United States -- This month, The.Ismaili is focussing on the theme of Science and Technology. Today, we will explore the numerous ways that members of the Jamat in the United States participate in and contribute to the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). "....what are the subjects which will be necessary tomorrow? Is the developing world going to continue ...
Date: Friday, November 30, 2018 from 1:30 PM- 6:00 PM at SFU Harbour Centre Room 2245 (McCarthy Tetrault Lecture Room) Date: Saturday, December 1, 2018 from 10:30 AM- 3:00 PM at ...
The first 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. ...
Canada -- Cycling across Canada to raise money for charity wasn't the original plan for two Afghans who came to the country as refugees over a decade ago. Originally, Sulaiman Hakimi and Jamil Ahmadi - two friends who both grew up in Kabul - had simply intended to bike around Montreal to explore parts of the city they were still getting ...
United States -- USC's Don Miller, together with Ken Chasen, Senior Rabbi of Leo Baeck Temple in Los Angeles, Samira Saleh, current President of the Pakistan Arts Council of the USC Pacific Asia Museum, and Sarah Sayeed, Senior Advisor in the Community Affairs Unit of the Mayor's Office of New York City and responsible for citywide Muslim engagement and facilitating culturally ...
India -- Diabetes is a lifelong condition, for which there is currently no cure, although scientists are undertaking pioneering research into care, treatment, and prevention. In recent years, the prevalence of diabetes has been rising more rapidly in the developing world. In a speech at the initiation ceremony of the Aga Khan University Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, in December 2015, Mawlana ...
STRESS - the feeling that you get when you're overwhelmed and struggle to cope with the demands of life. Its causes are absolutely everywhere. Would you agree? Our natural "fight or ...
The solutions to under-nutrition lie beyond healthcare, yet policy often doesn't take this into account, according to Zulfiqar Bhutta, Inaugural Chair in Global Child Health at the Hospital for Sick Children ...
Princess Salimah Aga Khan, SOS International Ambassador for the Children, toured cities across Canada in support of SOS Children's Villages this past October. Princess Salimah Aga Khan's visit to Canada began ...
Stakes winners, producers and sisters to Group 1 winners offered at November Breeding Stock Sale. Aga Khan bred and sold broodmares have produced a host of Stakes performers in recent months, headed by dual Group 1 winner CAPRI and Irish St Leger hero FLAG OF HONOUR. Breeders will have a new opportunity to invest in some illustrious bloodlines at the forthcoming ...
India -- On the occasion of Children's Day in India, The.Ismaili India brings to you special moments, thoughts, and journeys of some of our young minds across India. Take a sneak peek into some exciting events and programmes organised for their holistic development. Superheroes are not born, they are often formed at a young age and it wouldn't be wrong to ...
The Walrus Talks is a national series of events about Canada and its place in the world. Each event offers thoughtful, inspiring thinking from scholars, writers, performers, scientists, artists, and business ...
GOALCAST.COM -- #4: The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.... #3: Courage is grace under pressure. #6: Never confuse movement with action.... #15: Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.... #9: Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another. ...
TED.COM -- Writer and artist James Bridle uncovers a dark, strange corner of the internet, where unknown people or groups "on YouTube hack the brains of young children in return for advertising revenue." ... "And there's so much weirdness in the system now that autoplay takes you to some pretty strange places. This is how, within a dozen steps, you can go from a cute video of a counting train to masturbating Mickey Mouse. Yeah. I'm sorry about that." ... "If you take one thing away from this, it's that if you have small children, keep them the hell away from YouTube." ...
THEFEDERALIST.COM -- Expressways, neon lights, and concrete slabs might have a thing or two in common with our rising digital wasteland, littered with ads and pointless content.... As with the monotony of the highway strip, the Facebook feed leaves one's consciousness ebbing away, replaced by a kind of hypnosis leavened only by a vague discomfort. You are left wondering: Why does this exist? ...
Global -- An educational programme was hosted at the Aga Khan Centre in London in late-September, for supporters of its three resident institutions, namely the Aga Khan Foundation, The Institute of Ismaili Studies, and the Aga Khan University. The two-day event was attended by Prince Amyn and Princess Zahra. Jointly organised by the three institutions, the programme provided an opportunity for ...
Global -- The Aga Khan Foundation, the Institute of Ismaili Studies, and the Aga Khan University welcomed supporters to the Aga Khan Centre in September 2018, where senior leaders shared the progress of the institutions, and the positive impact they have made on the lives of individuals and communities around the world. ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- GOALCAST -- Hollywood legend Robin Williams tells you how to make your life spectacular and why it's all worth it in the end. You know, as we come to the end of this phase of our life, we find ourselves trying to remember the good times and trying to forget the bad times, and we find ourselves thinking about the ...
France -- Mawlana Hazar Imam joined over 60 world leaders for the opening session of the inaugural Paris Peace Forum on 11 November 2018. Leadership from the French Jamat and AKDN were also present at the Forum. Initiated by French President Emmanuel Macron, the Forum is founded on the principle that international cooperation is key to tackling global challenges and ensuring ...
When Umeeda Switlo visited Belize in 2014 on assignment for an international NGO, she immediately fell in love with the Central American Country, its people, and a golden, pungent root spice. ...
Paris, France, 11 November 2018 - His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today joined over 60 world leaders for the opening session of the inaugural Paris Peace Forum. Initiated by French President Emmanuel Macron, the Forum is founded on the principle that international cooperation is key to tackling global challenges and ensuring ...
Paris, France, 11 November 2018 - His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today joined over 60 world leaders for the opening session of the inaugural Paris Peace Forum. Initiated by French President Emmanuel Macron, the Forum is founded on the principle that international cooperation is key to tackling global challenges and ensuring ...
An annual event since it was established in 1994 by the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe, the Lisbon Forum has been a distinctive platform bringing together high-level participants from ...
Nov 9, 2018: This year's Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40, were honoured at the annual gala event at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto. LEXPERT Rising Stars honours Canada's ...
Mark November 14, 2018, on your calendar and join us at the Canadian Tire Centre for an unparalleled event bringing together world-renowned speakers, A-list performers, and tens of thousands of youth ...
Today, toddlers read books about caterpillars, monkeys, giraffes and more as part of their bedtime routine. As children learn through repetition, our goal is to teach faith-based stories to our toddlers ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- Our double age-ent: Kenneth Leverich, a former Junior Olympic weight lifter and top SoCal Crossfit competitor who does even lift, 535lbs dead, precisely. We tapped Hollywood special effects guru Dan Gilbert to subject Leverich to 4 hours of prosthetics and make up. Then we made him wear a cardigan. ...
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Mawlana Hazar Imam visited the Jamat in Canada for the first time in November 1978, arriving in Ottawa on November 12 as a guest of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Mawlana Hazar Imam met with Jamat in:Ottawa - November 13Vancouver - November 14-16, also visiting the site of the future Ismaili Centre with Council members and Burnaby Mayor Tom Constable.Calgary - November ...
GOOGLE.COM -- ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ISMAILISM, 2006 -- The word khanava'dan is derived from the Persian, khanaa'badan, means "may the house be flourished." ... In Ismaili practice, the Imam holds sole power to say khanava'dan to his spiritual children. The Mukhi represents the Imam in the jamatkhana, therefore, he is vested authority to bless with khanava'dan or the Kamadia, including the Mukhi/Kamadia of different majalis. ...
A unique international exhibition, "Rays of Light", is set to visit Pakistan very shortly. This inspiring and interactive exhibition celebrates the Imamat of Mawlana Hazar Imam and is an unparalled opportunity to experience Mawlana Hazar Imam's vision and untiring efforts for his Jamat over the years. Mawlana Hazar Imam, accompanied by the Noorani family, first inaugurated this groundbreaking photographic and multimedia ...
INTROVERTDEAR.COM -- A big fat Indian wedding is all about people, glitter, fun, and a show of wealth -- which can quickly turn into a nightmare for the bride if she's an introvert. Here are nine things that may make an Indian bride wonder why she ever wanted to get married. 1. Rituals and rituals and rituals There are so many rituals observed at ...
QUIETREV.COM -- In her book "Quiet Kids: Help Your Introverted Child Succeed in an Extroverted World," Christine Fonseca explains that introverts prefer to use a different neurotransmitter called acetylcholine. Like dopamine, acetylcholine is also linked to pleasure; the difference is, acetylcholine makes us feel good when we turn inward. It powers our abilities to think deeply, reflect, and focus intensely on just one thing for a long period of time. It also helps explain why introverts like calm environments ...
AGAKHANSTUDS.COM -- Any owner-breeder anxious to compete at the highest level will invariably take a special interest in the ability displayed on the racecourse by his future stock of broodmares. In this sphere the Aga Khan and all those who work on his farms have plenty to cheer about. In France for instance he was the first to match the longstanding 20th century record of ...
Islamic Arts Festival is the biggest and oldest festival of its kind in the Americas! See over 10,000 sq feet of a variety of Islamic Art. Paintings, woodwork, ceramic tiles, calligraphy, ...
Sarah Dixon, financial controller of the Aga Khan Foundation, tells Raymond Doherty about making the move to the international development sector, and why she loves being out in the field I'd ...
Sportsnet commemorates Faizal's 10-year anniversary of being cancer free last year. From November 1 to November 30 is Give Together Month at Rogers, where they match all employee donations up to ...
On September 28-29, 2018, a special programme was hosted at the Aga Khan Centre in London for major supporters of its three resident institutions: the Aga Khan University, the Aga Khan Foundation-UK and The Institute of Ismaili Studies. The event was attended by Prince Amyn Aga Khan and Princess Zahra Aga Khan and more than 350 donors and supporters from around the world. ...
President Firoz Rasul articulates the impact that AKU has had in its 35-year history in educating leaders, raising standards, and in serving the disadvantaged, including the Chancellor's vision that will inform the future of AKU. He points out that since 1983, almost US$1.9b has been raised. US$590m from donors, and 90% of that came from the Ismaili community. ...
