VIDEO: Retirement Savings Program (RSP) - Central Region 2022
Recording for central regional RSP session held on Sunday, February 06, 2022 ...
Dancing in the snow
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 ...
VIDEO: A Discussion on Breast & Ovarian Cancer with Dr. Nabat Bandeali | AKHB,I LIVE
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 ...
The writings of Nasir al-Din al-Tusi illustrate the high level of intellectual life at the Nizari Ismaili fortress of Alamut
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 ...
"Hidden Stories: Books Along the Silk Roads" - Visit the Aga Khan Museum's Marquee Exhibition Before it Closes on Sunday, February 27, 2022
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 ...
VIDEO: Ground-breaking ceremony at Aga Hall Estate
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. ...
A moment in time: Aga Khan School of Nursing was inaugurated
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. ...
VIDEO: Ground-breaking ceremony at Aga Hall Estate
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. ...
Aga Hall Estate: A gift from the past that gives into the future
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, ...
New Book| The Crops Round Up: Edited by Professor Amir Kassam
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 ...
In Memoriam: Vazir Hon. Al Noor (Nick) Kassum (1924-2021) - One of Tanzania's Earliest Voices for the Global South at the United Nations
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 ...
New Book| Humanizing Medicine: Making Health Tangible by Dr Azim Jiwani
A new publication by Dr. Azim Jiwani titled Humanizing Medicine: Making Health Tangible - Memoirs of engagement with a Global Development Network, chronicles almost 40 years of involvement in global health ...
Forming partnerships and growing networks
Global -- Building on the success of previous Ignite conferences, last year's IgniteDigital conference assembled world-class speakers to present on current topics of interest in connection with business and the economy. Sessions from the conference are now available to stream on The Ismail TV On Demand. Over the past decade, the Aga Khan Economic Planning Board in Canada has brought together ...
Building a better world
Global -- Professor Hanif Kara's passion for design-led engineering has enabled him to contribute to a wave of innovation in the building and construction industry. He has won numerous honours for his decades of work, including most recently an OBE. In the face of many obstacles, we find out what drives him to keep designing. Throughout history, buildings and cities have ...
VIDEO: Aga Khan Development Network | Quote of the Week
#Speech made by His Highness the #AgaKhan at the inauguration of the Naryn Campus of the University of Central Asia in Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic on 19 October 2016. Read the full speech here: For more about the Aga Khan Development Network, visit ...
VIDEO: Lunchtime Lecture: Tombs, Temples, and Sacred Sites: Testing the Limits with Alexander the Great
Join Hidden Stories co-curator Dr. Suzanne Conklin Akbari on an artistic exploration of the adventures and enduring legend of Alexander the Great -- recorded on December 09, 2021. The Museum exhibition Hidden Stories: Books Along the Silk Roads includes a glimpse into the enthralling life of Alexander the Great. Known in the Islamic world under the names Iskandar, in Arabic, or Eskandar, in ...
Julian Drinkall's Visit to Texas
USA -- Julian Drinkall, General Manager of the Aga Khan Schools (AKES), visited Texas. Amyn Merchant (left) and Julian Drinkall (right) touring the Early Childhood Development Center. Julian Drinkall, General Manager of the Aga Khan Schools (AKES), 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 ...
Hazrat Ali played a foundational role in the development of the intellectual sciences
"...he [Ali ibn Abi Talib] was a prince to whom God gave much knowledge and wisdom."1 Attar "Ali b. Abi Talib, may God beautify his profile, is the secret mystery of the gnostics...and the whole Muslim Community agree that Ali b. Abi Talib represents the breaths of inspiration of all the prophets...He has sayings the like of which no one prior ...
Yawm-e Ali: Quotes and Recitation of Ginanic Verses on the Anniversary of Hazrat Ali's Birth
The Imams We are the tree of Prophethood, the place of descent of Divine revelation, the place of frequenting of the angels, and the mainsprings of knowledge. Those who help us and love us await (God's) mercy.....Hazrat Ali ______________ The Tradition of the Ismaili Tariqah is the Tradition of Hazrat Ali"The closer you come, the more you will see him." A ...
Prince Rahim meets with UN Secretary General
Global -- Prince Rahim met with United Nations Secretary General Mr António Guterres at the UN's Headquarters in New York on 9 February 2022. Prince Rahim conveyed special greetings from Mawlana Hazar Imam, which the Secretary General warmly reciprocated. During the meeting, Mr Guterres and Prince Rahim spoke about the longstanding partnership between the Aga Khan Development Network and the United ...
Peering into the future through science
Global -- Celebrated annually on 11 February, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science seeks to promote full and equal access for women and girls to participate in scientific endeavours. It's also a day to recognize women and girls' roles in science and technology. Breaking through barriers Born and raised in Syria, Namat Aizougi now lives and works in ...
STUDENT VOICES: on Living my STEP Dream and Personal Growth
News story -- Mizhgona Okhonniyozova is a second-year Secondary Teacher Education Programme (STEP) student. Here she reflects on what's she's learned from her IIS experience and the reality of living her dream. "It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting." The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho STEP is far beyond what I was expecting before starting the programme. For ...
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Letter from Afghanistan [6] - Simerg's Special Correspondent Visits Ismaili Families in Sia Sang, a Remote Village in Wardak, Central Afghanistan
[This is our Kabul based special correspondent's sixth report to provide the global Ismaili Jamat and our readers with reliable information regarding recent development in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover. His previous letters can be read in the following links 1. August 26 2021, 2. August 29 2021, 3. September 5,2021, 4. December 4, 2021 and 5. December 5, 2021 -- ...
VIDEO: Every Breath
On the occasion of Yawm-e Ali, The Ismaili is pleased to present "Every breath," a devotional composition in praise of Hazrat Ali, composed by Fez Meghani and performed by Saif Sattani. ...
Prince Rahim Aga Khan meets with UN Secretary General
New York, USA, 09 February 2022 - Prince Rahim Aga Khan met with United Nations Secretary General Mr António Guterres at the UN's Headquarters in New York on 9 February 2022. Prince Rahim conveyed special greetings from His Highness the Aga Khan, which the Secretary General warmly reciprocated. During the meeting, Mr Guterres and Prince Rahim spoke about the longstanding partnership ...
É tempo de reduzir o online e voltarmos ao "OnLife"!
Portugal -- É incontestável o papel extraordinário que as novas tecnologias desempenharam ao longo desta fase pandémica, sobretudo, com os grupos seniores e de maior cuidado. No entanto, também é importante recordar que estas novas formas de proximidade não conseguem substituir a realidade afetiva que sentimos quando estamos lado a lado, presencialmente. A função do "ONLINE", simplificando a linguagem tecnológica, serve ...
Nasir-i Khusraw and his disciples spread Ismailism to China
Islam has a long history in the People's Republic of China, dating to the seventh century. The earliest Muslims in China were traders who came to the south eastern ports as ...
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT
UAE -- "You are what you eat" is a popular phrase we have all heard before, but what does it really mean? Eating is something we do to stay alive, but how much attention do we pay to what we are putting in our bodies? Sure, we need food to survive - but are we eating to live with hopes of ...
Providing much-needed Dental Health services in Chitral, Pakistan
TKN -- Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan (AKHS,P) worked with the Pakistan Ismaili National Council's TKN team to seek the services of a qualified dental consultant to meet the unmet needs of oral health care in Chitral. Hailing from Upper Chitral, TKN volunteer Dr. Ali Hussain Khan, CEO and founder of Noor Dental Clinic, generously agreed to take on this daunting ...
Rashid Khalani Appointed New CEO of Aga Khan University Hospital
Nairobi, Kenya, February 7 - The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH, N) has appointed Rashid Khalani as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). A statement from the institution indicated that ...
Champion Zarkava among another high-class book set for Siyouni
Exciting year ahead for the French sire sensation. SIYOUNI produced his second World's Best Three-Year-Old in 2021, and this season will receive another high-class book of mares befitting of one of Europe's leading sires. One of the highlights of the list is champion ZARKAVA, the dam of leading first season sire ZARAK, who will return to SIYOUNI for an early cover. ...
VIDEO: Cancer Se Do Kadam Aage with Dr. Sultan Pradhan | AKHB,I LIVE
As a part of our World Cancer Day (4th February 2022) Program, we are coming to you with our second awareness session on with Dr. Sultan Pradhan, renowned oncologist, Prince Aly Khan Hospital. This session will be hosted by Dr. Moez Khakhiani. #WorldCancerDay #AKHB #TheIsmailiIndia ...
January 2022 -- Jamat's Choice: Most Popular Articles & Videos
Ismaili Digest Exclusive for January 2022 -- Each month enjoy the most popular new articles and videos viewed by the Jamat from over 36 of the best Ismaili websites with just one click! 'Most popular' means most viewed post(s) on each website (excluding duplicate postings, Event Alerts and COVID-19 advice) without social media influence. NOTE: Posts are randomly ordered.
Dr. Rahim Karim Named New President and CEO of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
Toronto, Canada, January 24, 2022 /CNW - The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM) is thrilled to announce that, after an extensive national and international search, Dr. Rahim Karim has accepted ...
Cracking one egg at a time
Global -- In 2006, brothers Noor and Habib Akbari moved from Afghanistan to Canada with their families. They had just CA$500 to their names, they recall. Today, they run a breakfast chain of 22 restaurants in Quebec and Ontario, with four more under construction. "It all started within our community, with having good mentors," says Noor, who explained the network they ...
VIDEO: Ismaili Festivals: Stories of Celebration
Global -- On Thursday 10 February, The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) will launch Ismaili Festivals: Stories of Celebration, the first book in its new Living Ismaili Traditions series. The event will be streamed live on The Ismaili TV at 8:00 PM (UK time). Featuring author Dr Shiraz Kabani and host Nina Hirji Kheraj in conversation at the Ismaili Centre, London, ...
Lived experiences
UK -- Please find below two poems written by Farah Stokes. Farah would like to share her experience of the pandemic. We have all experienced difficult times recently and it helps to know that we are not alone. It's okay to not be okay. Please contact the Healthy Minds Team, AKHB, if you wish to discuss any issues in relation to ...
Salma Lakhani, Alberta's First Muslim Lieutenant Governor, Speaks to Canadian Geographic on Building a More Inclusive Canada
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: As Simerg completes its 13 years of continuous publication, we launch a special series profiling Ismaili leaders of distinction over the past 125 years. The series will be dedicated to Ismaili institutional leaders as well as individuals who have achieved distinction and recognition working outside the Ismaili community, yet continuing to support the work of the Ismaili Imamat through ...
