Portugal -- A collection of personal photographs -- never published before -- offers a fascinating glimpse into the work and life of Mawlana Hazar Imam. Português In 1984, shortly before the inauguration of the Ismaili Centre Vancouver, a young local photographer was commissioned to take photos of the building and its gardens during the final construction phase. A few months later, ...
Portugal -- Uma colecção de fotografias pessoais - muitas nunca antes publicadas - oferece um vislumbre fascinante da obra e da vida de Mawlana Hazar Imam. English Em 1984, pouco antes da inauguração do Centro Ismaili de Vancouver, um jovem fotógrafo local foi encarregue de tirar fotografias do edifício e dos seus jardins, durante a fase final de construção. Alguns meses ...
GOOGLE.COM -- What then of the seventies? Is it possible to define the dimensions of the challenge which lies ahead? I must immediately remind you that Mawlana Hazar Imam has on many occasions said he has no patience with reformers of the Ismaili faith. Ismailism does not need to be reformed. Institutions and administrative machinery can and have been modified by others better structured to meet needs, however this is not reforming the faith. With rapid change we have witnessed in East Africa during this decade; with the emergence of a new, university educated generation; with value systems challenged, the very foundation on which our community's social structure has been based is being questioned; with possible impatience with status quo by the youth ...
GOOGLE.COM -- Mawlana Hazar Imam said to the Hon. Editor of Africa Ismaili: "I am very happy with your publication. You are doing very good work. Keep it up. I want to see this magazine to go on being published." ~~ Al Hajieh Her Highness Mata Salamat Begum Sultan Muhammad Aga Khan said: "I heartily congratulate you on the excellent quality of your magazine, the dynamic and modern outlook of your production. All the articles are most interesting, also your wide and up-to-date information about the Jamat in different countries makes a link in the chain of unity and brotherhood of our community all over the world." ~~ Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan: "sincerely hope that the Africa Ismaili may find ...
Ruba Kana'an, historian of Islamic art at University of Toronto Mississauga's (UTM) Department of Visual Studies considers how art and architecture enrich our lives and the stories it tells about people ...
Portugal -- O Youth & Sports e o ITREB agradecem a todos os que participaram no fim de semana na Tapada de Mafra. Segue-se um "cheirinho" do que por lá se passou. Esperamos que se tenham divertido! English Durante a nossa aventura, entrámos no maravilhoso mundo das abelhas e tivemos a oportunidade de aprender mais sobre elas e sua importância nas ...
Portugal -- Youth & Sports and ITREB would like to thank everyone who took part in the weekend at Tapada de Mafra. Check out a little bit of what happened there. We hope you had fun! Portuguese During our adventure, we entered the wonderful world of bees and had the opportunity to learn more about them and their importance in our ...
[H/T MOHIB EBRAHIM] -- ACADEMYOFIDEAS.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: This otherwise outstanding video suggests "profiting from the truths of the great religions can be accomplished through a personal effort." However, as Hazrat Ali warns us, "To devote oneself to the religious life without being taught is to resemble the mill-donkey going round and round without moving from the place." ~~ Hazar Imam, 1965: "When the Faith is broken down everything goes with it: the family, society, the individual, the intelligence."] ARTICLE: Today many view religion with derision and scorn, considering this as a sign of enlightenment and progress. In a 1937 Yale University lecture titled Psychology and Religion, Carl Jung called atheism the "urban neurosis" and wrote "Among those in the second half of life there has not been one whose problem, in the last resort, was not that of finding a religious outlook on life." Perhaps without some form of a religious outlook man descends into the chaos of nihilism, totalitarianism, and hatred of self and society. And for those who think science has ...
PRAGERU.COM -- As a therapist, I'm often asked why depression and anxiety are so common among children and adolescents. One explanation -- almost surely the most neglected -- is declining interest in God and religion. A 2018 Harvard study of 5,000 examined how being raised in a relgious family affects the mental health of children. The study found that kids who attended a religious service at least once per week scored higher on psychological well-being measurements and had lower risks of mental illness. Weekly attendance was also associated with higher rates of volunteerism, lower probabilities of both drug use and early sexual initiation, and a sense of purpose. Yet, despite all the evidence that religious involvement leads to positive behaviors, Gallup reports ...
Syria aims to alleviate #poverty, helping its clients achieve financial, economic and social integration to enhance their quality of life. In this video, three entrepreneurs discuss how they used their loans. For more about the #AgaKhan Agency for #Microfinance: ...
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 ...
