Technology for Social Good - myAgro seeds a mobile future
While the NGO, which currently employs 400 staff, helped 34,000 farmers in both Mali and Senegal in 2017, the aim is to expand into Tanzania next year with the support of ...
Aga Khan Museum home chosen because of Toronto's tolerance
A 14th century bronze and silver astronomical device inscribed with Latin, Hebrew and Arabic on display at the Aga Khan Museum is intended to symbolize the pluralism promoted by the Toronto ...
VIDEO: Daniel De Smet -- Lecture on The Principles of Evil in 10th-Century Ismailism | Van Leer Institute
The Devil in Act and the Potential Devil: The Principles of Evil in 10th-Century Ismā'īlism. The Demons and Demonology in Late Antiquity conference seeks to investigate how demons, and more generally evil beings, were conceived, represented, invoked or rejected by the main religious traditions of the Middle East between the 4th - 9th centuries. ...
VIDEO: Mawlana Hazar Imam honoured as a Champion for Global Change
Global -- Mawlana Hazar Imam was presented with the Champion for Global Change Award on 18 October at the 2017 Global Leadership Dinner, hosted by the United Nations Foundation in New York City. The Global Leadership Awards ceremony recognises exemplary individuals, organisations, and institutions that align with the aims of the United Nations to advance global peace and progress. Mawlana Hazar ...
Jubilee Concerts: Bringing communities together through music
Global -- Jubilee Concerts debuted its first performances in 7 cities across the United States, with upcoming events planned in Europe and Asia. International recording artists Salim and Sulaiman Merchant were accompanied on the US tour by award winning performers Sukriti Kakkar and Vipul Mehta, along with a 16-member band. In honour of the Diamond Jubilee year, the Jubilee Concerts initiative ...
Murad Ajani, President Southwest Ismaili Council of the United States of America, represents Ismaili Volunteers in receiving Points of Light Award from Five Former US Presidents
Watch the excerpted video of the concert where five living former US presidents: Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter honor Murad Ajani and other ...
Nash Velshi: Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition in Ontario Province Patrick Brown meets The International Ambassador of SOS Children's Villages Princess Salimah Aga Khan at its Charity Gala, Granite Club, Toronto, Canada
Science and Religion Blogger Easy Nash On Friday, October 20th 2017 my wife, our son and I attended the SOS Children's Village Charity Gala held at the exclusive Granite Club a ...
Fighting Prostate Cancer: Aga Khan High School organises awareness run in Old Kampala | NTV
Students of the Aga Khan High school organised a run in which they participated with the residents of Kakajjo village in Old Kampala Source: Fighting Prostate Cancer: Aga Khan High School ...
Shaun Ajani: CBS News: Aga Khan Foundation Walk Tampa, Florida
October 22, 2017 WATER WORKS PARK 1710 N. HIGHLAND AVENUE TAMPA, FL 33602 ...
Shaun Ajani: Fox News: Aga Khan Foundation Walk, Tampa, Florida
October 22, 2017 WATER WORKS PARK 1710 N. HIGHLAND AVENUE TAMPA, FL 33602 ...
Ismaili CIVIC 150
Canada -- One million hours for Canada: Ismaili Civic 150 is a Diamond Jubilee initiative to improve the quality of life of Canadians, with a pledge of one million volunteer service hours. "I have been impressed by recent studies showing the activity of voluntary institutions and not-for-profit organisations in Canada to be among the highest in the world. This Canadian spirit ...
VIDEO: Seven Wonders of India: The Aga Khan Palace | NDTV
Seven Wonders of India: The Aga Khan Palace in Pune is the place where Mahatma Gandhi was kept as a prisoner after he launched the Quit India movement. ...
Video Highlights: Champion for Global Change Award for His Highness the Aga Khan by United Nations Foundation
Watch a recap of Mawlana Hazar Imam receiving the Champion for Global Change Award at UNF #GlobalLeadership Dinner... twitter.com/i/web/status/9...-- The Ismaili (@TheIsmaili) October 21, 2017 Related ...
Readers' travel photography competition: September - the winners | The Guardian
I took this photograph high up in the Pamir Mountains near Bulunkul village, eastern Tajikistan. This young dancer was performing in an event organised by the Aga Khan Foundation to promote ...
Book celebrating life and legacy of poet Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan launched
"Celebrating Rahim" was launched by InterGlobe Foundation, in association with Aga Khan Trust for Culture, as a part of a joint conservation and cultural revival project of Rahims tomb that started ...
Hottest tickets in town: Five things to do in Toronto - Highlights of Islamic Art from the Bruschettini Collection | The Globe and Mail
Arts of the East: Highlights of Islamic Art from the Bruschettini Collection From the stellar collection of Italy's Bruschettini Foundation comes a show of lavish textiles, elaborate carpets, precious metalwork and ...
This is what some of the media reviewers have been saying about Mansoor Ladha's latest book
This is what some of the media reviewers have been saying about Mansoor Ladha's Memoirs of a Muhindi: Fleeing East Africa for the West Memoirs of a Muhindi gave me a ...
Alex Awiti: We must invest more in research and innovation | The Star, Kenya
On September 30, this past Saturday, I attended the inaugural Annual Early-Career Health Researchers' Symposium. The Faculty of Health Sciences of Aga Khan University organised the Symposium. Sixteen great research papers ...
Return to Aleppo: 'I never expected such destruction' | Middle East Eye
Excerpt: Majjid Zammar, the official in the Aleppo governor's office who is in charge of reconstruction for the historic Old City within the ancient walls, told Middle East Eye that 50,000 ...
Here's to the many undiscovered stars in India
The Architecture Of Silence Before Kerala's wellness destinations and Rajasthan's palaces took off as tourism hotspots, it almost seemed as if our vast country had nothing to offer except the Taj Mahal ...
VIDEO: Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah and the Roundtable Conferences
The Aga Khan III led the Muslim delegation to the first Round Table Conference, held in London 1930 to consider the future of India. The distinguished attendees included Gandhi, Sir Mohammad Iqbal, Mahomed Ali Jinnah, Sir Mohammad Shafi, etc. The Aga Khan III was better suited than any other Muslim leader for the negotiations that were to ensue. ...
Shelmina Abji is an Empowerment Speaker at Women to Watch
On October 23, 2017, Women To Watch will be live with Shelmina Abji an empowerment speaker and the former vice president of IBM. Source: October 23, 2017 - Shelmina Abji - ...
Museums need to reinvent themselves to get people's interest, says Aga Khan Museum director
"What are art and culture? How can they enhance the quality of life and make lives better?" These were some of the questions answered by director and CEO of the Aga ...
Friends of the Aga Khan Museum launched in Dubai | GulfNews.com
The Friends of the Aga Khan Museum in the Gulf and South Asia was opened at Concrete, a new space on Alserkal Avenue, and will offer visitors a chance to see ...
Kampala Serena Hotel wins 2017 Uganda Best Hotel Award
Kampala Serena hotel was awarded Uganda's leading hotel in the 2017 Annual World Travel Awards Africa. The winners were announced at a glittering ceremony held at the Radisson Blu Hotel & ...
AKU-ISMC: From 'Sort of Muslim' to 'Proud to be Alevi': Young British Alevis and Identity
Fri, 27 Oct 2017 at 18:00 This presentation explains how the negative identity of second-generation Alevis in the UK has been transmitted intergenerationally, linked to their history of persecuted exclusion in ...
VIDEO: Diamond Jubilee Time and Knowledge Nazrana
Global -- In a speech at the Canadian Parliament in 2014, Mawlana Hazar Imam spoke of the contributions made by Time and Knowledge Nazrana (TKN) volunteers and said "The importance of contributing one's individual energies on a voluntary basis to improving the lives of others is not a matter of philanthropy, but rather of self-fulfilment... their impact has been enormous in ...
Building God's Kingdom - Prince Karim Aga Khan, the Atomic Imam, on patriotism and community
By ANDREW KOSOROK In Western media there is a consistently badgering narrative reminding us that Islam is a vast monolith of secret, closely knit terrorist cells, just aching for the go-ahead to make their dastardly move. Except for the serious subject matter, this absurdity is almost comically profound -- but when mere moments are given to news consumption in social media, ...
VIDEO: One Jamat Celebration Southeastern USA
The Southeastern USA Jamat came together on July 11, 2017 to celebrate the launch of the Diamond Jubilee year, marking Mawlana Hazar Imam's 60 years of Imamat. ...
Part 7 -- Ismaili RoundUp | Latest 7 Videos
Features the Celebration of Hazar Imam's 80th birthday; clips from the Second International Ismaili Studies Conference; a presentation on Sultan Muhammad Shah and the Roundtable Conferences; a rare documentary on the Aga Khan Place in India; an interview on the contemporary Islamic world of Ali Asani; a lecture on belief of evil and demons in 10th century Ismailism...and more. ...
UN Foundation Photos: 2017 Global Leadership Awards
In recognition of the exemplary individuals, organizations, and corporations who have dedicated their time and resources to support the work of the United Nations and the Sustainable Development Goals, the United ...
UN Foundation Honors Five Global Leaders
His Highness the Aga Khan for his leadership in global health, education, and the refugee crisis through the Aga Khan Development Network, as well his extensive work with the UN. UN ...
One Jamat Celebration Southeastern USA
United States -- The Southeastern USA Jamat came together on July 11, 2017 to celebrate the launch of the Diamond Jubilee year, marking Mawlana Hazar Imam's 60 years of Imamat. ...
His Highness the Aga Khan receives UN Foundation's Global Change Award from former UN Secretary General Kofi Anan
New York, USA, 18 October 2017 His Highness the #AgaKhan underscores role of civil society & #pluralism in building a better world -... twitter.com/i/web/status/9...-- Aaron Sherinian (@ASherinian) October 19, 2017 The ...
Aga Khan honoured as "Champion for Global Change" at top UN gala event
(The material on this page will be updated at regular intervals, as more information is made available - ed.) The United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) and the United Nations Foundation presented His Highness the Aga Khan with the "Champion for Global Change" Award at the annual Global Leadership Dinner held on October 18, 2017 at Gotham ...
VIDEO: Animation -- The Conference of the Birds/Sidang Burung/Mantiq Al-Tayr
Based on one of Farid ud-Din Attar's masterpiece, Mantiq Al-Tayr (The Conference of the Birds). ...
United Nations Photo: Secretary-General António Guterres meets with Prince Karim Aga Khan, Founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network
Secretary-General António Guterres (right) meets with Prince Karim Aga Khan, Founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network. 18 October 2017 United Nations, New York Source: United Nations Photo Related ...
VIDEO: His Highness the Aga Khan
A short film on His Highness the Aga Khan and his role as the Spiritual Leader of the Ismaili Muslims, as well as the Chairman and Founder of the Aga Khan Development Network. ...
VIDEO: Jubilee Concert - Houston, Texas
Jubilee Concerts -- Highlights of the Jubilee Concert held in Houston, Texas, September 2017. ...
