Global -- In the 1990s, the United Nations launched a financial literacy course to help families develop a budget and organise their savings. Word soon began to spread, and the course gained in popularity. Today, members of the Jamat across the world are both delivering the course content and benefiting from it alike. Today, two billion people worldwide lack access to ...

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Global -- On 11 July 2022, the global Jamat will commemorate a rare milestone - Mawlana Hazar Imam's 65th Imamat Day. Here, we look back at his third decade as Imam. From 1977, the world began to experience great technological achievements: the birth of the first test tube baby, the sale of the first Apple Macintosh computer, and the first permanent ...

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Portugal -- No próximo dia 11 de julho, o nosso amado Mawlana Hazar Imam celebra o seu 65º aniversário como líder e guia espiritual de todos os Muçulmanos Ismaili. Iremos celebrar esta data como "Um Jamat" no próximo dia 16 de Julho, no Centro de Congressos de Lisboa. Inscreva-se em iiportugal.org. As celebrações por ocasião do 65º aniversário do nosso amado ...

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Portugal -- Este livro é a primeira coleção de biografias de todos os Imams Ismaili, desde os que viveram durante o período formativo do Islão, atravessando a época dos Imams ocultos do primeiro "período de ocultação", quando as suas identidades públicas permaneceram guardadas, até aos Imams-califas da ilustre dinastia Fatimida, e os Imams do período Alamut, até aos Aga Khans dos ...

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USA -- A former IBM executive's new book encourages women to harness their power to propel them to success. In the self-help sections of bookstores, titles such as James Clear's "Atomic Habits" or Stephen Covey's, "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People," often line the shelves. Seldom do we see publications written by women of color who are immigrants from East ...

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ANZ -- Meet Saba Akbar an esteemed academic, multiple scholarship awardee, and professional nurse from Sydney Jamat. SABA AKBAR Originally from Karachi, Pakistan, Saba has had a progressive career starting her journey as a nursing student at the Aga Khan University, in 2011 and going on to various roles including Surgical Nurse and Nursing Instructor. Her passion for acquiring knowledge led ...

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Global -- In May 2020, while the world was in lockdown, The Ismaili TV hosted a virtual Shukrana Concert to commemorate Eid ul-Fitr. To prepare, the organising team issued a call out for song submissions, hoping for a few hours worth of content. The response was overwhelming. A new platform was soon created to showcase the musical talent of the Jamat ...

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Global -- Access to English language learning opportunities in Afghanistan has long been uneven and limited, especially in the most remote areas. Yet, proficiency in English is essentially important to compete for the highest quality education and the best employment opportunities. A new language programme, developed in Canada, is helping to increase high-quality access at an exponential rate. At the virtual ...

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USA -- A variety of Navroz celebrations offer renewed hope and entertainment The start of the Persian New Year started a flurry of celebrations in Jamats across the globe. After a temporary hiatus from in-person celebrations instilled by the pandemic, Navroz 2022 in the Southeast Region proved to be a joyous recommencing of festivities for the Jamat. Atlanta Children's Museum An ...

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