Pakistan -- International Women's Day, celebrated around the world on the 8th of March, is dedicated to honouring women of substance and their achievements in the social, economic, cultural and political arenas. It is also a day to bring awareness to gender parity and women's rights, regardless of one's race, religion and culture. A woman's status and women's rights has been ...
After the International Arts Festival held in Lisbon in July 2018, the number of Ismaili artists in Syria has increased, with the offering of intensive training and rehearsals organised by the Ismaili Council. ...
The early years of life are critical for the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive formation of every young child. On the occasion of the UN's International Day of Education, we learn about the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)'s work in Early Childhood Development (ECD) in India. By establishing community owned ECD centres, AKF facilitates a safe, healthy, and joyful environment where children can ...
Global -- On the occasion of International Women's Day, we celebrate the work of the Ismailia Helping Society (IHS) in India. Established in 1936, under the guidance of Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah, IHS was established to promote the economic advancement of women in the Jamat. Over 80 years later, IHS continues to empower women who leverage their traditional skills in art, ...
Global -- On the occasion of International Women's Day, 8 March 2020, we celebrate the achievements of women -- historical and contemporary -- who have inspired and continue to inspire people of all faiths, backgrounds, and fields of endeavour. In a speech made in London in December 2014, Mawlana Hazar Imam remarked that "... women's participation in society is vital to ...
On the occasion of International Women's Day, we celebrate the work of the Ismailia Helping Society (IHS) in India. Established in 1936, under the guidance of Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah, IHS was established to promote the economic advancement of women in the Jamat. Over 80 years later, IHS continues to empower women who leverage their traditional skills in art, crafts, and beadwork ...
The Aga Khan Music Initiative Ensemble is a collective of master musicians who create new music inspired by cultural heritage of the Middle East and Mediterranean Basin, South Asia, Central Asia, West Africa, and China. These master musicians link countries and continents, present and past and bring to life a new body of music that is seamless and exuberantly original. ...
Spring's Equinox: Nawrūz in Ismaili Thought - Shafique N. Virani (University of Toronto) Nawrūz in Ismaili Literature The symbolism of spring in general, and of Nawrūz in particular, can be found ...
GOOGLE.COM -- In Pandiyat-i Jawanmardi, we find different terms for the Imam that became vogue among Imam al-Mustansir bi-Allah II's followers, such as Imam-i Zaman, Imam-i Hazar, Sahibu'z Zaman, Ali Zaman, Sahibu'l Amr and Hazar Jama. Due to the state of Ismailis in Iran, Syria, India, Badakhshan and other parts of Central Asia , the Imam urged his followers to assist one another. He said: "The real believer is one who assists and helps his brother in religion, who shares with him his food, his sorrow and joy, never admitting into his heart any malice or enmity, being one with him in word and deed. If one satisfies his hunger, the other's hunger must also be satisfied. If one remains hungry, the other should remain hungry too. If one eats ...
After reading several books, you have earned a title of Judge (Qazi) After wielding the sword, you have named yourself the warrior (Gazi) After visiting Mecca & Madina you have proudly ...
Pakistan -- A model competition was organised by the Aga Khan Youth and Sports Board for Amynabad in the respective Jamatkhana on the 24th and 25th of January, 2020. The competition aimed to create awareness about the global network of Ismaili Centres in the cities of Dubai, Dushanbe, Lisbon, London, Toronto and Vancouver. Understanding the concept behind each Jamatkhana, built upon ...
Yawm-e Ali (Day of Ali) commemorates the birthday of Hazrat Ali, the cousin and son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family), and, in accordance with the Shia ...
New York, March 6, 2020: Columbia University's Middle East Institute in New York and the Aga Khan University's Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations (ISMC) in London signed an agreement ...
Aitys between Didar Qamiev and Ainur Tursunbaeva (excerpt). Shieli, Qyzylorda region, Kazakhstan. Video courtesy of Didar Qamiev. ...
The Aga Khan Music Initiative Ensemble is a collective of master musicians who create new music inspired by cultural heritage of the Middle East and Mediterranean Basin, South Asia, Central Asia, West Africa, and China. These master musicians link countries and continents, present and past and bring to life a new body of music that is seamless and exuberantly original. ...
Highlights of day two of the Diamond Jubilee Celebration in Lisbon. ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- LUKE MARTIN -- We are in Marrakesh to eat as much street food as possible! We spend the day exploring the ancient medina and eating a ton of food along the way. We start with Bessara (Moroccan fava bean soup), and then visit the community bakery to try some traditional sweets, and wash it down with freshly squeezed pomegranate juice. ...
[H/T MOHIB EBRAHIM] -- 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: Skin in the Game is about balancing incentives and disincentives: people should be penalized if something for which they are responsible goes wrong and hurts others. Skin the game provides a clear answer to the current riot against self-congratulatory "experts": the public has viscerally detected that some "educated experts" have no skin in the game and will never learn from their mistakes. Until very recent times, owning one's risk was an unescapable moral code for past four millennia. War mongers were required to be warriors. Fewer than a third of Roman emperors died in their bed (assuming those weren't poisoned). Status came with increased exposure to risk. Courage is the only virtue that can't be faked (or gamed like metrics). This primacy ...
[H/T MOHIB EBRAHIM] -- FS.BLOG -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 2008: "An important thing is looking forward across time ... The reactive mode is a tremendous liability. Being in an anticipatory mode changes the whole nature of things ..."] ARTICLE: First-level thinking is simplistic and superficial, and just about everyone can do it. All the first-level thinker needs is an opinion about the future. First-order thinking is fast and easy. It happens when we look for something that only solves the immediate problem without considering the consequences. Second-order thinking is more deliberate. It is thinking in terms of interactions and time. The ability to think through problems to the second, third, and nth order. Second order thinkers ask themselves the question "And then what?" This means thinking about the consequences. The road to out-thinking people can't come from first-order thinking. It must come from second-order thinking. Extraordinary performance comes from seeing things that other people can't see. Often when we solve ...
Portugal -- Todas as semanas ocorrem aulas de inglês para os Seniores no Centro Ismaili, Lisboa. ...
News story -- 06 March 2020 Staff and students are advised to refer to this page for advice and updates on Coronavirus. Due to the recent developments in the situation concerning the novel coronavirus COVID-19, we are taking precautionary measures to ensure the safety and well-being of our employees, students, visitors and members of the local community which is of the utmost ...
Global -- This week, Ismailis and other Muslims mark Yawm-e Ali, which commemorates the birthday of Hazrat Ali. The cousin and son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family), Hazrat Ali is recognised as the most important spiritual and intellectual authority in Islam after the Holy Prophet, who, in accordance with the Shia tradition of Islam, designated him ...
News story -- "The way in which children are educated in their earliest years is a key which can unlock the doors of opportunity for the rest of their lives." His Highness the Aga Khan, Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the Madrasa Programme, Mombasa, Kenya, 14 August 2007 His Highness the Aga Khan has emphasised Early Childhood Development (ECD) as a ...
Portugal -- Como é do conhecimento do Jamat, já existem casos confirmados de infeção por coronavírus em Portugal. Veja aqui alguns dos cuidados de prevenção que deve ter. Segundo a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, a maioria das pessoas infetadas (cerca de 80%), apresenta apenas uma doença ligeira e recupera de seguida.Eis o que pode fazer para se proteger ...
This 3-year programme ran between 2016 and 2019 in Northern Kenya in the counties of Lamu, Garissa and Mandera, with support from the European Union. The programme was designed in response to the burgeoning youth unemployment problem that was impacting the quality of life of the younger generation. AKF worked with local governments and CSOs to build the capacity of local institutions ...
In 1992, in Vancouver, Mawlana Hazar Imam said "You cannot articulate the Tariqah without articulating the concept of Imamat." And so, for almost 1,400 years, Nizari Ismailis have sought to confirm the authenticity and legitimacy of the Ismaili Imamat in various ways. However, these traditional arguments are often not intellectually satisfying in today's sceptical, secular, 21st Century world. Some are ...
Nazeer Aziz Ladhani. Photo: Courtesy of the family. Prepared by MALIK MERCHANT (includes material from multiple sources) (Publisher-EditorSimerg, Barakah, and Simergphotos Simerg has learnt with profound sadness the untimely death of Nazeer Aziz Ladhani at the age of 72, in Nairobi, Kenya. According to an extensive obituary dedicated to him in The Globe and Mail, one of Canada's most widely read and ...
Portugal -- No próximo dia 13 de março, Rahman Rener irá fazer uma sessão sobre os Ecrãs digitais na vida familiar. Convida-se todas as famílias a participar. Estimadas famílias,A vida digital ultrapassou em muito a nossa capacidade de compreender o seu efeito no desenvolvimento infantil, nas relações humanas, na aprendizagem e na saúde, alimentando controvérsias entre os pais, educadores e profissionais ...
Portugal -- O mandato dos Conciliation and Arbritation Boards (CAB) consiste em ajudar as partes com divergências ou litígios emergentes de questões comerciais, matrimoniais, sucessórias e outras de responsabilidade civil, de um modo equitativo, eficiente, confidencial, económico, amistoso e construtivo. Ao fazê-lo, os serviços dos CAB são alicerçados pelos princípios Islâmicos de união, fraternidade, justiça, tolerância, paz e boa vontade. O ...
Portugal -- A Rede de Empregabilidade do Beato, Penha de França e Areeiro - Rede EFE, facilitada pela equipa de intervenção comunitária do Vale de Chelas, uma parceria entre a Fundação Aga Khan Portugal (AKF Prt) e a Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, promoveu, nas Olaias, o encontro "Fora da Caixa - Ferramentas para a Empregabilidade". Edte encontro foi promovido ...
Canada -- Alberta's Ismaili athletes celebrated this year's Family Day by coming together for Sportsfest North 2020 in Edmonton. Over 250 participants aged 5 to 76 took part in the multi-sport competition with more than 1000 spectators on hand and the support of over 200 volunteers. Athletes from various backgrounds took part in seven different sports including ball hockey, soccer, cricket, ...
Compiled and prepared by MALIK MERCHANT (Publisher-Editor, Barakah, Simerg and Simergphotos) As Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, how can we grow closer to the Noor of Imamat and experience spiritual growth? No doubt, our spiritual practices aid us in the process of spiritual development. However the fruit of that practice for spiritual barakah (happiness) multiplies many folds when we seek to apply ...
JollyGul.com has launched Aly Sunderji''s website on its hosting platform. The Jamat can now conveniently play and enjoy all Aly's devotional geets, ginans and granths in one place. JollyGul.com audio player ...
The Aga Khan Music Initiative Ensemble is a collective of master musicians who create new music inspired by cultural heritage of the Middle East and Mediterranean Basin, South Asia, Central Asia, West Africa, and China. These master musicians link countries and continents, present and past and bring to life a new body of music that is seamless and exuberantly original. ...
AZQUOTES.COM -- "The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination." -- Albert Einstein ...
Event: Thursday, March 5, 2020. 6:30 PM- 8:30 PM at University of Alberta A Public Talk by Ali S. Asani (Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures, Harvard University) We ...
Dr. Shela Hirani named one of Sigma's Emerging Nurse Researchers and Scholars for 2020! This award from the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) recognizes early career researchers ...
Professor Bilkis Vissandjée, Faculty at the School of Nursing of the University of Montreal, has recently been appointed vice-president of the Quebec Provincial Committee for access to Health and Social Services ...
