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. ...
EAT Stockholm Food Forum is a carefully curated event, open to up to 1000 delegates by invitation only. This results in a gathering of top global thought leaders from science, politics, ...
[H/T MOHIB EBRAHIM] -- EVOLUTIONNEWS.ORG -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: The video is linked in the article.] ARTICLE: What if the way the culture directs us to think about our own biological origins is based on a vast, highly influential myth? The myth is materialism. The idea that only material stuff actually exists, and immaterial or spiritual realities -- the mind, free will, the soul -- aren't real at all but are just fobbed off on us by our brains. The culture that propagates the myth works through the media, popular science spokesmen like Neil deGrasse Tyson and Richard Dawkins, education, and more than a few genuine scientists. If true, it means the things we care about most, including love, passion, meaning, a sense of right and wrong, and so much else, are illusions. ...
To the nation where Cricket is not just a game, It's a religion followed by every Indian. Jishan Ali Thobani in association with The 2 Studios presents World Cup Hamara Hai. ...
"It has been quite a journey, and the best part about everything is the enthusiasm of the students," said Kamil Karamali, Communications and Media facilitator for the "Connecting to Your Discipline" ...
Greece's closeness to the Islamic world is important for Moraitou. "Here in Greece we are swamped with history and art, and this is quite wonderful, and in most cases we excel ...
At the Aga Khan Development Network we have worked for decades to respond to innumerable earthquakes, avalanches, floods, and landslides. The countries that fall in the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat's remit have suffered 847 major disasters over the last 28 years, accounting for over 243,000 lives lost. As all of us know, these disasters often cause families to lose their most valuable asset: their home. Time and again ...
India -- On Friday, 31st May, 2019, 'No Tobacco' awareness programme was conducted by the Aga Khan Health Board for Ahmedabad - Anand Centre. It consisted of a World No TobaccoDay Awareness Rally that was conducted with the help of Scouts & Guides - Anand, Aga Khan Youth & Sports Board - Anand and India Volunteer Core Group -Division Anand. Deputy ...
SUGAR LAND, TX-- After a hard-fought three-man race in May where he took over 39% of the votes, Naushad Kermally, 47, was able to pull off an historic win in the ...
In both its film versions, "Aladdin" shows us the consequences of living an inauthentic life, a life of existential bondage. All the characters feel compelled -- constantly, frenetically -- to dissemble, ...
In July last year, the Global Peace Index ranked Portugal amongst the five most peaceful nations in the world. And for good reason. At a time of rising intolerance, this country has established some of the most welcoming policies for migrants in Europe. As populations in many Western countries are ageing, and even dwindling, Portugal is among the few that recognise ...
Does Islam call for the oppression of women? Non-Muslims point to the subjugation of women that occurs in many Muslim countries, especially those that claim to be "Islamic," while many Muslims ...
INC.COM -- #31: "The essential difference between emotion and reason is that emotion leads to action while reason leads to conclusions." (Donald Calne) -- #4: "When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion." (Dale Carnegie) -- #9 "Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution." (Kahlil Gibran) -- #16: "Any person capable of angering you becomes your master." (Epictetus) -- #40: "When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen." (Ernest Hemingway) ...
Canada -- Educative Webinars Webinars 1. Back to School for Parents Video of Back to School for Parents In this webinar, Dr. Farha Shariff provides tips for parents on getting back into school routine, keeping your children motivated to set them up for success and explores ways to establish relationships with your children's teachers and fellow parents and maintain a healthy ...
With the age of computers, iPhones and tablets, simply writing with a pen has become uncommon for some of us. Nowadays, even greeting cards can be personalized online and shipped straight ...
Amina J. Mohammed, Vice-Secretária-Geral das Nações Unidas, foi a oradora principal na Conferência Anual do Pluralismo 2019, dinamizada pelo GCP, no Centro Ismaili de Lisboa e contou com a presença de Mawlana Hazar Imam, da Princesa Zahra e do Príncipe Aly Muhammad. A conferência deste ano decorreu no Centro Ismaili, em Lisboa, onde John McNee, Secretário-Geral do GCP, acolheu os convidados, ...
Amina J. Mohammed, Vice-Secretária-Geral das Nações Unidas, foi a oradora principal na Conferência Anual do Pluralismo 2019, dinamizada pelo GCP, no Centro Ismaili de Lisboa e contou com a presença de Mawlana Hazar Imam, da Princesa Zahra e do Príncipe Aly Muhammad. A conferência deste ano decorreu no Centro Ismaili, em Lisboa, onde John McNee, Secretário-Geral do Global Centre for Pluralism, ...
Lisbon, Portugal, 11 June 2019 - In delivering the seventh Annual Pluralism Lecture, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed addressed the links between pluralism and development, highlighting the dangers posed by growing inequalities. "Inequality is at extraordinary levels and is growing, both within and between our countries. After a decade of decline, the number of chronically hungry people in our world ...
Global -- Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General at the United Nations, delivered the Global Centre for Pluralism's 2019 Annual Pluralism Lecture at the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon, in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam, Princess Zahra, and Prince Aly Muhammad. This year's lecture was held at the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon, where John McNee, Secretary-General of the Global Centre for Pluralism, ...
They feature a son of Gr. 1 winner Sagawara. The Aga Khan Studs will present a quartet of blue-blooded winning and placed colts at the forthcoming Arqana Summer Sale. Representatives of the Aga Khan Studs regularly shine on the flat and over jumps across the globe after selling privately or at public auction. Recent examples include SIKANDARABAD, a son of Dr ...
In March 2019, Princess Zahra Aga Khan and the Prime Minister of Tanzania, Hon. Kassim Majaliwa launched the completion of the second phase of a US$ 79.8 million (TZS 183 billion) expansion of the Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam, which will enable the institution to serve over one million patients each year. The expansion was funded by a US$ ...
United States -- Muslims have been a part of New York City, even before New York was a city. Records show that Muslims settled in the area as part of the Dutch settlement, New Amsterdam, since the 1600s. Today, there are now over 300 registered mosques in the City. This is how the Muslim Tour of Harlem, a historic neighborhood in ...
IFSTUDIES.ORG -- In 2011, a Wall Street banker became curious about people unlike him. A couple of years later, he forsook his Wall Street job so he could drive all the over the country determining where to stop by one rule: go to the places that everybody else said he shouldn't visit. Now, Chris Arnade has written "Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America," a book that documents through photos and stories the people whom America's "front row" of college-educated experts typically ignore. In Dignity, the essential message that America's back row conveys to America's front row is that there are goods and ties beyond credentials and degrees and economic growth. It is a message we should all heed. ...
"In my photographs, I let the animals and the trees speak for themselves in the hope that other people will see the beauty I see." Hussain Aga Khan From September 27 ...
Global -- On May 14, Sirbaz Khan became the first Pakistani climber to summit Mount Lhotse in Nepal without the use of supplementary oxygen. Lhotse is the world's fourth highest mountain at 8,516 meters, after Mount Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga. This short video recounts his journey so far; one of aspiration, joy, struggle, and hope. Thirty-year old Sirbaz Khan hails from ...
June 5, 2019, London, England Ladies and gentlemen, we live in a remarkable era - a time when the pace of technological change keeps accelerating. As a result, the status quo ...
Manaaim Somani, a grade 7 student at the St. Francis Xavier High School, Ottawa raises funds for the second consecutive year through the Aga Khan Foundation Canada's World Partnership Walk. During ...
LIVE WEBCAST -- AKDN -- On Tuesday, June 11, His Highness the Aga Khan will introduce Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, to deliver Global Centre for Pluralism's 2019 Annual Lecture. DATE: TUESDAY 11 JUNE 2019: 11:00am Vancouver (PDT) ~ 12:00noon Calgary (MDT) ~ 1:00pm Chicago/Houston (CDT) ~ 2:00pm New York/Toronto (EDT) ~ 7:00pm Lisbon/London (WEST/BST) ~ 8:00pm Paris (CEST) ~ 9:00pm Nairobi (EAT) ~ 10:00pm Dubai (GST) ~ 11:00pm Karachi (PKT)/Dushanbe (TJT) ~ 11:30pm Mumbai (IST) ~ WED 12 JUN: 2:00am Singapore (SGT) ~ 4:00am Sydney (AEST). The Lecture will be livestreamed from Lisbon at www.akdn.org/live ...
The walls of fort recount the tale of rich legacy left by Mughal emperors. Akbar, the Great Mughal Emperor built this wall, but its decoration with vibrant colors, paints and design ...
Madagascar -- Following the success of the first edition of Madagascar's National Arts Festival in 2018, a second edition of the festival was organised on March 23rd at the American Centre in Antananarivo. Jubilee Arts is a new international programme established in the Diamond Jubilee year to celebrate the global Jamat's vast artistic skills and cultural traditions, and aims to encourage ...
YOUTU.BE -- Kaitlin Ski: "Aaaaaaaaannnd..... I lost some brain cells watching this!" ~ Daniel L: "Without these people we would be bored!" ...
Madagascar -- Grâce au succès de la première édition du festival National des Arts en 2018, le Conseil National pour Madagascar a organisé une seconde édition de ce festival le 23 mars dernier à l'American Center à Tananarive. Les Jubilee Arts sont un programme international créé durant l'année du Diamond Jubilee. Ils visent à découvrir les différents talents artistiques et traditions ...
AGA KHAN PARK WAS NORTH YORK'S JURASSIC PARK ON JUNE 7, 2019! It is estimated that around 2,400 Raptors fans gathered at the Aga Khan Park in Toronto to watch the 4th Game of the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors. The live game was projected on the wall of the Aga Khan Museum on Friday, June 7, 2019. Raptors ...
India -- Yeh, you heard it right! It's a journey on cycle A journey of passion A journey once explored That stayed with him forever. Little did he know when he started this journey Just how far it would take him. It's fitness time, thought Azeem Panjwani, a young entrepreneur of Nanded. The month was March, a busy month as it ...
Great Museums: The Art of Islam at the Met and the Louvre" examines the extraordinary artistic masterpieces in the museums' Islamic Art collections, and reveals a surprising number of connections that ...
SR Media Group presents: "Mowla E Kainaat" Series of episodes highlighting the life history of Hazrat Ali A.S. Episode 6 Part 4- Ali Wali Narrated and Scripted by - Zulfiqar Ali ...
The Alberta Champions Society commemorated six outstanding individuals who have made a lasting impact on Alberta. The society unveiled it newest monument at Spruce Meadows to honour David E. Black, Martha ...
Portugal -- No passado dia 30 de abril, o Aga Khan Economic Planning Board for Portugal dinamizou uma Sessão Informativa no Centro Ismaili de Lisboa, com o tema "Como é que a Inteligência Artificial pode ser aplicada nas nossas vidas e nos nossos negócios". Esta conferência teve como orador principal o Professor universitário e Diretor da Microsoft Portugal, Dr. Manuel Dias. ...
