Cover of Swahili Song "Malaika" - A Breeze From East Africa
Cover of the Swahili song titled Malaika, a popular number in Eastern Africa, by Shaheena Karim, music by Karim Fazal, and mixing by Aabid Fazal, with landscapes of Portugal. ...
VIDEO: JWST Images Raise Questions about the Big Bang
YOUTUBE.COM -- SEE THE PATTERN -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: At Ismaili Digest we predict James Webb Space Telescope observations will continue to undermine Big Bang Cosmology, leading to the inevitable collapse of the theory. That may, however, spark a crisis amongst many believers who pointed to the Big Bang as evidence of a Creator. We will address this misplaced faith in the Big Bang in an upcoming Ismaili Ignition Paradigm Proposal.] ARTICLE: The first images from the James Web Space Telescope (JWST) are not at all what theorists expected to see and reveal fundamental problems with current theories. For example, JWST images not only show normal galaxy structure much earlier than previously thought possible -- just 400 to 500 million years after the Big Bang -- but analysis of these galaxies shows they have stars that appear to be over a billion years old. In other words, stars created before the Big Bang. Another prediction from the Big Bang is ...
The Big Bang didn't happen; What do the James Webb images really show?
IAI.TV -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: At Ismaili Digest we predict James Webb Space Telescope observations will continue to undermine Big Bang Cosmology, leading to the inevitable collapse of the theory. That may, however, spark a crisis amongst many believers who pointed to the Big Bang as evidence of a Creator. We will address this misplaced faith in the Big Bang in an upcoming Ismaili Ignition Paradigm Proposal.] ARTICLE: In a flood of recently published papers authors report again and again that JWST images show surprisingly more, surprisingly smooth, surprisingly small and surprisingly old galaxies than expected. For decades, the Big Bang hypothesis has been defended as unquestionable truth consequently the new data is causing panic. Indeed, one paper's title begins with the exclamation: "Panic!" "Right now I find myself lying awake at three in the morning," says professional astronomer Alison Kirkpatrick, "and wondering if everything I've done is wrong." It is not too complicated to explain why these too small, too smooth, too old and too numerous galaxies are ...
Sustainable development-Young Aria Ali Wins (Re)verse Pitch Competition
USA -- Ten-year-old committed environmentalist wins prize for recycling project This story began with a simple email from Aria's father, who had come upon an ongoing call for an innovative pitch competition named (Re)verse; as he explored the concept in detail, Aria and her passion for upscaling came to mind immediately. The competition focused on Practices and Social Entrepreneurship for Upcycling. ...
Raymond J. de Souza: 50 years after Idi Amin expelled 'Uganda Asians,' they prosper happily
NATIONALPOST.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: For those unfamiliar, The National/Financial Post is what might be called Canada's "Wall Street Journal."] ARTICLE: The Uganda expulsion created a crisis. Who would take in the 60,000? Most ended up in Britain, but some 6,000 resettled in Canada, many of whom were Ismaili Muslims. Their head, the Aga Khan, personally appealed to his friend, then-Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. It was the largest settlement of non-European refugees until that point in Canadian history. Despite hardships faced, the Indian immigrants have contributed mightily to the fields of education, science, entrepreneurship, civic engagement and religion in the UK and Canada. For example, across the Atlantic, the frontrunner to be the next Conservative Prime Minister of the UK is Rishi Sunak. His grandparents left India for East Africa and then moved to Britain in the ...
The Universe of Symbols -- BoAI Vol #3
GOOGLE.COM -- Cosmology is that aspect of metaphysics which deals with the origin, creation and evolution of the universe. The doctrine of creation occupies a significant position in all religious and philosophical thought. That it has excited the imagination of man throughout the ages is apparent from the universality of creation and solar myths in all traditions of folklore. However, it is in the context of classical philosophy and religious doctrines that cosmology has entered the stream of modern thought. The dissemination of cosmological knowledge in traditional civilisation was largely confined to esoteric societies. In contrast to the 'descending' scale of both creation and revelation, esoteric doctrines ...
Economic Advisory from the Council for Pakistan | August 2022
Pakistan -- The Council for Pakistan would like to provide an update on the current economic climate prevalent within the country which remains delicate and there is a need for the Jamat to take careful steps during the present conditions.Urdu Version The Jamat should be aware that:High inflation will continue to impact the price of utilities such as electricity, gas, as ...
A Review of the Aga Khan's "Where Hope Takes Root: Democracy and Pluralism in an Interdependent World"
[The following book review by Nizar Motani of His Highness the Aga Khan's "Where Hope Takes Root" has been adapted from Barakah's sister website, Simerg. The book was originally published during the Aga Khan's Golden Jubilee Year which was celebrated from July 11, 2007 to December 13, 2008. When originally released, the book was readily available at numerous on-line stores such ...
Ismaili Journalist Omar Sachedina Moves into a Top Position at CTV News, Canada's Most-Watched National Newscast
Omar Sachedina. Photograph: Compiled by MALIK MERCHANTPublisher/Editor Simerg, Barakah and Simergphotos Omar Sachedina is one of a growing number of Ismailis who've become high-profile journalists, writes Georgia Straight's editor Charlie Smith in a story related to Sachedina's recent appointment as anchor of CTV news. Other Ismailis include CTV Vancouver anchor Nafeesa Karim, CBC foreign correspondent Salimah Shivji, CBC reporter Zahra Premji, ...
Chand Raat of Safar 1444, 27th August 2022: The Ummah (Brotherhood- One Nation)
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 ...
Reflection and Learning in Islam
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 ...
Canadian Geographic Podcast @CanGeo |The expulsion of Ugandan Asians and their new life in Canada: Senator Mobina Jaffer @SenJaffer
"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 ...
Book Review | Mohamed Keshavjee Reviews Hélène Alexander's "A Life of Ups and Downs"
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 ...
Photographs of a Special Service Set Presented to Mawlana Hazar Imam During His Silver Jubilee Visit to the UK
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 ...
Karim Aga Khan IV: Modern Personification of Historical Islamic Rationalism, Charity and Peace by Michael Hamilton Morgan
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 ...
Three generations of Pakistani photographers in the Emirates, Digitally Studio, capture significant events locally and globally | @asmaalizain
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 ...
The Print (Johannesburg) | 50th anniversary of expulsion of all Asians from Uganda by Idi Amin a lesson in breakdown of democratic order @HassenFakir
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 ...
Shining Stars - Sarfaraz and Deedar represent Pakistan at International Level
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 ...
Is America Losing Its Mind?
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 ... ...
'Abandoning People': Canada's Broadening Assisted Suicide Law Dangerous for the Vulnerable, Critics Say
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 ...
University of Waterloo (Canada) @WaterlooMath: Valedictorian Farzaan Nathoo-Khedri created community in the face of adversity
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 ...
The Blue Mosque of Singapore
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 ...
Readings on His Highness the Aga Khan
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 ...
75 Minutes, 75 Activities: Girl Guides Celebrate Pakistan Independence Day 2022
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, ...
Event | Stage show at PAL Studio Theatre (@PALTheatre), Vancouver, Canada, marking the 50th anniversary of Uganda Asian expulsion
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 ...
Event | Panel discussion to reflect on the expulsion of Ugandan Asians and their experiences @UgandanAsians50
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 ...
Ali Karim Travelog: Alichur to Yashikul and Bulunkul in Tajikistan
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 ...
VIDEO: Aspire to Inspire Women's Story - Dr. Aliaa Remtilla
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. ...
Revisiting the legacy of Muslim intellectual traditions come alive, as Youth of Dubai Explore Expo 2020
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 ...
VIDEO: Aga Khan Development Network | Quote of the Week
#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 ...
Yasmin Jivraj Appointed Chair of Northern Alberta Institute of Technology's Board of Governors (Edmonton, Canada)
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 ...
Success Highlight: In conversation with Shaista Meghani (@ShaistaMeghani) | @UAlberta |@AKUGlobal
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 ...
Psychology and Religious Experience in Islam -- BoAI Vol #3
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 ...
Building Bridges - Intercommunity Visits Allow Youth to Promote Social Harmony
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 ...
Baaeed brilliant in International Stakes
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 ...
Artistic Expressions: The Covid-19 Lockdown Inspired Skin Surgeon Nizarali Makan to Take Up Painting - We Have a Selection of His Works
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 ...
Broadening Horizons Youth Camp - an eight-day residential camp in Hunza
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 ...
VIDEO: Aga Khan Development Network | Quote of the Week
#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 ...
Strong results for Aga Khan sires at Arqana
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 ...
VIDEO: Schools2030 Spotlight on Innovations - The Migrant Parent Storytelling Classes
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. ...
