UK -- Disputes within families are not uncommon. There may be issues within a marriage, sometimes the wider family unit, inheritance issues, financial difficulties amongst others. The Covid-19 pandemic has put extra pressure upon families that has resulted in an increase in differences and conflicts within families. The Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) defines mediation as a flexible process conducted ...
The stallions will be available to view by appointment. In order to limit the risk of Covid 19, the stallions at Haras de Bonneval will be available to view by appointment only during the Route des Etalons, on Saturday 22 January between 10am and 12pm and between 1pm and 3pm. Breeders who wish to visit are invited to contact Fanny Cyprès ...
Khojas constitute the predominant group in the Shi'a Nizari Isma'ili movement of Islam, globally and in North America. They are of South Asian ethnicities and belong to the 700-year old Satpanth ...
#Speech made by His Highness the #AgaKhan at the Prince Claus Fund's Conference on Culture and Development in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 7 September 2002 Read the full speech here: For more about the Aga Khan Development Network, visit ...
Mayor Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, has appointed Hakam Bhaloo to the Board of Trustees of Burnaby Public Library. Hakam has been a long time volunteer in the Ismaili community as well ...
Bring the calming energy of mindfulness meditation to other parts of your life with the first Museum/YMCA Mindfulness and Education Session of 2022. The same experiences that have become possible through mindfulness meditation can be extended to and observed in relationships. We start with acknowledging a spectrum of relationship challenges that address our own insecurities and aspirations. By applying mindfulness principles and ...
Ismaili Digest Exclusive for December 2021 -- 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.
Imam Aqa Ali Shah Aga Khan II, the forty-seventh Imam of the Nizari Ismailis, succeeded his father to the Imamat in April 1881. Born in 1830 in Mahallat, Persia (modern day Iran) where he spent his early years, he went to Najaf, Iraq, with his mother to study Arabic, Persian, and Ismaili doctrines while his father was residing in Bombay (now ...
Many of us are looking for a sense of spiritual community and fellowship. Community is often best shaped face to face, heart to heart. And yet many of us have also ...
Sea The Stars and Siyouni among Europe's best once again. All five stallions on the Aga Khan Studs roster were among the leading sires of 2021 across various categories. SEA THE STARS and SIYOUNI once again finished the year as the top sires standing in their respective countries, with SEA THE STARS second on the European list by prize money and ...
Pakistan -- The Youth Coordination Forum, including the Aga Khan Youth and Sports Board (AKYSB), the Aga Khan Education Board (AKEB) and ITREB, organized the Crossroads Youth Camp in Karachi and Multan in December 2021. Adopting a graduated camp model, Crossroads is a unique experience that promotes a continuum of learning through a multidisciplinary approach for youth aged 12 to 14 ...
Through artwork and artist performances, an exhibition on gender, displacement, and health held at Aga Khan University (AKU) in Karachi on December 23, 2021 highlighted that the healthcare needs of over ...
Low snowfall and receding glaciers, threaten livelihoods in the Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh and Zanskar in Ladakh. Meet the scientists and activists working for local solutions. Narrated by Dia Mirza. #VoicesFromTheRoofOfTheWorld is a joint initiative by the #AgaKhan Development Network agencies - @Aga Khan University, Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, @Aga Khan Foundation and University of Central Asia (@ucentralasia) - the 10-episode ...
Humans have sought protection from pain, harm, and negative forces since time immemorial. In Muslim lands, invocations to God and verses from the Qur'an are believed to be especially protective, and so appear on various objects over the centuries. In this fascinating video by University of Michigan art historian Dr. Christiane Gruber, discover two such amulets held in the Aga Khan Museum ...
Lahore, the City of Gardens, often has the world's most polluted air. Local artist Irfan Dahri is raising awareness through his art. #VoicesFromTheRoofOfTheWorld is a joint initiative by the #AgaKhan Development Network agencies - @Aga Khan University, Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, @Aga Khan Foundation and University of Central Asia (@ucentralasia) - the 10-episode first season is produced by filmmakers from Pakistan, India, ...
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Lahore, the City of Gardens, often has the world's most polluted air. Local artist Irfan Dahri is raising awareness through his art. #VoicesFromTheRoofOfTheWorld is a joint initiative by the #AgaKhan Development Network agencies - @Aga Khan University, Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, @Aga Khan Foundation, and University of Central Asia (@ucentralasia) - the 10-episode first season is produced by filmmakers from Pakistan, India, ...
![VIDEO: Voices from the Roof of the World | Episode 9 | No Water No Village [SHORT]](https://ismailidigest.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/36b9bb45ac-1024x576.jpeg)
Low snowfall and receding glaciers, threaten livelihoods in the Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh and Zanskar in Ladakh. Meet the scientists and activists working for local solutions. Narrated by Dia Mirza. #VoicesFromTheRoofOfTheWorld is a joint initiative by the #AgaKhan Development Network agencies - @Aga Khan University, Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, @Aga Khan Foundation and University of Central Asia (@ucentralasia) - the 10-episode ...
Benefits achieved by following renowned attributes - By Kamrudin Rashid, Toronto, Canada The team known as East York Champs raised $141,433 for Aga Khan Foundation's World Partnership Walk held virtually in ...
Dr Shireen Kassam, founder of Plant-Based Health Professionals UK and her sister Dr Zahra Kassam, co-founder of Plant-Based Canada, have written their first book titled Eating Plant-Based; Scientific Answers to Your ...
#Speech made by His Highness the #AgaKhan to the Parliament of Portugal on 10 July 2018. Read the full speech here: For more about the Aga Khan Development Network, visit ...
USA -- When the world was still grappling to understand COVID-19 and the new normal, during 2020, Dr. Faiza Khoja embarked on an exciting journey taking the reins as the Dean of the College of Business Administration at Texas A & M University-Central Texas. With more than two decades of professional experience in higher education and extensive expertise in organizational management ...
Portugal -- "Um Novo Começo" é um programa de realojamento que visa uma integração bem-sucedida na sociedade portuguesa dos 125 migrantes que chegaram a Lisboa provenientes da Grécia e do Afeganistão. Este programa está em curso no âmbito de um protocolo assinado entre o Alto Comissariado para as Migrações (ACM) e a FOCUS Europa enquanto entidade anfitriã e o Conselho Nacional ...
Portugal -- O Afeganistão testemunhou uma mudança política que afetou profundamente a situação económica e social do país. A Agência Aga Khan para o Habitat (AKAH) mantém a sua presença neste país, prestando apoio a comunidades mais vulneráveis, apoio esse que se revelou particularmente premente devido à subida em flecha da taxa de desemprego e em antecipação ao Inverno, sempre rigoroso ...
Portugal -- Durante a Cimeira sobre as Alterações Climáticas - COP26, a Agência Aga Khan para o Habitat (AKAH) integrou o Programa oficial para a chamada Zona Verde, onde, em parceria com a World Habitat, expôs a forma como está a colaborar com cerca de 800 comunidades no Norte do Paquistão, onde alia o saber das populações autóctones com tecnologia a ...
![Hazrat Bibi Fatimah (alayhas-salaam)'s Tasbih - A beautiful gift from Allah [swt]](https://ismailidigest.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/7019caecef-1024x768.jpeg)
By: Sadruddin Noorani, Chicago, USA Jamada al-Thani 1443, 3rd January 2022 According to some reports, Hazrat Bibi Fatimah (alayhas-salaam) was born, and passed away too, in the month of Jamada al-Thani. ...
Imam Hasan Ali Shah was born in Kahak in 1804 and succeeded to the Imamat at the age of thirteen, after his father was murdered in Yazd, Persia. His mother went to the court of the ruling Qajar monarch Fath Ali Shah (r. 1797-1834) to seek justice for the murder of her husband and support for her family. Fath Ali Shah ...
Looking back at 2021 and looking ahead to 2022 - health, safety, and opportunities. ...
The.Ismaili TV production, this film tells the story of a diverse group of individuals and their interpretations of this epic 12th-century Sufi poem, each seeking to understand its relevance to the ...
This book is the long-awaited and highly anticipated second volume in the Anthology of Qur'anic Commentaries series. It offers a thematic overview of the subject of women in the Qur'an and in the commentarial tradition known as tafsir. ...
By WASHINGTON MITO As Madatally Manji, an Indian immigrant born in 1918, opted to venture into hawking at Karatina Market, little did he know that his decision would propel him to ...
Named after the sixth Imam, the Ismailis, during the course of history, have, under the guidance of their Imams, made significant contributions to Islamic civilisations, the cultural, intellectual, and religious life ...
By MALIK MERCHANTPublisher/Editor Simergphotos, Simerg and Barakah Simerg will be publishing a multi-part series on Alzheimer's in 2022, and we plan to launch the series in early 2022 with a special piece on Princess Yasmin who has been involved with the Alzheimer's Association since 1981. Alzheimer's contributed to her mother Ms. Rita Hayworth's death at the age of 67 in 1987. ...
#Speech made by His Highness the #AgaKhan at the #EnablingEnvironment Conference in Kabul, Afghanistan on 4 June 2007. Read the full speech here: For more about the Aga Khan Development Network, visit ...
Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, daughter of Prince Aly Khan (1911-1960) and Ms. Rita Hayworth (1918-1987), and younger sister of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, and Prince Amyn Mohamed pictured at Alzheimer's fundraiser in New York in December 1984. Photo: Bernard Gotfryd via Library of Congress (LOC). Id: . Inset photo, at top right of portrait (larger version not accessible, ...
Global -- With optimism and hope for the new year, The Ismaili would like to suggest ten tips for a healthy, productive, and balanced 2022. Let's strive to accomplish them all together. Happy New Year! 1. Get vaccinatedDon't delay - do your part to slow the spread of Covid. Vaccines are a critical tool in the battle against Covid-19, and getting ...
Portugal -- O Príncipe Rahim encontrou-se com Sua Excelência Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Presidente da República, a 25 de dezembro de 2021, no Palácio de Belém. English Na reunião, o Príncipe Rahim transmitiu ao Presidente e aos portugueses as saudações e os melhores votos para o novo ano. O Presidente e o Príncipe Rahim reconheceram a forte relação entre o Imamat ...
Global -- Prince Rahim met with His Excellency Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal, on 25 December 2021 at the Presidential Palace. At the meeting, Prince Rahim conveyed to the President and the people of Portugal Season's Greetings and best wishes for the new year. The President and Prince Rahim acknowledged the strong relationship between the Ismaili Imamat and Portugal, ...
UAE -- Early Childhood Education and Development has finally made it to the forefront of social consciousness and educational policy, defying the common misperception that children should simply spend their first five years playing. As the brain is the command centre of the human body, distinctive parts of the brain are responsible for different abilities. Each newborn is equipped with brain ...
USA -- Riaz Patel is an Executive Producer/Director with NBC Universal in Los Angeles, currently making non-fiction television shows The beginning of a film career Riaz Patel moved with his family as a young child from Karachi to West Virginia, and then to Maryland. His father had been a physician on four continents, and after he passed away, Riaz discovered letters ...
