In this original and illuminating book, Denise A. Spellberg reveals a little-known but crucial dimension of the story of American religious freedom--a drama in which Islam played a surprising role. In ...
Pakistan -- Inclusivity is an imperative ethic for the growth of any community. The only true disability which exists in the society is the inability to accept and acknowledge each other differences. Aga Khan Youth and Sports of Pakistan in collaboration with Pakistan Blind Cricket Council and Aga Khan Social Welfare Board arranged a Blind Cricket and Bowling Tournament for differently-abled ...
Dhaka, Apr 7 (UNB) - The Aga Khan Council for Bangladesh observed the World Speech Day (WSD) at Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre in the city. This year the Aga Khan Council ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- LASTWEEKTONIGHT -- America has over 4,800 nuclear weapons, and we don't take terrific care of them. It's terrifying, basically. ...
Ismaili Digest Exclusive for MARCH 2019 -- Each month enjoy the most popular new articles and videos viewed by the Jamat from over 36 of the best Ismaili websites with just one click! 'Most popular' means most viewed post(s) on each website, excluding duplicate postings and Event Alerts. NOTE: Posts are randomly ordered.
SCIENCEMAG.ORG -- AAAS -- Scientific progress, and scientific careers, depends on novel ideas. One might therefore expect the scientific community to welcome intellectual innovations as boons to advancement. Two recent studies, however, show just the opposite. One examines how the presence of a prominent, established leader in a research field discourages new people from entering it and presenting ideas considered unconventional. The other reveals a "bias against novelty" that often keeps innovative research from gaining the attention and recognition it deserves, at least initially. Together, these results imply career risks for scientists who put forward new theories or interpretations even though ...
Global -- Nestled at the base of the Pamir mountain range lies Gorno-Badakhshan (GBAO), a place of immense beauty within a harsh and rugged mountainous region -- home of Nasir Khusraw. The population in Badakshan is predominantly Ismaili and live in small villages along the slopes of the Pamirs or near the tributaries of the Pyanj River that divides Tajikistan from ...
Global -- World Health Day is commemorated on 7 April all over the world, to raise awareness and draw attention towards the importance of global health. To mark this occasion, The.Ismaili highlights the need to take care of one's well being in the face of increasing public health concerns. Health is not restricted to physical well-being, but it also encompasses social, ...
Sports Draw -- Scroll through each sport or click to open lightbox. To return to the ESF homepage please click here. ...
SR Media Group presents: "Mowla E Kainaat" Series of episodes highlighting the life history of Hazrat Ali A.S. Episode 3 Part 1 (Tatheer E Kaaba) Narrated and Scripted by - Zulfiqar ...
Ali and Dilshad like to travel to off the beaten path places; one such recent visit was to Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India in their quest to see as much of the world ...
GOOGLE.COM -- He who does not fear a particular thing has a false notion of security and takes no precautionary measure to ensure his safety. We must bear in mind that by fearing the Imams we respect their position and safe-guard their, dignity. We must know this well and should always preserve our awe for them not only in our words and deeds but also in our thoughts.... O momins, try to gain intimacy with the Imams by your good deeds. But do not be deceived by your intimacy with them or by your good deeds. ...
Events -- 13th April 2019 -- Join us for the Secondary Teachers Education Programme (STEP) graduation ceremony which is being broadcast live here. The keynote address will be given by Professor Terence Lovat. ...
Events -- 29th April 2019 -- Paradise Found: ʿAyn al-Quḍāt on Qur'anic Origins ʿAyn al-Quḍāt Hamadānī (d. 525/1131) was a mystic, philosopher, theologian, and judge who was born in the western Iranian city of Hamadan. He was the student of Aḥmad al-Ghazālī (d. 520/1126), and is best known as a maverick-like figure who was put to death by the Seljuq government at ...
By Lee Hilling, Chairman of the Board, French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children For several decades, the emphasis on donor aid to developing countries has been on primary care, the alleviation of communicable diseases and the improvement of maternal and child health. Understandably so. The impact on reduced morbidity and mortality per dollar invested is persuasive. Hospitals and the provision ...
JollyGul.com has just released Nargis Balolia's beautiful rendition of "Utth Baetth Re Keeyaa Sotaa" in a video format with running lyrics and translations. The melodious ginan, composed by Sayyed Imaam Shaah ...
SUGAR LAND, Texas (KTRK) -- The Ismaili Jamatkhana opened its doors to the community when Houston needed it the most. "It's really about how you take a space that enriches the ...
Cochrane is made up of 13,000 members and over 50,000 supporters come from more than 130 countries, worldwide. Many of our contributors are young people working with Cochrane as researchers, citizen ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: We're sure for Ismailis from East Africa, this trailer of the classic 1962 move "Hatari!", filmed in northern Tanganyika (now Tanzania), will trigger many fond and nostalgic memories of a bygone era.] ARTICLE: Hatari! is Swahili for "danger"--and also the word for action, adventure and broad comedy in this two-fisted Howard Hawks effort. John Wayne stars as the head of a daring Tanganyka-based group which captures wild animals on behalf of the world's zoos. Hardy Kruger, Gérard Blain and Red Buttons are members ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- Behind the scenes photos and publicity stills from the making of Howard Hawks' 1962 "Hatari!". Baby Elephant Walk by Henry Mancini. ...
Forbes.com released its 2019 Asia 30 Under 30 list under Entertainment and Sports category recently. Karishma Ali from Chitral has made this prestigious list. While being featured in this list along ...
By Fiza Pirani, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The city of Atlanta held its first Day of Religious Pluralism on Thursday, marking the 51st anniversary of the death of the Rev. Martin Luther ...
Hyderabad: In a first-its-kind-initiative, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has set up public refrigerators at Shilparamam in Hyderabad, in order to avoid vast food wastage and to help those in ...
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Imam Aqa Ali Shah was born in Mahallat, Persia, in 1830. He spent most of his early years in Iraq, possibly Najaf, where he went with his mother while his father was in conflict with the Qajar establishment in Persia. In Iraq, Imam studied Arabic, Persian, and Nizari Ismaili doctrines, returning to Persia in the late 1840s. He then travelled with ...
It's official! Samir Lakhani and his team are thrilled to unveil Project EcoSoap, a soap bar for the truly eco-friendly and socially conscious.Project EcoSoap is a high-quality, zero-waste soap product created by ...
Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 2 April 2019 - The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH), in collaboration with Eastern Alliance for Safe and Sustainable Transport (EASST), Staffordshire Emergency Services Humanitarian Aid Association (SESHAA), Women in the Fire Service (WFS) of United Kingdom and British Embassy in Tajikistan organised a search and rescue training for 16 female participants in an effort to build capacity ...
The importance of preserving our photographic heritage by ABDULMALIK MERCHANT Publisher-Editor, Simerg,Barakahand Simergphotos It is our great honour and privilege to present to our readers four rare photos of Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah and Prince Aly Khan that have been in the collection of Mr. Jan Karmali of Edmonton, Canada, for many decades. The (5th) photo at the top of this ...
My poetry is the voice of all those who are suffering and desperate for help. Mental illnesses are diseases just like any other physical diseases. People don't have awareness regarding mental ...
Fri 05 Apr 2019 - Sat 06 Apr 2019. 7:30 - 9:30 p.m at 1370 Southmore Boulevard, Houston, Texas. Beyond Sacred: Voices of Muslim Identity illuminates the daily experiences of five ...
MAYOOSHIN.COM -- Greek poet Archilochus noted that "The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." There was a time in history when foxes (polymaths) were bred and celebrated by society. It was called the Renaissance. After it, the polymath became an endangered species. But the last few decades we have witnessed the rebirth of the polymath as leading public figures: Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk. All signs point to an unprecedented period in human history, that will give birth to a new breed of polymaths surpassing those of the Renaissance. ...
Tulips were originally wild flowers from Central Asia, from the Hindu Mountains in Kazakhstan, but were first cultivated by the Turks, as early as 1000 AD. We see tulips for the ...
www.independent.co.uk The awards draw on the inspirational work of the Aga Khan Music Initiative, which was originally created to revive the traditional musics of Central Asia. We all know that music ...
The Middle East has been a cradle of several civilizations (religions, languages, and traditions), and a site of crossing trade routes that transcended modern national borders and identities. Not only goods, ...
Listen to what Henry Kim, Director and CEO of the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, says on re-inventing the role of museums today. Event date: October 19, 2017. ...
Canada -- On January 30, 2019, Bell Let's Talk Day, the Ismaili Centre, Toronto launched a three-part series - Minding the Gap: A Conversation on Mental Health from Stigma to Treatment Innovation.The first event in this series, A Conversation on Mental Health & Stigma, included talks by three guest speakers, Tammie Sutherland (reporter from CityNews and Breakfast Television), Shayan Yazdanpanah (Student ...
Teve lugar esta quarta-feira, 3 de abril, no terreno do Pinhal de Leiria, uma cerimónia de plantação de Pinheiros. Teve lugar esta quarta-feira, 3 de abril, no terreno do Pinhal de Leiria, uma cerimónia de plantação de Pinheiros. No local, violentamente afectado pelos trágicos incêndios de 2017, estiveram presentes o Secretário de Estado das Florestas e do Desenvolvimento Rural, Miguel João ...
In celebration of the Persian New Year, also known as Nowruz, the Library of Congress has digitized and made available online for the first time the Rare Persian-Language Manuscript Collection, which ...
Ali and Dilshad like to travel to off the beaten path places; one such recent visit was to Panama (for a wedding), when they visited the Kuna Yala region; which is ...
CAIRO - 2 April 2019: The Ministry of Antiquities announced that it has accepted the monetarily support presented by the Ministry of Tourism, estimated at LE 13 million, to carry out ...
Abeer Nehme is a Lebanese singer, composer, and musicologist known as "The All-Styles Specialist" for her ability to perform diverse repertoires ranging from liturgical music to traditional Middle Eastern music and contemporary Western music. ...
