Interview by Ayaz Pirani for Ismailimail: I'm pleased to profile and interview Sheniz Janmohamed, Writer-in-Residence at University of Toronto, Scarborough (UTSC) from January to April 2022. Her books include Bleeding Light ...
The Jalebi and sharing of joy at Montreal Headquarters Jamatkhana, Eid ul-Fitr, May 2, 2022. Photo: © Muslim Harji. By MUSLIM HARJI Special to Simergphotos What a finale to the end of the month of Ramadan at Montreal's Headquarters Jamatkhana, as the Jamat joyously gathered to celebrate Eid ul-Fitr on Monday, May 2, 2022. While social distancing and the wearing of masks ...
Lavello and Al Hakeem shine in Derby prep races. LAVELLO was one of ZARAK's 18 two-year-old winners last year, when he won the hotly contested Torquator Tasso Rennen over a mile on 17 October at Baden Baden. Now aged three, the colt was making his seasonal debut on Sunday in the Gr.3 Bavarian Classic at Munich. Positioned midfield in the turn, ...
In November 2021, designs of the forthcoming Ismaili Center in Houston were presented at a special event hosted in Texas and streamed live around the world. Construction is underway and images of progress will be periodically shared here. Established by Mawlana Hazar Imam for the Jamat in the USA and around the world, the new Ismaili Center will represent a dialogue ...
Ismaili Centre Dubai. Please click on photo for article in the Deseret News Introduced by MALIK MERCHANTPublisher/Editor Simerg, Barakah and Simergphotos, Barakah Having lived in Salt Lake City in 1979-80, I would turn to the award winning Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News for my daily and weekend news. Deseret News, the longest-running news organization in Utah, is a subsidiary of ...
#Speech made by His Highness the #AgaKhan at the 50th Anniversary of the #NationMediaGroup in Nairobi, Kenya on 18 March 2010. Read the full speech here: For more about the Aga Khan Development Network, visit ...
On the occasion of Eid ul-Fitr, The Ismaili presents a song by younger members of the Jamat, entitled Bismillah. Meaning "In the name of Allah," Muslims say Bismillah before starting a prayer, enjoying a meal, embarking on a journey, or beginning a difficult task. Invoking the name of Allah can bring us comfort and strength, and helps us to remember Him in ...
Named after the Prophet's daughter, the Fatimids, Mawlana Hazar Imam's ancestors, established their empire in 909 in North Africa when Imam al-Mahdi was proclaimed Caliph. The Fatimid Caliphate remained in North ...
Portugal -- Os muçulmanos de todo o mundo aguardam ansiosamente o Eid ul-Fitr como uma ocasião de paz, felicidade, alegria e celebração. É um dia para orações especiais e a extensão do perdão e da generosidade. English Eid ul-Fitr é um termo árabe que significa o "festival da interrupção (do jejum)". O festival marca o culminar do mês do Ramadão, durante ...
DISCOVERY.ORG -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 2006: "Our goal, then, is not to provide special education for a privileged elite -- but to provide an exceptional education for the truly exceptional."] ARTICLE: Here's the sad truth. 25 countries outperform American students. China places first overall and dominates each subject. Americans are 33rd in math, 23rd in science, and 17th in reading. When in-person school resumed after COVID-19, many states continued with reduced instruction hours such as two-and-a-half-hour school days. And, instead of academic instruction, schools focused on "woke academics" under the guise of the innocent-sounding terms diversity, inclusion, equity, and social justice. Equity was redefined as equal outcome [everyone should get the same grades] rather than equal opportunity. Any variations in educational outcomes are chalked up to the education system being systemically racist. Consequently, advanced courses are being removed because challenging high performing students is now considered discrimination. Some schools are doing away with standards altogether. The State of Oregon
WASHINGTONEXAMINER.COM -- As a result of COIVD-19, by the fall of 2021, 11% of American students were homeschooled, a number that's climbing. Another factor driving parents to homeschool is far-left indoctrination dominating today's K-12 classrooms. For example, students as young as age 5 are asked to select their gender identity and the gender they are physically attracted to. Declining academic standards is another concern. Advanced classes and gifted and talented programs are being removed in the name of "equity," denying high performers opportunities. Even graduation requirements have been reduced -- again in the name of equity. Today, more than 71% of American students lack basic academic proficiency at the end of their K-12 school years. As one parent said: "Now that I've started ...
Voyaging across the world, who do you look for? What is that you seek? Who do you roam for? He's anchored within closer than your jugular vein* It is you who's ...
By: Sadruddin Noorani, Chicago, USA Today marks the 30th day of the month of Ramadan, of the year 1443 in the Islamic lunar calendar. After sunset, began the first of Shawwal, ...
Ismaili Center Houston: Construction Progress January 2022 ...
Named after the Prophet's daughter, the Fatimids, Mawlana Hazar Imam's ancestors, established their empire in 909 in North Africa when Imam al-Mahdi was proclaimed Caliph. The Fatimid Caliphate remained in North Africa during the reign of Imams al-Mahdi (r. 909-934), al-Qa'im (r. 934-946), and al-Mansur (r. 946-953). Imam al-Mu'izz (r. 953-975) founded the city of Cairo which subsequently became the capital ...
The Ismaili is pleased to present Zahe Muqaddar, a rendition of the famous Naat performed by Fitoor. Initially read by Waheed Zafar Qasmi and written by Yusuf Qadeeri, this Naat is a tribute to The Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). ...
GOOGLE.COM -- What we need today is NOT research but search. Search for missing links in the history of our Imams, search for our literature presumed lost, search for homes with such books, search for manuscripts lying in archives and museums and search for people who still hold treasures of our untold history. ~~ What of Religious textbooks? Textbooks are not written by committees. Textbook committees are usually appointed to APPROVE text books. But we have been thinking of the textbook committees in the terms of a group of writers who would write the textbooks. For four decades we have appointed such committees with no result. Appointing a person to write a textbook is not the same as appointing ...
Introduced, prepared and compiled by MALIK MERCHANT(Publisher/Editor Barakah, Simerg and Simergphotos) As more than 1.5 billions Muslims around the world prepare to celebrate Eid ul-Fitr of 2022 on or around May 2, we take this opportunity to remind our readers of the holy written message (Talika) that Ismaili Muslims around world received from their beloved Imam, Mawlana Hazar Imam Shah Karim ...
USA -- As we reflect on our responsibility as khalifas, we may, at times, feel compressed by the weight of this title. However, let us remind ourselves of the plethora of ways in which we can answer this call. In Surah al-Ma'ida, Allah says: ... whoever saves the life of a single person, it is as if he has saved the ...
Mozambique -- ITREB for Mozambique jofully brings Eid al-Fitr Message for the Jamat. Today's message will talk about the significance of Eid al-Fitr. The video is based on the STEP module - Faith and Practice. Eid al- Fitr Mubarak! ...
TKN -- The Aga Khan Academies is an integrated network of three non-profit, non-denominational, co-educational, residential Academies being established in countries across Africa, South and Central Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Each Academy provides a world-class education to exceptional students who have demonstrated their potential as leaders who can support positive development in their societies. The first Aga Khan Academy ...
Journey behind-the-scenes at the Aga Khan Museum in part two of the Making an Exhibition series as the team prepares to open our newest exhibition: Image? The Power of the Visual. With the exhibition approaching quickly, watch paper conservator, Laura Fedynyszyn as she prepares and repairs crucial exhibition pieces, and learn about how installation project manager, Simon Barron designs and builds custom mounts ...
WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, May 7 and 8, 2022. CLICK TITLE for times in your city, Zoom link, comments from prior private seminars, a short, introductory video, and agenda. Today's Jamat seeks more than traditional, philosophical arguments for God and the Imamat because those are often not intellectually satisfying. Rooted in the fundamental principle that faith is and always has been evidence based, as has been unambiguously explained by our Imams and the Qur'an, "The Ismaili Imamat: A Signature in History," is a new objective assessment of the Ismaili Imamat's authenticity using a fresh, ground-breaking approach. This two day event is its first presentation for students, young adults, parents and the wider Jamat.
Abstract: Cosmopolitan engagement and pluralism are consistent themes that run through the Isma'ili community's history and continue to be an integral characteristic of the community's identity. The present Isma'ili Imam, Karim ...
This Kale and Quinoa Salad recipe calls for beautifully colourful ingredients to brighten your day. It's a stellar recipe -- especially if you're on the hunt for salad ideas. Best for ...
Kate Taylor - April 26 - Tucked away in one corner of a current exhibition at the Aga Khan Museum, there is a panel of blue and white tiles that was ...
Portugal -- O eminente estudioso muçulmano al-Shahrastānī, que pode ter sido um crypto-Ismaili, escreveu o Majlis-i maktūb nos últimos anos da sua vida, algures entre 538/1143 e a sua morte em 548/1153. English Não mais ao serviço do governo e tendo-se retirado para a aldeia de Shahrastāna, em Khurāsān, é possível que ele sentisse que poderia expressar as suas crenças pessoais ...
Portugal -- The eminent Muslim scholar al-Shahrastānī, who may have been a crypto-Ismaili, wrote the Majlis-i maktūb in the final years of his life, sometime between 538/1143 and his death in 548/1153. Portuguese No longer in government service and having withdrawn to the village of Shahrastāna, in Khurāsān, it is possible that he felt he could express his personal beliefs more ...
By ANIZA MEGHANI Its just over three months since my papa, Kurbanali Kassamali Mulji, passed away on 14th January 2022. I was aware that Simerg had a Passings category to which one can contribute obituaries or tributes for one's deceased family members, but my emotions had been all over the place and I could not put pen to paper. How could ...
TKN -- Twelve Consultants, Four Continents, A University that serves four Central Asian Countries, and One Mission. In April 2021, recruitment began for a TKN assignment for the University of Central Asia. Twelve Finance Consultants were onboarded to embark on a memorable journey they will never forget. It was a unique initiative whereby within the University's Finance Department, twelve highly successful ...
USA -- Faheem Chunara shared a picture of himself on Christmas Day, 2021, in French Guiana on the northeast coast of South America. He and a team of over 200 professionals worldwide prepared for the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) - the world's largest and most complex space science observatory. Faheem, now a recent engineering graduate of the ...
Pakistan -- The Aga Khan Youth and Sports Board for Pakistan (AKYSB) is excited to welcome back participants and facilitators for an unforgettable summer with the Broadening Horizon Youth Camp (BHYC). BHYC inspires resilience in youth and nurtures their social, physical, cognitive and emotional growth. It is hoped that by the end of this camp, youth are better able to address ...
Portugal -- Ramadan is a special month to show, in a different way, our Love for Allah. So, what is Allah and what is Love? While many definitions and even poetry can be used, below we can find a small reflection. Allah, Arabic Allah ("God"), is the one and only God in Islam. Allah is the standard Arabic word for God ...
Portugal -- In Muslim tradition, Ramadan is a time of heightened commitment to piety and purification through special observances such as fasting, the performance of good deeds - including charitable giving and voluntary service - and through personal sacrifices of material comforts. These observances can lead to spiritual fulfilment and a sense of renewal. Ramadan is the holy month in which ...
Portugal -- Men often ignore health issues and tend to be less likely than women to seek out health information. Yet an unhealthy lifestyle based on poor health choices can result in chronic disease - and have a direct impact on their absenteeism and productivity at work. This article is to increase awareness of major health issues, and how to avoid ...
Prepared and Compiled by MALIK MERCHANT(Publisher/Editor Barakah, Simerg and Simergphotos)Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, watches as President Mwai Kibaki signs the guest book commemorating the inauguration of the Heart and Cancer Centre at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, July 25, 2011. Photo: AKDN/Aziz Islamshah (The textual material for this piece has been compiled from numerous sources including ...
National Volunteer Week takes place from April 24 to 30 and provides an opportunity to pay tribute to Canada's 24 million volunteers. This year's theme is "Volunteering Is Empathy in Action. ...
#Speech made by His Highness the #AgaKhan at the Global Virtual Convocation of the Aga Khan University on 22 May 2021. Read the full speech here: For more about the Aga Khan Development Network, visit ...
A new Group winner for Siyouni and Classic hope for Sea The Stars. Friday's card at Sandown produced a new Group winner for SIYOUNI when five-year-old Lights On won the Gr.2 Bet365 Mile in the colours of Cheveley Park Stud, defeating three-time Group 1 winner Alcohol Free. She became the first filly or mare to win the race since 1994. Chris ...
