FACEBOOK.COM -- NAZIR ABBAS -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Note Mawlana Hazar Imam's photo!] ARTICLE: I enjoyed my stay with this amazing family at this cozy place. A big thank you to Verod Fakhridin's family for hosting me in Reen. #Tajikistan #Badakhshan #Pamir #Ishkashim ...
FACEBOOK.COM -- NAZIR ABBAS -- At a Tajik table- It must always stay full. #Tajikistan #Dushanbe #CentralAsia ...
FACEBOOK.COM -- NAZIR ABBAS -- Her name is Jasmin and she speaks all the Pamiri languages. Isn't that amazing? #Tajikistan #Badakhshan #Pamir ...
FACEBOOK.COM -- NAZIR ABBAS -- Somewhere on the way to Khorog from Ishkashim. #Tajikistan #Badakhshan #Pamir ...
FACEBOOK.COM -- NAZIR ABBAS -- An early morning view of Ishkashim, Badakshan. #Pamir #Badakshan #Tajikistan #CentralAsia ...
The tradition of bestowing a garment of honour as an indication of special favour dates to ancient cultures of China and Central Asia, along the Silk Road, to the Middle East. In Persia, luxurious robes were used as early as 333 BCE when Alexander conquered Persepolis and found several of them. "In early use, the robe was a personal recognition by ...
GOOGLE.COM -- SACRED WEB -- Transhumanism can be defined as the ideology which seeks to modify or improve the human race. A very basic question that must be asked before we presume to tamper with humanity is what it means to be 'human'. From the standpoint of traditional thought, transhumanism rests on the fallacy of materialism. Materialistic science's attempts to address these philosophical issues are inadequate. It reduces man to matter and humanity to its mechanisms, thereby rejecting their true spiritual foundations. By denying those spiritual foundations, transhumanism dehumanizes man, devaluing his true stature, substance, heritage and purpose, and deprives him of the humility of his creaturehood, the dignity of his spiritual status, and his capacity for the grace of transcendence. ...
"Nai" means "the sound of the flute" in Arabic. It was suggested by Shireen Abu-Khader, a renowned Arabic choral conductor, as the name of the choir. The inspiration comes from the ...
GOOGLE.COM -- HEINZ HALAM -- The dai must combine in himself all the ideal qualities and talents which may separately be found in the people of different professions and standing.... He must possess patience (sabr), good theoretical education (ilm), intelligence, psychological insight, honesty, high moral character, sound judgement, etc. He must possess the virtues of leaders.... He must be in possession of the high qualities of the priest, because he has to lead the esoteric prayer of his followers.... The ideal dai is expected to have an almost encyclopaedic culture: logic and philosophy, history and geography belong equally to his accomplishments so that he may be equipped for any discussion among scholars, prepared for any argument, and unbeatable in any field of erudition. ...
On June 6th, 2019, Ismailimail was delighted to bring the news to its readership about Aga Khan Centre in London, UK being nominated for prestigious New London Awards 2019 under the ...
FS.BLOG -- Most of us are amateurs but we refuse to believe it. This is a problem because we're often playing the game of the professionals. What we should do, when we're the amateur, is to invert the problem. Rather than trying to win, we should avoid losing. This was a point Charlie Munger, the billionaire business partner of Warren Buffett, made in a letter to Wesco Shareholders. Munger wrote: "Wesco continues to try more to profit from always remembering the obvious than from grasping the esoteric.... It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent." ...
JollyGul.com has released a new video "Yaa Ali Khub Majaalas" recited by Taufiq Karmali to mark Imamat Day 2019. "Yaa Ali Khub Majaalas" munajat (prayer, supplication) started getting recited on the ...
Lethal Brain Cancer - Glioblastoma - Is a Breakthrough at Hand? John sits down with Dr. Fahar Merchant of Medicenna Therapeutics Corporation. Dr. Merchant is a 25-year biotech veteran, a serial ...
IT WAS THE SPRING of 2016 when Schulich School of Business grad Shereen Ladha (MBA '15) realized she had struck gold with her Bollywood YouTube channel, dancewithSL. After experimenting with the video ...
After its independence in 1991, the educational system of Tajikistan suffered due to civil war in the country that caused the destruction of 20% of schools. Consequently, children from a poor ...
UNMISTAKABLECREATIVE.COM -- When we read self-help books, listen to podcasts, or attempt some behavioral change, we overlook that blatantly obvious variable that throws off every formula for success: YOU. We mimic rather than model someone's advice. When it doesn't work, we conclude the advice is bad. But maybe the advice isn't bad. Perhaps it's ...
WASHINGTONPOST.COM -- Last year, a group of liberal New Yorkers flew to Michigan to [stay with] a group of conservative Christian corrections officers. It was an improbable experiment in bridging the political divide. To complete the exchange, the Michigan conservatives flew to New York City and stayed in the apartments of the Jewish liberals. "I feel like this brought out the best of me," Ackelsberg [a liberal] told me. "I wish I could appear everywhere in my life the way I felt called to appear then." Follett [a conservative] found himself feeling unusually emotional around the New Yorkers. "This had a very therapeutic aspect to it," he said, "because we were being heard, genuinely heard, by those that we felt misunderstood us." ...
SR Media Group presents: "Mowla E Kainaat" Series of episodes highlighting the life history of Hazrat Ali A.S. Episode 8- Dostar E Ali - Ghulam Qamabar Narrated and Scripted by - ...
Dekalb County Chamber of Commerce presented Stablegold Hospitality (SGH) with the APEX Business of the Year Award, in the applicable revenue category, on June 26, 2019. SGH was presented with its ...
Zainub Verjee is one of the subjects of Dr. Marusya Bociurkiw's new film "Before #Metoo". "This film is about the generation of feminist media activism that preceded ...
Google translated Today, on July 2, 2019, in Bishkek, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, Chingiz Aidarbekov, met with the Head of the Aga Khan Development Network Office ...
Hugh Carnegy, senior editor at the Financial Times, sat down with us to discuss how to respond to the forces of populist grievance in ways that foster and strengthen pluralism. ...
Liberal democracies are being rocked by popular movements that challenge previously accepted values and institutions. How can the West, and other regions, respond to the forces of populist grievance in ways that foster and strengthen pluralism ─ addressing legitimate concerns while combatting efforts to sow division? On April 30th, 2019, the Global Centre for Pluralism hosted a conversation with Canadian Minister of Foreign ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- While many people got a jump start on the Fourth of July celebrations this weekend, some volunteers made sure the less fortunate had enough to eat this ...
OZANVAROL.COM -- This story holds important lessons far beyond warfare. If a mathematician hadn't followed his contrarian instincts, World War II may have turned out differently. The question was how to better protect warplanes. In planes that returned home, bullet holes were clustered mostly on the fuselage, but not on the engines. Knowing this, where would you put extra armour? It seems obvious: the places with visible damage. But Abraham Wald thought the right approach was the exact opposite, that it should go where the bullet holes were missing. He realized everyone was looking only at the planes that survived enemy fire -- not at the planes that didn't. ...
By NIZAR A. MOTANI, PH. D This July, make pluralism part of parades and picnics for greater peace and progress across the planet. Let us ponder what pluralism means and its critical need for stability and tranquility in our shared interdependent world. Pluralism was clearly recognized by President Ronald Reagan in his remarks at the International Convention of B'nai B'rith, Washington, ...
Every Canada Day, Edmonton's Ismaili Muslim community serves up pancake breakfast at the Alberta legislator. This year (2019) Ismaili community is celebrating 30th anniversary of this great tradition where they get ...
Canada is for everyone. Our identity is not tied to a particular race or ethnicity. There's no common Canadian experience. Rather, Canadian identity is malleable; it can accommodate people from all ...
Since our launch, a year ago this month, Ismaili Digest set new standards for the Ismaili presence on the Internet as well as creating a revolutionary, easy way for Ismailis (especially isolated members of the Jamat) to keep up with, and remain connected to, our community. We wish to thank everyone for their unstinting support and the lavish praise we have received from across the community. Along with highlighting some of our accomplishments and "firsts", this news flash also includes a guide to institutional and first tier, private Ismaili websites Ismaili Digest aggregates to help you know what's available and what makes each website unique.
YOUTUBE.COM -- Are you a true detective? Riddle 01: The jump - Mr. Harkness decide to jump off a 12 story building. And yet he doesn't die. How does he survive? Riddle 02: Tricky Water - Sophia walks into a bar and asks for a glass of water. Sounds like a good joke isn't it? Riddle 03: Fence off - Only a true mathematician ...
When AKF learned that many rural Kyrgyz children were missing out on kindergarten during the annual migration to the high pastures, for four to five months a year, it started a programme to bring early childhood education to the mountains. ...
Global -- Younger generations invariably inherit the earth from those who came before. It is often these youngsters who are leading action to create positive change in their surroundings. Here are some examples of inspiring stories of young members of the Jamat working to introduce sustainable and environmentally friendly practices in their communities. Mawlana Hazar Imam has often stressed the need ...
Imam Hasan Ali Shah was born in Kahak in 1804 and succeeded to the Imamat at the age of 13, after his father was murdered in Yazd, Persia. His mother Bibi Sarkara (d. 1851) went to the court of the ruling Qajar monarch Fath Ali Shah (r. 1797-1834) to seek justice for the murder of her husband and support for her ...
THEATLANTIC.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 2008: "The quest for identity can then become an exclusionary process -- we define ourselves less by what we are for and more by whom we are against. When this happens, diversity turns quickly from a source of beauty to a cause of discord."] ARTICLE: America's political divisions are driven by hatred of an out-group rather than love of the in-group. Why? A new study helps provide an answer. What they found is fascinating: Americans' mental image of the "other side" is a caricature. Among Democrats, education seems to make the problem much worse. Democrats with a high-school degree suffer from a greater perception gap than those who don't. Democrats with a college degree harbour greater misunderstandings than those who don't. And those with a postgrad degree have a way more skewed view of Republicans than anybody else. Americans who rarely or never follow the news are surprisingly good at estimating the views of people with whom they disagree, as compared to those who follow the news most of the time. ...
PERCEPTIONGAP.US -- To learn how well Americans understand each other, we partnered with YouGov to survey 2,100 Americans. We asked Americans what they themselves believed and what they estimated people on the other side believed. We then calculated the difference between the predictions and reality. The conclusion? Americans have a deeply distorted understanding of each other. We call this America's "Perception Gap". Overall, Democrats and Republicans imagine their political opponents hold "extreme" views twice as much as they do. Even on the most controversial issues, Americans are less divided than most of us think. The majority of Americans hold views that may not be so different from your own. News media and (for Democrats) education increases, rather than reduces, the "Perception Gap." ...
Fabulously beautiful landscape and nature of Tajikistan is unique and one of the best destination in the world. Here are just a few reasons why Tajikistan should be on your "Bucket ...
Twenty-five personalities and institutions will receive municipal medals in 2019. The names were proposed by the Mayor of Porto and were consensual with the councilmen and with the political forces of ...
GOOGLE.COM -- Those who have to look after the affairs of [the Imam's] followers or those who are engaged in his personal service, are required to lead an exemplary life. They have to improve themselves before they can improve others. The Prophet says, "May God curse those who preach good and do not practice it, and who forbid others from doing wrong while they themselves indulge in wrong doing." How can such a person expect good from God who has been run down by Him in His book and who has been cursed by His Prophet? If we ourselves are not good we have no right to expect good things from others. ...
OZANVAROL.COM -- Mathematician Andrew Wiles became a celebrity after proving Fermat's Last Theorem -- which had remained unsolved for more than three centuries. When he got stuck -- which was often -- Wiles stopped, let his mind relax, and go for a walk by the lake. "Walking," he explains, "has a very good effect in that you're in this state of relaxation, but at the same time you're allowing the sub-conscious to work on you." Solutions to complex problems often come as a subtle whisper -- not a big bang. To perceive the whisper, you must walk away from the problem and create space for interior silence to oppose contemporary chaos. ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- BRITISH PATHE -- One of the truly great personalities of modern times the Aga Khan has departed the stage of affairs.... What a zest for life he had today the whole free world mourns a wonderful man the Aga Khan. ...
