Bangladesh -- Dhaka, Bangladesh, 16 September 2013 - An agreement was signed between the Aga Khan Development Network and the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh today, that will work towards improving the quality of life of the people of Bangladesh. The Protocol of Cooperation was signed by Mawlana Hazar Imam and by Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni, in ...
Bangladesh -- Dhaka, Bangladesh, 16 September 2013 - Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Dhaka this morning for a two-day official visit to Bangladesh at the invitation of the government. During the visit, Hazar Imam is expected to meet with government leaders, sign a protocol agreement between the AKDN and the Government of Bangladesh and meet with the Jamat at the new ...
News story -- The Asian Chapter Group of the Institute of Ismaili Studies organised their Annual General Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey from 4th-7th of July, 2013. The conference was attended by alumni from several Asian and African countries, esteemed speakers from Turkish academic institutions, senior advisers to the Turkish Government and academic and non-academic professionals from IIS. The theme for this year's ...
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 16 September, 2013 - The People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) today agreed to intensify cooperation on improving of the quality of life of the people of Bangladesh. A Protocol Agreement signed in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, in the presence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, by the Foreign Minister, Dr Dipu Moni, and His Highness ...
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 16 September 2013 - A Protocol Agreement signed in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, in the presence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, by the Foreign Minister, Dr Dipu Moni, and His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and founder and chairman of the AKDN establishes an enhanced framework for collaboration in the areas of social, ...
PLEASE CLICK:Simerg's Imamat and Didar Series INTRODUCTION: His Highness the Aga Khan, or Mawlana Hazar Imam as he is affectionately and respectfully addressed by his Ismaili followers, will be visiting Bangladesh and India during the coming month. In July 2011, the 49th Ismaili Imam who is the direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s.) made a highly successful visit to East ...
"God does not become bored that you should become bored." - Prophet Muḥammad "Never in my long life - I may say with complete honesty - have I for an instant been bored..." - Imām Sultān Muḥammad Shāh Āgā Khān III Muḥyī al-Dīn Ibn al-'Arabī, the great Sufi mystic and theosopher, explains how getting "bored" is the symptom of the person ...
Delhi, India, 13 September 2013 - The restoration of the Mughal Emperor Humayun's 16th century garden tomb, the jewel of Mughal architecture that predates the Taj Mahal, has been completed. Six years of conservation works and 200,000 work days undertaken by master craftsmen have been required to restore the Tomb's Mughal finery. ...
Five winners for the first season sire. The slow start of SEA THE STARS was beginning to make people uneasy, writes Franco Raimondi. He had had just three winners, including one in Russia, before the end of August, which is not too much for a first season sire who had nine yearlings sold for more than €400,000 at the Sales in ...
Portugal -- Five projects from Austria, Iran, Morocco, Palestine, and Sudan were presented with the 2013 Aga Khan Award for Architecture on Saturday. The Award ceremony was held at the Castle of São Jorge in Lisbon in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam and Portugal's head of state, President Cavaco Silva. ...
"In the final analysis, no nation, no race, no individual has a monopoly of intelligence or virtue. If we are to pursue the ideal of meritocracy in human endeavour, then its most perfect form will grow out of a respect for human pluralism, so that we can harness the very best contributions from whomever and wherever they may come." His Highness ...
BY SHIRAZ A. PRADHAN Gujarati transliteration of the Ginan Ek Shabada Suno Mere Bhai attributed to Pir Shams. Image Credit: The Institute of Ismaili Studies. Author's note: The Ginan Ek Shabda Suno Mere Bhai by Pir Shams is a summary of the initial step of Ismaili Spirituality. An MP3 of the Ginan rendered by Mohammad (Mac) Virjee of Vancouver accompanies this ...
IMPORTANT LINKS FOR THE WORLD'S MOST UNIQUE AWARDS The logo of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture was designed by Karl Schlamminger, a German Muslim of the Shia tradition. The Name of Allah in Kufic Script, reflecting Itself and repeating Itself, forms the basis of the logo design. ~~~~~ AGA KHAN AWARD LATEST NEWS Please click on the following links for ...
Lisbon, Portugal, 6 September 2013 - His Excellency Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of the Portuguese Republic, and His Highness the Aga Khan today presented the Aga Khan Awards for Architecture at the Castle of São Jorge in Lisbon. The five winning projects are: Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery, Khartoum, Sudan: The Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery, which consists of a hospital ...
Lisbon, Portugal, 6 September 2013 - His Excellency Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of the Portuguese Republic, and His Highness the AgaKhan today presented the AgaKhan Awards for Architecture at the Castle of São Jorge in Lisbon. The five projects selected by the 2013 Master Jury are:Islamic Cemetery, Altach, AustriaHassan II Bridge, Rabat, MoroccoRehabilitation of Tabriz Bazaar, Tabriz, IranRevitalisation of Birzeit Historic ...
Lisbon, Portugal, 6 September 2013 - As part of his visit to Portugal for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, the Aga Khan also held several meetings with a number of senior Portuguese officials. Together with His Eminence Manuel Clemente, the Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon, the Aga Khan presided over the signing ceremony of a renewed Memorandum of Understanding between the ...
Lisbon, Portugal, 6 September 2013 - The 2013 Aga Khan Awards for Architecture were presented by His Excellency Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of the Portuguese Republic, and His Highness the Aga Khan on 6 September 2013. Established in 1977, the Awards are given every three years. They recognise all types of building projects that positively affect today's built environmentsand set new ...
As I think back to the origins of this Award almost four decades ago, I recall my own growing realisation at that time that the proud architectural heritage of the Islamic world was endangered. Here was one of the world's great architectural traditions, often inspired, as major architectural flowerings are so often, by one of the world's great religious faiths. And ...
Portugal -- The 2013 ceremony of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture will take place on 6 September in Lisbon, Portugal, and will be broadcast live on the AKDN website starting at 8:30 PM Lisbon time (7:30 PM GMT). The website also includes detailed profiles of the projects that are shortlisted for this year's award, as well as information about winners ...
Lisbon, 7 September 2013 - Mawlana Hazar Imam is in Portugal for the 12th cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, which was presented yesterday at Lisbon's São Jorge Castle. As part of his visit Hazar Imam also held meetings with a number of senior Portuguese officials, and presided over the signing ceremony of a renewed Memorandum of Understanding between ...
Stakes success for stallion that proves popular down under. Dalakhani has enjoyed a busy weekend both on the track and at stud, with three black-type performances and a warm welcome at Cornerstone Stud. The Prix du Jockey Club and Arc de Triomphe winner was greeted with enthusiasm at the open day of Cornerstone Stud, where the grey will spend his first ...
News story -- On 2 July 2013, the IIS and AKU-ISMC were visited by a delegation from the State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA) of China. The two organisations were specifically chosen by the delegation as part of a programme that included visits in Paris and in the U.K. to organisations such as the British and Foreign Bible Society, the Oxford Centre ...
Soumillon had been associated to Arc winners Dalakhani and Zarkava. The Aga Khan Studs have confirmed that Christophe Soumillon will be their retained jockey in France from 2014, under a two year contract. Soumillon had previously ridden as first jockey for His Highness the Aga Khan in France for eight years from 2002 to 2009 and he was associated with many ...
IC EVENT ON 2 September 2013 -- Ismaili Centre Dushanbe -- 21 September 2013 -- More than 200 graduates of the University of Central Asia were awarded their certificates at a ceremony held at the Ismaili Centre, Dushanbe today. ...
Earlier in August, His Highness the Aga Khan, the 49th Imam of Ismaili Muslims announced that the Nikah of his eldest son, Prince Rahim Aga Khan, to Ms. Kendra Salwa Spears would take place in Geneva on August 31, 2013. Mawlana Hazar Imam, Prince Rahim, Princess Salwa and members of the Imam's family pose for a photograph with the members of ...
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Geneva, Switzerland, 31 August 2013 - Mawlana Hazar Imam's eldest son, Prince Rahim and Ms Kendra Salwa Spears were married in Geneva, Switzerland, earlier today. At Hazar Imam's request the Chairman and Members of the Ismaili Leaders' International Forum (LIF) represented the global Jamat at the event held on the shores of Lake Geneva, on the grounds of the Château de ...
Portugal -- In the 36 years since the Aga Khan Award for Architecture was established, it has recognised a broad array of projects, from office towers to affordable housing developments; the restoration of heritage to radical innovations in the built environment. But what the winning projects have in common is that each is an example of how architecture can make society ...
The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings wishes Prince Rahim and Kendra Spears a long and happy life together. In celebration of this happy occasion, the NanoWisdoms Archive is pleased to bring you His Highness the Aga Khan's lengthy, but little known, 1983 Khaleej Times interview, made during his first visit to the region at the time of his ...
Three trainers for the Aga Khan Studs in Ireland. The Aga Khan Studs has announced today that it will be sending some horses to be trained by Dermot Weld which will include both two-year-olds and yearlings. From September onwards The Aga Khan will have three trainers in Ireland as both John Oxx and Michael Halford will continue to train for The ...
News story -- Professor Andrew Rippin has joined The Institute of Ismaili Studies as Senior Research Fellow in the Qur'anic Studies Unit of the Department of Academic Research and Publications. Professor Rippin is one of the foremost authorities in the study of the Qur'an and Qur'anic exegesis. He is Professor Emeritus of Islamic History at the University of Victoria in Canada, where ...
The Aga Khan Studs confirmed that Verema (4yo filly Barathea ex Vermentina by Darshaan) is likely to travel to Australia for the 2013 Melbourne Cup. The Aga Khan Studs' French manager Georges Rimaud commented: "His Highness the Aga Khan is delighted to have his first ever runner in the Melbourne Cup. VEREMA is an improving filly that has won two consecutive ...
If you give thanks, I will give you more. - Quran 14:7 This is an edited version of extracts from speeches delivered by Dr Reza Shah-Kazemi at Milad al-Nabi Celebrations held in Atlanta and San Francisco, USA, in 2007. It first appeared in The Ismaili, USA, 2008. In the 9th year after the Hijra (631 CE), a prominent Christian delegation from ...
Roy Bonisteel: That your leadership wasn't just spiritual it was also financial support there too -- tell me, does the community still tithe to you? Aga Khan: There is, like in I think all faiths, a form of religious due which is voluntary, which is institutional income. It is given within the context of the link between the Imam of the ...
And finally, it is worth repeating the following verse, which can justifiably be put forward as altogether definitive in respect of dialogue: The idea of the self-disclosure of the Absolute to itself by means of the relativity of "the other" lies at the very heart of Ibn Arabi's metaphysics.28 The whole doctrine of this disclosure of God to Himself is summed ...
Editor's note: The poem below was spontaneously written by Jalal Jaffer in 2011 at the time of the 25th anniversary of the Ismaili Centre and Jamatkhana, Burnaby, in recognition of the enormous amount of work the Ismaili volunteers do, day in day out. Simerg is pleased to publish it as part of its 4th anniversary special series, Stories of Ismaili Volunteers ...
Kabul, Afghanistan, 23 August 2013 - The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is relieved to announce the release of two staff members of the Aga Khan Foundation Afghanistan, who had been abducted by unidentified gunmen in Bamyan, Afghanistan on 20 August. The two individuals are unharmed. The AKDN would like to thank the authorities in Afghanistan and the British government for ...
Stallions and maternal lines from Aga Khan Studs appeal at Deauville. Arqana's Deauville yearling sale was a successful one for the Aga Khan Studs sires, with particularly pleasing performances from the progeny of DALAKHANI and first-season stallion SIYOUNI. Three of DALAKHANI's yearlings met with buyers in the ring, selling for an average of €183,333 and median of €170,000. This represents a ...
International success for Aga Khan Studs as owners and breeders. VEREMA's stylish victory in the Gr 2 Prix Kergorlay was the highlight of a successful Sunday at Deauville which also saw H.H. the Aga Khan's colours carried to second and third places in the Gr 1 Prix Jean Romanet. The four-year-old daughter of Barathea and granddaughter of Prix de Diane winner ...
Editor’s note: A month ago, the day following the opening of the new Ottawa Jamatkhana located at 3225 Conroy Road, K1G 3N4, on Friday July 19, 2013, we published a photo essay – please click Ismaili Muslims Open a Beautiful New Jamatkhana in Canada’s Capital – which summarized the opening day’s events as well as provided a collection of photos ...
