United Kingdom -- As part of its year-long commemoration of the 25th Anniversary, the Ismaili Centre, Burnaby hosted a Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award ceremony on 4 June with the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. It was the first time a Silver Award ceremony has been held outside of Government House in Victoria. In the past 25 years, the Ismaili Centre, ...
Aga Khan stallions' yearlings sell well at Arqana. Youngsters by the Aga Khan Studs' Classic sire DALAKHANI were highly sought-after during Arqana's recent yearling sale at Deauville, averaging well above the overall median figure of 95,924 Euros at 175,000 Euros. Of the eight yearlings presented, all during the first two days' elite sessions, five found buyers in the ring, with one ...
News story -- The panel was organised by Dr Teresa Bernheimer of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), who, until recently, was a Visiting Research Fellow at the IIS. Professor Roy Mottahedeh of Harvard University chaired the panel. The four papers presented at the panel looked at various aspects of the formulations of authority in early Shi'i Islam. The first ...
Bangkok, 01 September 2011 - The restoration of Altit Fort in Hunza, in Pakistan Gilgit-Baltistan province, an Aga Khan Trust for Culture project undertaken by the Aga Khan Cultural Service, has received an Award of Distinction at the 2011 UNESCO Asian-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. ...
Bangkok, Thailand, 1 September 2011 - The restoration of Altit Fort in Pakistan, an Aga Khan Trust for Culture project undertaken by the Aga Khan Cultural Service, has received an Award of Distinction at the 2011 UNESCO Asian-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. Conservation works for the 900-year-old Altit Fort focused on mending structural defects, stabilising and repairing existing walls, replacing ...
Nasir Jetha's career in accounting and finance has taken him around the world, from Tanzania to England, Canada and Bermuda. Most recently, it took him to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, where he helped oversee the Finance Department of the University of Central Asia as a TKN volunteer. Accounting is sometimes perceived as a mundane profession, but good luck explaining this stereotype to Nasir ...
Service to humanity is at once an ethic deeply rooted in the Islamic tradition, as well as a fundamental expression of American civic values. Commemorating the tenth anniversary of the September 11th tragedy in partnership with their fellow Americans, Ismaili Muslims across the United States will volunteer in a wide range of service activities in their local communities. Around the world, ...
A Journey of Education in Volcanic Eruptions Previous parts: Our Incredible 'Yellowstone' Holiday: Part II - Wild Life Safari at Grand Teton National ParkOur Incredible 'Yellowstone' Holiday - Part I: Salt Lake City On Wednesday, July 20th, after completing the wildlife and scenic safari at the Grand Teton National Park, we continued with our drive that would now take us to ...
Australia & New Zealand -- The Jamats of Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea gathered in Sydney earlier this year for a National Ismaili Sports Tournament. The event, which was held from 22-24 April, resulted from months of planning, and was the culmination of various local sports and fitness programmes promoting healthy lifestyles and enhancing Jamati unity. The weekend programme ...
Nutrition Centre -- Healthy Hints A bowl of this hearty soup provides you with protein, fibre and essential vitamins and minerals. Double your portion If you're having this as main meal and accompany with some whole grain bread to add carbs. Note that despite using unsalted stock, this dish is high in salt - that's because of the sodium naturally present ...
The Muslim Calendar Muslim festivals and special religious observances are held generally according to the dates determined by reference to the Muslim Calendar. This calendar is a lunar one, having twelve months which are calculated from the day on which the new moon is sighted to the next sighting. The names of the months are as follows: 1. Muharram 2. Safar ...
26 August 2011 - The Aga Khan Foundation is supporting the "Global Compact on Learning: Taking Action on Education in Developing Countries". From the event extract: "Children and youth all around the world are facing a serious learning crisis. Beyond the 67 million children who are not attending primary school in low-income countries, there are countless children who are going through ...
Hammer drops at 1.7 million Euros for this daughter of Galileo and Sanjida. A blue-blooded pedigree matched by a beautiful physique for lot 138 ticked all the boxes for investors at Arqana's premier yearling sale on Tuesday evening. Bidding escalated quickly and developed into a battle between Australian interests of Paul Fudge's Waratah Thoroughbreds and Paul Makin for this daughter of ...
"I encourage everyone to travel and visit the forest, for they are amazing...there will be fewer and fewer in the future. That's what I say to myself when I take every photograph...In my photographs, I let the animals and trees speak for themselves and hope other people will see the beauty I see." - Prince Hussain Aga Khan - Introduction: In ...
This week's selection is His Highness the Aga Khan's 1985 Pakistan Television Corporation Interview. In this interview, made the day after the inauguration of the Aga Khan University Hospital and the university's Faculty of Health Sciences, Karachi, the Aga Khan discusses the university's history and future. He also provides his insights and interpretations of Islam on many issues including the encompassing ...
Readings for Lailat al-Qadr I.The Noble Qur'an Please click for "The Noble Qur'an - An Inexhaustible Well-Spring of Inspiration and Knowledge" by His Highness the Aga Khan Lailat al-Qadr, the Night of Power, marks the night in which the Holy Qur'an was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) by Allah. There are different traditions regarding the exact night, but it ...
By His Highness the Aga Khan A portrait of His Highness the Aga Khan. Jehangir Merchant Collection. ...Rich in parable and allegory, metaphor and symbol, [the discourse of the Qur'an-e-Sharif] has been an inexhaustible well-spring of inspiration, lending itself to a wide spectrum of interpretations. This freedom of interpretation is a generosity which the Qur'an confers upon all believers, uniting them ...
By Ismailignosis A quote of an Ismaili pilgrim from "The Ismailis in the Middle Ages" by Shafique N. Virani One of the most significant practices for the murids of the Isma'ili Tariqah of Islam is to seek forgiveness from their Murshid - the Imam of the Time. This practice is performed daily in Jamatkhana when the Jamat engages in the tasbihat ...
Further afield, Ziyarid is an excellent runner-up in Arlington Gr 1. The Haras de Bonneval's Sinndar celebrated another Group success recently at Deauville, where his three-year-old daughter SHARETA was the easy winner of the Gr 3 Prix Minerve. Trained by Alain de Royer Dupré for H.H. the Aga Khan, SHARETA made almost all of the running in this extended mile and ...
Dalakhani, Azamour and Sinndar feature in August catalogue. The in-form DALAKHANI, whose son Reliable Man enjoyed Classic success in the Gr 1 Prix du Jockey Club in June, will have a particularly strong hand during Arqana's elite Deauville yearling market. The Gilltown Stud-based sire will be represented by nine youngsters, and all of these have been selected for the first two ...
By Emmanuel Iduma WINNER, CATEOGORY 1 (AGE 18-24) Excitement is the wrong word to use in describing how I feel about these projects. I am seeking for the right word. Yet, there are two tasks before me - first, to argue briefly on what interests me about the projects; second, to make a case for why these projects must remain important ...
By Zohra Nizamdin WINNER, CATEGORY 2 (age 25 and over) Just as the wings of a butterfly flap can have large effects on the other side of the world, I believe that the combination of Aga Khan Museum, the Ismaili Centre, and their Park will have a positive impact of epic proportions throughout dimensions of space and time. There are a ...
Khumrogi, Vanj District, Tajikistan, 16 August 2011 - The Vanj Bridge, the fourth in a series of bridges funded by the Aga Khan Development Network, was inaugurated today by Tajikistan's President H.E. Emomali Rahmon. The bridge connects Tajikistan's Vanj District with Mohi-May Vulusvoli in Afghanistan and is expected to enhance cross-border humanitarian assistance delivery, infrastructure development, socio-economic exchange, tourism and trade ...
Tajikistan, 16 August 2011 - The Vanj Bridge, the fourth in a series of bridges funded by the Aga Khan Development Network, was inaugurated today by Tajikistan's President H.E. Emomali Rahmon. The bridge connects Tajikistan's Vanj District with Mohi-May Vulusvoli in Afghanistan and is expected to enhance cross-border humanitarian assistance delivery, infrastructure development, socio-economic exchange, tourism and trade between the two ...
Nutrition Centre -- Healthy Hints Traditional baklava are not for the health conscious; the layers of pastry are usually brushed with butter and each baklava is drenched in syrup. This version is lighter because the butter has been replaced with a little unsaturated oil and the syrup is only drizzled on the top to give a hint of sweetness (just over ...
[W]e are looking at quality of life indicators -- indicators that are not the same as those of the World Bank, indicators we have tried to develop through our own experience. We are looking at things like security, longevity, disposable income, access to education and employment. We are looking at what really affects people's attitudes to their own understanding of quality ...
News story -- Senior Research Fellow at the IIS, Professor Wilferd Madelung presented a paper at an interdisciplinary workshop on the traditions of science and learning in the Ismaili tradition entitled 'Science in Context: The Dustur al-Munajjimin (Statute of the Astronomers) and its world'. The workshop was organised by Mohammad Karimi Zanjani Asl, Professor Eva Orthmann and Petra G. Schmidl at the ...
News story -- As the STEP International Liaison Officer, Mr Mithani will liaise between the IIS and the STEP Academic Directors based in five countries and with the ITREBs engaged in the various phases of STEP Expansion. His responsibilities will include setting up structures and processes of communication between the IIS and the STEP Academic Directors for the effective deployment of STEP ...
"For the benefit and enjoyment of the people" By Malik and Nurin Merchant (I) SALT LAKE CITY A sunset at the Old Faithful geyser basin in Yellowstone National Park. Photo: Nurin Merchant. Copyright Editor's Note: My daughter and I have just returned from an exciting holiday in Yellowstone National Park. We planned extensively for this trip, which included visits to Salt ...
Karachi, Pakistan, 9 August 2011 - Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) Pakistan, an affiliate of the Aga Khan Development Network, has mobilised members of its Disaster Assessment and Response Team (DART), to assess the damage resulting from the collapse of the Lyari Building and identify rescue and relief needs. Based on the DART's recommendations, FOCUS Pakistan immediately deployed a team of 15 ...
Compiled by Simerg Introduction to the history of pens - from engravings to the use of quills All inventions have historical origins and evolve with time and new technologies. Such is also the case with modern day pens which now come in different colours, sizes, shapes, brands, and collection. The desire to write as well as paint can be traced back ...
News story -- The 2010 IIS Alumni Academic Seminar was held at the Ismaili Centre, Dubai, UAE from 4-6 December, 2010. Thirty-five alumni from Asia, Europe and North America, gathered to debate and discuss the theme of Education and Faith Communities: Issues and Responses. Sessions ranged from the philosophic to the practical, focusing on how religious education is understood, and the role ...
News story -- Forty STEP students from Canada, India, Pakistan, Tajikistan and the USA graduated at that ceremony. The students embarked on their collaborative studies at IoE and the IIS in September 2007. Each student graduated with a double award: MA in Education (Muslim Societies and Civilisations) and MTeach (Masters of Teaching). Commendation is due to the following students who received a ...
This video is a 55 minute recording of Professor Bosworth's lecture delivered in 1983 on 'British Orientalism and the Study of Islam' at the IIS. The talk was part of a seminar series centred on the theme of 'Orientalism and the Study of Islam'. Professor C.E Bosworth, a visiting professor at the University of Exeter, is an English historian and orientalist, specialising ...
4 August 2011 - The University of Central Asia recently announced the establishment of the University's first research centre, the Mountain Societies Research Centre (MSRC).The official announcement was made by UCA Director General Dr Bohdan Krawchenko during the opening of an International Symposium on Pastoralism in Central Asia: Status, Challenges and Opportunities in Mountain Areas, co-hosted by UCA and the National ...
Pakistan -- In this conclusion of a two-part story, broadcast journalist Faridoun Hemani recounts his experience as part of a team that visited areas stricken by the 2010 Pakistan floods to document the impact of the AKDN Early Relief and Recovery Programme. The team travelled to Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh, where they listened to local people tell life-changing stories. This ...
Global -- In this first installment of a two-part story, broadcast journalist Faridoun Hemani describes his experience as part of a team that visited areas stricken by the 2010 Pakistan floods to document the impact of the AKDN Early Relief and Recovery Programme. The team travelled to Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh, where they listened to local people recount life-changing stories. ...
Learn how Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. is working to end poverty, hunger, illiteracy and poor health in Africa and Asia. Through Foundation programs, we work with communities to give the most marginalized people the tools to become self-reliant. Help create a brighter future by joining PartnershipsInAction, an initiative of Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. Together, we can end global poverty. Visit us at ...
A selection of six colts and a filly are currently offered. The Aga Khan Studs are currently offering a selection of six colts and a filly for sale on their website. The draft is headed by Beynamar, a Green Desert three-parts brother to Group 1 winner Behkabad. He is in training with Alain de Royer Dupré and is out of Behkara, ...
News story -- Ms Shenoda is working on her doctoral thesis entitled Lamenting Islam, Imagining Persecution: Copto-Arabic Opposition to Islamisation and Arabisation in Fatimid Egypt (969-1171 CE). The thesis is a critical consideration of Coptic Christians in Fatimid Egypt. Copto-Arabic writings of this period lament the Islamisation and Arabisation of Egypt. However, this perceived persecution of Christians is not echoed in other ...
