VIDEO: Coping with the Second Wave: A Message from Ashish Merchant, President, National Council for India
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Zarkava foals a colt by Siyouni
He is a full brother to Listed winner Zaykava Zarkava gave birth to a colt by Siyouni on Friday 16 April at Sheshoon Stud in Ireland. The bay foal is described by Pat Downes, manager of the Aga Khan Studs in Ireland, as "an attractive, correct colt with plenty quality. He has a lot of presence". This is the twelfth foal ...
Photo of the Day: From Magnolias on Tree #049 at the Aga Khan Park in Toronto to Cherry Blossoms at the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre in Vancouver
By MALIK MERCHANT (Publisher-Editor, Barakah, Simerg and Simergphotos)Magnolia flowers on tree #049 at Toronto's Aga Khan Park, behind the Ismaili Centre building in Toronto. Photo: © Malik Merchant / Simergphotos. I have travelled from Ontario to Vancouver to pay my respects to my mother, "mummy" as I would fondly call her, who passed away on January 21, 2021 at the age ...
The Ismaili eChess Cup
Portugal -- Youth & Sports is glad to bring you The Ismaili eChess Cup! This game has become a huge cultural phenomenon and this initiative aims to bring together Jamati members from around the world to engage in a friendly competition to challenge the mind and build new friendships globally. Portuguese Whether you are a beginner, an intermediate or an advanced ...
Webinar: Oportunidades de negócio para o sector privado em Angola
Portugal -- No próximo dia 19 de abril, às 16h00, o Aga Khan Economic Planning Board irá realizar o webinar "Oportunidades de negócio para o sector privado em Angola", que será conduzido pela International Finance Corporation (IFC), instituição membro do Grupo Banco Mundial. English Neste webinar, a IFC irá explicar como trabalha com o setor privado e exemplificar com casos de ...
Understanding Shari'a: Webinar Demystifies Much Misunderstood Concept
News story -- There are few concepts as widely misunderstood as shari'a. This is the case among both Muslims and non-Muslims; in the West, especially, misconceptions surrounding shari'a--which literally translates as "the way"--have evoked fear and hostility, and fed into Islamophobia. "Sadly, shari'a has become a metaphor today", says Dr Keshavjee, a scholar affiliated with The Institute for Ismaili Studies (IIS), "for ...
Reveja: webinar "Saúde Mental Infantil - Desafios"
Portugal -- No passado dia 7 de abril, decorreu o webinar "Saúde Mental Infantil - Desafios", promovido pelo Aga Khan Health Board e pelo Aga Khan Education Board, que teve como orador convidado o Dr. Tiago Vinhas de Sousa, psiquiatra e diretor clínico da Clínica Nostra. Se não teve oportunidade de assistir em direto, veja a gravação agora. Este webinar teve ...
The Kulliyat of S'adi is considered a mastery of Persian literature
Abu-Muhammad Muslih al-Din bin Abdallah Shirazi (ca. 1210-1291/2), better known by his pen-name Sa'di, after the local prince Sa'd ibn Zangi, was born in Shiraz in Persia (modern-day Iran). At a young age, he went to the Nezamiyeh College in Baghdad to study. Shortly thereafter, the unrest caused by the Mongol invasions forced him to leave the region and travel to ...
Calendário do Ramadão 2021 para Crianças
Portugal -- O ITREB Portugal tem o prazer de partilhar consigo o calendário do Ramadão 2021 com atividades para crianças. Este ano, o Ramadão realiza-se entre 13 de abril e 13 de maio. English O Ramadão é uma altura importante no calendário muçulmano. Marca o mês durante o qual os primeiros versos do Sagrado Qur´an foram revelados ao Profeta Muhammad (que ...
A música e a sua ligação ao cérebro: os filhos, as atividades e a puberdade
Portugal -- "Aprender uma atividade que implique autocontrolo ou estar sentado a olhar para ecrãs têm resultados distintos", afirma o neuropsicólogo e investigador Lutz Jäncke. Lutz Jäncke é alemão e reside na Suíça. É diretor do departamento de neuropsicologia da universidade de Zurique e já conduziu inúmeras investigações. A sua mais recente investigação explora como a música molda o cérebro do ...
Ismaili CIVIC: A spark of hope during the global pandemic
Ismaili CIVIC -- A little over a year ago, the United Kingdom, along with the rest of the world, went into lockdown to protect people from Covid-19. Businesses, schools, places of worship, and even medical services closed. For many people, the lifelines they had come to rely on had been taken away overnight. Volunteers came out in their hundreds to offer ...
Shahzadi Devje (@Desiliciousrd): 40 Healthy Ramadan Recipes - #Ramadan2021
Eating a balanced and colourful diet that includes a variety of unrefined carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, emphasizing vegetables, whole grains, and healthy oils, is essential for good health, endurance and to ease ...
VIDEO: CONNECT virtual camp continues to unite youth from around the world
Global -- Covid-19 has changed much of what we do and how we do it; from shaking hands and hugging our friends, to the very way we learn and work with our peers and colleagues. At the same time, Covid-19 has given rise to CONNECT, an initiative of Global Encounters and Aga Khan Youth and Sports Boards from around the world. ...
Hafiz, one of the most celebrated Persian poets, inspired Goethe
"In each verse, with the intense concentration of thought and wisdom so singularly his own, he has produced in amazing variety facets of truth and beauty, of meaning and wisdom." Mawlana Sultan Muhammah Shah Aga Khan III Shams-ud-din Muhammad, one of the most celebrated of the Persian poets, known by his pen-name Hafiz, or Hafez, was born around 1310 in Shiraz ...
VIDEO: Transforming Lives - Meet Zeeshan!
Pakistan -- Zeeshan, a child hailing from Silgan, the remotest valley of Gilgit-Baltistan, was suffering from severe nose bleeding along with heart palpitations. The local healthcare provider had less hope that he would survive beyond a month and advised the family to take Zeeshan to Karachi for advanced treatment. With few resources, his mother was praying for a miracle to happen. ...
Vartan Gregorian - Educator, Historian, Philanthropist and Restorer of a Fading Library - Passes Away at 87; He Was President of Brown University When His Highness the Aga Khan Became the First Muslim to Deliver Baccalaureate Address to Brown's Class of 1996
By MALIK MERCHANTPublisher/Editor Simerg, Barakah andSimergphotos On the morning of Friday April 16, 2021, as I quickly glanced at the subject column of new emails that I had received overnight, my heart sank when I saw "Carnegie Corporation of New York Mourns the Death of President Vartan Gregorian." As a personal tribute to him, I would like to share three beautiful ...
Camp Al-ilm @ Home 2021
ANZ -- Over the Australian and New Zealander summer holidays, youth from around ANZ attended summer camps COVID style - online. Camp Al-ilm @ Home 2021 provided a platform for high school students from Australia, New Zealand and the Far East to connect for ANZ's first ever virtual camp. The camp provided an opportunity for participants to interact, build relationships, explore ...
Celebration of Service 2021
USA -- Celebration of Service Week April 18-24, 2021 "In the Shia Ismaili Muslim tradition, voluntary service to others is viewed as an integral and positive part of daily life, and never as a burdensome obligation or an elective activity. Service is a means for each individual to actualize Islam's ethics of inclusiveness, of compassion, of sharing, of the respect for ...
VIDEO: REIMAGINE: Global Conversations -- Rebirth & Hope with Pouran Jinchi and Tammam Azzam
In our latest REIMAGINE: Global Conversation for the #MuseumWithoutWalls, two world-renowned contemporary artists contemplate the role of creative expression in sparking hope and healing. Joining the Museum's Dr. Filiz Çakır Phillip for this very special talk are New York-based Iranian-American artist Pouran Jinchi and Syria-born, Germany-based painter and printmaker Tammam Azzam. Both artists reflect on how they use their art to bring ...
Sea The Stars and Siyouni star over the weekend
More Classic hopes for Siyouni. SIYOUNI and SEA THE STARS were in fine form on Sunday, with Group wins for POLICY OF TRUTH and AL AASY, while the Haras de Bonneval sire also saw his daughter Silvestri finish a close second in the Prix de la Grotte and the Gilltown Stud stallion celebrated two further winners at ParisLongchamp. Already sire of ...
VIDEO: FOCUS USA: How to Prepare for Hurricane and Flood
WATCH NOW: You need more than a Family Emergency Kit to prepare for a hurricane: - Create a Family Emergency Plan - Know what to do and how to evacuate - Sign up for alerts and warnings Learn more: Focus-usa.org/prepare/hurricanes Focus Humanitarian Assistance USA ...
VIDEO: FOCUS USA: How to Prepare for Hurricane, Flood, and Basic Emergency Preparedness
WATCH NOW: You need more than a Family Emergency Kit to prepare for a hurricane: - Create a Family Emergency Plan - Know what to do and how to evacuate - Sign up for alerts and warnings Learn more: Focus-usa.org/prepare/hurricanes Focus Humanitarian Assistance USA ...
VIDEO: Introducing The Ismaili eChess Cup
The Ismaili eChess Cup will bring together chess enthusiasts of all ages as a global community to compete, collaborate, and get to know each other. Watch the launch video or visit the.ismaili/esports for more information. ...
VIDEO: Global Encounters CONNECT 2021
REGISTRATION CLOSING: 25 APRIL! Join us for #CONNECT, a virtual camp designed to strengthen connections amongst our global youth! To register, visit the.ismaili/globalencounters #connectwithus #OneJamat ...
Simerg's Special Series on Books by Ismaili Authors: "Invisible Birthmarks" by Alnasir Rajan of Mississauga, Ontario
by MALIK MERCHANTPublisher/Editor Simerg, Barakah andSimergphotos Simerg's series entitled "Books by Ismaili Authors" continues with Canadian writer Alnasir Rajan's book "Invisible Birthmarks." We follow the same Q/A format as our recent presentations of books written by Shafeen Ali, Mansoor Ladha, Zeni Shariff and Shamas Nanji. We encourage Ismaili authors to participate in this series, regardless of when their books were published. ...
Photo of the Day: Tree #049 at Aga Khan Park is Quite Special for a Special Reason!
Flags at Aga Khan Park, by Wynford Drive. From nearest -- The Maple Leaf of Canada, the Province of Ontario, the City of Toronto and the Ismaili Flag. April 7, 2021. Photo: © Malik Merchant/Simergphotos. By MALIK MERCHANTPublisher/Editor Simergphotos, Barakahand Simerg I begin with the flags because I love my Ismaili Muslim community into which I was born, I love the city ...
VIDEO: Local and Global Economic Trends in a Post-Pandemic World
The pandemic has brought about fundamental changes to the economy that impact how people work, live and spend. Join us for a moderated discussion with Dr. Rusell Green of Rice University's Baker Institute and Laila Assanie of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas on the trends in the economic activities domestically and internationally as societies look toward a post-pandemic future. Wednesday, April 14, ...
VIDEO: Curator's Pick: Furtive Glances with Dr. Michael Chagnon
Curator Dr. Michael Chagnon offers a glimpse into how we're caring for the works in the Remastered exhibition during our temporary closure -- and he investigates a story of courtly intrigue and unspoken love as depicted in an exquisite painting from a manuscript of the Diwan of Safavid prince Sultan Ibrahim Mirza. To learn more about this work in our Collection (AKM ...
Chand Raat of Ramadan 1442 Hijri - 12th April 2021
Fortitude is as a sweet cloud, wisdom rains from it. Because it was in such a month of fortitude, that the Qur'an arrived! Jalal ad-Din Rumi (Diwan-i Shams-i Tabrizi) By: Sadruddin ...
VIDEO: Mind Matters - Breaking the Silence: Understanding Mental Health
UAE -- Mind Matters - Breaking the Silence: Understanding Mental Health ...
The world woke up to books during the pandemic and book sales even went up, but ITREB did not empower the Jamat to read by offering curbside pick up and online ordering of important books
This matter has been on my mind for 12 months, and this piece was prepared some 3 months ago. I have now decided to post it after patiently waiting for Jamati institutions, and specifically ITREB, to provide an absolutely essential service to the Jamat -- availability of Farman books, important objects (eg. tasbihs) as well as Dua recordings with meanings, and ...
Nizami's works became the model for subsequent Romance literature
"Possessing a treasure like my "Makhzan al-Asrar" Why should I bother myself with romances? In today's world, however, there is no one Who hasn't a passion for romances." Nizami1 Nizami Ganjavi, one of the greatest romantic poets in Persian literature, was born in 1141 in Ganja, modern-day Azerbaijan and lived at a time of intense intellectual activity. A prominent poet acquainted ...
VIDEO: Pocket Performance: OKAN
With vibrant melodies and orchestral notes, Afro-Latin jazz duo @OkanVEVO performance for February's From Africa online music festival evokes the rich cultural fabric of their homeland of Cuba. Join along as they harmonize on themes of love, belonging, and soul through intentional lyricism and cultural exploration. More about the Museum's February 2021 From Africa festival, presented in partnership with Toronto's Batuki Music ...
IIS Holds Online Conference on Islamic Traditions in 'Greater Khurāsān'
News story -- The IIS ran its first online international academic conference, Islamic Traditions in 'Greater Khurāsān': Ismailis, Sufis and Sunnis, at the end of February. Convened by Dr Dagikhudo Dagiev of the Shiʿi Studies Unit, the conference explored a variety of manifestations of Islamic culture in 'Greater Khurāsān', a medieval name for a vast geographical area that includes contemporary Central Asia, ...
Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, passes away at the age of 99: Messages from the Government of Canada, and Jubilee Memories of Her Majesty's Family with Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan
The Chief Justice of Canada, His Excellency the Right Honourable Richard Wagner, P.C., is currently serving as the administrator of the Government of Canada until such a time as the next governor general is installed. His message on the death of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh was released by him on Friday April 9, 2021, and is reproduced after ...
VIDEO: Mind Matters - Break the Silence: Aao Baat Karein
UAE -- Mind Matters - Break the Silence: Aao Baat Karein ...
His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh has died aged 99
UK -- The Ismaili community would like to offer its sincerest condolences to Her Majesty The Queen and the Royal Family on the sad news of the passing of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ...
Vou para o secundário e agora? - Áreas do currículo português
Portugal -- Vais ingressar no ensino secundário em breve? Sentes que ainda não tens todas as informações necessárias para fazer a tua escolha? Com a nova rúbrica "Vou para o secundário e agora?", o AKEB está aqui para te ajudar! De facto, uma das opções mais escolhidas pelos estudantes é o Ensino Secundário português, que qualquer aluno pode optar, aquando a ...
