In this session, Alwaez Karim Aman discusses the various skills and abilities that are essential for succeeding in the knowledge societies of the present and how we may approach the topic from a broader perspective. #FourthIndustrialRevolution #ArtificialIntelligence #KnowledgeSoceity #DigitalEconomy ...
Kabul, Afghanistan, 26 January 2021 - Three projects implemented in Afghanistan by the World Health Organization, UNICEF and a consortium led by the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) will contribute to strengthening the response capacity of health systems, testing and treating patients, improving infection prevention, raising awareness and reducing nutritional risks. The three projects will be supported by a 35 million euros ...
Portugal -- À luz de uma alteração aos seus termos de serviço, o popular serviço de mensagens WhatsApp perdeu esta semana milhões de utilizadores, que migraram para outras aplicações como o Signal e o Telegram, ambos afirmando oferecer melhor privacidade. Quais são os riscos envolvidos na utilização de tais aplicações e como podemos mitigá-los? É nossa responsabilidade, enquanto consumidores, pensar cuidadosamente ...
Alwaeza Raisaheba Maleksultan Jehangir Merchant, or Mrs. Merchant as she was known among her students in Africa and the UK, was buried Thursday February 4, 2021, at the same cemetery as her husband Jehangir. Here she is seen visiting his grave shortly after he passed away May 27, 2018. Photo: Malik Merchant / Simerg. By SHIRAZ PRADHAN Many thoughts come to mind ...
Portugal -- Partilhamos hoje convosco o segundo artigo da nossa rubrica de gestão de tempo mensal. Estes artigos focam-se em meios de concentração que nos ensinam a adaptar as capacidades de gestão de tempo ao nosso próprio ritmo e forma de aprendizagem. English Sentes-te desorganizado nos teus métodos de estudo ou execução de projetos? Se a priorização é uma das razões ...
Global -- World Cancer Day takes place on 4 February every year, with an aim to save countless preventable deaths by raising awareness and sharing resources relating to cancer. On this day, we bring you an interview with Dr Shama Virani, a scientist with the World Health Organization, who discusses progress, prevention, and how we might take action against the negative ...
News story -- Professor Ebrahim Moosa, a leading exponent of contemporary Muslim thought, will be giving the keynote address for the 2021 IIS Short Course on "Shari'a: Development of Fiqh and Ethics in Muslim Contexts", which will run online between April 12th and 30th. One of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world, according to The Muslim 500, he is a ...
Go on a musical adventure to Istanbul with the Selcuk Suna Trio. Like the Turkish metropolis itself, the ensemble's rich sound pairs diverse, deeply rooted traditions with modern big-city glamour and grandeur. Born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1981, Selcuk comes from a family of musicians. His father, a professor of traditional Turkish music at Istanbul University, and his brother, a violin player and ...
Portugal -- É a primeira vez, na história da humanidade, que há tantos nonagenários física e mentalmente ativos. Reunimos três histórias de quem entrou nesta década e tem algo em comum: sentir-se bem na sua pele, nutrir entusiasmo pela vida e inspirar outros, sem temer os desafios deste tempo. English Existências mais longas resultam, confirma a ciência, da evolução social, impondo ...
USA -- "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." Mahatma Gandhi Noureen leads an ECD class with a children's book.The.Ismaili If you have spent time with a small child, you may remember getting questions you did not quite know how to answer. As adults, answers to questions about why rules exist or why ...
The story of "Heer Waris Shah" is one of the most popular folklore of Punjabi culture. In this session of Sufi Night, we will explore the history of HEER and the reason for writing this new version while this story existed before, its cultural aspect and its relevancy with today's social environment. ...
India -- How does interest compounding work? How should you weigh investment risks and returns? Why does a credit score matter? Answers to all this and much more is now available in the RBI'sFinancial Awareness Messages (FAME). This is an ongoing communique that is released by the RBI under the Financial Inclusion and Development Department (FIDD). Review this document to help ...
In recognition of World Interfaith Harmony Week, the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Center in collaboration with Faith Alliance of Metro Atlanta and Interfaith Youth Core is pleased to present, "Building Bridges Through Faith." Join us for a conversation with Dr. Eboo Patel and interfaith leaders on the importance of interfaith cooperation in bringing peace, harmony, and tolerance to our communities. Wednesday, February 3, 2021 ...
On Sunday, January 24, 2021, Central Region's VRM and Disaster Management Team with FOCUS USA gave a presentation on the importance of family emergency preparedness within the Central Region Jamat due to the risk of natural hazards all around us including flooding, tornados, winter storms, and power outages. ...
#Didyouknow Unhealthy diets are now the top cause of chronic illness around the world? These eating patterns have contributed to our current global health crisis with rising rates of overweight, obesity, ...
"Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed." This statement from Khalil Gibran inspires many! "God is the greatest and finest Artist", says ...
TKN -- When the COVID-19 global pandemic hit, the whole world stopped. While many experienced difficulties establishing a "new normal" for themselves, others struggled with remembering to click the "unmute" button before speaking on their Zoom meetings. Ismailis from all corners of the globe have stepped up to navigate the most challenging of situations in order to better the lives of ...
Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, 1 February 2021 - Better Shelter, a Swedish social enterprise working with the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat on emergency and transitional housing solutions, has launched a low-cost emergency shelter which can be upgraded with local materials. "Structure" was developed to offer a shelter that provides immediate protection in emergencies, but also the possibility to be locally upgraded at ...
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"They with amazing care and devotion kept through ages burning that Light, mentioned in the Koran which God always protects against all attempts of His enemies to extinguish it." IvanowIvanow. Source: The Institute of Ismaili Studies The pioneer of modern Nizari Ismaili Studies, Wladmir Ivanow, was born in 1886 in St. Petersburg, Russia, where he studied Arabic and Persian as well ...
Toronto teacher and artist Jen Maus waxes poetic about her favourite object in the Aga Khan Museum's Collection. At first, Your Way Begins on the Other Side, by Pakistani artist Aisha Khalid, resembles an impressive, if traditional, Islamic garden carpet, rendered in blue, gold, and red. But, as Maus describes, look closer and you'll find a "highly conceptual artwork, full of beautiful ...
ANZ -- We need to encourage our kids to love to eat real food - honest, nutritious, healthy food.Less fast food. Less junk food. And they need to see us eating healthy by example - Karen Salmansohn Ingredients for mince:2tsp kasmiri chili powder2tsp turmeric powder2tsp garam masala2tsp roasted cumin powder1.5tsp salt1 big onion1 big tomatobunch of coriander leaveshand full of mint ...
GOOGLE.COM -- Not to commit faults counts for more than to do good. ~~ Whoever attains the highest step of his ambition, ought to prepare for the maximum of disgust. ~~ How guide another, if one is astray oneself? ~~ One of the greatest of crimes is to destroy a work of art. ~~ Put away vindictiveness, and you will have tranquillity of mind and heart. ~~ Whoever asks for more than he deserves, is meet for despair. ~~ Guard your self-respect from all baseness, though to do so exposes you to danger; you will never find an equivalence for wounded honour. ~~ The world, which offers you vicious pleasures is like a snake, so soft to touch, but so full of lethal poison. Unwise people are ...
Global -- Many stereotypes exist for the archetypal entrepreneur: that they are charismatic and talented risk-takers, focused only on increasing profits. Yet a new wave of business leaders is emerging, passionate about doing good and improving the world. Careers of the Future is an original series airing exclusively on The Ismaili TV, where students and young professionals can hear directly from ...
Global -- Take any highly successful person and chances are that person had a mentor to guide his or her journey, but when Kenyan-born Azan Virji set out to obtain a world-class medical education in the United States, he didn't know whose path he could follow. "It was hard for me to find someone to show me the ropes of how ...
Global -- As the global community faced unforeseen challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic, schools and universities were required to quickly implement remote learning in order to maintain social distancing and other Covid-19 safety protocols. Seven education professionals living in the United States and Tajikistan came together as part of the Tajikistan Entrepreneurship Development team, and initiated a project focused on ...
Nasir Khusraw was a major Muslim intellectual, philosopher and traveller of the 11th century and one of the greatest authors in Persian literature. Unlike the poetry of the traditional Persian court poets, for which Khusraw shows distaste in the Diwan, Khusraw's poetry explores topics encompassing (but not limited to) philosophy, particularly ethics and metaphysics, religion, the pursuit of knowledge, faith and reasoning, ...
Source: Aga Khan University Press Release Aga Khan University's departments of Postgraduate Medical Education, PGME, in Karachi and Nairobi have become the first in South Asia and Africa to be accredited ...
Portugal -- A equipa de Central Fund Raising (CFR) já iniciou a campanha para 2021. Veja aqui como pode dar o seu contributo! English O CFR é o programa de angariação de fundos anual que tem como principal objetivo apoiar as várias Instituições do Jamat no desenvolvimento dos seus programas, atividades, projetos e iniciativas dirigidas ao Jamat da Jurisdição Portuguesa (que ...
St Mark's Basilica tops official two-year-old rankings. SIYOUNI's son St Mark's Basilica was named the best juvenile in the world during 2020, following publication of international handicappers' official ratings. The colt was awarded a rating of 120 for his success in the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket, in which he defeated stablemate Wembley. Trained by Aidan O'Brien, St Mark's Basilica ...
Global -- In light of a change to its terms of service, the popular messaging service WhatsApp lost millions of its users this week, who have migrated to other apps such as Signal and Telegram, both of which claim to offer better privacy. What are the risks involved in using such apps, and how can we mitigate them? WhatsApp's recent publication ...
Portugal -- A equipa de Central Fund Raising (CFR) já iniciou a sua campanha para 2021. Veja aqui como pode dar o seu contributo! English O que é o CFR? O CFR tem como missão a angariação de fundos anuais (recursos financeiros) para suportar financeiramente as principais linhas de atividades Institucionais. O principal objetivo é apoiar as várias Instituições do Jamat ...
USA -- The National Economic Planning Board has dedicated February as Retirement Savings Month. Being aware of the importance of saving and taking necessary steps to regularly fund a retirement account is the first step. Informational webinars and knowledge articles will be shared throughout the month to help you start your journey. The National Economic Planning Board has dedicated February as ...
Alwaeza Raisaheba Maleksultan Jehangir Merchant (June 9, 1931 - January 21, 2021), age 89. Photo: Shellina Karmali. The family of Alwaeza Raisaheba Maleksultan Merchant has been immensely touched by so many messages of condolences it has received following her passing away at the age of 89, on January 21, 2021. Social media pages are filled with several hundred messages and Simerg ...
Drift off for a moment to lands of sun, surf, and sand with Jerus Lee's sensational Pocket Performance for the #MuseumWithoutWalls. The Brazilian singer-songwriter traverses continents and cultures with her playful rhythms and smoky melodies. Jerus Lee is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Over the course of a decade, she has cultivated several impressive musical projects that span different continents. These musical ...
Portugal -- Quer aprender mais sobre os Fatimidas? Nasrine Navazali, President-Banu e Professora de Dar-at-Ta'lim, recomenda o livro "Os Fatimidas: A Ascensão de um Império Muçulmano (Versão Portuguesa), de Shainool Jiwa. "Embora não seja a primeira vez que o Instituto de Estudos Ismailis aborde a exploração do nosso passado durante o Império Fatimida, o lançamento da série World of Islam, através ...
USA -- The year 2020 marked the 25th anniversary of Focus Humanitarian Assistance USA (FOCUS USA), with offices in Washington, D.C. Its immediate objective was to support Central Asians emerging from civil instability, socioeconomic insecurity, and those at high risk of being harmed by natural disasters. In the United States, FOCUS has been especially active in strengthening community preparedness and emergency ...
