VIDEO: Superkilen - Denmark
A public space promoting integration across lines of ethnicity, religion and culture. More information available at: ...
GALLERY: 19 projects shortlisted for 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture
Geneva, Switzerland, 9 May 2016 - The 19 shortlisted projects for the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced today. The projects, which were selected by the Master Jury from amongst 348 projects nominated for the 13th Award cycle, will be competing for US$ 1 million in prize money. They are: AZERBAIJANNew Power Station, Baku BANGLADESHBait Ur Rouf Mosque, DhakaFriendship ...
Sayana, Cloth Of Stars, Volta and Imposing Lass on target for Aga Khan Studs
Siyouni's sister and daughter win Listed contests, and progeny of Sea The Stars and Makfi on Classic trail. The Aga Khan Studs were active on all fronts over the weekend, with Stakes successes for homebred SAYANA, as well as CLOTH OF STARS (SEA THE STARS) and Imposing Lass (MAKFI) who impressed in Classic trials. On Friday at Chantilly, the beautifully-bred SAYANA ...
VIDEO: Little Angels Nursery in Baba Dogo, Kenya
Early Childhood Development centres being supported by the Aga Khan Foundation in Kenya. ...
The Miraj: A Powerful Metaphor for Our Spiritual Journey by Jehangir Merchant
While ascent (al-ma'arij) in its simple meaning gives a clue to the upward direction of the Prophet's journey, it proclaims very emphatically that if God has placed man on this earth, He has also set up a ladder for man to climb up to Him. No wonder Allah calls Himself the Lord of the Ways of Ascent (Dhu 'l-ma'arij)." -- Read ...
Dariyan storms to Group 1 glory
Ervedya pleasing second on seasonal debut. DARIYAN (ex Daryakana) lifted the first Group 1 of the French season at Saint-Cloud on Sunday, with an authoritative display in the Prix Ganay. The well-travelled four-year-old was held up by jockey Christophe Soumillon, before running on strongly in the straight. Despite not receiving a clear run, DARIYAN stretched away from the field in the ...
German Scientists Unearth Text of Avicenna's 11th Century Supernova SN 1006 Surveillance
An important note to our readers: The website is undergoing maintenance and format changes over the next few days. The pages may look different each time you visit Simerg, and we ask you to bear with us during this temporary phase. Chandra's image of SN 1006 shows X-rays from multimillion degree gas (red/green) and high-energy electrons (blue). In the year 1006 ...
VIDEO: An Interview with Dr Toby Mayer on Avicenna's Allegory on the Soul
This 30 min interview with Dr Toby Mayer elaborates on the 'Poem on the Soul' (Qasidat al-nafs), traditionally attributed to Ibn Sina (d. 1037 CE), the great Persian Philosopher and master of Aristotelian thought in the Muslim world, known in Europe as Avicenna. In his commentary, Dr Mayer shares his thoughts on how the Qasida expresses metaphorically the need for a ...
Aga Khan University and partners launch landmark study to help Kenya meet Maternal/Child Health Goals
Nairobi, Kenya, 28 April 2016 - Aga Khan University, Kenya's Ministry of Health and a group of partners launched the Kenya Countdown to 2015 Country Case Study today, one of the most detailed analyses to date of Kenya's progress in reducing maternal and child deaths. The study provides policymakers, health care providers and the public with a roadmap that can guide ...
Cataloguing and Digitisation of Late Professor Arkoun's Archive
News story -- Professor Mohammed Arkoun (1928-2010) was one of the most prominent and influential figures in modern Islamic Studies and a member of the Institute's Board of Governors. He was renowned for being an outstanding research scholar, a searching critic of the theoretical tensions embedded in the field of Islamic Studies, and a courageous public intellectual, carrying the banner of an ...
Addressing Climate Change in Mountainous Regions
News story -- An international team - led by an IIS alumnus Professor Karim-Aly Kassam - will work collaboratively with communities in Asia's Pamir Mountains to recalibrate their seasonal ecological calendars to predict the future effects of climate change. Mountain communities, which contribute least to rising greenhouse gas concentrations, are facing the harshest impacts of increasing climate variability. Historically in the Pamir ...
Interview: Sultan Jessa, Order of Canada
"Established in 1967 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Order of Canada is the cornerstone of the Canadian Honours System, and recognizes outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation. The Order recognizes people in all sectors of Canadian society. Their contributions are varied, yet they have all enriched the lives of others and made a difference ...
The Sultan of Hard Work and Sacrifice: Veteran Ismaili Journalist Sultan Jessa, Order of Canada, is a Model Canadian Citizen For All to Emulate
Compiled and written by Malik Merchant Editor-Publisher, Simerg Sultan Jessa with his wife, Rosila, pictured during their last visit to Europe. Photo: Sultan Jessa Collection, Montreal. Sultan Jessa and his wife Rosila invited and entertained me at their home near Montreal for a full-day, and I returned for Ottawa with boundless energy for a number of reasons. I was captivated with ...
VIDEO: Ottawa Peace Talks -- Roméo Dallaire
Lt. Gen. (ret) Roméo Dallaire speaks on the subject of child soldiers at the Ottawa Peace Talks held on April 19th, 2016, co-hosted by the Global Centre for Pluralism and Interpeace. Click here to watch the full Peace Talks video: ...
VIDEO: Ottawa Peace Talks -- Full Video
This is the full webcast of the Ottawa Peace Talks, which took place at the Delegation of Ismaili Imamat building on April 19th, 2016. The Ottawa Peace Talks were co-presented by the Global Centre for Pluralism and Interpeace. The speaker order is as follows: 1- The Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson 2- Roberta Jamieson 3- The Hon. Maryam Monsef 4- Michele Brandt 5- Roméo ...
IIS Governor Receives Prestigious Gandhi King Ikeda Award for Peace
News story -- A Governor of The Institute of Ismaili Studies, Dr Mohamed Keshavjee, was honoured with the prestigious Gandhi King Ikeda Award for Peace, for his contributions in the area of mediation and peace studies. Dr Mohamed Keshavjee was presented with the award in Atlanta on 5 April 2016 at the Annual Peace Fair and Interfaith Assembly hosted by the Martin ...
Hazrat Ali (a.s.): "Have a Tender Heart, as Tender as a Fistful of Green Grass"
MAWLANA HAZAR IMAM ON HAZRAT ALI "This is a time of new freedoms, but it is also one in which new choices must be made wisely. In exercising freedom and making choices, our institutions must be guided, as they have been in the past, by the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace of Allah be upon him), and the tradition of ...
VIDEO: Restoration of Blue Mosque in Cairo
Restoration of the 14th century Amir Aqsunqur "Blue Mosque" in Al-Darb al-Ahmar was completed by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) as part of the larger Al-Darb al-Ahmar Urban Regeneration Programme. ...
HBL granted license to setup a branch in China
Beijing, China, 18 April 2016 - The Habib Bank Limited (HBL) is proud to be the first bank from Pakistan to receive a license for setting up a branch in China. It is also the first South Asian bank to get the permission to set up its banking operations in Urumqi, the largest city in the province of Xinjiang, which borders ...
A Former Standard 3 Ismaili Student of Aga Khan Primary School, Nairobi, Shares Memorable Photos of Mawlana Hazar Imam's 1966 Visit to School
INTRODUCED BY ABDULMALIK MERCHANT Publisher-Editor of Simerg, Simergphotos and Ismailitica Juby Sprake (maiden name Juby Alibhai) of Vancouver, British Columbia, was recently introduced to this photo blog. To our delight, within days of viewing rare and historical photos of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s visits to the Aga Khan School in Nairobi, Kenya, in early to mid 1960’s (see links below), she ...
VIDEO: Training part III (Groups, Leadership and Elections)
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VIDEO: Training part IV (Social fund, savings and credit policies)
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VIDEO: Training part V (recordkeeping)
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VIDEO: Training part VII (loan meetings)
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VIDEO: Training part VIII (daily savings)
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VIDEO: Training part VI (savings meeting)
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VIDEO: Training part I (Intro and Genl Principles)
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VIDEO: Training part II (Training Cycle)
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University of Central Asia and Seneca College build on commitment to high quality, affordable higher education
Ottawa, Canada, 14 April 2016 - The University of Central Asia (UCA) has reaffirmed a commitment to improving education in the region through an innovative partnership with Canada's Seneca College. Shamsh Kassim-Lakha, UCA's Executive Chairman of the Board Executive Committee and Diplomatic Representative of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in the Kyrgyz Republic and Seneca President David Agnew commemorated the ...
Higher education must play a greater role in international development
Canada -- Canada's Governor General opened a two-day conference at the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat in Ottawa that aims to raise the profile of higher education on the global development agenda. Attendees from more than 20 countries and a dozen universities gathered to discuss how tertiary education can improve quality of life. Ottawa, 14 April 2016 -- Higher education has ...
Dalakhani unavailable for the rest of the 2016 season
The breeding season is interrupted for the Aga Khan sire The Aga Khan Studs have the regret to announce that, due to a veterinary problem, DALAKHANI will not be available for the rest of the 2016 breeding season. The 2003 Arc winner was crowned Champion Three Year Old before retiring to stud at Gilltown and is currently standing at Haras de ...
A Classic weekend for Aga Khan Stallions
Oaks win for Makfi's Sofia Rosa, Sea The Stars' Harzand shows Derby potential. MAKFI enjoyed Classic glory thanks to his daughter SOFIA ROSA, winner of the Gr. 1 Australian Oaks at Randwick. This was the third Group success in 2016 for the New Zealand-trained filly, who also recently finished a nose second in the Gr. 1 New Zealand Oaks. From the ...
Passings: Noorunisa Maherali (1929 - 2015) - A Remarkable Ismaili Woman of Faith, Talent and Courage
"...When she was still in her early to mid-twenties, she was involved in a remarkable rescue operation involving her best friend's two children who had been forcibly abducted from Singapore to Karachi. Risking her own life, she made her way to Karachi, located the boys and delivered them safely to their uncle's home..." -- 1950's "...As is so often the case ...
Noorunisa Maherali (1929 - 2015): A Remarkable Ismaili Woman of Faith and Character
BY KHURSHID MAKANI Noorunisa Maherali, before she died. Mrs. Noorunisa Maherali, who passed away peacefully on May 25, 2015 in Singapore, was the youngest child and daughter of Mr. Val Mohammad Singapurwala, a wealthy ghee merchant of the Camel brand that was highly renowned in Singapore and Malaysia. She was also the oldest daughter-in-law of Mr. Nazarali Rahim Makani, a freedom ...
VIDEO: Aga Khan University Hospital Kampala - Land Grant Ceremony
The Aga Khan University is building a teaching hospital in Kampala to provide Ugandans with health care and higher education of world-class quality. This video shows highlights from the Land Grant Ceremony held in December 2015. ...
The Work of the Ismaili Imamat at a Glance, and the Most Famous Logos of the Aga Khan Development Network
"His Highness has used his own faith background to speak directly to the goodness of all people." -- President Alan Rock, University of Ottawa, January 13, 2012. Photo: University of Ottawa. Copyright. For over 60 years the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), under the leadership of His Highness the Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Ismailis in direct lineal ...
Beef Salad with Chilli, Onion and Cucumber
Healthy Hints Are you struggling with low iron stores or iron deficiency? Did you know the iron in red meat is the most easily absorbed by the body, and is one of the main sources of vitamin B12.Intended to be a side salad, you can definitely add more salad greens to give this dish an additional nutritional boost. Remember that some ...
Spectre follows on from Ervedya
Siyouni filly lifts the Gr. 3 Prix Imprudence Twelve months after ERVEDYA kicked off her Classic season with success in the Prix Imprudence, SIYOUNI saw another of his daughters, SPECTRE, shine in the 2016 edition of this Group 3 contest. The Chantilly-trained filly can now boast Classic claims of her own. From the second crop of Haras de Bonneval sire SIYOUNI, ...
