Aga Khan Foundation USA: Children, Our First Priority
There is nothing that parents love more in this world than their children. Parents everywhere want our children to grow up safe, healthy, and happy. We want them to have a ...
VIDEO: Crash Course -- Imam Al-Hakim bi Amr Allah (Part 2)
The second part of a two-part video series giving an overview of the Fatimid Imam Caliph Al Hakim bi Amr Allah. Al-Hakim was the 6th Fatimid Imam Caliph as well as the 16th Ismaili Imam. He lived during a very turbulent period in Ismaili history. ...
Salim Merchant In Conversation With A. R. Rahman @salim_merchant @slimsulaiman
Sitting with a celebrated musician, talking about his journey and listening to his experiences can be an exhilarating/ electrifying experience in itself. From being an inspiration to many to talking about ...
Speech: KfW Development Bank's Fragile States "Weiterdenken" ("Thinking Ahead") Event (Berlin, Germany)
We have also used an innovative programme of small, community-led infrastructure projects to encourage local people to take charge of their development. This Stabilisation Programme for Northern Afghanistan was the springboard for today's conference and tonight's dialogue. Over € 100 million has been programmed through community consultations into 450 projects, responding to the needs identified by local people as most important ...
JANGHBARI: The Life Cycle of a Language
Below is an abstract of a chapter that is to appear later this year in a publication arising out of: Third international thematic CRG conference on Africa and the Indian Ocean ...
Community focus, pluralism and civil society essential in fragile states, says Aga Khan
Berlin, Germany, 15 January 2019 - His Highness the Aga Khan today emphasised three essential ingredients for stability and effective development in fragile contexts: a focus on local communities, a commitment to pluralism and the importance of a strong civil society. The Aga Khan was speaking at an event entitled, "Fragile States 'Weiterdenken'('Thinking Ahead') - Utilising Experiences from Stabilisation Measures for ...
Amor Fati: The Formula for Human Greatness
[H/T MOHIB EBRAHIM] -- DAILYSTOIC.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah's "Philosophy of Happiness:" "Learn to desire the thing that happens, and not try to mould events to their desires."] ARTICLE: Two thousand years ago the Stoic, Epictetus, who as a crippled slave has faced adversity after adversity, echoed the same: "Do not seek for things to happen the way you want them to; rather, wish that what happens happen the way it happens: then you will be happy." Amor fati [a love of fate] is the Stoic mindset that you take on for making the best out of anything that happens ...
We Need Stoicism More Than Ever
[H/T MOHIB EBRAHIM] -- AREOMAGAZINE.COM -- We live in an increasingly hysterical society, plagued by constant outrage ... The path to happiness and personal fulfillment at a harrowing cultural moment like ours is not more outrage. Rather, it is the conscious, careful cultivation of a stoic attitude: an attitude of calmness ... Lines of stoic thinking can be found in every major religion.... Stoicism teaches that we have no power over external events and they have no power over us, if we train our minds accordingly. ...
Emperor Akbar introduced a temporary order centred on the worship of light
The Mughals ruled the Indian subcontinent from 1526 to 1857. Muhammad Zahir al-Din Babur (r. 1526-1530) laid the foundation of a dynastic rule which inaugurated the most glorious period in the history of South Asian Islam. Babur's grandson Jalal al-Din Muhammad Akbar (r.1556-1605), who succeed Humayun, is considered the builder of the empire. His territorial expansion, an effective fiscal policy, and ...
Webcast: Hospitality, Global Conflicts and Migration: From Divine Imperative to Social Conscience
LIVE WEBCAST -- THE ISMAILI -- Canada -- Date: 15 January 2019; 8:00PM New York/Toronto (EST); 5:00PM Vancouver (PST); 7:00PM Chicago/Houston (CDT); 1:00AM Wed, Jan 16 London (GMT); 6:00AM Wed, Jan 16 Karachi/Dushanbe (PKT); 6:30AM Wed, Jan 16 Mumbai (IST). Milad-un-Nabi event where Professor Mona Siddiqui, OBE, will speak on the topic of "Hospitality, Global Conflicts and Migration: From Divine Imperative to Social Conscience." The event will be webcast live from Ismaili Centre Toronto at the.ismaili/live ...
Eternal Friend poem for Milad- E- Nabi by Afraaz Mulji
Enter! Enter! Enter, into the exalted! Tap into the prophetic vein! The divine has entrusted you, With the revelation of the sacred path towards himself Your mission will be manifest, To ...
SR Media Group Presentation: Mowla E Kainaat (Hazrat Ali A.S) Historical Review
Presenting the first review of the upcoming historical episodes of "Mowla E Kainaat" (Hazrat Ali A.S). Author Zulfiqar Ali Jessani, and producer S Raheemani talk in length about what prompted them ...
Admiral William H. McRaven's Powerful University of Texas at Austin 2014 Commencement Address
YOUTUBE.COM -- If you will humor this old sailor for just a moment, I have a few suggestions that may help you.... And while these lessons were learned during my time in the military, ... it matters not your gender, your ethnic or religious background, your orientation or your social status.... Every morning we were required to make our bed to perfection. It seemed a little ridiculous in light of the fact that we were aspiring to be real warriors, but the wisdom of this simple act has been proven to me many times over. ...
New Harvard Research Says U.S. Christianity Is Not Shrinking, But Growing Stronger
THEFEDERALIST.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: In 1999, Hazar Imam said he watches other (non-Ismaili) communities to learn how they retain their heritage, identity, and traditions.] ARTICLE: Is churchgoing and religious adherence really in "widespread decline" that conservative believers should suffer "growing anxiety"? Absolutely not. New research by scholars at Harvard University and Indiana University Bloomington is just the latest to reveal the myth.... But what about young people? We hear that young people are "leaving the church in droves," ... Pew reports that of young adults who left their faith, only 11% said they had a strong faith in childhood while 89% said they came from a home that had a very weak faith in belief and practice. ...
Colleges Should Teach Religion to Their Students
[H/T AMAANA] -- THEATLANTIC.COM -- I had never been religious. Far from it, I was a confirmed atheist.... I used to teach at a big land-grant university in the Midwest. In that capacity, I did what most professors do.... [But now] I think religion should be taught in college. I'm not talking about "religious studies," that is, the study of the phenomenon of religion. I'm talking about having imams, priests, pastors, rabbis, and other clerics teach the practice of their faiths. In college classrooms. To college students. For credit.... And I'm going to tell you why. ...
Razak Pirani: Toronto Tabla Ensemble
Razak Pirani began his study of tabla ten years ago under maestro Ritesh Das. Since then he has performed on stages across Canada and in the USA and Europe as a ...
Shahzadi Devje: ARE FOOD PRESERVATIVES BAD FOR MY HEALTH? @Desiliciousrd
A food preservative is a substance added to foods to make them last longer; to "preserve" them. Preservatives are added to foods to slow spoilage, and have found themselves in all ...
Zainub Verjee invited to speak on the Massy Commission Report
Mass Culture / Mobilisation Culture, began in 2018 a conversation with Canadian Community where they invited sharp minds and leaders to present their thoughts on the state of Canadian Culture. These ...
Imran Hunzai Photography: Attabad Lake, Gilgit-Baltistan @ihunzai
Photo credit: Imran Hunzai, Chief Digital Officer at Centangle Learn more about Imran and his work here ...
International Talent Showcase performances now available online
Global -- Performances from the Jubilee Arts International Talent Showcase, which took place in July 2018 during the Diamond Jubilee Celebration in Lisbon, are now available to view online at . All five full shows are available, along with each individual performance. The performances can be filtered by country, performance type, and performance day using the dark grey box labeled "Narrow ...
Top 5 Scariest Roller Coasters You Wont Believe Exist!
YOUTUBE.COM -- Here are 5 of the scariest amusement rides ever to exist! These are the most crazy rides ever that you MUST try! ...
Unity is Strength: A Lesson from the Intertwining Roots of the Redwood Tree
"The children of Adam, created of the self-same clay, are members of one body. When one member suffers, all members suffer, likewise." -- Sadi, Muslim poet. "Withdrawing and distancing from others does not make us stronger. We hurt ourselves, limit that which can nurture us, open ourselves to injuries that can only be survived by connections. Isolationism and xenophobia fuel hatred ...
Sports Fellowship brings Basketball athletes from USA to Pakistan
Pakistan -- As part of the process to keep the youth fit, active and motivated, The Aga Khan Youth and Sports Board for Pakistan organised a Sports Fellowship basketball coaching programme in Gilgit and Karachi. In collaboration with AKYSB for USA, professional coaches and elite athletes from the USA were invited to help train participants who were interested to learn the ...
Time Management Is A Waste Of Time. Focus On This Instead
MAYOOSHIN.COM -- Time management systems are inhumane. Yes, someone had to say it and I just did. Time management may be a great system for a machine, but for the rest of us who are emotionally driven human beings--we need to take account for our energy levels.... Instead of focusing on time management, you can instead schedule your most important activities around your highest energy levels, schedule for regular downtime and create habitual rituals that you stick to consistently. ...
Why time management is ruining our lives
THEGUARDIAN.COM -- One of the sneakier pitfalls of an efficiency-based attitude to time is we start to feel pressured to use our leisure time "productively", too ... Travelling to unfamiliar places not for the sheer experience of travel, but in order to add to our mental storehouse of experiences ... In his 1962 book The Decline of Pleasure, Walter Kerr noticed this shift in our experience of time: "We are all of us compelled to read for profit, party for contracts, lunch for contacts ... and stay home for the weekend to rebuild the house." ...
The Aga Khan on the importance of education: The story of his Czech coach
By HIS HIGHNESS THE AGA KHAN Very early after the end of the second world war, my brother and I were sent to school in Switzerland, Le Rosey, and after a few years at that school, a new coach for rowing became part of the school and we were told that he would also coach the ice hockey team during the ...
Part 23: The Aga Khan and His Family | Aga Khan Studs History
AGAKHANSTUDS.COM -- Young sire Siyouni becomes the leading second season sire of his generation, thanks notably to the classy filly Ervedya. A magnificent hat-trick of Group 1 triumphs from Ervedya in 2015 signaled the arrival of Siyouni as a leading sire in Europe. Born from Siyouni's first season at the Haras de Bonneval, Ervedya proved to be a fantastic flag-bearer for her sire. The elegant ...
Events: Milad-un-Nabi Commemoration @monasiddiqui7
Observe the auspicious #MiladUnNabi this year & attend two free public #lectures on Tuesday, Jan 15th, 2019. • 1st lecture is at Emmanuel College, Toronto, University of Toronto at 5:00 pm. ...
@shereenladha: Free community classes at the Sony Centre in Toronto include Bollywood dancing
Sony Centre, Toronto invites you to join them for an exciting season of community classes where you'll have the opportunity to engage with the arts through education, creation, and movement. Explore ...
Zainub Verjee's essay in Canadian Art Magazine answers who is an Artist
Zainub Verjee's new essay "For Love or Money" in the 2019 Winter issue of Canadian Art Magazine, a leading North American Art journal. This essay deals with what is constitute being ...
Ayaan Esmail: DNA Origami ~ Curing cancer by shaping DNA! @EsmailAyaan
Over the last 40 years, we have invested over 90 billion dollars into finding cures for cancer, and it's still the leading cause of death worldwide with an estimated 9.6 million ...
Nabila Alibhai: Quartz Africa Innovators 2018
This is the fourth edition of the Quartz Africa Innovators, our annual series identifying some of the most ambitious and imaginative minds on the continent. The 30 movers and thinkers on ...
The Aga Khan Library: Relocation to New State-Of-The-Art Facilitites Enables a Wider Collection
WEARELIBRARYPEOPLE.COM -- BCI -- As a shared library, the Aga Khan Library's primary objective is to support teaching and research in its parent institutions. The Library, however, is also committed to fostering knowledge of Islam, past and present, and to facilitating access for external researchers and students to resources on the history, faith and cultures that comprise the global Ismaili Shia community. ...
The Aga Khan Library, London
BLOG.COPAC.JISC.AC.UK -- COPAC -- His Highness the Aga Khan in conversation with Lord Ahmad, Mayor Sadiq Khan, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, and Head Librarian of the Aga Khan Library Dr. Walid Ghali during the inauguration of the Aga Khan Library on June 26th 2018. The Aga Khan Library, London, formerly known as the IIS-ISMC Library, is the result of the ...
Aga Khan Library, London
AGAKHANCENTRE.ORG.UK -- Gary Kamemoto and Professor Maki of Maki & Associates, the architects of the Aga Khan Centre. The Aga Khan Library is a shared library between the Institute of Ismaili Studies and the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations - Aga Khan University, to support teaching and research in the Institutes. The Library is also committed to fostering knowledge of Islam, ...
Chiragh-i Roshan, a ceremony of light established by Nasir-i Khusraw
Literally meaning "luminous lamp," the Chiragh-i Roshan (or Rawshan) is a ceremony practised by the Nizari Ismailis of Afghanistan, Tajikistan, western China, and northern Pakistan. The ceremony, generally performed on the third night following the death of a family member, is guided by the authorised text Chiragh-nama which comprises poetry, supplication, and verses of the Qur'an, culminating in the kindling of ...
Fillah Karim dreams of sailing at the 2020 Olympics
Canada -- Ismailis around the world may be cheering for a Canadian sailor at the 2020 Olympics. If everything falls into place, Vancouver's Fillah Karim will don the country's red and white colours to take on the world's best in the discipline known as Laser sailing in Tokyo. In order for that to happen, Karim will first have to help Canada ...
Adam Nanjee: Canadian Startup Veteran Joins Microsoft for Startups Team @adamnanjee
I am honored, humbled, and thrilled to share that I have joined Microsoft for Startups as Managing Director for Canada, where I will be working with Canada's best and brightest entrepreneurs ...
Pictures: Aga Khan Youth and Sports Board Gold Cup 2018
Islamabad, Pakistan: Aga Khan Youth and Sports board of Pakistan had organized "Gold Cup 2018" that were held on December 28 to 31, 2018 at Jinnah Sports Complex, Islamabad. Athletes from ...
VIDEO: President of Portugal visits Ismaili Centre Lisbon
Global -- Leaders of the Jamat and AKDN, volunteers, and the Aga Khan Scouts, warmly welcomed His Excellency the President of Portugal to the Ismaili Centre Lisbon, to celebrate the building's 20th anniversary. ...
