VIDEO: Aga Khan and Harvard Professor Diana Eck in conversation
After delivering the Samuel L. and Elizabeth Jodidi Lecture, His Highness the Aga Khan sat down with Harvard University Professor Diana L. Eck for an on-stage conversation. ...
VIDEO: Building Better Futures with Aga Khan Foundation
The Aga Khan Foundation is committed to helping communities around the world build better futures. We all appreciate how everyone around the world wants a better future for themselves and their children. Yet many people struggle with overwhelming obstacles. While breaking the cycle of poverty is enormously complex, the Aga Khan Foundation sees success by making long-term investments, building permanent institutions and ...
VIDEO: Pluralism is a path to a more peaceful society
Global -- Mawlana Hazar Imam sat down with Harvard University Professor Diana Eck for an on-stage conversation after delivering the Samuel L. and Elizabeth Jodidi Lecture at Harvard. Their dialogue explored many ways in which pluralism affects society and human development.Abbas Mirshahi, a media technician at Harvard University, is originally from Iran. To him, pluralism is about "human equality where there ...
VIDEO: Increasingly fragmented planet in need of a cosmopolitan ethic, Hazar Imam tells Harvard audience
United States -- Cambridge, MA, 13 November 2015 -- For decades, technology and globalisation have been held up as a panacea for humanity's ills. But although today's world is now more connected than ever before, it has also become more fragmented. "Whether we are looking at a more fragile European Union, a more polarised United States, a more fervid Sunni-Shia conflict, ...
FULL EVENT VIDEO: Samuel L & Elizabeth Jodidi Lecture and apres lecture conversation with Diana L. Eck, Harvard University (Cambridge, USA)
Yesterday, in Cambridge, USA, in what we believe is the first time he has been invited to speak at his alma mater, Harvard University, His Highness the Aga Khan delivered the prestigious Samuel L & Elizabeth Jodidi Lecture. The lecture was followed with a conversation with Diana L. Eck, Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies, Member of the Faculty of ...
Conversation between Mawlana Hazar Imam and Professor Diana L. Eck at Harvard University
United States -- After delivering the Samuel L. and Elizabeth Jodidi Lecture, Mawlana Hazar Imam sat down with Harvard University Professor Diana L. Eck for an on-stage conversation. Diana L. Eck: Your Highness, thank you for that speech. It was a great pleasure to listen to, and I think I feel, especially honored because there are hundreds of people here who ...
Glimpses of His Highness the Aga Khan from Harvard, as he prepares to speak at the University on November 12th, 2015
His Highness the Aga Khan will deliver the Samuel L. and Elizabeth Jodidi Lecture at Harvard University's Weatherhead Center for International Affairs on 12 November. Entitled "The Cosmopolitan Ethic in a Fragmented World", his lecture is expected to cover the challenges to pluralism and cosmopolitanism. After the lecture there will be a conversation with Diana L. Eck Although tickets for the ...
Speech at the Samuel L. and Elizabeth Jodidi Lecture at Harvard University
United States -- Speech by Mawlana Hazar Imam: The Samuel L. and Elizabeth Jodidi Lecture at Harvard University on 12 November 2015. Speech by Mawlana Hazar ImamThe Samuel L. and Elizabeth Jodidi Lectureat Harvard University in Cambridge, MassachusettsThursday, 12 November 2015 "The Cosmopolitan Ethic in a Fragmented World" Download as PDF Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim Mark Elliott, Vice ProvostMichele Lamont, Director of the Weatherhead ...
GALLERY: His Highness the Aga Khan speaks at Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachussetts, 12 November 2015 - His Highness the Aga Khan delivered the Samuel L. and Elizabeth Jodidi Lecture at Harvard University's Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. Entitled "The Cosmopolitan Ethic in a Fragmented World", his lecture covered the challenges to pluralism and cosmopolitanism. ...
New Publication Explores Facets of Esoteric Traditions
News story -- Avicenna's Allegory on the Soulis a rare Ismaili publication written in medieval Yemen. It is the first time that this publication has been translated and made available in a printed edition. As a noteworthy addition to the Ismaili Texts and Translations Series, the volume combines a critical edition of the original Arabic text with a parallel English translation and ...
University of Central Asia launches new cultural heritage publications on the Pamirs
Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 12 November 2015 - The University of Central Asia (UCA) launched three new books that focus on the history and cultures of the Pamir region of Tajikistan, including an Archaeological Map of the Eastern Pamirs by Mira Bubnova and two volumes in The Musical Arts of the Pamirs series by Nizom Nurdjanov, Fayzulla Karomatov and Bahriniso Kabilova. "This series ...
His Highness the Aga Khan speaks at Harvard University
Cambridge, MA, USA, 12 November 2015 - His Highness the Aga Khan delivered the Samuel L. and Elizabeth Jodidi Lecture at Harvard University's Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. Entitled "The Cosmopolitan Ethic in a Fragmented World", his lecture covered the challenges to pluralism and cosmopolitanism. The Samuel L. and Elizabeth Jodidi Lecture provides for "the delivery of lectures by eminent and ...
Video: Interview: Speech: Samuel L & Elizabeth Jodidi Lecture and apres lecture conversation with Diana L. Eck, Harvard University (Cambridge, USA)
For a very long time, as you know, the term most often used in describing the search for human understanding was the word "tolerance." In fact, it was one of the words that was used in 1955 text to describe one of the objectives of this Jodidi Lecture. In recent years our vocabulary in discussing this subject has evolved. One word ...
Math expert leads development and delivery of UCA Summer Camp curriculum
TKN -- Naseem Jaffer supported with the development of UCA's inaugural summer camp curriculum based on a thorough assessment of Central Asian educational realities and international university expectations and standards. Volunteer Name: Naseem Jaffer Location: Central Asia Duration of Assignment: 9 months Impact Made:The development of UCA's (University of Central Asia) inaugural summer camp curriculum based on a thorough assessment of ...
Listen to Ismaili Astrophysicist, Arif Babul, in New BBC Episode "Core: A Journey to the Centre of the Earth"
Arif Babul World renowned Ismaili astrophysicist, Dr. Arif Babul of the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada, was recently invited to participate for the BBC's flagship discussion program, The Forum, which brings together three leading figures and thinkers to talk on specific themes. The episode in which Professor Babul participated focused on Core: A Journey to the Centre of the ...
Winning half-brother to Zarkava among Arqana draft
A high-class Aga Khan Studs consignment features top pedigrees. The Aga Khan Studs will be represented by a draft of eleven colts and geldings at Arqana's forthcoming Autumn Sale on 16th November. Zarkava's half-brother ZOURKHAN is likely to be the highlight of the consignment, which combines superb pedigrees and proven ability on the racecourse. By Shamardal, three-year-old ZOURKHAN has been allowed ...
Aldous Huxley's Expression "Man's Inhumanity to Man" and its Relevance to Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan's Messages on the Refugee Crisis
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan (1933 - 2003). Photo: Wikipedia Commons. Excerpts from a selection of statements, interviews and speeches that the late Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan gave when he was the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Links to a fuller version of this article as well as all his UNHCR speeches and statements are provided below. Please also read ...
(1) His Highness the Aga Khan visits UNHCR and (2) UN material related to his uncle, Prince Sadruddin, whose name became synonymous with UNHCR
"We must do everything possible to prevent human suffering" His Highness the Aga Khan with UNHCR chief Antonio Guterres at UNHCR Headquarters. Photo: The Ismaili. His Highness the Aga Khan visited the UNHCR headquarters on November 6, 2015 to meet UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, and discuss past and future cooperation in emergency operations around the world. His Highness ...
VIDEO: Badakhshan Ensemble performs in Paris with support from AKDN and Ismaili community
Global -- Organised by the Ismaili Council for France in conjunction with the Aga Khan Music Initiative, the Badakhshan Ensemble performed in Paris on 7 November 2015. ...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat
Canada -- Ottawa, 5 November 2015 -- Canada's newly sworn-in Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, visited the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat on Tuesday evening where he met with the President of the Ismaili Council for Canada and the AKDN Resident Representative in Canada. The Prime Minister conveyed his deep admiration for Mawlana Hazar Imam, the Ismaili community in ...
Congratulations to the Rt. Honourable Justin Trudeau, the new Prime Minister of Canada: For Ugandan Ismaili refugees, he reminds them of the glory days when his father and the Aga Khan facilitated their settlement in Canada
BY VALI JAMAL Kampala, Uganda (Special to Simerg) Mr. Justin Trudeau has a special moment with his mother, Mrs. Margaret Trudeau, before the swearing in ceremony. Photo: Sgt. Ronald Duchesne, Rideau Hall. The remarkable victory by Justin Trudeau in the Canadian Federal Election held last month, and his momentous swearing in ceremony at Rideau Hall on November 4, 2015, as Prime ...
The Aga Khan Studs announce 2016 stallion fees
Discover the covering fees for the seven Aga Khan stallions. The Aga Khan Studs will offer seven sires in 2016, headed by the prolific Stakes producer SEA THE STARS whose fee has been fixed at €125,000 for the forthcoming breeding season. Sire of 9.5% Stakes winners to runners, and 22.4%Stakes performers to runners in Europe during 2015, SEA THE STARS is ...
VIDEO: The Meaning of the Word: Lexicology and Qur'anic Exegesis
The volume approaches lexicology of the Qur'an through a range of disciplines including linguistics, law, literary criticism, gender and mysticism. It also features contributions made by leading scholars, as well as young researchers in the field of Qur'anic exegesis, linguistics, and law: Professor Herbert Berg, Dr S.R. Burge, Dr Ayesha Chaudhry, Professor Agostino Cilardo, Professor Claude Gilliot, Dr Toby Mayer, Professor ...
FOCUS, AKDN and Jamati institutions respond to devastating earthquake in Central Asia
Afghanistan -- 2 November 2015 -- The powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck the Jurm District of Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan on 26 October has affected large parts of Afghanistan, Northern Pakistan and Tajikistan. Many populations in the region of the Hindu Kush mountain range have suffered the consequences of this calamity, including Ismaili communities. Preliminary reports indicated that across Afghanistan, ...
Memorable Photos, Quotes and Messages of Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah, His Highness the Aga Khan III
IRRESPECTIVE OF AGE, THE ISMAILI IMAM'S STATUS IS EXALTED "O Jamat do not consider me small. I am the descendant of the Prophet and my grandfather isHazrat Amirul Mominin(Hazrat Ali) and my grandmother isKhatoon-e-Janat(the Lady of Paradise) Hazrat Bibi Fatima. I am the Light(Nur) of both Hazrat Ali and the Prophet (Muhammad). Though young in age I am exalted. We Imams ...
His Highness the Aga Khan on Lake Sarez: Mitigating a Catastrophic Risk if the Lake's Natural Dam Would Break
LAKE SAREZ NASA IMAGE Please click on image for enlargement Lake Sarez, deep in the Pamir mountains of Tajikistan, was created 90 years ago when a strong earthquake triggered a massive landslide that, in turn, became a huge dam along the Murghob River, now called the Usoi Dam. The resulting lake is perched above surrounding drainages at an elevation greater than ...
University of Central Asia receives long-term OPIC support to complete its second campus in Khorog,Tajikistan
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 29 October 2015 - The University of Central Asia (UCA) is expected to complete the construction of its second campus in Tajikistan by 2017, at a total capital layout of US$94.4 million. Alongside a $64.4 million commitment from the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), including $7.5 million from the Aga Khan Foundation, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the ...
"Victorious Trudeau," His Highness the Aga Khan and Yasmin Ratansi - Exclusive Photos By Jean-Marc Carisse
BY ABDULMALIK MERCHANT (Publisher-Editor Simergphotos and Simerg) “Victorious Trudeau” Justin Trudeau with wife Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau just as results from polling stations across the country confirmed a Liberal majority government. Photo: Jean-Marc Carisse. Copyright. “Victorious Trudeau” is the caption of this large, beautiful and poignantly touching photograph on the front window of Jean-Marc Carisse’s Studio Café located on Elgin Street in ...
Exclusive Photos by Jean-Marc Carisse: "Victorious Trudeau", His Highness the Aga Khan and Liberal MP Yasmin Ratansi
LETTER FROM PUBLISHER "Victorious Trudeau" Justin Trudeau with wife Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau just as results from polling stations across the country confirmed a Liberal majority government. Photo: Jean-Marc Carisse. Copyright. By Abdulmalik Merchant "Victorious Trudeau" is the caption of this large, beautiful and poignantly touching photograph on the front window of Jean-Marc Carisse's Studio Café located on Elgin Street in Ottawa. It's ...
VIDEO: Destruction of cultural heritage tears the fabric of society, says UNESCO Director-General
Global -- General Irina Bokova speaks about the protection of cultural heritage at the Forum for New Diplomacy hosted at the Ismaili Centre, London on 27 October 2015. ...
Profound Reflections on Nature by the 49th Ismaili Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan; and Stunning Photos of the Autumn Foliage in Ottawa-Gatineau
"Look at the mountains, the rivers, the trees, the flowers, as evidence of Allah's love for the people He has created" His Highness the Aga Khan, the 49th Ismaili Imam, is seen addressing his followers in Ishkashim, Badakhshan, during his first historic visit to the region in 1995. "The Qur'an refers very often to nature as a reflection of Allah's power ...
Photo Essay: The Beauty and Glory of Autumn Foliage in Ottawa-Gatineau, Canada's Capital Region
BY MALIK MERCHANT (Publisher-Editor Simerg and Simergphotos) I couldn’t live (leave) without them — the blog(s) and the car! Each year, in October, I make it a point to visit Gatineau Park to enjoy the autumn foliage. In 2014, I had extended my trip and covered Wakefield, and wrote a piece which was well received by readers of this blog ...
