VIDEO: University of Central Asia
University of Central Asia ...
VIDEO: RAIC Gold Medal - The Aga Khan and Architecture : Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
November 2013 - A profile of the work of His Highness the Aga Khan prepared for the Royal Institute of Architecture in Canada Gold Medal award ceremony in November 2013. ...
VIDEO: Humayun's Tomb - Reviving History, Rebuilding Lives : Aga Khan Trust for Culture
As part of a public-private partnership, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture restored Humayn's Tomb in Delhi, created a city park conserving some 30 monuments, and improved the quality of life of the community living in the the adjacent Nizamuddin Basti. ...
VIDEO: Bujagali: Powering Uganda's Future
Established through a unique public-private partnership between AKFED, Site Global and the Government of Uganda, the Bujagali Hydropower Project will drive economic growth and provide clean, reliable power for Uganda. ...
VIDEO: Agreement of Cooperation between Alberta and the Ismaili Imamat
24.10.2012 - Premier Alison Redford and His Highness the Aga Khan sign an Agreement of Cooperation to expand collaboration between Alberta and the Ismaili Imamat, making it the first province in Canada to have an agreement with the Imamat. ...
VIDEO: AKDN: Building Climate Resilience
Climate change is affecting everyone - but some of us are feeling its effects more than others. Current scientific predictions suggest that the greatest burden of climate change will fall on poor and developing countries. ...
VIDEO: Inauguration of the Polana Serena Hotel, Maputo, Mozambique
16.12.2010 - Inauguration of the refurbished Polana Serena Hotel, a historic water-front landmark in Mozambique's capital, Maputo, and one of Africa's grandest colonial era hotels. ...
VIDEO: Bujagali: A Brighter Future for Uganda
2012 - The Bujagali Hydropower Project, established through a unique public-private partnership between AKFED, Site Global and the Government of Uganda, provides a clean and reliable source of electricity and is already powering the country's future. ...
VIDEO: Aga Khan Museum collection on display in Southeast Asia for the First Time
31.03.2012 - An exhibition of artefacts from the Aga Khan Museum collection opened in Kuala Lumpur today at the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, marking the first time the collection is being shown in Southeast Asia. ...
VIDEO: Inauguration of Dushanbe Serena Hotel, Tajikistan
01.11.2011 - His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, and His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today inaugurated the Dushanbe Serena Hotel. ...
VIDEO: Reading for Children in Kyrgyzstan
Reading for Children in Kyrgyzstsan - A project of the Aga Khan Foundation. ...
VIDEO: Canada and AKDN : Partnership for Advancing Human Development in Africa and Asia
The Partnership for Advancing Human Development in Africa and Asia builds on more than three decades of cooperation between Canada and the Aga Khan Development Network, which has touched millions of lives. ...
VIDEO: His Highness the Aga Khan receives an honorary doctorate from the University of Ottawa
12.01.2012 - His Highness the Aga Khan was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Ottawa for his service to humanity. Addressing the convocation, he spoke about governance and public policy. ...
VIDEO: Highlights from the Awards Ceremony : Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2010
24.11.2010 - Five projects received the 2010 Aga Khan Award for Architecture at a ceremony held at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar on 24 November 2010. ...
VIDEO: His Highness the Aga Khan, recipient of the 2011 UCSF Medal, USA
On 26 April 2011, His Highness the Aga Khan was awarded the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Medal, the University's most prestigious award. ...
VIDEO: Remarks by His Highness the Aga Khan upon receiving the UCSF Medal in San Francisco, California : AK
26.04.2011 - His Highness the Aga Khan delivers his acceptance remarks at the University of California, San Francisco Founders Day Banquet upn receiving the UCSF Medal, the University's highest honour. ...
VIDEO: AKPBS receives prestigious environmental prize for BACIP Programme in Pakistan
16.06.2011 - The Aga Khan Planning and Building Service's (AKPBS) innovative Building and Construction Improvement Programme (BACIP) received the Award for Avoided Deforestation at the 2011 Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy. ...
Poha
Healthy Hints Boost the nutritional content of this dish further by adding a variety of vegetables like green peas, carrots, sweetcorn or even aubergine (egg plant). If you are looking for a protein packed poha recipe, throw in some boiled mixed sprouts (moth beans, moong, red channa). The crisp texture of the poha also works particularly well with the crunchiness of ...
The Amazing Story of Kundan Paatni: A Graduate of the Aga Khan Nursing School in Nairobi in the 1960s
BY SHARIFFA KESHAVJEE Special to Simerg Kundanben reminiscing after 55 years. Photo: Shariffa Keshavjee This is a revealing story with pictures of Kundan Paatni (nee Shah), a dedicated nurse who qualified from the Aga Khan School of Nursing and served at the Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi in the 1960's. Kundan's story is appropriate in light of the 2015 Aga Khan ...
VIDEO: Kim Campbell delivers Ismaili Centre lecture in Vancouver
Global -- Former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell delivers an Ismaili Centre lecture in Vancouver in November 2014 where she spoke of the need for more women in positions of leadership at all levels of society. ...
IIS Publishes Volume on Tafsir and Islamic Intellectual History
News story -- The Institute of Ismaili Studies is pleased to announce the publication of Tafsir and Islamic Intellectual History: Exploring the Boundaries of a Genre, edited by Andreas Görke and Johanna Pink. This volume presents analyses of Qur'anic exegesis as carried out across various milieus, the fifteen chapters coalescing around a central theme of understanding the genre of tafsir within the ...
A journey of limitless possibilities
Kenya -- Global Encounters, an international camp for Ismaili youth, is about making connections, serving humanity and exploring Ismaili Muslim faith and values. Applications for the 2015 cycle to be held at the Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa are being accepted until 7 February. "Global Encounters was a journey," says Inaara Gangji, a past participant from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. "A journey ...
VIDEO: Students at Portuguese primary school receive earthquake safety education from FOCUS
Portugal -- To the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) at Focus Humanitarian Assistance in Portugal, delivering earthquake safety education is just as important as responding in the aftermath. On 10 November, the FOCUS team visited Queen Elizabeth School in Lisbon, where they led a ShakeOut earthquake drill. Their visit to the school was due in part to nine-year-old student Nayir Rajabali. ...
Hargam the next Zaynar or Zarkandar ?
Sinndar gelding among Triumph Hurdle favourites. The Aga Khan Studs-bred HARGAM entered the reckoning for the Triumph Hurdle on Sunday when outclassing the opposition in the Scottish Triumph Hurdle Trial. Sent off as the hot favourite for this Listed hurdle, HARGAM was held up in the early stages by Tony McCoy before taking control of the race two flights from home. ...
Unity and Self-Effacement by Prince Aly Khan
"If self-effacement is achieved, the foundation of unity will have been well and truly laid...Be guided by the lives of men like Hasan bin Sabah and Pir Sadar Din." Prince Aly Khan (13 June 1911 - 12 May 1960) in Nagpur, India. The following can be identified (l to r): In turban and saafa with medal on his lapel is Late ...
IIS Publishes latest volume in the Epistles of the Brethren of Purity Series
News story -- The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) is pleased to announce the publication of the latest volume in the Epistles of the Brethren of Purity (Rasa'il Ikhwan al-Safa') Series entitled On Geography: An Arabic Critical Edition and English Translation of Epistle 4, edited and translated by Dr Ignacio Sánchez and Professor James Montgomery. This is the eighth volume published in ...
My Fascination with the Once "Exotic" World of Paan
BY SHARIFFA KESHAVJEE (Special to Simerg) Paan Leaves. Photo: Shariffa Keshavjee. Introduction Paan, commonly known as betel leaf is an evergreen and perennial creeper, with glossy heart-shaped leaves. The betel plant originated from India and South East Asia. The leaf is mostly consumed in Asia, and elsewhere in the world by some Asian immigrants as paan. Paan Vine - common in ...
Safe drinking water and sanitation project improves lives for over 200,000 people in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral
Islamabad, Pakistan, 28 January, 2015 - In an area where half the population did not have access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation facilities, a four-year project to improve safe drinking water and sanitation facilities has benefited over 200,000 people in 12,000 households in the Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral (GBC) regions of Pakistan. The project is a public-private partnership between the ...
VIDEO: Alasdair Macleod from the Royal Geographical Society speaks at the Ismaili Centre, London
Global -- As part of the Nour Festival of Arts, Alasdair MacLeod, Head of Collections at the Royal Geographical Society, speaks on People and Places along the Silk Road: a geographical perspective at the Ismaili Centre, London in November 2014. ...
VIDEO: Nour festival brings the Silk Road to life
Global -- As a partner in the 2014 Nour Festival, the Ismaili Centre hosted a series of events showcasing the colours, sounds and life of the Silk Route. ...
A recent winner among Aga Khan Goffs draft
Darjina, Alamshar and Ridasiyna among relatives. The five-strong consignment from the Aga Khan Studs for the forthcoming Goffs February Sale in Ireland features some well-bred three-year-olds including recent winner colt Arif, from the family of Alandi and Alamshar. Lot 269 Arif had made a pleasing debut at Dundalk in December, finishing second by three-quarters of a length in a seven furlong ...
Varas Ismaili Gangji: The Turning Point by Alwaeza Maleksultan Merchant
Editor's note: While I constantly think of my mum, Alwaeza Maleksultan J. Merchant, as she continues her recovery at the Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, near Vancouver, from an open heart surgery some 5 weeks ago, I felt I should re-post her excellent piece on Varas Ismail Gangji that she contributed as part of Simerg's highly acclaimed "I Wish I'd ...
India awards Mawlana Hazar Imam the Padma Vibhushan
India -- New Delhi, 25 January 2015 -- Mawlana Hazar Imam has been named a recipient of the Padma Vibhushan, one of India's highest civilian decorations. Instituted in 1954, the Padma Awards recognise individual achievements in a wide range of disciplines. Furthermore, a recipient's demonstrated excellence must be complemented by a commitment to public service in their field of achievement. The ...
VIDEO: Pearls of Persia
Persian literature is famous worldwide for its love poetry and epic traditions. This fifteen minute interview with Dr Alice Hunsberger sheds light on a different side of Persian poetry--the philosophical. Focusing on the finest poet of this genre in her book Pearls of Persia: The Philosophical Poetry of Nasir-i Khusraw, Dr Hunsberger explores the ideas and literary merits of this highly ...
VIDEO: Shainool Jiwa discusses The Founder of Cairo
Focusing on the reign of the fourth Fatimid Imam-Caliph al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah (953 - 975 CE), Dr Jiwa reflects on the principles of Fatimid governance and the creation of institutions that enabled the transformation of the Fatimid dynasty from a North African state into an expansive Mediterranean empire. Dr Jiwa's study on the reign of Imam-Caliph al-Mui'zz is based on the ...
I is for... Imli (Tamarind)
Nutrition Centre -- Imli (tamarind) -- also known as aamli and "Indian date -- has a delicious sweet and sour flavour and is a versatile ingredient. It can be eaten raw as a bean, used for flavouring like a spice, and enjoyed as chutney, a condiment, and even as a refreshing beverage. Imli (tamarind), which is also known as aamli, is ...
Esoteric Meaning of Little Angels -- Noor-e-Rahim
by Noor-e-Rahim Noor Maulana Shah Karim Al Hussaini Hazir Imam our beloved Hazir wa Maujood Imam is the 49th Imam in succession to the Imamat entrusted by Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) to Maula Ali. As Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims it is our belief that Imam of the time is the Nur (light) of Allah sent to us to enlighten ...
IIS Graduate Programme prepares students to make a difference in the world
Global -- What do a policy advisor at the US State Department, a lecturer at Oxford University and the Head of Graduate Studies at The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) have in common? All of them have pursued postgraduate studies the IIS. The Graduate Programme in Islamic Studies and Humanities (GPISH) offers students two years of challenging and rigorous study at ...
