VIDEO: Mind Matters - Family Harmony
UAE -- Mind Matters - Family Harmony ...
Courage for the Journey - Interpretations of The Conference of the Birds by Farid ud-Din Attar
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 ...
VIDEO: Reading Circles: An Anthology of Qur'anic Commentaries Volume II On Women
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. ...
House of Manji: How Nyeri Hawker Created Biscuits Culture in Kenya, Built Multibillion Empire
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 ...
The transformation of the Khoja Ismaili community into a distinct, cosmopolitan one was due to the vision of the Aga Khans
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 ...
December 28, 2021: A Very Happy Birthday to Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, and We Would Imagine Her Greatest Wish for the Birthday Would be to See A World Without Alzheimer's
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. ...
VIDEO: Aga Khan Development Network | Quote of the Week
#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 Turns 72 on Tuesday, December 28, 2021: We Wish Princess Yasmin a Very Happy Birthday, and Congratulate the Princess on Her Dedication to the Alzheimer's Association for 40 Years
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, ...
Top tips for 2022
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 ...
Príncipe Rahim e Presidente da República encontram-se em Lisboa
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 ...
Prince Rahim and Portuguese President meet in Lisbon
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, ...
Synapse-Building: The Untapped Potential of Early Childhood
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 ...
A Television Producer's View: The Impact of Reality Shows
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 ...
Mawlana Hazar Imam Accepts 85th Birthday Gift of 19th century Sèvres Porcelain Vases from World Wide Jamat With Appreciation and Gratitude: Barakah Presents a Brief Description of the Gift
Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, seen holding one of the two 19th century porcelain vases presented to him by Ismaili leaders on behalf of the global Ismaili community on the occasion of his 85th auspicious birthday on December 13, 2021. Photo: Fernando Costa / IPL via The Ismaili. Compiled and Prepared by MALIK MERCHANT Publisher/Editor Simergphotos, Simerg and Barakah ...
2021 in Photos: The Bellerive Room - the Ceramic Collection of the Late Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan and Princess Catherine Aga Khan
By MALIK MERCHANTPublisher/Editor Simergphotos, Barakahand Simerg The Bellerive Room at the Aga Khan MuseumThe Bellerive Room at the Aga Khan Museum houses Islamic ceramics from the collection of the Late Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan and his wife Princess Catherine. The room is a replica of the original room, see photo below. Photo: Aga Khan Museum. During my frequent walks at Aga ...
Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah employed Ivanow to research the history, philosophy, and literature of Ismailis
Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III (r. 1885-1957) established a research institution, the Ismaili Society, in 1946 in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, for the study of all matters connected with Ismailism. Imam employed Wladimir Ivanow (1886-1970), the pioneer of modern Ismail studies, to undertake this task. On 1 January 1931 Ivanow began working at the Ismaili Society. (About Ivanow and ...
Prince Rahim and Portuguese President meet in Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal, 25 December 2021 - Prince Rahim met with His Excellency Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal, 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 ...
Celebrate 2022 as One Jamat on The Ismaili TV
Global -- In which time zone will The Ismaili TV ring in 2022? All of them, of course! The Ismaili is pleased to announce special programming to celebrate the start of a new year as One Jamat. In a unique celebration lasting 24 hours, we will ring in 2022 in 22 different time zones to mark this occasion with the global ...
VIDEO: Message from National Council President - 2021 Jamati Survey
Message from National Council President - 2021 Jamati Survey ...
Salgirah Mubarak
Portugal -- On 13th December 2021, Ismaili's around the world celebrated Mawlana Hazar Imam's 85th birthday -- an occasion to reflect on the unique spiritual bond that links each murid to the Imam-of-the-Time. Throughout history, Ismaili Muslims have been led by a living, hereditary Imam-of-the-Time descended from the progeny of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) through his ...
TKN expert helps set up first RT-PCR testing laboratory for Aga Khan Medical Center, Gilgit
TKN -- The first health institution built by Aga Khan Health Services in present-day Pakistan was a 42-bed maternity hospital in Karachi that dates back to 1924. In Gilgit, the first maternal and child health centre was set up in 1974. While maintaining that early focus on maternal and child health, Aga Khan Health Services, Pakistan (AKHS,P) also offers services that ...
Mawlana Hazar Imam: "The poor are not mere inanimate, unmotivated units of deprivation. They are living, thinking people"
"It is an honour for me to have been invited here today to participate in the inauguration of this important international seminar and I have welcomed the opportunity because the issue of improving the living conditions of the poor has long been of the deepest concern to me, just as it was to my grandfather, Sir Sultan Mohammed Shah Aga Khan. ...
Specially-abled Jamati Members
USA -- "Let's fulfill and mean the term, 'One Jamat' in its true sense, by not marginalizing us, feeling sorry for us, or only remembering us once a year during Special Needs Awareness Week. Instead, be open to including us, welcoming us, accommodating us in every event, as all we seek is love." - Students of the Dallas Creative Learning Center. ...
VIDEO: Aga Khan Development Network | Quote of the Week
#Speech made by His Highness the #AgaKhan at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de #Paris (Sciences Po) on 15 June 2007. Read the full speech here: For more about the Aga Khan Development Network, visit ...
VIDEO: Changing All the Time | Aga Khan Museum/YMCA Mindfulness and Education Sessions
In this Aga Khan Museum/YMCA Mindfulness and Education session, the self-change and self-transcending "project" in life is reframed as part of the constant flow and constant observation of mindfulness meditation. We don't have to make ourselves change as much as observe the changing that is ongoing and that often follows a naturally intelligent course. This perspective builds on self-befriending, where practice and ...
Dariyan finishes the year on top
Son of Shamardal leading the two-year-old sires table. More information DARIYAN It has been a great end to the season for DARIYAN, whose flurry of winners this autumn has propelled him to the top of the table of leading sires of two-year-olds in Europe. The second crop sire, a Group 1 winning son of sire of sires Shamardal, has the best ...
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VIDEO: Voices from the Roof of the World | Episode 8 | #BishkekSmog [SHORT]
Meet the young #activists demanding higher environmental standards in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - where #airpollution is among the highest in the world. #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, Kyrgyzstan, ...
VIDEO: Voices from the Roof of the World | Episode 8 | #BishkekSmog
Meet the young activists demanding higher environmental standards in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - where #airpollution is among the highest in the world. #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, Kyrgyzstan, ...
VIDEO: Maro Vyaapar Maari Pragati 2.0 Session 13
This session emphasises the importance of emotional intelligence (known as emotional quotient or EQ) and the ability of a person to understand, use, and manage their own emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges and defuse conflict. ...
25º aniversário do Centro Ismaili
Portugal -- A 18 de dezembro de 2021 celebramos o 25º aniversário do Lançamento da Primeira Pedra do Centro Ismaili, Lisboa. Este emblemático edifício representa as aspirações da Comunidade Ismaili em Portugal. Descubra aqui alguns factos sobre o Centro Ismaili, Lisboa. O Centro Ismaili, que reflete a identidade e a herança cultural da Comunidade Ismaili em Portugal, é, hoje em dia, ...
VIDEO: 20 anos do Centro Ismaili
Portugal -- Presidente da República Portuguesa nas comemorações do 20º aniversário do Centro Ismaili, a 18 de dezembro de 2018. ...
Children's books - on composting and overcoming fear of going to the doctor - by Sareena Jivraj and Samria Valliani
"Friends, Family, Parents, Educators: While medical school is a full-time job, I'm happy to announce that in collaboration with Samria Valliani, my "over the summer passion" has officially transformed into two ...
Expressive writing for better health
Global -- Do you ever feel like you want to vent your feelings without having to speak with another person? If so, journaling may be for you. Many people instinctively put their thoughts down in a journal. The most popular reasons people turn to journaling are: to download their feelings in a non-judgemental space, to explore an idea, to work out ...
"The Silk Road: A Living History" Exhibition is Open to Public @AgaKhanMuseum
Need plans for this weekend? Visit the Ismaili Centre, Toronto to experience a curated exhibition of Christopher Wilton-Steer's photography for "The Silk Road: A Living History" that draws attention to spirituality ...
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VIDEO: Voices from the Roof of the World | Episode 7 | A Forest in Peril [SHORT]
Follow a Karachi architect on a mission to save the #mangrove forest #ecosystem on Bundal Island, an oasis of life and natural protection in the Indus delta off the coast of Pakistan's megacity. #VoicesFromTheRoofOfTheWorld, 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 ...
VIDEO: Voices from the Roof of the World | Episode 7 | A Forest in Peril
Follow a Karachi architect on a mission to save the #mangrove forest #ecosystem on Bundal Island, an oasis of life and natural protection in the Indus delta off the coast of Pakistan's megacity. #VoicesFromTheRoofOfTheWorld, 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 ...
Zakir Mahmood appointed chairman of AKU's Board of Trustees
Karachi, December 15, 2021: Mr. Zakir Mahmood, the former President of Habib Bank Limited, Pakistan's largest bank, has been appointed Chairman of the Aga Khan University's Board of Trustees by the University's ...
Swahili - "Tanzania's Gift to the World:" UN Designates July 7 as Kiswahili Day; and a Brief Note on Ismaili Swahili Scholar Farouk Topan
By MALIK MERCHANTPublisher/Editor Simerg, Barakah andSimergphotos Dr. Farouk Topan was very well known to my parents Jehangir and Malek Merchant, and as a teenager it was always a privilege to meet him when he visited my dad at the Ismailia Association offices located on the ground floor of Dar es Salaam's Darkhana Jamatkhana. His discussions with my dad and "Din" who ...
His Highness the Aga Khan: Qualities of rock crystal are symbolic of the beauty and ever-unfolding mystery of the Creator
The term 'rock crystal' is derived from the Greek word for ice, krystallos, because the Greeks thought that the rock crystal was formed by water frozen on mountaintops at extreme temperatures ...
Short Video: A Powerful and Inspiring Plea to all Ismailis by (Late) Alwaez Abualy Alibhai Aziz
By MALIK MERCHANT Publisher/Editor Simerg, Barakah andSimergphotos One of the most well known and travelled missionaries of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community in the past century has to be Alwaez Rai Abualy Alibhai. He passed away in May 2008, before this website was inaugurated, and I have often thought of him several times over the past decade. A mentally and physically ...
