YOUTUBE.COM -- FEZ MEGHANI -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Lyrics and translation in the video description.] ARTICLE: Music video released on the occasion of the 1-year anniversary of the Aga Khan's visit to the USA reminiscing the Diamond Jubilee of Mawlana Hazar Imam. ...
Tashir (Tash) Kasmani is a Systems Engineer by day, and Poet by passion. Originally from Africa, Tash moved to Canada at an early age. He currently resides in Toronto, Canada. Tash ...
United States -- Four Definitions of Success, One Message from Ismaili Women Leaders: Your Story is Your Own. Ismaili women in America fit no singular mould. But in interviews with four women leaders, one key aspect shines through: Ismaili women are breaking new grounds and setting bars extremely high, equipped with education, critical thinking, humility, and a thirst for excellence. Jenny ...
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"The passage of a millennium has not diminished Nasir Khusraw's relevance nor dulled the lustre of his poetry. It continues to uplift and inspire..." Mawlana Hazar Imam Born into a noble Twelver Shi'i family in 1004 in Marv in the eastern Iranian province of Khurasan, Nasir Khusraw studied mathematics, medicine, Greek philosophy, astronomy, and the Qur'an. He followed family tradition and ...
A portrait of Shirin Mohamedali Khimji (1935-2019). Photo: (Late) Shirin Mohamedali Khimji Family Collection. 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. ...
India -- On Tuesday 29th January 2019, the new IIS publication 'Islam: An Illustrated Journey' was launched in Mumbai by the Council for India, after presenting the book at the 2019 Jaipur Literature Festival. Prof. Zulfikar Hirji was personally present at the book launch. 'Islam: An Illustrated Journey', a Diamond Jubilee publication was launched at an event in Hotel Marine Plaza, ...
Pakistan -- The Shimshal Diamond Jubilee Women's Band, in collaboration with Women's Volunteers and Girl Guides, held band training sessions for women across the four Jamatkhanas of Shimshal. The training sessions took place over the course of a month. They culminated in a final session, which was attended not only by participating women but also by Jamati leadership and the general ...
United States -- With the increased arrival of Ismailis into Atlanta in the 1980s, there was a need for a larger permanent building for the community's spiritual and social needs. The Atlanta Ismaili Jamatkhana, located in Decatur, opened in 1988 as the first purpose-built Ismaili Jamatkhana in the United States. The architect was Vancouver-based Farouk Noormohamed who later designed the Ismaili ...
By Rania Walli- Smiley Ismaili On July 2016 during summer break our family went to Africa and visited the Town Jamatkhana in Nairobi. A jamatkhana is a place to pray for ...
TKN -- When Salima Alibhai served on her first Aga Khan University (AKU) TKN assignment in 2015, she could not have anticipated that it would change the course of her future.The dental professional and educator from Seattle, Washington, jumped at the chance to spend six weeks at AKU-Karachi to help set standards and create protocols for a clinical practice where students ...
Global -- Seated in a Pamiri home in Khorog, Tajikistan, 73-year-old Khudododova Tursunmo listened intently to a presentation on Nazrana. She learned that Ismailis worldwide would have the opportunity to pledge a Diamond Jubilee gift of time and knowledge to Mawlana Hazar Imam. A retiree and grandmother of five, Khudododova wondered what gift she could give the Imam to show her ...
Reported by Irfan Ali (Irfan_101@hotmail.com) February 17, 2019, Toronto, Canada: Occasion of Diamond Jubilee of His Highness the Aga Khan brought about a wave of creativity within the community worldwide. Many ...
JollyGul.com "Must watch, must listen" recommendations of devotional music produced by our community members as well as what is created in the wider Muslim world are out for February 2019. Here ...
Global -- Situated in the mountains of Northern Pakistan, two new Jamatkhanas were opened last month in the valleys of Ishkoman and Puniyal in Gilgit-Baltistan. The inauguration ceremonies were attended by over 5,000 members of the Jamat. The new spaces are located in areas of outstanding natural beauty. The Ishkoman valley runs north to south in the Northernmost part of Pakistan, ...
Global -- The.Ismaili is pleased to announce that, due to popular demand, selected items from the Diamond Jubilee Memorabilia Collection are now available for purchase online at The.Ismaili Shop. This collection beautifully combines form and function in a wide selection of luxury personal and home accessories. Many of the items feature the Diamond Jubilee motif, inspired by a Fatimid wood carving ...
France -- Si l'année du Diamond Jubilee fut pour tous l'occasion d'un voyage spirituel, à Lyon le Jamat conservera aussi les empreintes de nombreux voyageurs ailés qui nous firent l'honneur de nous embarquer dans leur fabuleuse quête : Il s'agit bien sûr de la Conférence des Oiseaux de Farîd-al-dîn 'Attar. Ce recueil du poète soufi persan du XVIIe siècle a nourri ...
Teachers and nurses are crucial to Tanzania's development. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 6 February 2019 - Aga Khan University (AKU) has affirmed its commitment to continue contributing to Tanzania's social economic development through the provision of high quality education for teachers and nurses. The commitment was made during the university's 14th convocation ceremony held at the Diamond Jubilee Hall in Dar ...
Global -- UK-based architect Farshid Moussavi has been selected to lead the design of the Ismaili Center, Houston -- the first Ismaili Center in the USA. The Center's design team also includes Thomas L. Woltz, of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects; Hanif Kara, co-founder of structural engineering firm AKT II and professor in practice, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design; and ...
Farhan Shah, Ismaili Muslim Artist originally from Pakistan, currently residing in Australia, is a multi talented singer, composer, lyricist and music producer. Recently on his "official" Facebook page, Farhan released "Sayiaan" ...
Jubilee Mubarak and Padharo Mowla, both songs have crossed 1 Million+ views on YouTube! By Irfan S Ali (Irfan_101@hotmail.com) Diamond Jubilee year of His Highness the Aga Khan was a blessed, ...
Pakistan -- A pioneering Winter Arts program for young Jamati members from Gilgit-Baltistan saw teachers from one of Pakistan's top art schools travelling to the region for a series of workshops that introduced key techniques and skills to budding artists. "Its (The Aga Khan Museum) fundamental aim will be an educational one, to actively promote knowledge of Islamic arts and culture. ...
[This piece is an aggregation of stories and news from 2018 pertaining to Mawlana Hazar Imam and members of his family that did not appear on Barakah due to the editor being away periodically. This piece therefore complements our coverage of significant events of 2018; do not leave this page without a visit to Barakah's Table of Contents.] Prepared and compiled ...
"An artist should never be a prisoner of himself, prisoner of style, prisoner of reputation, prisoner of success." Henri Matisse. Sakina Minhaj Shikari is one such self trained artist who refuses ...
Global -- The digital age has changed our lives in many parts of the world, inextricably tethering them to the Internet for the simplest to the most sophisticated of tasks. In the first of a new series of articles on how to use digital media safely, Altaf Jiwa outlines the role that the Internet and social media have come to play ...
Global -- Performances from the Jubilee Arts International Talent Showcase, which took place in July 2018 during the Diamond Jubilee Celebration in Lisbon, are now available to view online at . All five full shows are available, along with each individual performance. The performances can be filtered by country, performance type, and performance day using the dark grey box labeled "Narrow ...
United States -- With the mission of inspiring and empowering new leaders, the inaugural cycle of the Leadership Training Program (LTP) was launched in Houston, on November 2018. Forty participants, selected from across the United States, participated in the training that was organized by the National Council. The program was conducted in partnership with the Canadian National Council, which has been ...
By ABDULMALIK MERCHANT (Publisher/Editor Simerg, Barakah and Simergphotos; .Com) Hold the historical moment of Mawlana Hazar Imam's Diamond Jubilee for ever with a numbered 2-set frame of stamps, first day covers, motifs as well as a unique Portuguese souvenir sheet affixed with a genuine 1.25 mm diamond Photo: Copyright © Simerg/The Ismaili Collection. In the extraordinary life of Mawlana Hazar Imam, ...
Hazar Imam visited Portugal in July 2018 during the Diamond Jubilee Celebration, which saw members of the Jamat from over 45 countries around the world congregate at the Parques das Nações in Lisbon. ...
Visite du Jubilé de Diamant, France, Juin & Septembre 2018 ...
In June 2018, Mawlana Hazar Imam visited the United Kingdom in celebration of his Diamond Jubilee. ...
In October 2017, Mawlana Hazar Imam visited Uganda and Tanzania in celebration of his Diamond Jubilee. ...
In June and September 2018, Mawlana Hazar Imam visited France in celebration of his Diamond Jubilee. ...
The latest issue of The Ismaili USA magazine is now available in an accessible digital format. The new issue features articles on Mawlana Hazar Imam's 2018 Diamond Jubilee visits, the inauguration of the Aga Khan Centre, London, and the production of Stories: Our American Journey. Read more at #DiamondJubilee #TheIsmailiMagazine #Ismaili #AgaKhan #OneJamat ...
Canada -- Audience members at Calgary's Jack Singer Concert Hall were taken on a musical journey as Rihla: from Roots to Dreams completed its cross-Canada performance tour on 21 December 2018. The show, featuring four main elements - dance, music, drama, and film - was based on the Canadian Ismaili community's journey from Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah's Diamond Jubilee in 1946 ...
Global -- In our globalised world, people of different national, cultural, religious, and linguistic backgrounds interact with each other more and more every day. In such a world, the need for a generous outlook that allows us to live in mutual respect and harmony becomes more important than ever before. After all, the Holy Qur'an states that all of mankind has ...
United Kingdom -- Following the successful launch of the Circles of Tusi exhibition at Northwest London Jamatkhana in April this year, and a further two events at Birmingham in June and Leicester in September, it was time to bring it to the Zamana Space at the Ismaili Centre London. In late November, the Zamana space was an area bustling with conversations, ...
Celebrating the end of the Diamond Jubilee year in a high energy, fast-raas kind of style! CREDITS: Vocals/Songwriting: Farah Mitha Production: Luis Flores Videography: Spark2 Productions Dancers: Bilal Babwani, Neelam Hirji, ...
Global -- On the occasion of Salgirah Khushiali, The.Ismaili is pleased to share with the global Jamat its first interactive digital magazine looking back on Mawlana Hazar Imam's historic Diamond Jubilee year. This special edition recalls Hazar Imam's visits to various regions of the world in 2017-18, including his meetings with the Jamat, with world leaders, and initiatives of the Ismaili ...
13th of December Remember this day of blessing to bless others Bless materially or spiritually, it doesn't matter A little help of yours may change life of others A sincere hug ...
"Mera Shah Karim", or My Shah Karim, is an expression of love and devotion for Mawlana Hazar Imam, who is the progeny of Prophet Muhammed (p.b.u.h.), Imam of the Age and ...
