VIDEO: Zumba Warm Up with Tazmin Ajani-Manji
Kenya -- Warm those muscles up and DANCE! ...
VIDEO: Tae Bo, Aerobics and HIIT fitness workout with Stanley
Kenya -- Feel the Heat in this HIIT! ...
VIDEO: Bollywood Dance for Kids - Warm-up Dance Routine
Kenya -- Led by Bollywood dance instructor and Arts Governance member for Burundi Aziza Jaffer. ...
Far East: Message from the President (5th April 2020)
Far East -- Dear Fellow Community Members, Good evening. I last wrote to you a few days ago upon receiving Chairman Malik of LIF's message from MHI. Since then, and over the past week, news about the spread of COVID-19 has become even more concerning. Several countries globally, especially the US and many countries in Europe have not yet been able ...
VIDEO: Music video: Say a Prayer
Say a Prayer is a humble submission which represents the music artist's feelings during this time of uncertainty, and conveys a message of positivity and hope. Singer/ Composer/ Lyricist: Faisal Amlani Music: Umair Hassan Videography: Ayaz Sohail Graphics Animator: Sameed Makhani Editor: Karim Dossani VFX - Rahim Kara Images courtesy of the University of Central Asia and the Aga Khan University. ...
VIDEO: Handwashing with Alijon
Aga Khan Academies student Alijon reminds us to wash our hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, to prevent the spread of viruses! ...
AKEB Webinars on Education during COVID-19
UK -- AKEB is pleased to invite parents and students to join the next online question and answer sessions on Sunday 5 April 2020. The first webinar covered: helping children with their learning at home, non-academic activities, helping children keep in touch with friends. Notes are available on the AKEB website - . This Sunday's webinar will cover: updates of key ...
Message of the President of the National Council
Portugal -- This article contains the English and Spanish versions of the Message of the President of the National Council of 3rd of April 2020 at the Soulful Time Program YAM to everyone, I hope you're all okay. I am contacting you once again following the world pandemic situation we are currently experiencing, in particular, the countries within our jurisdiction Portugal, ...
The Karakoram Highway - from China to Pakistan
YOUTUBE.COM -- The Karakoram Highway (KKH) runs from Kashgar in Western China to Islamabad in Pakistan, and isn't so much a highway as a 'high road'. It took a stunning 20 years to finish the road, and even today it continues to suffer from extreme weather and environmental disasters. The KKH runs through the highest concentration of soaring mountain peaks and raging rivers ...
Volunteer opportunities within Jamati Institutions for Canada
CANADA -- Over 40 national and provincial openings for volunteers across Canada. Keep checking back, we're adding more opportunities as soon as they come up. ...
VIDEO: Performance - Yemen Blues Plays Hallel
Led by magnetic frontman Ravid Kahalani, this is a performance that is at once uproarious and deeply spiritual, fusing Afrofunk groove and Yemenite Jewish culture. This nine-piece ensemble in their second appearance at the Museum will not only have you moving, but they'll also take you on a spiritual exploration. Hallel (הלל), meaning praise in Hebrew, is a Jewish prayer in which ...
VIDEO: Lunchtime Talk - The Bride Under the Lemon Tree Lecture with Dr. Judith Cohen
Hear the ballads of long-ago kings and queens and the weddings songs of everyday people as ethnomusicologist and singer Dr. Judith Cohen delves into the music of Moroccan Jews. Although Morocco has been home to Jewish communities for some 2,000 years, around the time of the 1492 Alhambra Decree, which banished Jews from Spain, Jews began arriving in Morocco from the Iberian ...
VIDEO: Pocket Peformance: Majd Sekkar
Majd Sekkar is a Syrian clarinetist based in Toronto, Canada. In addition to being an active member of the Canadian Arabic Orchestra, he is currently in the Music program at Humber College. In addition to holding a certificat of commercial jazz (from Humber), he is a prolific musician in the Toronto global music community, performing in various ensembles including Moskitto Bar and ...
JollyGul.com: Moman Chetamni By Amin Mawani Episode 1 - Imamat
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 ...
Soulful Time (Portugal)
LIVE WEBCAST -- THE ISMAILI -- ISMAILI INSTITUTIONS FOR PORTUGAL, SPAIN, ANGOLA -- EVERY FRIDAY STARTING APRIL 3 2020: 7:00PM Lisbon/Luanda (WEST) ~ 8:00pm Madrid (CEST) ~~ Every Friday, join us for a live webcast for the entire Jamat of Portugal, Spain and Angola. ~~ PROGRAMME: National Council President's Address ~~ ITREB Chair's Address ~~ Pause for prayers ~~ Portugal Golden Jubilee Darbar movie ~~ The event will be streamed live at: the.ismaili/portugal/live ...
Friday Night Reflections (Canada)
LIVE WEBCAST -- ISMAILI INSTITUTIONS FOR CANADA -- FRIDAY, APRIL 3 2020: 5:00pm 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: Dr. Shafique Virani ~~ Evening of Expressions: Enjoy your chai with musical expressions. The event will be streamed live at: iicanada.org/live ...
Live With Us -- Stories: Our American Journey (USA)
LIVE WEBCAST -- ISMAILI INSTITUTIONS FOR USA -- SUNDAY, APRIL 5 2020: 2:00pm Los Angeles/Phoenix (PDT/MST) ~ 3:00pm Denver (MDT) ~ 4:00pm Chicago/Houston (CDT) ~ 5:00pm New York/Miami (EST) ~~ Join us for "Storied: Our American Journey." The event will be streamed live at: the.ismaili/usa/live-us ...
Daily Live Stream (Kenya)
LIVE WEBCAST -- ISMAILI INSTITUTIONS FOR KENYA -- DAILY (PRE-RECORDED; PLAY ANY TIME): Every day we have a new playlist with content for all members of the Jamat. We urge you to play all the videos so that every member of your family has something to watch! The video playlist and daily programme is available at: the.ismaili/kenya/daily-live-stream ...
AKDN Special bulletin: Covid-19
Global -- Covid-19 is not "just" the flu. It is much more contagious and can spread rapidly. Prevention is the only way to limit the spread of Covid-19. Follow these recommendations to protect yourself, your family, and your community. For more information, please download the Special Bulletin below. It is available in the following languages: English, Français (French), Português (Portuguese), العربية ...
Sheila (@MissMwanyigha) Lives Out Loud in Conversation with Professor Reena Shah: COVID-19, Comorbidity & More @akuhnairobi
In effort to share information on COVID 19, in this episode, Sheila Mwanyigha (Rembesha Kenya MD, Sheila Lives Out Loud Director & Executive Producer, Radio & television host & administrator) speaks ...
Editor's Choice: IIS -- The Mediaeval Ismailis of the Iranian Lands
Of all the Ismaili communities which have survived to our own times, those of the Iranian lands and Yemen have had the longest continuous histories. This study, presented respectfully to Professor C. Edmund Bosworth, who has so meticulously studied over several decades the history and cultures of the peoples of the Iranian lands, provides a historical overview of the mediaeval ...
Clean Up Australia 2020
ANZ -- As the month of March turned over, the Ismaili Civic volunteers took to their localities around Australia to clean and conserve the environment. Better together, they contributed around 150 hours towards the Ismaili Civic 15K pledge. On the first day of March, Ismaili Civic volunteers came together with the aim to make a positive impact on the local environment, ...
In light of Jamatkhana closures due to Covid-19, let us pray for Mushkil Asan during week of Satada which would have been observed in Canada from April 3
By MALIK MERCHANT (Publisher-Editor Simerg, Barakah, and Simergphotos) Thousands of Ismaili families across Canada are receiving phone calls from their respective Jamatkhana leadership including Mukhi/Mukhiani and Kamadia/Kamadiani inquiring about our well-being at this time of the Covid-19 pandemic. Their concern has deeply touched our hearts, and we sincerely thank them for the time they are taking to speak to us, and ...
Top 10 Homeschooling Tips To Get You Through The Wuhan Virus
THEFEDERALIST.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: For our many past articles on this subject, please search Ismaili Digest for "homeschooling".] ARTICLE: Parents across the country took a deep dive over the last two weeks as home educators. How ya'll doing? Many others have gone before you and, through trial and error, have grown and picked up many tips to pass along. After 25 years of teaching my four kids, all with very unique needs and learning styles, I'll give you my top 10 suggestions to help you get through this. Maybe you'll even discover some lifelong bonuses for your family, like I did. #2: Don't feel you have to mimic school hours; chances are you will finish in way less time. #9: Study something new to you. The first two weeks are always the hardest. Every year, my kids ...
Soulful Time
Portugal -- A partir desta semana, todas as sextas-feiras o National Council e as Jamati Institutions irão promover um programa semanal em direto, para todo o Jamat de Portugal, Espanha e Angola. Junte-se a nós! Dada a impossibilidade de frequentarmos o Jamatkhana, as Instituições prepararam um programa que pretende dar a todo o Jamat da Jursidição Portuguesa a oportunidade de se ...
COVID-19: Candidaturas para apoio às instituições públicas e solidárias
Portugal -- Estão abertas as candidaturas para apoiar as instituições públicas e do setor solidário com atividade na área social e da saúde, durante a pandemia da doença COVID-19. Esta candidatura está aberta aos seguintes destinatários, com idades entre 18 e 60 anos:Desempregados, independentemente de estarem inscritos no IEFP, incluindo também os que sejam beneficiários de subsídio de desemprego, subsídio de ...
Conhecer o Mundo Cultural virtualmente
Portugal -- Se calhar tinha uma viagem marcada...queria mesmo visitar aquele país, visitar aquela cidade e explorar todos os cantos, cafés, restaurantes e essencialmente conhecer... Mas, perante a situação atual em que nos encontramos, o mesmo não vai ser possível. Mas não desespere! Ainda não é possível conhecer todas as cidades virtualmente, mas e que tal embarcar numa visita guiada num ...
Udemy - Curso Básico de Desenho
Portugal -- Às vezes não sabemos como nos expressar. Queremos dizer, mostrar ou fazer entender algo, mas não conseguimos dizê-lo da maneira exatamente da maneira que queremos. Porém, sempre ouvimos dizer que uma imagem vale mais do que mil palavras. É assim que muita gente considera a expressão artística como um espelho da expressão humana, dos nosso pensamentos, ações, maneiras de ...
Apesar de tudo, é primavera!
Portugal -- Após um interregno de mais de 2 meses, as crónicas do jardim regressam num contexto de Estado de Emergência e isolamento social. Trata-se de uma situação nova para a maior parte de nós, que exige novos enquadramentos e respostas adequadas, por vezes difíceis. Mas, apesar de tudo, a primavera começou e podemos continuar a observar as novidades nos jardins ...
La foi en Dieu
Madagascar -- Avoir foi en Dieu signifie croire en la réalité et en l'Unicité de Dieu, qui est le Créateur et le Seigneur de l'univers, et qui a tout créé dans un but précis. Reconnaître l'Unicité de Dieu (tawhid), voilà un élément essentiel et fondamental de la foi musulmane. La foi contenue dans le Qur'an ne se résume pas à un ...
Coronavirus (Covid-19) and Benefits
UK -- The UK Government has provided guidance to those seeking benefits which has been disrupted due to coronavirus. Below is a summary of key important points. Changes to jobcentre appointments • People receiving benefits do not have to attend jobcentre appointments for at least 3 months, starting from Thursday 19 March 2020.• People will continue to receive their benefits as ...
Al-Tusi: "No relationship is nobler than that of equivalence as has been established in the science of music"
Nasir al-din al-Tusi (1201-1274) the foremost philosopher, scientist, astronomer, mathematician, and scholar of the thirteenth century, completed the highly esteemed book on ethics, Akhlaq-i Nasiri, (Nasirean Ethics), around 1235. Al-Tusi compiled the text while in the service of the Ismaili governor of Quhistan (northeastern Persia) Nasir al-Din Abd ar-Rahim b. Abi Mansur. Tusi named the work after his learned patron, who ...
VIDEO: Pocket Performance: Paromita Kar
Paromita Kar holds a PhD in Dance Studies from York University (2014), and is the first to complete a doctoral degree in dance in Canada. She is a professional classical Indian Odissi dancer, as a student of Guru Durgacharan Ranbir of Odisha, India. Paromita also professionally performs dances of Central Asian dances, including Afghan, Iranian and Uyghur dances as well as Middle ...
VIDEO: Lunchtime Talk - Don't Ask Me Where I Am From Lecture with Co-Curator Marianne Fenton
Join Co-Curator Marianne Fenton as she shows pieces from the Aga Khan Museum exhibition Don't Ask Me Where I'm From. In this innovative collaboration between the Aga Khan Museum and the Luciano Benetton Foundation's Imago Mundi, 15 artists from around the world navigate their blended identities and act as emissaries between the cultures they inhabit. All the artists use their chosen art forms ...
When in doubt ...
[H/T SAHIL BADRUDDIN] -- AZQUOTES.COM -- "When in doubt tell the truth. It will confound your enemies and astound your friends." -- Mark Twain ...
Sente-se afetado pelo stress? Como lidar?
Portugal -- O nosso organismo tem uma capacidade natural de se regenerar, sendo capaz de eliminar células cancerosas, infeções e até retardar o processo de envelhecimento. Porém, este mecanismo só funciona quando o sistema nervoso se encontra relaxado. Para isso, deve verificar quais os sintomas que apresenta para avaliar o seu nível de stress:Sofre de dores nas costas e de cabeça;Dorme ...
