News story -- Anum Hossain is a third-year student on the Graduate Programme in Islamic Studies and Humanities (GPISH). In our first Student Voices blog of 2022, she shares a poem inspired by hearing the stories of her diverse cohort, "Show Me Your Hometown". One of the aspects of the GPISH programme that I have truly loved is being able to interact ...
South-African born Sumayya Vally's design, research, and pedagogical practice, Counterspace, is centred on finding form and expression for hybrid identities and contested territories. Sumayya's work is often forensic and draws on ...
Taleeb Noormohamed is the member of Parliament for Vancouver Granville, [Canada] and chair of the federal government's British Columbia caucus. On January 29, Canadians mark the National Day for Remembrance and ...
Discover the back story behind Hidden Stories: Books Along the Silk Roads with an enthralling talk featuring the leader of the Toronto-based research team whose cutting-edge work made the exhibition possible. Dr. Alexandra Gillespie delves into the deep explorations and important discoveries of the University of Toronto's Mellon Foundation-funded Books and the Silks Roads project. In her Lunchtime Lecture from October 28, 2021, ...
Discover the back story behind Hidden Stories: Books Along the Silk Roads with an enthralling talk featuring the leader of the Toronto-based research team whose cutting-edge work made the exhibition possible. Dr. Alexandra Gillespie delves into the deep explorations and important discoveries of the University of Toronto's Mellon Foundation-funded Books and the Silks Roads project. In her Lunchtime Lecture from October 28, 2021, ...
The term dawr al-satr generally refers to a period in early Ismaili history when the Imams were in concealment to escape persecution, and not directly accessible to the community. The first dawr al-satr occurred from shortly after the death of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq in 765 to the establishment of the Fatimid state in 909 in North Africa. The second period of ...
Kadinnka placed on both her starts and looks an improver. The Aga Khan Studs will offer four horses at the forthcoming Goffs February Sale on 8th February. The draft includes three-year-old KADINNKA (lot 418), a filly by renowned broodmare sire Oasis Dream out of the Listed winning mare Kadra, from the family of champion Kahyasi. KADINNKA has placed twice on her ...
Global -- When his Fellowship ended in February 2020, Inam Teja planned to travel around Tajikistan and Central Asia, slowly making his way back to Canada. But the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted his plans. As flights were pushed back, he started to volunteer at a local organisation, and now serves as their Chief Financial Officer. Inam Teja was part of the 2019 ...
Portugal -- O Aga Khan Health Board (AKHB) assinou, no dia 19 de janeiro de 2022, um protocolo com a Associação Protetora dos Diabéticos de Portugal (APDP), para o acesso dos membros da comunidade Ismaili a cuidados de saúde especializados na diabetes. Condições Os preços apresentados têm como referência o tarifário da ADSE (não comparticipada). Aos utentes portadores de seguros, serão ...
Nature is full of sounds. Outdoors in winters, we can often hear the howling of the wind, the cracking of ice and the creaking of trees weighed down by snow. We can also make the snow crunch under our boots and our stick tap against frozen ponds. What other sounds of nature can we hear and make? Find out through this family ...
Portugal -- Don't miss out on the opportunity to get your book before the Book Launch, which will take place next month, at the Ismaili Centre. Portuguese The Muslim calendar is enriched by festivals observed by the Umma as a whole, such as Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr. Some occasions, like Eid al-Ghadir, are commemorated by the Shia in particular, and ...
Portugal -- Aproveite para adquirir a sua cópia ainda antes do evento de lançamento do livro, a realizar-se no Centro Ismaili no próximo mês de fevereiro. English O calendário muçulmano é enriquecido por festivais observados pela Umma como um todo, tais como Eid al-Adha e Eid al-Fitr. Algumas ocasiões, como o Eid al-Ghadir, são comemoradas pelos Shias em particular, e outras, ...
Portugal -- O catálogo para os cursos de curta duração do Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS), para 2022, já se encontra disponível. Consulte já! The IIS Short Courses Catalogue for 2022 is now available! The Department of Community Relations (DCR) at The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) is pleased to announce Short Courses for 2022. IIS Short Courses are designed to ...
Global -- This week, students and teachers around the world celebrated the International Day of Education. In light of this year's theme, "Changing course, Transforming Education," students at the Aga Khan Academies shared their experiences on the significant shifts in almost every aspect of their learning. Over the past two years, educational institutions worldwide have migrated to online environments with varying ...
Look for messages hidden within eye-catching patterns in the latest Peer Perspective video for the #MuseumWithoutWalls. In this instalment, Dr. Christiane Gruber, a professor of Islamic art at the University of Michigan, helps decode a 19th-century Iranian "talismanic chart" in the Aga Khan Museum's Collection. Viewed from a middle distance, this piece's colourful and richly detailed geometric patterns dazzle the eye. Studied more closely, ...
The practice of remote ziyāra, whereby a devotee visits an imām's tomb not through physical pilgrimage but by reciting a pilgrimage litany, appears in the earliest Twelver literature on ziyāra. Find out more about this lecture. This recorded online event is part of the Islamic History and Thought Lecture Series. ...
I have come to the conclusion that there is no greater form of preparation for change than education. I also think that there is no better investment that the individual, parents and the nation can make than an investment in education of the highest possible quality. - His Highness the Aga Khan, Osh, Kyrgyz Republic, October 2002 For over 100 years, ...
Happy #InternationalDayOfEducation from the #AgaKhan Academies! In line with this year's theme of "Changing Course, Transforming #Education", students at the @Aga Khan Academies speak about how they are encouraged to achieve their potential, and how a supportive environment is provided for their teachers to succeed inside and outside the classroom. ...
USA -- California Assemblymember Alex Lee was closely familiar with the local Ismaili community and their volunteers, prior to his visit to the Santa Clara Valley Jamatkhana on December 4, 2021. His office had recently recognized Ismaili CIVIC Volunteers at the annual Unsung Heroes event for their continued commitment to the city of Milpitas, and the impact of their service to ...
Relocation and Opening of Richmond Jamatkhana - January 20, 2022 ...
"From the development of written language to the invention of printing, to the development of electronic and digital media - quantitative advances in communication technology have not necessarily produced qualitative progress in mutual understanding. To be sure, each improvement in communications technology has triggered new waves of political optimism. But sadly, if information can be shared more easily as technology advances, ...
By Kamruddin Rashid DeKalb County, Georgia, USA -- On Saturday, January 15, 2022, DeKalb County commemorated the life of Dr. Martin Luther King (MLK), Jr by distributing thousands of food boxes ...
Through select objects in the Aga Khan Museum's Collection, Director and CEO Dr. Ulrike Al-Khamis takes viewers on a journey through the Museum, exploring the many practical and spiritual dimensions of light. This session, part of the YMCA-Aga Khan Museum Mindfulness and Education series, was recorded on January 19, 2022. More about the YMCA of Greater Toronto-Aga Khan Museum Mindfulness and Education Sessions: Bringing ...
By MALIK MERCHANTPublisher/Editor Simerg, Simergphotos and Barakah Exactly a year ago, on Thursday, January 21, 2021, my beloved mum "Mrs. Merchant" (Alwaeza Maleksultan Jehangir Merchant) passed away peacefully at the age of 89. Tributes and condolences poured from all over the world, which deeply touched the entire family. The family also received a Talika of blessings from Mawlana Hazar Imam, His ...
France -- PDF format (English) Contact: Shahine Ismail, Chairman Aga Khan Conciliation and Arbitration Board for France [email protected] +33615239498 ...
France -- Au format PDF (français) Contact : Shahine Ismail, Chairman Aga Khan Conciliation and Arbitration Board for France [email protected] +33615239498 ...
Pakistan -- Last November, forty bright minds from across Pakistan worked together virtually to address some of the pressing cultural challenges facing their communities at the Arts and Culture Hackathon 2021. A pioneering partnership between the Secondary Teacher Education Programme (STEP), under the auspices of ITREB, Pakistan, and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) Education Programme, the Hackathon focused on ...
The medieval tales known as Legends of the Assassins were fabricated stories about the Nizari Ismailis of Persia and Syria. In early history, Muslim communities, unaware of the sub-divisions within the ...
Events -- 3rd February 2022 -- Islamic History and Thought Lecture Series Sign up to IIS academic news, publications and events alerts. Register to attend this lecture. The prophet has a major metaphysical function. This is a fundamental thesis of Avicenna's prophetology, and one of the main theses that will be explored in this lecture. The Metaphysics of the Kitāb al-Šifā' closes ...
Article reproduced and adapted from the website of the US LIBRARY OF CONGRESS (LOC) Gulshan-i rāz (The garden of mystery) is a 20th century text on the Nizari Ismaʻili belief system, written by Nadir Shah Kayani (circa 1897 - circa 1971), a leader of the Ismaʻili community in Afghanistan. Article continues belowPage 1 of 42 of the Ismaili work Gulshan-i rāz. ...
#Speech made by His Highness the #AgaKhan at the 10th Annual #LaFontaineBaldwinLecture in Toronto, Canada on 15 October 2010. Read the full speech here: For more about the Aga Khan Development Network, visit ...
Global -- Since its establishment in Hyderabad in 1955, the Aga Khan Hostel's extensive reach, progressive programmes, and emphasis on inclusion have created a lasting impact on its students and the communities it serves. In many countries, the Covid-19 pandemic has negatively affected the prospects and opportunities of young people, exacerbating the existing generational wealth gap. At least one institution in ...
As a Senior Fellow of Massey College, Zainub Verjee was invited to moderate an important discussion on the National Gallery of Canada, one of the foremost cultural institutions of Canada. Leadership ...
The Nizari Ismailis, residing in several countries around the world, have had a long and eventful history. On two occasions they had their own states, the Fatimid Caliphate (909-1171) and Alamut (1090-1256). After the fall of Alamut until recent times, the Nizari Ismailis experienced religious persecution, frequently resorting to extensive dissimulation practices; they disguised themselves as Sufis, Twelver Shi'is, Sunnis, or ...
Tajikistan -- Президент ва Аъзои азизам, Рӯйдодҳои охир дар Бадахшони Кӯҳӣ бароям бисёр нигаронкунандаанд ва дар замоне рух медиҳанд, ки ноустуворӣ дар минтақа афзоиш ёфтааст. Мехоҳам, ки шумо, чунон ки дар гузашта ишора карда будам, ба Ҷамоатам бирасонед, ки ин бениҳоят муҳим аст, то дарк карда шавад, ки халали низом алайҳи Ҷамоат ва инчунин бар зидди кулли аҳолии Тоҷикистони Шарқӣ равона нашудааст. Бинобар ...
Tajikistan -- 17th January 2022 My dear President and Members, The recent events in Gorno-Badakshan are of deep concern to me and come at a time of increased fragility in the region. I wish you to inform my Jamat, as I have indicated in the past, that it is of utmost importance to understand that the disturbances are not directed at the Jamat ...
Global -- After a two-year hiatus, Global Encounters hopes to host in-person residential camps in 2022, to be held in Kenya in June and in India and Pakistan in December. While Global Encounters (GE) Camps experienced a brief pause for all in-person activities due to Covid-19, the emergence of a virtual camp, CONNECT, continued the spirit of global connection within the ...
Insights from Around the World At not quite 8 years old, Sanam is a bacha posh: a girl living as a boy. One day a few months ago, the girl with rosy cheeks and an impish smile had her dark hair cut short, donned boys' clothes and took on a boy's name, Omid. The move opened up a boy's world: playing ...
Mozambique -- The Department of Community Relations (DCR) at The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) is pleased to announce Short Courses for 2022. These Short Courses are designed to introduce participants to a social, cultural and civilisational approach to the study of Islam and Muslim societies, with a particular focus on Ismaili contexts.For more details please click here ...
Pakistan -- The Aga Khan Youth and Sports Board for Pakistan organised a three-day Global Citizenship Conference that highlighted powerful approaches to global issues and sustainable development goals. Forty-nine Girl Guides from Pakistan collaborated to disseminate the concept as well as the relevance of global citizenship and its need in today's world. The conference was also joined by the notables from ...
