With an increasing number of job postings, there is a huge demand for professionals equipped with the necessary skills and expertise. If you are keen on understanding how this industry works and want to gain more information about the careers related to this technology, ...
GOOGLE.COM -- I may mention here the name of a great Sunni Muslim theologian, Al-Ghazzali, whose writings debased the Ismailis in the eyes of Muslim world. His books namely, "Hujjat-ul-Haqq, Mufassil-ul-Khalif, Kasimul-Batinia, Muwahim-ul-Batinia and Mustazahiri", which he wrote against Ismaili teachings but have since disappeared, have been the cause of great friction between Sunnis and Ismailis. The readers of this article would be exceedingly surprised to learn that the author himself denounced all the books as being devoid of facts and reality in his famous work, "Jawahirul-Quran", which he compiled later. "Mustazahiri" was written by him, as he admits, at the instigation of Mustazahirbilah, Abbasid Khaliph, whose name the book indicates. When authors like Ghazzali could be hired and set against Ismailis by their ...
Case StudyBy Zuzanna Błajet - Abstract The mass influx of people from the former republics of the Soviet Union has resulted in 'migration' and 'integration' being one of the central foci ...
"Healing Rhythms" is a four-part series marking Black History Month and the rich cultural diversity of Toronto. Across the series you will be introduced to several teachers and musicians -- including the Moneka family -- who share their rhythms and songs that celebrate family and community. In episode 1, you are introduced to the Moneka family and their journey from Mombasa to Basra ...
Portugal -- Desde o lançamento global da iniciativa Ismaili CIVIC, os voluntários do Jamat mundial têm tido um impacto significativo nas áreas da saúde, educação, desenvolvimento económico, gestão ambiental e desenvolvimento cultural. Fique aqui a conhecer mais sobre esta iniciativa. O Ismaili CIVIC é uma iniciativa global sob o qual a comunidade muçulmana Shia Ismaili se uniu em torno da sua ...
Portugal -- As we glide into 2022, another phase of the pandemic, what better time to seek balance in our lives on a physical, spiritual, material, intellectual and mental level. Being the best version of yourself, requires work on a daily basis, offering endless benefits of personal growth resulting in self-confidence, acceptance, gratification and satisfaction. As part of our endeavour to ...
Portugal -- The Prophet Muhammad, by Stephen Burge, presents an illuminating portrait of Hazrat Muhammad in his capacity as God's messenger and an exemplary figure to Muslims. Portuguese Revealing the challenges and triumphs of prophecy, Stephen Burge examines how prophets have inspired faith communities' relationship with the Divine, and one another. In doing so, this engaging account elucidates the enduring influence ...
The Theremin is a musical instrument controlled entirely without physical contact. One of the most intriguing inventions, it "revolutionised music as the predecessor of the modern synthesiser, among others. When radio ...
Global -- The Global Pluralism Award ceremony was streamed to a worldwide audience on 23 February 2022, highlighting the organisations and individuals who demonstrate pluralism in action everyday. The virtual ceremony recognised the three winners of the 2021 Award, selected from among 10 finalists and nearly 500 submissions,by the renowned international jury. The occasion marks the third conferral of the awards, ...
Global -- The recent Winterlude Games held in the valleys of Northern Pakistan enabled the local community to come together to improve their mental and physical wellbeing. The mountainous valley of Hunza in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan hosted a winter sports competition in January 2022, building upon its short yet rich history of sporting achievement. Prior to 2016, the region ...
"Scientific pursuits, philosophic inquiry and artistic endeavour are all seen as the response of the faithful to the recurring call of the Qur'an to ponder the creation as a way to understand Allah's benevolent majesty." Mawlana Hazar Imam, London, UK, 19 October 2003Speech "As we use our intellect to gain new knowledge about Creation, we come to see even more profoundly ...
Global -- In a unique celebration of knowledge and learning, the Aga Khan University (AKU) will host a Global Convocation ceremony on Saturday 26 February 2022. The special virtual ceremony will bring together AKU's graduating classes in Kenya, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, and the UK, and will include an address by Princess Zahra on behalf of the Chancellor. For almost four decades, ...
In honour of Black History Month, this Curator's Pick delivered by Aga Khan Museum Curator Dr. Michael Chagnon highlights a recently acquired monumental LEGO® sculpture in the Aga Khan Museum's Permanent Collection. Created by Toronto-based Ghanaian-Canadian Ekow Nimako, Kumbi Saleh 3020 CE is an Afrofuturistic reimagining of the capital of the medieval Kingdom of Ghana. Made up of approximately 100,000+ LEGO® pieces, Kumbi ...
[H/T SIMERG] -- TEXASMONTHLY.COM -- In renderings, the Ismaili Center Houston looks destined to become an international landmark. Think paradise on the bayou. Ismaili centers are an invention of the Aga Khan. Houston's center will be the most public-focused yet, with an education wing, a black box theater, a cafe, flexible exhibition spaces, conference rooms, and social halls. Performances and gatherings will happen outside. David Leslie, the executive director of the Rothko Chapel, has collaborated with the Ismaili community for years. "So many people who are not Muslim have a very truncated view of Islam, and not always a very positive one," he says. He hopes the new center will give Texans a greater view into the diversity of the Islamic world. Now the Ismaili community is putting forward, in very public ways, key tenets of ...
This piano composition by contemporary multi-instrumentalist Afraaz Mulji is inspired by a 16th-century music manuscript in the exhibition Hidden Stories: Books Along the Silk Roads at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto. The manuscript, now in the collection of Western University in Ontario, was originally owned by a monastery in Spain and used for communal singing in the choir. Mulji performs his original ...
An estimated 14 million children around the world suffer from acute malnutrition, but a Rhode Island (USA) mother of four - Navyn Salem, founder and CEO of Edesia Nutrition - is ...
Hasan Ali Khan: "...we came upon a well-maintained property with a palatial gate, and a plaque that read: The palace of the first Aga Khan Hasan Ali Shah, date: 1843. Our ...
Compiled by MALIK MERCHANTPublisher/Editor Simerg, Simergphotos and Barakah The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection focuses on 16th through 21st century maps of North and and South America, as well as maps of the World, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania. Atlases, globes, school geographies, maritime charts, and a variety of separate maps including pocket, wall, children's and manuscript maps are present on ...
USA -- Julian Drinkall, General Manager of the Aga Khan Schools (AKS), visited Texas. Julian Drinkall (right) and Amyn Merchant (left) touring the Early Childhood Development Center Julian Drinkall, General Manager of the Aga Khan Schools (AKS), visited Texas to meet with high-ranking academic officials from the state. He also met with National Council President, Al-Karim Alidina, and the leadership of ...
H Ahmed presents a heartwarming rendition of the nasheed "Tala Al Badru" originally attributed to Ansars (the Helpers), the local inhabitants of Medina who took Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his early ...
#Speech made by His Highness the #AgaKhan presentation ceremony of the 2007 Aga Khan Award for Architecture in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 4 September 2007. Read the full speech here: For more about the Aga Khan Development Network, visit ...
Global -- Join us for the Global Pluralism Award Ceremony on Wednesday, 23 February, where prizes will be presented to this year's recipients. The ceremony will begin at 12 PM (EST) and will be streamed live on The Ismaili TV. Hosted by Secretary General Meredith Preston McGhie and featuring Jury Chair the Right Honourable Joe Clark, the ceremony will announce the ...
Imam Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III succeeded his father to the Imamat on August 17, 1885 reigning for seventy-two years, longer that any of his predecessors. K.K. Aziz notes that Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah "occupies a place which .... may be called unique.... The positions he held in public life, the parties and organizations he led or patronized, the ...
By ZAHIR DHARSEE with MALIK MERCHANT The 49th Ismaili Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, is also an enthusiastic and energetic sportsmanHis Highness the Aga Khan, Mawlana Hazar Imam, pictured in his traditional gown at the commencement of his Silver Jubilee on July 7, 1982. As the 2022 Winter Olympics are winding down in Beijing, China, with the remaining skiing races ...
This video provides insight into substance abuse and addiction through the lens of neuroscience and faith. ...
GOOGLE.COM -- Next to my mind comes an oral history department. It is high time that our research centres in India, Pakistan, Africa and Middle East should establish oral history departments. This means collecting the facts about the recent and not very remote history of our people orally from the elder generation which is fast disappearing. With them we shall lose a great heritage which has not been recorded. It is easy to understand that in the absence of organizations such as exist today, the history of our people has remained unrecorded particularly in the Middle East where we had practically no organizations and old traditions have passed from generation to generation by mouth. It is most essential that a batch of young ...
GOOGLE.COM -- Mawlana Hazar Imam said to the Hon. Editor of Africa Ismaili: "I am very happy with your publication. You are doing very good work. Keep it up. I want to see this magazine to go on being published." ~~ Al Hajieh Her Highness Mata Salamat Begum Sultan Muhammad Aga Khan said: "I heartily congratulate you on the excellent quality of your magazine, the dynamic and modern outlook of your production. All the articles are most interesting, also your wide and up-to-date information about the Jamat in different countries makes a link in the chain of unity and brotherhood of our community all over the world." ~~ Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan: "sincerely hope that the Africa Ismaili may find ...
After an unavoidable hiatus, today we commence a new Saturday Series, the "Best of Africa Ismaili" collection. Founded and edited by Rai A.M. Sadaruddin, Africa Ismaili was a weekly magazine published in Nairobi from 1969 to 1973. During these few years it established itself as one of the premier magazines of Ismaili affairs, research and history published anywhere in the world. It received universal praise and accolades from all quarters, including Mawlana Hazar Imam, members of the Noorani Family, Ismaili and non-Ismaili scholars and, of course, the Jamat, the world over, for whom it was published. Following its demise, Rai Sadaruddin published over 150 of its best articles in the highly acclaimed 11 volume series "Best of Africa Ismaili: A Collection of Articles of Permanent Value." We are pleased to bring this collection for the reading pleasure and knowledge of the Jamat.
Recording for central regional RSP session held on Sunday, February 06, 2022 ...
Global -- Wishing to share the beauty of Hunza's mountains with the world, a group of young Ismailis recently set not one but two Guinness World Records: the "Highest Cultural Dance Performance" and the "Highest DJ Set" ever performed. Climbing a mountain is far from easy - even for someone born in a place surrounded by them. Hunza Valley - a ...
As a part of our World Cancer Day (4th February 2022) Program, we are coming to you with our third awareness session on with Dr. Nabat Bandeali. This session will be hosted by Dr. Moez Khakhiani. #WorldCancerDay #AKHB #TheIsmailiIndia ...
Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Tusi, better known as Nasir al-Din Tusi, one of the major intellectual scholars of the thirteenthcentury who contributed to many fields of learning, was born on ...
By ZAHIR DHARSEE The Aga Khan Museum will be open between February 18 and February 27, 2022 as follows: OPEN: February 18, 19, 20 as well as Monday 21 (Family Day) from 10 am-5:30 pm; CLOSED: February 22, and 23 ; and OPEN: February 24, 25, 26 and 27th from 10 am-5:30pm. Torontonians as well as visitors to the city have ...
Global -- The Aga Hall Estate in South Mumbai is embarking on a major transformation into a renowned urban hospital, school, and housing community complex, under the patronage of its owner, the Prince Aly Khan Hospital Charitable Trust. ...
In December 1964, Mawlana Hazar Imam announced his plan to build a modern medical centre comprising a medical college, a school of nursing, and a teaching hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, to meet the health care needs of the country. The Government of Pakistan donated 84 acres of land for this initiative. Hazar Imam laid the foundation of the complex in 1971. ...
The Aga Hall Estate in South Mumbai is embarking on a major transformation into a renowned urban hospital, school, and housing community complex, under the patronage of its owner, the Prince Aly Khan Hospital Charitable Trust. ...
Global -- Leaders from the Jamat and AKDN celebrated the commencement of the redevelopment of the Aga Hall Estate in South Mumbai on Sunday 13 February. The ground-breaking ceremony was led by Ashish Merchant, President of the National Council for India, who himself was born on the estate and continues to live there today. While the project is modern and future-looking, ...
Professor Amir Kassam, University of Reading, UK and Moderator, Global Conservation Agriculture Community of Practice (CA-CoP), FAO, Italy, has edited a third volume in a series on the adoption of Conservation ...
By NAVROZ LAKHANI Vazir Hon. Al Noor Kassum, popularly known as Nick Kassum, a retired Tanzanian politician passed away peacefully in Dar es Salaam on Thursday, November 18, 2021. His three sons, Saleem, Diamond and Jemal-ud-Din (Jamil) all flew to the Tanzanian capital from North America to be with their father at his bedside in the last few hours of his ...
