Global -- Mawlana Hazar Imam received the highest award bestowed by the Asia Society, the Asia Game Changer Lifetime Achievement Award, on 01 November for his work to improve the lives of millions in Asia and around the world. The award marks the second time in a month that Mawlana Hazar Imam was honoured by a United States organisation. Recipients of ...
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Compiled by MALIK MERCHANT Publisher/editor, Barakah I. 1877- 85: Birth and Enthronement of the Aga Khan at Age Seven as 48th Ismaili Imam November 2, 2017, marks the 140th birth anniversary of the 48th Ismaili Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah. Born in Karachi in 1877, he succeded his father, Imam Shah Aly Shah (a.s.), Aga Khan ...
Venture capital money going into technology companies in the UK is at an all-time high. A year post-Brexit referendum, British tech firms attracted £2.4bn in funding. To date this year, UK ...
The International Baccalaureate featured the Aga Khan Academies and its approach to creating home-grown leaders. Watch to learn how the Academies work to transform the communities in which they are located. ...
Earlier this month the Aga Khan Foundation announced the inauguration of a new cross boarder energy line in Rushan, Eastern Tajikistan which it has supported. Installed by Pamir Energy, an Aga ...
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AS we are celebrating 70 years of Independence, it is but natural that coherent efforts should be made to disseminate information and knowledge to our young generation about heroes of Pakistan ...
Shiraz Allibhai, Deputy Director of The Aga Khan Trust For Culture and Nazneen Shafi Executive Director Engage The d. Academy was inspired by words delivered by Aga Khan, founder and chairman of ...
IC EVENT ON 2 November 2017 -- Ismaili Centre Burnaby -- Join us for a special evening at the Ismaili Centre, Burnaby with a talk by University of Calgary Chancellor Robert Thirsk about custodianship of the Earth. ArrayArray The Ismaili Centre, Burnaby, has partnered with the University of Calgary for an illuminating evening about the future of our planet. Join us ...
New York City, USA, 1 November 2017 - His Highness the Aga Khan today received the Asia Society's Lifetime Achievement Award - the Society's most esteemed - at the organisation's Game Changer Award ceremony in New York. The awards are presented annually to individuals, organisations, and movements, that have inspired, enlightened, and shown true leadership in areas that reflect Asia Society's ...
30-minute film of the Global Leadership dinner hosted by the UN Foundation in 2017, where Mawlana Hazar Imam was presented with the Champion for Global Change award. ...
As the New York Asia Society prepares to honour His Highness the Aga Khan on Wednesday November 1 with the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award, we present below a short introductory video prepared for the event as well as a condensed version of the Aga Khan's fascinating speech that he delivered to the Society 38 years ago, on September 25, 1979. In ...
30-minute film of the Global Leadership dinner hosted by the UN Foundation in 2017, where His Highness the Aga Khan was presented with the Champion for Global Change award. ...
"Memoirs of a Muhindi-Fleeing East Africa for the West" A Journey through time and space to a new life By Dr. Mohamed Keshavjee According to the Czechoslovakian prize-winning novelist and writer, ...
Across the country, school reformers are pushing for the expansion of publicly funded early education. In New York, Mayor Bill de Blasio, who won the Democratic mayoral primary on Sept. 12, ...
Organized by the Aga Khan Council for the United States of America in cooperation with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, the Aga Khan Award for Architecture and the AIA DC. ...
The Aga Khan Foundation: An Introduction then a Focus on Central Asia Monday, November 6, 2017 3:00pm - 5:00pm British Expertise International 23 Grafton Street London, England, W1S 4EY United Kingdom ...
On behalf of the Ismaili Community Engaged in Responsible Volunteering (I-CERV), President of the Council for the Southwestern United States, Murad Ajani, was honored as a Point of Light recipient at a concert on October 21, held at Texas A&M University. ...
DATES/TIME: Sat. Nov. 04: 9:30 a - 2:30 p LOCATION: Sam Houston Park 1000 Bagby Street Houston Aga Khan Foundation National Walk is a public event to raise unrestricted funds and ...
United States -- Rays of Light: Glimpses into the Ismaili Imamat was inaugurated in Paris by Mawlana Hazar Imam, along with members of the Noorani family, during his Golden Jubilee. It is returning as a Diamond Jubilee International Program, with the first USA exhibition planned for Chicago on November 2, 2017.Since the inauguration, Rays of Light has toured France, the UK, ...
Rays of Light -- Frequently Asked Questions: What is "Rays of Light: Glimpses into the Ismaili Imamat"? "Rays of Light: Glimpses into the Ismaili Imamat" is one of six Golden Jubilee International Programmes, and seeks to depict the work of His Highness the Aga Khan through 60 years of his Imamat. On December 11, 2008, immediately following the final Golden Jubilee ...
Divisions along religious lines are deepening, and we're doubting more and more how much we have in common. How can we stand boldly and visibly together? Inspired by an idea from ...
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We were earlier introduced to the success story of Adnan and Sarosha by Alauddin Hemraj. Watch the journey of Aiva, in their own words. The Forge is Hamilton's startup incubator and ...
By: Mumtaz Ali Tajddin S. Ali mumtaztajddin@yahoo.com Golden & Diamond Jubilees of Mawlana Hazar Imam Shah Karim Al Hussaini, Aga Khan IV GOLDEN JUBILEE OF MAWLANA HAZAR IMAM The 11th July, ...
In the series of 12, this is the poetry #3 dedicated to Mawlana Hazar Imam Shah Karim Al-Husayni Aga Khan (Our spiritual father) by reciting poetry in Urdu. This recitation speaks ...
Farouk Meralli, CEO of mClinica, honored by Harvard University with the Public Health Innovator Award for his work transforming public health in Southeast Asia On Saturday, October 14, 2017, mClinica founder ...
Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations presents Medieval Kashan: Crossroads of Commerce and Culture Mon 6 November 2017 Room 2.3, Aga Khan University Institute for the Study ...
Canada -- EVENT At a special ceremony held in Edmonton, Alberta on July 19, 2017, a historic Memorandum of Co-operation and Understanding (MOU) was signed by Karim Sunderji, Chairman of the Conciliation and Arbitration Board for Canada (NCAB) and Barry Marshall, President of the Alternative Dispute Institute of Alberta (ADRIA). The agreement recognizes the valuable role that both organizations play in ...
United States -- On behalf of the Ismaili Community Engaged in Responsible Volunteering (I-CERV), President of the Council for the Southwestern United States, Murad Ajani, was honoured as a Points of Light recipient at a concert on 21 October at Texas A&M University. On behalf of the Ismaili Community Engaged in Responsible Volunteering (I-CERV), President of the Council for the Southwestern ...
United States -- "These are ordinary people doing extraordinary things. That spirit of volunteerism, that spirit that says we are all in this together, that spirit is exemplified by the five Points of Light recipients." -- President Barack Obama, speaking about the Points of Light honourees at Texas A&M University on 21 October 2017. On behalf of the Ismaili Community Engaged ...
Enjoy the highlights from the Diamond Jubilee Opening Ceremony in the Southeastern US. ...
Reported by: Irfan Ali Mississauga, ON 10-29-2017: Ontario AKYSB hosted Premier Cup awards night for all the players and their families who participated in their Indoor/Outdoor cricket tournament ealier in the ...
Vali Jamal is BA Cambridge and PhD Stanford, author of the book Uganda Asians, concluded at 2333 pages, 10,000 images, after 10.6 years of work, now expected to be launched mid ...
By: Mumtaz Ali Tajddin S. Ali mumtaztajddin@yahoo.com Silver Jubilee of Mawlana Hazar Imam, Aga Khan IV On 11th July, 982, the global Ismaili jamat celebrated the Silver Jubilee of the Present ...
October 28, 2017. Raas in Ottawa to celebrate Mawlana Hazar Imam's forthcoming visit to Eastern Canada . Raas is a hand clapping dance that is performed in circles - it can be slow or fast paced, depending on the beat of the music. Photo: Safiq Devji. By ABDULMALIK J. MERCHANT (Editor/Publisher of Barakah, Simerg and Simergphotos) Sherbet and cake along with ...
United States -- The video highlights of the Diamond Jubilee Opening Ceremony in Southeastern USA on July 11, 2017. ...
Jubilee Arts is a new international programme to be established during the Diamond Jubilee year to celebrate the Jamat's vast artistic skills and cultural traditions. Learn more here: ...
