Aga Khan Museum featured in Toronto travel guide
Just an hour-long flight from JFK, Canada's largest city is both refreshingly urban and small town, with its network of singular neighborhoods making up what is arguably one of the most ...
Art installation in Canada helps rebuild burnt-out library in Iraq
Visitors to the Toronto show look at a photograph of the burned-out Baghdad Library in the aftermath of the 2003 US military campaign Photo: The Art Newspaper / Aly Manji A project ...
Governor of Texas joins Ismaili Muslims in opening new Austin Jamatkhana
"It serves as a place where you can connect with people outside of the community as well as in the community,"Gov. Greg Abbott helps to unveil a plaque commemorating the opening ...
The Ivy League, Mental Illness, and the Meaning of Life
THEATLANTIC.COM -- The former Yale English professor William Deresiewicz stirred up quite a storm earlier this month with his New Republic essay "Don't Send Your Kid to the Ivy League" -- a damning critique of the nation's most revered and wealthy educational institutions, and the flawed meritocracy they represent. He takes these arguments even further in his upcoming book, Excellent Sheep: The ...
VIDEO: Aga Khan IV -- Embracing Differences | Global Centre for Pluralism
His Highness the Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Shia Ismaili Muslims around the world, opened the new headquarters in Ottawa alongside Governor General David Johnston. ...
Portugal President's surprise Darbar visit in Lisbon: A highpoint during Mawlana Hazar Imam's Diamond Jubilee; includes video clip
By AZEEM MAHERALI Mawlana Hazar Imam receives President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa upon his arrival to the Darbar hall in Lisbon. Photo: The Ismaili/Vazir Karsan. The entire Diamond Jubilee Darbar in Lisbon on July 11, 2018, the 61st Imamat Day of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, was filled with beautiful and surprising moments that will be deeply entrenched ...
VIDEO: Moong Burrito
Cook with a dash of flavor and a pinch of health! Presented by Aga Khan Health Board for the United States of America. ...
VIDEO: Guvar Aloo Salan
Cook with a dash of flavor and a pinch of health! Presented by Aga Khan Health Board for the United States of America. ...
Global Encounters: Learning to Make an Impact
United States -- The annual Global Encounters program brings together Ismaili youth from the around the world to provide a broad, global perspective, ground students in the ethics of our faith, and inspire them to be change-makers in their home communities and the world at large. But, for many participants, the experience has a long-lasting impact on their lives. Creating a ...
VIDEO: Sweet Mango Lassi
Cook with a dash of flavor and a pinch of health! Presented by Aga Khan Health Board for the United States of America. ...
VIDEO: Bhel Salad
Cook with a dash of flavor and a pinch of health! Presented by Aga Khan Health Board for the United States of America. ...
VIDEO: Chicken and Barley Soup
Cook with a dash of flavor and a pinch of health! Presented by Aga Khan Health Board for the United States of America. ...
VIDEO: Beef Pasandey
Cook with a dash of flavor and a pinch of health! Presented by Aga Khan Health Board for the United States of America. ...
Princess Yasmin Aga Khan's 35 years support draws 6,000 attendees from 68 countries for the Alzheimer's Association international conference, reports Forbes Magazine
"The Alzheimer's Association held their international conference last week; there were 6,000 attendees from 68 countries," said Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, who started the Rita Hayworth Gala 35 years ago, in ...
Villagers 'living between life and death' as Pakistan's glaciers melt
BADSWAT: When a glacial lake burst in Pakistan's northern Gilgit-Baltistan province in July, Sher Baz watched helplessly as the waters swept away his family home. Residents of Badswat village, which lies ...
Misaq-e-Ishq: Pakistani musician, Grammy-winning producer, and Harvard professor to come together at the Aga Khan Museum Toronto
Aug 19, 2018 06:00 PM Ali Sethi and Ali Asani explore the divine and humanity in Sufi poetry "Misaq-e-Ishq is an exploration through poetry and music of the dialogue between humanity ...
Literary Walking Tour at the Aga Khan Museum, with Sheniz Janmohamed
Sunday, August 12 - 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. On Sunday, August 12, 2018, poet and author Sheniz Janmohamed and Aga Khan Museum Educator Laboni Islam will guide a Literary Walking ...
Stepping forward with Canadians: a special guest at World Partnership Walk in Toronto
Sunday, June 17th was a hot, sunny day in Toronto, reaching a high of 40°C with humidity. Like every year, thousands of people gathered to share their commitment and celebrate their ...
Ismaili Centre Burnaby to host a celebration of the Muslim Festival of Eid al-Adha at City Hall
A collaboration between the City of Vancouver and BC Muslim Communities Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, is observed by Muslims around the world in commemoration of one of the greatest ...
The Most Honest Three Minutes In Television History
YOUTUBE.COM -- ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Watch through to the end. -- Take a moment and think about it. Remember it. The point of this video? Not to create animosity nor give an audience to hateful statements from people who, because of their own apathy, in part created the world we now live. The point of this video is to make anyone who ...
VIDEO: Chicken Chapli Kebab
Cook with a dash of flavor and a pinch of health! Presented by Aga Khan Health Board for the United States of America. ...
VIDEO: Shredded Chicken Sandwich
Cook with a dash of flavor and a pinch of health! Presented by Aga Khan Health Board for the United States of America. ...
VIDEO: Meethi Saviyan
Cook with a dash of flavor and a pinch of health! Presented by Aga Khan Health Board for the United States of America. ...
VIDEO: Daal with Kadu
Cook with a dash of flavor and a pinch of health! Presented by Aga Khan Health Board for the United States of America. ...
VIDEO: Bombay Toast
Cook with a dash of flavor and a pinch of health! Presented by Aga Khan Health Board for the United States of America. ...
VIDEO: Chicken Tikka Sandwich
Cook with a dash of flavor and a pinch of health! Presented by Aga Khan Health Board for the United States of America. ...
Fanny Cyprès joins the Aga Khan Studs
She can be contacted for both French and Irish stallions. The Aga Khan Studs are delighted to introduce their new team member in charge of nominations, Fanny Cyprès. A graduate of the Godolphin Flying Start, Fanny has gained experience in the various fields of the industry, working notably with Gai Waterhouse, Christophe Clément and Francis-Henri Graffard, as well as Peter Bradley ...
World's most influential philosopher, Ibn Sina's 1038th Birthday Celebrated by Google
Ibn Sina's 1038th Birthday #GoogleDoodle. One of the pre-modern world's most influential philosophers, Ibn Sina (sometimes known as "Avicenna" in the West) was born in the year 980, during what's now ...
Unity in Diversity: Pluralism fostered innovation in artistic styles
The term 'Islamic art' generally refers to the arts of all Islamic cultures and not necessarily created by or for Muslims. The term does not refer to a particular style or period, but covers a broad scope, encompassing the arts produced in Muslim regions from Spain to India during the past fourteen centuries. In the medieval Muslim regions, ceramic production achieved ...
NEW: "Nimira's Blog" on faith now carried by Ismaili Digest | How to use Ismaili Digest #3
Ismaili Digest is pleased to announce we now carry Nimira's Blog on faith! Nimira's Blog publishes excellent short articles on a variety of topics on Ismaili history and Muslim civilisations including art, architecture, devotional and other literature. These are not academic papers, but short articles tailored for those looking for a basic understanding of the respective topics.
Canadian couple's humanitarian work
EDITOR'S NOTE: Several Ismaili volunteers are helping a remarkable Canadian couple in their tireless work to help destitute children. Their mission is to raise $6-million for an endowment so the income ...
The Aga Khan Museum, inspired by "Light" explain Maki and Associates | Arch Daily
The design of the Museum is inspired by a vision statement of "Light" by His Highness the Aga Khan. The notion of "Light" has been an inspiration for numerous human faiths ...
New poetry by Fazeela Jiwa: Mama's Routine
4 A.M: Awaken. Move slowly to preserve the dream. When it fades, sit up. Meditate on one word for one hour. 5 A.M: Exercise. If bones crack during yoga, use the ...
Put God First - Denzel Washington's Moving & Inspiring Commencement Speech
YOUTUBE.COM -- In delivering the commencement speech at Dillard University, Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington told the college graduates to put God first in everything they do, adding that everything he has accomplished in this life was due to the grace of God. ...
Water dispensing project in the drought hit Yavatmal
India -- Yavatmal District in Maharashtra was facing drought during the last year due to insufficient rainfall and there was heavy scarcity of drinking water in the area. Keeping this in mind the Board of Directors of The Ismailia Urban Credit Co-Operative Society Ltd. Yavatmal started a project to provide safe and pure RO filtered drinking water at minimal cost not ...
Filmmakers shine spotlight on world cinema at International Film Festival
Global -- As part of the Diamond Jubilee Celebration, the inaugural Jubilee Arts International Film Festival was held in Lisbon last month. NOS Cinemas at the Vasco da Gama mall in Portugal's capital hosted over 20,000 visitors, who watched film submissions screened in six movie theatres over the course of four days. The festival received 54 high-quality film submissions from all ...
The Rise of the New Groupthink
[H/T MOHIB EBRAHIM] -- NYTIMES.COM -- Solitude is out of fashion. Our companies, our schools and our culture are in thrall to an idea I call the New Groupthink, which holds that creativity and achievement come from an oddly gregarious place. Most of us now work in teams, in offices without walls, for managers who prize people skills above all. Lone geniuses ...
Nandi: History and Meaning by Mumtaz Ali Tajddin
GOOGLE.COM -- ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF ISMAILISM, 2006 -- The word nandi is corrupt form of nadi, whose original form is na'd in Arabic, meaning to call. The word nida means auction. The word na'd is used 29 times in the Koran. Another view suggests that the nandi is a Hindi word meaning blessing. It is a form of mehmani, and entertainment to the ...
