Curator's Tour: "Skate Girls of Kabul"
In fall of 2017, the Ismaili Centre, Toronto, Aga Khan Museum, and Aga Khan Park presented the "Skate Girls of Kabul" outdoor photography installation. Exhibited for the first time in North ...
Rays of Light Exhibition's Global Launch in Chicago
United States -- This Diamond Jubilee, Rays of Light is once again traversing the globe, having been updated to include the numerous achievements Mawlana Hazar Imam has accomplished over the decade since the inauguration of the exhibit. Over 250 photographs are displayed, from Mawlana Hazar Imam's childhood to the current period, and illustrate the impact he has made on communities around ...
A Community Effort: Improving Quality of Life through Education
United States -- Growing up in Hunza, Northern Pakistan, Shahzadi Khan and her family lived a comfortable life. Her father was a teacher at the Aga Khan School and earned an income sufficient to support his family, so Shahzadi went to boarding school, and she and her siblings focused only on their studies.For Shahzadi, life was not hard there in Pakistan ...
VIDEO: Curator's Tour: "Skate Girls of Kabul"
In fall of 2017, the Ismaili Centre, Toronto, Aga Khan Museum, and Aga Khan Park presented the "Skate Girls of Kabul" outdoor photography installation. Exhibited for the first time in North America, "Skate Girls of Kabul" featured portraits of the fierce and feisty young girls of Skateistan -- an award-winning, non-profit organization focused on empowering youth and children through skateboarding and education in ...
Help Aga Khan Foundation USA Win #GivingTuesday 24 hours Challenge!
Aga Khan Foundation USA has a dedicated Matching Gift Partners who have pledged to donate $70,000, but they need your help to unlock the funds to reach the goal of $140,000. ...
Help Aga Khan Foundation Canada Win #GivingTuesday 24 hours Challenge!
Your online gift to Aga Khan Foundation Canada will be matched by a generous donor. A generous donor has pledged to match your donations up to $50,000, but AKFC need your ...
President Kenyatta swearing-in to start at 10am
April 2016: Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta holds talks with Prince Amyn Aga Khan The stadium gates are expected to be open at 4am. Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Monica Juma said more than ...
Shenila Khoja-Moolji: Don't be quick to celebrate the hijab-wearing Barbie
Shenila Khoja-Moolji argues, that hijab-wearing Barbie is a form of racial capitalism that extracts economic and social value from minority identities. by Shenila Khoja-Moolji For-profit corporations are not in the business ...
Jenny Gulamani-Abdulla strives to spread the message of Pluralism in Canada and Abroad
As the first Muslim President of BPW Canada, Jenny attended the 29th Congress of the International Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPW International) held in Cairo, Egypt in October 2017. ...
Local interfaith communities unite in gathering of thanksgiving
Hundreds of Fort Bend County residents representing a diverse circle of faith groups gathered to celebrate the third annual Fort Bend Interfaith Community Thanksgiving at St. Laurence Catholic Church Monday (Nov. ...
Navid Nathoo: To My Younger Self
Growing up is confusing. This is a guide to help you, probably a high school student, navigate your life as you're trying to figure out the world. I've had multiple conversations ...
CNN Heroes: Make Your Vote Really Count!
Individuals can vote up to 30 times per day and every day until December 12th here: Samir Lakhani and Eco-Soap Bank are in the running for CNN Hero of the ...
Coaching Pakistan to Special Olympics Success
Pakistan -- This year, the Pakistan team won 16 medals, which included 5 Gold, 7 Silver and 6 Bronze medals medals at the Special Olympics. Three of those winning athletes are Ismailis, as is their coach Ms. Amina Parveen Barkatullah Baig. As part of our ongoing series on inspirational Ismailis, she shares the challenges and the experience of coaching for the ...
A Principal's View: Education as Soul-bearing and Soul-shaping
United States -- With ever-changing pressures on the public school system, Principal Alykhan Boolani tackles systemic inequality with surgical precision. "Teaching is akin to doctoring. The way that we treat healthcare is the way I look at education." Alykhan Boolani is the Principal at Unity Preparatory Charter School of Brooklyn, New York. "We're looking at guaranteed access and opportunity to students. ...
Diamond Jubilee Special: Taste of Culture - Ontario, Canada
Nutrition Centre -- To mark the commencement of Mawlana Hazar Imam's Diamond Jubilee on 11 July 2017, TheIsmaili Nutrition Centre is pleased to launch "Taste of Culture" - a celebration of our cultural diversity through the joy of food. Travel around the world with us, as we dish out food secrets from the locals themselves. From Dar-es-Salaam to Dallas, discover some ...
The Grace and Blessings of Jamatkhanas
United Kingdom -- A Jamatkhana is a designated space for Shia Ismaili Muslims to gather and perform tariqah practices, such as supplicatory prayers - du'a, meditative sessions of remembrance - zikr, and the recitation of devotional poetry, such as ginans and qasidas. The word Jamatkhana is a combination of two words. The term Jamat means community or congregation, and the term ...
Ginan: Kutumb parivār sajnā
Kutumb parivār sajnā Ginan: Pir Hasan Kabirdin Translated By: Sujjawal Ahmad Vocals: Nazia Amin Mohammad Family and my loved ones, I detached from aught but Thee Laid hold on the chord ...
Farida Somjee receives 2017 Fiction Award at the 16th Annual Whistler Writers Festival
Farida Somjee Tanzanian novel wins in Whistler Farida Somjee received the 2017 Fiction Award at the 16th Annual Whistler Writers Festival. (Paul Shore was named the non-fiction winner for his memoir, Uncorked: ...
Salima Rawji: Director of Development for Build Toronto
Salima Rawji Vice President of Development, Build Toronto; 2011-2013 ELN Co-Chair; 2010 DiverseCity Fellow; CivicAction Board Member Board Member - CivicAction Leadership Foundation Salima is the Director of Development for Build ...
Irfhan Rawji is 2017 Canada's Top 40 Under 40
Irfhan Rawji Principal, Totem Capital Corporation, AB Irfhan has been a strategic consultant, public company senior executive and investor for over 15 years. He has served as an Adjunct Professor at ...
Scholars of different faiths discuss Islamophobia at the Ismaili Centre Burnaby
Canada -- With the current political climate in North America, one rarely has to wait long before another instance of Islamophobia appears in the news. Despite this, many Canadians believe the issue doesn't affect our country.The data paints a different picture."According to Statistics Canada, hate crimes against Muslims in this country have more than doubled since 2012," said Sachi Kurl to ...
Astronaut Robert Thirsk speaks at the Ismaili Centre Burnaby
Canada -- Canadian astronaut Robert Thirsk, recipient of both the Order of Canada and Order of British Columbia, headlined an evening lecture on November 9 at the Ismaili Centre Burnaby.Thirsk, who now serves as the Chancellor of the University of Calgary, spoke at length about his experiences as a member of the space shuttle Challenger's crew and his time aboard the ...
VIDEO: Mawlana Hazar Imam departs Canada 2017
Mawlana Hazar Imam concluded a nine-day visit to Canada where he spent a significant amount of time with the Jamat in Eastern Canada. ...
Dr. Shaf Keshavjee: ORGANS BY DESIGN
An essay by one of the top surgeons in the world in his field of double lung transplants who is an Ismaili. Dr. Shaf Keshavjee, O.C., O.Ont. has won the prestigious ...
VIDEO: Music Video: Guide the Way
This special piece is an expression of love and devotion, offering gratitude for 60 years of Mawlana Hazar Imam's guidance and for his unrelenting efforts to improve the quality of life of millions worldwide. ...
VIDEO: The Institute of Ismaili Studies celebrates 40 years
Global -- Forty years ago, Mawlana Hazar Imam sent a message to the global Jamat announcing the establishment of The Institute of Ismaili Studies in London. ...
Shimshal: Pakistan village with a unique system of philanthropy
At 3,100m, Shimshal is the highest settlement in Pakistan's Hunza region; its isolation has likely led to concept called Nomas, which translates as 'showing concern for humanity'. HUNZA-Shimshal is the highest ...
The delegation of Ismaili Community pays visit to the Mayor of Karachi
KARACHI - Mayor Wasim Akhtar said Karachi is a city where people belongs to different caste and cultures lived and therefore interfaith harmony and promotion of equality and brotherhood is essential ...
Aga Khan's foundation gives €100,000 towards post-fire reforestation
With news of how the country means to recover the devastation of last summer's forest fires updating by the day, one of the latest highlights is a donation of €100,000 for ...
Aleppo: A Battered City
via ArchNet on YouTube Source: Archnet is a globally-accessible, intellectual resource focused on architecture, urbanism, environmental and landscape design, visual culture, and conservation issues related to the Muslim world. ...
Reconstructing Aleppo: The hidden power of investors | Qantara.de
We are in contact with other organisations active in Syria and are attempting to pursue our goals together. At present, we are co-operating with the Aga Khan Foundation, which has never ...
Energy Efficient Stoves change in the lives in rural Pakistan
The rural poor Pakistan still depend on wood-burning stoves for food preparation and warmth. Inefficient traditional stoves emit copious amounts of smoke that lead to health issues such as acute respiratory infections and eye soreness. They also burn large amounts of fuel which means arduous hours collecting fuel and smoke-filled homes. AKAH helped introduce a new energy-efficient stove that emits less ...
VIDEO: The World of the Fatimids: Opening March 2018
Cairo: a thousand years ago, the Fatimids chose this place as their capital. They called it Al Qahira, or "the victorious." They built the world's oldest university and created one of the greatest libraries. They defined luxury objects for a millennium and fostered a flowering of the arts and architecture. They established one of the greatest civilizations, influencing knowledge and culture throughout the ...
That Which Unites Us - the Utah Premier of UPF's The Sultan and The Saint at the Brigham Young University
By Andrew Kosorok. Ismailimail exclusive. On October 13, Brigham Young University hosted the Utah premier of UPF's The Sultan and The Saint, a retelling of the astounding meeting between the Sultan ...
Think City launches latest publication: Rejuvenating The City Together: The George Town Grants Programme
Grants add vibrancy to George TownAnwar Fazal (right) and Maimunah launching the new publication, Rejuvenating The City Together: The George Town Grants Programme. THINK City has launched its latest publication, Rejuvenating ...
Mosques: Splendors of Islam - foreword by Prince Amyn Aga Khan; preface by Leyla Uluhanli; general editor, Jai Imbrey - Princeton University Library Catalog
Mosques are among the greatest architectural feats and have a profound beauty: their spiritual purpose adds to their mystery and lustre. This visually stunning volume illustrates the development of the basic ...
At the Aga Khan Museum Toronto: An Israeli-Iranian musical initiative set to bridge the divide | The Canadian Jewish News
A love poem written by Rumi, a 13th-century Persian poet, is the inspiration for an upcoming performance of the Israeli-Iranian Musical Initiative at Toronto's Aga Khan Museum. The poem, All Rivers ...
Dr. Farida Virani conducts workshop for couples, newly married or engaged | National Conciliation and Arbitration Board in partnership with the Social Welfare Board, India
The National Conciliation and Arbitration Board - NCAB in partnership with the Social Welfare Board -SWB conducted a workshop for couples - newly married or engaged to be married. The workshop ...
His Highness the Aga Khan donates 100 thousand euros for the recovery of Pinhal de Leiria - Portuguese forest destroyed by the major fires
This is not the first such initiative on the part of the prince Aga Khan. In September, he distributed half a million euros to the victims of the Pedrógão fires Aga ...
The Institute of Ismaili Studies celebrates 40 years
Global -- Prince Rahim was the guest of honour at a celebration hosted by The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) in London on 24 November 2017. The reception followed a commemorative lecture held at the Ismaili Centre London the previous evening. The events took place to mark 40 years since the establishment of the IIS in 1977. Upon his arrival in ...
