In Celebration of His Highness the Aga Khan's Recent Visit to East Africa His Highness the Aga Khan recently completed a highly successful visit to East Africa where he met his Ismaili followers in private gatherings, in what is termed as a didar (or lit. glimpse), as well as had high profile meetings and engagements with different leaders of East African ...
Nutrition Centre -- Fasting is among the special observances that Muslims undertake during the holy month of Ramadan. Fasting radically alters the diet, slowing the body's metabolism and sometimes causing discomfort. However, good health can be maintained by consuming adequate nutrients during meals. Eating dried dates are a good way to get your blood sugar up quickly after a fast. Nazma ...
Kenya -- Nairobi, 28 July 2011 - As Mawlana Hazar Imam prepared to depart Nairobi, senior Jamati leaders bid him farewell. Prior to leaving East Africa, Mawlana Hazar Imam stopped over in Arusha, where he visited the site of the Aga Khan University campus and met with the Secretary General of the East African Community. Nairobi, 28 July 2011 - As ...
Nutrition Centre -- Healthy Hints Almond butter contains less than a quarter of the harmful saturated fat found in butter, so it's a much healthier choice. You can buy it from grocery stores and health food shops. Or make it at home by soaking almonds in warm water for 15-20 minutes, then remove the skin and grind into a fine paste. ...
Arusha, Tanzania, 29 July 2011 - His Highness the Aga Khan met with His Excellency Ambassador Dr Richard Sezibera, the Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC) at the EAC Headquarters in the Arusha International Conference Centre. The two discussed how the AKDN could continue to contribute to the regionalisation of East Africa and the forthcoming campus being developed by ...
Kenya -- Nairobi, 27 July - The Foundation Ceremony of the Aga Khan University's Graduate School of Media and Communications was held today. Mawlana Hazar Imam and the Right Honourable Raila Odinga, Prime Minister of Kenya, presided over the ceremony. "The years immediately ahead will be a time of breath-taking change for Africa, and for the field of media," said Mawlana ...
Nairobi, Kenya, 27 July 2011 - Aga Khan University's Graduate School of Media and Communications in Nairobi was launched at a foundation stone ceremony held today in the presence of the Right Honourable Raila Odinga, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya, and His Highness the Aga Khan, Chancellor of the Aga Khan University and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development ...
Nairobi, 27 July 2011 - Aga Khan University's Graduate School of Media and Communications in Nairobi was launched at a foundation stone ceremony held in the presence of Prime Minister Raila Odinga and His Highness the Aga Khan. The School, which will begin accepting students in 2014, is dedicated to educating media leaders - and fostering media institutions - who will ...
Let me mention just five of the most important ways in which the School, we hope, will be truly distinctive.... In the first place, the School will work on the newest frontiers of media technology, with state-of-the-art equipment and innovative pedagogies ... This does not mean that we will ignore old skills and values. Our core concern must always be the ...
Kenya -- Nairobi, 25 July 2011 - Thousands of Ismailis gathered at the Parklands Complex in Nairobi to witness the opening of a new Heart and Cancer Centre. The Aga Khan University Hospital facility was inaugurated by His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam. The Heart and Cancer Centre brings international standards of patient ...
Kenya -- Mawlana Hazar Imam joined Jamati and institutional leaders at a dinner held in Nairobi on 15 July 2011. Hazar Imam was presented with a Qajar manuscript of Nasir Khusraw's Diwan on behalf of those in attendance. Guests were entertained by performances of students from the Aga Khan Academy, Nairobi, and well-known Ismaili Bollywood music artists Salim and Sulaiman Merchant. ...
Nairobi, Kenya, 25 July 2011 - His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya inaugurated the Aga Khan University Hospital's Heart and Cancer Centre today, in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan, Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). The US$ 50 million facility brings international standards of patient care and cardiology and oncology treatment to Kenya, positioning the ...
Today's inauguration of the Heart and Cancer Centre follows in this long tradition -- and points the way to broader, future horizons. We are planning for the day when this Faculty will include undergraduate education in medicine, nursing and allied health professions, as well as post-graduate nursing and medical studies -- and a 600-bed hospital. We plan to award bachelors and ...
Nairobi, 22 July 2011 - Mawlana Hazar Imam met with His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki at Harambee House in Nairobi today. Continuing his Jamati visit to Kenya, Hazar Imam had returned to the capital after spending a few days in Mombasa where he met with the Jamat and visited the Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa. Mawlana Hazar Imam takes in a performance ...
Global -- Mawlana Hazar Imam attended a dinner with the Jamati and institutional leaders of Uganda held at the Kampala Serena Hotel. During the evening, President Huzur Mukhi Mohamed Lalani presented Hazar Imam a gift of an incense burner cover from Khorasan shaped in the form of a horse head, on behalf of those gathered. ...
This week's selection is His Highness the Aga Khan's 1986 interview with Riad Naguib El-Rais, 'The Critical Time'. In this engaging interview, the Aga Khan discusses Islam's image in the West with particular emphasis on the role Ismailis and all Muslims can play in the "'humanistic infiltration' of the industrial society in such a way that Islam may be looked upon ...
Kenya -- Nairobi, 16 July 2011 - Mawlana Hazar Imam joined Jamati and institutional leaders at a dinner held in Nairobi yesterday evening. Hazar Imam was presented with a Qajar manuscript of Nasir Khusraw's Diwan on behalf of those in attendance. Mawlana Hazar Imam addresses those gathered for the Kenya Jamati Institutional Dinner. Courtesy of the Ismaili Council for Kenya "I ...
SHORT ESSENTIAL READINGS VII Please click:Preparing for Mawlana Hazar Imam's Didar: Short Essential Readings (VII) - Imamat in Ismaili Ginanic Literature His Highness the Aga Khan pictured in a traditional outfit during his visit to Pakistan in 1976. Photo credit: Ilm, Special Pakistan visit Supplement. For other "Didar Series" posts please click: Preparing for Mawlana Hazar Imam's Didar: Short Essential Readings ...
Global -- Mawlana Hazar Imam joined the leadership of the Tanzanian Jamat for a dinner on 7 July 2011 in Dar es Salaam. Marking the special occasion, Ismaili youth performed dances representing cultures from different parts of the world and President Aitmadi Jehangir Bhaloo presented a gift to the Imam on behalf of those in attendance. ...
[I]f we have moved forward in various parts of the world, it is thanks to the leadership of the jamat. And I would like you to take these remarks to heart. Think about them because they're said not only for today, they're said for the past and they're said for the future.... I wanted to tell you [that] your leadership [which] ...
Uganda -- Kampala, 13 July 2011 - This morning Mawlana Hazar Imam met with the Uganda Jamat at Kampala Jamatkhana, before travelling to inspect the construction of the Bujagali Hydroelectric power dam. Yesterday, Hazar Imam attended a dinner with the Jamati and institutional leaders of Uganda. Mawlana Hazar Imam's two-day visit to Uganda drew to a close today, after he met ...
SHORT ESSENTIAL READINGS VI Please click:Preparing for Mawlana Hazar Imam's Didar: Short Essential Readings (VI) - The Merciful Glance and other readings A portrait of His Highness the Aga Khan. Jehangir Merchant Collection. For other "Didar Series" posts please click: Preparing for Mawlana Hazar Imam's Didar: Short Essential Readings (VII) - Imamat in Ismaili Ginanic LiteraturePreparing for Mawlana Hazar Imam's Didar: ...
News story -- The IIS is pleased to announce the publication of Fortresses of the Intellect: Ismaili and Other Islamic Studies in Honour of Farhad Daftary, edited by Dr Omar Alí-de-Unzaga. This volume is dedicated to the achievements of Dr Farhad Daftary, a leading authority on Ismaili Studies and eminent scholar of Islamic history. Educated in Iran, Europe and the United States, ...
And what is the nature of a strong institution? It is the quality of its leadership. And in that sense, my happiness this evening it to be able to say to you that is through the quality of your leadership, your efforts, your endeavours, your commitment that this jamat in Uganda [and] in other countries of the world has built international ...
SHORT ESSENTIAL READINGS V Please click:Preparing for Mawlana Hazar Imam's Didar: Short Essential Readings (V) - Ya Ali Khuba Mijalas and other readings His Highness Aga Khan in a portrait picture taken in 1982 on the occasion of his silver jubilee. For other "Didar Series" posts please click: Preparing for Mawlana Hazar Imam's Didar: Short Essential Readings (VII) - Imamat in ...
Global -- Dar es Salaam, 7 July 2011 - On the eve of his departure from Tanzania, Mawlana Hazar Imam attended a dinner with the leadership of the Tanzanian Jamat. Hazar Imam is expected to meet with the entire Tanzanian Jamat before concluding the first leg of his East African tour. Mawlana Hazar Imam addresses those gathered at the Tanzania institutional ...
News story -- "Leading scholars and activists bring exciting perspectives on what went into the making of the Muslim world, its journeys into modernity, and the challenges it must confront after September 11, 2001", says Amyn B. Sajoo, the series' editor. He notes that while a feast of books on Islam and Muslims has been served since 2001, the ones of high ...
I also want to thank you for the most lovely gift that you have given me. These gifts are very meaningful. They're chosen with care and they are chosen in such away that they know they will please me. I would like to begin by telling you how immensely happy I am to be back in Tanzania and to be able ...
Royal Ascot hero Rewilding also represents the Aga Khan Studs. Sensational filly Igugu put up a record-breaking performance on Saturday to lift the Gr 1 Durban July Handicap at Greyville, the most prestigious and important race in South Africa. The three-year-old, who is out of the Aga Khan Studs-bred ZARINIA, carried 55 kg to victory in this 2200 metre handicap, a ...
SHORT ESSENTIAL READINGS IV Please click:Preparing for Mawlana Hazar Imam's Didar: Short Essential Readings (IV) - Aab-i Shifa and other readings Mawlana Hazar Imam pictured at the Olympia Hall, London, during his weeklong visit to the United Kingdom Jamat in September 1979. Photo: Jehangir Merchant Collection. For other "Didar Series" posts please click: Preparing for Mawlana Hazar Imam's Didar: Short Essential ...
News story -- Drawing upon selected art works, manuscripts and miniatures from the collections of the Aga Khan Museum (AKM) and The Institute of Ismaili Studies, Mr Merchant recounted the exuberance and dynamism of artistic environments established from Indonesia to Spain by patrons who attracted celebrated artists to create vibrant and unique masterpieces. "It was fascinating and enlightening," said Dr Beth Wright, ...
SHORT ESSENTIAL READINGS III Please click: Preparing for Mawlana Hazar Imam's Didar (III) - An Ode on Imam's Essence and other readings Mawlana Hazar Imam pictured at the Olympia Hall, London, during his weeklong visit to the United Kingdom Jamat in September 1979. Seated next to him on the stage are Mukhi Noordin Jivraj and Kamadia Nizar Dhanani. Photo: Jehangir Merchant ...
The filly beats the colts in Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. SARAFINA overcame far from ideal racing circumstances to strike in the final yards of the mile and a half Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (Gr 1) on Sunday. A slow early pace meant that the four-year-old filly took her time to relax and she entered the straight in last position under Christophe ...
This week's selection is His Highness the Aga Khan's vision for the Aga Khan Academies. In this short but weighty article, the Aga Khan gives his views on the age-old question: What does it mean to be an educated person? Among the many factors he outlines, he observes in particular "what students know is ... no longer the most important measure ...
SHORT ESSENTIAL READINGS II Please click: Preparing for Mawlana Hazar Imam's Didar (II): Spiritual Enlightenment Under the Imam's Guidance and other readings Mawlana Hazar Imam pictured at the Olympia Hall, London, during his weeklong visit to the United Kingdom Jamat in September 1979. Photo: Jehangir Merchant Collection. For other "Didar Series" posts please click: Preparing for Mawlana Hazar Imam's Didar: Short ...
27 June 2011 - For the first time in Kazakhstan high school students received International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) certification having successfully completed examinations on 14 May 2010. Six grade eight students from Schools #5 and #1 in Tekeli received ICDL credentials and SPCE Certificates of Achievements for the "Using Computer and Managing Files "course. In 2010 the University of Central ...
SHORT ESSENTIAL READINGS I Please click: Preparing for Mawlana Hazar Imam's Didar (I): Dazzled by the Light and other readings Mawlana Hazar Imam pictured at the Olympia Hall, London, during his weeklong visit to the United Kingdom Jamat in September 1979. Photo: Jehangir Merchant Collection. ASPECTS OF THE 'DIDAR' Introduction: Ismaili followers (murids) throughout history have sought to articulate their experiences ...
127 well bred foals were born this year. The foaling season ended on 26 May with the birth of a full brother to the juvenile Group 1 winner Rosanara, out of SINNDAR and the Linamix mare Rosawa. The 2011 breeding season counted 127 foalings in France, Ireland and the USA. Some of the best Aga Khan mares were sent to Sea ...
The Kitengela sculpture at Aga Khan Hospital from the front. Originally at the hospital's entrance, the sculpture has been moved to the garden in the hospital. Photo: Flick prondis_in_kenya photostream. Copyright: Isabelle Prondzynski By Malik Merchant (Publisher-Editor, Simerg.com) Last week Simerg published a very informative and interesting article by Zahir Dharsee of Toronto about his memories of the Nairobi Town Jamatkhana, ...
Global -- AKPBS's innovative Building and Construction Improvement Programme has received the Award for Avoided Deforestation at this year's Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy. Princess Zahra, Head of the Social Welfare department of the Aga Khan Development Network, accepted the award on behalf of AKPBS at a ceremony in London. London, 16 June 2011 - The world's most prestigious green energy ...
