You can ski, even in Dubai!
Pictures & story by Mansoor Ladha I was in Dubai in July. We were visiting Ski Dubai, a 22,500 square meters indoor ski resort in the Mall of the Emirates, the ...
President highlights Digital Transformation Goals for Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 4 October - The President of the Kyrgyz Republic inaugurated the Conference on Digital Transformation in Central Asia (DTCA) on October 4 in Bishkek. This three-day international Conference is jointly hosted by the University of Central Asia (UCA), State Committee for Information Technology and Communications, and the High Technology Park of the Kyrgyz Republic, and includes a day ...
VIDEO: Omid Safi -- Where the Light Enters: Discovering the Poetry of Rumi
"Come, come, whoever you are," and join UNC professor of religious studies Omid Safi in exploring the poetry of Rumi, 13th century Persian poet and mystic, through recitation, analysis, and music. This programs is part of the Bridging Cultures BookShelf: Muslim Journeys and is cosponsored by the Duke Islamic Studies Center. ...
CrossFire 2019 Encouraged Interesting Debates
United Arab Emirates -- Think. Speak. Listen. All encompassed in CrossFire. Launched by the Education Portfolio, CrossFire is an initiative to showcase talent through articulation and debate of our youth among the UAE Jamat. CrossFire, as the name suggests, was a night of showcasing presentation, public speaking and debate skills. The CrossFire debate competition of 2019 allowed 36 participants in 12 ...
Help Your Teens Clean up Social Media Before the Cancel Culture Comes for Them
THEFEDERALIST.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazrat Ali: "World-wide glory can be undone by an hour's degradation. You will never find an equivalence for wounded honour."] ARTICLE: It's not uncommon to hear about people (famous or otherwise) ruthlessly attacked by the cancel culture because of old, long-forgotten online behavior. Parents of teens and young adults must be aware of cancel culture and the future ramifications of internet behavior for their children and start actively addressing it. It's just as important as talking about being kind to people in real life, because the electronic record of their online stupidity can be pulled up and used against them in job situations and other adult interactions. Do you know what platforms your teen is using? Really? All of them? You might be surprised, because research indicates ...
The Cruelty of Cancel Culture
NYTIMES.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazrat Ali: "Hasten not punish a man for a fault committed; but leave room for pardon between the two acts."] ARTICLE: Emily was a member of the punk music scene when a post denouncing her went viral. The object of nationwide group hate and banned from the punk scene, she didn't leave her house for what felt like months. Her friends dropped her. She was scared, traumatized and alone. She tried to vanish. "It's entirely my life," she said tearfully. "And it's all just done and over." In this small story we see something of our brutal cultural moment. There's no sense of proportion. There's no personal connection that allows apology and forgiveness. Even the quest for justice can turn into barbarism if it is not infused with mercy, an awareness of human frailty and a path to redemption. ...
Editor's Choice: The Ismaili - Nutrition Centre -- Biryani! 4 recipes for this favourite South Asian dish
Biryani. To the South Asian Ismaili community, the very word conjures up fond memories a favorite dish for special occasions. It's so much a part of the culture, that even Mawlana Hazar Imam jokes about biryani, again and again and again! 🙂 There are no end of creative ways to make biryani and The Ismaili Nutrition Centre has four mouth-watering ...
VIDEO: Mawlana Hazar Imam honoured with the Keys of the City of Porto
Mawlana Hazar Imam honoured with the Keys of the City of Porto ...
VIDEO: "Dafsoz"
Performed in Suchon by Abdulakim Abdurakhimov (sarbaytkhon), Aliyar Bakhtiyarov, Shanbe Oshurmamadov, Sultonsaid Dodmamadov, Asadbek Shodmonbekov, and Shirinjon Olamov. ...
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[Oct 6]Today in history: Imam Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III, President of the League of Nations, delivered the adjournment session
"The tribulations of one people are the tribulations of all. That which weakens one weakens all." Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III, October 6, 1937President of the League of Nations Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah, who succeeded to the Imamat in 1885, was involved on the world stage, being bestowed numerous honours by several countries in recognition of his service. Imam ...
Opening doors: Ignite Summit welcomes deaf participants
Canada -- The Ignite Summit opened its doors to a new set of potential entrepreneurs this year. Thanks to efforts to increase accessibility, three deaf participants travelled to Calgary to take part in the conference in May 2019. During one of the sessions, then Council for Canada President Malik Talib felt compelled to mention the presence of the three participants. "They've ...
Editor's Choice: Ismaili Digest -- Why simply understanding introversion properly will immediately improve your and your family's lives
Although most people assume they know what introversion is, actually, they don't. As Susan Cain, author of Quiet, writes, "introversion is now a second-class personality trait, somewhere between a disappointment and a pathology" as if it's a "problem" to fix, like was once thought about left-handed people. Introverts don't need to be "fixed" any more than left-handed people need to ...
12th Imam - al-Qaim - by Mumtaz Ali Tajddin
GOOGLE.COM -- The Fatimids were the masters of the entire Mediterranean and their fleets operated freely throughout it. In 323/935, Italian pirates raided coastal regions of the Fatimid empire forcing Imam al-Qaim to turn his attention to Europe. He dispatched a squadron of 20 vessels in a successful attack on Italy, the south of France, the coast of Genoa and Calabria, and part of Lombardy. Unfortunately, due to a domestic revolt by Abu Yazid, the fleet was called back "just when Qaim's navy was about to conquer the whole of Italy." This civil war changed the course of history. "If Abu Yazid had not staged a massive revolt against the Fatimids, al-Qaim would have probably conquered the whole Europe." ...
Teachers: Shaping the future of humanity
Global -- We often hear that the children of today are the leaders of tomorrow; that they will shape the future; and that the destiny of humankind lies in their hands. On the occasion of World Teachers' Day, 5 October 2019, we explore the positive impact made by teachers and educators within the Jamat and beyond. Throughout history, societies around the ...
The lonely death of 20th century Qur'an translator A. Yusuf Ali; assessing Qur'an translations; and interview with music artist Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens)
Photo: Wikipedia. "On a frigid December morning in 1953, a policeman found a half-conscious old man slumped on a street bench in the Westminster area of London. That man was Abdullah Yusuf Ali, the famous 20th-century translator of the Quran. He died alone, homeless, and with no one by his side...Generations of Muslims in English-speaking countries have grown up reading Yusuf ...
GALLERY: World Teachers' Day 2019
5 October 2019 - Today is World Teacher's Day. Across the Aga Khan Development Network, thousands of men and women, from a multitude of countries and cultural backgrounds and at all levels of the education spectrum, help improve the quality of life of hundreds of thousands of people by being teachers. To all of them, today, we say thank you for all ...
Western Kenya: As You've Never Seen It Before
YOUTUBE.COM -- AFRICANSKYCAM -- An aerial exploration of the beautiful environments, amazing sights and scenic accommodations only found in western Kenya, as seen from a new perspective: through the lens of a flying camera. Produced, filmed and edited by Ben Kreimer for African SkyCAM and the Kenya Tourism Board. ...
Afeera Maryam: Becoming a better teacher
The Teacher Preparation Programme (TPP) is one of the Aga Khan Academies' landmark teacher development initiatives. In this interview with Kamini Menon at the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad, TPP participant Afeera Maryam talks about the TPP's unique aspects and her experience with the programme. Please tell us a little bit about your background. I'm a part of the Teacher Preparation Programme ...
VIDEO: Apartment No.1 - Mahallat, Iran
Short-listed for the 2013 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. ...
VIDEO: Maria Grazia Cutuli Primary School - Herat, Afghanistan
Short-listed for the 2013 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. ...
Canadian Ismaili Drummer Sarah Thawer Performs on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
On 27 September 2019, Sarah Thawer got the opportunity to perform on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert with Tegan and Sara! Check out their awesome performance from the show In ...
Egg Curry Recipe With Turnips by @Desiliciousrd
Rip your roti and soak this all up. A mouthwatering egg curry recipe with some major Fall vibes. Turnips cooked in a thick tomatoey-yogurt base, infused with fresh herbs, curry powder, ...
Tawazun | Balance at the Aga Khan Museum for Nuit Blanche 2019
Join Shereen Ladha, Rahim Bhimani, and Anil Mohabir for Nuit Blanche 2019 at the Aga Khan Museum on October 5, 2019 where their project "Tawazun | Balance" will premiere! "Tawazun | ...
The World Begins To Slowly Cooperate On New Nuclear Energy
Canadian and United States nuclear regulators have signed a first-of-a-kind Memorandum of Cooperation that will see our two countries collaborate on the technical reviews of advanced reactor and small modular reactor ...
Kids of Helicopter Parents Are Sputtering Out
SLATE.COM -- Recent studies suggest that kids with over-involved parents and rigidly structured childhoods suffer psychological blow-back in college. From 2006 to 2008, I served on Stanford University's mental health task force, which examined student depression. Often brilliant, always accomplished, these students would sit on my couch holding their fragile, brittle parts together, resigned to the fact that these outwardly successful situations were their miserable lives. In 2010, psychology professor Neil Montgomery surveyed 300 college freshmen and found ... In a 2011 study, Terri LeMoyne and Tom Buchanan looked at more than 300 students and found ... A 2012 study of 438 college students found ... A 2013 study of 297 college students found ... And a 2014 study from researchers at the University of Colorado-Boulder correlated ...
The Fragile Generation
REASON.COM -- LENORE SKENAZY & JONATHAN HAIDT -- We've had the best of intentions, of course. But efforts to protect our children may be backfiring. When we raise kids unaccustomed to facing anything on their own, including risk, failure, and hurt feelings, our society is threatened. Yet modern parenting practices and laws seem designed to cultivate this lack of preparedness. There's the fear that everything children see, do, eat, hear, and lick could hurt them. And a newer belief, spreading through higher education, that even words and ideas themselves can be traumatizing. The principle is simple: This generation of kids must be protected like none other. How did we come to think a generation of kids can't handle the basic challenges of growing up? Bad policy and paranoid ...
Harnessing the Social Conscience of Jamati Youth through Voluntary Service
Pakistan -- The clock strikes ten on a causal Sunday morning as eight Jamati youth members from various parts of Pakistan make their way to Booni Town in Chitral. The picturesque valley of Booni welcomes them with a light-scented summer breeze - for many of these youth, it is their first excursion outside their native city. As mentors in the BRIDGE ...
AKHB: Osteoporose
Portugal -- A osteoporose é uma das doenças mais faladas da atualidade, nomeadamente, em pessoas com uma idade mais avançada. Mas afinal o que é a osteoporose? Esta doença caracteriza-se por uma diminuição da massa óssea e por uma deterioração da arquitetura do osso, levando ao seu enfraquecimento e a uma maior probabilidade de risco de fraturas. Este tipo de fraturas ...
Um tesouro para gerações futuras
Portugal -- Os artigos sobre os jardins do Centro Ismaili têm feito referência sobretudo a espécies vegetais nele presentes, mas um projeto de arquitetura paisagista envolve muitas outras questões, que estão bem patentes nos jardins do Centro. Comecemos pela adaptação ao local (relevo, tipo de solo, orientação solar, sistema de vistas), a relação com a arquitetura, o domínio dos volumes, formas ...
Editor's Choice: Nimira's Blog - On Faith -- Highlights of Ismaili intellectual diversity across time and space
Intellectual diversity has been a hallmark of Ismaili literature. Throughout their history, and across the regions, Ismailis produced diverse literature in Arabic, Persian and Indian languages. Among others, subjects included science, philosophy, the doctrine of Imamate, legal compendia, esoteric interpretations of Revelation, histories of early Imams as well as a rich collection of religious and devotional poetry. The selection chosen ...
VIDEO: His Highness the Aga Khan hosts the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the Aga Khan Centre
Ahead of Their Royal Highnesses' official visit to Pakistan from 14-18 October 2019, the event celebrated Pakistan's culture and heritage, and the contributions of the Pakistani diaspora to British society. It was attended by prominent leaders in the arts and culture, business, community development, entertainment, and music from the UK and Pakistan, as well as members of the diplomatic community. ...
Mawlana Hazar Imam hosts The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the Aga Khan Centre
Global -- On a crisp autumnal morning in London's King's Cross, Mawlana Hazar Imam welcomed Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to the Aga Khan Centre, for a special event to celebrate the culture and heritage of Pakistan, and the contributions of the Pakistani diaspora to British society. The event was attended by prominent figures from the areas ...
VIDEO: Mawlana Hazar Imam hosts The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
Global -- At the Aga Khan Centre on 2 October 2019, Mawlana Hazar Imam hosted Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The special event provided a platform for guests whose interests and engagements encompass the wide-ranging relationship between the UK and Pakistan, including members of the Pakistani diaspora making a meaningful contribution to society in the United Kingdom ...
Official Royal Family video and photos: His Highness the Aga Khan welcomes Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to Aga Khan Centre ahead of their tour of Pakistan
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge paid a trip to The Aga Khan Centre in London on Wednesday, October 2, 2019. William and Kate were met by Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, outside the centre, before heading inside to learn about modern Pakistani culture. The visit was arranged with the cooperation of the High Commission of Pakistan. The ...
JollyGul Podcast: Taufiq Karmali and Shushma Datt in Conversation Originally Aired On Spice Radio Vancouver
Shushma Datt interviewed Taufiq Karmali on Spice Radio during the period leading into Hazar Imam's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations. The engaging conversation (in English and Urdu) covers a wide range of subjects ...
Quotes on jargon ... What writers and others say
WYLIECOMM.COM -- WYLIE COMMUNICATIONS -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazrat Ali: "The best speaking is that which does not offend the ear, and the understanding of which does not fatigue the intelligence."] ARTICLE: "Jargon allows us to camouflage intellectual poverty with verbal extravagance." (David Pratt) ~~ "If you can't explain something simply, you don't understand it well." (Albert Einstein) ~~ "A writer who really understands the information can translate it accurately into lay language." (Neita F. Geilker) ~~ "Words of the jargon sound as if they said something higher than what they mean." (Theodor Adorno) ~~ "While intelligent people can often simplify the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple." (Henry David Thoreau) ~~ "Words of the jargon sound as if ...
Francis-Henri Graffard to train for the Aga Khan
The Chantilly-based trainer will receive 10 yearlings. Francis-Henri Graffard will be sent yearlings to train for H.H. the Aga Khan in France from the Autumn onwards. A graduate of the first Godolphin Flying Start programme, he started training in Chantilly in 2012 and Graffard has rapidly met with success, training more than 300 winners to date. He enjoyed a particularly good ...
His Highness the Aga Khan hosts Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the Aga Khan Centre
King's Cross, London, United Kingdom, 2 October 2019 - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge joined His Highness the Aga Khan at a special event organised at the Aga Khan Centre, ahead of Their Royal Highnesses' official visit to Pakistan from 14-18 October 2019. Hosted by His Highness the Aga Khan, the event at the Aga Khan Centre celebrated Pakistan's culture ...
