VIDEO: In conversation with Onno Rühl
Onno Rühl, General Manager of the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, recalls the early days of the agency and its current aims. ...
Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah: "... there are two worlds - the world of material intelligence and the world of spiritual enlightenment"
Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah succeeded his father to the Imamat on August 17, 1885 reigning for seventy-two years, longer that any of his predecessors. Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III. Image: Daftary, The Ismaili Imams Among the eventful years of his Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah's Imamat were the Jubilees. Upon the completion of fifty years of Imamat, the Ismailis wished ...
Moment in Time: Al-Mu'ayyad al-Shirazi was granted audience with Fatimid Caliph-Imam al-Mustansir bi'llah on February 18, 1048
"My eyes had barely fallen on him when awe took hold of me and reverence overcame me..." Al-Mu'ayyad al-Shirazi A distinguished Ismaili scholar, da'i, and statesman of the Fatimid era, Abu Nasr Hibat Allah b. Musa b. Abi Imran b. Dawud al-Shirazi was born around the year 1000 in Shiraz, the capital of Fars region in south-west Persia, where his forefathers ...
VIDEO: 2022 music workshops in Egypt with students of DAR (Cairo) and HEM (Geneva)
In February 2022, Al Darb Al Ahmar Arts School, the Aga Khan Music Programme's education partner in Cairo, hosted students and professors from Geneva's Haute école de musique (HEM) for a week of workshops and master classes focused on wind instruments and percussion. HEM, Haute école de musique in Geneva and its Oriental Ensemble have developed a partnership with the Aga Khan ...
VIDEO: #QuoteoftheWeek: Mawlana Hazar Imam's 80th birthday in Aiglemont
On 16 December 2016, in Aiglemont, France, Mawlana Hazar Imam's 80th birthday was celebrated by the Jamati and institutional leaders, and members of his family. Watch his full speech at #AgaKhan #Ismaili ...
Ismaili Community Centre and Jamatkhana Proposed for Redevelopment in Thorncliffe Park (Canada)
Anthony Teles, Urban Toronto, February 2, 2023 Toronto's Thorncliffe Park neighbourhood has long been a welcoming starting point for immigrants to Canada. Now, IMARA National, on behalf of the city's Ismaili ...
VIDEO: #QuoteoftheWeek His Highness the Aga Khan speaking the Conference on Central Asia and Europe, Berlin
""Mountain peoples, in particular, have endured economic hardship, civil strife, arms and narcotics trafficking, an insecure food supply, earthquakes, water shortages -- the list could go on. But overcoming these problems will require a searching re-examination of what poverty really means... we are experimenting with innovative microcredit programs -- especially for the rural poor -- as well as with local efforts to ...
VIDEO: Schools2030 Spotlight on Innovations - Young Architects Club
Teachers at Tugol uulu Usupbek school in Naryn, Kyrgyzstan, discuss their innovative idea for improving mathematics and digital literacy in primary grade students, the Young Architects Club. ...
Ginan "Sakhee maree aatmaa naa odhaar" explains the heart as the locus of manifestation of the Divine
"We will show them Our Signs in the universe, and in their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them that this is the truth" (Qur'an 41:53) "It is We Who created man, and We know what dark suggestions his soul makes to him: We are nearer to him than his jugular vein" (Qur'an 50:16) God said: I could not be ...
VIDEO: #QuoteoftheWeek: Prince Rahim Aga Khan speaking in Vancouver, Canada
"First amongst the challenges and risks that face humanity today is the climate emergency in all its dimensions... The climate adaptation model developed by the Climate Action Secretariat of British Columbia will be used by the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat to assess long-term risks and opportunities in the high mountains of South and Central Asia. The goal is to help communities, some ...
VIDEO: #QuoteoftheWeek Prince Amyn speaking at the Municipal Honours Ceremony in Toronto
"For many years now, His Highness has looked to Canada as a model of pluralism - one that is ever more critical, more urgently needed, in our increasingly divisive and fragmented world. It is this very commitment to understanding the other that has infused the initiatives surrounding us. This Ismaili Centre, the Aga Khan Museum next door, and the Aga Khan Park bridging the ...
VIDEO: Why do you Volunteer for AKF?
Check out these three AKF superheroes and hear why the are committed to volunteering! ...
VIDEO: Aga Khan Trust for Culture | Qutb Shahi Tombs Baolis
The Aga Khan Trust for Culture's rehabilitation of the baolis at the Qutb Shahi Tombs won the 2022 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Distinction. Rainwater collected by the restored stepwells facilitated the replanting of the historic gardens, and provides irrigation and conservation of the wider site. #aktc #akdn #QutbShahiTombs @UNESCO @agakhanmusic ...
VIDEO: Aga Khan Music Programme | In Conversation with Fairouz Nishanova
Find out about how the @agakhanmusic and Awards originated, with this film featuring their director, Fairouz Nishanova: "When we were building the #Music Programme, His Highness would never miss a live performance... That willingness to recognise how much #music does for a #community, for a society, that to me is unprecedented." #AKMP #akdn ...
VIDEO: WOMEX Academy Central Asia 2020-2022
In October 2022, two young musicians and arts managers from Kyrgyzstan traveled to Lisbon, Portugal to attend the Worldwide Music Expo (WOMEX). Their visit was organised by the Aga Khan Music Programme as part of its long-term support for arts education and tradition-based musical innovation in Central Asia. In addition to attending showcases of artists from all continents and visiting the professional ...
VIDEO: Providing Employment to Rural Youth through Skill Development initiative
Rural Youth getting employment opportunity through Yuva Junction, a youth development initiative. ...
VIDEO: Igniting the Spirit of Enterprise and Determination
The video highlights the enterprise support work done by AKRSP-India under youth development initiative. ...
January 2023 -- Jamat's Choice: Most Popular Articles & Videos
Ismaili Digest Exclusive for January 2023 -- 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, Event Alerts and COVID-19 advice) without social media influence. NOTE: Posts are randomly ordered.
VIDEO: AGAHI | Empathy in this Broken World: Reality or a Fantasy
Empathy is a commonly used but mostly misunderstood concept. This session talks about different shades of empathy, its significance for oneself and others, and its possibility in today's world. ...
VIDEO: Watch the "In Conversation", with Fairouz Nishanova, Director of @agakhanmusichttps://the.ismaili/tv
Learn more about the Aga Khan Music Programme and the Aga Khan Music Awards in the latest edition of "In Conversation", where we hear from Fairouz Nishanova, Director of the Music Programme, about Mawlana Hazar Imam's vision behind the inception of this initiative. Visit to watch today! @akdn @agakhanmusic ...
Barakah's Sister Blogs Simerg and Simergphotos
Barakah introduces a new page to inform its readers of the three most recent articles posted on its two sister websites Simerg, launched in 2009, and Simergphotos, launched in 2012. Please click HERE or on the following photo to follow new articles on the sister blogs. Date posted: February 5, 2023. _____________________ ...
VIDEO: Aga Hall Estate: Foundation Laying Ceremony
The foundation laying ceremony of the Aga Hall Estate residential project was performed on 31st January 2023 by its general contractor Leighton in the presence of the project team. Aga Hall Estate is an urban regeneration project by AKDN that comprises of two Residential Towers with modern amenities, landscaped gardens, a new Jamatkhana, a state-of-the-art hospital, and an international school. For more information ...
The pioneer of Ismaili studies, Wladimir Ivanow, came into contact with Ismailis for the first time in February 1912
"They [Ismailis] with amazing care and devotion kept through ages burning that Light, mentioned in the Qur'an which God always protects against all attempts of His enemies to extinguish it...I rarely saw anything so extraordinary and impressive as this ancient tradition being devoutly preserved..."Wladimir Ivanow The pioneer of modern Ismailis Studies, Wladimir Ivanow was born in 1886 in St. Petersburg, Russia, ...
Forty Under 40 Award Recipient: Shaez Allidina
Business Intelligence for BC (BIV), Canada, is proud to recognize Shaez Allidina, managing partner at Evergreen Hospitality Group, and 39 exceptional business leaders with 2022 Forty under 40 Awards. Each recipient ...
Ginan "Uttar khand mahe" is a metaphor for spiritual enlightenment
He brings them forth from the shadows into the light (Qur'an 2:257) The Sun has for long been a primary symbol of divinity in man's religious consciousness. ... The Ancient Egyptian, Greek, Hindu, Aztec, Navaho, Wachagga, and Shinto traditions are a few of the many who have granted prominent roles to solar figures in their respective traditions. In Islam, the Qur'an-e ...
First Aga Khan Studs drafts of 2023 set for February sales
Relations to a host of Stakes winners on offer at Goffs and Arqana. The upcoming February sales at Goffs and Arqana will comprise the first sales drafts of the year for the Aga Khan Studs, offering breeders access to a range of quality pedigrees just in time for the 2023 covering season. The catalogue for Goffs (8th to 9th February) will ...
Ginan "Unchare kot" is an allegoric plea for union with the Beloved
An allegory is a story, play, poem, picture, or other work in which the characters and events represent particular qualities or ideas that relate to morals, religion, or politics (Cambridge Dictionary).The allegory form of poetry was widely used in Persia among the mystical and esoteric traditions to convey spiritual concepts such as birds in flight representing the soul's spiritual ascension. Mysticism ...
Report & Tweet: AKDN Representative Meets With Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, January 19, 2023
The Khaama Press News Agency, the largest online news service for Afghanistan, reports in a dispatch dated January 19, 2023, that Afghanistan's Acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, met with Akbar Ali Pasnani, Special Representative of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) to Afghanistan on Thursday, January 19, 2023. Afghanistan's Acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi meets with Akbar Ali Pasnani ...
VIDEO: What are we learning from the Schools2030 Global Research Projects?
In this virtual seminar, we deep dive into findings alongside our cohort of 2021-23 Research Partners, as well as many of our ket Aga Khan Foundation staff, and our external assessment and learning partners. ...
Open day at Haras de Bonneval a success
French stallions impress the crowds on the Route des Etalons. Almost 300 people attended the open day at Haras de Bonneval on Saturday 21st January. The Aga Khan Studs' French-based stallions paraded during three set shows as part of the 2023 Route des Etalons. As the leading sire in France, SIYOUNI was the highlight for many of the visitors. Sire of ...
Ginan "Dur deshi thi ayo" explains ayats that we are traders in spiritual business from a distant land
Ginans are a vast collection comprising several hundred poetic compositions which have been a central part of the religious life of the Nizari Ismaili community of the Indian subcontinent that today resides in many countries around the world. Derived from the Sanskrit gyan, meaning contemplative knowledge, Ginans refer to the poetic compositions authored by Ismaili Pirs, who came to the Indian ...
Ali Karim Travelog | Silk Road 23: More Khorog, Tajikistan
October 5, 2019 - By Ali Karim Ali & Dilshad spent more time in Khorog checking out different parts of the city, including the campus of the University of Central Asia ...
VIDEO: AGAHI | Understanding Human Nature
The session will explore different philosophical perspectives of human nature which influence the behaviours and conducts of human beings in society. ...
A.C. Charania Appointed NASA's Chief Technologist @ac_charania @NASA
A.C. Charania is NASA's new chief technologist, serving as principal advisor to Administrator Bill Nelson on technology policy and programs at the agency's Headquarters in Washington. He will lead technology innovation. ...
December 2022 -- Jamat's Choice: Most Popular Articles & Videos
Ismaili Digest Exclusive for December 2022 -- 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, Event Alerts and COVID-19 advice) without social media influence. NOTE: Posts are randomly ordered.
Mawlana Hazar Imam: "A true dialogue requires ... that we listen - attentively - to other perspectives"
"A true dialogue requires not only that we articulate one perspective, but also that we listen - attentively - to other perspectives. More than that, it asks us not only to listen to one another, but also to learn from one another." Mawlana Hazar Imam Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation,13 September 2019 Speech "It is ironic that a sense of ...
VIDEO: Ismaili Center Houston: Construction Progress December 2022
Ismaili Center Houston: Construction Progress December 2022 ...
