VIDEO: Quote of the week
His Highness the Aga Khan at the 50th anniversary of ICOMOS, London, UK, 22 October 2015. Full speech: ...
Mawlana Hazar Imam is expected to arrive in Kazan, Tatarstan on September 11, for 14th Cycle of Aga Khan Award for Architecture
By MALIK MERCHANT (Publisher-Editor, Simerg,Barakah and Simergphotos) Further to our earlier story Kazan in Tatarstan, Russia, to host 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Barakah is pleased to report from official media sources of the President of Tatarstan that Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, will arrive in the capital, Kazan, on September 11 (see links below), to participate ...
Be A Generalist
DAILYSTOIC.COM -- We miss out on wisdom if we're too narrow. Specialists become so narrow that they actually start developing worse judgment about the world as they accumulate knowledge. Breadth of training predicts breadth of transfer. Transfer is your ability to take knowledge and skills and apply them to a problem or situation you have not seen before. And your ability to do that is predicted by the variety of situations you've faced. As you get more variety, you're forced to form these broader conceptual models, which you can then wield flexibly in new situations. ...
LIVE WEBCAST: Mawlana Hazar Imam to preside over the 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture Ceremony
LIVE WEBCAST -- THE ISMAILI -- DATE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 2019: 5:00am Vancouver (PDT) ~ 6:00am Calgary (MDT) ~ 7:00am Chicago/Houston (CDT) ~ 8:00am New York/Toronto (EDT) ~ 1:00pm Lisbon/London (WEST/BST) ~ 2:00pm Paris (CEST) ~ 3:00pm Nairobi (EAT) ~ 4:00pm Dubai (GST) ~ 5:00pm Karachi (PKT)/Dushanbe (TJT) ~ 5:30pm Mumbai (IST) ~ 8:00pm Singapore (SGT) ~ 10:00pm Sydney (AEST). Mawlana Hazar Imam will preside over the 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture Ceremony. The event will be livestreamed from Kazan, Russia, at the.ismaili/live ...
Champion Vazirabad retired
The outstanding stayer has won 13 Group races. It is with great regret that the Aga Khan Studs announce that VAZIRABAD will be retired from training following an injury sustained in training. The seven-year-old gelding had become a public's favourite through his career, accumulating a total of 15 victories, including three Group 1s and 13 Group races. Another illustration of his ...
Imam Hussein (A.S.) was martyred 1339 years ago
General view of the Imam Hussein Mosque in Karbala, Iraq. The photo was taken between September 26 and October 12, 1932. Photo: Matson (G. Eric and Edith) Photograph Collection / Library of Congress, Washingon D.C. Mawlana Hazar Imam Shah Karim al Hussaini, His Highness the Aga Khan, is the 49th Hereditary Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, and directly descended from ...
The Two Sides of Canada | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj | Netflix
[H/T SAHIL BADRUDDIN] -- YOUTUBE.COM -- Canada is regarded as a model progressive society, but is the country's current leadership living up to these ideals? Hasan examines the policies of current Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and sits down with him for a one-on-one interview in advance of Canada's October election. ...
Desi Pumpkin Bean Burger | Healthy Ethnic Recipes by @Desiliciousrd
By Shahzadi Devje (Registered Dietitian) Is A Vegan Burger Healthy? Now that really depends on a whole host of factors... If you're considering a processed vegan burger, it's worthwhile to check ...
Khojawiki.org: 400 Years of Khoja History in Bombay
by I.I.Dewji, Editor, www.khojawiki.org (2019) In a great many ways, the outstanding success of the present-day Khoja global diaspora is an outcome of their 19th-century migration from Surat-Kutch-Kathiawar to this fast-growing ...
Hoshang Noor Ali's Unlikely Path to the World Stage
Doha: At 18 years of age, Hoshang Noor Ali's chance at a top-flight football career looked to have passed him by but seven years on, he stands on the verge of ...
GALLERY: Tajikistan Independence Day
For more than 25 years and through most of the country's post-independence history, the AKDN has worked towards the vision of an economically dynamic, politically stable, intellectually vibrant and culturally tolerant Tajikistan. To help celebrate Independence Day on 9 September, we've prepared this photo gallery to highlight some of the Network's activities and introduce some of the hundreds of thousands of ...
VIDEO: The Caliph -- Part 1: Foundation | Al-Jazeera Documentary
For almost 13 centuries, from the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632 to the overthrow of the last Ottoman caliph in 1924, the Islamic world was ruled by a caliph which means successor or deputy. The caliph was considered the successor to the Prophet Muhammad. It is a term that has, at times, been abused. ...
Imam al-Mu'izz: "... I find no greater bliss, comfort and yearning in seeking knowledge"
The Ismaili scholar and author Idris Imad al-Din (d. 1468 CE) was the chief da'i of the Yemeni Ismaili da'wa, descended from the prominent al-Walid family, who led the Tayyibi Musta'lian Ismaili administration for more than three centuries. Thus, Idris had access to the literary heritage of the Ismailis, including the majority of the surviving Fatimid texts. In his seven-volume Uyun ...
Kazan in Tatarstan, Russia, to host 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture
The President of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov (left), being briefed about the Aga Khan Award for Architecture at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Centre during the Russia-Islamic World Summit held in April 2019. At right is Shams Kassim-Lakha of the University of Central Asia. Photo: President of Tatarstan/Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Report compiled and prepared by MALIK MERCHANT (Publisher-Editor, Simerg,Barakah and Simergphotos) On April ...
Aga Khan Museum displays amazing and inspiring photography by high school youth focusing on the world of tomorrow
Compiled by MALIK MERCHANT (Publisher-Editor, Simerg,Barakah and Simergphotos) This post has been prepared from material received from the Aga Khan Museum. There is only 1 week left for members of the public to view a fantastic display of photographs by youth who participated during the summer in the Frederic Roberts Photography Workshop, an eight-day course designed to empower high school ...
August 2019 -- Jamat's Choice: Most Popular Articles & Videos
Ismaili Digest Exclusive for AUGUST 2019 -- Each month enjoy the most popular new articles and videos viewed by the Jamat from over 36 of the best Ismaili websites with just one click! 'Most popular' means most viewed post(s) on each website, excluding duplicate postings and Event Alerts. NOTE: Posts are randomly ordered.
8th Imam - Wafi Ahmed - by Mumtaz Ali Tajddin
GOOGLE.COM -- With the death of Imams Ismail and Muhammad, the Abbasids' brutal persecutions increased considerably. They left no chance to grind the Ismailis under the millstone of cruelty and their Imams were forced to deepen their hiding, ushering in the first dawr-i satr (period of concealment). The Ismaili da'is in search of a new residence for their Imam came to Salamia. The adoption of strict taqiya, and moving from one to another place, forced the Imam to assign the mission works to his brother, Hussain bin Muhammad. He ordered his followers to obey his brother, saying ...
Alerta do AKHB - Está vacinado contra o sarampo?
Portugal -- De acordo com a Comissão Regional para a Verificação da Eliminação do Sarampo e da Rubéola (RVC) da Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS), a Europa está a ser afetada por um surto de casos de sarampo e quatro países perderam, em 2018, o estatuto de eliminação deste vírus: Reino Unido, Grécia, República Checa e Albânia. Em comunicado enviado às ...
Mind the generation gap: Heritage language often lost by third generation
UALBERTA.CA -- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA -- UAlberta study shows second generation immigrant families are key to preserving heritage language." The literature says that by the third generation the language is lost, but the shift that you're worried about happens in the second generation," said graduate student June Cheung. "When parents immigrate to Canada, they worry about their children learning English. They often speak to their children in English instead of their first language. This is when heritage languages are often lost." "It's important that you're using your heritage language at home." "Don't worry about your child acquiring English--this is something that will come naturally. The question is: will they hold on to their mother tongue?" ...
JollyGul.com: Sayyed Imam Shah - Bai Budhai Ginan Series Launched
JollyGul.com has now launched "Sayyed Imam Shah Ane Bai Budhai No Sanvaad" collection of ginans on its platform. "Sayyed Imam Shah Ane Bai Budhai No Sanvaad" is a collection 71 ginans. ...
Safety & Security Training
United States -- Economic Planning Board in conjunction with Midwest Business Alliance is conducting a Safety & Security training program to discuss various ways to keep you, your store, and your employees safe from criminal and fraudulent activities. The training will be held on Sunday, September 15 from 12:00-3:00 p.m. in Glenview Headquarters Jamatkhana Social Hall. The registration fee is $10. ...
Midwest Franchising Expo
United States -- The American Ismaili Chamber of Commerce (AICC) and Midwest Economic Planning Board are collaborating with Midwest Franchising Expo to provide Jamati members who owns, operates or are interested in exploring new opportunities or looking to expand and diversify. The Expo will be at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois on Saturday, September 14 at 1:00 ...
FOCUS Fundraising Campaign
United States -- Under the guidance of Mawlana Hazar Imam, FOCUS and the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat provides emergency humanitarian assistance to global communities who suffer from the devastating effects of natural disasters. We request the Jamat to connect with the Resource Mobilization Team to learn more about FOCUS and participate in the annual fundraising campaign now through Friday, September ...
Self-Care Workshop
United States -- An interactive workshop regarding Self-Care for men and women ages 25 and above will be held over five weeks starting Thursday, September 12 at 8:00 p.m. in Glenview Headquarters Social Hall. For further details and to register, please see the ACCESS Help Desk. ...
MIAD: The Aga Khan Development Network's Integrated Development Approach
Meet Sara. She's seven years old and lives in one of the world's most remote areas--in northern Afghanistan. She dreams of becoming a doctor. But access to education isn't the only ...
4 of the 6 AKDN Built Bridges Between Afghanistan and Tajikistan
In 2002, AKDN built the first cross-border bridge and market, spanning the Pyanj River, at Tem-Demogan, linking the communities of Khorog, Tajikistan, and Shugnan, Afghanistan. Since then, with the support of international donors and local organisations, 5 more bridges and markets have been built by AKDN along the Tajik-Afghan border at Vanj, Ishkoshim, Langar, Darvaz and Shurabad, four of which are shown in this map. A 2106 study "showed 60% of the local populations used these markets to trade their goods and wares or to access necessary food and supplies."
Tem Market on the Tajik-Afghan Border
FLICKR.COM -- The first of six cross-border bridges and markets, spanning the Pyanj River, at Tem-Demogan, built by AKDN. Built in 2002, it linked the communities of Khorog, Tajikistan and Shugnan, Afghanistan. A 2106 study "showed 60% of the local populations used these markets to trade their goods and wares or to access necessary food and supplies." ...
Tem Bridge on the Tajik-Afghan Border
FLICKR.COM -- The first of six cross-border bridges and markets, spanning the Pyanj River, at Tem-Demogan, built by AKDN. Built in 2002, it linked the communities of Khorog, Tajikistan and Shugnan, Afghanistan. ...
Vanj Cross-Border Bridge and Market on the Tajik-Afghan Border
FLICKR.COM -- After AKDN built the first cross-border bridge and market across the Pyanj River, AKDN built 5 more bridges and markets along that Tajik-Afghan border at Vanj (shown), Ishkoshim, Langar, Darvaz and Shurabad, with the support of international donors and local organisations. ...
Shurabad Cross-Border Bridge and Market on the Tajik-Afghan Border
FLICKR.COM -- After AKDN built the first cross-border bridge and market across the Pyanj River, AKDN built 5 more bridges and markets along that Tajik-Afghan border at Vanj, Ishkoshim, Langar, Darvaz and Shurabad (shown), with the support of international donors and local organisations. ...
Darvaz Bridge on the Tajik-Afghan Border
FLICKR.COM -- After AKDN built the first cross-border bridge and market across the Pyanj River, AKDN built 5 more bridges and markets along that Tajik-Afghan border at Vanj, Ishkoshim, Langar, Darvaz (shown) and Shurabad, with the support of international donors and local organisations. ...
VIDEO: The Aga Khan Garden
April 2017 - A spectacular new garden will bloom in 2018 at the University of Alberta Botanic Garden: The Aga Khan Garden. It is the first garden in Western Canada, the second in North America, the 11th in the world to be supported by the Aga Khan. ...
Why an AI Pioneer Thinks Watson Is a "Fraud"
MINDMATTERS.AI -- Robert J. Marks: "IBM Watson beat the world champions at Jeopardy. I learned from your book that contest was kind of gamed [rigged] in a way -- Watson's programmers did not want Watson asked certain types of questions." Gary N. Smith: "You put anything in that's like a pun or a joke or a riddle or sarcasm and computers are helpless. For example, in the first round, one of the final Jeopardy clues was, 'Its largest airport is named for a World War II hero; its second largest for a World War II battle.' The correct answer was "Chicago." Watson guessed 'Toronto,' because it was confused in the second part of that sentence, what 'it' referred to." ...
Computers' Stupidity Makes Them Dangerous
MINDMATTERS.AI -- The real danger today is not that computers are smarter than us, but that we think computers are smarter than us. Despite their freakish skill at board games, computer algorithms do not possess anything resembling human wisdom, common sense, or critical thinking. Consider challenges by Stanford computer science professor Terry Winograd. What does the word "it" refer to in this sentence? "I can't cut that tree down with that axe; it is too [thick/small]." If the bracketed word is "thick," then "it" refers to the tree; if "small," then "it" refers to the axe. Humans understand such sentences immediately but computers don't because they do not have the real-world experience to place words in context. ...
VIDEO: Aga Khan Academies - Province of Ontario Joint Education Initiative
April 2018 - The Joint Education Initiative between the Aga Khan Academies and the Province of Ontario, Canada has demonstrated impact on both teachers and students since the signing of the agreement on 25 May 2015. ...
VIDEO: Aga Khan Centre opening
26 June 2018 - Today marks the official inauguration of a unique building in King's Cross, at the heart of London's thriving Knowledge Quarter. Aga Khan Centre (AKC) was opened by The Prince of Wales in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan. ...
VIDEO: The Aga Khan Hospital in Tanzania strengthens the nursing profession
The Aga Khan Hospital in Tanzania provides opportunities for in-service nurses to continue their medical education, thereby advancing their skills and credentials, while earning a living and supporting their families. Students and alumni report feeling more confident and able in their roles as nursing leaders. ...
VIDEO: Highlights of the opening of the Phase II expansion of the Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam
9 March 2019 - Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS), today launched the completion of the second phase of a US $83.5 million (Tzs 192 billion) expansion of the Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam, which will enable the institution to serve over one million patients each year. ...
Brushing off the "Weeping Walls" of the Historic Bagamoyo Ismaili Jamatkhana
...Now no one cares, no paint on the walls. Who can save this lovely heritage? So sad to see the weeping walls... A view of the Indian Ocean from the balcony of the Jamatkhana, overlooking the building's rooftop. Photo: Shariffa Keshavjee, Nairobi, Kenya. Taking Example of Baltit Fort, the Bagamoyo Jamatkhana Can be Converted to a Museum Chronicling Ismaili Settlement in ...
Hangoma Kokulova : Une entrepreneuse sociale en devenir en première année à l'UCA
Se sentir à la maison loin de chez soi Hangoma a grandi à Khorog, une petite ville montagneuse à l'est du Tadjikistan. En 2017, l'Université d'Asie centrale (UCA) y a ouvert son deuxième campus, qui accueillit la même année sa première promotion d'étudiants. Comme son campus jumeau de Naryn, en République kirghize, le campus de Khorog dispose de salles de classe, ...
