When I find myself at crossroads with inner conflict, I consult the timeless wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita: "But wise is he who acteth otherwise, and who performeth well his work ...
"It's important to keep in mind that disease is changing in its nature. We are more and more confronted in modern society by non-communicable disease and therefore in the decades ahead ...
Check out Breakfast Television's recent coverage of Aga Khan Museum. Frank is live at the Aga Khan Museum in North York learning more about the paintings and items featured. Frank ...
Sonal Dhanani founder of Parindey initiative was the only girl from Pakistan chosen to present her work at the recently held workshop conducted by Young Connectors of the Future (YCF) Swedish ...
DEVIANTART.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Though often attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt, the quote belongs to English history scholar, Henry Thomas Buckle.] ARTICLE: Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people. ...
A conversation with Hasan Minhaj -- American comedian and actor and host of the Netflix series, Patriot Act. He discusses his insights on current challenges in America, his personal advice to all artists, and the future of entertainment and comedy. A first-generation American, Minhaj joined The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and he was also the featured speaker at the 2017 White House Correspondents' Dinner.
ISMAILI.NET -- During didar, in Nairobi, in 1914, [Alidina Visram] sitting, on the floor beside the Imam's chair, saw tears in the Imam's eyes.... Eventually he asked their reason. The Imam replied, "My followers in the world are so visible in my sight as the lines in your palm. I am now looking at my followers of Kutchh, who are the impoverished peasants. I am ruffled to see their deplorable conditions." Varas said, "May I do something for them?" The Imam said, "You can do everything for them. You arrange to bring them and allot 10 acres land to each of them. I will send them in Africa on my expenses." ...
INTROVERTDEAR.COM -- There are reasons why introverts sometimes feel so alien and are so often misunderstood.... Many societies extol the virtues of extroversion, and many extroverts cast a dubious eye on the gifts introverts bring to the world. Sadly, often we don't even comprehend our own contributions.... Studies show that introverts make up 30-50% of the population.... The more I learned about introversion, the more my life started to make sense. ...
[H/T MOHIB EBRAHIM] -- INTROVERTDEAR.COM -- Sophia Dembling, Psychology Today blogger and author of The Introvert's Way, writes, "The number-one misconception about introversion is that it's about shyness...". According to Susan Cain, TED speaker and author of Quiet, shyness and introversion are completely different things. "Shyness is the fear of negative judgment, and introversion is a preference for quiet, minimally stimulating environments." ...
Canada -- Approximately 2000 volunteers joined forces across Canada to participate in the second annual Ismaili CIVIC Day over the weekend of September 22-23, 2018. The volunteers cleaned parks and shorelines, served meals at shelters, manned stands at walkathons, baked cookies and made sandwiches for those in need. They performed cleanups of roadways, weeded gardens, volunteered at Habitat for Humanity and ...
Oct 2, 2018: Today, on Mahatma #Gandhi's birthday, the Aga Khan Foundation India participated in NDTV's daylong Cleanathon show moderated by Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan. ? AKF India's CEO, Tinni Sawhney, ...
CHITRAL: Aga Khan Education Service (AKES) general manager retired Brig Khosh Mohammad has said that the progress and prosperity of Chitral depend on development of human resource for which quality education ...
By Shahzadi Devje (@desiliciousrd) An award-winning South Asian media dietitian, entrepreneur, community activist and notorious foodie According to Hippocrates, "All disease begins in the gut." And while this may not be ...
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture has announced the members of the Steering Committee for the Fourteenth Award Cycle (2017 - 2019). Established in 1977, the Award is given every three ...
In a decision described as "a first for both universities," UBC and Simon Fraser University (SFU) will be jointly celebrating His Highness the Aga Khan's contributions to humanity. In a joint ...
THEFEDERALIST.COM -- People with Down syndrome are at a growing risk of being targeted for abortion.... When Jessica Capitani's son was born, she remembers doctors, nurses and specialists continuing to ask her about her baby ... "Didn't you have the test?"... Capitani, pro-choice on abortion, says "The hypocrisy became too great to defend. I'm blessed to be where I am today. I am a better mother, wife and person because of my son." ...
Sunday September 30, 2018, Buganda, Africa The Buganda King, His Highness Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, and His Highness the Aga Khan have been applauded for championing cultural diversity and pluralism in ...
LIVE WEBCAST -- THE ISMAILI -- On Thursday, October 4, Mawlana Hazar Imam, at the new Aga Khan Centre in London, will introduce Karen Armstrong -- author and religious historian -- to deliver Global Centre for Pluralism's 2018 Annual Lecture. Livestream time: 7:00 PM London (BST); 2:00 PM New York (EST); 11:00 AM Vancouver (PST); 11:00 PM Karachi (PKT). The event will be webcast live at the.ismaili/live ...
East Africa: Aga Khan now awarded France's highest honour [theeastafrican.co.ke]Partnership with Aga Khan University Hospital: Sonko renames Pumwani Hospital, reveals several changes lined up at the facility [pulselive.co.ke]Ambassador and Special Representative of ...
Early Childhood Development (ECD) is an important priority area for the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) in East Africa. AKF's ECD programme focuses on igniting the child's potential for lifelong adaptability, innovation ...
Nutrition Centre -- To mark World Vegetarian Day, The Ismaili Nutrition Centre shares 13 delicious meatless meals to power up your diet. A plant-based diet rich in vegetables, fruits, grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds offers a myriad of health benefits. In particular, it can reduce your risk for chronic diseases such as heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, and even certain cancers. ...
CAIRO - 20 September 2018: An Egyptian archaeological mission working at the Aga Khan site in Aswan's west bank since 2014 has discovered 20 tombs from the Graco-Roman period, late ancient ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- Our annual compilation of the web's best viral videos of 2015! Huge thanks to everyone who shared their amazing videos this year and to Owl City & Aloe Blacc for the incredible track Verge! Thanks also to all of you for watching, commenting, liking and sharing our videos this year! ...
ISMAILIWELLSPRINGS.WORDPRESS.COM -- "Because we have the knowledge that Islam is Allah's final message to mankind, the Holy Qur'an His final Book, and Muhammad, may peace be upon him, His last and final Prophet. These are the fundamental principles of faith enshrined in the Shahada (La ilaha illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah) and the Tawhid therein, which bind the Ummah in an eternal bond of unity. ...
Karen Armstrong, one of contemporary religion's most prolific authors and an ambassador for the UN Alliance of Civilizations, speaks about the 'need for compassion in a fractured world' on September 24, ...
An exhibit featuring over 100 exquisite works of Islamic art is now on display at the Middlebury College Museum of Art, making it the first Islamic art exhibition in a Vermont ...
The 15th century marked the renaissance of the Ismaili and Twelver Shiʿi traditions after centuries of marginalization. It was with the commencement of the imamate of Mustanṣir biʾllāh II around 868/1463-1464, ...
Nuit Blanche 2018 at the Aga Khan Museum [nowtoronto.com]Kofi Annan fought for peace and respect - Aga Khan [ghanaweb.com]Aliya Padamsee: Our Power is in Our Peers [linkedin.com]Meet Alison Hampshire, the new Head ...
The popular board game Snakes & Ladders is believed to have originated in India in the second century, and may have been based on the ancient game of dasapada - dasa a Sanskrit word meaning 10 - and was played on a board of 10x10 squares. The Jains of ancient Indian called their version gyanbazi or gyanbaji which means Game of ...
INTROVERTDEAR.COM -- Silence actually helps our brain regenerate cells ... If we think of our brains like a muscle, then noise and constant thought are like a hard workout, and silence is like the protein that helps it recover afterward. None of us would do a tough workout followed by another tough workout--we would allow our bodies to recuperate. Our brains need the same treatment. ...
HUFFINGTONPOST.CA -- In a loud and distracting world, finding pockets of stillness can benefit your brain and body. Here are four science-backed reasons why.... As Herman Melville once wrote, "All profound things and emotions of things are preceded and attended by silence."... Getting quiet can regenerate brain cells. Silence can quite literally grow the brain.... We live in a loud and distracting world, ...
You are invited to join Shamim Shivji on Sunday, September 30th from 4-6 pm and Sunday, October 7th, 4-6 pm to celebrate and support her running for elected office on October ...
Ali Karim Travelog: Beirut, Lebanon After the Portugal Mulaqaat; Ali & Dilshad took the opportunity to visit Beirut, Lebanon. Contrary to old beliefs, Lebanon was safe to visit, and the locals ...
Philanthropy Bets Big on Sustainable Development Goals - The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) illustrates the impact a major funder can have [ssir.org]Members of the Rotary club braved the weather for a ...
Malaika is a Swahili song written by Tanzanian musician Adam Salim in 1945. This song is possibly the most famous of all Swahili love songs in Tanzania, Kenya and the entire ...
AGAKHANSTUDS.COM -- There had been a brief hiccup in the run of success the weekend previous to Prince Aly Khan's death on the 12th of May, 1960, including the short-head defeat of Sheshoon by Le Loup Garou in the Prix du Cadran. However, everything quickly reverted to normal and the wins occurred with wonderful regularity. At this point the new Aga Khan pondered whether, ...
For our 4th Annual Lecture, join us as we welcome internationally renowned artist and global thinker, eL Seed, as he talks to us about his personal experience during his public art projects all around the world and how art became a pretext for amazing human experiences. From the streets of Paris and New York, to the Favelas of Rio De Janeiro and ...
A procession of majestically robed men and women make their way down from atop a hill, flanked by horses, to greet the Virgin Mary and the baby Jesus. The incorporation of ...
October 4, 2018 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PMPrice: Free and open to the publicWhere: BSA Space, 290 Congress Street, Boston Come for an overview of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture ...
Ontario family shares the effects Alzheimer's has had on them [globalnews.ca]A wonderful address from Alberta's Premier, Rachel Notley on Ismaili CIVIC Day [facebook.com]Aga Khan Foundation Silicon Valley Walk/Run - September 30, 2018 ...
