France -- 1/ What is Focus Star? Focus Humanitarian Assistance is an Institution of the Aga Khan Development Network created 25 years ago and which operates under the continued guidance of Mawlana Hazar Imam. FOCUS helps communities around the world to deal with and survive natural and man-made crises / disasters. Our work centres on preparedness, relief, and resilience. These 3 ...
France -- 1/ Qu'est-ce que Focus Humanitaire ? Focus Assistance Humanitaire est une Institution du Réseau Aga Khan de Développement créée il y a 25 ans et qui opère sous la guidance continue de Mawlana Hazar Imam. FOCUS aide les communautés du monde entier à faire face et à survivre aux crises/catastrophes naturelles et causées par l'homme. FOCUS est centré sur ...
Aga Khan Economic Planning Board, India has launched a new website, india.ibngconnect.com This website aims to give a digital platform to all our Ismaili businesses and service providers to widen their reach to the National and International Jamats. The website is now live in India & the Gulf countries and is quickly expanding to other countries. We are inviting vendors from across India to ...
Aga Khan Economic Planning Board, India has launched a new website, india.ibngconnect.com This website aims to give a digital platform to all our Ismaili businesses and service providers to widen their reach to the National and International Jamats. The website is now live in India & the Gulf countries and is quickly expanding to other countries. We are inviting vendors from across India to ...
From the earliest period of Islam, its educational system was originally religious in nature. It began with the mosque as its centre, from which other educational institutions developed such as the maktab (elementary education), the bayt al-hikma (the house of wisdom), the majlis (the gathering of scholars and students), the madaris (sing. madrasah - school or college) as well as hospitals ...
Zainub Verjee has been elected a Senior Fellow of Massey College at the University of Toronto. Dr. Verjee's nomination and election come as a result of her accomplishments and dedication to ...
India -- The Family Emergency Handbook is an initiative by the Conciliation and Arbitration Board, India along with the Aga Khan Economic Planning Board, India.The objective of this handbook is to have all relevant financial information available in an easy format in the case of an emergency. The handbook is exhaustive and we recommend you download, fill in and upload a ...
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#Proparco - an arm of the Agence Française de Développement - undertook a study to evaluate the developmental impact of #SerenaHotels (@Serena Hotels) in #EastAfrica. Watch this 9-minute documentary to see what they found. ...
#Frigoken Limited - a project company of the #AgaKhan Fund for #EconomicDevelopment - is the largest vegetable processor in East and Central Africa. In this video, produced by Global Compact Network Kenya as part of its Sustainable Development Goals in Action series, Frigoken's CEO Mr. Karim Dostmohamed discusses the company's investment in all-round workplace wellness to advance corporate sustainability. He details why ...
#Speech made by His Highness the #AgaKhan at the #AthensDemocracyForum in Greece on 15 September 2015. Read the full speech here: For more about the Aga Khan Development Network, visit: ...
The central message of the Quran and Prophetic Tradition to seek knowledge led to the foundation of several institutions of learning. The acquisition of knowledge came to be perceived as a way of improving understanding of the faith and its practices. The pursuit of knowledge was emphasised by Hazrat Ali and his descendants to the present day, by Mawlana Hazar Imam. ...
Communities across the USA will be positively impacted by the Shia Ismaili Muslim community engaging in environmentally friendly projects with civil society partners. ...
Prepared and compiled by MALIK MERCHANT (Publisher-Editor, Barakah, Simerg and Simergphotos) Most of the Ismaili Jamat that is now settled in Canada and other western countries were still in Africa, Asia and the Middle East when Prince Zahra was born on September 18, 1970, almost a year after Mawlana Hazar Imam got married to Begum Salimah in October 1969. We received ...
Kenya -- Global Ismaili CIVIC Day is a day/weekend when the Jamat around the world, in unity, demonstrate our centuries-old tradition of serving humanity and enriching the lives of the communities in which we live. The first ever Global Ismaili CIVIC Day will be held on the weekend of 26th September 2021. Responding to the Pandemic and Protecting the Earth - ...
He will take over the training of Aga Khan horses following the retirement Alain de Royer Dupré. The Aga Khan Studs are pleased to announce that Francis-Henri Graffard will take over the training of the horses based at His Highness the Aga Khan's private training centre at Aiglemont situated in Gouvieux, following the retirement Alain de Royer Dupré at the end ...
What can a rarely displayed 18th-century manuscript of the Shahnameh tell us about the region of Kashmir's connections to other stopping points on the Silk Roads? The Museum's Dr. Marika Sardar investigates clues threaded directly into the book's binding in her latest Curator's Pick video for the #MuseumWithoutWalls. Bringing online Museum experiences to you is part of our mission to connect cultures and ...
With support from the Aga Khan Foundation, the Government of Switzerland and Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation, the Bai Alai project is helping farmers in the Kyrgyz Republic to artificially inseminate their cattle, improving the quality of their livestock. By doing this, the farmers can keep less cattle and protect their pastureland. ...
ANZ -- In the ANZ region (with consideration to the COVID restrictions in each State) we invite you, your friends, your neighbours and workmates to participate in any or all of the following activities: Ismaili CIVIC is a global Initiatives ... where the Shia Ismaili Muslim community across the world has united, around a centuries-old tradition of serving humanity, by rendering ...
The first revelation to Prophet Muhammad was about knowledge and learning. The value placed on knowledge in the Qur'an and Prophetic Tradition became the foundation for the development of education among Muslims. The acquisition of knowledge came to be perceived as part of one's daily life and as a way of enhancing knowledge of the faith and pits practices; faith and ...
Karachi, 15 September 2021 - Today, the Aga Khan University (AKU) welcomed into office President Sulaiman Shahabuddin, the University's third president since its founding in 1983. President Shahabuddin leads an institution that has 3,200 students on three continents, cares for two million patients in a typical year and has recently been ranked amongst the world's top 100 universities in several fields ...
"The United States has long been a beacon of hope for newcomers from around the world. For generations, millions of Americans who started out as refugees have made incredible contributions to ...
Prepared and compiled by MALIK MERCHANT (Publisher-Editor, Barakah, Simerg and Simergphotos) This is the first in a two-part series on projects that are underway to preserve and digitize Ismaili texts that are in danger of destruction, neglect or physical deterioration. We begin the short series with initiatives undertaken by Endangered Archives Programme with respect to rare Ismaili and other Central Asian ...
Global -- The Ismaili is excited to announce that Careers of the Future is launching a weekly podcast starting today, 14 September. Even before 2020, our youth were expecting to inherit a vastly different world from their parents, but post-pandemic, this has been brought into sharper focus. Careers of the Future hopes to equip young people for the rapid changes in ...
Are you an undergraduate student curious to learn more about South Asian Muslim heritage and related subjects? Would you like a fully funded international research experience studying fascinating topics about South ...
Geneva, Switzerland, 13 September 2021 - The Aga Khan Development Network (#AKDN) today urged the international community to remain engaged and to act, with compassion and foresight, to address dire humanitarian conditions in #Afghanistan. In a statement delivered by Michael Kocher, General Manager of the Aga Khan Foundation, at the invitation of #UnitedNations Secretary-General António Guterres at the High-level Ministerial Meeting on the ...
St Mark's Basilica and Teona shine for Aga Khan Studs sires. SEA THE STARS has enjoyed another prolific week, headed by Prix Vermeille heroine TEONA and also featuring Stakes victories for champion Stradivarius, Adhafera and Manobo. SIYOUNI shone once again at the highest level thanks to St Mark's Basilica, while H.H. the Aga Khan's colours were carried to victory by SAGAMIYRA. ...
#Speech made by His Highness the #AgaKhan at the Houses of the Parliament of Canada in the House of Commons Chamber in Ottawa, Canada, 27 February 2014. Read the full speech here: For more about the Aga Khan Development Network, visit ...
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network are honoured and privileged to convey our abiding commitment to the peoples of Afghanistan. This allegiance is enduring. It is founded on the most profound respect for Afghanistan's many traditions and the bonds of our shared humanity. AKDN's work and its aim of improving the quality of life of all communities it ...
"Now is the time to be present, remain in dialogue and work together with communities towards peace, cohesion, opportunity and prosperity." Geneva, Switzerland, 13 September 2021 - The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) today urged the international community to remain engaged and to act, with compassion and foresight, to address dire humanitarian conditions in Afghanistan. In a statement delivered by Michael ...
Global -- The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) participated in and delivered a statement at the High-Level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan, at the invitation of the United Nations Secretary-General earlier today, 13 September 2021. The important and timely meeting, held in Geneva, Switzerland, and live-streamed worldwide, was convened to highlight the acute needs in Afghanistan, and the ...
The agencies of the #AgaKhan Development Network have worked at the community level for more than three decades to support and help the Afghan people realise their aspirations for a better life. With its 10,000 Afghan staff, across numerous provinces, the #AKDN in partnership provides: life-saving treatment and #healthcare for millions; education for hundreds of thousands of girls and boys; rural #infrastructure ...
Events -- 30th September 2021 -- Islamic History and Thought Lecture Series Sign up to IIS academic news, publications and events alerts. This paper focuses on the Alawi Bohra community in Vadodara, Gujarat, and their khizānat al-kutub, or treasury of books. As Shi'i Isma'ilis, the Alawi Bohras consider themselves heirs of the Fāṭimid Imamate (909-1171). Whereas other Isma'ili communities, such as the ...
Watch it live - click on image, start time 8 am New York Time We are pleased to provide a recording of the statement that was delivered this morning at 10:30 AM (New York time) by a representative of the Aga Khan Foundation in response to the UN Secretary General's worldwide appeal to support Afghanistan's humanitarian needs. We regret that the first ...
This session explains the importance of networking and forming alliances. It particularly emphasises how crucial community building is and its role in strengthening businesses worldwide. The session also includes our newly launched program IBGN Connect. IBGN Connect is essentially a platform that aims to give a digital presence to our Ismaili businesses and service providers to widen their reach to the National and ...
...it is with deepest admiration that I thank the person whose guiding hand has been so important at every stage of this project: a member of my family, my brother, Prince Amyn Aga Khan -- Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, Opening of Ismaili Centre, September 12, 2014. Introduced by MALIK MERCHANT (Publisher-Editor, Barakah, Simerg and Simergphotos)Opening day, September ...
Alif program bringing you helpful Essay Strategies for your College Application. ...
Bringing our 11th graders important information about College Applications and Decision Making. ...
"Despite the advances we have witnessed through improved technology and through globalisation, a knowledge gap continues to exist and perhaps even grow, and the result of that gap is a vacuum within which myths and stereotypes can so easily fester, fed by the amplification of extreme minority voices. Symbols become confused with emblems. Images of demagoguery or despotism, of intolerance and ...
Governor Kemp and First Lady recognized Ismaili CIVIC and the Ismaili Council for the Southeastern USA at the Georgia State Capitol for their service to improve the quality of human life of Georgians through health, education, economic development, environmental stewardship, culture, and pluralism. Join us on 25 and 26 September as we celebrate, serve, and unite for Global Ismaili CIVIC Day 2021. ...
Ismaili CIVIC This is an update to our recent post Ismaili CIVIC to Host Supply Drive For Afghan Refugees at 3 Chicago Jamatkhanas on September 4 which referred to an article by Tom Robb in Journal & Topics. Tom Robb now reports in the September 8 edition of Journal & Topics that the drive on September 4 at the Jamatkhanas resulted ...
