This latest consignment of fillies and broodmares features Classic bloodlines rich in potential as breeding prospects. A total of 27 females from the Aga Khan Studs will go through Arqana's Deauville ring from 5th to 7th December. Many of the sixteen fillies out of training have proved their worth on the racecourse and are also closely related to winners at the ...
The photos are from the archives of Mr. Anwar Virani of Ottawa, Canada. Details have been compiled from Mr. Virani's recollections and other sources, as noted. BURMESE PATRIOTISM In speaking at the dinner of the Aga Khan Student's Union in London in June 1951, Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III, advised his followers in Asia and Africa that the countries ...
The late Khadija Kothari who preserved the memories and photos of the Kothari family. Photo: Taj/Bashir Kothari. Editor's note: We have recently received six more historical photographs from the collection of the Kothari family. They are being added below just before the original write-up and photos which were submitted by Ms. Taj Kothari of Florida and her brother, Bashir Kothari, of ...
PORTRAITS OF HIS HIGHNESS THE AGA KHAN III Copyright: National Portrait Gallery, London by Elliott & Fry, half-plate negative, 1911. (C) National Portrait Gallery, London By Elliott & Fry, Vintage Print. (C) National Portrait Gallery, London by Dorothy Wilding, bromide print, 1953. (C) National Portrait Gallery, London by Walter Stoneman, bromide print. (C) National Portrait Gallery, London ___________ Other articles in ...
Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III, 48th Imam of Shia Imami Ismailis, in full regalia. Photo: Jehangir Merchant archives Titles 1. Title of Aga Khan was first granted to Aga Hassanaly Shah, the 46th Ismaili Imam, by the Shah of Persia, in the 1830s (see image of vintage engraving print of Aga Khan I below) 2. His Highness to Sir ...
By Malik Merchant (Editor-Publisher, www.Simerg.com) Shown below is an image of an historic document dated 30 July, 1923. It is an invitation extended by the newly established Recreation Club Institute of Bombay for a lecture on the subject of Imamat, which was presented a week later by a bright and enthusiastic sixteen year old matriculation student from Punjab by the name ...
Global -- In celebration of Eid ul-Fitr, the Mayor of London organised a live entertainment programme in Trafalgar Square this year. The Ismaili Community Ensemble was invited to take part in the event, which attracted thousands, and marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The audience takes in a performance by the Ismaili Community Ensemble. Kois Miah In celebration ...
Half sisters to Sinndar, Azamour, Kalanisi, Kastoria, Edabiya are due to be presented at the Goffs November breeding stock sale over the weekend of 21st - 22nd November. This summer's Prix Morny winner Arcano and dual Gr 1 heroine Dar Re Mi are both progeny of AK-bred mares purchased at public auction and breeders will have the opportunity to invest in ...
Mosaic of the 48th Ismaili Imam by renowned Pakistani Ismaili artist, the late Gulgee DEFENDER OF ISLAM The Aga Khan's Letter to The Times of London, November 3, 1951, written from Cannes In your leading article of October 22, 1951, under the heading "The Middle East" you have stated that "in the Muslim countries the second tendency (a violent reaction against ...
Friendly, smiling and interested in everything he saw, the Aga Khan impressed his scientific hosts on every phase of the medical research. He manifested particular interest in the Laboratory's work in tissue culture and its potential for cancer research, in the genetic effects of both radiation and inbreeding in mouse colonies, the use of radioactive isotopes in diagnostic medicine, and the ...
Canada -- On 25 October 2009, His Excellency Professor Gilbert Bukenya, Vice President of Uganda visited the Ismaili Centre, Burnaby. Accompanied by His Excellency George Abola, High Commissioner of Uganda in Ottawa, he sought to reach out to the Canadian Ismaili community with an invitation to invest in the future of Uganda. On 25 October 2009, His Excellency Professor Gilbert Bukenya, ...
I. THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS "Happiness is never a negative affair; it is to be won by men who are fully alive, full of the joy of living" - Aga Khan III. Photo: Copyright, The National Portrait Gallery, London Be One and Harmonious with God First, I would place spiritual happiness. A man must be at one with God. This may ...
Nutrition Centre -- World Diabetes Day is observed every year on 14 November to raise awareness of diabetes. While there is currently no cure for it, those who are affected can still live a full life by carefully managing their condition. World Diabetes Day is observed every year on 14 November to raise awareness of diabetes. This year's theme focuses on ...
Promising AK-breds catalogued at Goffs and Arqana, which sold Listed winner Mandali a year ago. The quintet of AK graduates due to pass through ARQANA's Saint Cloud ring feature some of the stud's leading bloodlines. Most are lightly or unraced, with the exception of TESHALI (Anabaa) who recently increased his winning tally to three with a victory at Saint Cloud. TESHALI ...
Zarina Bhatia on the train and boat trip to celebrate Diamond Jubilee in Dar-es-Salaam, submitted November 18, 2009 In response to Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah's visit to a shop and the Weighing scale: You bring back some lasting memories as I was then just a few years old past the age of an infant in my first or second Primary School ...
The happy period of your Imamate shall ever remain green in the history of the Ismaili world. Being the direct lineal descendant of the Great Prophet of Arabia, through his beloved Fatima and the first Imam Ali, Your Highness has been the most faithful torchbearer of all the marvelous teachings of your illustrious ancestor...(Excerpt from an address to Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, ...
1. Zul Khoja recalls a memorable visit by the Imam to their family shop in South Africa The above is a picture of Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah when he came to our shop during his South African visit in 1945. I remember somethings very vividly. We were all very excited about the visit and the Mulaqat with the Imam. The Jamati ...
The Aga Khan Studs have set fees for their five stallions for the 2010 breeding season. In Ireland at Gilltown Stud, Dalakhani, the leading sire in Europe in 2009 (by % Stakes winners to runners) and sire of back to back Breeders' Cup Turf winner Conduit, will remain at €50,000 in 2010. Leading second crop sire by yearling average in 2009 ...
News story -- Perhaps the most enduring achievement of his period at the Institute is the creation of a community of scholars resulting in a large number of publications from some of the best names in Shi'i and Islamic Studies. The Institute's fellowship programme ensured that many young and upcoming scholars would work with well-established names in the field. During Professor Nanji's ...
Please click links (shown under I through IX below) for short preview films at British Pathe. The quality of the films is excellent. Once you are at the British pathe website go to advanced search and use specific keywords to narrow the results for other films of the previous and present Aga Khan. The movies may be viewed in full screen ...
News story -- From ancient times to the present, people have sought to understand their identities both from an individual as well as collective perspective. In so doing, not only do they define who they are, but also who they are not. In the mass migrations of the last 200 years, millions of people have left their ancestral homelands and cultures to ...
"I came upon a rather striking surprise in looking through the texts of earlier Peterson Lectures. Not just one - but two of those addresses in recent years have quoted my grandfather! It was from him, Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan, that I inherited my present role in 1957. I also inherited from him a deep concern for the advancement ...
INTRODUCTION: THE FOUR REMARKABLE MUSLIMS OF THE INDIAN SUB-CONTINENT WHO ASSERTED THE TIMELESS VALUES OF ISLAM N THE 19TH-20TH CENTURIES There have been, in my view, during the last hundred years, four outstanding Muslims in the story of this sub-continent of India and Pakistan. The first, in point of time, was Syed Ahmed Khan who, a hundred years ago was reaching ...
This framed set of Stamps and First Day Covers has a unique permanence and is an enduring record to be cherished by present and future generations Note:This exclusive collection item from Simerg is now sold out. Limited quantities of the set, similar to the one shown above, may be made available in future if Simerg is able to acquire First Day ...
Canada -- At a recent ceremony in Toronto, Focus Humanitarian Assistance and the Ismaili Council for Canada were honoured for their work on refugee settlement. The occasion marked the 30th anniversary of the Private Sponsorship Program run by the Canadian Government, which has facilitated the admission to Canada of refugees originating from countries such as Afghanistan and Kosovo, allowing them to ...
United States -- Following his visit to Texas, Mawlana Hazar Imam traveled to Sacramento where he and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a landmark Agreement of Cooperation between the Ismaili Imamat and the State of California. Mawlana Hazar Imam and Governor Schwarzenegger engaged in conversation during the luncheon at Stanford Mansion. Zahur Ramji Sacramento, California, 2 November 2009 - Mawlana Hazar Imam ...
By (Late) Esmail Thawerbhoy Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III. Photo Copyright National Portrait Gallery, London ....The measure of the Imam's achievement can be gauged from the phenomenal progress of the Ismaili Community during the Imam's regime. The metamorphosis of a moribund society from the depths of its degradation to its proud position in modern civilization during the course of ...
Sacramento, California, USA, 2 November, 2009 -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California and His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims and founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today signed an agreement of cooperation reaffirming their shared commitment to dedicate human and material resources to confront poverty -- one ...
2 November 2009 -- The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the Aga Khan University (AKU) signed a memorandum of understanding today to advance their common goal to promote equitable human advancement and social justice in the less privileged parts of the world. The agreement was signed at the Capitol Building in Sacramento by Haile T Debas, MD, executive director ...
Sacramento, California, USA, 2 November 2009 - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California and His Highness the Aga Khan signed an agreement of cooperation reaffirming their shared commitment to dedicate human and material resources to confront poverty. The agreement builds on past collaboration between California and the agencies of the AKDN, and facilitates further collaboration in areas of mutual interest. ...
We have seen over the developing world in Africa and Asia, that when politics are fragile, what continues to sustain development is civil society. If you build a strong civil society, then you have a country that continues to progress even if governments are unstable. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California and His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) ...
A portrait of Aga Khan III by Dorothy Wilding. Copyright, National Portrait Gallery, London My Beloved Grandfather by His Highness the Aga Khan He achieved in his life, for our community that which could only have been accomplished normally in a period of many generations. Today, l am speaking to you in a city and in a country which have a ...
United States -- Austin, Texas, 30 October 2009 - At the invitation of Texas State Governor Rick Perry, Mawlana Hazar Imam traveled to Austin to sign an Agreement of Cooperation between the State of Texas and the Ismaili Imamat. During the visit, Hazar Imam and Governor Perry also held talks at the State Capitol on a range of issues of mutual ...
United Kingdom -- Abeed Mohamed is one of a number of young Ismailis who left home for the first time this autumn, to begin life as a university student. The Ismaili Student Network helped him and other UK students to prepare for this important transition. This autumn, many young Ismailis in the United Kingdom, like myself, began the transition to university. ...
Austin, Texas, 30 October 2009 - Governor Rick Perry of Texas and His Highness the Aga Khan signed a historic agreement in Austin on 30 October 2009, to expand collaboration in the areas of education, health sciences, natural disaster preparedness and recovery, culture and the environment. ...
The agreement that we are signing today opens for us the opportunity to build bridges to the best of civil society in Texas and in the United States and in that sense it is a partnership which we want to now translate into effective action in various parts of the world. (akdn.org) In order to bridge [the gap between the developed ...
Weights from the Reigns of Imams al-Zahir and al-Mustansir These weights were used to verify the weight of coins Name of Object : Glass weights Holding Museum: Jordan Archaeological Museum, Amman, Jordan Museum Inventory Number: J.16546; J.16547; J.16550 Dimensions: Diameter (in the range) 26-27 mm, weights: 4.68 g; 5.02 g; 5.15 g Material(s)/Technique(s): Cast glass. Date of the objects: J.16547. Hegira ...
Nutrition Centre -- Recognising that a younger generation of Ismailis in the United Kingdom are less likely to know how to cook traditional foods, members of the Youth Cultural and Social Network in the UK recently organised a series of cookery classes. In addition to learning how to cook a selection of traditional dishes, participants received valuable tips from Auntyji Razia ...
The Tsui family ended weeks of speculation today when they announced that they are going to stand their great Champion, Sea The Stars, at HH The Aga Khan's Gilltown Stud in Co. Kildare, Ireland. Possibly the greatest racehorse of all time Sea The Stars is a sensational looking and regally bred son of Cape Cross out of Urban Sea, who won ...
Royal Women: Granddaughters of Fatima al-Zahra In reverence to their descent from Fatima al-Zahra', the daughter of the Prophet and wife of Imam 'Ali bin Abi Talib, the Fatimids accorded the royal princesses a life of luxury and responsibility, entrusting them important roles in public and political life. This attitude affected generally the treatment of women in contemporary society. Many women ...
