New book throws light on one of the most misunderstood topics of our time. Book Review by David Gardner- International Affairs Editor, Financial Times In a ruminative lecture on Islamic Sharia's ...
Global -- Prince Hussain officially inaugurated his exhibition of marine photography last month at the historic Town Jamatkhana in Nairobi. The collection of some 100 photographs of oceanic ecosystems in various parts of the world depicts the beauty, fragility and diversity of marine life, and brings to attention the necessity and urgency to protect, conserve and manage our oceanic heritage and ...
#Navroz #Navroz2019 Navroz/Nowruz, the start of the Persian New Year and beginning of spring, is almost here! Below is a song (to the tune of "Raabta" from Bollywood Movie Agent Vinod) ...
#Navroz #Navroz2019 Navroz Mubarak from the JollyGul.com Team to all - may the New Year bring good health, happiness and prosperity. We will continue to work hard in the New Year ...
[H/T SAHIL BADRUDDIN] -- AZQUOTES.COM -- "Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him." -- Epictetus ...
Lifelong Learning Articles -- This article explores the concepts of love, friendship and refinement of character presented by the Ikhwan in the context of wider discourses of the time. ... Although the Brethren of Purity (the Ikhwan al-Safa) are often studied, much about their teaching on love remains to be investigated.[1] Ricardo-Felipe Reyna concluded that the Ikhwan's approach to love was mainly ...
TED.COM -- Most of us will do anything to avoid being wrong. But what if we're wrong about that? "Wrongologist" Kathryn Schulz makes a compelling case for not just admitting but embracing our fallibility. Schulz: "This attachment to our own rightness keeps us from preventing mistakes when we absolutely need to and causes us to treat each other terribly. But to me, what's most baffling and most tragic about this is that it misses the whole point of being human." ...
FS.BLOG -- Before you smugly slap an open-minded sticker on your chest, consider this: closed-minded people would never consider that they could actually be closed-minded. In fact, their perceived open-mindedness is what's so dangerous. Nobody wants to admit to themselves that they're closed-minded. But the advantages of having that courage are massive. The ability to change your mind is a superpower. The rate at which you learn and progress in the world depends on how willing you are to weigh the merit of new ideas, even if you don't instinctively like them. Perhaps especially if you don't like them. ...
ARTOFMANLINESS.COM -- Dinner was mostly cleared from the table, but there were still a few random dishes out. As I was at the sink, I heard a giggle or two from the kids, who were playing in the living room. Then those giggles grew into full-on belly laughs, and my wife's laughter joined the chorus. So I turned around to get a look at the action. I simply soaked it in and tried as hard as I could to absorb every detail; I immediately knew this was a moment I'd never want to forget. This is the stuff that life, and parenting, is made of. After my wife caught me looking, I told her ...
Interesting anecdote about this song is that: IMAM ALI's (a.s.) name is called upon & sung 138 times in the entirety of this geet. Enjoy! Lyrics: Rajabali Fidai Music composed, arranged ...
A expressão Yawm-i-Ali significa literalmente, o Dia de Ali, em que se celebra o nascimento de Hazrat Ali que, de acordo com a tradição, ocorreu no recinto da Ka'ba, no dia 13 do mês de Rajab do ano de 599 EC. Esta é uma data particularmente significativa para os muçulmanos Shi'a para quem o primo e genro do Profeta Muhammad (que ...
Watch Nicole Servinis of Breakfast Television- Toronto at the Aga Khan museum learning all about what the new moon exhibit has to offer! Click the links below to watch the video ...
JollyGul.com has now launched its audio podcasting platform and plans to use this powerful medium to explore and present to the Jamat various themes in greater depth in its area of ...
"...he [Ali ibn Abi Talib] was a prince to whom God gave much knowledge and wisdom."1 Attar "Ali b. Abi Talib, may God beautify his profile, is the secret mystery of the gnostics...and the whole Muslim Community agree that Ali b. Abi Talib represents the breaths of inspiration of all the prophets...He has sayings the like of which no one prior ...
#Christchurch #Peace #Love #Live #Unity #WeAreOne The words jolt through mind The world of men coming undone divided by the bond of color divided by the flags of faith afraid of ...
How can one maintain a sense of optimism in the face of tragedy? Sanya Pirani shares her thoughts and actions. My Roots of Optimism By Sanya Pirani Valentine's Day Feb 14th, ...
#Christchurch #Peace #Love #Live #Unity #WeAreOne #Arifgowani #RejoiceIamYou @gowaniarif Source: Rejoice I Am You- Poetry book by Arif Gowani Arif Gowani is an Author, Poet and Artist. At these times, we ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- THE SLOW MO GUYS -- Watch this one in HD! The slow mo guys are well aware that water balloons are always good in slow motion. In this video, Gav and crew try (and fail many times) to pop a 6ft giant red balloon. Slow motion is between 2500fps and 1000fps. ...
United States -- As an act of goodwill, community outreach, and to better inform the public about Islam and Shia Islam in particular, the Boston Jamat donated a selection of books published by the Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) to the Boston Public Library (BPL) system in January 2019. The 39 titles (78 books total) cover topics including Fatimid history, Persian ...
United States -- Shi`i Ismaili Muslims are unique in following a living, hereditary Imam (spiritual leader), whom they believe to be directly descended from the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family). The Imam's duty has been to guide his community with Islamic principles that apply to the needs of the time. In this insightful book, M. Ali Lakhani ...
A conversation with Aasif Mandvi -- British-American actor and comedian and a previous contributing correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart -- discusses his insights on his journey as an artist, current challenges in America, his personal advice to all artists, the future of entertainment platforms, globalization, the perceptions of Muslims, and his vision for the future. ...
THEFEDERALIST.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam on schools: [Education] must also stimulate students to consider a variety of perspectives on some of the fundamental questions posed by the human condition: 'What is truth?' 'What is reality?' and 'What are my duties to my fellow man, to my country and to God?'] ARTICLE: Asking questions is how one truly learns, seeks truth, and finds wisdom. Yet in most schools, the questions in students' souls are ignored or formalized into lifelessness.... No longer serving God or the body politic, schools now serve "the God of Economic Utility" ... Neil Postman argues this narrative is both insufficient and spiritually bankrupt.... Some may argue schools are no place for spiritual concerns, which are better left to religious institutions and families. This might be so, but schools should ...
LIBERATIONIST.ORG -- How people deal with questions says a lot about your organizational culture. What I frequently observe is that the companies that resist change the most tend to ask very few questions. Wise leaders don't pretend to know it all -- they are comfortable challenging their own assumptions. Wisdom, like leadership, is not defined by a title. Leadership models need to shift from owning knowledge to promoting a culture of curiosity. Most people are wired to impress others with their smarts rather than to ...
SR Media Group presents: "Mowla E Kainaat" Series of episodes highlighting the life history of Hazrat Ali A.S. Episode 2 Part 3 (Ali Muhafiz E Nabi) This Episode explains the story ...
#Navroz#Nowruz#NewYear The silence I have bared waiting for dawn of awakening A long hibernation A silhouette of silence And as the coming of times the warmth starts to fill me up ...
One of the Ethnic Ismaili Geet (song) "Aaj Na Avsar" Sung by Sadiq Rehmani and Music is re-created by S Raheemani, Produced by SR Media Group. The is a Gujrati language ...
The son of Sea The Stars wins the Gr.2 Ajax Stakes. A distant third when entering the straight on a heavy track, the task looked difficult for Fifty Stars in the Gr.2 Ajax Stakes at Rosehill today. However, the colt dug deep to place a powerful acceleration in the last 100 meters to win the 1500 m contest by a neck. ...
On this day of Navroz, I say to each and everyone of you 'Idd Mubarak' and I pray that in this New Year your worldly and spiritual progress should progress tenfold and that this should be the case every year. Each Navroz say to yourselves, "Have we done our work?" If you have, then I will be very happy indeed. Once ...
GOOGLE.COM -- Patience and gratitude are two great virtues. He who is devoted to God and to His Imams, discharges all the obligations that he owes to them and relies on them in prosperity and adversity. He puts up with discomforts in the discharge of these duties for the sake of God and for the sake of the Imams. He belongs to that group of 'Sabirs' i.e. those who bear hardships with patience about whom God says in His holy book "God rewards the 'Sabirs' beyond one's calculations." ...
India -- Khel Utsav, organised by the Aga Khan Youth and Sports Board for Southern India, was a sports event seeking participation from Jamati members aged between 6 and 60 years. The objective was to develop a sports culture in the Jamat, celebrate sportspersons and take a step towards Building Sports Champions. Celebration was the buzzword for the jamat of Hyderabad ...
@Desiliciousrd explains why salmon is a healthy protein. It's rich in omega 3s, a healthy and essential type of fat you can only get from food, AND it's a natural source ...
During the first session, we learned that Amin is the "golden child" and I am the "scapegoat." At age 32, I wrapped up my life in New York in two weeks ...
On March 4, not three, but four student-run ventures received $5,000 seed grants from the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship (PCSE). The unrestricted funding is accompanied with training, advising, mentoring, incubator ...
In Toronto, Dr. Shaf Keshavjee has spent years trying to solve the problem of geography and transplants. He is the surgeon-in-chief of the Toronto Lung Transplant Program, considered one of the ...
"The system we are using to change the future of society hasn't changed and that's our education system," Ayaan Esmail- Co-Founder "Genis" By Farah Nasser- Anchor, Global News The technological age ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- PUKAARNEWS -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam in 2003 (Madagascar): "I believe that today, Africa is a continent of opportunities, of opportunities."] ARTICLE: In 2012, Pukaar News spoke to other Ugandan Asians who were forced to leave 40 years ago but have since returned to the county and re-started businesses including Khalid Sheikh, Mayur Madhvani and Sudhir Ruparelia. 40 years ago Uganda was home to a large Asian community, Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs called it paradise. But the peace and tranquillity that existed for generations was to be short lived due to the actions of Idi Amin. In 1972 he ordered Asians to leave the country and were given just 90 days to flee. ...
We present two very interesting videos related to India's Azim Premji, who this week announced an increase in his philanthropic commitment to the Azim Premji Foundation by $7.5 billion, taking his overall commitment to his endowment to $21 billion. The news which has been reported widely in media around the world generated a very interesting panel discussion on the Indian Channel ...
Global -- Films from the Jubilee Arts International Film Festival, which took place in July 2018 during the Diamond Jubilee Celebration in Lisbon, are now available to view online at . A selection of films are available, which can be filtered by country, film genre, and film length, using the dark grey box labeled "Narrow your results." The International Film Festival ...
#Navroz #Nowruz #NewYear JollyGul.com presents Amin Mawani's heartwarming and skillful rendition of "Navroz Na Din Sohamna" (Beautiful Day of Navroz) in a video format with running lyrics and translations. Just in ...
By Isla Oliver- Guest Blogger Pakistan is a land that must be on your bucket list if you are a peripatetic. For those who are still unaware about the beauty of ...
