Source KARACHI: The Aga Khan University (AKU) won the two-day long All Pakistan Medical Quiz competition organised by the students' council of Jinnah Sindh Medical University (JSMU). A total of 16 ...
India -- 'Diva night', A gala event to celebrate womanhood was held at Bhuj, Mundra, Anjar and Kera under the Kutch Council in Gujarat on 23 March 2019. After six successful sessions like 'Eat don't cheat', 'Skin Care', 'Happy Hormones', 'Smart Money', 'Relationships' and 'Sparkle', Diva Night was celebrated at the Closing of the events of the Women's wellness club with ...
Global -- Fête de la Musique, also known as World Music Day, is celebrated on 21 June every year. On this day, musicians around the world are urged to play and listen to music outdoors in their neighbourhoods, or in gardens, parks, and public spaces. In the lead-up to the occasion earlier this month, thousands of people gathered to celebrate Eid ...
By ABDULMALIK MERCHANT Publisher-Editor Simergphotos, Simerg, and Barakah Enjoying the moment – Malik Merchant of Simergphotos. The parade’s start time of 10 AM had passed by the time I boarded a bus on Wynford Drive for Eglington Station. I found myself seated in front of an excited 4 year boy named Qayyum who kept on challenging his dad, Alykhan, with ...
TECHNOLOGYREVIEW.COM -- MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW -- A person willing to fly in the face of reason, authority, and common sense must be a person of considerable self-assurance. Since he occurs only rarely, he must seem eccentric to the rest of us. A person eccentric in one respect is often eccentric in others. Consequently, the person who is most likely to get new ideas is a person of good background in the field of interest and one who is unconventional in his habits. Once you have the people you want: Do you want them together or work in isolation? My feeling is that as far as creativity is concerned, isolation is required. ...
Global -- Wellbeing impacts not just our personal comfort, health, and happiness; but also our work and working environment in a variety of ways. In fact, when levels of wellbeing in organisations increase; turnover, absenteeism, and presenteeism - showing up to work but not being productive - rates decrease significantly. Mawlana Hazar Imam has often spoken of the central importance of ...
"The totality of 'The Conference of the Birds' is built around a pun. Where the birds who complete the path come to see themselves as a reflection of the divine. Attar ...
Khalil Rawji (neuroscientist, Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Cambridge, UK) was recently awarded the PhD Researcher of the Year Award for the second time at the University of Calgary. ...
'To my knowledge, there is no similar general introduction to the different spaces of worship used by Muslims. The well-travelled author shares his first-hand experiences with readers, showing how cultural and ...
TKN -- It was early fall in 2018 when Dr. Fayyaz Vellani first got his TKN call. "I still remember, being on the train at Trenton, when the Aga Khan Education Board (AKEB) USA reached out to me with a request from AKEB India," he recalls. The ask from Dr. Vellani was a request to teach a writing residency programme, organized ...
Understanding Sharia: Islamic Law in a Globalised World (2018) Raficq S. Abdullah and Mohamed M. Keshavjee Post 9/11, Sharia or Islamic law has peppered global discourses like never before in modern ...
In Mozambique, where two out of five children are malnourished, programmes of the Aga Khan Foundation - with the support of Global Affairs Canada - have helped train communities to harvest essential crops and prepare nutritious meals. Using a community approach to combat malnutrition, members of a village come together to learn about proper nutrition, and the nutrient-rich foods that are ...
Despite progress, 800 million people worldwide still live in extreme poverty, many of them in remote parts of the world. To alleviate poverty in these remote areas, the Aga Khan Foundation pioneered village-based development. Given the right tools, villagers mobilised to build roads, bridges, schools and clinics, water and sanitation systems and mini hydroelectric plants. They increased yields of essential crops ...
LEADERSHIPNOW.COM -- "When all think alike, then no one is thinking." (Walter Lippman) -- "The uncreative mind can spot wrong answers, but it takes a very creative mind to spot wrong questions." (Anthony Jay) -- "Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats." (Howard Aiken) -- "Once we rid ourselves of traditional thinking we can get on with creating the future." (James Bertrand) -- "The essential part of creativity is not being afraid to fail." (Edwin H. Land) -- "The things we fear most in organizations - fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances - are the primary sources of creativity." (Margaret J. Wheatley) ...
Global -- As long ago as 1835, French historian Alexis de Tocqueville visited the United States and recognized a unique characteristic, namely, the role played by voluntary private associations in social, political, and economic life. He suggested this freedom to associate was the "mother science" which illustrated how other societal problems might be resolved. Today, the United States Jamat is continuing ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- Which is your favourite? And what's stopping you from making a beautiful moment in someone else's life? ...
Imam Muhammad b. Ali b. al-Husayn b. Ali b. Abi Talib, better known by his title al-Baqir, was born around 677 in Medina. In his youth, he witnessed the power struggles among the various political and religious communities while observing that his father refrained from political activity. He succeeded his father to the Imamat in 713, reigning for about twenty years. ...
In 2017, the Aga Khan Foundation's (AKF) farm livelihoods and natural resources management interventions benefitted over one million people worldwide. In Tanzania, an AKF staff member met with one of those farmers to learn how he is working with local smallholder farmers to create an agricultural model where everyone benefits. Nickson "Nick" Mlowe, a 26-year-old Tanzanian farmer from Mtwara, is a ...
United States -- Florida Jamatkhanas have turned to eliminate usage of plastic water containers and plastic bags. These are just two steps, in addition to other best practices, to "Going Green." The initiative was launched January 1st in three Florida Jamatkhanas, and will continue to be implemented in the remaining two centers. Care of the larger environment and the planet is ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- HEART OF CHAMPIONS -- A hilarious and funny montage of panda moments. ...
Through your wistful recollections, the photo albums Mom kept, the delicious East African-Indian cuisine we dined on, the languages of Kutchi and Kiswahili you exposed me to and the pride with ...
For Father's day 2019, The.ismaili shop is offering a special discount! Buy 2 folios, notebooks, or cufflinks, and get 1 free! Visit shop.ismaili and use code PAPA at checkout to redeem ...
SR Media Group presents: "Mowla E Kainaat" Series of episodes highlighting the life history of Hazrat Ali A.S. Episode 6 Part 5- Ali Ahl E Bait Narrated and Scripted by - ...
Portugal -- No passado dia 1 de junho, Dia Mundial da Criança, o DAT participou no projeto intitulado "Canto pela Paz", organizado pelos Pequenos Cantores da Paróquia de Nova Oeiras. Tratou-se de um recital inter-religioso em que participaram crianças e jovens de diversas confissões religiosas, partilhando mensagens e canções de paz. Com esta iniciativa os organizadores pretenderam dar o seu contributo ...
NYTIMES.COM -- The ideological bent of those overseeing collegiate life is having the biggest impact on campus culture. The 12-to-1 ratio of liberal to conservative college administrators makes them the most left-leaning group on campus. In previous research, I found that academic faculty report a 6-to-1 ratio of liberal to conservative professors. It appears that a fairly liberal student body is being taught by a very liberal professoriate -- and socialized by an incredibly liberal group of administrators. This warped ideological distribution should give our students and their families pause. To students who are in their first semester at school, I urge you not to accept unthinkingly what your campus administrators are telling you. ...
THEFEDERALIST.COM -- Tom Nichols writes in The Atlantic about how student totalitarianism is destroying campuses and higher education in the West. The idea is so obvious that it barely needs mentioning. The Western higher education system has been in a death spiral for at least a decade now. I hesitate to accuse Nichols of being half right. I also teach at a university and therefore observe the rot from within. It is increasingly a fashion to harrumph against the students for everything. It is not the students who are the cause. It is a certain section of professors, academics, and departments that act as Soviet political commissars within campuses. The students are simply pawns in a greater power play. ...
Canada -- Summer sunshine warmed the crowds that lined up outside the Aga Khan Museum and Ismaili Centre Toronto for Doors Open. The annual event was held over the weekend of May 25-26 with both buildings open to visitors from across the city, eager to see the buildings and enjoy the tours. Nimet Ahmed, Chair of the Ismaili Centre Toronto Tours ...
GOOGLE.COM -- The good of this world and of the world to come lie in the hands of the Imam. He who asks for one of the two gets the one he longs for and he who asks for both will get both of them. When any one of us makes a request to the Imam for himself or for some one else for a worldly gain or for a spiritual elevation, let him put the request in the proper form and make it in its proper place. He should always be within the reasonable limits. If his request concerns his promotion to a higher stage in his spiritual career, his persistence is justified, but if it concerns some worldly affair, then he has no right to persist in it. In both these cases ...
Global -- This year's Annual Pluralism Lecture was held on 11 June at the Ismaili Centre, Lisbon, where Amina J. Mohammed spoke about the connections between pluralism and sustainable development. In his introductory remarks, Mawlana Hazar Imam said that Ms Mohammed "has had an extraordinary life journey, and we are all privileged to be able to benefit from her insights." ...
Portugal -- No passado dia 1 de junho, Dia Mundial da Criança, o DAT participou no projeto intitulado "Canto pela Paz", organizado pelos Pequenos Cantores da Paróquia de Nova Oeiras. Tratou-se de um recital inter-religioso em que participaram crianças e jovens de diversas confissões religiosas, partilhando mensagens e canções de paz. Com esta iniciativa os organizadores pretenderam dar o seu contributo ...
The festival presents a unique showcase of South Asia's literary heritage, oral and performing arts, books and ideas, dialogue and debate. The prestigious British Library in London is making its outdoor ...
Portugal -- Nagham, uma jovem ismaili síria, tinha 20 anos e frequentava a universidade em Salamiyeh. Pela frente tinha um futuro auspicioso e uma mão cheia de sonhos. Um dia, sem avisar, a guerra bateu-lhe à porta e trocou-lhe as voltas à vida. Viver sob a constante explosão de bombas, que implacavelmente ia desmoronando vidas à sua volta, tornou insustentável a ...
TORONTO RAPTORS ARE KINGS OF BASKETBALL Please click on the following links for articles on Sports Illustrated and The Washington Post SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: "These are the spoils that come with winning a championship. It's not just money, it's not just fame. It's immortality. This Raptors group, from top to bottom, will be remembered forever, both for helping to topple a dynasty ...
Pakistan -- The Aga Khan Youth and Sports Board for Pakistan (AKYSBP) has launched the first AKYSB Football Club in Pakistan. This is among the various other clubs including Cycling, Volleyball, Winter Sports and Blind Cricket that have been initiated by AKYSBP since 2018. The objective of initiating the various sports clubs is to give a platform to the talent youth ...
RMSPECIALSTAMPS.COM -- ROYAL MAIL -- These Special Stamps that pay tribute to some of the world's most successful racehorse legends. The stamps feature original artwork of eight champion horses achieving their greatest wins on UK race courses over six decades; four flat racers and four National Hunt horses. The horses featured are: Frankel, Red Rum, Shergar, Kauto Star, Desert Orchid, Brigadier Gerard, Arkle ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- ROYAL MAIL -- Michael Heslop, renowned equestrian artist, talks about the stamps design process. ...
Experts discuss emerging concerns at a symposium co-hosted by Nova and AKU in Lisbon Lisbon, Portugal, 13 June 2019 - New discoveries in stem cell research have raised the hope among scientists that there will be breakthrough cures for common diseases ranging from heart disease to diabetes, but new ethical and regulatory questions have surfaced, according to experts at a symposium ...
[H/T MOHIB EBRAHIM] -- EVOLUTIONNEWS.ORG -- Does the brain house personality, intellect, totally, so that the inescapable "I" is reducible to three pounds of flesh? "Yes" say atheists and mind deniers Coyne, Dennett, and Harris, and college students and media consumers are similarly instructed. The denial of free will, of the soul, require the brain to be just that. If Harris et al. were right, then research should not show that thought can change the brain (mind over matter), as it can. If materialists were right, Benjamin Libet's experiments demonstrating "free won't" should have had different results. But they never tell you that, do they? "Materialists understand that materialism cannot explain the mind. Rather than abandoning materialism, they abandon the mind," says Dr. Egnor. ...
