Collection: The Aga Khan's Horses, 1938, Signed by the Aga Khan Note:This limited edition is now unavailable. The first-ever book on the history of His Highness the Aga Khan III's horse breeding, training and racing activities was published in April 1938. Titled The Aga Khan's Horses, this book was authored by the horse racing writer, R. C. Lyle who, in his ...
Sea The Stars crowned champion racehorse, while Sinndar and Dalakhani's progeny also feature highly. Gilltown Stud resident SEA THE STARS received yet another accolade following his exceptional racing career when receiving a rating of 136 from the panel of international handicappers to top the World Thoroughbred Rankings for 2009. Unbeaten at three he won six races at Group One level and ...
Attabad Village, Hunza Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, 13 January 2010 - Focus Humanitarian Assistance is providing relief to four villages in northern Pakistan that were struck by a devastating landslide on 4 January 2010. According to initial disaster assessment reports, Attabad Payeen, Attabad Bala, Sarat and Ayeenabad were directly affected by the massive landslide in Hunza valley, which killed thirteen people and injured ...
Karim Master - Teacher and Alwaez - Inspired Ismaili Youth and Adults to Better Understanding of their Faith "...Your gift of this unique volume, which was prepared by your father, Alwaez Karim Pirani, and which contains articles and drawings by numerous Ismaili individuals as well as messages of Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah and Mata Salamat is a veritable treasure..." (message to ...
HH the Aga Khan's Haras de Bonneval in Normandy opens its gates to the public on Saturday 30th January when stallions Sinndar and Linngari will be shown. Proven sire SINNDAR enjoyed yet another successful season in 2009 as his juvenile daughter ROSANARA, from his first French-born crop, lifted the Gr 1 Prix Marcel Boussac. Flagbearer Youmzain demonstrated his longevity when filling ...
Hussain Rajwani of Sydney, Australia was recently placed second in a Toastmasters divisional competition. Toastmasters International is a global organisation dedicated to public speaking and oral communication, enhancing leadership skills and confidence. Hussain Rajwani of Sydney, Australia was recently placed second in a Toastmasters divisional competition. Toastmasters International is a global organisation dedicated to public speaking and oral communication, enhancing leadership ...
News story -- The European Chapter Group organised its annual meeting on 28-30 May at the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon. A full day session was devoted to discuss ways in which alumni can harmonise their academic talents with the intellectual needs of the Ismaili community. Discussions focused on the nature of academia and religious education as well as the engagement of IIS ...
News story -- ACompanion to Muslim Ethics inquires into the roots of Islam's ethical framework - and how its teachings have branched out in the cultural, political, intellectual and religious lives of Muslims, past and present. Equality, the environment and health care are as much part of the exploration here as finance, dispute resolution and political violence, in asking how ethical commitments ...
Artist Nazmu Mamdani with his sons Rafi and KamilArtist: Nazmu Mamdani Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Title/Medium "Rafi, My little Boy"; Watercolour "Peggy's Cove"; Watercolour "Our dog, Beejoe"; Acrylic on mat board Rafi, My Little Boy A painting of my son Rafi when he was 1½ years old _______________________________ Peggy's Cove A famous sight on the Nova Scotia seaside _______________________________ Our Dog, ...
Painting wildlife is natural to Ottawa's Nazmu Mamdani, who is a vet by profession Profile and Statement: Nazmu Mamdani was born in Mbale, Uganda and 3 years after graduating as a Veterinarian from the University of Nairobi, Kenya, immigrated to Canada. Following fulfilling the Canadian Board exams he worked for 2 years basically as a 'cowboy vet' for the Department of ...
Artist: Nazmu Mamdani Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Title/Medium "Yellow Shafted Flicker"; Watercolour "Chippy"; Acrylic on mat board "Dozing Cougar"; Watercolour Yellow Shafted Flicker Beautiful bird of the Woodpecker family ______________________________ Chippy My boys named this chipmunk Chippy in the children's stories we conjured up about him. ______________________________ Dozing Cougar This female cougar was a resident of the Peterborough Zoo, Ontario. Not ...
[Google translation] It is difficult to talk about political Islam in the world today. The vast majority of conflict is political in origin or socio-economic, not religious. Subsequently, different communities have modelled a religious bond widening the conflict. Islam is not a faith nourished in politics. This is no more the case with other religions. Interviewer: Gael Tchakaloff Google translation -- ...
Interviewer: Gael Tchakaloff Google translation -- Portrait of a descendant of Muhammad, became the philanthropic entrepreneur of modern Islam. Too close to the gods to tame. Too quiet for the reveal. Too mythical to popularise it. Prince Karim Aga Khan is not a man like any other. And yet. Far from the romantic passions, the spiritual guide is primarily a citizen ...
United States -- The lsmaili Council for the USA was one of the sponsors at the 2009 Women's Conference held in Los Angeles. The annual event, organised by California First Lady Maria Shriver, seeks to inspire, empower and educate women. Columns of women made their way to the Long Beach Convention Center, where the Women's Conference was held at the end ...
News story -- Wide ranging in its coverage, the Dictionary is a comprehensive resource for students as well as general readers. In simple and clear language, it provides entries on persons, places, events, and ideas related to Islam and Muslim societies. The pluralism and diversity of Islam are highlighted and a chronology as well as an extensive bibliography for further reading is ...
Karachi, Pakistan, 6 January 2010 - Two institutions of the Aga Khan Development Network, The First MicroFinanceBank Ltd Pakistan (FMFB) and the Aga Khan Planning and Building Service, Pakistan (AKPBS), are launching a programme designed to help poor and low-income families make their homes safer, healthier and more energy efficient. FMFB will provide needs-based, short to medium-term financial services (housing finance) ...
News story -- In his talk entitled Debating Shi'i Philosophy in Qum,Dr Rizvi argued that the study of the philosophy of Mulla Sadra (d. 1640 CE) and of philosophical mysticism in the Shi'i seminary at Qum have seen a recent revival and dominance. Sadra's philosophy has been contested by traditionalist 'ulama who consider both philosophy and mysticism as a challenge to the ...
News story -- This text, composed by the Ismaili da'i-scholar in seven volumes, presents the most comprehensive history of the Ismaili imams and da'wa, from the earliest period of Muslim history until the late Fatimid period. Idris 'Imad al-Din (born 1392 CE) was descended from the prominent al-Walid family of the Quraysh in Yemen, who led the Tayyibi Musta'lian Ismaili da'wa for ...
News story -- In many parts of the Arab Middle East, modern institutions and ideas date back to the nineteenth century, noted Professor Zubaida. The resulting transformations were not only cultural but also socio-economic and religious. There were supporters and resistors to these transformations, but the overall feature of this early modernity was relative openness, diversity and tolerance. Political and social writings ...
Nutrition Centre -- The year often starts with great intentions - perhaps you will join a gym, cut out fried foods, or decide to give up fast food - but will they stick? One of the best ways to keep your new year's resolutions is to make sure they are realistic in the first place.SXC.hu/Ambrozio Have you overdone it a little ...
As I sat waiting the call to his [the Aga Khan's] suite, I could see why it was that His Highness was so popular with the hotel staff. The porters looked upon him as their special charge...Every mention of his name, was allied with something affectionate, something human...The drawing room in which His Highness received me looked more like the work-room ...
The thoughtful study of the late Aga Khan, 48th Imam of Shia Imami Ismailis, shown above was done in clay by his wife, the Begum Aga Khan, Om Habiba. Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS In his Platinum Jubilee message, shown in the above quote, Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III, had exhorted his Ismaili followers to "show their true Islamic charity ...
A Unique Opportunity to Acquire "The Memoirs of Aga Khan" - 1st Editions in Seven Languages "I can only say to everyone who reads this book of mine that it is my profound conviction that man must never ignore and leave untended and undeveloped that spark of the Divine which is in him." The autobiography of the 48th Ismaili Imam, Sultan ...
Portrait of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III, 48th Ismaili Imam whose reign of 72 years was the longest in Ismaili history. © Photo: The National Portrait Gallery In the early afternoon of 11 July, 1957, after an Imamat spanning seventy-two years, the 48th Imam, Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III, passed away in Geneva. In a leading article ...
Portugal -- In November, the Ismaili Centre, Lisbon was the venue of the 2009 Lisbon Forum, an annual event of the North-South Centre. Focused on the "creation of a culture of human rights through education," the gathering was organised in partnership with the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and the Aga Khan Development Network. UN High Representative for the Alliance of ...
Global -- Mawlana Hazar Imam received the Prix de l'Entrepreneur philanthropique de l'année 2009 (2009 Philanthropic Entrepreneur of the Year Award) presented to him by Le Nouvel Economiste, at a ceremony held on 17 December at the Cour des Comptes in Paris. Le Nouvel Economiste presented its award to Mawlana Hazar Imam at a ceremony held at the Cour des Comptes ...
PART II IV. HONORARY CITIZENSHIP AND "KEY OF THE CITY" AWARDS V. HONORARY DEGREES VI. DIPLOMACY Compiled by Azeem Maherali, Atlanta, Georgia As Chancellor of the Aga Khan University, His Highness is pictured in a 1989 portrait wearing his Chancellor's robe made of gold brocade on white - the colours of the Fatimids, his ancestors in Egypt who founded the Al-Azhar ...
Canada -- Thursday afternoon, President Mohamed Manji of the Ismaili Council for Canada carried the Olympic torch through the Don Mills neighbourhood of Toronto. Earlier in the day, community members gathered for a pre-torch event hosted by the Ismaili community in partnership with the Flemingdon Food Bank. With less than two months until the Opening Ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic ...
The goal [of AKDN's strategy] is clear: the aim is to create or strengthen civil society in developing countries. This single goal, when it is achieved, is in fact necessary and sufficient to ensure peaceful and stable development over the long term, even when governance is problematic.... The essence of our development strategy is thus to create these where they are ...
The Platinum Jubilee - Seventy Years of Imamat (1885-1955) The 48th Ismaili Imam, Aga Khan III, acknowledges the affection of his followers who had gathered in their thousands to mark his Platinum Jubilee celebration at the Aga Khan Gymkhana in Karachi. THE PLATINUM JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS IN KARACHI WITH SPEECHES AND MESSAGES; TOKEN CEREMONY IN CAIRO WITH SPEECHES AND MESSAGES; THE PLATINUM ...
Champion Hurdle in view for Zaynar, while Alaivan is already Triumph Hurdle favorite. Last season's Triumph Hurdle hero ZAYNAR has continued his progression and is now among the favorites for next March's Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival after extending his unbeaten hurdles sequence to five. The AK-bred ZAYNAR ran out the six-length winner of his seasonal debut and first meeting ...
Daryakana impressive winner of a strong Hong Kong Vase. HH Aga Khan has already enjoyed success as a breeder in Asia, notably through Dubai World Cup hero Daylami, but his famous green and red colours were carried to victory for the first time at the highest level by DARYAKANA in Sunday's Hong Kong Vase. The daughter of Selkirk and Prix de ...
PART I: TITLES, DECORATIONS, AND AWARDS & PRIZES His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th Hereditary Ismaili Imam, Continues the Work of his Grandfather, Aga Khan III, in the Truest Tradition of the Imamat Compiled by Azeem Maherali, Atlanta, Georgia A Portrait of the Aga Khan Family of the mid 20th century: Next to the late 48th Ismaili Imam, Aga Khan III, ...
THE DIAMOND JUBILEE - SIXTY YEARS OF IMAMAT (1885-1945) Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah in a message to the Aga Khan Legion Central Committee: Sixty years have passed to the enthronement of the Imamat, which is a unique occasion. It is an incomparable occasion in the world. No occasion ever occurred in the world history like it. Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah in ...
An intriguing poster created in the 1940's by Major Lakhpaty. Link to high resolution file provided at bottom of page. Poster from the Abdulmalik Thawer Collection. Photo Scan by: Guy Martin Studio, Ottawa by Abdulmalik J. Merchant, Editor, Simerg Editor's Note: The image above is that of a poster which was designed and published by the late A. J. Lakhpaty during ...
Global -- The Institute of Ismaili Studies has launched a redesigned website featuring a fresh new look and additional functionality. The Institute of Ismaili Studies has launched a redesigned website that will enhance access to new and existing content and update the design. The updated website introduces a new navigation system, Google-based search, RSS feeds, and integrated sharing with social networking ...
I: THE GOLDEN JUBILEE - FIFTY YEARS OF IMAMAT (1885 to 1935) ...The late Aga Khan was determined that his Golden Jubilee be marked by the launch of something that would remain forever. After much discussion,the Jubilee Insurance Company was formed and when some leaders complained that they knew nothing about insurance, His Highness replied: 'If you want to build a ...
Nutrition Centre -- Buying a loaf of bread, a breakfast cereal, or pasta used to be straightforward. But today, a wide assortment of grain-based products comes with a push to choose healthier whole grain varieties. Just what is whole grain, and what makes it healthy? Anatomy of a whole grain kernel. Drawing: US Department of Agriculture Once upon a time, buying ...
Pir Sadr al-Din[1]was born in the first half of the fourteenth century in Sabzwaar in Iran. His father was Pir Shahbudin and mother Noor Fatima binti Ibrahim Sabzwaari. The family was related to the Imams. From a very young age, Pir Sadr al-Din had a good education. By the age of fourteen he had studied and could recite the Holy Qur'an ...
By Sadruddin K. Hassam INTRODUCTION Spread in various countries around the world, the Shia Imami Ismailis have their own innumerable ways for celebrating important religious occasions according to their various cultural, social and religious traditions and backgrounds. One very important occasion in the annual calendar of the Ismailis is the Salgirah, or the birthday of their spiritual leader (Imam). His Highness ...
