By: Sadruddin Noorani, Chicago, USA We all belong to many communities. In our school and work communities we encounter others who have common goals, mission, and purpose. In our neighborhoods, a ...
USA -- How, then, can we achieve a better understanding of Allah's creation in our educational and professional spheres? In what ways can we contribute to its wellbeing? How do we share our knowledge and competencies for the benefit of others? The first revelation of the Qur'an, which invites Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s.) to "Recite" ("Iqra"), underscores the value of knowledge as ...
"I was in a small place in Uganda called Fort Portal. We were going to leave that day when the army showed up looking for me, and my husband would just ...
The Ugandan Expulsion at 50, and the 75th anniversary of the Partition of India: A Call for a New Approach to Oral History. Asian communities throughout the world, like various Jewish ...
A replica of the service set that was presented to Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, during his Silver Jubilee Service visit to the UK in July 1983. Photograph: Zulfikar Mukhida for Gulshan Parekh, owner of the set shown in the photo. See close-ups of items in the set in the photos that follow. By GULSHAN PAREKH I am delighted ...
BY MICHAEL HAMILTON MORGANLost History: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Scientists, Thinkers and Artists by Michael Hamilton Morgan with a Foreword by His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan. When I published my book Lost History in 2007, only 6 years after the attacks of 9/11 and while the US and allies were still fighting wars in the ancient Islamic treasure-houses ...
Arab royals across the decades, through lens of Pakistani family of photographersByAsma Ali Zain, Arab News Pakistan, Dubai The iconic photographs of a flag ceremony in 1971 after the United Arab ...
Fakir Hassen, Johannesburg, August 21, 2022 (PTI) The expulsion of tens of thousands of Asians from Uganda 50 years ago by dictator Idi Amin should be commemorated for the lessons all ...
Pakistan -- Sepak Takraw, a unique sport, also known as kick volleyball, is a team sport, played with a ball made of rattan or synthetic plastic, between two teams of two to four players on a court, resembling a badminton court. Unlike volleyball, in Sepak Takraw, players are not allowed to use their hands to play with the ball and are ...
PRAGERU.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 1986: "Not everything within traditions is old and outmoded and not everything within modernity is a vehicle for progress or highly effective." ~~ Hazar Imam, 2005, 2008: "Make careful value judgements ..." "We have to make value judgements of the societies in which we live ..."] ARTICLE: Who wants to be called intolerant, inflexible, or closed-minded? Shouldn't we be open to everything and dismissive of nothing? Should we tolerate every crackpot idea, no matter how harmful or false? Alternatively, the question is: should we have any standards at all? Or should the standard simply be "anything goes?" If not, then on what should those standards be based? In a word: tradition; that is, what has worked well in the past. If we're going to overturn social norms, the burden of proof that radical social changes are going to make things better rests on the revolutionaries, not on the defenders of tradition: the conservatives. The conservatives have over 3,000 years of history behind them: the Bible, the ... ...
THEEPOCHTIMES.COM -- [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: There were 10,064 medical assisted deaths in Canada in 2021, accounting for 3.3% of all deaths. Medical assistance in dying (or MAiD) is now the sixth-leading cause of death in Canada. Family doctor Ramona Coelho calls Canada's MAiD laws "the most permissive euthanasia and assisted-suicide legislation in the world." Even United Nations officials have warned they will lead to human rights violations. ~~ After a fall, 71-year-old Ernest McNeill was admitted to hospital where he contracted an infectious diarrheal illness. He was in a lot of pain so someone on the hospital team raised the idea of medical assistance in dying. Recently, a Veteran Affairs worker recommended MAiD ...
By Jon Parsons, Faculty of Mathematics Having an undergraduate program upended by the pandemic and the move to remote classes was not just a challenge academically, but also with respect to ...
Global -- In 2005, vice-principal Mohamed Nasim came across an article from 1956 during some research. A mistake in a photo caption prompted him to begin an 17-year journey that ended in him writing a book entitled The Blue Mosque of Singapore. The photo, published in The Straits Times, captured the foundation stone ceremony of Malabar Mosque, and named H.A. Jivabhai ...
Featured photo above: The Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, the oldest humanities research institute in Canada, on May 20, 2016 conferred an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters upon His Highness the Aga Khan, in recognition of his work to advance, and advocate for, pluralistic societies across the globe. Richard Alway, Praeses of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies congratulates the ...
Pakistan -- As the nation celebrated Pakistan's 75th Independence Day with enthusiasm, the Ismaili Girl Guides rejoiced in the day by continuing their legacy of voluntary work. 1,800 Ismaili Girl Guides across Pakistan showed their love and patriotism for the country by indulging in social action and community service giving 6,500 minutes on 75 different projects, benefiting more than 3,500 people, ...
A stage show titled 90 Days is one family's story of the Uganda Asian expulsion. To mark the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Ugandan exodus of Asians, and based on the ...
Fifty years ago, on 4th August 1972, the Ugandan dictator, General Idi Amin, had served 90 days' notice to around 70,000 Asians to leave the country. Of these, 28,200 held British ...
We are re-starting the journey of Ali & Dilshad Karim highlighting the next leg of their travels along the Silk Road that took place in 2019. These travels took them from ...
ANZ -- Meet Dr Aliaa Remtilla, an Anthropologist, Filmmaker and Co-Founder & CEO of StoryTiling from Sydney Jamat. In her story, Aliaa shares her amazing journey of self-discovery that led her to establish her own company, StoryTiling. She is on a mission to make this world a better place! Listen to Aliaa's story in her own words. ...
UAE -- A group of over 90 participants embarked on a much-awaited journey to the Expo 2020 site in Dubai. The trip was part of a curated two-day youth excursion where participants could see themselves as guardians of the universe protecting the future of our world. Through the exploration of human imagination, intellect and future technologies at the Expo site, the ...
#Speech made by His Highness the #AgaKhan at the #GlobalPhilanthropyForum in Washington DC, USA on 23 April 2009. Read the full speech here: For more about the Aga Khan Development Network, visit ...
Nicole Graham NAIT Media Relations, Edmonton, Canada August 15, 2022 Yasmin Jivraj has been appointed the Chair of the board of governors of Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT).An accomplished entrepreneur ...
Aga Khan University School of Nursing (AKU-SONAM) graduate and former senior instructor Shaista Meghani joins Sujjawal Ahmad in conversation as she receives the 2022 AbSPORU Graduate Studentship in Patient-Oriented Research at ...
GOOGLE.COM -- One of the most radical transformations brought about by the rise of science in the West is the weakening of conventional religion. Through the contact between the West and the East through trade, colonialism and, last but not least, improved communications, a similar tendency towards indifference to traditional religion has been observable in non-Western countries. In Islamic countries, the conflicts and strains resulting from this trend are generally considered as aspects of the so-called "Muslim Modernism." A very important factor in the controversy over the meaning and value of religion has been the rise of such academic disciplines as history, sociology, anthropology, psychology, etc. These disciplines have ...
Pakistan -- "A cosmopolitan society regards the distinctive threads of our particular identities as elements that bring beauty to the larger social fabric," replied Mawlana Hazar Imam in response to a question about globalization at Harvard University. The trend toward globalization has ushered us into an age of residing as a global village. To navigate through the challenges posed by increasingly ...
10.5 furlongs no problem for son of Sea The Stars. Brilliant SEA THE STARS four-year-old Baaeed has been scintillating to watch over a mile both this year and last, but yesterday proved a step up to 10.5 furlongs was no problem with a dominating six-and-a-half-length victory over Mishriff in the Gr.1 Juddmonte International Stakes at York. In doing so, the unbeaten ...
My name is Nizarali R.V. Makan. I am 73 years old and a recently retired Dermatologist and Skin Surgeon. I was born in Zanzibar, and attended the Aga Khan Nursery, Primary and Secondary Schools there, followed by post-secondary education in Dar es Salaam. I received my college, medical school education and postgraduate specialty and fellowship training in the United States, and ...
Pakistan -- From creating start-ups to igniting revolutions, young people have been toppling the old structures and processes that govern our world. Just imagine what solutions might be found if young people are given the space and encouragement to participate and lead - Kofi Annan, (Excerpts from a speech made on the International Youth Day in 2013)With the advent of the ...
#Speech made by His Highness the #AgaKhan at the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the #Madrasa programme in Mombasa, Kenya on 14 August 2007. Read the full speech here: For more about the Aga Khan Development Network, visit ...
Siyouni responsible for two of the four seven-figure sales. At the conclusion of the three-day Arqana August Yearling Sale, SIYOUNI was the star, responsible for the sale's top lot as well as another of the top four. Both were bred and consigned by leading vendor Ecurie des Monceaux. Lot 154, the flashy full brother to Sottsass, sold for €2.1 million to ...
Kindergarten teacher, Gulbarak Akynbek Kyzy, explains how her school have worked alongside the Schools2030 programme to develop an idea that connects her young students to parents on migration, promoting the parent-child bond that is fundamental to early childhood education and development. ...
WATCH highlights from Prince Amyn and Mayor Sylvester Turner sharing reflections on the Ismaili Center Houston. "The Ismaili Center is an ambitious project not just for the Ismaili Muslim community, but for all Houstonians," said Prince Amyn in his remarks. #AgaKhan #Ismaili #IsmailiCommunity #IsmailiCentre #Houston #HoustonTX #USA ...
Reports on this page compiled and prepared by MALIK MERCHANTPublisher/Editor Simergphotos, Simerg and Barakah Barakah, a website dedicated to Mawlana Hazar Imam, members of his family and the Ismaili Imamat launched this page on July 13, 2021 to highlight the latest news on Mawlana Hazar Imam and his family that is published in the official websites of the Ismaili Imamat, the ...
The latest issue (August-September 2022) of Canada's History magazine, established in 1920 as The Beaver, carries an excellent 8 page article by Ottawa's Dr. Shezan Muhammedi under the title "Sitting on Fire" based on his forthcoming book "Gifts From Amin - Ugandan Asian Refugees in Canada," which is due o be released in September 2022 by the University of Manitoba Press. ...
New top lot as brother to Sottsass fetches €2.1 million. The leading French sire SIYOUNI was responsible for the top lot at day two of Arqana on Sunday, as the full brother to Classic and Arc winner Sottsass was knocked down for €2.1 million. The flashy chestnut from Ecurie des Monceaux is headed to Japan following his purchase by trainer Yoshito ...
This brief discussion will help you better understand Mawlana Hazar Imam's message to the global Jamat on July 8, 2022. The Discussants explore themes such as how to live during the economic crisis, improve connectivity at various levels and cultivate attitudes that help us to deal with life challenges. This discussion will help us reflect on our lives and inspire us to ...
Sea The Stars and Siyouni the leading sires by average. At the end of day one of the Arqana August Yearling Sale, the Aga Khan Studs stallions are responsible for three of the top six lots. Lot 133, a SEA THE STARS colt out of Listed winner Shamtee from the illustrious family of Helen Street, was the second top lot when ...
GOOGLE.COM -- It is not possible to describe the secret of the Divine Being, which is entirely different from all creation. Whoever discovers this secret and the final truth must not reveal it. As Rumi asserted, it is impossible to get near the Sun. The light and fire of the Sun will instantly destroy anyone who attempts to observe it without the veil. Thus, mystics who experience this final truth in ecstasy use symbols for its description. They do this either to show an image of the final truth or to veil the merciless fire it with a coloured curtain. The works of Rumi are, therefore, saturated with such symbols. There is no other mystic poet either in the East or in the West ...
Pakistan -- For more than a century, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and its predecessor institutions have worked for under-developed communities in Asia and Africa to enhance their quality of life. The role of Imamat in the development of the subcontinent goes back to the time of Imam Sultan Mahomed Shah, who was a stalwart of education. He advocated for ...
Prince Amyn met with the Honorable Mayor Sylvester Turner at City Hall. During their meeting, the Mayor bestowed Prince Amyn with an Honorary Citizenship of the City of Houston. Mayor Turner commended Prince Amyn for his "unselfish public service for the benefit and welfare of humanity" as he presented him with a certificate of honorary citizenship and appointed Prince Amyn as a ...
