United States -- Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Houston on Sunday, March 18, to conclude his historic 10-day visit to the United States. Months of preparation and anticipation culminate in four momentous days this week for thousands of Ismailis in the southwest, who are congregating in Houston and looking forward to a Mulaqat with the Imam. In both Atlanta and Houston, ...
United States -- Immediately upon his arrival in Houston, Texas, on Sunday, March 18, Mawlana Hazar Imam attended a series of engagements, including meetings with Governor of Texas Greg Abbott and Mayor of Houston Sylvester Turner, followed by a lunch reception with state officials and academic, business, and civil society leaders. At the luncheon hosted in honor of Mawlana Hazar Imam's ...
United States -- Mawlana Hazar Imam departed Atlanta today for the second stop of his Diamond Jubilee visit to the United States of America. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who earlier had issued a letter welcoming Hazar Imam and the Jamat to Atlanta, was at the airport to bid him farewell together with Jamati leaders. At the official invitation of city ...
United States -- Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Houston today for the second stop of his Diamond Jubilee visit to the United States. Upon his arrival, Mawlana Hazar Imam was given a sabre salute by the Texas A&M Ross Volunteers, the State of Texas' official honor guard who were also present during his Golden Jubilee visit to Texas in 2008. Hazar ...
Houston, USA, 18 March 2018 - Texas Governor Greg Abbott today lauded the longstanding partnership and friendship with His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, and the Ismaili Muslim Community in Texas. The Governor spoke at a luncheon hosted in honour of the Aga Khan's Diamond Jubilee, drawing upon examples of the Aga Khan's exemplary ...
France -- Le 28 janvier 2018, alors que Paris bruissait au rythme des occupations habituelles de fin de journée, un évènement unique se préparait, dans le cadre du Diamond Jubilee de notre Bien aimé Mowlana Hazar Iman. En effet, ce soir-là, Economic Planning Board invitait des membres de notre Jamat à investir le siège parisien d'un des géants planétaires du numérique ...
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"My prayer is that the university we are now building will enable many generations of the students to acquire both knowledge and the essential spiritual wisdom needed to balance that knowledge and enable their lives to attain the highest fulfillment." Mawlana Hazar Imam, Karachi, Pakistan March 16, 1983 Mawlana Hazar Imam had announced the construction of a hospital, medical college, and ...
United States -- Following the Mulaqat in Atlanta, Georgia, Mawlana Hazar Imam will arrive in Houston, Texas, on Sunday, March 18 to continue his historic 10-day visit to the United States. Jamati members from several regions will be traveling to the city to participate in the Diamond Jubilee Mulaqat.Mawlana Hazar Imam's visit comes after an official invitation from the state governments ...
Diamond Jubilee welcome message from Mayor Sylvester Turner of Houston #USAVisit ...
Meet Nayab Hajimohamed 14 year old from Raleigh North Carolina, USA. This is her story in her own words about her experience and motivation behind why she climbed Mount Kilimanjaro located ...
Dr. Shaf Keshavjee at Toronto General Hospital immediately after performing a double-lung transplant. (RANDY RISLING / TORONTO STAR FILE PHOTO) University Health Network is continent's top organ transplant program System that enables ...
Despite progress, 800 million people worldwide still live in extreme poverty, many of them in remote parts of the world. To alleviate poverty in these remote areas, the Aga Khan Foundation pioneered village-based development. Given the right tools, villagers mobilized to build roads, bridges, schools and clinics, water and sanitation systems and mini hydroelectric plants. They increased yields of essential crops and ...
The colorful words blinking on Dallas' biggest billboard were everything. Thousands of Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims had spent the day at the convention center next door, participating in parades, performances and ...
A first of its kind exhibition has been opened at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Canada. The exhibition is about the Fatimids, an Ismaili Shia Islamic caliphate descended from Prophet ...
Ayaz Ismail - O Mowla Mara ft. Bhoomi Trivedi | Amin Vailgy [Official Video] Dance your heart out, Capture Memories, Enjoy with your families...Here presenting the official music video of 'O ...
Photos: Artists shine at the National Jubilee Arts Festival -- Tanzania -- ...
Gujarat, India, 16 March 2018 - In collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority under the Government of India, the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority, and district-level partners in Surendranagar, Rajkot and Gandhinagar, the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat undertook a large-scale disaster simulation exercise to respond to an emergency situation related to earthquakes. The simulation exercise tested the Government and ...
By ABDULMALIK MERCHANT Tiraz, Egypt, 10th century, Linen, tapestry-woven silk. Photo: Copyright © Aga Khan Museum Collection. What: The World of the Fatimids. Where: Aga Khan Museum, 77 Wynford Drive, Toronto, Ontario M3C 1K1, Toll-free 1-844-859-3671. When: The World of the Fatimids runs until July 2, 2018. Museum Hours: Tuesday-Sunday: 10am: 6pm. Closed Monday. Free entrance Wednesday 4:00pm - 8:00pm. Things ...
Nutrition Centre -- Is your food colourful enough? At only 21, Nabila Juma was in pain, tired and overweight. She soon realized that it had a lot to do with her diet. Read about how adding more colour to her diet helped Nabila become healthier, happier, leaner and more energetic. At 21, I was pre-diabetic, depressed, always exhausted, had horrible menstrual ...
Ginan: Uncha Re - Soul's yearning for the Vision/Deedar The venti ginan Uncha Re Kot Bahuvech is set in Raag Sindhoora, traditionally sung during monsoon, this raag has an overall romantic ...
This video presents highlights from the lectures delivered on the occasion of IIS' 40th anniversary under the themes of heritage, knowledge, people and the future. ...
Writer Shelina Shariff-Zia told stories about her family while living in Kenya and Uganda at the Central Queens YMCA Monday. She says the Indian-Muslim community in Kenya was small and tight-knit ...
So what is the ketogenic diet? It's a high-fat, low-carb diet that sends your body into a state of ketosis, during which it uses stored fat as energy. When you eat ...
At Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery - Ongoing: Galleries 3 & 4 As our experiences become increasingly mediated by digital technologies, direct sensory perception and appreciation of ...
To mark the Women's History Month, Archnet () highlights the role of women in Islamic architecture and in the built environment of Muslim societies more generally. Click around the sliding tiles ...
The purpose of this post is to provide external links to news of Mawlana Hazar Imam's Diamond Jubilee visit to the USA from March 12 - March 22, 2018. We we will make every effort to ensure that links are filtered so that the news is not repetitive. Aga Khan in Houston, Texas The Aga Khan waves to his well-wishers gathered ...
ITREB Pakistan organised a book launch ceremony for Dr. Shainool Jiwa's pioneering work titled The Fatimids: The Rise of a Muslim Empire at the Movenpick Hotel on February 17, 2018 during the renowned IIS scholar's visit to Karachi. 0cm;background:white">The book is part of the World of Islam Series initiated by the Institute of Ismaili Studies in order to elucidate its 40 ...
DJSF Golf Tournament -- Pakistan -- The DJSF Golf Tournament, the final event of the Diamond Jubilee Sports Festival, was held in Karachi on 4th March 2018. The event catered to both professional and amateur golfers. Jamati youth performed cultural music and dances during the award ceremony. The AKYSBP Chairman expressed his thanks to leadership, volunteers, athletes and to the Jamat ...
Mawlana Hazar Imam was greeted by government officials and leaders of the Jamat. The Atlanta Police Department Honor Guard welcomed him with an official salute, and the 116th Army Band performed the Nashid al-Imamah and the US National Anthem. ...
Aga Khan arrives in Atlanta for historic Diamond Jubilee visit His Highness the Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the world's Shia Ismaili Muslim community, arrived in Atlanta ...
Global -- Upon his arrival in Atlanta, Mawlana Hazar Imam was greeted by various government officials and leaders of the Jamat. The Atlanta Police Department Honor Guard welcomed him with an official salute, and the national 116th Army Band performed the Nashid al-Imamah and the US National Anthem. ...
United States -- "For 60 years, the Aga Khan has demonstrated a longstanding commitment to improving the human condition for the betterment of individuals and the advancement of societies around the world." -Proclamation by the State of Georgia presented to Mawlana Hazar Imam, Atlanta, March 14, 2018. Mawlana Hazar Imam was presented with a State Proclamation by Georgia's Governor Nathan Deal ...
Thousands of volunteers prepare for the upcoming visit of Mawlana Hazar Imam in Atlanta, GA ahead of his arrival. #USAVisit #IsmailisInAction ...
When she was 23 years old, Mobina Jaffer was forced into exile from Uganda and became a refugee. Decades later she returned to her first home as a senator of her ...
I am thrilled to share one of Bollywood's finest singer Bhoomi Trivedi's message on Hazir Imam's Diamond Jubilee Visit to the USA. I have collaborated with her for a song on ...
Festive showers of musical, poetical and stage events have delighted many show-goers during the past couple of weeks, and there is a forecast of more such servings in days to come. ...
