The Ismaili Council for the Southeastern USA and Rotary Club of Gwinnett County commemorated the International Day of Peace with a Peace & Unity program. Keisha Lance Bottoms, Mayor of Atlanta, delivered the keynote address, and Dr. Mahmoud Eboo, AKDN Diplomatic Representative to Canada, served as a distinguished speaker. Attendees included Rotarians, and government, faith, and community leaders. ...
In the Kyrgyz Republic, small businesses, including a leather shoe company called Cobbler, are finding support in USAID and AKF's Enhancing Employability and Civic Engagement of Youth (EECEY) project, also known as Demilgeluu Jashtar. Demilgeluu Jashtar is helping expand job opportunities for young people and stem the flow of migration by providing youth with sought-after job skills through leadership training, business acceleration programs, ...
Deux top prices à Tattersalls pour l'étalon de Gilltown Stud. A wonderful year on the track for SEA THE STARS was matched in the sales ring in Tattersalls this week when a son and daughter of the Tsui family's champion were top priced colt and filly in Book 1. Leading the way at 1.2 million gns was the imposing son of ...
The term 'Islamic art' generally refers to the arts of all Islamic cultures and not necessarily created by or for Muslims. The term does not refer to a particular style or period, but covers a broad scope, encompassing the arts produced in Muslim regions from Spain to India during the past fourteen centuries. In the medieval Muslim regions, ceramic production achieved ...
A portrait of Prince Rahim Aga Khan taken in 1979 when he was 8 years old. Photo: Bahadur Hirji/Ilm, December 1979, Vol 5. Nos. 2 & 3, published by UK Ismailia Association (now ITREB) Introduced and Compiled by MALIK MERCHANT (Publisher-Editor, Barakah, Simerg and Simergphotos) Many fond memories come to mind as we think of Prince Rahim, eldest son of Mawlana Hazar ...
Global -- Mawlana Hazar Imam has graciously sent a Talika Mubarak to the global Jamat, which is being shared via The Ismaili. ...
Global -- Mawlana Hazar Imam has graciously sent a Talika Mubarak to the global Jamat, which is being shared via The Ismaili. ...
Portugal -- Mawlana Hazar Imam generosamente nos ha enviado un Talika Mubarak al Jamat global, que se comparte a través de The Ismaili. 7 de octubre de 2021 Mis amados hijos espirituales, Con ocasión de un reciente mulaqat con mis principales líderes Jamat para revisar sus informes sobre el trabajo y las actividades en curso del Jamat, envío mis cálidas y ...
UK -- Mawlana Hazar Imam has graciously sent a Talika Mubarak to the global Jamat, which is being shared via The Ismaili. 7. Oktober 2021 Meine lieben geistlichen Kinder, Zum Anlass einer kürzlich abgehaltenen mulaqat mit meinen hochrangigen Jamati-Führern, in deren Rahmen wir deren Berichte über die aktuelle Arbeit und die Aktivitäten der Jamaat besprachen, übermittle ich allen meinen geliebten geistlichen ...
India -- જગતભરની જમાતને એક મુબારક તાલીકાની નવાજેશ ફરમાવેલ છે, જેને ધી ઇસ્માઈલી મારફત શેર કરવામાં આવેલ છે. ...
Portugal -- Mawlana Hazar Imam enviou graciosamente um Talika Mubarak para o Jamat global, que está a ser partilhado através do The Ismaili. 7 de outubro de 2021 Meus amados filhos espirituais,Por ocasião do recente mulaqat com os meus líderes seniores do Jamat, para rever os seus relatórios sobre o trabalho e actividades atuais do Jamat, envio as minhas mais calorosas ...
France -- Mawlana Hazar Imam a gracieusement envoyé au Jamat mondial un Talika Mubarak qui est partagé via The Ismaili. Le 7 octobre 2021 Mes chers enfants spirituels, A l'occasion d'un récent mulaqat avec mes seniors Jamati leaders pour examiner leurs rapports concernant les activités et travaux Jamati en cours, j'envoie mes plus chaleureuses et mes plus affectueuses tendres bénédictions paternelles ...
Global -- Mawlana Hazar Imam has graciously sent a Talika Mubarak to the global Jamat, which is being shared via The Ismaili. English | français | Português | العربية | فارسی | ગુજરાતી | Русский | اردو | Tочики | Deutsche | Español 7th October 2021 My dear spiritual children, On the occasion of a recent mulaqat with my senior Jamati ...
Karachi, Pakistan, 11 October 2021 - Accelerate Prosperity (AP) and the Aga Khan University (AKU) have launched Pakistan's first National Health Incubator to support entrepreneurs grow new technology, innovation and services, and catalyse commercialisation in the country's health sector. AP and AKU ran a successful pilot health incubation programme last year, HealthVenture 2020. One start-up was amongst the top three businesses ...
Tajikistan -- Mawlana Hazar Imam has graciously sent a Talika Mubarak to the global Jamat, which is being shared via The Ismaili. ...
Pakistan -- Mawlana Hazar Imam has graciously sent a Talika Mubarak to the global Jamat, which is being shared via The Ismaili. ...
Tajikistan -- Мавлана Хазир Имам любезно отправил глобальному Джамоату Талика Мубарак, который распространяется через The Ismaili. ...
Learning to recognize the role a customer plays in your business growth journey. In order to secure a long term scalable business, you must understand to how to build and manage customer relationships. 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 link below Sessions ...
Global -- A healthy mind is a precedent for a healthy body. Our mind is merely shaped by all the experiences, ideas, and thoughts to which it is exposed. Although its been 18 months since the start of the COVID -19 pandemic, some people are still struggling to return to a semblance of normality. Bereavement, isolation, loss of income, and fear ...
Syria -- .يوم الخدمة المجتمعية الإسماعيلي العالمي هو حدث عالمي يجتمع فيه الإسماعيليون مع غيرهم من فئات المجتمع للقيام بمهام لخدمة الإنسانية قُمنا بالاحتفال بهذا الحدث العالمي الكبير في الخامس والسادس والسابع والعشرين من شهر أيلول في كل الدول التي يقيم الإسماعيليون فيها. وأيضاً في هذا اليوم العالمي تمت إعادة إحياء ذكرى العطاء للمجتمعات في الدول التي يعيش الإسماعيليون فيها من ...
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The forty-sixth Nizari Ismaili Imam Hasan Ali Shah, also known as Muhammad Hasan al-Husayni, was born in Kahak, Persia in 1804 and succeeded to the Imamat in 1817 after the murder of his father in Yazd. His father Imam Shah Khalil had transferred the seat of the Imamat from Kirman to Kahak, a village near Qumm and Mahallat where the Ismaili ...
USA -- May 2021 was momentous for Laila and Arif Merchant as the beaming parents watched their triplets cross the stage and graduate from The Mount Vernon School in Atlanta. What made this milestone even more special is that their children graduated top of their class, with Aqil as Valedictorian, and Alma and Anusha as co-Salutatorians. Aqil Merchant When asked how ...
Ismaili Digest Exclusive for September 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.
Chinook salmon successfully leaps over a 6 foot dam on Humber River at Etienne Brulé Park Park in Toronto, October 5, 2021. Image clipped from video by Malik Merchant/Simerg, see video of leap below. By (LATE) ESMAIL THAWERBHOY Introduced by Malik Merchant (Publisher-Editor, Barakah, Simerg and Simergphotos) The transliteration and meaning of the popular Ismaili Ginan Ooncha (or Uncha) Re Kot... ...
On the weekend of 25th and 26th September, the Shia Ismaili Muslim community from around the world came together, united, to mark our inaugural Global Ismaili CIVIC Day. This was a ground-breaking, landmark moment for us all. It gave us an opportunity to showcase our core values of volunteer service, good citizenship, peace, compassion, and care for others; with the aim ...
Dubai, UAE, 8 October 2021 - The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), the Government of Italy and the Mountain Partnership Secretariat co-organised a day-long event at Expo 2020 Dubai as an urgent call to action for sustainable and climate-resilient mountain development - highlighting best practices that include integrating disaster risk reduction measures into town planning and networking between and for mountain ...
UK -- We are pleased to share that on the afternoon of Thursday 7th October, President Naushad Jivraj along with volunteers and representatives of the Ismaili CIVIC team were invited to attend City Hall in London to meet the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to present our Ismaili CIVIC pledge of undertaking 100,000 hours of voluntary service. During this 20 minute ...
Njacko Backo delights with his February 2021 performance for the Aga Khan Museum's From Africa online music festival. In his infectious set, the Toronto music legend shares stories and plays traditional instruments from his birth country of Cameroon. Listen, learn, and enjoy! Streamed live on February 27, 2021, From Africa: A Celebration for Black History Month was presented by the Aga Khan ...
How does the natural world inform your ideas of home and belonging? Photographer Gohar Dashti offers her unique perspective on the question in a new instalment of the Museum's REIMAGINE: Global Conversation series. In her wide-ranging discussion with Aga Khan Museum Special Projects Curator Marianne Fenton, the Iranian-born artist explores the inspiration behind the Museum exhibition Land/s, which features a selection of Dashti's ...
The Aga Khan Museum proudly presents the 2021 Lapis Digital Benefit: Journey Beyond. Enjoy eye-opening stories based on masterpieces in the Museum's Collection, to stellar performances and intimate talks by eight artists from North America, East and South Asia, the Middle East and the Iberian Peninsula. If you enjoy the broadcast, please consider a donation in support of the Museum. Scan the ...
Portugal -- O AKHB assinou um protocolo com o Hospital Cruz Vermelha, com condições especiais para os membros da Comunidade Muçulmana Ismaili. Hospital Cruz Vermelha O Hospital Cruz Vermelha, com mais de 50 anos de atividade, é uma unidade hospitalar de referência nacional, equipado com tecnologia de última geração e dotado de um quadro clínico com idoneidade e mérito clínico publicamente ...
USA -- A short and poignant new film captures the imagination and underscores social issues leading to suicides among girls in Northern Pakistan. Depicting the strains caused in families and villages by the impact of higher education, the film Darya Kay Iss Paar (This Bank of the River) makes its statement with little dialogue. The emotions, confusion, and despair are all ...
USA -- For many of us who are not from Central Asia, our knowledge of the Ismaili tradition of this region begins and ends with the figure of Nasir-i Khusraw (d. after 1070).1 Without a doubt, Nasir-i Khusraw is a towering figure not only for the history of the Ismaili Tradition, but more generally for the intellectual history of the Islamic ...
By: Sadruddin Noorani, Chicago, USA Allah says in the Holy Qur'an, "Oh humankind, We have created you male and female and appointed you races and nations so that you may know ...
The final report of Canada's Massey Commission, the Royal Commission on National Development in the Arts, Letters and Sciences, was released in 1951. Often referred to as the Massey Report, this ...
Click link to hear the episode in its entirety: 49: Pivotal moments in Ismaili history - the podcast "Ismaili history is heroic, poetic, cinematic, and musical. Let my imagination be your guide ...
To God belongs the unseen [secrets] of the heavens and earth (Q 11:123) Nasir Khusraw, a Persian poet, philosopher, traveller, and a da'i, was born in 1004 in Qubadiyan, a small town in eastern Iran. After completing his schooling, where he studied Arabic, Persian, mathematics, philosophy, and religious sciences, Nasir entered government service in the revenue department. Nasir enjoyed travelling , ...
Khalil Z. Shariff, CEO of AKF USA, shares an invitation to join the 2021 Virtual Voyage. Learn more about the #AKFVirtualVoyage at virtualvoyage.akfusa.org ...
