Take a minute and think about how important words are. Not merely imperative for communication but laden with significance, words can influence and change the world, for better or for worse. ...
Moiz Lakhani, the youngest winner of The International Youth Assembly Impact Challenge, 2018. Moiz received this award during the 22nd United Nations Youth Assembly Gala event from Her Excellency Ms. Simona ...
Portugal is the 5th oldest country in Europe. Aware of this reality, the Aga Khan Foundation has sought to increase knowledge and understanding of this phenomenon, in order to meet the challenges related to the quality of life of its senior citizens. The aim is to ensure the well-being of seniors by strengthening formal and informal primary-care networks; by increasing their participation ...
The Aga Khan University is an independent research university with its primary campus in Karachi, Pakistan, with additional campuses and training programmes in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom and Afghanistan. The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan ranks the university as the top medical school in Pakistan. ...
November 19, 2018, Southwest United States Ismaili Muslim Choir participated in the fourth annual Fort Bend Interfaith Community Thanksgiving Service held at St. Angela Merici Catholic Church in Houston, TX. Over ...
News story -- On 29 October, the Shi'i Studies Unit at The Institute of Ismaili Studies in collaboration with the Law, Authority and Learning in Imami Shi'ite Islam (LAWALISI) Project from the University of Exeter held an interactive workshop at the Aga Khan Centre, entitled, Hadith, Law and Theology in Early Shiʿite Islam. Speaking about this unique collaboration with the LAWALISI Project, ...
MAYOOSHIN.COM -- According to neuroscientists, our brains aren't built to do more than one thing at a time. And when we try to multitask, we damage our brains in ways that negatively affect our well-being, mental performance and productivity.... #1. Multitasking can lead to permanent brain damage. #3. Multitasking reduces focus and concentration ... "Multitasking creates a dopamine-addiction feedback loop ... Once this happens, it becomes very difficult to break the cycle." ...
THEPOLYMATHPROJECT.COM -- In his book "The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload" NYT bestselling author and neuroscientist Daniel Levitin argues that multitasking is even worse for us (cognitively... I don't know about socially) than smoking pot ... "Asking the brain to shift attention from one activity to another causes the prefrontal cortex and striatum to burn up oxygenated glucose, the same fuel they need to stay on task." ...
By Venetia Porter, curator of Islamic and contemporary Middle East for the British Museum and the lead curator behind the Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World I started working at ...
DAILYSTOIC.COM -- We waste time, we busy ourselves, we prioritize trivialities. Marcus Aurelius weighed every sentence he spoke and every action he took with a question: "is this necessary?" When the answer to that question is exclusively, "yes," you will have enough time in the day. "You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think." ...
United Arab Emirates -- In today's digital world, coding is increasingly becoming a fundamental skill. As part of The.Ismaili's November theme of Science and Technology, and to recognise International Children's Day today, we will learn about the children and youth of the UAE Jamat, who are engaging in a variety of stimulating technology-related programmes, from computer software to robotics. "Where individuals ...
LIVE WEBCAST -- THE ISMAILI -- United Kingdom -- Date: Wednesday 21 November, 2018; 8:30PM London (GMT); 3:30PM New York/Toronto (EST); 2:30PM Chicago/Houston (CDT); 12:30PM Vancouver (PST); 1:30AM Thu, Nov 22 Karachi (PKT); 2:00AM Thu, Nov 22 Mumbai (IST). Annual Milad-un-Nabi Lecture, entitled "The Arab Spring -- Quest for Social Justice," by Masooda Bano, Professor of Development Studies at the University of Oxford. The event will be webcast live from Ismaili Centre London at the.ismaili/live
The Sorrowful Muslim's Guide by Hussein Ahmad Amin, Translated by Yasmin Amin, Nesrin Amin published in Association with the Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations explores the ...
Alyna Rahim was born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan. She is twenty years-old and spends her free time doing origami, listening to music, occasionally singing, and reading mystery novels. Prior to ...
OZANVAROL.COM -- The 27-year-old director had a major problem in his hands. The star of his movie, Bruce, was high maintenance--even by Hollywood standards. Bruce was a mechanical shark, lovingly named after the director's lawyer. But the shark couldn't do the one thing he was built to do: swim properly. On his first day on the set, he sank to the bottom of ...
India -- With a desire to provide programmes of various boards on one platform to the Jamat, particularly those residing in smaller centres, the Local Council for Hyderabad in Southern India, on 26th August 2018, organised "Sunday Funday" for the Jamats of Parbhani and Nanded. The basket of programmes presented to the Jamat had at least one programme for each of ...
One of the most important female figures for the roles of women is Fatima, the daughter of Prophet Muhammad and his first wife Khadija. She was born around 604 CE in Mecca, the youngest of three sisters: Zaynab, Ruqayya, and Umm Kulthum. Fatima was reportedly close to her father. When the Prophet emigrated (hijra) to Medina in 622 CE initiating the ...
19 November 2018 - Earlier this month, Prince Aly Muhammad completed a five-day, private visit to the Kyrgyz Republic, during which he visited the Naryn campus of the University of Central Asia. Prince Aly Muhammad spent time with students in Naryn to understand more about their backgrounds and aspirations. "I was deeply inspired by the students and faculty I had the ...
Global -- Earlier this month, Prince Aly Muhammad completed a five-day, private visit to the Kyrgyz Republic, during which he visited the Naryn campus of the University of Central Asia. Prince Aly Muhammad spent time with students in Naryn to understand more about their backgrounds and aspirations. "I was deeply inspired by the students and faculty I had the opportunity to ...
JCI accreditation is considered the gold standard in global health care. JCI consultants are the most skilled and experienced in the industry. Hear what the Hospital leadership says about Joint Commission ...
BBC 100 Women has announced its list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2018. With their help we will explore a variety of themes, including using ...
Dhaka, Nov 17, 2018: Aga Khan School Dhaka celebrated 30 years of excellence in education with its alumni, current students, teachers, and parents. To mark the celebration, a daylong event was ...
The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) in Afghanistan, which falls under the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), on Sunday launched a settlement program in Afghanistan - which includes construction of housing ...
India -- The AKDN Comprehensive Sanitation Initiative, which was launched in 2015, is supporting the Swachh Bharat (Clean India) Mission, and is working to improve the quality of life of poor communities by facilitating access to water and sanitation for 100,000 poor households across six states in India, as well as by improving hygiene behaviours. On the world Toilet day, let ...
Kampala: Milad un Nabi, which is being celebrated today, marks the birthday of the Prophet Muhammed (Peace Be Upon Him). It falls on 12 Rabi-ul-Awwal of the Islamic lunar calendar. This ...
Canada -- Rihla: A Journey from Roots to Dreams. Through dance, voice, music, drama, and multimedia, this touring production will take the audience on a journey from Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah's Diamond Jubilee, through to Mawlana Hazar Imam's Diamond Jubilee. Rihla tells the story behind our Jamat's "Canadian Mosaic" exploring the rich diversity of cultures and languages through stories of migration, ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- Rowan Atkinson performs under the guise of his famous character Mr. Bean at the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. ...
THEPOLYMATHPROJECT.COM -- Contrary to what I learned in school, no educated person in 1492 [when Columbus sailed to North America] believed that the earth was flat.... Or, as historian J. B. Russel puts it, "... with extraordinary few exceptions no educated person in the history of Western Civilization from the third century B.C. onward believed that the earth was flat.... Historians of science have been proving this point for at least 70 years ..." The fact that the story survives until today suggests that there is something more at stake here than "mere history." ...
AGAKHANSTUDS.COM -- Princess Zahra Aga Khan, the eldest of the Aga Khan's four children, became the first member of the new generation to achieve turf success when at Saint-Cloud on June 11th 1996 Daralbayda won the Prix Flossie. She did not score again but acquired "black type" through being placed in the Prix Minerve, a Group III race won by her dam Daralinsha. By a ...
[H/T MOHIB EBRAHIM] -- QUILLETTE.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: In 2002, Hazar Imam said "I have been amazed and thrilled frankly, at the capacities of even the completely illiterate populations, to express themselves about the correct priority that should be addressed. And if you follow their agenda, nine times out of ten, you'll get it right!"] ARTICLE: In his book Intellectuals and Society, Thomas Sowell calls "mundane knowledge" the local, everyday facts that ordinary people know about their own circumstances ... A huge quantity of detailed and specific knowledge which no small group of experts could ever hope to learn. ...
QUILLETTE.COM -- People value expertise in closed systems, but distrust expertise in open systems.... Engineers, surgeons, pilots, are 'trusted' experts operating in closed systems.... Open systems are those that are 'exposed to the elements,' ... The economy, climate and politics are open systems. No matter how much you know, there is not only always more to know, but also an utterly unpredictable slide towards chaos as these things interact.... The erosion of trust in expertise has arisen exclusively from experts in open systems. ...
Following are some events taking place this weekend November 16- November 18, 2018 1:Interfaith Service- Chicago, IL, U.S.A 2:The Ruhi Project in Concert- London, U.K 3:Concert for Humanity- Houston, TX, U.S.A ...
Dubai, UAE -11 November 2018: Harvard Club of the UAE held its first ever Alumni Awards Gala at the Bulgari Hotel Yacht Club on November 9. The black-tie event celebrated the ...
PINTEREST.CA -- VINTAGE EAST AFRICA -- Memorabilia of British (BEA), German (DOA) and Independent East Africa ...
PINTEREST.CA -- VINTAGE EAST AFRICA -- Memorabilia of British (BEA), German (DOA) and Independent East Africa ...
PINTEREST.CA -- VINTAGE EAST AFRICA -- Memorabilia of British (BEA), German (DOA) and Independent East Africa ...
PINTEREST.CA -- VINTAGE EAST AFRICA -- Memorabilia of British (BEA), German (DOA) and Independent East Africa ...
PINTEREST.CA -- VINTAGE EAST AFRICA -- Memorabilia of British (BEA), German (DOA) and Independent East Africa ...
News story -- On 15 October, Dr Farhad Daftary and Dr Shainool Jiwa participated in a book launch for The Fatimid Caliphate: Diversity of Traditions at the University of Edinburgh, where Professor Carole Hillenbrand (Professor Emerita at University of Edinburgh and Professor of Islamic History at University of St Andrews) led a conversation with the two editors. Attended by scholars, researchers and ...
Invoking blessings on the Prophet, known as salawat, is an integral part of prayer based on Qur'anic injunction: "Indeed Allah and His angels bless the Prophet! O you who believe, invoke blessing on him (salloo 'alayhi) and greet him with the full greeting of peace" (33:56). Upon receiving the revelation of this verse, the companions of the Prophet asked him how ...
