Bangladesh: AKDN Celebrates Imamat Day 2019
Source Dhaka, Aug 1 (UNB) - The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) has celebrated the 62nd Anniversary of the ascension of Aga Khan to the Ismaili Imamat. The occasion also marked ...
Celebrating the Academic Contributions of Dr Farhad Daftary
News story -- On 26 June, a special event was hosted in Tehran, Iran, to honour the academic contributions of IIS Co-Director, Dr Farhad Daftary, to the study of Islamic and Ismaili studies. The event was organised by Bukhara (a prestigious Persian language academic journal) and the Centre of the Great Islamic Encyclopaedia. At the event, a Persian translation of Dr Daftary's ...
VIDEO: Jonah Steinberg on his Book, "Ismaili Modern"
Jonah Steinberg (University of Vermont), author of "Isma'ili Modern: Globalization and Identity in a Muslim Community", 2011 (UNC Press) the 2013 awardee of the Book Award in Citizenship Studies.
Facebook's founding President unloads on Facebook: "God only knows what it's doing to our children's brains"
[H/T MOHIB EBRAHIM] -- AXIOS.COM -- Sean Parker, the founding president of Facebook, is worried enough that he's sounding the alarm. "The thought process that went into building these applications ... was all about: 'How do we consume as much of your time and conscious attention as possible?'" "And that means that we need to sort of give you a little dopamine hit every once in a while, because someone liked or commented on a photo or a post or whatever. And that's going to get you to contribute more content, and that's going to get you ... more likes and comments." "It's a social-validation feedback loop ... exploiting a vulnerability in human psychology." "The inventors, creators -- me, Mark [Zuckerberg], Kevin Systrom on Instagram, all of these people -- understood this consciously. And we did it anyway." ...
Addicted to Distraction
[H/T MOHIB EBRAHIM] -- NYTIMES.COM -- Addiction is the relentless pull to a substance or an activity that becomes so compulsive it ultimately interferes with everyday life. By that definition, nearly everyone I know is addicted in some measure to the Internet. According to one recent survey [2015], the average white-collar worker spends about 6 hours a day on email. That doesn't count time online spent shopping, searching or keeping up with social media. The brain's craving for novelty, constant stimulation and immediate gratification creates a "compulsion loop." Like drug addicts, we need more and more to get the same effect. I've known all of this for a long time. I teach it to clients every day. I just never really believed it could become so true of me. ...
Seyyed Hossein Nasr on Role of Thinking in Islam: Past, Present, and Future
A conversation with Seyyed Hossein Nasr -- a prominent Islamic philosopher and one of the most important scholars of Islamic, Religious and Comparative Studies. He discusses his insights on Islam and the modern world, his criticism of, and solutions to, Western approaches to religious education, the importance of traditionalism, the role of thinking in Islam, and his own personal search. This interview was published for the Boniuk Institute of Rice University. ...
Timeless Quotes of Wisdom from Socrates
[H/T MOHIB EBRAHIM] -- YOUTUBE.COM -- Inspiring quotes from Socrates, a classical Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. #1: "I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think." -- #2: "An unexamined life is not worth living." -- #5: "To find yourself, think for yourself." -- #7: "I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing." #6: "Beware the barrenness of a busy life." ...
Breaking News: JollyGul.com New Upcoming Service Launch "Our Artists, Our Heroes"
JollyGul.com is about to launch a web service where specific sections of its website will be dedicated to works of individual community artists. The purpose of this service is multi-fold: 1) ...
On the Parenting Journey
Global -- Being a parent is perhaps the most complex job in the world. It can be a challenging yet joyful experience. Nowadays, parents are surrounded by multiple questions regarding their children's everyday life, health, education, and future. Should parents control their children's use of technology? How can parents give due time attention to their children while life pressures increase each ...
The Ikhwan al-Safa was an intellectual catalyst in the development of the history of ideas
The earliest revelation to Prophet Muhammad was about knowledge and learning. The Qur'anic injunction and Prophetic tradition to seek knowledge led to the founding of many institutions of learning. Scientific research was considered a response of the faithful to the persistent call of the Qur'an to ponder the universe in order to understand God's creation. The pursuit of knowledge was emphasised ...
Setting a global benchmark for regional power generation
AKDN and SN Power sign tri-national hydropower generation agreement with Governments of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. Kinshasa, DRC, 29 July 2019 - IPS, the industrial and infrastructure development arm of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) and SN Power, a Norwegian international renewable energy company owned by Norfund, today signed the project agreements for the ...
Ignite a spark: Envisioning opportunities for young professionals
Global -- The annual Ignite Summit, organised by the Aga Khan Economic Planning Board in Canada, was held in Calgary earlier this year. Each instalment of the conference is hosted for entrepreneurs to meet, discuss themes of relevance, and exchange ideas. Farkhunda Niazi -- an attendee and conference participant -- wrote the following article, recounting her experiences at Ignite. The 2019 ...
Aga Khan Academy sports camps: Playing for the future
Global -- In line with its aim to nurture excellence in future generations, the Aga Khan Academies in Mombasa and Hyderabad invited elite sports coaches from among the Jamat to mentor and train promising young sporting talent in Kenya and India. The resulting sports camps held over the past two years have contributed to the evolving legacy of the Jubilee Games. ...
Shahzadi Devje (@Desiliciousrd): Black Bean & Sweet Potato Vegetarian Kebabs
Shammi kebab is a South Asian pattie-style kebab, enjoyed as an appetizer. It's typically made with mince meat (beef, lamb or chicken), along with lentils and spices. These succulent and soft ...
Aga Khan Studs sires on top with Laurens and Stradivarius
Siyouni and Sea The Stars enjoy more Group 1 glory. SIYOUNI has enjoyed a splendid start to the Deauville meeting in France this weekend, thanks to the spectacular success of LAURENS in the feature Gr.1 Prix Rothschild, and that of Devil in the Arqana Prix de Tancarville newcomers' contest. LAURENS continues to be the flagbearer for her Haras de Bonneval-based sire ...
Giving youth a voice through photography
Since 2016, the Aga Khan Museum has been proud to partner with Frederic Roberts Photography Workshops to showcase the incredible talent of local students. In just two and a half days, high schoolers learn computer and camera skills that will last a lifetime. But it is about more than building knowledge. "Photography is a tool for self-expression, and the stories are ...
Counselors, Guides and Staff... Assemble!
By Sofia Babool (content facilitator (CF)- Central Junior Camp Dallas, TX When I think of Camp Mosaic, the first memories of me as a participant come rushing through my mind; from ...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Helps Computers Leap Forward in Reading Arabic
Computer scientists and humanities scholars have been trying for more than decade to produce software that can accurately read Arabic text and transform it into a digital format, a task that ...
Don't Pursue Promotions: Contrarian Career Advice from Ancient Sources of Wisdom
CALNEWPORT.COM -- Frustrated with much of the advice encountered online and in contemporary books and magazines, my friend Dale Davidson decided to draw lessons from the most ancient and enduring philosophies and religions. These ideas are not what lifestyle designers will tell you or what you might find in the standard Business Insider click-bait story. They're based on insights formed over thousands of years and represent some of humankind's best thinking. To live a good and meaningful life, you're better off following philosophers like Epictetus, Catholic heroes like Saint Ignatius, or Islamic prophets like Mohammed than following advice from the latest lifestyle design blogger. ...
Workism Is Making Americans Miserable
THEATLANTIC.COM -- What is workism? It is the belief that work is the centerpiece of one's identity and life's purpose. On a deeper level, Americans have forgotten an old-fashioned goal of working: It's about buying free time. The vast majority of workers are happier when they spend more hours with family, friends, and partners, according to research from Harvard. One study concluded the happiest young workers were those who said they preferred careers that gave them time to focus on their relationships and their hobbies. How quaint that sounds. But it's the same perspective that inspired the economist John Maynard Keynes to predict in 1930 that ...
VIDEO: Quote of the week
30 July 2019 - Quote of the week - Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan after receiving the inaugural Adrienne Clarkson Prize for Global Citizen, Toronto, Canada, 21 September 2016. Read more: ...
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Global Centre for Pluralism Annual Lecture, Ottawa, Canada, 19 May 2016. Read more: ...
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan, North-South Prize ceremony, Lisbon, Portugal, 12 June 2014. Read more: ...
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the 10th Annual LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture, Toronto, Canada, 15 October 2010. Read more: ...
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at a State Banquet during the Golden Jubilee visit in Mozambique, Maputo, 20 November 2007. Read more: ...
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Leadership and Diversity Conference, Gatineau, Canada, 19 May 2004. Read more: ...
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the state banquet during the Golden Jubilee Visit in Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar (27 November 2007). Read more: îner-détat-lors-de-la-visite-pour-le-jubilée-dor-à-madagascar ...
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Plenary Session of the Bishkek Global Mountain Summit, Kyrgyz Republic, 31 October 2002. Read more: ...
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the launch of the expansion of the Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 18 March 2005. Read more: ...
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at AKU convocation ceremony, Karachi, Pakistan, 19 November 1994. Read more: ...
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the World Bank InfoDev Conference, Washington DC, USA, 10 November 1999. Read more: ...
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the World Bank InfoDev Conference, Washington DC, 10 November 1999. Read more: ...
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Aga Khan Music Awards prize-giving ceremony, Lisbon, Portugal, 31 March 2019. Read more: ...
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the 50th anniversary of ICOMOS, London, 22 Octobere 2015. Read more: ...
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Fresh Water Forum, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 30 August 2003. Read more: ...
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan, Fresh Water Forum, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 30 August 2003. Read more: ...
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Opening ceremony of the new headquarters of the Global Centre for Pluralism, Ottawa, Canada, 16 May 2017. Read more: ...
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Opening of the Aga Khan Baug, Mumbai, India, January 17, 1983. Read more: ...
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Transcript of a conversation between His Highness the Aga Khan and Synergos Founder Peggy Dulany at the Synergos University for a Night Event, London, UK, 22 October 201. Read more: ...
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Athens Democracy Forum, Greece, 15 September 2015. Read more: ...
