Fearful that Persia's history would be forgotten, Abu'l-Qasim Firdawsi (940-1020) composed the Shahnama (Book of Kings), comprising more than 60,000 rhyming couplets, telling the story of Persia (modern-day Iran) from the time of creation to its conquest by Muslims in the seventh century. Partly legend, partly historic, it is also a manual on kingship, a collection of heroic tales, and a ...
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How are #climatechange and #naturaldisasters affecting northern Pakistan? What's the impact on the health and mental well-being of mountain communities? Find out in this episode of #VoicesFromTheRoofOfTheWorld. A joint initiative by the Aga Khan 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 ...
As we continue to face the ongoing impact of the pandemic, one thing the annual Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards shows us is the importance of determination -- the ability of ...
Professor Zulfiqar Bhutta, of Aga Khan University (AKU) and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), has been awarded the 2021 Roux Prize, a US$100,000 award for turning evidence into health impact. ...
Syria -- التدريبات الرياضية - هيئة الشباب و الرياضة ...
Portugal -- Criado por Mawlana Hazar Imam para o Jamat nos EUA e em todo o mundo, o novo Centro Ismaili representará o diálogo entre a fé e o mundo, Oriente e Ocidente, tradição e atualidade e entre a humanidade e a natureza. Após muitos anos de preparação, os projetos do próximo Centro Ismaili em Houston foram apresentados esta semana, num ...
We know that at one point during the pandemic, almost every child in the world was out of school. During the lockdowns, the #AgaKhan Foundation in partnership with the #LEGO Foundation worked with teachers, families and communities in Kenya to create a series of play kits to help parents engage their children in meaningful and joyful #learning experiences at home. ...
Seeno lives in the #PamirMountains of #Tajikistan, one of the most remote parts of the world. As he and his family pursue their dreams, they find expanded opportunities through the @Aga Khan Foundation's (AKF) presence in their community. #AgaKhan Foundation's work in Tajikistan is exemplified by programmes like Thrive Tajikistan. This five-year (2018-2023) US$ 20 million programme supported by AKF and USAID (@USAID ...
During the design preview of the Ismaili Center, Houston on November 15th, 2021, the landscape architect for the Ismaili Center, Thomas Woltz, provides insight into the outdoor elements of the project. ...
November 18 is the annual International Day of Islamic Art proclaimed at the 40th session of the UNESCO General Conference in 2019. "This Day was proclaimed in order to celebrate together ...
"My interest in Indian cuisine started in my 20s, where I explored some of the excellent restaurants in Edmonton and then it grew exponentially after moving to an Ismaili community in ...
Portugal -- O Institute of Ismaili Studies tem o prazer de anunciar que as candidaturas para o Graduate Programme in Islamic Studies and Humanities para 2022 irão abrir no dia 24 de novembro de 2021, via o portal online, e encerram no dia 17 de janeiro de 2022 às 12h00 (meio-dia). The institute of Ismaili Studies is pleased to announce applications ...
The Ismaili is pleased to present a rendition of "Noor-e Haq," performed by Shabnam Merali. The devotional song is written in praise of Mawlana Ali and is sung in three languages; Urdu, Farsi, and Gujarati. ...
Global -- The IFC EDGE Advanced Certification was awarded to the Aga Hall Estate, an upcoming residential high-rise development project, centrally located on the historic site of the family residence of Mawlana Hasan Ali Shah in Mumbai, India. The certification, awarded by the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC), is granted to building designs that project energy savings of up to ...
The first annual cohort of Schools2030 researchers came together to introduce their projects and deep dive into how their research aims to support a growing body of evidence that can support improved holistic teaching and learning. ...
Ottawa, Canada, 16 November 2021 - The Global Centre for Pluralism has announced the 10 finalists for the 2021 Global Pluralism Award. The Award is presented once every two years to individuals, organisations and governments around the world to celebrate achievements which enable societies to live more peacefully and productively with diversity. "The Centre is inspired by the creativity and resilience ...
After many years of anticipation, designs of the forthcoming Ismaili Center in Houston were presented yesterday at a special event hosted in Houston, TX, and streamed live around the world. Stay tuned for the full event video to be made available on The Ismaili TV. In the meantime here are some of the key elements presented by Design Architect, Farshid Moussavi. #Ismaili ...
#Speech made by His Highness the #AgaKhan at the Graduation Ceremony of the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada on 9 June 2009. Read the full speech here: For more about the Aga Khan Development Network, visit ...
Global -- Established by Mawlana Hazar Imam for the Jamat in the USA and around the world, the new Ismaili Center will represent dialogue between faith and world, East and West, traditional and contemporary, and between humanity and nature. After many years of anticipation, designs of the forthcoming Ismaili Center in Houston were presented today at a special event hosted in ...
Mumbai, India, 12 November 2021 - The Aga Hall Estate, an upcoming residential high-rise development project centrally located on a heritage site in South Mumbai, India, has earned EDGE Advanced Certification - the globally recognised benchmark for green building created by International Finance Corporation (IFC) - for designs that project energy savings of up to 45 percent, water savings of up ...
Prepared by MALIK MERCHANT Publisher/Editor Simergphotos, Simerg and Barakah [A version of this post post was originally published in Simergphotos on November 2, 2014 to mark the 137th birth anniversary of Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah, His Highness the Aga Khan III. We have updated the original post as we mark the 48th Imam's 144th birth anniversary on November 2, 2021. Several ...
Listen to this raga performed by Azalea Ray, a Toronto-based artist. What do you feel when you listen to this piece? Does it evoke a sense of swinging? The Museum commissioned Ray to create a new raga inspired by a painting in our collection. The painting, from a Ragamala series, evokes what a person would feel when hearing the Hindola Raga, a musical ...
#InternationaDayforTolerance is celebrated on 16 November every year to foster mutual understanding amongst diverse cultures and peoples. In this teaser, students from the #AgaKhan Academy in #Maputo send their greetings and remind us to be kind and respectful and to value every person's uniqueness. For more about the @Aga Khan Academies: ...
On November 15, 2021, the Honorable Sylvester Turner, Mayor of the City of Houston, offered remarks on the occasion of the Design Preview of the Ismaili Center, Houston. ...
Befriend yourself -- and practise the art of calming down -- with the latest session of the Aga Khan Museum/YMCA Mindfulness and Education Sessions. As self-calming and self-soothing become more regular practices and life alternatives, what emerges is a more friendly relationship with the self and the many "selves" that constitute the self. This includes some of the "selves" typically rejected (e.g. ...
In October 2020, Karen Bauer and Feras Hamza interviewed the renowned feminist amina wadud about verses 4.34 (on spousal relations), 4.1 (on the creation of humankind) and 24.31 (on the veil). An edited version of this interview has now been published in An Anthology of Qur'anic Commentaries Vol. 2: On Women (Oxford University Press, 2021). ...
"Instead of shouting at one another, we must listen to one another -- and learn from one another. As we do, one of our first lessons might well centre on those powerful but often neglected chapters in history when Islamic and European cultures interacted cooperatively -- constructively and creatively -- to help realise some of civilisation's peak achievements." Mawlana Hazar Imam ...
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How are #Kyrgyz herders coping with the impacts of #climatechange on their high mountain pastures? Can they preserve their traditional lifestyle and the Kyrgyz horse? A joint initiative by the Aga Khan Development Network agencies - @Aga Khan University, Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, @Aga Khan Foundation and (@ucentralasia) - the 10-episode first season of #VoicesFromTheRoofOfTheWorld is produced by filmmakers from Pakistan, India, ...
How are #Kyrgyz herders coping with the impacts of #climatechange on their high mountain pastures? Can they preserve their traditional lifestyle and the Kyrgyz horse? A joint initiative by the Aga Khan 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 of #VoicesFromTheRoofOfTheWorld is produced by ...
Those of us reading this book several thousand miles away from the Pamir Mountains cannot fail to be moved by the celebration of human diversity and dignity. I hope this book will act as a spur to other such works, and to the preservation and celebration of other such ancient cultures, wherever they are in the world" -- HRH The Prince ...
Compiled and prepared by MALIK MERCHANT (Publisher-Editor, Simerg, Barakah,and Simergphotos) Sputnik, a Moscow based news agency, reported on November 6, 2021, that The Taliban represented by the deputy prime minister, Abdul Salam Hanafi, met with Akbar Pesnani, the envoy of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) to Afghanistan, to discuss a comprehensive development strategy for the country. The Taliban government calls ...
USA -- Dr. Henna Budhwani is a tenured Associate Professor of Public Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, Visiting Professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS), and affiliated faculty at Florida State University (FSU) College of Medicine, Center for Translational Behavioral Science. As ...
During the first week of #COP26, the #AgaKhanAgencyforHabitat joined the Governments of Tajikistan and Switzerland to discuss and align approaches that are building #climatechange resilience in the Pamir highlands, where mountain communities are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of global warming. ...
By MALIK MERCHANTPublisher/Editor Simergphotos, Barakahand Simerg What a dramatic change a few days can make! Compared to last week, the autumn foliage is fading fast, and the once vibrant red and orange leaves are losing their colours and falling to the ground in large numbers. I don't recall publishing night time photos of the foliage, and November 11, 2021 just happened ...
This paper focuses on the Alawi Bohra community in Vadodara, Gujarat, and their khizānat al-kutub, or treasury of books. Find out more about this lecture. This recorded online event is part of the Islamic History and Thought Lecture Series. ...
Mumbai, India, 12 November 2021 - The Aga Hall Estate, an upcoming residential high-rise development project centrally located on a heritage site in South Mumbai, India, has earned EDGE Advanced Certification - the globally recognised benchmark for green building created by International Finance Corporation (IFC) - for designs that project energy savings of up to 45 percent, water savings of up ...
Aga Khan Museum Assistant Curator Bita Pourvash takes you behind the scenes, giving you an insider's view into the preservation, documentation, and presentation of objects in the Museum's Collection. You will also get a sneak peek into our next Museum Collection rotation, this one featuring artifacts that inspire you to listen while you look. This session, part of the YMCA-Aga Khan Museum ...
The #AgaKhan Trust for Culture (#AKTC) was invited by #Expo2020 Dubai to present its work under the theme of Best Practice in Urban & Rural Development - to share experiences, successes and lessons learnt from its Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme. The Trust chose to showcase its work in Pakistan. For urban regeneration, it featured interventions carried out in the city of ...
The #AgaKhan Trust for Culture (#AKTC) was invited by #Expo2020 Dubai to present its work under the theme of Best Practice in Urban & Rural Development - to share experiences, successes and lessons learnt from its Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme. The Trust chose to showcase its work in Pakistan. For urban regeneration, it featured interventions carried out in the city of ...
Communities that live in the high mountains suffer the worst consequences of the #climateemergency but emit almost zero #greenhousegases. This point was brought home by Mr. Khalid Khurshid, Chief Minister of the Government of Gilgit Baltistan, and others who participated at the World Habitat #COP26 event held on Monday 8 November 2021 in Glasgow. This video which premiered at the event shows ...
