Global -- Two emerging technologies we often hear about include Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain, which have the potential to revolutionise everyday life. Recently, the Aga Khan Education Board, Economic Planning Board, and Youth & Sports Committee of the Ismail Council for France, invited members of the Jamat to learn about these key technologies from experts in the field. Our daily ...
JollyGul.com "Must watch, must listen" recommendations of devotional music produced by our community members as well as what is created in the wider Muslim world are out for July 2019. Mubarak ...
Irish Oaks heroine is the twelfth individual Group 1 winner for her sire. SEA THE STARS' daughter STAR CATCHER proved impossible to catch when putting in a faultless pillar to post performance in Saturday's Irish Oaks. Under a confident ride from Frankie Dettori, the filly demonstrated both speed and stamina, staying on well in the final stages of the Curragh classic ...
OZANVAROL.COM -- We give advice with a strong dose of certainty. But in life what works for one person may not work for the other. In conditions of uncertainty -- in other words, in life -- we assume others know something we don't. But a single case study often represents the entire foundation for their disturbingly confident advice. On the receiving end, we tend to equate confidence with accuracy. Before you act on advice, even from a trusted source, seek multiple opinions -- particularly contrarian ones. In the end, having an adaptable mind will take you further in life than blindly following the confident advice of any self-proclaimed expert. Instead of trying to answer ...
Global -- Today, climate change affects every country on every continent. It has become a global challenge that requires local engagement. In response, the Jamat in the United Arab Emirates has actively participated in environmental programming in the country, acting as stewards for a sustainable, green future. Islam encourages humankind to live in harmony with the natural environment, and not to ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- Simon Cowell: "One of the funniest people we've ever had on this show! I love the fact that you are fantastically so non-PC." Amanda Holden: "You were so on the edge, you made us howl with laughter! You are unique and you really smashed it!" David Walliams: "Why isn't he the biggest comedy star in the country?" Alesha Dixon: "We were howling! You were brilliant!" ...
Join Omar Shahid Hamid, author of The Fix, at the Sixth Sense Forum on 23 July 2019 at 4:00 pm at the Aga Khan University Auditorium in Karachi where he will ...
The UN deputy chief issued an impassioned plea on Sunday for Afghans to reconcile with the past and put "women at the centre" of all efforts to forge a durable peace, ...
(CNN) -- From the British Windsors to the Aga Khan to Monaco's House of Grimaldi, privacy and discretion is paramount for royals when traveling. First-class hospitality, personalized service and luxury amenities ...
A REFLECTION BY MALIK MERCHANT (Publisher-Editor, Simerg,Barakah and Simergphotos AND proud student of Mr. Salim Dawood) Those who did their primary education in the mid 1960's at Dar es Salaam's Aga Khan Boys Primary School would remember Mr. Salim Dawood along with other teachers such as the late Mrs. Parin Shariff, Mr. Allana, Mr. Gulamhussein, Ms. Allibhai and others. I've specifically ...
THEFEDERALIST.COM -- Character is formed by consistently making right choices. It is the product of habits, something you do over and over again. Good choices are based on good intentions. Habits that form character are made from good choices that shape you into a virtuous person. But in developing our character, how can we determine how much is too much or too little? Aristotle said there isn't a fast rule of moderation. Character is not a mean between excess and defect. It takes practical wisdom to discern these things, which is often developed by experience. Rules of moral intention and accurate judgment of the best thing that can be achieved. That's what you have to cultivate. It is difficult and confusing, and usually requires sacrificing something desired. ...
SR Media Group presents: "Mowla E Kainaat" Series of episodes highlighting the life history of Hazrat Ali A.S. Episode 8 part 4- Dostar E Ali (friend of Imam Ali) Maalik E ...
By Laura Curtis for SA Monthly Magazine (San Antonio's #1 Contemporary Magazine) A terrified family, including their one-year-old child, evacuate their native country amidst war and genocide, leaving behind all earthly ...
While the rest of Birmingham goes about its business, a team of superheroes at CerFlux is working tirelessly to crush cancer. CerFlux is a medical technology company that's totally redefining cancer ...
AEON.CO -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: A long but fascinating article.] ARTICLE: Muslims came to America more than a century before Protestants, and in great numbers. How was their history forgotten? Christopher Columbus had hoped to sail to Asia and had prepared to communicate at its great courts in one of the major languages of Eurasian commerce. So when Columbus's interpreter, a Spanish Jew, spoke to the Taíno of Hispaniola, he did so in Arabic. Not just the language of Islam, but the religion itself likely arrived in America in 1492, more than 20 years before Martin Luther nailed his theses to the door, igniting the Protestant reformation. By 1503, we know that Muslims themselves, [slaves] from West Africa, were in the New World. In that year, Hispaniola's royal governor wrote to Isabella requesting that she curtail their importation. They were ...
GOOGLE.COM -- Ali, was brought up under the care and affection of the Prophet. Ali himself cherished the memory of his childhood by saying: "The Prophet brought me up in his own arms and fed me with his own morsel. I followed him, wherever he went, like a baby-camel which follows its mother. Each day a new aspect of his character would beam out of his noble person and I would accept it and follow it as commanded." It is related that the Prophet and Ali loved each other intensely. Once, when Ali was a young boy, the Prophet sent him out on an errand taking a long time to return, started getting worried and prayed to God, "O'Lord, do not let me die unless I behold Ali once again." ...
United Arab Emirates -- Dubai 22 March 2018 - The Ismaili Centre Dubai together with Art Dubai (a collaboration now in its sixth year), The Aga Khan Museum Toronto and the Consulate General of Canada in Dubai, hosted a performance by Master Orator and critically acclaimed veteran actor Zia Mohyeddin. Zia Mohyeddin, performed "Why is Shakespeare Shakespeare" at the Ismaili Centre ...
The Moon has played a prominent role as a timekeeper, an emblem of the divine, a god of abundance, and an inspiration for poets, as well as in the arts and science. As early as 5,000 years ago, scientists tracked the path of the Moon to determine the months of the year and important religious events. The moon is viewed in ...
United States -- "I didn't believe it until I was shaking his hand," Zameer Rayani admits. When his presence was requested at Amazon's recent All-Hands Meeting in Seattle, he didn't even share with his family or friends. After all, no one from the HR department had ever won the award in the company's 25-year history, but with numerous Ismaili Amazonians live-streaming ...
Two magnificent buildings, the Aga Khan Museum and the Ismaili Centre, and their adjoining Aga Khan Park on Wynford Drive in Toronto are celebrating the 50th anniversary of man's first landing on the moon with an extraordinary two-day festival on July 20-21, 2019 featuring live music, food fair, artisan market and family friendly activities. Here is a summary of what has ...
United States -- The Jamat is advised that heat advisories and excessive heat warnings are in place for much of the Northeast Region. In several areas, heat indexes over 100 degrees may be experienced during daylight hours through this weekend.Extreme heat and humidity may be life-threatening. The elderly, very young, pregnant, those with chronic health conditions or disabilities, and people without ...
For Salim Somani carving a Watermelon is a labor of love: it requires lots of patience, concentration and devotion of time. Salim tried his hand at carving Watermelons as an experiment ...
Global -- The Global Centre for Pluralism (GCP) has announced 10 finalists for the 2019 Global Pluralism Award. The Award recognises the extraordinary achievements of organisations, individuals, and governments around the world who exemplify living peacefully and productively with diversity. From the 10 nominees, three winners will be announced in the autumn and honoured at a ceremony in Ottawa on 20 ...
50 years ago, NASA's Apollo 11 mission changed our world and ideas of what is possible by successfully landing humans on the surface of the moon--and bringing them home safely--for the ...
Following the road already taken -- and written about -- can be a boon for meeting planners when they're scouting sites and venues for events, excursions or activities. Group transportation company ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- AL JAZEERA -- Between the 9th and 14th centuries, there was a Golden Age of Science when scholars from the Islamic world, like Jabir Ibn Hayyan [Imam Jafar al Sadiq's student] and Al-Razi, introduced a rigorous experimental approach that laid the foundations for the modern scientific method. Chemical processes developed by the Islamic scientists were motivated by numerous factors. For example, washing of hands, face and feet before prayer that led to whole new industries - like soap. The first solid bars of soap were manufactured in the Islamic world ...
AEON.CO -- By fetishising mathematical models, economists turned economics into a highly paid pseudoscience. Mathematics imbues economic theory with unearned empirical authority. 'Modelling,' Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman told me, 'is now elevated to the point where things have validity just because you can come up with a model.' Yet when mathematical theory is the ultimate arbiter of truth, it becomes difficult to see the difference between science and pseudoscience. As a scholar of Chinese religion, it struck me that I'd seen this kind of mistake before, in ancient Chinese attitudes towards the astral sciences. ...
SLATE.COM -- We face a replication crisis in the field of biomedicine, not unlike in psychology but with far more dire implications. The former head of cancer research at Amgen, Glenn Begley, said, in 2012, Amgen tried to replicate the findings of 53 "landmark" studies in cancer biology. Just 6 of them (11%) came up with positive results. He blames these failures on some systematic problems in the literature, not just in cancer research but all of biomedicine. In 2011, a team from Bayer had reported that only 20% to 25% of the studies they tried to reproduce came to results "completely in line" with those of the original publications. ...
Global -- As Portugal's second largest city, Porto is known for its heritage, industry, and culture. During a ceremony at the Mayor of Porto's official residence, Prince Amyn was conferred with the Medal of Honour of the City on 9 July 2019. ...
Global -- At a ceremony in Porto, Northern Portugal on 9 July, Prince Amyn was conferred with the Medal of Honour of the City by Mayor Mr Rui Moreira, in recognition of his patronage of the arts. The distinction was also presented to Alberto Martins, former minister of Justice and former Member of Parliament of the Socialist Party. As Portugal's second ...
On 9 July 2019, Prince Amyn Aga Khan was conferred with the Medal of Honour of the City of Porto in recognition of his patronage to the arts. Press release: ...
By John McNee, Secretary General of the Global Centre for Pluralism Diversity is a fact of modern life for most of us. When celebrated and supported, it can be a foundation for innovation, peace and prosperity. More than ever, as inequality, social exclusion and a growing chorus of populist leaders pit groups against one another, we need constructive responses to diversity. ...
Porto, Portugal, 9 July 2019 - Prince Amyn Aga Khan, brother of His Highness the Aga Khan (Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network) was today conferred with the Medal of Honour of the City of Porto by the Mayor of Porto Mr Rui Moreira in recognition of his patronage to the ...
Finalists selected from 538 nominees spanning 74 countries Ottawa, Canada, 24 June 2019 - The Global Centre for Pluralism (GCP) today announced 10 finalists for the 2019 Global Pluralism Award. Three winners will be announced in the fall and honoured at a ceremony in Ottawa on November 20 this year. The Award recognises the extraordinary achievements of organizations, individuals and governments ...
France -- Vous trouverez ci dessous le tout dernier numéro du magazine THE ISMAILI pour le jamat de la juridiction de France, en version française et anglaise, à lire en ligne, à télécharger ou à imprimer. Au sommaire dans une première partie, l'actualité récente des évènements liés aux programmes menés par Mawlana Hazar Imam et dans une deuxième partie, plusieurs articles ...
A classic from Nairobi, East Africa, this easy Vegan Coconut Curry, aka Bharazi, will make your taste buds dance. Perfect as a one-pot dinner, this mouthwatering creamy sauce is infused with ...
A Conversation with Dr. Sumaiya Hamdani on Islamic History Shiite History and Ismaili Studies
Named after the Prophet's daughter, the Fatimids, Mawlana Hazar Imam's ancestors, established their empire in 909 in North Africa when Imam al-Mahdi was proclaimed Caliph. The Fatimid Caliphate remained in North Africa during the reign of Imams al-Mahdi (r. 909-934), al-Qa'im (r. 934-946), and al-Mansur (r. 946-953). Imam al-Mu'izz (r. 953-975) founded the city of Cairo which subsequently became the capital ...
ARTOFMANLINESS.COM -- In recent times, "moderation" has become a dirty word. Our politics, opinions, and lifestyles are polarized. Our reactions run to the extremes. Not so for the ancient Romans. They saw the ability to compromise as a hedge against tyranny, and a manifestation of one's self-control. For Aristotle, virtue was a golden mean that threaded the needle between lack and excess. Courage was the mean between recklessness and timidity. Far from being banal, then, moderation can unexpectedly offer the ...
