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VIDEO: The Living Sea photo exhibition
The Living Sea exhibition features over 100 photographs depicting the beauty, fragility, and diversity of marine life, reflecting Prince Hussain's ecological and environmental concerns. It represents a collaboration between Portugal's National Museum of Natural History and Science, the University of Lisbon, and Focused on Nature; an organisation created by Prince Hussain in 2014 to share his passion and personal mission of conservation, ...
VIDEO: Inauguration of The Living Sea photo exhibition
Global -- The Living Sea exhibition features over 100 photographs depicting the beauty, fragility, and diversity of marine life, reflecting Prince Hussain's ecological and environmental concerns. It represents a collaboration between Portugal's National Museum of Natural History and Science, the University of Lisbon, and Focused on Nature; an organisation created by Prince Hussain in 2014 to share his passion and personal ...
Os benefícios das caminhadas
Portugal -- A caminhada é uma atividade física fácil, leve e contribui para uma boa forma física. Caminhar regularmente melhora a qualidade de vida e pode reduzir a manifestação de várias doenças, contribuindo para uma vida mais longa. É um exercício que pode ser praticado por qualquer pessoa, independentemente da idade e da condição física, e ainda tem a vantagem de ...
Prince Hussain's photo exhibit highlights the beauty of the living sea
Global -- In Lisbon last month, Prince Hussain inaugurated his photo exhibition entitled The Living Sea at Portugal's National Museum of Natural History and Science. Prince Hussain was joined by Ms Elizabeth Hoag (now Princess Fareen), Prince Amyn, Prince Rahim, and Princess Salwa. The exhibition features over 100 photos depicting the beauty, fragility, and diversity of marine life, reflecting Prince Hussain's ...
AKHB: Acidente Vascular Cerebral
Portugal -- O Acidente Vascular Cerebral (AVC) é a principal causa de morte e incapacidade em Portugal. Estima-se que três portugueses sofram um AVC por hora, dos quais um acaba por morrer e outro por ficar com sequelas graves. O AVC resulta da redução ou interrupção súbita da circulação sanguínea para uma parte do cérebro, por bloqueio do fluxo de sangue ...
Prince Hussain Aga Khan: "Everything is dying in the oceans" #CoveringClimateNow #ClimateEmergency
Google translated Prince Hussain Aga Khan portrays marine ecosystems to help change consciousness. At the opening of his exhibition in Lisbon, he told VISÃO about this passion and life mission. Why ...
VIDEO: Badakhshan Ensemble
Badakhshan Ensemble performing at a teenager's birthday party. Filmed by Saodat Ismailova and Carlos Casas, Badakhshan. ...
Authority and Plurality in Muslim Legal Traditions: the Case of Ismaili Law
Events -- 13th November 2019 -- Islamic law is often said to be very pluralistic due to its interpretational variations. At the level of sources, however, accounts of Islamic law have generally emphasized the reliance on a set of major 'roots' of law, with other lesser sources. This paper discusses on the case of Nizari Ismaili law in historical as well as ...
I'm Watching My Father Die
THEFEDERALIST.COM -- The pain of death is brutal. But it must never extinguish the absolute beauty of life. The call came on a bus to DC: "You better come now." My dad's three-year fight with cancer. A few tears dripped, and I went back to watching "Gangs of New York" on my iPad. I hadn't ever watched it before. The Megabus is no place for an emotional breakdown. You steel yourself in moments like that. The handful of moments that people try to forget will end. The next evening I arrived at the hospital. Twenty years since my mother ...
VIDEO: Quote of the Week
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at State banquet during the Golden Jubilee visit in Mozambique, Maputo, 20 November 2007. Read full speech: ...
VIDEO: Conferência Inteligência Artificial Centro Ismaili
Highlights of an AKEPB Portugal event, held at Centro Ismaili on 30 April 2019. ...
New cohorts arriving at IIS will be awarded their MA by world renowned university SOAS
News story -- Dr Laila Halani, Head of the Department of Graduate Studies, described what the incoming students can look forward to over the next two years: "The next two years at the IIS will be an intellectually stimulating and humbling journey which will open up new ways of thinking for our students on STEP and GPISH. The students will benefit from ...
Prince Rahim inaugurates Dreams and Dystopias exhibition at the Ismaili Centre, London
Global -- On 10th October, Prince Rahim visited the Ismaili Centre, London to inaugurate the exhibition: Dreams and Dystopias, East Africa at the Crossroads, featuring photographic work by Guillaume Bonn. The visual exhibit navigates the East African coastline through the lens of international artist Guillaume Bonn to reveal a region perennially poised at a crossroads between two worlds. The photographs capture ...
VIDEO: Dreams and Dystopias exhibition
Global -- Dreams and Distopias: East Africa at the Crossroads is the fourth exhibition to be held in the Zamana Space at the Ismaili Centre, London since its reopening earlier this year. The visual exhibit navigates the East African coastline through the lens of international artist Guillaume Bonn, to reveal a region perennially poised at a crossroads between two worlds. ...
VIDEO: Dreams & Dystopias exhibition at the Ismaili Centre, London
Dreams and Distopias: East Africa at the Crossroads is the fourth exhibition to be held in the Zamana Space at the Ismaili Centre, London since its reopening earlier this year. The visual exhibit navigates the East African coastline through the lens of international artist Guillaume Bonn, to reveal a region perennially poised at a crossroads between two worlds. Prince Rahim attended the ...
VIDEO: The History of Ideas: Religion
Religion was an ingenious solution to many of mankind's earliest fears and needs. Religion is now implausible to many, but the needs remain. That is the challenge of our times. ...
VIDEO: Primary School, Burkina Faso
2004 - Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Award recipient: Primary School, Burkina Faso. ...
Finance Minister debates political opponents at Ismaili Centre Toronto
Canada -- Liberal Finance Minister Bill Morneau faced opposing political candidates in an all candidates' forum hosted by the Ismaili Centre Toronto on October 16. The debate allowed members from all political parties to engage in dialogue in advance of Canada's federal election on Monday. Candidates discussed four key issues -- climate change, economic security, international affairs and diversity -- in ...
VIDEO: The ethical principles of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Islam
Global -- What does it mean to live within the ethics of Islam? How does this apply to those in conflict? On the last day of Mediation Week, we explore how the ethics of Islam underpin the work of the CAB system how CAB mediators help to create an ethical culture of mediation. ...
2019 Fall Rhapsody: A Superabundance of Autumn Colours in Canada's National Capital Region, Ottawa and Gatineau, that no City in the World can (Ever) Match
By NURIN AND MALIK MERCHANT IF YOU ARE IN THE OTTAWA/GATINEAU REGION, PLEASE SEE THIS SPECTACULAR SHOW OF NATURE - IT IS STILL ON AS OF OCTOBER 19, 2019 AND IS NOT GOING AWAY FOR A FEW DAYS! O'Brien beach parking area, Gatineau Park. Photo: © Malik Merchant / Simergphotos. Camera Olympus E-M10. Our 2 -- or may be 3 -- ...
14th Imam - al-Muizz - by Mumtaz Ali Tajddin
GOOGLE.COM -- Imam al-Muizz's period is noted for extending Fatimid domination from Maghrib to Egypt and Syria. His Caliphate is also acclaimed for furthering learning and the arts; al-Muizz was, himself, a learned philosopher, scientist and astronomer. The reign of Imam al-Muizz was one of the most glorious ever recorded in Egyptian history. Hasan and Sharf write that "the personality of al-Muizz was clothed in the clean robes of holiness and majesty." And according to Noldeke "after their conquest of Egypt, the Fatimids were the most powerful princes of Islam, and it seemed at times as if even the form of power had passed from the Abbasids." ...
VIDEO: Homayun Sakhi
Homayun Sakhi (Afghanistan/USA, Afghan rubab), leads an arrangement of the Indian raga madhuvanti at Remix interregional music workshop, Al Ganaina Theater, Al Azhar Park Cairo, co-produced by Al Mawred Al Thaqafy (Cultural Resource) and the Aga Khan ...
Mawlana Hazar Imam Aga Khan IV: "The voluntary sector represents, and can develop, all that is finest in the human potential"
"A sound enabling environment must create a favourable framework in which people's energy and creativity can be motivated, mobilized and rewarded." Mawlana Hazar ImamConference on Central Asia and Europe, Berlin, Germany, November 13, 2007Speech "What a sound enabling environment must do is to create a favourable framework in which human creativity can flourish... In the end, human progress must grow out ...
JollyGul.com: Khat Niranjan Service Launched
JollyGul.com has now launched Pir Sadardin's "Khat Niranjan" granth on its platform. The granth is about how this creation came about from this Khat Niranjan - the Highest Unseen - and ...
Video: Evolution or Design? DNA's Alternative Splicing, Duons and Reading Frames
THESKEPTICALZONE.COM -- Can you imagine writing a book that can be read forwards and backwards containing 2 different stories that made sense? Not an easy task yet DNA is even more complex. Watch this video and pay special attention to the following mechanisms in DNA: A) Alternative splicing which produces multiple proteins from one gene. B) Overlapping sequences, called Duons, which simultaneously code for both protein expression and transcription factor binding sites. C) Dual coding genes in which one DNA sequence produces multiple proteins using multiple reading frames. ...
Genetics: Alternate Reading Frames May Be Common
CREV.INFO -- Imagine a book written in a language with no spaces, and every word is three letters. Now imagine you could get one story starting at the first letter, a different story starting at the second letter, and another starting at the third letter. That's the situation with some genes. DNA can code for one protein in the first reading frame (RF), but a different protein in another RF. Since the opposite DNA strand has three more RFs, there are potentially six RFs per gene. An international team researching RFs, said there was an almost zero probability RFs were due to chance. Maintaining RFs by natural selection is "costly" because mutations in one RF could disable the information in another RF. ...
Esmail Bharwani: Athabasca University's 2019 Distinguished Alumnus Embodies Lifelong Learning
Volunteerism, self-sacrifice, and lifelong learning have been central to Esmail Bharwani's life since he was a young man in Tanzania, where he struggled to get access to education. Through hard work ...
Smiles of Beautiful Bangladesh 2019 -- Faces of Dhaka & Chittagong
YOUTUBE.COM -- ONE MAN WOLF PACK -- The final 4K footage of Dhaka & Chittagong (Bangladesh). Two minute video. Happiness from within, not from things! ...
Academic alliance leads to ground-breaking conference in memory of Wladimir A. Ivanow
News story -- Wladimir A. Ivanow (1886-1970), the celebrated Russian academic who paved the way for modern scholarship on Ismaili and Iranian linguistic Studies was the inspiration behind many of the papers presented at the flagship conference entitled Intellectual Traditions of Ismailis and Sufis, held at the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Oriental Manuscripts in St Petersburg, on 10 - 11 ...
Sacred spaces come alive in new publication, Beyond the Mosque: Diverse Spaces of Muslim Worship
News story -- The second publication in the Institute's new World of Islam series, Beyond the Mosque: Diverse Spaces of Muslim Worship, is a first person exploration of sacred spaces across the breadth of the Muslim world. The author, Rizwan Mawani, describes how his interactions with both well-known spaces of worship as well as those off-the-beaten-track have religious significance for their Muslim ...
VIDEO: The power of listening and the role of empathy in mediation
Global -- Effective listening can be powerful. It demonstrates empathy, understanding, compassion, and most importantly, it shows care for what someone is saying. Active listening is not only a vital skill to help manage conflict, it can also help to improve our day-to-day interactions. On day five of Mediation Week, we explore the power of effective listening and the role of ...
Editor's Choice: Simerg -- 5 heartwarming stories of meeting Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah
There is nothing more moving for an Ismaili than to be in the presence of our Imam. And, some Ismailis have the rare honour of being with our Imams privately, even if just for a moment. However, by the grace of our Imams, humble stories of such meetings move all of us, whether we knew the person or not, whether ...
VIDEO: Quote of the Week
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Prince Claus Fund's Conference on culture and development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 7 September 2002. Read full speech: ...
Meet Asfiyo: A Pamiri woman saving lives through search and rescue
My name is Asfiyo and today I am exceptionally proud to be a part of the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) team in Tajikistan as a member of the AKAH Search and Rescue Team. Today I had the opportunity to participate in a very high-profile national exercise where the Committee for Emergencies and Civil Defence for Tajikistan simulated the response ...
Thousands volunteer on third annual Ismaili CIVIC Day
Canada -- Thousands of volunteers assembled at various locations across Canada to take part in Ismaili CIVIC over two weekends at the end of September. It marked the third straight year of Ismaili CIVIC, an annual event established during Canada's 150th birthday to bring Canadian Ismaili Muslims together to improve quality of life in their communities. "Ismaili CIVIC is great way ...
The art of the Afghan rubab: A musical conversation
United States -- A concert titled, The Art of the Afghan Rubab, took place in partnership with the Asia Society Texas Center, the Aga Khan Music Initiative and the Ismaili Council for the United States. The concert was held on October 11, and featured the Aga Khan Master Musicians, who create music inspired by their own deep roots in the cultures ...
Anything But Orthodox
Anything But Orthodox: Dr. Amina Jindani is a pillar of #IsmailiExcellence Dr Jindani is presently conducting a global clinical trial to eradicate the disease .The Aga Khan University Pakistan and the Shaukat Khanum Hospital are part of the trial. We sit down and discuss her work that has spanned over 40 years in the field of medicine, her childhood decision to ...
VIDEO: Mediation training
Global -- We often hear of the need to employ best practice in our daily lives, not least when serving the community. On day four of Mediation Week, we learn about the type of training that Conciliation and Arbitration Board (CAB) members receive, and how CABs use best practice in their training to assist parties with resolving disputes. ...
