"Saavan" A musical collaboration of Farhan Shah- Shahid Rehman (Music Producers, Udan Khatola) and JollyGul.com, which was released late last year has won prestigious 2020 Global Music Award for Outstanding Achievement ...
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un "Surely we belong to God and to Him we return" -- Holy Qur'an, 2:156 "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." -- Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah, His Highness the Aga Khan III (1877-1957), 48th ...
AKU's Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research (CRM) is to develop new, targeted therapies for a common form of blood cancer in adults, Philadelphia chromosome positive (Ph+) leukaemia. The ...
Global -- The Ismaili is pleased to publish an interview with Shiraz Allibhai, Deputy Director of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. As part of a series of conversations with key figures, Mr Allibhai discusses the positive impact of culture and its development potential, and humanity's shared responsibility to preserve heritage. Why is culture important to the Ismaili Imamat and AKDN? ...
UK -- How can mediation assist with family disputes? Disputes within families are not uncommon. There may be (amongst others) issues within a marriage, within the wider family unit, inheritance issues, financial difficulties. The Covid-19 pandemic has put extra pressure on families over the past year. Mediation is a flexible process conducted confidentially. During the process, a neutral person actively assists ...
USA -- Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on September 21. The 2020 theme for the International Day of Peace was "Shaping Peace Together," and the United Nations encouraged citizens around the world to celebrate the day by spreading compassion, kindness and hope in the face of the pandemic. In recognition of the International Day ...
Speech by his Highness the Aga Khan at the Opening ceremony of the IPI World Congress and 54th general assembly, Nairobi, Kenya, 22 May 2005. Read full speech: ...
Portugal -- Sem saúde mental não há saúde física, o ser humano funciona como um todo. Conheça a opinião do psiquiatra Vítor Cotovio sobre o assunto. English Segundo o psiquiatra Vítor Cotovio "se eu tiver mais saúde mental, provavelmente consigo gerir melhor aquilo que se passa no meu corpo, as minhas dores físicas, dores de alma. Se eu tiver menos saúde ...
An online panel discussion exploring experiences and techniques in green and environmentally sensitive building and design in South and Central Asia. Recognising that construction is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, the panellists highlight innovations in materials, design and adaptation of local and traditional building practices to promote greener construction. Dr. Hristo Dikanski and Sana Dharani from the Aga Khan Agency ...
USA -- "Ars longa, vitas brevis"(Art is long, life is short). Latin aphorism attributed to the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates. Art imitates life, it has been said; yet, we can look back through the annals of history and see that today, life imitates art, offering us a sense of déjà vu. There have been many pandemics in the past, and we ...
Tracing is part of Sara's life. In both professional and personal aspect, drawing accompanies her as an activity to help her understand shapes, colours, textures and spaces. Come and experience how Sara sees the world around her. Português Sara Sadrudin Born in Lisbon in 1991. Accomplished her Master's degree in Architecture in Lisbon and has been working as an architect since ...
Interdisciplinary artist Jurgita Žvinklytė and musician/luthier Matti Palonen met in 2019, and quickly discovered their cultural connection through music and story-telling. The Honeypaw sound combines a respect for the Lithuanian sutartinė and the Finnish kalevala traditions, while also reflecting the urban landscape around them in Toronto, Canada. They play traditional instruments including the Baltic psaltery, known as kantele in Finland, and kanklės ...
AZQUOTES.COM -- "Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle." -- George Washington, First American President ...
By MALIK MERCHANTPublisher-Editor, Simerg,Barakah and Simergphotos We shall be commencing our special series on books by Ismaili authors at the beginning of February 2021, followed by the publication of a revised version of our beautiful artists compendium at the end of March. First edition of Simerg's artists compendium These are major initiatives by Simerg and we want as many authors and ...
In conversation with Alwaez Kamaluddin Ali Muhammad about his inspirational life journey Kindly give us your feedback by visiting ...
[H/T MOHIB EBRAHIM] -- THEFEDERALIST.COM -- Peter Weir's 2003 masterpiece, "Master and Commander," is a film about manhood, fatherhood, service, and sacrifice. Adapted from Patrick O'Brian's epic Aubrey-Maturin series and starring Russell Crowe, the film is set at sea during the Napoleonic Wars. It tells the story of British Captain Jack Aubrey's mission to find and sink a French privateer that's been harassing the British whaling fleet off the coast of Brazil. In other words, it's not a comic-book film for woke zoomers and millennials trapped in adolescence. It's a film for adults who want to see a nuanced portrayal of masculine virtue set amid breathtaking cinematography and awesome naval battle scenes. Crowe himself explained as much over the weekend when someone on Twitter snarked ...
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, one of the major intellectual scholars of the thirteenth century who contributed to many fields of learning, was born in 1201 in Tus, northeastern Persia into a Twelver Shi'i family. His father, a prominent jurist, encouraged al-Tusi to study all branches of knowledge and examine the views on the various schools of Islamic tradition, because his father "was ...
Draft features a niece of Azamour. The Aga Khan Studs are represented by a small but select consignment at Goffs 9th February. The February Sale saw future Group 1 winning hurdler RASHAAN change hands in 2015 and a relative to this talented jumper is among the 2021 draft, which also features a beautifully bred filly. Hailing from one of the Aga ...
The Wagner Garden Carpet's historic stay at the Aga Khan Museum has come to an end. As we say goodbye to one of the most celebrated masterpieces of Islamic art, dive into the details and fascinating history of Islamic garden carpets with this captivating Sept. 2020 talk by the ever-charismatic Prof. Walter Denny. More about the 2020 Museum exhibition: Paradise Garden: The ...
Global -- The phrase, Log kya kahenge meaning 'what will people say,' highlights a mindset within South Asian communities about the way people act, hold expectations, or even choose to participate in programs. This mindset has also been a contributing roadblock for many people when talking about and seeking out mental health support. Mike Gillani, a Chicago based consultant, explains that ...
Watch Dr Mathieu Terrier (CNRS, Paris) present three case studies that illustrate the evolution of Imami Qur'anic exegesis in the early modern and modern eras in the first event of the IIS's Islamic History and Thought Lecture Series. Find out more about upcoming events in the Islamic History and Thought Lecture Series. ...
GOOGLE.COM -- Be courteous with your enemy, and sincere with your friend. You will so uphold brotherliness, and preserve generosity. ~~ Anger is a species of madness, since repentance succeeds to it; or if it does not, it means that the madness is too firmly established. ~~ Anger is a raging fire. Whoever can subdue his anger, puts out the fire: who ever cannot, gets burnt himself. ~~ Everything must be according to reason, and reason itself must be polite. ~~ Be of so agreeable behaviour, that you will be mourned when you die, and ...
Kindly give us your valuable feedback at Sachal Sarmast was a Sufi poet from Sindh, Pakistan. He wrote poetry in 7 languages, most prominently in Sindhi, during the Kalhoro/Talpur era of Sindh. He used this pen-name in his poetry: Sachu means 'truthful' - while in Sindhi Sarmast means 'ecstatic' in Sindhi and Urdu alike. Sachal Sarmast literally means 'truthful mystic' or can ...
Ibex pictured near Khyber Village, Hunza, Pakistan. Photo: World Wildlife Fund Pakistan. In a fascinating 5 part travelogue of his trip to China and Pakistan, Ali Karim dedicated an entire post to the Ismailis of Northern Hunza. His visits to the villages of Passu and Khyber left Ali and his wife Dilshad speechless. They noted, "The experience was overwhelming, as were the ...
The naysayers said the user-written encyclopedia would never work. Now it boasts 55m articles and 1.7bn visitors a month.....READ MORE AT THE GUARDIANWikipedia logo. Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0). Please click on image to read article at The Guardian Date posted: January 15, 2021. ___________________ We welcome feedback from our readers. Please complete the LEAVE A REPLY form below or ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- PENRESA -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 2003: "The Africa of the sixties and the seventies is not the Africa of the new century 2000 and further.... I believe that today, Africa is a continent of opportunities, of opportunities."] ARTICLE: Tanzania is an unforgettable destination. The land of the Kilimanjaro, the Serengeti and the beautiful beaches of Zanzibar, Tanzania offers adventure, excitement and splendor in all forms. With a young and growing population, Tanzania's new business blueprint is in line with the country's consolidated efforts to market itself as an investment hub within the African continent. ...
The 2003 Horse of the Year was 21. The Aga Khan Studs are saddened to announce that homebred Champion DALAKHANI has passed away on 15 January at the age of 21. Bred in Ireland, DALAKHANI was a pure product of the Aga Khan Studs operation, being a son of the Aga Khan's Prix du Jockey Club winner Darshaan out of the ...
Portugal -- O Ismaili Institutions Portugal (IIPT) é uma nova plataforma digital de informação (website e aplicação mobile) para o Jamat, que irá substituir o antigo JIS - Jamati Information System. O Information Management & Innovation (IMI) está neste momento a recrutar membros do Jamat para integrarem a sua equipa. Se tens experiência nas áreas de Tecnologias de Informação, Consultoria, Análise ...
Portugal -- O Aga Khan Health Board relembra que na próxima quinta-feira, dia 21 de janeiro, pelas 18h00, irá realizar-se o webinar "Gestão de Stress e Ansiedade", pelo Lusíadas Knowledge Center, que contará com o Dr. António Lains (psiquiatra) como palestrante. Dado o contexto de pandemia que enfrentamos, as incertezas e os receios na saúde, na educação, no trabalho e na ...
Portugal -- Cada vez mais, é importante aprender e praticar novas línguas, de modo a adquirir novas competências e explorar novos horizontes, contactando com novas culturas. É deste modo que a SPEAK Almada oferece aulas e sessões de línguas, que promovem o intercâmbio cultural e uma maneira divertida de aprender, a começar já no próximo dia 18 de janeiro. English A ...
UAE -- The term Happy New Year is associated with hope, excitement, and a renewed sense of 'Joie de Vivre' (Joy of Living), alongside contemplations of how to experience items on our wish list during the new calendar year. This year just happens to be exceptionally more exciting, because it has no rule or guide book of experience from years gone ...
USA -- "If you become a helper of hearts, springs of wisdom will flow from your heart." -Jalaledin Rumi Planning the future of a family requires more than just being able to think about meeting its basic needs. Families can experience crises and often look for help but are not sure where to turn. At the ACCESS Helpdesk or through a ...
Rashid al-Din Sinan, the greatest of the medieval Nizari Ismaili da'is in Syria, was born into a Twelver Shi'i family in Basra, Iraq, around 1133. He worked as a schoolmaster, eventually converting to Nizari Ismailism in his youth. To further study Ismaili doctrines,Sinan went to Alamut, the central headquarters of the Ismaili da'wa, where he met Imam Hasan ala dhikrihi'l-salam. Shortly ...
Leadership Address: Ashish Merchant, President National Council for India and Asif Merchant, Mukhisaheb, Darkhana Jamatkhana ...
લીડરશિપ દ્વારા સંદેશ : આશિષ મરચન્ટ, પ્રેસિડેન્ટ, નેશનલ કાઉન્સિલ ફોર ઇન્ડિયા, અને આસિફ મરચન્ટ, મુખી સાહેબ, દરખના જમાતખાના ...
The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) in Pakistan, which pioneered disaster management and response in the region, has trained over 50,000 community volunteers, including women and youth. With AKAH's support, not only are these volunteers equipped with life-saving trainings, but they have access to community stockpiles to provide immediate relief when disasters strike. Volunteers include Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs), ...
BOLDOMATIC.COM -- "He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone." Bible, John 8:7 ...
DAILYWIRE.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 2003: "Remember that Islam says: try to find compromise in your conflicts, so that each may retain their dignity. Islam does not say: there must be a winner and a loser.... [F]ind solutions of compromise so that each may come out of the situation with their heads held high, that none can say of such and such family or of such and such individual that it is over, they have been destroyed. This is not Islam; destruction is not Islam."] ARTICLE: Cancel culture just got another opponent: "Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston. Speaking with AP last week, Cranston said that cancel culture has created a world of no mercy. "We live in this 'cancel culture' of people erring and doing wrong -- either on purpose or by accident -- and there's less forgiveness in our world," he said. "Where does forgiveness live in our society ... as opposed to creating more fences, creating more, 'you're out, you're in, that's it.' You make one mistake, gone. Where can we accept someone's behavior if they ...
