On the date of his mother's birthday, Telfair resident Naushad Kermally honored her by adding his name to the list of candidates running for Sugar Land District 2 City Councilmember. The ...
Global -- The.Ismaili is pleased to announce that, due to popular demand, selected items from the Diamond Jubilee Memorabilia Collection are now available for purchase online at The.Ismaili Shop. This collection beautifully combines form and function in a wide selection of luxury personal and home accessories. Many of the items feature the Diamond Jubilee motif, inspired by a Fatimid wood carving ...
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first human steps on the moon by discovering the wonder, knowledge, and beauty the moon has inspired through the ages. Exhibition date: Mar 09, 2019 ...
The Merchant brothers, Salim and Sulaiman, rank among the most dynamic and talented musicians and composers in South Asia today. Salim and Sulaiman reflected on their musical careers and some of their widely acclaimed compositions inspired by Islam's rich tradition of spirituality and artistic expression. The breadth and range of their musical ability attests to their intrinsic genius. ...
A conversation with Wajahat Ali -- a journalist, writer, lawyer, an award-winning playwright, a TV host, and a previous consultant for the U.S. State Department under Hillary Clinton. He discusses his insights on Social Media, Mainstream Media, Echo Chambers, Journalism, Post-Fact Society, the Perceptions of Muslims, Think-Tanks, and his vision for the Future. Published for Sacred Matters Magazine (affiliated with Emory University's Center for Digital Scholarship). ...
United States -- Bell jingles, loud cheers, and upbeat music could be heard in Carrollton Headquarters Jamatkhana on November 21, 2018, as numerous volunteers competed to make meals for children and their families in the North Texas area. With turkeys roasting in their own ovens, volunteers chose to wake up and come serve on this Thanksgiving morning. "We wanted to do ...
United States -- One hundred seventh-grade students from the Westminster Schools, an independent co-educational Christian day school, took a field trip last November to the Ismaili Jamatkhana in Norcross. As part of their World Religions curriculum, the students explored the Jamatkhana space used for worship and contemplation, and they engaged in group activities to discuss significant aspects of Islam. Westminster faculty ...
FS.BLOG -- "Most geniuses -- especially those who lead others -- prosper not by deconstructing intricate complexities but by exploiting unrecognized simplicities." -- Andy Benoit ...
Best teachers in Kenya recognised at AKU convocation ceremony. Nairobi, Kenya, 13 February 2019 - The Cabinet Secretary for Education, Hon. Dr. Amina Mohamed has challenged academic institutions to increase their intake in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) courses. Speaking during the 15th convocation ceremony of the Aga Khan University (AKU) Dr. Mohamed said this will help bridge the unemployment ...
Amin Mawani's classic rendition of Ra'is Hasan Alamuti's Farsi poetry has now been released in a video format with running lyrics and translations by JollyGul.com. Music is produced by Nadeem Ali. ...
Baitik elementary school kids today presented a book they wrote, which will be available for use in the National Library for Children and Youth in Bishkek. Teachers, parents, representatives of the ...
[H/T MOHIB EBRAHIM] -- OZANVAROL.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazrat Ali: "No one establishes the order of God the Glorified except one who ... is not a conformist ..."] ARTICLE: "Nobody does it that way." This line stops a conversation before it begins. If no one does it that way, it means it can't be done. If no one does it that way, it means we're not going to do it that way. When push comes to shove, we conform, rather than flout. As Warren Buffett put it, "The five most dangerous words ... are 'Everybody else is doing it.'" The next time you're tempted to follow the herd, ask yourself, "What if I did what no one else is doing?" ...
HUFFINGTONPOST.CA -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Highly recommended for all those aspiring to be innovative in all they do.] ARTICLE: As scientists now understand it, creativity is far more complex than the right-left brain distinction. Creative personality types are difficult to pin down, largely because they're complex, paradoxical and tend to avoid habit or routine. Here are some tell-tale characteristics and behaviors of highly creative people. They daydream. They observe everything. They take time for solitude. They ask the big questions. They take risks. They follow their true passions. They lose track of the time. They connect the dots. They constantly shake things up. They ...
United States -- Jamatkhanas and Ismaili Centres play an important role in the lives of the Ismaili community in the USA but they also play a very important role in promoting diversity and pluralism in the communities where they exist. Jamatkhanas share a natural affinity with many places of worship. Throughout the country, local Ismaili Councils have engaged with various faith ...
Separating fact and fiction in Islamic art Last week Stephennie Mulder, who teaches the history of Islamic Art and Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin, was in Ireland to ...
Readers are encouraged to contact Alyjan Daya via email at Alyjandaya@gmail.com directly to receive full version of his review. Source Alyjan Daya graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in ...
Hidden Oaks Middle School student Sanya Pirani, 12, has been named a distinguished Minnesota finalist for the 2019 Prudential Spirit of Community Award. A seventh-grader, Sanya manages her own nonprofit organization, ...
By Zohra Raja It lies in the way it equips us to understand our past, and consequently, our present. After-all, art is reflective of the society in which it is bred. ...
Portugal -- Para assinalar a Semana Mundial de Harmonia Inter-religiosa, o The.Ismaili tem o prazer de partilhar a história de um grupo de alunos ismailis e dos seus amigos e vizinhos católicos que se juntaram no ano passado para visitar o Santuário de Fátima, um dos locais sagrados mais significativos no país. No dia 8 de dezembro de 2018 (feriado católico ...
OZANVAROL.COM -- The transition of Johnny the gospel singer to Johnny Cash the legend holds important lessons for us all. Most people try to emulate the titans that came before them. Our internal narrative tells us to play it safe and go with what's worked in the past. But, as Cash quickly realized, there are way too many aspiring gospel singers. You can't get ahead if you're simply following. It's only by embracing your distinctive qualities -- those that the world tries so hard to beat into conformity -- that your inner Johnny Cash can emerge. ...
United States -- "Thank you again for all you are doing to help staff the shelter. You and all the Aga Khan Council volunteers have been a tremendous help, and I really can't thank you enough! Your nurses wanted to be here. They came with such open hearts. It was fabulous." -Monica Soderstrom, Nursing Director for the Butte County Public Health ...
Aga Khan Academy alumna Sarah Keshvani is currently in her first year at the University of Victoria, Canada, on a full scholarship as part of the Academies' partnership with the Ontario government. She plans to major in either biological sciences, with a concentration in neuroscience or kinesiology, or biochemistry. Sarah's love for the sciences flourished during the Diploma Programme at the ...
Alisha Sonawalla was member of AKA Hyderabad's first graduating cohort, the Class of 2014. Since then, she has accumulated an extraordinary set of experiences during a gap year and subsequently at university in New York City. These experiences range from heading projects geared to exposing girls in rural India to coding and internet technologies, to designing English language development programmes in ...
This open online course looks at the challenges of enhancing the quality of urban life as they have been addressed by projects from across the world that have received the Aga ...
"We're not inventing a completely new drug, we are re-purposing the delivery device" It's 9:45 p.m. on a run of the mill Tuesday and Shaan Hooey is tired. It's been a ...
Infrastructure that connects two parks has become a popular urban space. More information available at: ...
Zahra and Shireen Kassam are excited to be organising the first Canadian plant-based nutrition conference in Toronto on June 1st 2019. This is on the back of the hugely successful plant-based ...
Accelerate Prosperity, a new global initiative of the Aga Khan Development Network in Central and South Asia, has announced a new round of investments for promising small and medium enterprises located ...
Uganda government applauds AKU's role in quality education and healthcare. Kampala, Uganda, 9 February 2019 - Ninety-four students have been awarded degrees in various disciplines by the Aga Khan University (AKU) at its 16th convocation ceremony in Uganda. A total of 31 graduands were awarded diplomas in nursing, while another 31 were conferred Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees. A further ...
WISDOMOFCHOPRA.COM -- It has been said by some that the thoughts and tweets of Deepak Chopra are indistinguishable from a set of profound sounding words put together in a random order, particularly the tweets tagged with "#cosmisconciousness". This site aims to test that claim! Each "quote" is generated from a list of words that can be found in Deepak Chopra's Twitter stream randomly stuck together in a sentence. This site is intended for entertainment purposes only. It in no way reflects the thoughts of Deepak Chopra. ...
"Poetry is the voice of God speaking through the lips of man. If great painting puts you in touch with nature, great poetry puts you in direct touch with God." Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah's interview with the Daily Sketch, November 2, 1931 Source: Ismaili Gnosis In pre-Islamic times, the recitation of poetry was the mark of artistic achievement. The human voice ...
ARAMCOWORLD.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Despite its unflattering start, the article is otherwise outstanding.] ARTICLE: For more than 100 years, Dar al-'Ilm distinguished itself as a center of learning ... All were welcomed, and it remained unfettered by political pressures or partisan influences. "There is no evidence that it ever served as a propaganda institution. It was created simply as a public academy," says Paul Walker of the University of Chicago.... "Egypt was a real center of learning during this whole classical period, and Cairo in particular. People came there to learn from all over the Islamic world," says Paula Sanders of Rice University.... Among the most notable drawn to it was Ibn al-Haytham, who today is regarded as the father of modern optics. ...
OZANVAROL.COM -- The key is to trick the mind by giving it an excuse. But instead of giving the mind an out, we often go for a punch to the gut. We belittle the other person ("I told you so"). We ostracize ("Basket of deplorables"). We ridicule ("What an idiot"). [This] has the counterproductive effect of activating the other person's defenses and solidifying their positions. The moment you belittle the mind you've lost the battle. Once you've equated someone's beliefs with idiocracy, changing that person's mind will require nothing short of an admission that they are unintelligent. ...
United States -- It was an uncharacteristically cold and windy Monday morning in Los Angeles on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 21, 2019. Most families were bundled warmly in their homes, but 48 volunteers in I-CERV shirts huddled together at George Washington Carver Middle School to help the community. This event attracted over a thousand volunteers from dozens of corporations ...
United States -- "When volunteers are taken seriously, the quality of their contribution and their own sense of satisfaction literally soar," said Princess Zahra Aga Khan at the International Association for Volunteer Effort World Conference in Edmonton, Canada, on August 25, 1998. On January 6, 2019, six local high school Jamati youth volunteers from Long Island represented the Ismaili community at ...
"The Holy Quran commands humankind to shape our earthly environment, as good stewards of the Divine Creation...We hope that the Aga Khan Award for Architecture will always point towards an architecture of optimism and harmony, a powerful force in elevating the quality of human life." Speech by Mawlana Hazar Imam at the Aga Khan Award for Architecture Ceremony, Dubai, United Arab ...
United Kingdom -- Meet, Compete & Unite.The European Sports Festival is back. 19 - 21 April 2019 at The University of Nottingham.Please click the below link for more details:www.the.ismaili/esf ...
GOOGLE.COM -- If it is obligatory on us to return the 'amanat' [what is trusted to us] to all sorts of people, how many times more obligatory does it become on us that we should return the 'amanat' which belongs to the Imams? To commit a breach of trust in your dealings with the Imams is a dreadful affair and the worst possible sin. God says, "O momins don't commit breach of trust in your dealings with God and the Prophet." Thus he who deceives the Prophet, deceives God. God says, "Those who make covenant with you make covenant with God." ...
A tribute to the great Ismaili dai, Hasan bin Sabbah who was responsible for establishing the Alamut state after the divisions in the Fatimid Empire led to its eventual demise. Hasan maintained that Imam Nizar and not Musteali was the rightful heir to Imam Mustansir billah, the 8th Fatimid Caliph. Photo: © Copyright Muslim Harji, Montreal, PQ, Canada.. The recent CNN photo ...
SR Media Group presents "Mowla E Kainaat" Series of Episodes highlighting the life history of Hazrat Ali (Alayhi As-Salaam). Born to Abu Talib and Fatimah bint Asad, Hazrat Ali (Alayhi As-Salaam) ...
