By Mohezin Tejani (Special to Simerg) I was born the youngest of nine children in Singida, Tanzania in 1951. Yet, I never got a chance to know the place because my family moved to Kampala, Uganda when I was just two years old. Both my parents are Ismaili of Indian ancestry, one born in Gujarat, the other in Kenya. I grew ...
Azamour and Dalakhani progeny in Epsom and Chantilly reckoning. A remarkable total of eight sons and daughters of Gilltown Stud sires AZAMOUR and DALAKHANI could take their chances in the forthcoming weekend's Classics after recent forfeits were announced for Epsom and Chantilly. The British Derby challenge for the Aga Khan Studs stallions is lead by Native Khan, a grey son of ...
I've seen that film [of Shergar's Epsom win] I don't know how many, tens or hundreds of times. I keep trying to analyse where this remarkable performance came from and every time I see the film, I feel that I have learned something.... I had watched quite enough races to be able to determine what the jockey probably was feeling, how ...
Formerly Berouni, Mighty High wins Sha Tin Gr 1. The Aga Khan Studs graduate MIGHTY HIGH lived up to his new name when winning the Gr 1 Champions and Chater Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday. The tough five-year-old had finished third in both the international Gr 1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup and the Gr 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup earlier ...
30 May 2011 - For the first time, learners from Afghanistan graduated from the University of Central Asia's School of Professional and Continuing Education, Khorog. At a ceremony held at the the Khorog Theatre on 14 May 2011, 63 Afghan learners received awards together with 139 learners from Tajikistan. The 5th Graduation Ceremony learners received certificates in Accounting Technology and Certified ...
On 30 May 2011, the University of Central Asia's School of Professional Education (UCA SPCE) officially opened its Bishkek Learning Centre. The Ceremony was attended by His Excellency Aliyasbek Alymkulov, Minister of Youth Affairs, Mrs Ulara Naruzbayeva, State Secretary of the National Agency for Local Self-Government. Guests included Mr Pradeep Sharma, acting Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme, Mr ...
Nutrition Centre -- Are children who eat breakfast regularly less likely to be overweight? Studies suggest that eating breakfast every day can help improve concentration, reduce hunger and maintain a healthy weight whether you are young or old. This article is part of a series by the Ismaili Nutrition Centre that examines evidence-based studies published in scientific journals, and distills what ...
Tajikistan -- Thousands of kilometres from Khorog, on the other side of the vast Indian Ocean, is the Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa. Eight Tajik students were recently given the opportunity to attend the residential school, and are are now benefiting from a multicultural student body, experienced educators and state-of-the-art facilities. Wearing their new school uniforms, the Tajik students pose for a ...
No Explaining takes the Gr 3 Gallorette Handicap while other progeny shine in France and Germany. Azamour's daughter NO EXPLAINING provided a milestone first transatlantic Stakes victory for her sire over the weekend when winning the Gr 3 Gallorette Handicap on the Preakness Stakes undercard. This was a well-deserved victory for the four-year-old filly as she had been knocking on the ...
This week's selection is His Highness the Aga Khan's 1970 University of Sind Convocation Address (Hyderabad, Pakistan). In this prescient speech, the Aga Khan explains how the Muslim concept of statehood was broken after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and replaced with Western notions, noting also that the "loss of control of government [during colonial times had] left the Muslims ...
On 20 May 2011 The University of Central Asia's School of Professional and Continuing Education (UCA SPCE) Naryn building was officially opened by Akylbek Japarov, Member of Parliament and Head of Finance and Budget Committee together with Vice Governor of Naryn Oblast Emilbek Alymkulov. Also present were Aga Khan Development Network Representative Nurjehan Mawani and UCA Director General Dr. Bohdan Krawchenko, ...
Global -- Dr Aziz Esmail, a Governor of The Institute of Ismaili Studies, delivered the 2011 Milad-un-Nabi lecture at the Ismaili Centre, London. Reflecting on the commemoration of Prophet Muhammad's birthday (peace be upon him and his family), he elucidates on the nature and evolution of cultural memory and its relationship with modernity. ...
Each year, thousands of North Americans adopt orphaned or abandoned children, and make a lifelong commitment to love and care for them. Two Ismaili families share their personal stories of adoption, and journeys they undertook to bring their children home. Eyes furrowed in concentration, two-year-old Amani Bhakta splashes color onto a blank canvas. "I'm painting!" she exclaims into the home video ...
Pakistan -- For nearly 16 years, Shamim Hassan Shivji placed close to 100 Karachi orphans with couples from around the world. She and a neighbour routinely cared for the orphaned or abandoned infants while seeking out loving homes for them. She never charged for the service - her reward was seeing kids she placed grow up to become well-educated members of ...
INTRODUCTION: Nahj al-Balaghah is regarded as one of the masterpieces of Arabic prose. The hundreds of sayings, sermons, letters and speeches which appear in the book are attributed to Hazrat Ali. The work is difficult to translate, yet by carefully reading through the book one comes across passages that will apppeal to everyone, including children and young adults. Here, in this ...
Introduced by the Writer and Director Amina Ishani Mrs. Amina Ishani - wrote and directed "The Ruby Shines On." 2003 was the millennium birth anniversary of the Ismaili Dai Nasir Khusraw and an International Conference on his life and works had been planned for Tajikistan. I was unaware of this important milestone in Ismaili history, and a moment of inspiration gripped ...
Editor's Note: I was a young boy of about seven years old when one very early morning, as I was preparing for school, there was a gentle knock on our 2nd floor apartment door in Lourenço Marques (LM), now Maputo, Mozambique. My father opened the door to Mukhisaheb's young son, a boy of my age. He had walked about a mile ...
Geneva, Switzerland, 12 May 2011 - The twelfth triennial cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, which runs from 2011 until autumn 2013, is now open for nominations. General criteria for nomination are straightforward: "projects that set new standards of excellence in architecture, planning practices, historic preservation and landscape architecture". Projects are required to have been completed between 1 January ...
By Fatima S. Nanavati ABSTRACT: Today, in the 21st century, society progresses with the use of many historical innovations. These innovations, be it in technology, medicine, mathematics, or theory, are utilized to help society develop and evolve. However, many essential innovations are left with ambiguous origins because of a vast gap in history. This gap does not account for the advancements ...
NanoWisdoms is pleased to announce its "Suggested Reading" series which, twice a month, will make a reading recommendation from our Archive of Imamat speeches, interviews and writings. This week's choice is Mawlana Hazar Imam's 2003 address to the Institute of Ismaili Studies on the occasion of its 25th Anniversary Graduation Ceremony. In this candid speech, Hazar Imam draws attention to:issues Muslims ...
News story -- The IIS launched one of its new publications, Spiritual Quest: Reflections on Qur'anic Prayer According to the Teachings of Imam 'Ali, at the Ismaili Centre in Dubai. The author Dr Reza Shah-Kazemi, introduced the book, which provides a unique contemporary insight into the spiritual, intellectual and moral dynamics of the Qur'anic chapters recited by Muslims of all traditions in ...
by Pervis Rawji It was Chandraat, the night of the new moon, which brings with it immense spiritual peace and barakah (happiness). I was dropping my great aunt home after Jamatkhana ceremonies, and decided to visit her before scooting off. Inside her cozy apartment, I saw an unexpected and surreal art-scape. Perfectly framed by her window was a most ethereal and ...
Global -- Mawlana Hazar Imam delivers his acceptance remarks at a banquet in San Francisco on 26 April 2011, after being presented with the University of California San Francisco Medal, the University's highest honour. ...
Her half-brother Sandagiyr also upholds family honour with promising Listed success. SARAFINA returned to winning ways with a smooth victory in a classy renewal of the Gr 2 Prix Corrida at Saint-Cloud on Monday, and her campaign will now be laid out with the 2011 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe as its major target. The daughter of Refuse To Bend demonstrated ...
Kenya -- When Salim Mohamed started his Time and Knowledge Nazrana assignment with AKDN project and construction management company PCM, the civil engineer brought decades of experience to the East African construction projects he was tasked with overseeing. He in turn gained valuable experience working in an African setting, and an understanding of what it's like to work for an AKDN ...
United Kingdom -- Thirty Ismaili volunteers extended a hand of friendship and support - and many bottles of water - to some 8 000 runners at the 2011 Brighton Marathon. The event was an opportunity to get involved and give back to the wider community. Thirsty runners welcomed the bottles of water handed to them by Ismaili volunteers as they rounded ...
News story -- Students from the Graduate Programme in Islamic Studies and Humanities (GPISH) and the Secondary Teacher Education Programme (STEP) embarked upon an educational trip to southern Spain on February 14, 2011. This annual trip provides students with first hand exposure to the historical roots of Islam in Europe. The students were accompanied by Anna McSweeny, GPISH Lecturer, Dr Miriam Ali ...
News story -- The second cohort (C2) of the Institute's Secondary Teacher Education Programme (STEP) celebrated their achievements at the annual graduation ceremony held at the Institute of Education's (IOE) Logan Hall on the 6th of April 2011. Students from Canada, India, Pakistan, Tajikistan and USA graduated at the ceremony with a double Masters degree: MA in Education (Muslim Societies and Civilisations) ...
Group wins and places across the globe. Aga Khan Studs' graduates RAJSAMAN and MIGHTY HIGH shone in Group contests over the weekend for new connections, while IGUGU who is out of an Aga Khan mare was crowned champion in South Africa. RAJSAMAN (Linamix) was a Group and Listed scorer during his time with Alain de Royer Dupré, winning the Listed Criterium ...
Seven time Group 1 winner gave birth to her first foal. Seven time Group 1 winner mare and highest earning female racehorse of all time VODKA (Tanino Gimlet) has just given birth to her first foal, a brown colt by Champion SEA THE STARS. The foaling occurred this morning, May 2nd, at 9:55 am, at the Aga Khan Studs' in Ireland, ...
By Vali Jamal, PhD 3 - 5 Palace Gate in 1975, Photo: London Metropolitan Archives. © City of London. Navyn Naran writes lyrically about it - and deservedly so, as it was a special place, beyond a jamatkhana; as she also says, a home away from home for people who had just come to the capital of the British Empire. There ...
Gr 3 win a highlight of successful bank holiday weekend for Aga Khan stables. Aga Khan representatives in Ireland and France enjoyed a busy and positive weekend of Stakes action. In addition to the Curragh victory of lightly-raced EMIYNA, SARAFINA's excellent second in the Gr 1 Prix Ganay bodes well for the future, as does SHAMANOVA's runner-up spot in the Gr ...
Azamour, Dalakhani and Sinndar all collect black-type. AZAMOUR's talented son Native Khan headlined an excellent weekend for Aga Khan Stud sires which also produced Listed victories for DALAKHANI and SINNDAR. Already a dual Group winner, the handsome grey Native Khan ran on strongly to take third place in the Gr 1 2000 Guineas behind the phenomenal Frankel. The Haras de la ...
Editor's note: Please click the thumbnails at the bottom of this page for magnificent enlargements of the photos shown below. All photos are Copyright and may not be reproduced or distributed without the consent of the Press Association, UK. 1921 August 10, 1921: Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah Aga Khan III, 48th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, who was granted the ...
Global -- At a banquet in San Francisco on 26 April, Mawlana Hazar Imam was presented with the 2011 University of California San Francisco Medal. The prestigious recognition builds on existing collaborations between the UCSF and AKDN, and particularly the University's support for training and research programmes at the Aga Khan University. ...
Sinndar's Gr 1 winning daughter Shawanda a Stakes-producing dam. The Haras de Bonneval's Sinndar has made his mark in recent weeks as a talented broodmare sire, thanks notably to the success of Genius Beast in the Gr 3 Classic Trial at Sandown on 24th April. This colt is the first foal of the Aga Khan Studs bred champion SHAWANDA, herself a ...
The Ismaili Web was established in 1994 under the domain name Amaana.org, which means the Trust. I took this task of trying to portray this wonderful faith of ours, Islam, especially the Shia Ismaili version of Islam as it had a scant presence on the world wide web then and I chose to fulfill this need by creating a website explaining ...
Publication: Surviving the Mongols: Nizari Quhistani and the Continuity of Ismaili Tradition in PersiaAuthor: Dr Nadia Eboo Jamal1. What was your motivation or source of inspiration to write this book? (00:00)2. What aspects of Ismaili philosophy would you say are apparent in Nizari Quhistani's poetry? (01:46)3. What do you hope readers will take away from the book regarding the survival of the ...
San Francisco, California, 26 April 2011 - His Highness the Aga Khan today received the 2011 University of California San Francisco Medal, the University's most prestigious award. Established in 1975, the Medal replaces the granting of honorary degrees and recognises outstanding personal contributions in areas associated with the UCSF's health science mission. Recipients of the Medal are honoured each year in ...
