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Imam Hasan Ali Shah Aga Khan I, the forty-sixth Nizari Ismaili Imam, settled in Bombay (now Mumbai), India in December 1848, establishing the seat of Imamat there, initiating the modern period in Nizari Ismaili history. Official portrait of Imam Hasan Ali Shah taken after 1847. Source: The Ismailis An Illustrated History In the aftermath of the destruction of their state of ...
This short video introduces one of the oldest manuscripts of the Qur'an, the Sana'a Palimpsest, dating back to the 1st-2nd century AH / 7th century CE. This short video introduces one of the oldest manuscripts of the Qur'an, the Sana'a Palimpsest, dating back to the 1st-2nd century AH / 7th century CE. The manuscript was discovered in Yemen, during the 1972 ...
On the occasion of His Highness the Aga Khan's upcoming 82nd birthday on December 13, 2018, JollyGul.com presents: Ujaviye Janm Jayanti (Let's celebrate Mawla's birthday) with lyrics and translations. Vocals: Harshda ...
Poonam Ni Raat is one of the most popular Ismaili Geet which has been performed and sung through out Ismaili Bands worldwide. Here is the newer version of this geet for ...
[The following is an adapted version of a eulogy delivered by Karim H. Karim at the bhatti reception honouring his sister Nazil, who passed away recently in Port Moody, British Columbia, at the age of 61] By KARIM H. KARIM Nazil Kara (1957-2018) I would like to tell you about my sister Nazil Kara, whose life was ordinary and also extraordinary. ...
The Brethren of Purity were a secret society of Muslim philosophers that occupied a prominent station in the history of science and philosophy in Islam due to the wide reception and assimilation of their monumental encyclopedia: Rasa'il-Ikhwan-al-Safa', The Epistles of the Brethren of Purity (compendium of 52 epistles) that would greatly influence the world of esotericism and spirituality. ...
Part 1 series of Professor Azim Nanji's article "Beyond the Clash of Civilizations", which is extracted from an address given as part of the "2020: Building the Future" Lecture Series at the University of Waterloo. This first part gives an overview of the article, and describes the work of Samuel Huntington on the idea of a "Clash of Civilizations". ...
Uganda -- Kampala, 3 November 2018- A commemorative Milad in Nabi lecture and dinner was hosted by the National Council of Uganda together with a photo exhibition of Aga Khan Education Services and Aga Khan University marking this year's Milad un Nabi celebration. The occasion started with the recitation of verses from the Holy Quran and renditions of Naats. Vice President ...
Uganda -- On Thursday, 8 November 2018, 11 Jamati Volunteers graduated and received a "Certificate in Child Care" from Madrasa Early Childhood Development Institute (MECDI) licensed by Ministry of Education and Sports. The Madrasa Preschool project started in Mombasa, in response to a request made by Ummah leadership to Mawlana Hazar Imam in 1986. Their request was for help with developing ...
By Daniel Soucy, AIF Clinton Fellow On the Ground in India: Perspectives from American India Foundation's Clinton Fellows* Dressed in a French beret, tall socks and a vintage, knit suit carrying nothing ...
TKN -- Dr Anees Chagpar and Dr Farin Amersi served on a TKN assignment with the Aga Khan University (AKU) in Karachi for three weeks in September and October this year, in their first visit to Pakistan, to assess the breast cancer program at AKU. Both TKN volunteers were well qualified for the assignment, and brought a wealth of experience with ...
The city cyclist dreams of representing India on world stage Hyderabad: The 20-year-old Hyderabad cyclist Aman Punjani achieved a rare feat in the recently-concluded 23rd National Road Cycling Championship. He became ...
Click here to sign up for this project JollyGul.com is an independently run website which is a human curated search engine for all types of Ismaili music - ginans, qasidas, geets, ...
Salima Remtulla drives organizational change and advocates diversity as vice-president of operations and corporate strategy at Vancouver-based Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. With international experience directing strategy and building high-performance teams, ...
When you read Asma's Moonlight Baby, you have a connection with each story in more ways than one. You become a character in the story. But in various levels. In one ...
DEVIANTART.COM -- Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is. -- H. Jackson Browne ...
Serena Hotels Pakistan in collaboration with Karakorum Area Development Organization (KADO) celebrated International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) on 3rd December 2018 with theme "Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring ...
Refine your Common App Personal Statement Dr. Shenila Khoja-Moolji is organizing a session on common app essays in Atlanta, GA. This session is simply an effort to bring together ismaili students ...
The graduates of our class 2018 reveal the most memorable lessons from their time at AKU. Find out how their experiences at university have shaped them into individuals who are ready ...
This December, the Aga Khan Museum transforms the perception that museums are only places for dusty artifacts, when its exterior walls become a massive canvas for Light up the Dark: A ...
Zulfiqar Ali Kalhoro delves into a less known period of Sindh's history. The history of Sindh is full of legends, myths, memories, memorials and monuments. The religious history is more complex ...
Inaugural Linamar scholarships is available to 10 women each year in the Engineering/Ivey Business School Dual program - a scholarship intended to develop young female leaders equipped for both engineering and business. ...
Nimet Kanji stars in Anosh Irani's Bombay Black, onstage Dec. 5 to 15 at Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordoba Street, Vancouver, BC The lives of an Indian exotic dancer and ...
Independent Master Jury Will Select Recipients of US$ 1 Million Prize Geneva, Switzerland, 4 December 2018 - The members of the Master Jury for the 2017-2019 Cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced today. The Jury, which independently selects the recipients of the US$ 1 million Award, will convene in January 2019 to select a shortlist from hundreds ...
Tanzania -- Unison sounds of young boys from Madrassah Shadiliyah and Husseini Madrassah singing Qasidas filled the hall during the Milad-Un-Nabi ("Maulid") celebration at Upanga Jamatkhana. The event highlighted the diverse interpretations of Islam by bringing together members and government leaders from all various faiths under one house to commemorate the life of Prophet Mohamed (May Peach Be Upon Him) and ...
QUILLETTE.COM -- As a young child, I remember being told "You can be anything you want to be if you're prepared to work hard enough."... One day, my math teacher, Ms. Chu, asked me to see her after class in her office, where she presented me with my mark on the most recent test, which was 3 percent (that number is not missing a digit).... She said, "if you were putting in the effort, you'd get the results." By then, I was sick to death of hearing this ...
Khaliya Aga Khan speaks on how love and compassion are integral to ensuring not only human flourishing, but to human survival. She goes on to share her conviction that true human ...
For Faisel, it was important to live his life in the moment, and to appreciate life. He taught all of us to live in the moment." - ALIYA SHARIFF Earlier this ...
With 95 percent of all children living in "the majority world in developing countries" - but with only 5 percent of the early learning research coming from these locations - Aleem ...
News story -- Islam an Illustrated Journey is a Diamond Jubilee publication produced by Azimuth Editions in conjunction with The Institute of Ismaili Studies. The book is a timely reminder of Islam's rich legacy and pluralistic heritage and takes readers on a visual journey through Islam's rich 1400 year history. On 3 November 2018, the first book launch was held at Ismaili ...
The Qutb Shahi Heritage Park in Hyderabad is a unique necropolis complex built during the reign of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, which ruled the Hyderabad region in the 16th and 17th ...
After visiting Beirut, Ali & Dilshad took the opportunity to visit the countryside of Lebanon outside Beirut. We were pleasantly surprised to see very different geographies in Lebanon, and various different ...
Karachi, December 1, 2018: More than 400 graduates celebrated their success at the Aga Khan University's convocation ceremony on Saturday. This year's ceremony was especially significant as it marked the graduation ...
On the evening of November 22, 2018, the Aga Khan Museum was honoured to celebrate our generous supporters through the formal unveiling of our donor wall, hosted by Prince Amyn Aga Khan. On this historic occasion, we celebrated what we have been able to accomplish in four short years, proudly displaying the names of our most generous supporters. It is thanks to ...
The latest free exhibition to be hosted in Philanthropy House is the Aga Khan Foundation's "The Artisans of Al-Darb Al-Ahmar - Life and Work in Historic Cairo" and is open from ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- Have you ever been so sure of something that you are ready to risk your life to prove it? Physics professor Walter Lewin from MIT does exactly that as part of his lecture on the conservation of energy. Watch out for that wrecking ball. ...
