Samira Kabani, a nurse manager at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, was one of the key team members behind the launch of 24/7 services for coronavirus patients. In these uncertain times, she is always on the move as she coordinates the care of patients provided by over 50 on-campus and off-campus nurses. The marks from her tight-fitting protective ...
Elaha wanted to be a doctor... but she could not afford the school fees. So, she studied to become a nurse instead. She has risen quickly to become a nursing manager at the Faizabad hospital, where she is responsible for scheduling and overseeing all the nurses at the hospital - and has become the primary breadwinner in her family. Now, she says ...
Quand elle était jeune, Elaha rêvait de devenir doctoresse... malheureusement, elle n'a jamais été en mesure de payer les frais scolaires d'une formation en médecine. Elle a alors décidé de suivre des études pour devenir infirmière. Elle est rapidement devenue infirmière en chef à l'Hôpital provincial de Faizabad, où elle supervise et gère le planning de l'ensemble du personnel infirmier de l'établissement. ...
Portugal -- La palabra árabe 'ibāda (plural 'ibādāt), que significa veneración, adoración, rendir culto o servicio, se usa generalmente en el contexto de la devoción a Dios. La oración o rezo es una forma primordial de venerar a Dios. Ya sea en voz alta o en silencio, los rezos pueden tomar varias formas, tales como recitar versos del Corán, meditar repitiendo ...
Monday 11 to Sunday May 17, 2020 is National Nursing Week in Canada, coinciding with Florence Nightingale's birthday on May 12. The World Health Organization has designated 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and Midwife in honour of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale. Addressing the need for health care, Mawlana Hazar Imam inaugurated the Aga Khan ...
Welcome to the third episode of Sunday Khana Khazana! In this episode, we bring to you some recipes that are favourites among our community from Central, Northern & Eastern India! Starting off with Jhunka Bhaakar and the super yummy Egg Shakshuka, we then look at making Maharashtra's favourite - Puranpoli, and finally, wrapping it up with the most delicious - Caramel Custard! Our ...
What you'll learn: The diversity of Jews and Judaism; Key facts about the primary texts of the Jewish canon; The role that scripture has played and continues to play in the lives of Jews; Why the sacred texts of Judaism continue to matter in the 21st century. ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- In 2012, Atheist philosopher Thomas Nagel with Oxford Unversity Press published the book "Mind and Cosmos: Why the materialist neo-Darwinian conception of nature is almost certainly false." Now Nagel is still an atheist, but after examining the evidence he derides Darwinism as "a heroic triumph of ideological theory over common sense," concluding the Darwinian worldview is ripe for displacement. But why do Darwin and Evolution matter? This is not a philosophical thing because Darwin's ideas have had significant consequences for our culture and your life, even if you don't know it. His ideas have impacted our understanding of the human person in at least three key ways. First, in the erosion of the sanctity and value of human life. Second, in the area of morality. Third, the erosion of the idea that humans have a spiritual purpose. Even those who don't lose their faith in God because of Darwin's theory, may ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Throughout the Silver Jubilee, in 1982/83, Hazar Imam emphasised, repeatedly, that Allah "creates" and "removes" what He wishes, "*when He wishes*," "how He wishes", "where He wishes."] ARTICLE: The question is could God have designed everything at the beginning, in such a way, that everything happened naturally. Absolutely, that's what God could have done. But there's a problem. Those laws would be so complex and intractable that science would be impossible. To do science you need a set of simple laws, but simple laws do not create complex, molecular machines found in living cells. So what you see, throughout life, is evidence of a Designer infusing information into the system. The evidence is so clear and unambiguous that life is not the product of simple chemistry and physics but the product of dramatic intervention in Nature. A lot of people have the have a problem with the term "intervention," but they have to get over it because that's reality. So let's talk about the science. When you talk about the origin of life the question is ...
Calgary's Mayor Naheed Nenshi, seen taking a selfie at the inaugural ceremony of the Global Pluralism Award held in Ottawa, Canada on November 15, 2017 during the Diamond Jubilee Year of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan. The Mayor served as a member of the jury that selected winners and honourable mentions for the Award. Photo: Copyright © Jean-Marc Carisse. ...
Ismaili Digest Exclusive for April 2020 -- 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 and Event Alerts) without social media influence. NOTE: Posts are randomly ordered.
JollyGul.com presents Nasim Bhimji's soulful rendition of Pir Sadardin's ginan Bindra Re Van Maa(n) Sukh Chare Re Gaava(n)tree - (In Vrindavan a cow grazed peacefully) . This is a story of ...
LOCKDOWNSCEPTICS.ORG -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Although everyone can understand the implications of the severe problems highlighted, software engineers in our community will be shocked by this article. The projected COVID-19 deaths, used to justify the lockdown, came from Prof Neil Ferguson's, of Imperial College, model.] ARTICLE: Imperial finally released a derivative of Ferguson's code. I reviewed it here are some of the things I noticed. Due to bugs, the code can produce very different results with identical inputs. Imperial routinely act as if this is unimportant. However, this makes the code unusable for scientific purposes, which insists on replicable results. The damage from over a decade of amateur hobby programming is so extensive that even Microsoft were unable to fix it. All papers based on this code should be retracted immediately. Imperial's modelling efforts should be reset with a new team that isn't under Professor Ferguson, and which has a commitment to replicable results with published code from day one. Despite being aware of the severe problems in they "haven't had time" to fix, the Imperial team continue to ...
OFF-GUARDIAN.ORG -- We've heard about other so-called Pandemics that had turned out to be nothing of the sort, like Swine flu. What's different about COVID-19? The reasons given sound good until you pose searching questions. Every year people die from flu. In 2014/15 44,000 died in the UK. This puts the Covid-19 deaths, and how dangerous it is, into perspective. It looks like Covid-19 is no deadlier than a bad flu year, an opinion shared by several top epidemiologists. One of the world's top Epidemiologists is Sweden's Dr. [Professor] Johan Giesecke. Sweden is one of a few countries who.... An April Telegraph article said ministers were concerned about how many would die because of the lockdown, with early estimates at 150,000. All surgeries, except life-threatening, have been postponed. Most cancer treatments have been postponed, dialysis disrupted or put off. Domestic abuse is up 30% to 50%, suicides, divorces, bankruptcies, the list is long. Where do the sick people go to ...
By Dr. Shela Hirani (PhD, IBCLC, RN, Associate Professor, University of Regina, Faculty of Nursing, Canada) The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the vulnerability of mothers and young children around the globe ...
By Zahir K. Dhalla, Spring 2020, Toronto. Fleeing Florida! Hollywood's beach was one of the first ones to be closed in Florida, even as March breakers continued to cavort on Gulf-side ...
GOOGLE.COM -- Imam Syed Ali was also known as Shah Ataullah II among the Nimatullahi Sufi order. On the death of Shah Abbas in 1629, Iran's liberal policy towards the Sufism declined and Sufis began to be persecuted and killed. Their khanaqahs (places of worship) were demolished. The Nimatullahi Sufi order was also not spared and, before the massacre of the Ismailis, known as Ataullahis in Khorasan and Kirman, Imam Syed Ali ordered them to join the royal army at once, which avoided the danger of massacre. A small regiment of Ataullahis in the Safavid army was also created in Khorasan and Kirman. Khaki Khorasani, a famous Ismaili poet ...
Managing Social Isolation and Coping with Loneliness (Gujarati Edition) ...
And speaking of Islam, our religion has always been a constant source of bonding for us. Sometimes I sit in my garden and crave our Islamic discussions. The warm, balmy summer ...
"O you who believe! Seek help in patience, and prayer. Indeed! God is with the patient. And call not those who are slain in the way of God 'dead'. Nay, they ...
Juno Award winner Gordon Grdina and his The Marrow ensemble astonished Museum audiences in May 2019 with their muscular blend of Arabic maqam, Persian dastgah, and avant-garde jazz. Fast forward one year and we've made the concert available online for your viewing and listening pleasure. Gordon Grdina's The Marrow at the Aga Khan Museum is presented with support from the Ontario Arts ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- GET CURRIED -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Ingredient quantities and method also in the video summary.] ARTICLE: Learn how to make Delicious Street Style 'Chicken Seekh Kebab' with our chef Smita Deo. Chicken Seekh Kabab is made from minced chicken & spices and it is grilled over a charcoal fire. It can also be made at home using a Griller. It ...
For those who wish to support our efforts to respond to the pandemic, the agencies and affiliates of the Aga Khan Development Network, including Focus Humanitarian Assistance, have launched the Global Pandemic Relief Fund. The Fund has been established to respond to the outpouring of generosity from our supporters and creates a one-stop portal to support this critical work across all AKDN ...
Canada -- This week's Facets of Faith Webinar Series explores how having a deep relationship with the Divine can be an incredible and perpetual source of comfort, strength, and peace. Join Alwaeza Aziza Jivraj as she shares how the practice of faith can be an anchor towards a life of meaning, purpose, fulfilment, and enduring happiness. ...
He has created this beautiful world, including me, you and whatever is around. During a time of uncertainty and new experiences, let this be a simple reminder of the limitless world ...
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When you hear the words "material" what comes to mind? Material vs spiritual? How about "materialism?" Being focused on material things like wealth and status? Well, connected to the heart of atheism is another critically important meaning to "material" and "materialism" that is vital to understand. In the scientific world, "material" means physical; specifically matter and energy. And "materialism" is ...
Introduced by MALIK MERCHANT (Publisher-Editor, Barakah, Simerg and Simergphotos) Over the past few years, Barakah and its sister websites Simerg and Simergphotos have had the privilege of publishing rare photos of Mawlana Hazar Imam and his family that have been in private collections for years. We have asked Jamati members and others to come forward and share their memories with our ...
THEINDEPENDENTWHIG.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Jonathan Haidt, a secular, liberal atheist, was named a top 100 and top 30 global thinker by Foreign Policy and British Prospect Magazine, respectively. He is professor of social psychology and studies morality and religion.] ARTICLE: In 2010, the cultural psychologists Joe Henrich, Steve Heine, and Ara Norenzayan published a profoundly important article titled "The Weirdest People in the World?" WEIRD as in Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. They showed WEIRD people are weird, statistical outliers and Americans more so than Europeans. And the American educated, upper middle class the most unusual of all. Most people think holistically (seeing contexts and relationships), but WEIRD people think more analytically (detaching the focal object from its context). If WEIRD and non-WEIRD people think differently and see the world differently, they'll have different moral concerns. If you see a world of individuals, you'll want a morality protecting individuals and individual rights. But non-WEIRD societies see a world of relationships and not so focused on protecting individuals. Non-WEIRD societies need additional virtues to bind people together. The differences run deep; even visual ...
THEINDEPENDENTWHIG.COM -- Many rationalists assert good reasoning about ethical issues results in good behaviour. They believe that reasoning is the royal road to moral truth, and that people who reason well are more likely to act morally. However, as an intuitionist, I say worship of reason is one of the longest-lived Western delusions: the rationalist delusion. Anyone who values truth should stop worshipping reason. French scientists concluded that most of the bizarre research findings make perfect sense once you see *reasoning does not help us find truth but, rather, argue and persuade other people.* "Skilled arguers... are not after the truth but arguments supporting their views." Individuals are really good at finding evidence to support their existing, usually intuitive, positions. This is why it's so important to have intellectual and ideological diversity within any group or institution whose goal is to find truth or to produce good public policy. And if our goal is to produce good behaviour, not just good thinking, then it's even more important to reject rationalism and embrace intuitionism. I'm not saying ...
Did you miss Friday Night Reflections? Watch here in English, Farsi and Arabic and hear President Ameerally Kassim Lakha address the Jamat, followed by a special Q&A session with Al-Waez Jamil Sawani and Al-Waeza Dr. Salima Dadani Bhayani, moderated by Aliyyah Datoo. ...
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Foundation ceremony of the AKU Graduate School of Media and Communications, Nairobi, Kenya, 27 July 2011. Read full speech: ...
Story by MALIK MERCHANT Publisher-Editor Simergphotos, Simerg, and Barakahwith photographs by the author and SHAFIN JAMAL A close-up of a tulip at the Aga Khan Park, Toronto. The tulip is seasonal, and blooms in early May for a period of 7-14 days. Photo: © Malik Merchant / Simergphotos. Camera: Olympus E-M10. There are two beautiful outdoor events that attract tens of ...
The final of three videos that capture an immersive overview of the Aga Khan Museum's Spring 2020 exhibition, Sanctuary, featuring carpets designed by thirty-six of the world's leading contemporary artists who have reflected on the crucial role of sanctuary in an era of displacement and disaffection. Supported by: Partners in Art, Mohammad and Najla Al Zaibak and the Baytree Foundation and Global ...
UK -- Natasha and Ali Akbar from Baba's Kitchen in South London decided to show their support and grattitude to their local community through food during the COVID-19 pandemic. They prepared and delivered hundreds of meals to multiple hospitals and health care facilities to keep staff energised and well fed through the long hours. Around the country, communities are showing their ...
Canada --Friday Night Reflections (April 10, 2020) with Dr Aman Haji. Available in English, Farsi and Arabic. ... ...
Portugal -- Certo dia, o Profeta Moisés viu um pastor no caminho, que dizia: "Ó Deus, onde estás, para que eu possa tornar-me no Teu servo e limpar os Teus sapatos e pentear o Teu cabelo? Para que eu possa lavar a tua roupa e matar os teus piolhos e trazer-Te leite, Ó Adorado; para que eu possa beijar a Tua ...
Portugal -- Com a recente reestruturação do contexto educativo, pela suspensão das atividades presenciais nas escolas, verifica-se, em grande parte dos casos, que os educandos se encontram mais regulares no acesso à internet, para poderem comunicar com a equipa educativa, com os seus colegas ou para realizar pesquisas para os seus trabalhos. Será que os nossos filhos estão em segurança quando ...
AZQUOTES.COM -- "Truth always rests with the minority, and the minority is always stronger than the majority, because the minority is generally formed by those who really have an opinion, while the strength of a majority is illusory, formed by the gangs who have no opinion - and who, therefore, in the next instant (when it is evident that the minority is the stronger) assume its opinion ... while Truth again reverts to a new minority." -- Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855; great Danish writer and thinker) ...
