Born around 1212, the twenty-sixth Ismaili Imam Mawlana Ala al-Din Muhammad succeeded his father to the Imamat in November 1221 at the age of nine years. The vizier appointed by his ...
Global -- Join us for an exclusive design presentation event from Houston, Texas, USA, on Monday 15 November 2021. The live event will feature the London-based design architect Farshid Moussavi and landscape architect Thomas Woltz, to preview the design for the upcoming Ismaili Center and surrounding area. The Ismaili Centre, Houston, will symbolize the permanent presence, cultural heritage, beliefs, core values ...
"Whilst open to all, the Aga Khan University is to be an Islamic institution. It will draw upon the great historical tradition of Muslim learning, the heritage of such philosophers and scientists as Ar-Razi and Al-Biruni, Ibn Sina and Ibn Rushd. In the true spirit of this tradition, it will also address the higher educational needs of Muslims as they face ...
Glasgow, Scotland, 10 November 2021 - During the first week of COP26, the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) joined the Governments of Tajikistan and Switzerland to discuss and align approaches that are building climate change resilience in the Pamir highlands, where mountain communities are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of global warming. AKAH is part of the official Tajik delegation ...
The Global Centre for Pluralism announced 10 finalists for the 2021 Global Pluralism Award, an honour that celebrates excellence in the field of pluralism. The Award is presented once every two ...
Another exciting draft from the Aga Khan Studs. Progeny out of mares sold by the Aga Khan Studs won 13 Stakes contests and placed in a further 16 Stakes races across England, Ireland, France, Australia and the USA in 2021. Among them were the Grade 1 winner Shantisara, Group 2-winning juveniles Royal Patronage and Four Moves Ahead, dual Group 1 placed ...
An award-winning, singer, composer, and music producer, Farhan Shah has performed across the world for the past two decades also producing music for feature films, television, anthems for festivals as well ...
USA -- Dr. Ariff Kachra, the Dean for the University of Central Asia, had only a moment to meet with Naseem Jaffer during a layover at the San Francisco airport in 2015. He had heard of Naseem's experience in preparing curricula from when she helped pilot the Ta'lim curriculum used in religious education classes, her services in analyzing and improving underperforming ...
#Speech made by His Highness the #AgaKhan at the Brown University #StephenOgdenLecture at in Providence, USA on 10 March 2014. Read the full speech here: For more about the Aga Khan Development Network, visit ...
Ismaili Digest Exclusive for October 2021 -- Each month enjoy the most popular new articles and videos viewed by the Jamat from over 36 of the best Ismaili websites with just one click! 'Most popular' means most viewed post(s) on each website (excluding duplicate postings, Event Alerts and COVID-19 advice) without social media influence. NOTE: Posts are randomly ordered.
The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), Canada, and University of Central Asia (UCA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate student and faculty exchanges between the two institutions and ...
Firoz Lalji, an alumna of the London School of Economic (LSE), and his family have made a commitment of $35m to LSE to create the Firoz Lalji Global Hub, which will ...
Join us as we conclude our 2021 Virtual Voyage campaign with a Homecoming Celebration to take a look back at the places we visited, the people we met, and how all of our supporters - sponsors, volunteers, and donors - continue to make AKF's important work possible. ...
The roster is headed by three of Europe's leading sires. The Aga Khan Studs are pleased to announce the fees for their roster of Irish- and French-based stallions for 2022, which is headed by three of Europe's leading sires. Gilltown Stud resident SEA THE STARS enjoyed another stellar season in 2021, adding two new Group 1 winning three-year-olds to his total ...
Dr. Shireen Kassam and Dr. Laura Freeman explain that diet-related diseases are at an all-time high and the latest UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on climate change has ...
By FARAH TEJANI Dare to dream and soar the skies, Without ever questioning or wondering why; Life is the canvas and you are the brush, With so many hues, there is no need to rush. Discover your gifts and leave no stone unturned, It's your time to claim all that you have yearned; Travel the world, give birth to a precious ...
"I am proud, in noting just one reflection ... that this Centre is located in a neighbourhood that celebrates the great names of Ismoili Somoni and Rudaki." Mawlana Hazar Imam Ismaili Centre Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 12 October 2009 Abu Abdollah Jafar ibn Mohammad Rudaki (ca.858-941), a Persian poet and a talented singer and musician, was born in Panjakent, Tajikistan, and served as ...
Get Job Ready 2021 is a six-session series to help Young professionals and College students Get ready for the Job Market in 2021. The sessions include - Career trends, Softskills - Resume and Interview tips, Linkedin and will also introduce participants to new concepts such as the Gig Economy, Certifications, Companies that guarantee jobs, etc. This series is a must-attend for anyone ...
Welcome to Community Connections, a brand new virtual marketing platform for the Southeastern USA Jamat. Through this platform, the Jamat can easily keep up with upcoming events, programs, news, and information. Jamati members can access the new site by going to the.ismaili/usa/southeastern. ...
Welcome to Community Connections, a brand new virtual marketing platform for the Southeastern USA Jamat. Through this platform, the Jamat can easily keep up with upcoming events, programs, news, and information. Jamati members can access the new site by going to the.ismaili/usa/southeastern. ...
By MALIK MERCHANTPublisher/Editor Simergphotos, Barakahand SimergAutumn colours, Aga Khan Park by Wynford Drive, Toronto; November 5, 2021. Photo: Malik Merchant/Simergphotos. We are now waking up to cooler mornings after an unusually warm October. The great "Salmon Run" that promised plenty of salmon in some of Toronto's rivers (Humber River, Don River and Highland Creek) during October never really took off but ...
Faith And Ethics: The Vision of the Ismaili Imamat by M. Ali Lakhani (I.B. Tauris, London/New York, 2018) Review by Dr. Reza Shah-Kazemi, Research Associate at The Institute of Ismaili Studies ...
By: Sadruddin Noorani, Chicago, USA Allah says in the Holy Qur'an, O you, who believe! Do not betray Allah and His messenger, nor knowingly betray your trust. (8:27)". In Surah al-Anfal, ...
AKU's Institute for Human Development has launched a virtual Early Childhood Development Workforce Hub that aims to bridge gaps that hinder children in resource-constrained and marginalised areas from achieving their developmental ...
USA -- Let us reflect on our responsibility of fulfilling our covenant to God through reflection on our relationship with Allah, our relationship with one another, and Allah's covenant to us. In Surah Maida, Ayah 7, Allah says, And [always] remember the blessings which God has bestowed upon you, and the solemn pledge by which He bound you to Himself when ...
UK -- International Men's Day: What is it and why does it matter? There have been calls for an International Men's Day since the 1960's and in this era of empowering gender equality, you may have even thought to yourself "Why do women have an international celebration and not men?" or "Men's contributions and concerns deserve a day of recognition in ...
Get Job Ready 2021 is a six-session series to help Young professionals and College students Get ready for the Job Market in 2021. The sessions include - Career trends, Softskills - Resume and Interview tips, Linkedin and will also introduce participants to new concepts such as the Gig Economy, Certifications, Companies that guarantee jobs, etc. This series is a must-attend for anyone ...
News story -- Fatimid Cosmopolitanism: History, Material Culture, Politics, and Religion will run online on 6-9December 2021. Here Russell Harris, editor in the IIS's Department of Academic Research and Publications, gives an insight into what attendees can expect. We have to thank the Fatimids! Not only did they rule over an empire that stretched across Ifrīqiya and beyond from 909-1171 CE, but ...
Get Job Ready 2021 is a six-session series to help Young professionals and College students Get ready for the Job Market in 2021. The sessions include - Career trends, Softskills - Resume and Interview tips, Linkedin and will also introduce participants to new concepts such as the Gig Economy, Certifications, Companies that guarantee jobs, etc. This series is a must-attend for anyone ...
Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was joined by Prince Amyn #AgaKhan at #NOVAUniversity's School of Business and Economics to inaugurate #WestmontHospitalityHall - a new home for the Westmont Institute of #Tourism and Hospitality whose mission is to inspire and prepare future industry leaders and support sustainable tourism ventures in Portugal and beyond. ...
News story -- An Anthology of Qur'anic Commentaries, Vol. 2: On Women is a landmark new book on a topic of significant social relevance, which draws on a selection of Qur'anic verses and their interpretations. We sat down with its authors, Dr Karen Bauer and Dr Feras Hamza, to find out how the tradition of Qur'anic commentary viewed women in the Qur'an, ...
Their Lord will give to them to drink a pure drink (76:21) In the Quran, nature and water are explained as signs of God (ayah), which is also the term used ...
News story -- We are very pleased to announce the publication of a groundbreaking anthology that explores a critical and contentious theme: women in the Qur'an and Qur'anic interpretation. An Anthology of Qur'anic Commentaries, Volume 2: On Women, edited by Dr Karen Bauer and Dr Feras Hamza, represents a unique new resource for all scholars and students of the Qur'an and its ...
Get Job Ready 2021 is a six-session series to help Young professionals and College students Get ready for the Job Market in 2021. The sessions include - Career trends, Softskills - Resume and Interview tips, Linkedin and will also introduce participants to new concepts such as the Gig Economy, Certifications, Companies that guarantee jobs, etc. This series is a must-attend for anyone ...
As soon as Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah came of age in 1898, "he set out to see the world... the first country he visited was England, where he was received by the Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury, the Secretary of State for India, Lord George Hamilton, the Duke of Connaught and some other men in high places. On a royal invitation he ...
UK -- Last month (October 2021), Ismaili CIVIC Leicester ran a donation drive with Leicester Jamatkhana to collect arts-related items, for distribution across eight Children's wards within the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. A donation of nearly 500 items were made on behalf of the Leicester Jamat to the Children's Hospital which is based across two sites - the Leicester ...
Portugal -- "Arts of the City Victorious" é o primeiro estudo da arte e da arquitetura produzido sob a dinastia Fatimida, a dinastia Shia Ismaili que governou no Norte de África e no Egipto de 909 a 1171 EC. English Os Fatimidas são famosos por terem fundado a cidade de al-Qahira ("os vitoriosos", de onde se originou o nome Cairo) em ...
Portugal -- "Arts of the City Victorious" is the first book-length study of the art and architecture produced under the Fatimids, the Ismaili Shi'i dynasty that ruled in North Africa and Egypt from 909 to 1171 CE. Portuguese The Fatimids are famous for founding the city of al-Qahira ("the victorious," whence the name Cairo) in 969 CE, and their art - ...
If you've eaten a ready-made samosa in North America, the chances are fairly good that it was one of Anis and Noorudin Jiwani's samosas. The Jiwanis are the founders of Edmonton-based ...
- Mastering the importance of Stock Management in a growing business, understanding its significance and importance. - Learning how effective management of stocks in business positively impacts growth, improving the overall customer purchase experience. If you enjoyed the session and want to be a part of Maaro Vyaapar, Maari Pragati 2.0 (MVMP 2.0), you can register for the upcoming sessions at the ...
