Meaning of the words: Imam and Mawla
By Mumtaz Ali Tajddin S. Ali - mumtaztajddin@yahoo.com The word Imam (pl. a'imma) is derived from amma, meaning to lead the way, precede, or to lead by example. Thus, the Imam ...
Need of the Imam in Modern World
By Mumtaz Ali Tajddin S.Ali - mumtaztajddin@yahoo.com With the Prophet, the Khatim al-anbiya (seal of the prophets), the cycle of prophecy (da'irat an-nubuwwa) was closed, but God did not thenceforth leave ...
VIDEO: Toronto Arrival 2017
Mawlana Hazar Imam arrives in Toronto 16 November 2017 for his visits with the Jamat of Eastern Canada ...
VIDEO: Canada arrival 2017
Mawlana Hazar Imam's arrival in Ottawa 14 November 2017, commencing a visit to Canada that will include attending the Global Pluralism Award ceremony as well as meeting with the Jamat of Eastern Canada. ...
How the Aga Khan Development Network has improved the lives of people on Kenya's ocean coast
Tangible Aga Khan programmes in East Africa To understand the impact of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), one has to look at specific programmes. The foundation has improved the lives of ...
The Aga Khan's approach to development emphasises long-term community empowerment
Helping families to escape the cycle of poverty The list of countries where Aga Khan institutions operate features countries where life is hard, poverty is dire and more help is needed. ...
The Aga Khan deserves the Nobel Peace Prize - By Adam Kassam MD
There has been a distilled media narrative involving partisan politics when mentioning him. Lost in all the noise is his incredible humanitarian legacy. Read more: ...
Diamond Jubilee Volunteer Registration Launches in USA
United States -- In commemoration of Mawlana Hazar Imam's 60 years of Imamat, the National Council for the United States of America is pleased to announce that Diamond Jubilee Volunteer Registration for all uniform and non-uniform volunteers has officially launched. Interested members can register online or in person at Jamatkhana, where registration volunteers will be available for assistance.The National Council for ...
VIDEO: Mawlana Hazar Imam arrives in Toronto
Canada -- Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Toronto on Thursday evening to begin his visits with the Eastern Canadian Jamat. He was greeted at the Toronto airport by Jamati leaders. On Friday, Mawlana Hazar Imam will begin Mulaqats with Jamats residing in the Ontario region. ...
VIDEO: MIAD GDA: Rural Programs
Through a Global Development Alliance (GDA), the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Aga Khan Foundation have created an innovative integrated development initiative in Afghan Badakhshan. By connecting community-driven projects with public and private partners, we offer a comprehensive, integrated approach, investing at the same time and in the same place. This means widespread progress, from education to infrastructure. This video ...
VIDEO: MIAD GDA: Jobs
Through a Global Development Alliance (GDA), the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Aga Khan Foundation have created an innovative integrated development initiative in Afghan Badakhshan. By connecting community-driven projects with public and private partners, we offer a comprehensive, integrated approach, investing at the same time and in the same place. This means widespread progress, from education to infrastructure. This video ...
VIDEO: MIAD GDA: Education
Through a Global Development Alliance (GDA), the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Aga Khan Foundation have created an innovative integrated development initiative in Afghan Badakhshan. By connecting community-driven projects with public and private partners, we offer a comprehensive, integrated approach, investing at the same time and in the same place. This means widespread progress, from education to infrastructure. This video ...
VIDEO: MIAD GDA: Health
Through a Global Development Alliance (GDA), the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Aga Khan Foundation have created an innovative integrated development initiative in Afghan Badakhshan. By connecting community-driven projects with public and private partners, we offer a comprehensive, integrated approach, investing at the same time and in the same place. This means widespread progress, from education to infrastructure. This video ...
Aga Khan Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh Wins World Architecture Future Projects Education Award for 2017
World Architecture Festival 2017 in Berlin Announces Second Category Winners The Education - Future Projects category has been won by Feilden Clegg Bradley and SHALOTTO architecture for their project Aga Khan ...
Speakers emphasize scaling up mountain-specific innovative and climate smart solutions
ISLAMABAD: 'Drastic climate impacts and other demographic changes in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region call for building resilience of mountain communities and equipping them with smart technology and innovative solutions'. ...
Diabetes: 10 Important Steps You Can Take to Manage Out-of-Control Blood Sugars
By Shahzadi Devje RD, CDE, MSc Have diabetes and struggle to manage blood sugars? Discover the 10 most important steps you can take to manage out-of-control blood sugar levels. Do ...
Islamic Art Festival: Day One - The Dallas Museum of Art - Sponsored by the Aga Khan Council for the Central United States
Thursday, November 16, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Join DMA for the first day of a three-day celebration exploring Islamic art and culture in honor of the DMA's Keir Collection of Islamic Art. From ...
DMA Announces Free 3-Day Islamic Art Festival: The Language of Exchange
The Dallas Museum of Art Announces Three-Day Islamic Art Festival: The Language of Exchange Three Days of FREE Programs - Including November Late Night - Celebrating the Keir Collection of Islamic ...
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Poem: Saara Punjani ~ We all, are all waiting Holding on to our hearts, unable to fully breathe ~ Some of us run, shedding layers, while others wrap ourselves in new ...
Prince Amyn attends Aga Khan Foundation's Fundraising Gala
Hamilton Tony winner @ReneeGoldsberry was so inspired by the work of @AKF_Global that she performed at our gala last night! Held @metmuseum, Prince Amyn Aga Khan spoke and @AliVelshi emceed. We ...
Ismailis of Eastern Canada are ready for their holy encounter with Mawlana Hazar Imam: At mulaqat, steal a glance of his sacred presence and soak in his light
(Two poems and a beautifully composed new song for mulaqat with Mawlana Shah Karim Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan) Tears of Joy: The Mulaqat at Montreal A Tribute to the Imagery of Ibn Farid By KARIM H. KARIM As I turned to gaze These orbs turned translucent; Although sight betrayed me In concealing your form, Every atom spoke of ...
Seminars keep Jamat informed on health and wellbeing
Afghanistan -- October 20, 2017 - Members of the Jamat were invited to a seminar on non-communicable and infectious diseases at Central Jamatkhana in Kabul, Afghanistan. The event was organised by the Health Committee of the National Council in coordination with the Women's committee and Ismaili Volunteer Corps. Over 800 members of the jamat, including men and women of different ages ...
VIDEO: AKDN: Pre-school to university
Central to its many education programmes and institutions is the Network's overarching belief that pluralism, or the "embrace of difference", is vital to how we interact with the world. ...
Mawlana Hazar Imam arrives in Toronto
Canada -- Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Toronto on Thursday evening to begin his visits with the Eastern Canadian Jamat. He was greeted at the Toronto airport by Jamati leaders. On Friday, Mawlana Hazar Imam will begin Mulaqats with Jamats residing in the Ontario region. The Mulaqats will be held over the course of several days. On Tuesday, Mawlana Hazar Imam ...
GALLERY: Inaugural Global Pluralism Award recognises advocates of social justice
Global -- Mawlana Hazar Imam presided over the inaugural Global Pluralism Award on 15 November 2017. The Award, presented biennially, is designed to seek out those, "... who explore and investigate, and who then reflect on the difference that pluralistic commitments can make in specific contexts, at specific moments, in specific places," Hazar Imam said. The Global Pluralism Award highlights what ...
Inaugural Global Pluralism Award recognises advocates of social justice
Canada -- Mawlana Hazar Imam presided over the inaugural Global Pluralism Award on 15 November 2017. The Award, presented biennially, is designed to seek out those, "... who explore and investigate, and who then reflect on the difference that pluralistic commitments can make in specific contexts, at specific moments, in specific places," Hazar Imam said. The Global Pluralism Award highlights what ...
VIDEO: Global Pluralism Award (Highlights)
Global -- Mawlana Hazar Imam presided over the inaugural Global Pluralism Award on 15 November 2017. Mawlana Hazar Imam presided over the inaugural Global Pluralism Award on 15 November 2017. The Award, presented biennially, is designed to seek out those, "... who explore and investigate, and who then reflect on the difference that pluralistic commitments can make in specific contexts, at ...
VIDEO: Global Pluralism Award
Global -- Mawlana Hazar Imam presided over the inaugural Global Pluralism Award on 15 November 2017. Mawlana Hazar Imam presided over the inaugural Global Pluralism Award on 15 November 2017. The Award, presented biennially, is designed to seek out those, "... who explore and investigate, and who then reflect on the difference that pluralistic commitments can make in specific contexts, at ...
Aga Khan arrives, a photo tour of the Global Centre for Pluralism and more
Aga Khan Ottawa Arrival Mawlana Hazar Imam is received at Ottawa International Airport by the Aga Khan Development Network Representative for Canada, Mahmood Eboo (left), the President of the Aga Khan Council for Canada, Malik Talib, centre with Hazar Imam, and Karima Karmali, the Council's Vice President. Photo: Moez Visram/The Ismaili. By ABDULMALIK MERCHANT His Highness the Aga Khan arrived in ...
Arrival of the Aga Khan; a fantastic photo tour of the Global Centre; and an inspiring press conference with winners of the 2017 Pluralism Award
Ottawa Arrival Mawlana Hazar Imam is received at Ottawa International Airport by the Aga Khan Development Network Representative for Canada, Mahmood Eboo (left), the President of the Aga Khan Council for Canada, Malik Talib, centre with Hazar Imam, and Karima Karmali, the Council's Vice President. Photo: Moez Visram/The Ismaili. By ABDULMALIK MERCHANT His Highness the Aga Khan arrived in Ottawa Tuesday, ...
Meet the three winners of the Global Pluralism Awards
Inclusion in action: Meet the three winners of the Global Pluralism Awards A Colombian lawyer, a Kenyan mediator and an Australian advocate for migrants are being honoured for championing social justice. ...
Press Conference: Global Pluralism Award 2017
Press conference with the 2017 Global Pluralism Award winners:Leyner Palacios Asprilla of Colombia, Alice Wairimu Nderitu of Kenya,Daniel Webb of Australia. Opening remarks by John McNee, Secretary General of the Centre ...
Pluralism paves a path to inclusion | Globe & Mail
Efforts to eliminate difference and impose the will of the majority drive far too many of today's conflicts. Joe Clark, 16th Prime Minister of Canada and Bience Gawanas, Special Advisor to ...
A Journey Home to Experience the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations
United States -- A Personal Diamond Jubilee Experience The build up to celebrating Hazar Imam's Diamond Jubilee included a long discussion about where to celebrate the event. I am currently living and working in Los Angeles, but my family lives in Houston. I could not really understand why there was so much pressure for me to come home, when Los Angeles ...
Speech: Inaugural Global Pluralism Award Ceremony (Ottawa, Canada)
As you have heard, I am currently marking sixty years in the role I inherited in 1957. This role has taught me a great deal about the challenges of pluralism -- about the way those challenges can be met, but also the way those challenges are growing. These are not new challenges, they are as old as the human race. They ...
GALLERY: Inaugural Global Pluralism Award Ceremony
Ottawa, Canada, 15 November 2017 - This evening, three winners, Leyner Palacios of Colombia, Alice Nderitu of Kenya and Daniel Webb of Australia, were presented the Global Pluralism Awards 2017. They were recognised alongside seven honourable mentions for their unparalleled and sustained commitment to building more inclusive, peaceful societies. His Highness the Aga Khan, Chairman of the Global Centre for Pluralism, ...
Global Pluralism Award Ceremony 2017
The Global Centre for Pluralism's inaugural Global Pluralism Award Ceremony will be held on Wednesday 15 November 2017. It will be webcast live at www.akdn.org/live starting at 6pm EST. The Awards will be presented by His Highness the Aga Khan, Chairman of the Board of the Global Centre for Pluralism, and the Rt. Hon. Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of Canada. An ...
