Meet Salima and Ameen Lalani: Finding perfect design for homes
Source: Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide Salima and Ameen, can you briefly walk us through your story - how you started and how you got to where you are ...
Interview with Shereen Ladha: Brand Strategist and Bollywood Dancer
Where did you go to school and what did you study? I did my bachelor of commerce at McGill University, and have an MBA from the Schulich School of Business. What ...
Shout Out: Altaf Hemani, BurgerFi manager
Q: Who do you look up to? A: The person I admire most is Aga Khan because he does good all over the world. Q: Do you have any words of ...
Farzana Dhanji: Ismaili-Canadian Among Top 100 African Women In Travel Awards
VANCOUVER - As Kenya scoops 21 awards in the first Top 100 African women in Travel awards, an Ismaili-Canadian woman from Kenya is the first to be included part of the ...
Reliving the 1946 Diamond Jubilee
Canada -- Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah celebrated his Diamond Jubilee in 1946. For those who attended the celebrations, the memories are precious. When Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah celebrated his Diamond Jubilee in 1946, darbars were held in two locations - Bombay (now Mumbai), India, and Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika (now Tanzania). For those present, the most vivid memory is of the ...
Activism as an Obligation
United States -- Mawlana Hazar Imam has provided hope, as well as practical solutions to some of the most vulnerable populations in the world. This Jubilee is an opportunity to ask how we can follow his example."We need to be ambassadors of Islam by showing and not just saying what it means to love each other and be unified as one ...
Awesome and Rare Collection of Ismaili Ginans with Music at the British Library
1935-1955: Truly Inspiring Recordings of Ab Teri Mohabat, Marna Hai re Jarur, Ho Jire mara Hansa, Satgur miliya mune aaj and Bhajan (Material compiled from the British Library, Endangered Archives Project) A Young India gramaphone record. Photo: The British Library, Simerg has come across an extremely rare collection of ginans that were recorded on 78-rpm shellac gramophone records in Mumbai, India ...
Making it Big, One Goal at a Time
India -- Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up, they say Alyque Virjee from Mumbai is the perfect example Alyque Virjee from Mumbai is the perfect example of just such a champion. 24 year old Alyque represented India in the Asociación Mundial de Futsal (AMF) Intercontinental Cup in Lloret de Mar, Barcelona, Spain. As part of the ...
Generations: A multigenerational community
Canada -- Generations is a multi-generational housing community in Calgary, launched during Mawlana Hazar Imam's Golden Jubilee. Noorbanu had never spent a night away from her family. However, her children worried she was isolated in their homes during work hours. So they encouraged her to consider residing at Generations. My son stayed with me on my first night at Generations," Noorbanu ...
Struggling with breakfast? Start your morning with these healthy breakfast ideas
Nutrition Centre -- We often hear that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but it is usually the first casualty of rushed mornings and scrambles to get to work. Discover healthy breakfast ideas and read tips from Munira Premji on how a little preparation can go a long way in making breakfast a priority. You hear the morning ...
First Diamond Jubilee visits confirmed
Global -- The Ismaili Leaders' International Forum announced on Saturday that Mawlana Hazar Imam, at the invitation of the Governments of Uganda and Tanzania, has confirmed that he will visit both countries in early October. Details of the visits will be shared once confirmed. The Ismaili Leaders' International Forum announced on Saturday that Mawlana Hazar Imam, at the invitation of the ...
The Universe's Baby Picture: An Evening with Professor of Astronomy David Spergel at the Ismaili Centre Toronto
Cosmology is in a golden age with advances in technology enabling us to probe the physics of the very early universe. Princeton's David Spergel explains that observations of the microwave background ...
Women's Empowerment in Pakistan: Aga Khan Foundation Canada and the University of Alberta - University Seminar Series
On October 2, join Yasmin Karim, the Gender and Development Programme Manager with the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme Pakistan, for a conversation about achieving women's empowerment in challenging contexts and ...
Restoring the glory of Wazir Khan Mosque
Wazir Khan Mosque has been under the extensive restoration since 2009 under the direction of Aga Khan Trust for Culture with the contribution of Government of Punjab. "Aga Khan Historical Culture ...
The Light of Our World
United States -- Countless opportunities to serve are presented to us daily. One does not need an official appointment or position to serve. Service starts with a simple smile or a few kind words to another. As we approached the Rosen Shingle Creek Convention Center where the Diamond Jubilee celebrations were occurring, we saw hundreds of individuals who were blind. They ...
Aga Khan Museum featured in Toronto-themed stickers/emojis
TORONTOMOJI is a set of 50 graphics created to help residents and visitors share a variety of unique features in Toronto. The customized sticker pack highlights some of Toronto's most iconic ...
A new Islamic garden in Canada: A reflection of culture, openness and bridging together
Canada -- The Aga Khan Garden, a magical Mughal-style garden at the University of Alberta's Botanic Garden, will be opened to the public in July 2018. Mawlana Hazar Imam made this gift to Alberta to commemorate Canada's 150th anniversary of Confederation, saying in a written statement: "It is appropriate that we are creating together a Mughal-style garden, which echoes the great ...
Prince Sinan
Canada -- Prince Sinan was born on January 2, 2017, in London, United Kingdom. Ismailis around the world greeted the news of his birth with great happiness, and Jamati leaders sent messages of congratulations to the family with prayers for the prince's long life and wellbeing. ...
Their Simple Truths
United States -- One of the things I love about major days at Jamatkhana, is that all the elders gather in the parking lot to drink chai and share news.One of the things I love about major days at Jamatkhana, is that all the elders gather in the parking lot to drink chai and share news. Walking around, I hear snippets ...
Kamrudin A Rashid: Historical Jamatkhana in Majunga, Madagascar
HISTORICAL JAMATKHANA IN MAJUNGA, MADAGASCAR Kamrudin A Rashid This historical Jamatkhana in Majunga, Madagascar was built during the time of Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah in 1925. Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah also ...
Ginan: "Suno Suno Momano Sun Man" - Das Batiyan - A Ginan of Pir Shams
Ali Jan Damani shares another one of his most impressive and unique knowledge of Ginans. This particular article contains history, English transliteration, English translation, glossary of words with meaning, and language ...
Did you know that Ibn Sina's "Canon of Medicine" was used as a standard medical textbook in European universities for 700 years?
Ibn Sina (d.1037 CE) or Avicenna, as he is known in the West, was a physician, natural philosopher, mathematician, and poet, who wrote a five-volume encyclopedia that brought together the medical ...
Goa State awards Parvish Andani for her Voluntary services
India -- Parvish Andani Kamat, owner of Anka Services, was awarded for her voluntary work at the hands of Shri Mauvin Godinhno, Minister for Panchayat The World CSR Day presented the Goa State CSR leadership awards 2017 at Panaji recently, recognising leaders who have contributed value and made a change as a strategic tool for sustainable growth. Parvish Andani Kamat, owner ...
Dr. Keshavjee: Globalization and cosmopolitanism in a changing world
Canada -- Dr. Mohamed Keshavjee, lawyer, author, and recipient of the Gandhi, King, Ikeda Peace Award spoke in Edmonton and Calgary Jamatkhanas about globalization and cosmopolitan ethics. On Sunday August 27, the internationally renowned specialist on cross cultural mediation spoke on Our place in a changing globalized world at Calgary's Northwest Jamatkhana. "Humanity is at a tipping point," said Keshavjee. "Its ...
Thank You Nurses | Aga Khan University
Tribute paid to Nurses and midwives on International Nurses Day 2017 (May 12). All related More... ...
Experience the Aga Khan Museum in a Different Light During Nuit Blanche Toronto
Immersive Multimedia Work Illuminates the Aga Khan Park and Dusk-to-Dawn Performances Bring Ephemeral Nomadic Architecture to Life Nuit Blanche 2017: Saturday, September 30, 7 pm to Sunday, October 1, 6 am ...
Calgary Muslims aim for 200,000 Canada 150 volunteer hours | CBC News
There's a group of volunteers across Canada that hope to log a million hours giving back to their communities -- and the Calgary contingent was in full swing Sunday. About 100 ...
Governor Gilgit-Baltistan awards 1st Quaid-e-Azam Badge to Ismaili District Scouts
Ismaili District Boy Scouts Association Gilgit Achievement September 20, 2017 - First Certificate Distribution Ceremony of Quaid-e-Azam Badge was held at governor house Gilgit wherein Honorable Governor/Chief Scout Gilgit-Baltistan Mir Ghazanfar ...
Inscriptions of Naad-e-Ali and the family of Hazrat Ali on Islamic works of art
THE NAAD-E-ALI INTRODUCED BY HUSSEIN RASHID Who is the Ali, the universal hero of Islam? The last of those who are known as the Rightly Guided Caliphs, the greatness of Imam Ali (a.s) is best represented by story of Khaybar. The story begins that Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s) laid siege to the fort of Khaybar, but the walls were so well-fortified that ...
IC EVENT: The Frontiers of Science & Technology -- The Universe's Baby Picture: An Evening with Professor David Spergel
IC EVENT ON 5 October 2017 -- Ismaili Centre Toronto -- Cosmology is in a golden age with advances in technology enabling us to probe the physics of the very early universe. Princeton's David Spergel explains that observations of the microwave background are snapshots of the Universe only three hundred thousand years after the Big Bang. These observations have answered many ...
Embracing diversity: Global Centre for Pluralism
Canada -- The permanent headquarters of the Global Centre for Pluralism was officially opened on May 16, 2017, by Mawlana Hazar Imam and His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada. Attendees included Princess Zahra and Prince Aly Muhammad as well as global and Canadian dignitaries. The inauguration of this building, a designated heritage site that originally housed ...
Karim Barolia - Audio Engineer/Music Composer
Karim Barolia is a graduate of SAE Institute, Dubai. He has studied Audio Productions and Engineering and has an experience of almost ten years in music industry, working as professional music ...
Nature vs. Nurture: A Conversation with the Founder of NVSN Naim Jutha
This article discusses the movement Naim Jutha has started in November 2016 entirely inspired by mental health awareness. With Mental Illness becoming more and more prevalent in today's youth (more specifically ...
Zoya Surani: Veterans Memorial high school senior converts book into braille
Source: Corpus Christi Caller-Times by Alexandria Rodriguez Using a tool similar to a label maker, Zoya Surani punched a single letter at a time to translate a children's book into braille. ...
Alyssa Jamal takes the Pendant
Young, 12 year old Ismaili golfer Alyssa Jamal with par score of 71, takes the pendant. Read here: ...
Technologist Rahman Jamal's Interview in ELE Times
"NI Has Been a Catalyst in Accelerating Engineering Innovation" Source: ELE Times As the Global Technology & Marketing Director at National Instruments, Rahman Jamal leads the marketing organizations for NI in ...
Diamond Jubilee Polo Tournament in Yasin valley, Gilgit-Baltistan
Six teams from Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral are participating in the first Diamond Jubilee Cup Polo Tournament. Organized by the Aga Khan Youth and Sports Board for Pakistan, the tournament is part ...
Midwest Aga Khan Youth & Sports Board Annual Cricket Tournament
Irfan Ali: Oak Knoll Park, Addison, Illinois- Midwest USA AKYSB hosted thier annual cricket tournament on Sunday September 17, 2017. Athletes from the midwest jamat competed in this friendly competition with ...
In association with Rizwan Adatia Foundation, Second Martha Farrell award for Excellence in women's empowerment announced
New Delhi, September 11, 2017: The second edition of Martha Farrell Award for Excellence in Women's Empowerment was announced on Monday. Dr. Martha Farrell was a passionate civil society leader, renowned ...
Global News TV: Ismaili Muslims launch Civic 150 in celebration of Canada's sesquicentennial
Canada's Ismaili Muslim community kicked off its Civic 150 events on Sunday in celebration of the country and the Aga Khan's Diamond Jubilee, and organizers pledged to volunteer one million hours ...
