VIDEO: UCA Khorog Campus Inauguration
The University of Central Asia's Khorog campus in Tajikistan was officially inaugurated on 14 September 2018 by Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon. ...
Arquitetura viva
Portugal -- Todos gostamos de apreciar a bela arquitetura ou os encantos da natureza, mas se pudermos juntar os dois...é perfeito! No Centro Ismaili, a relação entre a estrutura viva e a estrutura inerte é muito forte e permanente, sendo um conceito fundamental em toda a conceção do projeto. Nos vários pátios existe sempre a presença de vegetação, seja em potes ...
Interview with Meredith Preston McGhie, Secretary General of the Global Centre for Pluralism
Global -- Meredith Preston McGhie was appointed as the Global Centre for Pluralism's Secretary General in October 2019, and presided over the recent Global Pluralism Awards, alongside Mawlana Hazar Imam. Here she explains the meaning of pluralism, and how the Centre is addressing today's urgent global challenges. What exactly is pluralism? Defined simply, pluralism is an ethic of respect for diversity. ...
VIDEO: Rehabilitation of Nagaur Fort - Nagaur, Rajasthan, India
Short-listed for the 2013 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. ...
VIDEO: Quote of the week
Speech by Hi Highness the Aga Khan at the Land grant and initiation ceremony for the Aga Khan University hospital, Nakawa, Uganda, 17 December 2015. Read full speech: ...
Nurturing Leaders for Tomorrow (Part II)
Seven days, two cities, 62 Ismaili youth from all over Pakistan and a plethora of emotions, memories and lifelong friendships. This sums up the flagship programme, Broadening Horizon Youth Camp (BHYC), of the Aga Khan Youth and Sports Board for Pakistan (AKYSBP) held in Lahore and Islamabad from the 24th of December through the 30th of December, 2019. Continuing its legacy, ...
Part 6 -- Islam RoundUp: The Best of YouTube
Features a Reality Check on Islam and democracy (UpFront); a lecture on Sunnish and Shiism by Seyyed Hossein Nasr; a crash course on Karen Armstrong's book Early Colonization of Islamic States; a documentary on the Caliph (Al-Jazeera,Part 2); a short clip on Muslim cultures by Ali Asani; and a talk on Female Spirituality in Islam by Dr. Maria Dakake...and more. ...
Irreducible Complexity Explained
YOUTUBE.COM -- The bacterial flagellum has become an iconic example of the evidence against modern Darwinian theory as well as the evidence for intelligent design. Stephen Meyer, Scott Minnich and others scientists and scholars explore the facts about this amazing piece of nanotechnology, first made famous by biologist Michael Behe when he coined the phrase irreducible complexity. ...
Forty Parameters of the Designed Body
EVOLUTIONNEWS.ORG -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: First, watch the video "Irreducible Complexity Explained," we also posted today, if you're not familiar with this key idea.] ARTICLE: On a classic episode of ID the Future, we interview Steve Laufmann about Dr. Howard Glicksman's 81-part Evolution News series, "The Designed Body." Mr. Laufmann is a consultant in the field of enterprise architecture, dealing with the design of very large, very complex, composite information systems that are orchestrated to perform specified tasks in demanding environments. Hey, that sounds like the human body! Listen in as Laufmann reflects on the body's fight against equilibrium, the Goldilocks principle, and more! ...
VIDEO: Gochag Askarov and Azeri Mugham Performers
Musical Geographies of Central Asia Conference & Concert: Gochag Askarov and Azeri Mugham Performers ...
25th Imam - Jalal al-Din Hasan - by Mumtaz Ali Tajddin
GOOGLE.COM -- "Among the Syrian Ismailis who lived far away from Alamut in a different environment, the teachings of the qiyama were probably not fully understood by all." It appears a few Ismailis in northern Syria misinterpreted the notion of the qiyama among the orthodox Muslims, who also in turn, ignored its inner Islamic substance and engineered anti-propaganda in hyperbolic and opprobrious words. The qiyama emphasised the batin and its counterpart, the zahir, ideas present in Ismailism from the earliest times. It is merely the irrational judgment of some historians that the qiyama involved an abrogation of the Shariah, since the Ismailis had seldom deprecated it. Thus, Imam Jalaluddin Hasan restricted his followers not to preach the doctrine of qiyama. The most ...
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[Jan 4]Today in history: Imam al-Mahdi was officially proclaimed caliph in the North African capital
On January 4, 910, the eleventh Ismaili Imam Abu Muhammad Abd Allah, who took on the titles of al-imam al-mahdi bi'llah (the imam rightly guided by God) and amir al-mu'minin (commander of the faithful) was publicly proclaimed as caliph in Qayrawan in present-day Tunisia, the capital of the Aghlabids (r. 800-909) whom the Fatimids succeeded. On the following day, a declaration ...
VIDEO: President of Portugal visits Ismaili Centre Lisbon
The President of Portugal visited the Ismaili Centre Lisbon to celebrate 20 years since its inauguration. ...
Our Artists, Our Heroes: Shamshu Jamal (A Special Tribute)
إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ "We belong to Allah and to Allah we shall return" JollyGul.com pays special tribute to our beloved artist Shamshu Jamal who passed away last week (December ...
The History of Iberia: Every Year
YOUTUBE.COM -- From around 700 BCE, Celtic tribes began to migrate to Iberia. They came into contact with the Romans, who ruled the entire peninsula for over four centuries until the late 300s CE. They were replaced with various Germanic kingdoms, who were in turn replaced by the Islamic Caliphate. What followed was a gradual reconquest of the area, which had been completed by 1492. After a strengthening of the union of Castile and Aragon in 1516, Iberia took a form roughly similar to today. ...
VIDEO: Thula Fort Restoration - Thula, Yemen
Short-listed for the 2013 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. ...
Editor's Choice: Ismaili Gnosis -- The Ismaili Imamat's historical record comprehensively documented
In today's skeptical, secular world, many Ismailis wonder how complete and accurate is the historical record that documents and traces the Ismaili Imamat back to Prophet Muhammad and the first Shia Imam, Hazart Ali. Like all hereditary offices, at times there was disagreement over who was the legitimate successor to a previous Imam. Indeed, in his 1986 Man Alive interview, ...
SR Media Group Presentation: Shahnama-E-Karim- The Golden Years (Episode 1)
Suleman Raheemani of SR Media Group in collaboration with Zulfiqar Jessani bring to global jamat their latest release: Shahnama-E-Karim (The Golden Years, Episode 1). A lyrical composition highlighting past ten years ...
Ali Karim Travelog: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
After doing part of the Silk Road trip through Xingjian, Western China and Hunza, Pakistan, in 2016, Ali and Dilshad karim decided to do another Silk Road path in Central Asia, ...
E se pudesses terminar o secundário noutro canto do Mundo?
Portugal -- Gostarias de terminar o ensino secundário no estrangeiro, a viver noutro país, a comunicar com outras pessoas e a conhecer uma nova cultura, enquanto estudas e participas em diversas atividades extracurriculares, voluntariado e desporto? O United World Colleges (UWC) é uma rede de 17 escolas internacionais do ensino secundário para jovens dos 16 aos 19 anos, que te oferece ...
5 Concrete Ways to Develop a Healthier Relationship With Your Phone (No Blocking or Deleting Apps Required!)
ARTOFMANLINESS.COM -- For many of us, our smartphones have come to feel like another appendage. We carry them wherever we go, fondle them during meals and conversations, and sleep with them next to our pillows. Wherever one is, so is the other. However, our feelings about our smartphones often tend to be downright negative. To modify that relationship, it's helpful to develop some concrete habits that tangibly shift the place of your phone away from the center of your life. Here are 5 we have field-tested and heartily recommend: 1. Don't ...
Now is the accepted time to make ...
AZQUOTES.COM -- "Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual." -- Mark Twain ...
VIDEO: Subhanallahi wa bihamdihi subhanallahi ladheem
Musical Geographies of Central Asia: Conference and Concert ...
2020: For new year and a new decade, here are 10 guiding principles of Imam Sultan Mahomed Shah, His Highness the Aga Khan, for a happy, rich and meaningful life in the years ahead
Compiled and prepared by MALIK MERCHANT (Publisher-Editor, Barakah, Simerg and Simergphotos) 1. Life: An exalted destiny Life is a great and noble calling, not a mean and grovelling thing to be shuffled through as best as we can but a lofty and exalted destiny. 2. Seek harmony with God First, I would place spiritual happiness. A man must be at one ...
20 goals for 2020
Global -- On behalf of The Ismaili, we wish all our readers a Happy New Year, and hope that 2020 brings you lots of joy, happiness, and good health. The passing of another year provides an opportunity to pause and reflect. We think back over the past months and ask what we will remember most, what we learned, and what worked ...
VIDEO: La Conference Des Oiseaux
Captation vidéo de la représentation théâtrale donnée à Lyon le 21 mai 2018, au TH métro. ...
The Most Absurd PC Moments of the 2010s
NATIONALREVIEW.COM -- KATHERINE TIMPF -- Alot has happened in the last decade -- including a lot of things being called racist, sexist, offensive, or insensitive. Here, in no particular order, are 24 of the most absurdly politically correct moments of the decade: 1. A college diversity-training course taught that it was culturally insensitive to expect people to be on time. 18. Oxford University law students were told that they didn't have to learn about rape or violence law if they found it too triggering. 12. A group of Berkeley students insisted that they could not take their in-class exam due to their lack of privilege. 15. Lecturers were warned that capital letters might scare students and that they should avoid using them. 16. A campus-wide email told white students to ...
Celebrar a cultura, diversidade e pluralismo no Centro Ismaili, Lisboa
Portugal -- No passado dia 18 de dezembro de 2019, os Aga Khan Master Musicians com o convidado especial Jasser Haj-Youssef presentearam uma audiência no Centro Ismaili, em Lisboa, destacando a união entre diferentes países e continentes, e entre o presente e o passado, ao explorar várias formas de música clássica, folclórica, jazz e contemporânea. Oriundos de várias partes do Mundo, ...
Einstein's Letter to His Son Reveals the Secret to Learning Anything
MAYOOSHIN.COM -- On November 25th 1915, Albert Einstein presented his general theory of relativity--the by-product of almost a decade's dedicated work--to the Prussian Academy of Sciences. A few days prior, Einstein wrote a letter to his 11-year-old son, Hans Albert, who was living with his second son, Eduard "Tete," and estranged wife, Mileva, in Vienna. In the letter Einstein shares advice to his son, Hans Albert, on creativity, passion and the secret to learning anything. Here's the brief letter to his son: "My dear Albert, ...
83 Happy Birthday His Highness the Aga Khan, Nur Mawlana Shah Karim al-Husayni Hazir Imam plus 2020 Happy New Beginnings!
This short article by Yasmin P. Karim celebrates the universal blessings of the present living Imam. ...
Desi-licious Coconut Shrimp Curry by Shahzadi Devje
By Shahzadi Devje (Toronto-based Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator) This coconut shrimp curry is the go-to recipe of choice when we're strapped for time. Despite the fact I prefer white ...
Celebrating culture, diversity, and pluralism at the Ismaili Centre Lisbon
Global -- On 18 December 2019, the Aga Khan Master Musicians with special guest Jasser Haj-Youssef delighted an audience at the Ismaili Centre, Lisbon. They highlighted the unity between different countries and continents, and between the present and the past by exploring various forms of classical, folk, jazz, and contemporary music. Rooted in various different parts of the world, the Aga ...
Khoja Caravanserai, Zanzibar, 1892
By Zahir K. Dhalla, December 2019, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1 Khoja Caravanserai Zanzibar, Friday, July 21st, 2017: A Khoja Ithnasheri, working at the Safari Lodge we were staying at, took me ...
Humility in built form: An interview with Ismaili Centre Dubai architects
Global -- As part of the 10th anniversary celebrations of the Ismaili Centre, Dubai, architects Rami El Dahan and Soheir Farid visited the Centre earlier this year and looked back on the successes and challenges in designing a welcoming building of timeless elegance. During their visit, the Egyptian duo spoke passionately about their initial challenge of creating a building to suit ...
His Highness the Aga Khan: 2019 stories behind photos
Barakah published 64 posts in 2019. Below we provide links to 16 interesting, thoughtful and inspiring pieces. Please click on link or photo to see the corresponding article in full. A VISIT TO A LAB IN CALIFORNIA ~~~~~~~~~~~ A FASCINATING SPEECH IN THE PHILIPPINES ~~~~~~~~~~~ A BEAUTIFUL REGALIA ~~~~~~~~~~~ THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD ~~~~~~~~~~~ THE FIRST MUSIC AWARDS ~~~~~~~~~~~ PRINCES AND PRINCESSES ...
Ismaili solicitor awarded the Freedom of the City of London
Global -- On 17 December 2019, Naureen Karim Shariff was conferred with the Freedom of the City of London in a ceremony officiated in the presence of family, friends, and colleagues at the esteemed Chamberlain's Court at The Guildhall in London. The Freedom of the City of London is one of the oldest surviving awards in existence, believed to have been ...
Ismaili musician wins Central Asia's Got Talent
Global -- Music college graduate and second-generation singer in his family, Chorshanbe Alovatov from Tajikistan won the popular Central Asia's Got Talent show final on 22 December 2019. The show, which toured four countries in the region, culminated in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Millions of viewers showed their support for Chorshanbe during Central Asia's Got Talent 2019. Chorshanbe currently studies at the Institute ...
Rehan meets Michelle Obama in Singapore
Far East -- Rehan Hariyani, a young member of the Far East Jamat, met Michelle Obama on 14 December, after being selected as one of four students from the One World International School to meet with the former first lady of the USA. Hariyani was selected from over 1,200 students in his school community, based on his social communication skills, participation ...
JollyGul.com: Taufiq Karmali - Ginan Recitation Advice For Parents and Kids (Podcast)
What is Taufiq Karmali's advice to new Ginan reciters? Where should they go for help? What is the best way to overcome the initial shyness in recitation? In this podcast episode ...
