Afghanistan Update - 20 August 2021 (Urdu)
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Afghanistan Update - 20 August 2021
Global -- The currently ongoing events in Afghanistan are causing concern for the Jamat around the world, and the purpose of this advisory is to share authoritative information in this regard. The Jamat in Afghanistan as well as globally is requested not to heed any unfounded rumours and uninformed or even incorrect media reports. The Jamati institutions should be viewed as the only ...
Atualização Afeganistão - 20 de agosto de 2021
Portugal -- A situação atual no Afeganistão tem sido objeto de preocupação do Jamat em todo o mundo. Assim o National Council tem como objetivo com esta comunicação partilhar informação fidedigna com o Jamat. English Solicita-se a todo o Jamat, quer no Afeganistão, quer em outras partes do mundo, que não se deixe influenciar por rumores infundados ou mesmo relatos desinformados ...
Afghanistan Update - 20 August 2021 (Farsi)
Afghanistan -- .رخدادهای جاری در افغانستانی مایهی نگرانی جماعت در سراسر جهان شده است و هدف این اطلاعیه به اشتراک گذاشتن اطلاعاتی قابل اتکا در این زمینه است English | فارسی ...
Collections @AgaKhanMuseum: Processional Standard ('Alam)
Processional standards ('alams) are used in Shia processions, particularly on the day of 'Ashura, the tenth day of the month of Muharram, to commemorate the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, ...
ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
Mozambique -- The National Council has noted that the current ongoing events in Afghanistan are causing concern for the Jamat around the world, and the purpose of this advisory is to share authoritative information in this regard. The Jamat in Afghanistan as well as globally is requested not to heed to unfounded rumours and uninformed or even incorrect media reports. The ...
VIDEO: جاد حيدر - بطل الجمهورية في كرة الطاولة لفئة البراعم
Syria -- جاد حيدر - بطل الجمهورية في كرة الطاولة لفئة البراعم ...
VIDEO: Searching for Inner Truth | Aga Khan Museum/YMCA Mindfulness and Education Sessions
The second meditation in the Aga Khan Museum/YMCA Mindfulness and Education series focuses on searching for inner truth through meditation. While most counselling and contemplation approaches assist individuals with more clearly understanding their own thoughts and emotions, mindfulness meditation applies a unique method that combines 'probing for inner truth' with physical relaxation (mindfulness-of-breath). This combination helps one "make peace" with the spontaneous unfolding of mental ...
VIDEO: Making Sense of Life in a Sea of Error | Aga Khan Museum/YMCA Mindfulness and Education Sessions
The latest meditation in the Aga Khan Museum/YMCA Mindfulness and Education series is about overcoming perfectionism. Based on the perspective that mindfulness meditation is inherently anti-perfectionist, emphasis is placed on the acknowledgment of error and related positive outcomes (of acknowledgment) in everyday life. Whereas perfectionism establishes unrealistic expectations for performance and associated tendencies to deny and cover up errors, mindfulness meditation assists ...
Bolsas AKES 2021/2022
Portugal -- O Aga Khan Education Board informa que estão abertas as candidaturas para as bolsas de estudo referentes ao ano letivo 2021/2022, até dia 31 de agosto de 2021. O programa das Bolsas de Estudo AKES refere-se a Instituições Nacionais de Ensino Superior de referência, destinando-se a pessoas que respeitem os seguintes critérios de seleção e que preencham os seguintes ...
Agriculture Expert's outstanding volunteer service
TKN -- Dedicated and committed volunteer Amir Kassam has served AKDN and Jamati institutions for over 40 years. During the late 1970s, Amir assisted the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) UK National Committee in its project evaluation work. More recently, he has focused on sharing his extensive knowledge of agricultural development with AKF Geneva and AKF field units in Mozambique, Syria, India, ...
Aga Khan Agency for Habitat and Tajikistan partner to open an urban planning and design lab
Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 19 August 2021 - The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan's Committee of Architecture and Construction that will include measures for increased hazard mitigation, strategic densification and climate change adaptation for a city of 31,000 residents. A key component of the agreement will be to update ...
VIDEO: Aga Khan Development Network | Quote of the Week
#Speech made by His Highness the #AgaKhan at the opening ceremony of the #SerenaHotelKampala (@Serena Hotels ) in Kampala, Uganda on 10 November 2006. Read the full speech here: For more about the Serena Hotels and AKFED: ...
Siyouni and Sea The Stars shine on track and in the ring
Group and sales successes for the Aga Khan Studs sires. SIYOUNI and SEA THE STARS were to the fore at the weekend thanks to their progeny on the racecourse and in the Arqana sales ring. At Deauville on Sunday, the Haras de Bonneval's SIYOUNI signed a superb Group double thanks to juvenile filly Who Knows and talented gelding Wally. Trained by ...
GPISH Alumna Receives Scholarship for Harvard World Literature Summer Programme
News story -- GPISH (2018) alumna Semina Halani received a scholarship from Harvard University to attend a four-week Institute of World Literature Summer Programme in July. The programme, which took place online this year owing to the pandemic, included a total of ten seminars taught by leading professors and researchers in world literature, together with outstanding guest lectures and the opportunity for ...
VIDEO: Peer Perspective: The First Joust of the Rooks
A fearsome battle between two mounted warriors is the focus of MET curator emerita Dr. Sheila Canby's latest Peer Perspective video for the #MuseumWithoutWalls. From the Shahnameh (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, the 16th-century painting she features illustrates the first of 11 jousts between champions or "rooks" from Iran and their foes, the Turanians. On the Iranian side of the first ...
Taliban Takeover: Ismailis in Afghanistan Asked to Stay Home and not Panic
A former Ismaili refugee from Afghanistan, Malik Malikzada, who runs Jamila's Kitchen and Grill in Coquitlam, one of 21 municipalities in Greater Vancouver, Canada, says he is fearful for some members of his family as his homeland is seized by the Taliban. But, he says, having spoken to a cousin in Afghanistan, the situation in Kabul is calm. Read complete report ...
WTEP Alumna Secures Role as Interpreter at G7 Summit
News story -- WTEP (1994) alumna Nazneen Lakhani attended the G7 Summit as a Hindi Interpreter in June. Here she gives an insight into her experience, which included working with India's prime minister, Narendra Modi. "I had the privilege of working at the G7 Summit with my colleague, Amina Saif, to interpret simultaneously in Hindi for the prime minister of India, Narendra ...
Mawlana Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, a notable visionary and statesman
"Life is a great and noble calling, not a mean and grovelling thing to be shuffled through as best as we can but a lofty and exalted destiny." Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III, Memoirs of Aga Khan: World Enough and TimeImage: Daftary, The Ismaili Imams Mawlana Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III was born on November 2, 1877 ...
Must See Video: Bruno Freschi Provides Great Insights Into the Making of the First Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre in Canada, and Reflects on His Highness the Aga Khan
Introduced by MALIK MERCHANTPublisher/Editor Simerg, Barakah andSimerg Photos I first met met Bruno Freschi, the architect of the Ismaili Centre Vancouver, in Washington D.C., when Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, was awarded the Vincent Scully Prize in January 2005 at the National Building Museum. After meeting him at the door, I politely intruded into a conversation the Aga ...
High School Valedictorians and Salutatorians Inspire and Share their Educational Journeys
USA -- In his speech at the Inauguration ceremony of the Aga Khan Academy in Mombasa, Hazar Imam spoke about the power and influence that younger generations have in shaping their communities and societies as they progress through their education. "It is my hope that it will be members of this new generation who, driven by their own wide knowledge and ...
Agriculture Development Expert's Outstanding Volunteer Service
TKN -- Amir Kassam, a dedicated and exemplary volunteer, has served AKDN and Jamati institutions for over 40 years. During the late 1970s, Amir assisted the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)-UK National Committee in its project evaluation work. In the early 1980s, Amir was involved in the establishment of the Aga Khan Rural Support Programmes (AKRSP) in Pakistan and India. He continued ...
Dr. Shaf Keshavjee: Recipient of F.N.G. Starr Award- 2021 and American Surgical Association Flance -Karl Award- 2021
The F.N.G. Starr Award is the highest Canadian Medical Association (CMA) award available to one of its members and recognizes outstanding and inspiring lifetime achievement. Read more at the source: F.N.G. ...
International Youth Day: Restoring the balance
Global -- Today's complex global challenges will likely have a disproportionate impact on our youth. Through education, innovation, and entrepreneurial solutions, this year's International Youth Day offers young people a platform to build momentum towards meaningful positive change. Accoriding to the United Nations, the world's population is expected to increase by 2 billion people within the next 30 years. Yet, simply ...
GPISH Faculty Member Awarded Harvard Prize for Excellence in Teaching
News story -- Professor Ali Asani, who teaches on the IIS's GPISH programme and is a member of the Institute's Board of Governors, has been awarded the Harvard University 2021 Alpha Iota Prize for Excellence in Teaching. He has also been appointed to the Chancellor's Commission of Aga Khan University (AKU). The Alpha Iota Prize is voted on by Harvard's chapter of ...
"Reminders on the Path": New Collection by Ismaili Author, Sheniz Janmohamed (@shenizj)
Steeped in the language of place, the poems in this collection are stepping-stones from the author's past to her present, from forgetfulness to remembrance, from unknowing to a deep knowing found ...
Readings on Imam Hussain (A.S.): "The Foremost Among the Youths of Paradise"
INTRODUCTION: The Muslim New Year begins with the month of Muharram. In most of the countries, the celebrations are not marked by a public holiday. However, the coming of the New Year is observed by offering of special prayers at night and reflection on the life and times of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.S.). His emigration (Hijrah) from Mecca to Medina ...
GPISH Alumna Made Governor of Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
News story -- GPISH alumna Professor Nacim Pak-Shiraz has been appointed as a governor on the board of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS). Nacim, who was appointed alongside five other leading figures in arts, business and culture, also serves on the IIS's Board of Governors. The RCS is a conservatoire of dance, drama, music, production and film in Glasgow, Scotland. In ...
A Tribute to Late Nurbanu Abdulrasul Rashid (1923-2019) of Zanzibar and Toronto
Nurbanu Abdulrasul Rashid (1923-2019) celebrating her 95th birthday in Toronto. Photo: Kamrudin Rashid & Family Collection. Submitted by KAMRUDIN RASHID & FAMILY Nurbanu Abdulrasul Rashid, our dearest mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and great-grandmother and an extremely respected elder in the entire family passed away on July 15, 2019 at the age of 96. She enjoyed a wonderful life with her entire family, ...
Islamic art is the external expression of inner spirituality
The term 'Islamic art' refers to visual arts produced in Islamic regions by a variety of artists and for diverse consumers, not necessarily by and for Muslims. Sheila Blair explains that "while some types of Islamic art, such as Qur'an manuscripts, mosque lamps or carved wooden minbars (pulpits), are directly concerned with the faith and practice of Islam, the majority of ...
Interview with Zulfiqar Khimani: Manager for Educational Programmes
News story -- Zulfiqar Khimani has recently been promoted to Manager for Educational Programmes in the Department of Community Relations. He also undertakes academic work and teaches on the GPISH programme. Here he talks about his new role, his plans for the unit and what he values most about working at the IIS. What does your role entail and what are your ...
VIDEO: Aga Khan Development Network | Quote of the Week
#Speech made by His Highness the #AgaKhan at the #GlobalPhilanthropyForum in Washington DC, USA on 23 April 2009. Read the full speech here: ...
Learn how a medical doctor became a global advocate for women rights | Alaa Murabit (@almmura) | @AgaKhanMuseum
Award-winning medical doctor, Alaa Murabit is the 2020-2021 Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for the Advanced Study at Harvard University. She is a global security strategist, women's rights advocate and United ...
Preparing Guides to become Ambassadors of Change
Pakistan -- The Aga Khan Youth and Sports Board for Pakistan organised a transformational nine-day virtual camporee for Junior and Girl Guides. Around 602 Guides from seven different countries including Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, UAE, Uganda, Tanzania and Mozambique participated in the camporee which focused on exploring models of advocacy, social entrepreneurship and environmental sustainability. The camp was divided into two groups ...
VIDEO: Maro Vyaapar Maari Pragati 2.0 Session 4
Learning the value of developing a business mindset that considers the consumer's point of view. Developing consumer-friendly products and pricing, while keeping the product's simplicity and problem-solving capabilities in mind. 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 are held ...
July 2021 -- Jamat's Choice: Most Popular Articles & Videos
Ismaili Digest Exclusive for July 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.
The Space of Prayers: Relationship Between Prayer and Spirituality
By: Sadruddin Noorani, Chicago, USA Muharram 1443 - 8th August 2021 The Jamatkhana and its relationship with prayer For Ismaili Muslims, it is the jamatkhana that provides the space for congregational ...
A Diet to Prevent and Survive Cancer | Dr. Shireen Kassam
Dr. Shireen Kassam estimates a substantial percentage of cancer cases could be prevented by eating healthier foods and living a more active lifestyle when she joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck ...
Karim H. Karim designated Chancellor's Professor at Carleton - Canada's Capital University
Karim H. Karim, has been awarded the designation of Chancellor's Professor at the Canada's Capital University. "On behalf of Carleton University, I offer my congratulations to Dr. Karim H. Karim on ...
