Portugal -- Entre outros aspetos notáveis, os jardins do Centro Ismaili caracterizam-se por uma enorme diversidade botânica - mais de 100 espécies diferentes para uma área aproximada de 12500m2. Ali tanto podemos encontrar espécies sofisticadas, resultado de longos processos de melhoramento e produção como a roseira 'Claire Austen' (já aqui apresentada), como singelas representantes da flora mediterrânica, abundantes nos matagais e ...
The film Al-Khimyah explores the work of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) in the historic city of Cairo, Egypt. ...
Toronto Tabla Youth Ensemble (TTYE) was established with the aim of becoming one of the elite pre-professional training and performance groups for youth percussionists aged 8-16. TTYE uses tabla and percussion instruments from around the world to create an electrifying contemporary listening experience. Apprentices and members are hand selected from the TTE school and attend weekly training and rehearsal sessions led by ...
The World of Jahanara explores the inner life of Jahanara Akhlaq, a 24-year-old Kathak dancer, who, in her brief life, had fearlessly begun to make her mark in the dance world and envisioned a career in Canada. Rhythmic and lyrical, Kathak is an elegant dance form that revolves around the concept of storytelling. Choreographed and performed by Bageshree Vaze, this dance-theatre work interweaves ...
Megan White, the Registrar at the Aga Khan Museum, teaches us about one way that the Aga Khan Museum is taking care of the Permanent Collection during the museum's closure. 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 ...
GOODREADS.COM -- "I want to talk about this notion of consensus science. Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled. Whenever you hear the consensus of scientists agrees on something or other, reach for your wallet, because you're being had. Let's be clear: the work of science has nothing whatever to do with consensus. Consensus is the business of politics. Science, on the contrary, requires only one investigator who happens to be right. In science consensus is irrelevant. What is relevant is reproducible results. The greatest scientists in history are great precisely because they broke with the consensus. There is no such thing as consensus science. If it's consensus, it isn't science. If it's science, it isn't consensus. Period." -- Michael Crichton ...
RT.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: In our first Editor's Choice email, we quoted Dr Richard Horton, Editor of The Lancet, who said in 2015 that "much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue." See: http://isma.li/5leskp] [UPDATE: 5 JUN 2020 -- Both The Lancet and the New England Journal of Medicine have fully retracted the Surgisphere papers about purported dangerous affects of hydroxychloroquine.] ARTICLE: The World Health Organization has resumed trials involving the controversial drug hydroxychloroquine following doubts about US research which had led to their suspension. The much-publicized study in the prestigious medical journal, The Lancet, reported that taking the drug was associated with increased risks of in-hospital deaths. However, serious questions have been raised about the data used in that study and the Lancet issued an "expression of concern" over the study on Wednesday. A *Guardian investigation* found that Surgisphere's employees "have little or no data or scientific background," with one appearing to be a sci-fi author and fantasy artist. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said ...
CONEXAOPOLITICA.COM.BR -- The coordinator of the statement is Marcos Nogueira Eberlin, founder of the Thomson Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, winner of the prestigious Thomson Medal (2016), former president of the International Mass Spectrometry Foundation, and discoverer of the Eberlin Reaction.... In a study published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) the authors declared: "we administer 1,200 mg for 3 days, followed by 800 mg for 12 to 21 days." In other words, they gave a huge dosage of the drug that could reach the absurdity of 20 grams. The recommended HCQ dosage in Brazil is 2 times 400 mg in the first day and 400 mg for 5 days for a total of 2.8 grams. Overdosing on HCQ or any other drug is poisonous. What do you think, was it good science? On the contrary, the study published and carried out by Dr. Didier Raoult in France ...
Portugal -- Em todas as tradições religiosas e culturas, a oração é uma expressão universal de adoração e piedade. É a manifestação mais elementar da vida religiosa. Num hadith, o Profeta Muhammad (que a paz esteja com ele e com a sua família) afirma: "Tudo tem uma face e a face da religião é a oração". English | Gujrati "O seu ...
Portugal -- Sabia que muitos edifícios construídos em Ctesiphon (Arábia pré-profeta Muhammad) foram uma fonte de inspiração para arquitetos Muçulmanos? Ou que um documento criado pelo Profeta preparou o caminho para a emergência de um Conselho de Conciliação e Arbitragem? Conheça o nosso rico e diversificado património histórico e cultural. Saiba como obter o seu exemplar do Vol. 1 de "Sociedades ...
UAE -- The Value of Seva Presented by Taslim Tharani ...
Portugal -- À medida que o isolamento social é aliviado, vale a pena pensar em como podemos apoiar um ambiente favorável. Inspire-se no discurso de M.H.I. na Conferência de Berlim em 2007. English| Gujrati Uma vez que os governos na Europa consideram oportunidades para a melhoria da economia, embora continuem a aconselhar medidas de saúde individuais para evitar, de forma responsável, ...
Because many migrants in Lisbon do not speak Portuguese, they cannot gain access to key COVID-19 health messages. The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) in Portugal has been working with the government and volunteer translators to ensure that they do. AKF's Sandra Almeida discusses the work being done by AKF and volunteers. Briefly, what is the current situation in Lisbon as it ...
Discover the story behind the first contemporary artwork acquisitioned by the Aga Khan Museum, the Tapestry of Aisha Khalid, well-known artist of Pakistan. "Your Way Begins on the Other Side", is the largest tapestry that Aisha Khalid has created so far. Inspired by the paintings of the Aga Khan Museum and the Aga Khan Park it plays with the pursuit of love, ...
Ginan bolore nit nure bharea; evo haide tamare harakh na maeji. Recite continually the Ginans which are filled with light; boundless will be the joy in your heart. (tr. by Ali Asani). Listen From the Sanskrit jnana meaning 'contemplative knowledge,' ginans are a vast corpus of poetic compositions whose authorship was attributed to preachers, pirs, sent by Imams residing in Iran ...
THEFEDERALIST.COM -- Our culture has mocked the family, especially fathers, for decades. In a time men are portrayed at best as fools and at worst as oppressors, 'Onward' is a breath of fresh air. The story shows the importance of fatherhood and the consequences of its absence. As fatherhood is to the home, so are ancient values and traditions to the city. Both the home and the city are losing themselves in modern times, and they both have to look back at what made them strong to rediscover their strength. While the story centers on Ian, it is Barley who is in many ways the hero. He is the father figure, the male role model who leads the way. Helping them without their knowledge is ...
Tajikistan -- Mawlana Hazar Imam's historic first visit to the Tajikistan Jamat in May 1995 is marked every year with the celebration of Roz-e-Nur. This video includes highlights of some of the celebratory events at the Ismaili Centre Dushanbe over recent years. ...
Discover the story behind the first contemporary artwork acquisitioned by the Aga Khan Museum, the Tapestry of Aisha Khalid, well-known artist of Pakistan. "Your Way Begins on the Other Side", is the largest tapestry that Aisha Khalid has created so far. Inspired by the paintings of the Aga Khan Museum and the Aga Khan Park it plays with the pursuit of love, ...
Georgia is a Toronto-based violinist with over 25 years of training. Born in 1990, she grew up learning both Celtic fiddle and classical music through the Suzuki method. Initially interested in the science side of the arts, she completed a degree in neuroscience at McGill university while joining university orchestras, playing fiddle for a Montreal-based Irish folk band, and learning Arabic music ...
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the Bujagali hydropower project, Jinja, Uganda, 21 August 2007 ...
Dream And Do prevails in the Gr.1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches. The daughter of SIYOUNIDREAM AND DO battled to the line to prevail in the Gr.1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches. Positioned behind the leader, the filly swoop to the front with a furlong to go and held on gamely to hold off the charge of Speak Of The Devil. Her jockey ...
CSMONITOR.COM -- In late March, Ellie Linen hatched a plan: raise funds to pay restaurants to cook meals with ingredients from Maine farms to feed hungry people. By mid-April, two Portland restaurants had fired up their stoves. Since then, seven more joined the effort. Volunteers stepped up, donations poured in and today, Cooking for Community (C4C) provides just over 2,000 meals a week. Restaurants are paid $5 per meal and reimbursed for food and labor. During the first week, cooks made fried chicken served with German potato salad and grapes. For Muslims observing Ramadan, Mr. Malin commissioned halal meals. "The food smelled so good." "Hunger is almost normalized now ...
Culture and Belief 12. For the Love of God and His Prophet: Religion, Literature, and the Arts in Muslim Cultures Ali Asani (Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations). ...
STR.ORG -- STAND TO REASON -- There are everyday evolutionists and then the heavy-hitters. Richard Lewontin is the latter: a geneticist at Harvard and a leading evolutionary thinker for decades. But in an article in the New York Review of Books, Lewontin made a revealing concession--one that should embarrass any evolutionist. He said: "Our [i.e. scientists'] willingness to accept scientific claims that are against common sense is the key to an understanding of the real struggle between science and the supernatural. We take the side of science in spite of the patent absurdity of some of its constructs ... because we have a prior commitment to materialism.... Moreover, that materialism is absolute... For we cannot allow a Divine Foot in the door." This isn't about testable hypotheses or following the evidence where it leads. It's a desperate attempt to keep God from playing any role in reality. It entails being locked into materialistic philosophy that demands ...
MINDMATTERS.AI -- Neuroscientist Christof Koch just published an article in Scientific American on near-death experiences (NDEs). But when Koch addresses neuroscience's attempts to explain NDEs his discussion goes off the rails. The number and variety of materialist theories he describes conveys a sense of groping for any plausible materialist explanation rather than sober scientific investigation. The lack of evidence for materialist theories is a problem. Koch explains: "As a scientist, I operate under the hypothesis that our thoughts, memories, percepts and experiences are the result of natural powers of our brain rather than of [non-material ones] ... The challenge is to explain NDEs within a natural framework." Koch is mistaken. The scientific challenge is to explain NDEs, full stop. It's sobering that neuroscience has utterly failed to explain how the brain and mind relate. It is as if cosmology had failed ...
UK -- What to Do if Someone dies AbroadIt can be a challenging and emotional time when someone passes away, but it may seem even more distressing if they die abroad. If you are abroad togetherIf you are travelling or holidaying abroad with someone and they pass away, the first steps you need to take are:Contact the nearest British embassy (or ...
Global -- For Sofia Babool, a 20-year-old sophomore studying neuroscience at the University of Texas at Dallas, conversation in recent weeks has centered around Covid-19. The world seems to be on pause; her school, favorite coffee shop, everything in her life has been turned upside down. Usually, more time off from school means Sofia can prepare for the rest of her ...
VOX.COM -- Images of food pickup lines underscore devastating the economic fallout from the pandemic and show a long-standing issue: In one of the richest countries, millions still go hungry each day. According to a 2014 Washington Post report, roughly 46 million people depended on food banks and meal service programs *prior to the coronavirus pandemic.* Feeding America projects that it will see an additional 17 million people coming to its locations in the next six months. At the North Texas Food Banks, they've distributed 6 million pounds of food in about a month, compared to 1.5 million pounds normally. At the San Antonio Food Bank, went from serving 60,000 people a week to 120,000. More than 30 million people ...
MOTHERJONES.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: This article was from 6 weeks ago when "only" 22 million had lost their jobs. Since then almost 20 million more have.] ARTICLE: The images are almost apocalyptic, flashing by in the collage of pictures that populate the intro to a sci-fi film. They're also becoming frighteningly common. Images from around the country show the horrifying number of Americans lining up to receive food assistance. In San Antonio, 10,000 cars waited at a food distribution point run by the San Antonio Food Bank. Sheila Christopher, director of Hunger-Free Pennsylvania, said she's "been in this business over 30 years, and nothing compares to what we're seeing now." Jennifer McLean, the CEO of NYC's City Harvest, said that the need they're seeing now dwarfs other crises. To top it all off, Feeding America reported ...
GOOGLE.COM -- Imam Kassim Ali was most probably born in 1675 and, according to sources, the Imam married one of Shah Tahmasp II's daughters. His Imamat witnessed several vital cataclysms in Iran and, therefore, the Ismaili mission exercised great care. Imam Kassim Ali also took part in the politics like his father, and was the governor of Kirman. In 1722, an appalling drought reduced the inhabitants of Kirman and Ispahan to the last extremity and at least 80,000 people are said to have perished from starvation and disease. Hundreds of rotting corpses clogged the streets. Reports say the bulk of the Ismailis from Fars, along with the governor, started from Ispahan to ...
In these unprecedented times, agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) are pulling together to find creative and effective solutions to sustain the important work that needs to be done ...
Salim Merchant and Sulaiman Merchant in an exclusive interview with Bollywood Hungama's Faridoon Shahryar talks about their song #MaalikMere, the spiritual message behind it, lyrics of the songs and the process. ...
France -- INTERVIEW DE MAWLANA HAZAR IMAM À ALEP ...
Nazia Amin Mohammad sang this song originally back in 2007. This song was part of music album called "Sandes", which was produced on the occasion of His Highness the Aga Khan's ...
Shahid Akhtar Qalandar's latest recording: Daman Lagi aye Moula Main Toh Teri Aan Vocals & Rabab: Shahid Akhtar Qalandar Tabla: Mit Bhatt ...
Bita Pourvash works with her daughter to create a manuscript page. Learn how to make a painting together with a friend or family member and discover how changing roles affect the process and the way the final manuscript looks. Bringing online Museum experiences to you is part of our mission to connect cultures and promote understanding between peoples. To learn more about how ...
From late April to late May this year, Muslims have been marking the Fasting Month of Ramadhan, a very special time dedicated to reconnecting with their Faith, deepening their spiritual search and reaffirming their commitment to Islam's key principles. Join Dr Ulrike Al-Khamis, Director of Collections and Public Programs, and eminent scholar Professor Azim Nanji as they explore the key principles of ...
Ginan Instrumental - Aad Thaki Ek Sun Nipaaya by Ismaili artist Mehboob Thawer Listen to vocal version of this ginan beautifully recited by Taufiq Karmali Video courtesy: Aly Sunderji ...
Toronto-based composer Amin Bhatia and his musical partner Ari Posner are winners of the 2020 Canadian Screen Awards in category of Best Original Music, Fiction for the CBC show Anne with ...
