I get chills when people say I'm a mini Abida Parveen: Natasha Baig
"I feel the weight of peoples' expectations," she confesses. "I do feel that since Shikwa, the persona that people have of me in their heads... I mean, I get chills when ...
Nick Nuraney- 40 years of family dedication earns Langley (British Columbia) entrepreneur accolades
A&W's Nick Nuraney was recipient of the chamber's George Preston Business Person of the Year award. Back in 1978, when the Nuraney family first came from North Vancouver to Langley to ...
Caring and Sharing 2018
Who for?: 8-12 year olds How long?: 3 days Where?: JCA Condover Hall For over 20 years Caring & Sharing (C&S) has provided an opportunity for Ismaili youth aged 8-12 from the UK and Europe to meet and engage with one another, to form life-long friendships and to challenge themselves in a safe and positive environment. The beginning of the Ismaili ...
Encounters 2018
United Kingdom -- Who for?: 13-15 year olds How long?: 5 days Where?: Dearne Valley Encounters is a 5-day summer camp bridging C&S (Caring and Sharing) and Al-Ummah, for Ismaili youth aged 13-15 years from our UK and European Jamat. The camp objectives include creating an environment in which participants can understand how our ethics and values are relevant to our ...
Al-Ummah Europe 2018
United Kingdom -- Who for?: 15-18 year olds How long?: 11 days Where?: Lake District, Outward Bound Friends, family and life-changing; just three of the many words synonymous with Al-Ummah Europe Camp and described as one participant this year as 'the summer that changed my life!' This August, in Howtown, Lake District, Al- Ummah 2018 saw 29 participants and a team ...
Global Encounters 2018
United Kingdom -- Who for?: 15-17 year olds How long?: 4 weeks Where?: Camps in Pakistan (AKU), India (AKA) and Kenya (AKA) Each year, the Global Encounters programme draws dozens of Ismaili secondary school students from around the world to participate in an intensive four-week residential programme in collaboration with the Aga Khan Academies and the Aga Khan University. This summer, ...
Summer Camps 2018
United Kingdom -- Welcome to our camp journey! We'd love to take this opportunity to share our excitement and fun filled experiences from this summer with you Please click on the below links for more details Caring and Sharing Encounters Al-Ummah Europe Global Encounters ...
SR Media Group Presents: Global Poverty-An Awareness- Short film
Poverty is most commonly defined by economic standards, based on income levels and access to basic human necessities, such as food, water, and shelter. Poverty is often described with a scale, ...
Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (Pakistan) invests in capacity development of its Search and Rescue Team
ISLAMABAD: (PR) The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH), an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network, collaborated with the United Kingdom International Search and Rescue (UKISAR) and the Punjab Emergency ...
On working in fragile contexts - perspective and experiences from the Aga Khan Foundation
"We are inclusive in what we do. Our ethics require it." Michael Kocher, General Manager, Aga Khan Foundation Working in areas of crisis and fragility His Highness the Aga Khan is ...
2nd Annual Ismaili Civic day- Brampton, Ontario
By Alauddin Hemraj "I have been impressed by recent studies showing the activity of voluntary institutions and not-for-profit organizations in Canada to be among the highest in the world. This Canadian ...
Why uncertainty beats certainty
OZANVAROL.COM -- When I grade final exams, I often see answers that say something along the lines of "I don't have all of the relevant facts, so it's impossible to reach a conclusion." Guess what? You never will have all of the relevant facts.... You'll be required to give an opinion based on imperfect information ... The jobs that thrive in the Information Age are those that require hard calls and tough judgments. ...
A Tolerance for Uncertainty is the Price of Admission for An Extraordinary Life
MEDIUM.COM -- Discomfort is a non-negotiable part of any life where you attempt to be the architect of your reality. We crave adventure, purpose, and meaning. Yet, We seek out safety, profit, and security. To do anything extraordinary, you must accept the duality that nothing is guaranteed and anything is possible. As Susan David says, "discomfort is the price of admission for a meaningful life." ... Extraordinary achievements are rarely the result of a predictable, safe, and linear trajectory. ...
President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi praises His Highness the Aga Khan, AKDN, and the Hunza Community (Video report in Urdu language)
President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alvi showered praises on His Highness the Aga Khan and Hunza Community on third day of his private visit. Source ...
Part 12: More Derby Doubles | Aga Khan Studs History
AGAKHANSTUDS.COM -- The Aga Khan's personal response to the outrage showed true statesmanship. He refused to blame the many for the misdeeds of the few. Today His Highness not only retains his major breeding operation in County Kildare, but also has a strong team of horses that go into training each year with John Oxx at The Curragh and Michael Halford in Kildare Town It ...
Mawlana Hazar Imam attends The Pakistan Society's Annual Dinner
United Kingdom -- "If there is one person above all others who personifies what is best about the world of Islam, it is Your Highness." - Sir William Blackburne, Chairman of the Pakistan Society Mawlana Hazar Imam attended The Pakistan Society's 65th Annual Dinner in London on Thursday 25 October. Founded in 1951 and based in London, The Pakistan Society is ...
Celebrating the launch of a new Centre for the Study of Compassion in the UK
First cohort of Darwin Scholars to be chosen to produce the compassionate leaders of tomorrow By Mohamed M Keshavjee, International cross-cultural specialist in mediation At a ceremony held at the University ...
Ismailis and World Leaders Attend Global Climate Action Summit
United States -- "By becoming engaged, by informing itself of the challenge we face and collective actions that can make a difference. The AKDN is particularly well placed to assist at various levels; through the common actions of the diaspora, high-level scientific work in the academic centers of AKDN and population based actions on sustainable development in the geographies in which ...
Chitral schools trace history to celebrate Diamond Jubilee
Very few are old enough to remember the glamour and circumstance with which Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah Aga Khan III was weighed against diamonds gifted to him on the occasion of ...
Mawlana Hazar Imam: Garden as a reminder of Divine blessing
""The symbol of the Garden as a spiritual symbol goes back to the Holy Qur'an itself - where the Garden ideal is mentioned many times. Down through many centuries, Islamic culture has continued to see the Garden as a very special place, where the Human meets further proof of the Divine." Mawlana Hazar Imam Aga Khan IVInauguration of Aga Khan Garden, ...
Aga Khan Hospital (Dar es Salaam) performs over 100 free plastic surgeries
Dar es Salaam. The Aga Khan Hospital Dar es Salaam (AKHD) through Women for Women Programme has performed 102 free plastic and reconstructive surgeries to restore physical organs, and appearances on ...
Aga Khan University Hospital (Nairobi) Invests Ksh600 Million To Fight Cancer
Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi has announced that it has invested more than KES 600 million to become the first hospital in the region to introduce a state-of-the-art technology that will ...
Paragliders See Hunza and the Karakoram from a New Angle: Spectacular Images from 20,000 Feet
YOUTUBE.COM -- Daredevils hang from a parachute at 20,000ft for a breathtaking and seldom-seen view of Pakistan. Adventurers Petar Loncar, 27, from Serbia, Veselin Ovcharov, 31, from Bulgaria and Francois Ragolski, 26, from France flew over the Karakoram mountain range bordering Pakistan, India and China. French director Adrien Nisan, also known as Shams, 31, filmed the incredible flight to some of the ...
Potato and Spinach Kebabs
Nutrition Centre -- Healthy Hints If you're feeling adventurous, try replacing the potato with sweet potato to increase the vitamin and nutrient content in your kebabs! Loaded with vitamin A and C, sweet potatoes also rank lower on the Glycaemic Index scale, meaning they're less likely to cause large spikes in your blood sugar levels! 4 small potatoes, boiled and peeled ...
Emperors & Jewels: A guy's guide to wearing jewellery
Jahangir was a very fancy man, even for an emperor. In the many portraits of him commissioned during his reign, the 17th-century Mughal ruler is rarely depicted without a neck full ...
VIDEO: How Mughal-era royal bath in Pakistan's Lahore returned to pristine glory
This ancient Shahi Hammam (Royal Bath) is located within the Walled City of Lahore in Pakistan, steps away from a giant entrance called Delhi Gate. The Hammam, also known as the ...
Sunder Nursery- Before and After video
Sunder Nursery- 90 Acres - landscaped for a decade, will serve Delhi as a city park with 300 tree species and 15 Mughal era monuments. It is designed by Landscape architect ...
VIDEO: World Monuments Fund honours Prince Amyn Aga Khan at the annual Hadrian Gala (highlights)
23 October 2018 - The World Monuments Fund tonight honoured Prince Amyn Aga Khan, and Dr. Eusebio Leal Spengler, historian of the city of Havana, Cuba, at the 31st annual Hadrian Gala held at the Rockefeller Center Plaza in New York City. ...
VIDEO: Inauguration of the Aga Khan Garden (full video)
On 16 October 2018, Lt Governor of Alberta Lois Mitchell, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and the Aga Khan inaugurated the new Aga Khan Garden, Alberta, the northern-most Islamic garden in the world, and the first garden of its kind in western Canada. ...
Zain Velji- Top 40 Under 40 2018
Having worked on multiple political campaigns (including Obama's), Zain Velji is helping build Northweather into a busy political strategy company while working on several non-profit boards. For years, the Ismaili Muslim ...
VIDEO: Aga Khan Garden inauguration
Canada -- Lt Governor of Alberta Lois Mitchell, Premier Rachel Notley and Mawlana Hazar Imam inaugurated the new Aga Khan Garden, Alberta, the northern-most Islamic garden in the world, and the first garden of its kind in western Canada. ...
Zaynah Bhanji- Ontario, Canada teen makes a name for herself in the tech world. And she wants other girls to join her
Zaynah is a 14-year-old student from Toronto, Ontario. She is extremely passionate about artificial intelligence, specifically interested in computer vision. She is also interested in virtual and augmented reality, as well ...
VIDEO: 2018 GCP Annual Lecture - Full video
London, United Kingdom, 4 October 2018 - If you missed the live webcast, here is the full video of the GCP Annual Pluralism Lecture 2018 delivered by Karen Armstrong including the question and answer session moderated by the BBC's Lyse Doucet. ...
VIDEO: Prince Amyn presented with 2018 Hadrian Award
United States -- On 23 October, Prince Amyn was presented with the 2018 Hadrian Award by World Monuments Fund (WMF) Chair Lorna B. Goodman, who paid tribute to his "generous, thoughtful, responsible, and engaged" contribution to WMF. In his acceptance remarks, Prince Amyn emphasised the importance of monuments, and ensuring that they are self-sustaining and accepted by local communities. ...
VIDEO: Aga Khan Garden Inauguration (Full)
16 October 2018 - Lt Governor of Alberta Lois Mitchell, Premier Rachel Notley and Mawlana Hazar Imam inaugurated the new Aga Khan Garden, Alberta, the northern-most Islamic garden in the world, and the first garden of its kind in western Canada. ...
VIDEO: Islamic Gardens: Catalysts for Change
The short documentary "Islamic Gardens: Catalysts for Change" is about the vast network of parks and gardens around the world developed by the Ismaili Imamat, under the leadership of Mawlana Hazar Imam. ...
Princess Yasmin Aga Khan- Rita Hayworth Alzheimer's Association Gala 2018
On Tuesday, October 23, 2018, the Alzheimer's Assocation hosted it's 35th annual Rita Hayworth Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street. The event raised $1.6 million for critical Alzheimer's care, support and research ...
VIDEO: Aga Khan Health Services in Northern Pakistan
October 2018 - While not all health improvements in the remote, rural areas of northern Pakistan can be ascribed to the AKDN alone, it is clear that the Network has had a significant impact in the region. In areas where it works, access to safe water rose from 5% of the population in 1986 to 72% in 2014. Likewise, infant mortality dropped ...
VIDEO: Ali Asani -- Interview on Contemporary Islam | Savannah State University
Dr. Lisa Yount, QEP Director at Savannah State University, interviews Dr. Ali Asani, Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures at Harvard University. April 16, 2015 at Savannah State University. ...
VIDEO: Dispatches from the Split Screen: Islam and the Media | Aspen Institute
As the Western media reacted to the horrific attacks on the office of Charlie Hebdo and the Kosher deli in Paris, producers from news outlets around the country picked up their phones, looking for people to speak for the Muslim global community. The discussion is about the media's role in distributing images of propaganda... ...
