It's important during this time while we're responsibly physical distancing and collectively trying to help this situation, that we keep moving, exercising, learning new things, and take some time for enjoyment. ...
UAE -- Subscriptions UAE Book subscription service: Peekado (PAID) This paid for subscription service allows you to build your home library or rent books monthly. Vooks (PAID) Parents get one month free subscription to a streaming library of online read aloud story books. Storyline Online (FREE) This resource streams videos featuring celebrity actors reading children's books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Digital ...
Portugal -- O Amor dos Pais é o que liga pais e filhos e os ajuda a seguir em frente na vida, mas particularmente, a superar tempos adversos, como o que passamos atualmente. As circunstâncias atuais desafiam os Pais a atender a outras responsabilidades, tais como assumir o papel de professor diariamente e de forma proativa. Para além disso, os pais ...
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Portugal -- O Aga Khan Economic Planning Board e a ADEE convidam todos os empresários e profissionais a assistir a dois webinars, a realizarem-se nas próximas duas semanas. Quinta-feira, 02 de abril, às 17h00 Webinar: "COVID-19: Medidas Extraordinárias de Apoio à Tesouraria, Linhas de Crédito e Alterações Fiscais", conduzido pelo Grupo DFK (www.dfk.pt) Link: Quinta-feira 09 de abril, às 17h00 ...
Portugal -- Por entre este turbilhão de restrições e mudanças impostas pela pandemia do coronavírus, há que procurar formas alternativas de manter no horizonte e em marcha, a nossa missão e os nossos objetivos. Vivemos numa era que permite o trabalho remoto, mas tal implica reconfigurar o nosso quotidiano. Este tem sido o foco de toda a equipa da Fundação Aga ...
JollyGul.com presents a special prayer for this challenging and unprecedented period we are all passing through at the moment. The prayer was originally written in English by the JollyGul Team and ...
India -- Youth get highly restless when forced to stay home. So to chase away the boredom and use the time youth are homebound as an opportunity to bond as a family, Aga Khan Youth and Sports Board for India, brings you your favorite Holiday Club in the safety of your own home. HolidayClub @ Home aims to provide a friendly, ...
Emaan qualified as Fine Artist majoring in painting at the National College of Arts in Lahore. She was always interested in history and art and after graduating wanted to bring those two interests together. She heard about AKTC's restoration of the Shahi Hammam and gained a training position there where she worked for a year on the conservation and restoration of ...
Zeina, a Lahori, works as a Conservation Scientist having studied Chemistry at Columbia University in New York. In her second or third year of her degree she was concerned about where it would take her feeling that science was a very rigid discipline. She was becoming more interested in history and culture and wanted to pursue a career that had a ...
Nausheen Barkat has a mission in life: to take organic products from her hometown in Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan to the world. Her dream began while she was still a student at the Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Hunza. Now as an alumna she has already taken an important first step. akes-pakistan_alumni_honey_story_2.jpg Nausheen and the retail side of the business.Copyright: AKDN / ...
ISMC's project has made two major advances during the research period. Professor Sarah Bowen Savant, of AKU's Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, is using advanced algorithms to uncover large-scale patterns in ancient texts. She leads the KITAB--Knowledge, Information Technology and the Arabic Book--project, which has been created by an international team of experts in IT, history and the Arabic ...
India -- The Aga Khan Education Board for India is pleased to present a newsletter for parents and students with exciting resources to help you make the most of your child's time during this period. Set up a schedule, explore our learning resources or work with them on an online course! There are plenty of ways to make them meaningfully engaged! ...
Nairobi, Kenya, 25 March 2020 - In early March, Prince Rahim, accompanied by his wife, Princess Salwa, visited Kenya and Tanzania, to better understand the plans and responses of the various institutions and agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) towards environmental sustainability and climate action. Prince Rahim's visit to Kenya took place in his capacity as Chair of the ...
Portugal -- Estimados membros do JamatYAM,Escrevo-vos esta mensagem, na qualidade de Chairman do Aga Khan Economic Planning Board (AKEPB), num momento particularmente difícil das nossas vidas. Nenhuma nação, empresa ou família estava preparada para o cenário que estamos a viver. No entanto, todos juntos, podemos encontrar soluções para minimizar o impacto, aprender e tirar lições desta crise, bem como repensar as ...
Portugal -- Descubra como pode minimizar os efeitos da propagação mundial do COVID-19 na economia e adaptar o seu modelo de negócio a esta crise. No passado dia 25 de março, o Chairman do Aga Khan Economic Planning Board (AKEPB) enviou uma mensagem ao Jamat, no sentido de ajudar a encontrar soluções para minimizar os efeitos da propagação mundial do COVID-19 ...
WATTSUPWITHTHAT.COM -- The most surprising finding of the Italian Government report was that of the 355 people who died (at the time of the report), only 3 didn't have any of the diseases listed above [hypertension, diabetes, ischemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, etc.]). Three! Consider the people who died: - More were over 90 than under 60. - The average age was 79 years. - All but three had at least one other disease, so basically all were already sick. - 75% had two other diseases, and half of them had 3 or more other diseases. Half! That's not a sample of the people in the street or an Italian family. That's a sample of a totally different population. I was forced to a curious conclusion, both discouraging and encouraging. It is that most of these COVID-19 cases were probably not community-acquired. Instead, I would hazard a guess that most of them go by the curious name of "nosocomial" infections which originate in a hospital. Here's what I suspect. I think ...
QUOTESPICTURES.COM -- "While you complain about your light bill, there's a man with no home. While you complain about your job, there's a man praying for a dollar. While you complain that gas is to high, there's a man who's only option is to walk. While you complain about our president and politicians, there's a man who's not allowed to express his opinions. While you complain about your significant other, there's a man dreaming of having somebody. While you complain about the food in your pantry, there's a man praying for crumbs. While you complain about the world we live in, there's a man who didn't wake up today to see it. Your complaints are simply blessings to others! " -- Trent Shelton ...
Portugal -- Nunca o nosso habitat esteve tão vulnerável, colocando em risco cada vez mais populações. Para dar a mão a quem precisa, a FOCUS continua a precisar de si! Pode ajudar através de doações em dinheiro ou colocando o NIF da FOCUS na sua Declaração do IRS. Para contribuir para uma melhoria dos habitats e dos recursos do nosso planeta, ...
Portugal -- Esta semana, o External Relations Art and Culture (ERAC) faz-lhe as seguintes propostas de arte, para o seu bem-estar pessoal. Faça uma boa viagem! This week, ERAC brings you the following options in art, for your personal well-being. We hope you enjoy! Museus | Museums O Museu Aga Khan, que celebra os seus 5 anos, abriu as suas ...
Portugal -- Estamos numa situação sem precedentes, confinados a passar mais tempo em casa. É um tempo maravilhoso para ponderar e fortalecer o nosso corpo e a nossa mente. Porque não aproveitar esta oportunidade como um retiro pessoal? A investigação mostra que a nossa mente influencia nosso sistema imunitário, podendo comprometer a sua resposta. Isto significa que se uma pessoa se ...
UK -- Back issues of Al-Saha Daily Digest are available here to browse. Please click on the link to view the digest. Al-Saha Daily Digest - 25 March 2020 Al-Saha Daily Digest - 24 March 2020 Al-Saha Daily Digest - 23 March 2020 Al-Saha Daily Digest - 22 March 2020 Al-Saha Daily Digest - 21 March 2020 Al-Saha Daily Digest - ...
Global -- In early March, Prince Rahim, accompanied by his wife, Princess Salwa, visited Kenya and Tanzania, to better understand the plans and responses of the various institutions and agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) towards environmental sustainability and climate action. Prince Rahim's visit to Kenya took place in his capacity as Chair of the AKDN Environment and Climate ...
Who was the Fatimid Vizier who served Imam al-Mustansir bi'llah I? What is the title of Imam Ali's teachings recorded in Hindustani in poetic form? The material is based on the Secondary Curriculum published by The Institute of Ismaili Studies. Download Crossword-No-3 ...
PORTUGAL -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: English translation also available.] ARTICLE: Nestes momentos difíceis das nossas vidas, é fundamental ter rotinas saudáveis, para manter a nossa alma e mente focadas e os nossos corações "polidos". Uma das formas de cuidarmos de nós mesmos, é organizando a nossa rotina com antecedência, tanto para os dias úteis como para os fins-de-semana, e garantir que a prática da nossa fé tem um horário ...
Portugal -- Sabia que os Ismailis estão subdivididos em vários ramos? Descubra mais no livro "Uma História Moderna dos Ismailis": Sinopse: Uma História Moderna dos Ismailis: Continuidade e Mudança numa Comunidade Muçulmana A segunda maior comunidade muçulmana Xiita depois dos Ithna'ashari ou Duodecimanos, os Ismailis têm uma longa e complexa história, que remonta ao período formativo do Islão. Posteriormente, subdividiram-se em ...
With concert venues and movie theaters closing around the world, musicians, actors and other celebrities are turning to social media to raise spirits and awareness about fighting the spread of coronavirus. ...
UK -- Aga Khan Economic Planning Board for the United KingdomFraud Awareness (Last Updated: 10 March 2020) Fraud Awareness The Jamat should be aware of emerging consumer fraud activity taking place in the UK, in particular around the Coronavirus as well as taxes. Furthermore, in the current environment where Jamati members may be looking to rebalance investment portfolios, the Jamat is ...
PSYCHOLOGYTODAY.COM -- There are intriguing positives to boredom: "By encouraging contemplation and daydreaming, it can spur creativity," writes Stewart in "The Atlantic". In a couple of different studies people who were bored before being given a creative task did better on the task. Is boredom good for kids? It depends on what happens when they are bored. Do they plug in? Then no. Or does it spur them to creative play? Then yes. Do they get frustrated and have to figure it out? Then also, yes. Your kids can definitely handle boredom. Just wait and see what they do. If you doubt your child's creativity, just hang out in the doctor's office. Ignored, even briefly, kids find lots of creative ways to deal with boredom. They ...
QUILLETTE.COM -- "In Praise of Boredom" was Joseph Brodsky's 1989 Dartmouth College commencement address. Here is his opening sentence: "A substantial part of what lies ahead of you is going to be claimed by boredom." As a child I was well acquainted with boredom. It was there when I woke up in the morning and it stretched out over the landscape. Boy, did I feel small. But I learned humility and curiosity. I recently heard a friend planning a few days her daughter had off school. Barricade after barricade was erected against boredom. A tight schedule of activities, each more stimulating than the last. I have friends who, when they drive their small daughters half an hour across town, plug them both in to separate iPads. I quite often travel long distances on trains. I don't think ...
MATIANE.WORDPRESS.COM -- Nobody is as bored as the rich, for money buys time, so expect boredom to hit as soon as the tools of self-gratification become available. In general, a man shooting heroin does so largely for the same reason you buy a video: to dodge the redundancy of time. When hit by boredom, go for it. Boredom is your window on time's infinity and teaches you the most valuable lesson in life: your utter insignificance. "You are finite", time tells you through the voice of boredom, "and whatever you do is, from my point of view, futile." The sense of futility, of limited significance even of your best actions, is better than the illusion of their consequences and the attendant self-aggrandizement. Boredom puts your existence into its perspective. The more you learn about your own size, the more humble and compassionate you become to ...
In 2018, surrounded by fervor and zeal around the Independence Day celebrations in the capital city of Islamabad, Sinaan Odhwani felt that he should also do something to showcase his love ...
UK -- The UK Budget considers the temporary economic impact from the spread of COVID-19 in the UK but also longer-term investments which will underpin growth over the coming decade. Below is a summary of the budget and support announced and available by the Government and BoE for business disruption due to COVID-19 Aga Khan Economic Planning Board for the United ...
As a registered dietitian, Desilicious RD, Shahzadi Devje takes pride in researching, packaging and sharing credible and evidence-based information. She understands many of you are feeling anxious right now about your ...
By Sofia Babool When suddenly the most exotic foods are being delivered, or when your doctor tells you to facetime him for your annual checkup, it's strange to fully understand the ...
Over half of the populations of Pakistan lack access to safe and clean water and have no choice but to consume water from whatever source exists in their villages, regardless of quality. The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) -- with the help of communities -- identifies water sources in the village, tests the water quality using its technical expertise, develops ...
For many Muslims, gardens reflect the bounty of God and the blessings of life. Through the long history of Islam, there has been an outpouring of poetry and art that engages with spiritual topics, among them gardens as an embodiment of paradise, both earthly and heavenly. So too, extensive poetry, art and literature have been created that presents gardens as secular ...
Sumitra Devi, 35 years old, lives in Sakra, a village in the state of Bihar, India. Her household includes her husband (an agricultural labourer), son, parents-in-law, brother-in-law, and his family in a small brick house with two rooms. Until earlier this year, the family of nine did not have access to a toilet. Instead, they had to walk out to the ...
For centuries, Muslims around the world have pondered over the nature of Mi'raj; was it a physical journey or a spiritual vision? Was the most beloved man of Allah awake or ...
