After a humbling experience with Ilm-e-Noor and Ilm-e-Haqiqat, I present with love and gratitude to all my brothers and sisters, my next Ginan album, Ilm-e-Maarifat, consisting of ten Ginans and Qasidas. ...
This week, Ismaili Muslims worldwide observe Navroz (Nowruz), a festival that marks the beginning of a new year and the first day of spring. Let us all celebrate new beginnings with hope for a healthier future and a better tomorrow. Wish you all Navroz Mubarak from the Ismaili USA REC Family! ...
Dubai, UAE, 17 March 2022 - Prince Rahim Aga Khan departed from Dubai yesterday following an official two-day visit that included discussions with His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, about areas where the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and the UAE can work together to improve ...
Global -- Following his visit to Dubai, last night, Prince Rahim arrived in Maputo for a three-day visit, during which he will meet senior state officials and leaders of the Jamat, and attend the inauguration ceremony of the Aga Khan Academy Maputo. Prince Rahim's visit began at the Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Welfare for a meeting with Minister Nyeleti ...
The new three-part documentary series, beginning on July 5 on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS Video app, follows a young Muslim American couple -- rapper Mona Haydar and her husband Sebastian ...
Kabul, Afghanistan, 17 March 2022 - This week the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat supported the Afghan government's annual tree plantation campaign by donating 5,000 trees and plants to the greenery of Kabul - adding to the 45,000 already planted to date - to help make the city safer, cleaner and greener. Climate change has significantly affected Afghanistan's landscape and poses ...
The prophet has a major metaphysical function. This is a fundamental thesis of Avicenna's prophetology, and one of the main theses that is explored in this lecture. Find out more about this lecture. This recorded online event is part of the Islamic History and Thought Lecture Series. ...
The Shi'i Ismaili Muslims of Central Asia have a complex political history. This open access book is the first English-language study of the Ismaili Muslims in this region, based on analysis ...
"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, Pakistan16 March1983Aga Khan University (AKU) Mawlana Hazar Imam had announced the construction of a hospital, medical college, ...
Global -- Prince Rahim is visiting the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the invitation of His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Member of the Cabinet and the Minister of Tolerance for the United Arab Emirates. Prince Rahim met with His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan at Expo 2020, Dubai. Prince Rahim conveyed Mawlana Hazar Imam's warmest greetings, and congratulated the UAE on ...
USA -- "During a Golden Jubilee speech, Mawlana Hazar Imam said that we are a community that thinks past crises. The Imam has guided us to be anticipatory, not reactionary. He has guided us on every aspect of our lives and how to improve our quality of life," said President Salima Jaffer of the Ismaili Council for the Southeastern USA. President ...
#Speech made by Princess Zahra #AgaKhan at the @Aga Khan University Class of 2021 Global Convocation on 26 February 2021 in Nairobi, Kenya. Read the full speech here: For more about the Aga Khan Development Network, visit ...
RT.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam's 1996 remark, against stereotyping individuals by group identities, is even more relevant today given societal trends over the past decade: "Is there not something intellectually uncouth about those who choose to perceive one billion people of any faith as a standardised mass?"] ARTICLE: Ordinary people in Russia and Ukraine shouldn't be blamed for the conflict, Paulo Coelho has said. The world-famous author of "The Alchemist" said the "Ukraine crisis" has become a "convenient excuse for Russophobia." Russian nationals living abroad have faced widespread abuse since Moscow decided to send troops into its neighboring country. Among other things, victims spoke about Russian kids brawling with their Norwegian classmates, a Russian woman being denied service at a restaurant in New Zealand and world famous musicians Valery Gergiev and Anna Netrebko losing their jobs in Germany. The trend took some ridiculous forms like Russian cats and dogs being barred from taking part in exhibitions abroad. Coelho also ...
Nomsa Maseko, BBC News A virtual gallery to showcase Mali's cultural history has been launched, featuring tens of thousands of Timbuktu's ancient manuscripts. The manuscripts were smuggled to safety from Timbuktu ...
RT.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: While we normally do not post on political matters, we are posting on the situation in Ukraine because it is an invaluable case study about Big Tech and Western media.] ARTICLE: When is "hate speech" not hate speech? When it's directed against the approved targets, of course -- at least according to Facebook, which altered its guidelines to allow calls for violence against Russians in certain countries. "We have temporarily made allowances for political expression for violent speech such as 'death to the Russian invaders'," a spokesman confirmed after Reuters cited internal emails. Would Meta create this exception for, say, Syria, Iran, Iraq, or Libya to allow calls for violence against Americans? Of course not. How about in Yemen, against the Saudis or Emiratis mercilessly bombing and occupying parts of the country since 2015? Not a chance. But hating Russians? That's not just allowed, it's encouraged -- one might even say expected. It's a remarkable coincidence ...
GOOGLE.COM -- The other day a religious teacher told me he was studying accountancy because his teaching salary was not adequate. He said, if he could not save how could he give his children a good education. When I was on the Government bursary committees we gave special consideration to children of teachers. The reason is obvious. Teachers salaries are limited and their savings meagre. The community should take responsibility of higher education of teachers' children.... During the last 40 years we have made no progress in religous education syllabus. The first syllabus I prepared was in 1928 and it was later adopted at religious schools at Dar es Salaam, Mombasa and Nairobi. 25 years ago, in 1944, a text book commtitee was ...
Musician Afraaz Mulji, a connoisseur and patron of the Arts, Humanities, and Sciences, reflects on various aspects of life in his compendium. He notes: "At the request of numerous mentors, and ...
The photographs represent members of Mawlana Hazar Imam's family we have covered in Barakah. This is an ongoing project, and this page will continue to be updated in the weeks and months ahead. Photo collage: Malik Merchant/Barakah. Prepared and compiled by MALIK MERCHANTPublisher-Editor, Barakah, Simerg and Simergphotos The recent publication of two posts in quick succession on Mata Salamat, Begum Om Habibeh ...
Winners of the South Australia 2021 Governor's Multicultural Awards were announced at a small award ceremony at Government House on Thursday 10 March 2022.Source: dpc.sa.gov.au The awards were presented by Her ...
Conservation Agriculture (the use of no tillage systems) to preserve soil structure and integrity has become an increasingly important step towards sustainable farming. This book brings together conservation agriculture and climate ...
Portugal -- Já pensou que ao dar sangue pode ajudar a salvar mais que uma vida? A dádiva de sangue é um ato voluntário, seguro e simples que não tem repercussões negativas na saúde da pessoa que faz a dádiva, e pode ser realizada em menos de uma hora. Num adulto, cerca de 4,5 a 5,5 litros de sangue circulam pelo ...
Part of the #AKAA2022 #SteeringCommittee, Her Excellency #SheikhaMaiBintMohammedAlKhalifa delivered a lecture entitled Investing in Culture: Bahrain's Experience. She is President of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, and was listed as one of the 50 most influential women in the Arab World by Forbes magazine in 2008. In 2017 she was made Special Ambassador of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for ...
Part of the #AKAA2022 #SteeringCommittee, #MeisaBatanyeh delivered a lecture entitled Choosing Resilience: Leadership in Architectural Practice. Meisa Batayneh is the founder and principal architect of Maisam Architects and Engineers, established in 1986 with offices in Amman and Abu Dhabi. Over her long and distinguished career, Ms Batayneh has led multi-disciplinary teams on large-scale international and regional projects in the USA, Pakistan, Cyprus, Saudi ...
Mawlana Hazar Imam succeeded his grandfather to the Imamate on 11 July 1957. To mark his accession, several Takht Nashini (Masnadnashini) ceremonies were held, including one at Bombay (now Mumbai), India, on 11 March 1958. Mawlana Hazar Imam's Takht Nashini (Masnadnashini) in Bombay, 1958. Image: 25 Years in Pictures, Islamic Publications Ltd., London, 1983 In his address, Mawlana Hazar Imam said: ...
Portugal -- O programa de estágios do Global Encounters, criado em 2019, apoia alunos pós-universitários e jovens profissionais na criação de uma carreira caracterizada por liderança, pluralismo e ações em favor da humanidade. Destinando-se a jovens universitários e recém-graduados, é uma ótima oportunidade para criar um currículo com experiência em instituições de excelência, desenvolver conhecimento em diferentes áreas e desenvolvimento pessoal. ...
"Since high school I have always been fascinated by my lab classes. When I first came to AKU-CRM, I was looking forward to better my understanding on translational medicine and how ...
While aboard the International Space Station (ISS), NASA Flight Engineer Megan McArthur discussed life and work on the orbital outpost during an in-flight educational event with students involved with the Aga Khan Education Board in Sugar Land, Texas. McArthur arrived on the ISS aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft "Endeavour" for a planned six-month. The spacecraft docked into the ISS in ...
Portugal -- Hoje, mais do que nunca, valorizamos o trabalho árduo dos profissionais de saúde. Elogiamos quem merece ser elogiado pelo papel fundamental que tem na sociedade. O Aga Khan Economic Planning Board (AKEPB) e a ADEE e subscrevem esta importância e, por isso, criaram o Cluster da Saúde da Comunidade Ismaili. English O Cluster da Saúde da Comunidade Ismaili é ...
Portugal -- Now more than ever we value the hard work of the health care workers. We praise those who deserve to be praised for their crucial roles in society. The Aga Khan Economic Planning Board (AKEPB) and ADEE subscribe to this statement, hence starting the Ismaili Community Health Cluster. Portuguese The Ismaili Community Health Cluster is a very cohesive group ...
Portugal -- The pre-primary children from Dar-at-Ta'lim classes volunteered in support of the most vulnerable. Portuguese The Dar-at-Ta'lim school aims to promote, in its students, values, social awareness, critical thinking and creativity, always in accordance with the ethics of Islam. Through examples and stories, during the second term, 4 and 5-year-olds learned about the personality, character and values of Prophet Muhammad, ...
Portugal -- Os alunos da Infantil do Dar-at-Ta'lim fizeram voluntariado em prol dos mais vulneráveis. English A escola de Dar-at-Ta'lim procura promover, nos seus alunos, valores, consciência social, pensamento crítico e criatividade, sempre acompanhados pela ética do Islão. Através de exemplos e histórias, ao longo do 2º período, os alunos de 4 e 5 anos aprenderam sobre a personalidade, carácter e ...
Global -- Graduands, faculty, staff, and special guests gathered for an exciting event full of energy and enthusiasm to celebrate the achievements of the Aga Khan University's Class of 2021. The multi-campus convocation brought together AKU's graduating classes in Kenya, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, and the UK -- a total of 664 graduands -- who were joined virtually by parents, friends, and ...
Global -- The Imams of the Shia Ismaili Muslims are direct descendants of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family). They trace their lineage through an unbroken line of hereditary male descent from the Prophet's daughter, Bibi Fatima (peace be upon her), and her husband, who was also the Prophet's first cousin, Hazrat Ali (peace be upon him). In ...
FIRSTTHINGS.COM -- Michael Crichton: "The Gell-Mann Amnesia effect works as follows. You open the newspaper to an article on some subject you know well.... You read the article and see the journalist has absolutely no understanding of either the facts or the issues.... In any case, you read with exasperation or amusement the multiple errors in a story-and then turn the page to national or international affairs, and read with renewed interest as if the rest of the newspaper was somehow more accurate about far-off Palestine than it was about the story you just read. You turn the page, and forget what you know. That is the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect. I'd point out it does not operate in other arenas of life. In ordinary life, if somebody consistently exaggerates or lies ...
LEARNINGS.SUBSTACK.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 1989: "Knowledge is constantly changing, must ever be challenged and extended." ~~ Hazar Imam, 2003: "The true test [of education] is the ability of students and graduates to engage with what they do not know and to work out a solution."] ARTICLE: In 2019, the WSJ asked senior economists for their 12 month interest rate predictions. And boy, did they turn out to be wrong. All predicted rising rates but rates fell. Although experts are often wrong, we treat their knowledge, when it's outside our fields, as sacrosanct. This is called Gell-Mann Amnesia effect: we can spot flaws in an "expert's" report related to our fields but, when it comes to another field, we treat those "experts" as gurus. Institutions do the same, large ones more so than small ones. Large institutions always an "expert" to which individuals will outsource their thinking. However, it is just as important to try and figure things out for yourself. And if an expert's prediction doesn't make sense to you, ...
By MALIK MERCHANTPublisher/Editor Simerg, Barakah andSimergphotos Simerg's series entitled "Books by Ismaili Authors" continues with Vancouver based Dr. Azim H. Jiwani's book "Humanizing Medicine: Making Health Tangible (Memoirs of Engagement with a Global Development Network)." We follow the same Q/A format as our earlier presentations of books written by Naznin Rahemtulla Hébert, Shairoz Lakhani, Shelina Shariff Zia, Ali Lakhani, Nizar Sultan, ...
News story -- Ismaili Festivals: Stories of Celebration by Dr Shiraz Kabani, the first title in the IIS's Living Ismaili Traditions series, has launched in recent weeks at a series of popular events. The first launch, hosted by the IIS and ITREB UK, took place at the Ismaili Centre, London, on February 10th and was streamed live by The Ismaili TV. It ...
[The Preservation Rover mission] made me internalize the importance of us as humans being stewards of our planet and having to take care of it." - Farah AlibayImage source: NASA.gov Farah ...
Ismaili Digest Exclusive for February 2022 -- Each month enjoy the most popular new articles and videos viewed by the Jamat from over 36 of the best Ismaili websites with just one click! 'Most popular' means most viewed post(s) on each website (excluding duplicate postings, Event Alerts and COVID-19 advice) without social media influence. NOTE: Posts are randomly ordered.
During my first meeting with Mata Salamat, Begum Om Habibeh Aga Khan, in Aswan in 1982, she asked me, "Do you know what is the greatest gift of Allah to humankind?" I pleaded ignorance and humbly asked her if she would enlighten me. Her response was, "Yes, the greatest gift of Allah to humankind is intelligence." -- Nizar Harji Mata Salamat, ...
