VIDEO: AKEPB - Financial Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19)-CC-Stores
AKEPB - Financial Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19)-CC-Stores ...
The Ismaili Mozambique Health Portfolio COVID-19 2
Mozambique -- According to the recent Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, it is highly recommended to use a mask in places wheremaintaining physical distance is difficult. health_announcement_april_9th.pdfCredit: Health Portfolio Mozambique Publish date: Thursday, April 9, 2020Source: Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO)Title : Advise about the use ...
Farhan Shah "Live": Aga Khan Youth and Sports Board for Southern Region (Pakistan) Presents "Sham e Qalander"
Aga Khan Youth and Sports Board for Southern Region (Pakistan) presents "Sham e Qalander" live "online" concert featuring Ismaili artist Farhan Shah. Concert will promptly start on April 12, 2020 at ...
The Ismaili Mozambique - COVID-19 Fica Atento
Mozambique -- COVID-19 #ficaatento is the site lauched by the Instituo Nacional de Saúde (INS) where one can obtain updated information about COVID-19 pandemic in Mozambique and the measures taken. COVID 19 #ficaatento é o site lançado pelo Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS) que permite obter informação actualizada sobre a pandemia COVID-19 em Moçambique e as acções de resposta. In this ...
Kenya -The COVID-19 Economic Impact on Kenya- FAQs
Kenya -- Have a look at this Economic and Financial Support Guide put together by the Aga Khan Economic Planning Board for Kenya. Check the FAQs on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its Economic Impact in Kenya How will the Coronavirus impact Kenya's economy and which sectors could be impacted?The Coronavirus poses a threat to the world's economy. A reduction in the ...
VIDEO: The Ismaili Mozambique Health Portfolio COVID-19 1
Mozambique -- COVID-19 prevention measures ...
37th Imam - Zulfiqar Ali - by Mumtaz Ali Tajddin
GOOGLE.COM -- It is said that when Imam Zulfikar Ali stayed in Dizbad Khorasan, the parents of seven year old Khaki Khorasan used to visit the Imam late at night he was fast asleep. Curious about his parents' daily absence, one night Khaki Khorasan surreptitiously followed them. Hiding behind the door of the house they visited, he saw his parents, other Ismaili elders and, to his immense joy, the Imam sitting before the congregation. At the end of service, Imam Zulfikar Ali told to a person to share food offerings brought to each one present and, when he finished, to see outside. Outside he found a tired child watching the proceedings and gave him a share too and, since then, Khaki Khorasani cultivated a deep love and devotion towards his Imam. The Imam used to send letters ...
Inspirations from the Qur'an | Day 5: Tawba
USA -- The following article is part of a special week of reflection focused on inspirations from the Qur'an. Today, we invite the Jamat to explore the notion of tawba. The term tawba is widely understood as repentance and viewed as a solitary act of repentance and seeking forgiveness. However, a more accurate translation of tawba is "turning back." It is, ...
JollyGul.com On-Demand Smartphone App Launched
JollyGul.com has just launched its on-demand services smartphone app that enables the Jamat to easily access, at its convenience, ginans, geets, qasidas, granths and much more by artist and type of ...
A portrait of Prince Rahim Aga Khan's family, as oldest son Prince Irfan becomes 5 years old; and meanings of the Princes' names Irfan and Sinan
Prepared and compiled by MALIK MERCHANT (Publisher-Editor,Barakah, Simerg and Simergphotos)Prince Rahim and Princess Salwa were married on 31 August 2013 on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland. Photo: Gary Otte/The Ismaili. AUGUST 31, 2013: Prince Rahim, the eldest son of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, marries Princess Salwa (née Kendra Spears) on 31 August 2013 in Geneva, ...
VIDEO: Medidas laborais COVID-19
Portugal -- Reveja o Webinar "Medidas laborais COVID-19", promovido pelo AKEPB, pelo Portfólio Legal Matters e pela ADEE, que ocorreu no dia 26/3/2020 e que contou com o orador Dr. David Cardoso, Mestre em Direito - vertente empresas. ...
VIDEO: Momento de reflexão - Importância do Zikr
Portugal -- Momento de reflexão pelo Al-Waez Riaz Issá legendado em Inglês. ...
Shoving My Kids into Online Schooling Is Depriving Them of Real Learning
THEFEDERALIST.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: For our other homeschooling articles, please search Ismaili Digest for "homeschool".] ARTICLE: Online schooling isn't homeschooling. It's worth pointing out that what parents and teachers are trying to do now hardly reflects what most homeschoolers do on a regular basis. I know very few homeschool families who put their children in front of computers, walk away, and call it homeschool. Younger children simply don't learn best when plopped in front of a computer all day. We've known this for a while. Younger children learn best through play, and essentially require movement to behave well and continue learning throughout the day. E-learning can work when paired with something tangible, like an instrument, or with movement, like a dance class. It doesn't work as well with basics, such as math, reading, and writing. When I homeschooled my children full time, we ...
I Was Homeschooled for Eight Years: Here's What I Recommend
AEON.CO -- Now a lecturer at Yale University, I was homeschooled for eight years, from age 11 to college. Learning at home is different from learning at school. We need to reorient how we generally think about learning. Historically, education has been the parent's responsibility and, if nothing else, a few weeks or months of homeschooling is an opportunity to encourage our children to do something novel, different, unexpected. As a society, we have become exceptionally bad at encouraging our children to be idiosyncratic and independent. Forced to homeschool, for a few weeks or months, is a daunting prospect - but also a tremendous opportunity to cultivate children's independence and original thinking. There are four essential points that everyone now experimenting with homeschooling should bear in mind. First ...
ITREB talk by Dr. Shiraz Kabani, Head of Community Relations (IIS)
NEW TIME -- LIVE WEBCAST -- ISMAILI INSTITUTIONS FOR UK -- SATURDAY, APRIL 11 2020: 10:15am Vancouver/Los Angeles/Seattle (PDT) ~ 11:15am Calgary/Denver (MDT) ~ 12:15am Winnipeg /Chicago/Houston (CDT) ~ 1:15pm Toronto/New York/Miami (EDT) ~ 2:45pm St. John's (NDT) ~ 6:15pm Lisbon/London (WET/BST) ~ 7:15pm Paris (CET) ~ 8:15pm Nairobi (EAT) ~ 9:15pm Dubai (GST) ~ 10:15pm Karachi (PKT)/Dushanbe (TJT) ~ 10:45pm Mumbai (IST) ~ SUNDAY APR 12: 1:15am Singapore (SGT) ~ 3:15am Sydney (AEST) ~~ We will be hosting a virtual programme this Saturday. During the evening, Dr. Shiraz Kabani, Head of Community Relations at IIS, will deliver an ITREB talk, the documentary "Our Imam, Our Times" will be shown as well as Salim Suleiman's 2017 concert. ~~ The event will be streamed live at: the.ismaili/uk/live
BBC Documentary: Lahore to Delhi -- India's Frontier Railways ... The Samjhauta Express
YOUTUBE.COM -- BBC -- The Samjhauta Express, commonly called the Friendship Express, is a twice-weekly train that runs between Delhi and Attari in India and Lahore in Pakistan. The word samjhauta means "agreement","accord" and "compromise" in both Hindi and Urdu. Until the reopening of the Thar Express, this was the only rail connection between the two countries. The train was started on 22 ...
Inspirations from the Qur'an | Day 4: Shukr
USA -- The following article is part of a special week of reflection focused on inspirations from the Qur'an. Thus far, we have been reflecting on the ways in which attending to taqwa can shape our approach towards the challenges we encounter as well as inform our conduct toward our self, others, and the natural world. Today, we will consider the ...
VIDEO: Curator Talk: Bunnies and Eggs with Dr. Ulrike Al-Khamis
A talk about renewal and rebirth - with stories about the Easter rabbits and eggs - traditions that have ancient roots in diverse traditions. A celebration of Spring and a reminder or our cross-cultural connections. ...
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UK -- Wednesday 18th April 2020 6:45pm - 7:30pm (for all 7-12 year olds)8:15pm - 9:00pm (for all 13-17 year olds)YCN requests parental supervision where needed in the kitchen. To register, please email your name and age to [email protected]. Click here to join session Meeting ID: 451 732 5983Password: 492226 We look forward to seeing you online! ...
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[Apr]This month in history: Imam Aqa Ali Shah succeeded to the Imamat
Imam Aqa Ali Shah Aga Khan II was born in Mahallat, Persia, in 1830. He spent most of his early years in Iraq, possibly Najaf, where he went with his mother while his father was in Persia. In Iraq, Imam studied Arabic, Persian, and Nizari Ismaili doctrines, returning to Persia in the late 1840s. In 1853, he travelled with his mother ...
VIDEO: KENYA - COVID19 Health Webinar - Your Unanswered Questions
Kenya -- Answering all your COVID-19 health questions, this panel included experts from around the country. ...
Editor's Choice: NanoWisdoms - Extend. Quotes -- The Imamat on the Qur'an and their absolute discretion to interpret it for Ismailis
In 1986, in his first CBC interview, Mawlana Hazar Imam said "The only miracle which you in Islam is the Qur'an." Since Hazrat Ali, the Imamat has interpreted the Qur'an for Ismailis, and theirs is the only authoritative interpretation Ismailis accept. Indeed Hazar Imam himself said, in 1975, "On the spiritual plane, the Imam's authority is absolute. Ismailis believe therefore ...
VIDEO: Hand Washing steps - Hindi
Here are the simple steps of Hand washing to stay healthy and safe during this pandemic ...
Reflections Reading: The Enduring Power of Prayer via @TheIsmaili (Canada)
"Prayer is a daily necessity, a direct communication of the spark with the universal flame" [1]Imam Sultan Mahomed Shah, Memoirs of Aga Khan Across all religious traditions and cultures, prayer is a ...
UK Watershed Management expert undertakes comprehensive progress review of key AKF Tajikistan project
TKN -- Shiraz Billing, a watershed management expert from the United Kingdom, served on a TKN assignment with Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) Tajikistan in December 2019 and January 2020. Shiraz supported and advised AKF in its management of the "Improving Livelihoods and Food Security through Sustainable Natural Resources Management Project" in the Upper Zarafshan River Basin in Sughd Viloyat, Tajikistan. This ...
Iatrogenics: Why Intervention Often Leads to Worse Outcomes
FS.BLOG -- Iatrogenics is when a treatment causes more harm than benefit. Treatment not by doctors, but anyone intervening to solve a problem: a thought leader, a CEO or a government. Nassim Taleb calls these people interventionistas. Today iatrogenics refers to any effect, resulting from an intervention, in excess of gain. Why would otherwise well intentioned people do something even when the evidence indicates doing something is actually causing more harm? I can think of a few reasons why: 1) an inability to think through problems, 2) separation from consequences, 3) a bias for action, and 4) no skin in the game. Let's flesh these out a little. The first flaw ...
On Interventionistas and their Mental Defects
MEDIUM.COM -- NASSIM NICHOLAS TALEB -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 1986: "For me the most important word is accountability. We must be accountable at all times to the organisations we serve and to the people we serve."] ARTICLE: Interventionistas not only lack practical sense, they make reasoning mistakes. Their thinking suffers three flaws: 1) thinking in statics, not dynamics -- even though everyone knows life has second, third, nth steps, 2) thinking in low, not high dimensions -- never understanding complex systems don't have obvious, one dimensional cause and effect relationships, 3) thinking in actions, never interactions -- never anticipating reactions to actions. So we end up with an intelligentsia of delusional people, who never pay for the consequences of their actions, repeating modernist slogans stripped of all depth. In general, when you hear someone using abstract modernistic notions, you can assume they have some education and too little accountability. We argue those who don't take risks should never be involved in making decisions. This idea is weaved into history ...
Caring for your mental health
Global -- As Covid-19 continues to impact communities around the world and fundamentally change how we live our everyday lives, many of us are experiencing a toll on our mental health. Especially during times of uncertainty, it's important to focus on our mental and emotional well-being in order to navigate these difficult circumstances in a healthy way. Here are some strategies ...
Healthcare Hero - Dr Malik Kalyani
Global -- As a part of the global movement to acknowledge the dedication and commitment of all healthcare workers around the world working to keep us healthy and safe, we will be featuring healthcare workers from the Ismaili community in a series entitled Healthcare Heroes. Read more about our next featured Hero, Dr Malik Kalyani, who is currently leading the Covid-19 ...
Kenya-`Getting Along as a Family
Kenya -- This Collection of articles provides some tips that can help all members of the family to improve their ability to empathise with others, to communicate clearly, handle conflicts and how to improve connectedness. Living from day to day as a family can be stressful got all members of the family. This can often lead to friction, argurments and sibling ...
Friday Night Reflections (Canada) -- Guest: Salima Versi
LIVE WEBCAST -- ISMAILI INSTITUTIONS FOR CANADA -- FRIDAY, APRIL 10 2020: 5:00pm (and rebroadcast 8:00pm) Vancouver (PDT) ~ 6:00pm Calgary (MDT) ~ 7:00pm Winnipeg (CDT) ~ 8:00pm Toronto (EDT) ~ 9:30pm St. John's (NDT) ~~ PROGRAMME: President's Address ~~ Reflections: Salima Versi ~~ Evening of Expressions: Enjoy your chai with musical expressions. The event will be streamed live at: iicanada.live ...
VIDEO: Emel Mathlouthi in Concert: opening performances by Al Qahwa Ensemble & Hassan el Hadi, Sept 30/19
Enjoy the otherworldly melodies of Emel Mathlouthi in this special performance, celebrating the release of her third full-length album, Everywhere We Looked Was Burning. Balancing eloquent songcraft, sparse instrumentation, homemade synths, and the voices of the woods, wind, sea, and flames, Mathlouthi aligns nature and music on this evocative new record. Now based in New York, the Tunisian singer has been called the ...
VIDEO: Pocket Performance: Bea Labikova
Bea Labikova is a Slovak-Canadian saxophonist and improviser. Her music draws from her interest in free improvisation, avant-garde, modern jazz and Slovak folk music as she explores the boundaries between free improvisation and composition. She is a founding member of new music ensembles future proof, Wow & Flutter, Lila Ensemble, Quartet Pronk and is the saxophonist for avant-jazz group Triio, Asiko Afrobeat ...
VIDEO: Curator Conversation - Marika Sardar Curator of Chrysalis
Discover what inspired Curator Dr. Marika Sardar to bring Chrysalis, a portrait series by Greek photographer Olga Stefatou, to the Aga Khan Museum -- and meet two of the refugee women who participated in the project. ...
VIDEO: Artist Conversation: Photographer Olga Stefatou on Chrysalis
Meet Olga Stefatou, the award-winning photographer behind the Chrysalis exhibition. Learn about the artist's creative process, her drive to promote freedom and gender equality with her art, and the 11 refugee women who made this portrait series possible. ...
Economic Updates
UAE -- Aga Khan Economic Planning Board Economic Update Aga Khan Economic Planning Board Economic Update 23 March 2020 As you are aware, the coronavirus outbreak has now affected almost every country around the world. From an economic standpoint, the impact of coronavirus has resulted in a period of significant uncertainty and volatility. It is highly likely that economic growth will ...
Guide to Universal Credit
UK -- This article explains what Universal Credit is and how you may be eligible to this benefit. Introduction Universal Credit (UC) is a single payment that is made up of different amounts depending on your circumstances. The payment will take into account:• your earnings if you are working• your partner's earnings if they are working• any other income that is ...
