In September of 2017, the Aga Khan Museum's exhibitions team installed a spectacular array of objects in our second-floor gallery. This installation was done in preparation for the Museum's newest special exhibition, "Arts of the East: Highlights of Islamic Art from the Bruschettini Collection." Enjoy this behind-the-scenes video of the installation, featuring lavishly patterned carpets and more now on display in "Arts of ...
Source: Nuvo, by Jessica Wong A selection of Islamic artwork never before seen in Canada is now on display at Toronto's Aga Khan Museum. Entitled Arts of the East: Highlights from ...
2016 - Participants of the Global Encounters program toured the New Nation Media Group Printing Press along Mombasa Road facilitated by several Aga Khan Development Network agencies as part of their ...
In this case, the bottleneck in helping families with the construction of a toilet was capital. To tackle this, the Aga Khan Development Network -- of which the Aga Khan Foundation ...
Since opening in 2014, the Aga Khan Museum has presented its Permanent Collection from multiple perspectives, as well as several temporary exhibitions that respond to current events and new artistic developments. ...
Aga Khan University: The smoke from your cigarette can severely harm you and your family. Quit smoking before it is too late. ...
Source: The Citizen Tanzania, By Majuto Omary Dar es Salaam. Various activities spiced up the Aga Khan Mzizima secondary school's 50 year anniversary celebrations held at the school premises on Friday. ...
United States -- Aga Khan Award for Architecture Builds Bridges From Bangladesh to Lebanon and Denmark, the 2014-2016 Award for Architecture nominees have touched the lives of thousands, if not millions of people. These 19 projects were chosen from 348 building concepts in 69 countries, based on meeting the Award's requirement of focusing on the needs of communities in which they're ...
A group of Canadian Muslim women have come together to create an anthology of first-hand stories exploring the diversity, and intersection, of the Islamic faith and Canadian nationality. The contributors say ...
Ali Jiwani has created several personal projects, reporting for radio and TV. His YouTube channel is here. ...
I know that many firsts have yet to come, both good and bad. But I am more comfortable to take on all of these firsts knowing that I am surrounded by ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Tribute paid to Nurses and midwives on International Nurses Day 2017 (May 12). All related More... ...
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 ...
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 ...
