Conductor is a short story (afsana) written by Altaf Fatima. The story revolves around a character named Lalu. However Lalu is not so well versed in qualification but instead passionate and enthusiastic for his homeland (Pakistan) in the movement of freedom. The central thesis of this story is that it does not make any difference that which class we belong but we ...
Mayor of Houston Sylvester Turner highlights the Global Ismaili CIVIC Day being marked in Houston and cities around the world to commemorate serving humanity and enriching lives in Houston and cities around the world through an array of community service activities. ...
Part of Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Aga Khan Cultural Services (Afghanistan) has recently launched Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages that will be a repository of verified information on potential dangers to heritage landmarks in Afghanistan. We invite you to read Melissa Gronlund's report in the September 23 edition of The National. Please also read below, after photo, important recent developments ...
The Ismaili presents "Anywhere," performed by K4 from Canada. The song, which contains urban influences, depicts young people finding their way in the world, guided by their faith. ...
Global -- The coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc and redefine normalcy for almost everyone in every part of the world. The past 18 months have been a uniquely challenging time on many fronts. As we learn to adapt to new ways of living, the ongoing uncertainty continues to challenge us at a level much more profound than we may realise. ...
Jury Statement: "This film explores a side of the pandemic told through a compelling human perspective. We particularly were drawn to the portions of the film that educated us on a ...
Global -- Thousands of members of the Jamat are busy making final preparations ahead of the inaugural Global Ismaili CIVIC Day, to be held this weekend in more than 30 countries around the world. This weekend, from Mumbai to Melbourne, and from Dallas to Dar es Salaam, the first ever Global Ismaili CIVIC Day aims to reflect the values of the ...
JollyGul.com has now launched a Western classical music appreciation series! Their first episode is about Beethoven, one of the most admired composers in the history of Western classical music. Jakub Niewiadomski ...
Portugal -- The Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad is an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School and is the first in the network of Aga Khan Academies established by His Highness the Aga Khan. The Academy features state-of-the-art facilities, a multicultural student body, and an experienced team of educators and staff. Admission to the Academy is competitive and based on student merit, regardless ...
Dr. Shezan Muhammedi has been appointed as a Researcher In-Residence Carleton Library for his background and expertise in the resettlement of Ugandan Asian refugees in Canada. In November 2022, Carleton University ...
Independent Master Jury Will Select Recipients of US$ 1 Million Prize Geneva, Switzerland, 23 September 2021 - The members of the Master Jury for the 2020-2022 Cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced today. The Jury, which independently selects the recipients of the US$ 1 million Award, will convene in January 2022 to select a shortlist from hundreds ...
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 ...
