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 ...
Between 1998 to 2012, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture restored eight major monuments in Al Darb al-Ahmar, including a 1.2 kilometre stretch of Cairo's historic Ayyubid Wall, with the aim ...
Global -- Over the last decade, digitalisation has disrupted finance across developed and emerging markets, giving rise to an explosion of financial technology -- otherwise known as "fintech" -- startups and platforms, impacting every aspect of finance, starting with access, availability, and affordability. Mobile payment platforms, like M-Pesa in Kenya, have turned mobile devices into transactional tools and are now used ...
ANZ -- ANZ students rise to the challenge in STEAM 3 - Biomimicry: providing students the opportunity to discover examples of biomimicry in every day life. Biomimicry offers an empathetic, interconnected understanding of how life works and ultimately where we fit in. It is a practice that learns from and mimics the strategies used by species alive today. The goal is ...
Find out how to navigate GreatSchools.org and OpportunityAtlas.org to identify high-quality schools and high-opportunity neighborhoods for your children. ...
Wellness has lots of connotations. However, in our journey to understanding it, in this episode of the Desi~licious Den: Dietitian on Demand, Shahzadi suggests that we think about our end goal. ...
"His approach encourages the virtues of attention, empathy, vulnerability, and appreciation, but the context is thoroughly modernized, with significant consideration to how the pandemic era has changed relationships. Readers looking to ...
NASA engineer Farah Alibay speaks with CBC Montreal's Debra Arbec about the rover's landing and the search for signs of past life on Mars. ...
UK -- There are around 3,200 new cervical cancer cases in the UK every year, that is more than eight every day. Find out more about cervical screening here...Females aged 25-64 should be regularly screened by their GP. The screening should take place every three years for those under the age of 50, and every five years after that.Cervical screening, also ...
by MALIK MERCHANTPublisher/Editor Simerg, Barakah andSimergphotos This is the 2nd in our bi-weekly series "Books by Ismaili Authors." The series began with Justice Bertha WilsonPushes the Boundaries of Humanity by Shamas Nanji of Edmonton, Canada. We ask each author to introduce their book(s) to our readers by answering a series of short questions. In this post, Zeni Shariff of Toronto, Canada, ...
Portugal -- O Aga Khan Education Board (AKEB) encontra-se a promover uma nova rúbrica intitulada "110% - O aluno do mês", com o objetivo de destacar os alunos de excelência do nosso Jamat. Se te encontras entre o 5º e o 12º ano, envia-nos a tua carta de apresentação! Com o objetivo de fomentar uma educação de qualidade, garantindo que cada ...
Global -- Cette semaine, les Ismailis ainsi que d'autres musulmans Shi'as célèbrent Yawm-e Ali, l'anniversaire de Hazrat Ali. À cette occasion, les musulmans ismailis renouvellent leur engagement envers les principes éthiques que Hazrat Ali incarnait, en particulier l'attention, la compassion, la générosité, l'intégrité, la tolérance, le pardon, la fraternité et le service rendu aux autres. Yawm-e Ali - littéralement le "jour ...
IIS Publication - Surviving the Mongols Presenter: Dr Azizullah Najeeb Author: Dr Nadia Eboo Jamal Please use the link to share your feedback with us: ...
Canada-based Iranian classical masters Padideh Ahrarnejad and Ali Massoudi return with a new two-part Pocket Performance for the #MuseumWithoutWalls. Filmed in 2020 in the Museum's Auditorium, this mini-concert featuring Ahrarnejad on tar and Massoudi on tombak is resplendent in its expressive beauty and technical precision. This is Part 1 of 2 of the duo's performance at the Museum. Part 2 will be ...
Portugal -- No próximo dia 4 de março, às 14h00, o Aga Khan Health Board e o Elderly Care irão realizar o webinar "Demências - Como tratar", com a participação da Associação Alzheimer Portugal. As demências são um conjunto de sintomas de doenças neurológicas que causam um declínio progressivo da capacidade funcional da pessoa, nomeadamente, perda de memória, capacidade cognitiva, raciocínio ...
Portugal -- Série de Palestras da História e do Pensamento Islâmico: Os Drusos, do Esoterismo Ismaili à Formação de uma Escola de Direito Doutrinária. Organizada pelo Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS), a Série de Palestras da História e do Pensamento Islâmico foi concebida para convidar estudiosos de várias instituições académicas internacionais, especializados em aspetos intelectuais, sociais e políticos das sociedades islâmicas ...
Portugal -- Este mês começou com mais uma projeção do trabalho desenvolvido pelos jovens do Pendão, no âmbito do CLDS +Juntos, uma iniciativa da Fundação Aga Khan Portugal. No passado dia 4 de fevereiro, foi exibida a entrevista realizada pela RTP África, no programa "Bem-Vindos", ao Wilson Santos, um dos jovens que dinamiza o Estúdio PEM RECORDS. O Wilson (cujo nome ...
Global -- Trailblazers, a new original series airing exclusively on the Ismaili TV, will showcase Ismaili professionals from around the world who have demonstrated excellence in their respective fields. In our premiere episode, we speak with the Honourable Salma Lakhani, the first Muslim and South Asian to be appointed as Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. Salma shares her interesting insights on how ...
Portugal -- This is the first serious book in any western language on the intellectuality and spirituality of Imam 'Ali, cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, first Imam of all Shi'is, fourth of the 'rightly guided' caliphs, and arguably the single most important figure in Muslim history after the Prophet himself. Portuguese The principal sources used in this book are ...
Portugal -- Este é o primeiro livro sério em qualquer língua ocidental sobre a intelectualidade e espiritualidade de Imam 'Ali, primo e genro do Profeta Muhammad, primeiro Imam de todos os muçulmanos xiitas, quarto dos califas 'corretamente guiados', e sem dúvida a figura mais importante da história muçulmana depois do próprio Profeta. English As principais fontes utilizadas neste livro são o ...
USA -- Signs reading "Mayor's Milk Initiative - Free Food & Milk," were posted around communities by I-CERV volunteers from the Central United States, as they worked over six weeks to serve 1,400 families. In partnership with the City of Dallas and Borden Dairies, I-CERV came together to provide relief to socially and economically-marginalized community members. "Volunteers put the values of ...
Thus Allah makes clear his signs so that you may use your intellect (Qur'an 2:142). Intellect - the power or faculty of the mind by which one knows or understands, as distinguished from that by which one feels; the understanding; the faculty of thinking and acquiring knowledge. Dictionary.com Reason - the mental powers concerned with forming conclusions, judgements, or inferences. Dictionary.com ...
By: Sadruddin Noorani, Chicago, USA On this day, the 13th of Rajab, Ismaili Muslims as well as many other Muslims around the world celebrate the birth anniversary of Amir-al-mu'minin Mawla Murtaza ...
A rare portrait of Alwaez Shamshu Bandali Haji from his early years.Photo: Shamshu Bandali Haji Family Collection. Simerg is pleased to present a selection of verses from the Ginan Muman Chetamni composed by Syed Imam Shah that relate to to the birth of Hazrat Ali (a.s.). The recitations are taken from Ginans Central, a truly exceptional website which curates Ginans for "long-term ...
Zarkasha, Zarkava and Zarkamiya reunited at Haras de Bonneval. The matriarch ZARKASHA, pictured with her Champion daughter ZARKAVA and Group 1 placed granddaughter ZARKAMIYA. ZARKASHA is now aged 22 and enjoying a peaceful retirement at Haras de Bonneval where she has found a new vocation as a nanny to the foster mares' foals after their weaning. Her last foal is a ...
To coincide with the occasion of Yawm-e Ali, The Ismaili is pleased to present "Hum Hai Ghulam-e-Ali," a devotional composition in praise of Hazrat Ali. ...
In this session, the speakers talk about the brief history of Sheikh Saadi's life, his poetry and stories that talk about humanity, brotherhood, love and tolerance. ...
![[Feb 1954]The Platinum Jubilee of Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah's Imamat was commemorated](https://ismailidigest.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/95bfee7d83-1024x576.jpeg)
Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah succeeded his father to the Imamat on August 17, 1885 reigning for seventy-two years, longer that any of his predecessors. K.K. Aziz states that Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah "occupies a place which .... may be called unique.... The positions he held in public life, the parties and organizations he led or patronized, the long innings he played ...
Are you prepared if a disaster struck? Watch this very short and informative video on how you can be prepared TODAY! ...
Here is a link to our live session on Sunday, 21st Feb, 2020 at 5 PM: ...
USA -- "You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give." Sir Winston Churchill A rugged 14-hour drive to Khorog and grueling 12-hour days would tire anyone, but not TKN volunteers Yasmin Walji, Alisha Bhimani, and Shirin Nanjee. They were on a mission to ensure that clinicians from the Pamir region of Tajikistan can ...
A message from the Aga Khan Health Board regarding the COVID 19 vaccine. ...
AKEPB USA: Retirement Savings Program for Business Owners - February 2021 ...
The island of Pemba, known as 'Al Jazeera Al Khadra' (the green island) in Arabic, is an island forming part of the Zanzibar archipelago, lying east of Mainland Tanzania. It is situated about 50 kilometres to the north Zanzibar. In 1964 Zanzibar was united with the former colony of Tanganyika to form Tanzania. Zanzibar lies 71 kilometres north-west of Dar-es-Salaam. Together with ...
![[Feb 18]Today in history: Al-Mu'ayyad was granted audience with Fatimid Imam al-Mustansir bi'llah](https://ismailidigest.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/c1c67abbe5-1024x576.jpeg)
"My eyes had barely fallen on him when awe took hold of me and reverence overcame me..." A distinguished Ismaili scholar, da'i, and statesman of the Fatimid era, Abu Nasr Hibat Allah b. Musa b. Abi Imran b. Dawud al-Shirazi was born around the year 1000 in Shiraz, the capital of Fars region in south-west Persia, where his forefathers had a ...
Pakistan -- Presented by Volunteer's Capacity Building Portfolio, Council for Pakistan ...
Portugal -- O Aga Khan Economic Planning Board, o Aga Khan Education Board e o Youth & Sports, através da iniciativa Youth Economic Forum, irão realizar, no próximo dia 27 de fevereiro, o evento "Money Makers - Literacia Financeira", destinado a jovens entre os 14 e os 17 anos. Inscreve-te neste programa e terás respostas aos temas relacionados com a gestão ...
Portugal -- In the midst of the stressful routine of your everyday life, it is important to take time out for yourself. Recently, Fnac and Kobo developed a digital library available for kids and adults. Why not take this opportunity and your time and start reading a book? Portuguese With your remote work, the growth of household chores and the necessary ...
Portugal -- Ficar em casa com as crianças pode tornar-se desafiante: entre conciliar as suas aulas, os seus tempos livres e, claro, o teletrabalho dos pais, é preciso arranjar ideias e atividades para entretê-las durante o dia. English Por um lado, encaramos o novo confinamento com um desafio, um obstáculo, que coloca muito peso em cima dos pais que, para além ...
