. Its largest town, Arua, has ...
Portugal -- Portuguese -- Update -- Following the measures approved by the Council of Ministers effective from July 1st, which contemplate the civic duty of home confinement for residents in the 19 parishes concerned in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, residents in these parishes should only leave their homes for essential activities such as travelling to work, grocery shopping, sports activities and ...
Portugal -- É com imensa alegria e felicidade que comunicamos a reabertura de todos os Jamatkhanas em Portugal, condicionada ao cumprimento de todas as medidas recomendadas pelas autoridades de saúde, nomeadamente a Direção-Geral da Saúde (DGS). Conheça as regras para utilização e permanência nos Jamatkhanas e espaços envolventes. Os Jamatkhanas do Porto, Setúbal, Faro, Portimão e Málaga, passarão a estar abertos ...
Portugal -- Portuguese | English Es con inmensa alegría y felicidad que anunciamos la reapertura de todos los Jamatkhanas de la jurisdicción de Portugal, condicionada al cumplimiento de todas las medidas recomendadas por las autoridades de salud, a saber, el Ministerio de Sanidad (MSCBS). Así, los Jamatkhanas de Porto, Setúbal, Faro, Portimão y Málaga, estará abierto a la hora habitual a ...
As part of its efforts to raise awareness of COVID-19 among disadvantaged and marginalised communities, the Om Habibeh Foundation (OHF) launched radio programmes, pinned posters around villages, and even distributed colouring books donated by UNICEF. The colouring books, for example, were designed to encourage families to spend quality time with their children while committing to physical distancing measures. In the process, it ...
Where did the two beautiful Persian glazed tiles ("Two Tiles with Iris Plants, from a Spandrel Panel") in the permanent collection of the Aga Khan Museum come from? Dr. Lisa Golombek and Dr. Robert Mason from the Royal Ontario Museum show how they figured it out. About the Object: Accession Number: AKM590 Place: Iran, Isfahan Date: ca. 1660-70 Learn more about the object here: Bringing ...
Story and photos by MALIK MERCHANT Publisher-Editor Simergphotos, Simerg, and BarakahA helmeted young girl cycles past the front entrance of the Aga Khan Museum on the penultimate day of its reopening. Photo: Malik Merchant / Simerg. The 5 ponds in the beautiful Aga Khan Park which separates the Aga Khan Museum from the Ismaili Centre, are filled with water; children who ...
Portugal -- O Aga Khan Health Board (AKHB) assinou um protocolo com o Grupo Lusíadas Saúde, com condições especiais para os membros da Comunidade Ismaili. Ontem, dia 25 de junho de 2020, o AKHB for Portugal assinou um protocolo com o Grupo Lusíadas Saúde para o acesso, com condições especiais, dos membros da Comunidade Ismaili a cuidados de saúde nos Hospitais ...
Did you know the Institute of Ismaili Studies offers a selection of its books free? Currently they have 18 titles available for download, in PDF format, at the link below. If you're looking for interesting, non-academic books but are unsure which to choose, we recommend the following 5 books to learn about our philosophies, traditions and history: - Justice and ...
Aqua the singer, songwriter, storyteller, artist, and activist is a strong Anishinaabe Kwe~Indigenous Woman, also known as Nibii Waawaaskone~Water Flower. She originates from North Bay where she was raised by her single Mom Waabishkaasin Kwe~White Stone Woman. Aqua is a two-spirit woman of mixed Ancestry; Ojibwe Métis with French and Scottish heritage. Aqua has created a life filled with her love of creation. ...
Fire, clay, paint, and a lot of concentration. These were key ingredients in the creation of our Object of the Week -- a patterned dish from 10th-century Iran: In this fascinating short video, the Museum's Bita Pourvash takes us through how this artifact and others like it were made. Bringing online Museum experiences to you is part of our mission to connect cultures and ...
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How do intercultural families with members spread across the globe keep their traditions going in the age of COVID-19? Dubai-based PR exec Hanaan Al-Khamis and her mother, the Museum's own Dr. Ulrike Al-Khamis, share their family's experience in our latest REIMAGINE talk for the #MuseumWithoutWalls. Bringing online Museum experiences to you is part of our mission to connect cultures and promote understanding between ...
There is no doubt, Quran is The Book of Divination, it was revealed to the Prophet Muhammed (Peace be upon Him) for worldly and spiritual illumination. Quran, The Book of Divination ...
Global Encounters is excited to launch Bridges, a project that aims to increase empathy, awareness, and an appreciation of pluralism within our Jamat by collecting, compiling, and sharing stories from Jamati ...
"The refugee is a product of our errors, his predicament an indictment of our conduct as peoples and nations. He exists for our education and as a warning," Prince Sadruddin Aga ...
Welcome to the sixth episode of Sunday Khana Khazana! In this episode, we bring to you some recipes that are favourites among our community from Northen Saurashtra! We start off with a delicious dish of Masala Khandvi! We then go on to explore a vegetarian version of an all-time favourite - Kheema, but made with Soya. We then see how to cook Rajwadi ...
QUOTEFANCY.COM -- "Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it." -- Seneca ...
