Sheniz Janmohamed is an author, artist educator, spoken word artist and land artist. A graduate of the MFA in Creative Writing program at the University of Guelph, Sheniz has been mentored by authors Dionne Brand, Kuldip Gill and Janice Kulyk Keefer. She has performed nationally and internationally for over 10 years, including features at the Jaipur Literature Festival (Jaipur, 2013), Aga Khan Museum ...
The Aga Khan Museum's Head of Performing Arts, Amirali Alibhai speaks with poet/author Tanya Evanson about life and art during COVID and National Poetry Month. They discuss two of her recent video poems YAHU and Act of Creation, both with relevant messages during these strange times. Under pre-social-distancing conditions, Tanya would have performed her Bothism - Experimental Sufi performance at the Museum, ...
Message from the Jamati Leadership of the Midwestern United States ...
Moman Chetamni ("Devotees Beware") is a 630 verse granth (long format ginan) composed by Sayyid Imam Shah, the youngest son of Pir Hasan Kabiruddin. Amin Mawani recites a few selected verses ...
Recently, members from The Aga Khan Council for SouthWestern USA on behalf of Ismaili community donated hand sanitizers and masks for Fort Bend County, Missouri City and The City of Sugar ...
Global -- Hailing from a family of medical professionals, Farheen's interest in healthcare was natural. Her mother came from India, and her father from Kenya, both immigrating to and settling in Toronto, where Farheen was raised, attending Unionville Jamatkhana. After starting nursing school, Farheen knew she had found something that she not only excelled at, but allowed her to serve others. ...
Alim D. Adatia, Communication and Publications Member of the Aga Khan Council for the Southwestern US, describes to Bridget Richardson (Assistant Director of Pastoral and Ecumenical Initiatives at University of St. ...
Mozambique -- A Jamatkhana is a designated space for Shia Ismaili Muslims to gather and perform tariqah practices, such as supplicatory prayers - du'a, meditative sessions of remembrance - zikr, and the recitation of devotional poetry, such as ginans and qasidas. The word Jamatkhana is a combination of two words. The term Jamat means community or congregation, and the term khana, ...
NATURE.COM -- Widespread antibody testing (known as a sero-prevalence surveys) in Santa Clara county, California, by Stanford University researchers revealed that coronavirus infection rates are [50 times] higher than official figures suggest. Jayanta Bhattacharya, a study co-author, says the results probably still undercount the infection rate. The findings also indicate the virus is less deadly than current estimates. The Santa Clara analysis follows preliminary results from a similar study in Germany. Sero-surveys can provide a better estimate of how deadly a virus is, using a measure known as the infection fatality rate (IFR): the proportion of all infection (not just those confirmed through clinical testing), that result in death. The Santa Clara team estimated an IFR for the county of 0.1-0.2%. Although some experts have raised concerns about the reliability of antibody kits, the researchers assessed the tests and state it correctly identified 93% of control positives and 100% of control negatives. Results are expected soon from sero-prevalence surveys from China, Australia, Iceland, Italy, Germany and ...
RT.COM -- Standford University researchers used 3,300 residents in Santa Clara County to conduct their tests, which found that the coronavirus could have infected far more people than has been reported, "50-85-fold more than the number of confirmed cases." A Danish study published earlier this week using similar methods arrived at the same conclusion. Michael Mina, an immunologist and assistant professor of epidemiology at Harvard, tweeted agreement with the study on Friday. The WHO has previously mentioned a 3% mortality rate for COVID-19. Stanford's study would lower the mortality rate to 0.14% or less, on par with or less than the deadliness of the seasonal flu, which has a yearly mortality rate around 0.1%, according to ...
This is a continuation of previous post from March 2, 2020. By Ali Karim People who follow my blog (alikarimtravelog.com) know that my wife Dilshad and I love to travel. We ...
Starting in a few days, millions of Muslims around the world will observe the month of Ramadan. Ramadan is a time for self-reflection, religious observance and communities and families to come ...
The foal is a full sister to Gr.1 placed Zarkamiya. The unbeaten Champion of 2008 ZARKAVA gave birth to a bay filly by Frankel on Tuesday 14th April. The winner of five Group 1s at two and three, including the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, Prix Vermeille and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, ZARKAVA's legacy is set to continue at stud through ...
UK -- Mindful Monday MomentsMindfulness practices can help us to increase our ability to regulate emotions, decrease stress, anxiety and depression. Mindfulness is for everyone, and it can also help us to focus our attention, as well as to observe our thoughts and feelings without judgment. The AKHB team has developed an English Playlist and a Gujarati Playlist of mindfulness exercises. ...
Zanzibaris are served by more than 200 health facilities providing primary, primary-plus, secondary and tertiary health care. Located in northern Unguja, Mnazi Mmoja Referral Hospital is the only tertiary-level institution that provides full referral facilities and comprehensive surgical care. Nursing resources are governed by the Zanzibar Nurses and Midwives Council, an independent body dedicated to the welfare of the members of ...
UK -- If you have an illness or disability it can make life difficult and affect your income, especially if you have to give up work or cut down your hours. Having a little extra money could help you to pay for things that you need. There are various benefits which are available depending on your age and circumstances. This document ...
UAE -- Address to the Community in Urdu by Khalil Mohammad, Vice President of the Ismaili Community in UAE. ...
Agnes Ojok has been working at the Aga Khan Hospital in Kisumu ever since she graduated with a diploma in nursing from the Kenya Medical Training College in 2009. The young girl who constantly admired how her aunt - a nurse - carried herself has blossomed into an outstanding nurse and midwife herself. Three years after joining the hospital as a ...
Speakers: Dale Eickelman, Ralph and Richard Lazarus Professor of Anthropology and Human Relations, Dartmouth College; Noah Feldman, Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Presider: Lisa Anderson, Dean, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Reza Aslan, Research Associate, Center on Public Diplomacy, University of Southern California (June 5, 2006 at the Council on Foreign Relations) ...
UK -- During the COVID-19 pandemic, our health care workers put their health and lives at risk everyday to serve the communities around them. This remarkable service was appreciated by the nation. The Ismaili community recognised this service by offering multiple food deliveries to various hospitals around the UK. Two notable deliveries included the making and delivery of 60 pizza's to ...
UK -- Voluntary service has always been a guiding ethic for us as a community. The emergence of coronavirus and the self-isolation era provoked this sense of service in many members of the Jamat. Not only did we come to serve our communities, but also to contribute to the wider communities in which we live.This included assisting the vulnerable, who were ...
UK -- Differences of opinion and disagreements are an inevitable part of our lives.During these times of isolation, the incidence is known to increase. These differences, if not addressed promptly can escalate into major disputes and conflicts.When one is faced with a conflict, our human instinct kicks into a Fight, Flight or Freeze mode.Remember every action has a reaction.The reaction of ...
VIDDLER.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Very highly recommended documentary. As you watch reflect on Hazar Imam's 2007 remark at the Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa: "A wise observer once said, it's not so much what we don't know that hurts us, but also all those things that we are sure we know -- but which are just not so.] ARTICLE: "Unlocking the Mystery of Life" is the story of top-notch, contemporary scientists, supported by compelling evidence, advancing a powerful idea -- that life is designed. From the interior of the living cell, explore complex systems and machines bear the unmistakable hallmarks of design. Discover the intricacy of a microscopic bacterial rotary motor, which spins at 100,000 rpm. Within the nucleus, the DNA molecule stores instructions to build the essential components of every living organism. It's just one component a biological information processing system more complex and more powerful than any computer network. ...
UAE -- Message From Aziz Merchant President Ismaili Community In The UAE ...
"A sound enabling environment must create a favourable framework in which people's energy and creativity can be motivated, mobilized and rewarded." Mawlana Hazar ImamConference on Central Asia and Europe, Berlin, Germany, November 13, 2007Speech "What a sound enabling environment must do is to create a favourable framework in which human creativity can flourish... In the end, human progress must grow out ...
UK -- The Aga Khan Economic Planning Board is here to support you. We have prepared a number of useful guides and resources for businesses and individuals. Pleas click on the links below to download resources in PDF form. AKEPB Support for Germany and AustriaGermany - AKEPB Support - GermanGermany - AKEPB Support - FarsiGermany - AKEPB Support - Arabic Economic ...
"Insurance is an investment, not an expense" On 2nd April 2020, the Aga Khan Health Board for India (AKHB,I) hosted a webinar on Health Insurance. This webinar featured Mr. Sahil Kabir Dodhiya, a member of AKHB,I and an associate member of the Insurance Institute for India. It was hosted by Mr. Shafique Porbanderwala, who has been associated with Aga Khan Economic Planning Board ...
UK -- Weekly WAP Recommends... The Women's Portfolio is back with a weekly recommendation to help entertain, inspire and pass the time at home. This week Nazreen Visram, Barclays Head of Charities & Citizenship, shares the podcast 'Happy Place' by Fearne Cotton. "However you may be feeling, lost or overwhelmed from the pressures of life, Fearne delves into the subject of ...
Faith and Adversity: Thoughts From Our Leaders ...
THEINDEPENDENTWHIG.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Jonathan Haidt 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. "The Righteous Mind" debuted at number 6 on The New York Times bestseller list.] ARTICLE: In a study I did with Jesse Graham and Brian Nosek, we tested how well liberals and conservatives could understand each other. We asked more than two thousand American visitors to fill out the Moral Foundations Questionnaire. This design allowed us to examine the stereotypes that each side held about the other and assess how accurate they were [in understanding the other side]. The results were clear and consistent. Moderates and conservatives were most accurate in their predictions, whether they were pretending to be liberals or conservatives. Liberals were the least accurate, especially those who described themselves as "very liberal." The biggest errors in the whole study came when liberals ...
In all four ages, I went about, looking hard. I found none to match you, my lord. My lord, my heart is fond of you. Ginan Saahebaji tu(n) more man recited by Late Alwaez Shamshu Bandali Haji. Translation of verse 2, above, from Scent of Sandalwood by Aziz Esmail ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ My love for my Jamat is a lot stronger than ...
THEINDEPENDENTWHIG.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 1965: Left-wing attitudes tend not only to destroy the Faith of a man towards his religion but also the respect of one individual towards another. When the Faith is broken down everything goes with it: the family, society, the individual, the intelligence.] ARTICLE: As a lifelong liberal, I assumed conservatism = orthodoxy = religion = faith = rejection of science and, as an atheist and a scientist, I was, therefore, obligated to be a liberal. But Jerry Muller, in "Conservatism", asserted that modern conservatism is really about creating a society that brings the greatest happiness given local circumstances. Was there a kind of conservatism that could compete against liberalism in the court of social science? Might conservatives have a better formula for how to create a healthy, happy society? He laid out a series of claims about human nature which he said are core beliefs of conservatism. Based on my own research, I had to agree with him. And, as I studied conservative intellectuals, I saw they had crucial insights into morality I had never encountered. They understood the importance of moral capital. (Note I am praising conservative intellectuals, not the Republican Party.) Moral communities are ...
GOOGLE.COM -- Like his father, Imam Nuruddin Ali used to visit villages to see and guide his followers. It is said that in Dizbad, Ismaili women had assembled to weave cotton with a young boy, Khaki Khorasani. Imam Nuruddin Ali happened to come upon the house and entered to see his followers. After leaving, Khaki Khorasani urged the Imam reverently to take him along, but the Imam said, "When you are able to pass a comb through your beard, then I will take you with me." Khaki stroked his beardless face, however the Imam however took him and they rode together to the end of the village. There they had an intimate conversation, in the course of which the Imam advised his young disciple to ...
UK -- AKYSB's Singalong Saturday present a video called 'Spring' composed by the Ismaili Community Ensemble (ICE) for their recent concert entitled People Planet Purpose - Starting with me. This song was inspired by their love for qawwali music and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's song called Haje Latha Nahio Akhiyan Da Cha. Spring looks at new beginning, a lovely reminder of ...
