Syria -- من أجل دعم ومساعدة مرضى السرطان في مدينة سلمية/سورية، قدمت هيئة الآغاخان الصحية بالتعاون مع مؤسسة الآغاخان للخدمات الصحية " المركز الاستشاري" مبادرةً مميزة تهدف إلى التخفيف من معاناة المرضى خلال رحلة العلاج الطويلة والمرهقة For assisting and supporting cancer patients, Aga Khan Health Board in collaboration with the Aga Khan Health Services in Syria have provided a distinguished ...
Syria -- تقدم أكاديميات الأغا خان ضمن برنامج (إعادة التوازن) الفرصةَ للطلاب السوريين من الصف السادس لمتابعة دراستهم في أكاديمية الأغا خان - مابوتو في موزمبيق حتى الحصول على شهادة البكالوريا الدولية، والغاية الرئيسة من هذا البرنامج هي رفد المجتمع بقادة يساهمون في تنميته في المستقبل. ويقدم المجلس الإسماعيلي وهيئة الأغا خان للخدمات التعليمية في سورية الدعم الكامل للأكاديميات في سعيهم ...
Report prepared and compiled by Malik Merchant from the websites of World Habitat and Aga Khan Development Network Statement by Prince Rahim Aga Khan "For decades the AKDN [Aga Khan Development Network] has been working with vulnerable communities to improve quality of life and reduce disaster risk. Today in the face of the climate crisis, understanding and mitigating these risks is ...
Mawlana Hazar Imam's constant emphasis on lifelong learning serves both as the benchmark and hallmark of Islam's value to continue to invest in and share knowledge with others. ...
GOOGLE.COM -- It is up to you to show patience in misfortune and distress. ~~ Affliction is easily borne by one who knows how to be patient. ~~ Bear sorrows and calamities patiently otherwise you will never be happy. ~~ Acquire patience and endurance, because their relation with true faith is that of a head to a body; a body is of no use without a head, similarly true faith can be of no use without attributes of resignation, endurance and patience. ~~ Chastity is a strong fortress. ~~ Joy begins voluptuousness, but ruin ends it. ~~ Shun even the baseness that would bring you to your heart's desire. ~~ Beware of too strong a passion for women, and be not greedy of pleasure. In the first case you are ...
In celebration of International Volunteer Day, The Ismaili is pleased to present "We serve the Jamat," performed in Farsi by Najib Shirzad and volunteers from the Jamat in Afghanistan. The song depicts the humility and commitment of volunteers who ensure the wellbeing of the entire community, year after year. ...
Tuesdays with Morrie is a magical chronicle of the time spent together by Mitch Albom and Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago. Mitch rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man's life. Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to ...
Released to coincide with International Volunteer Day, "We are IVC" honours the Ismaili Volunteer Corps and others who continue a long-standing tradition by offering tireless and dedicated service to the Jamat and beyond. ...
Global -- The long-standing tradition of giving of one's time and resources has been a significant aspect of the worldwide Jamat. On the occasion of International Volunteer Day, we explore the notion of voluntary service and the impact it has had in community building and enhancing quality of life. In his literary masterpiece The Prophet, the renowned author and poet Kahlil ...
UAE -- "A pluralist, cosmopolitan society is a society which not only accepts difference, but actively seeks to understand it and to learn from it. In this perspective, diversity is not a burden to be endured, but an opportunity to be welcomed." - HH The Aga Khan at Harvard University, Cambridge, USA, 12th November 2015. Besides the global pandemic, this year ...
Mawlana Hazar Imam loves sports and encourages us to live a healthy and balanced life. Our overall health allows the preservation of our personal dignity and the ability to fulfill our responsibility towards each other through communal growth, leading to positive mental and spiritual health. ...
"Every year, we have a challenge: to select just 100 women to receive our Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards. These are women who personify what it means to be ...
THECULTURETRIP.COM -- With an estimated 50 to 100 million Swahili speakers worldwide, it's time to broaden the scope - there's more to it than Hakuna Matata - and dive deeper into this relatively unknown East African language. Here are 11 interesting facts on Swahili. It's a rich mix of languages. It has roots in Arabic. It developed as a coastal trading language. It is spoken ...
Global -- The field of User Experience (UX) has grown rapidly over recent years, due to the proliferation of electronic devices, software apps, games, and productivity tools. We take a look into the world of UX and some of the career opportunities that may exist within it. Careers of the Future is a new original series airing exclusively on The Ismaili ...
Muskan Jiwa might be too young to drink espresso, but knowing how to spell the word helped her win a national spelling bee. Jiwa, a Grade 7 student at Edmonton's Dr. ...
By Gray Garmon and Katie Krummeck Source: The University of Texas at Austin (School of Design and Creative Technologies) College of Fine Arts In the fall of 2019, the Aga Khan ...
Today the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, Pakistan AKAH won the World Habitat Awards 2020 Gold Award for its work helping vulnerable communities in Pakistan manage disaster risk and plan for a better future, using hazard vulnerability and risk assessments. Combining the latest scientific insights with the power of a community that is prepared, AKAH has helped set up plans for nearly ...
Islamabad, Pakistan, 3 December 2020 - The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) won the World Habitat Awards 2020 Gold Award today for its "Integrating Indigenous Knowledge and Technology for Safer Habitat" project. In the winning project, AKAH pioneered the use of Hazard Vulnerability and Risk Assessments (HVRAs), which integrate science, technology and local knowledge for disaster risk management and sustainable ...
By MALIK MERCHANTPublisher-Editor, Simerg,Barakah and Simergphotos Talented Ismaili Artists The Golden and Diamond Jubilees of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, revealed and showcased the amazing talent of the artists in the Ismaili community. Hundreds of young children and youth as well as elderly members of the Jamat participated in locally held programs during the Golden Jubilee. Ten years ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- PRAGERU -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 1967: I believe, thinking people both in Europe and America are asking: Where is this all prosperity leading us? Are we any happier? ... There has been a fundamental challenge to the traditional and in this case, mainly Christian religious values.] ARTICLE: People have more money, better health, better housing, more education, and live longer than at any time in history, but people -- especially the young -- are unhappier than at any time since data began to be collected. Why? There are any number of reasons but the biggest is the loss of values and meaning. And nothing has given people as much meaning as religion. In the West, God and religion have been relegated to the dustbin of history. The result is that more than a third of Americans born after 1980 affiliate with no religion. This is unprecedented in American history. And it's even worse in Europe. Yet a 2016 study found ...
Portugal -- Desde fomentar a inteligência a prolongar a esperança média de vida, a leitura só traz benefícios. Saiba mais. English Previne doenças Correr e ir ao ginásio são atividades físicas "na moda", porque o exercício fortalece o corpo e promove o bem-estar. Mas, por mais variado que seja o treino, nem todos os músculos são trabalhados. Para garantir que nada ...
AZQUOTES.COM -- "Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you." -- John Wooden ...
Portugal -- Num mundo cada vez mais interligado, o inglês tornou-se a língua universal, com uma enorme importância para todos nós - dos mais jovens aos mais experientes. Os nossos seniores aderiram ao desafio e decidiram participar semanalmente em aulas de conversação, agora online. Cada vez mais é evidente que vivemos num mundo crescentemente globalizado. A comunicação tornou-se instantânea e simplificada, ...
With it's startling, bizarre, yet surprisingly funny first opening, Franz Kafka begins his masterpiece, The Metamorphosis. It is the story of a young man who, transformed overnight into a giant beetle-like insect, becomes an object of disgrace to his family, an outsider in his own home, a quintessentially alienated man. Reviewer : Samreen Huda Host: Salman Rajan ...
Global -- The third edition of the Paris Peace Forum was held from 11 to 13 November 2020. Stakeholders from different backgrounds were brought together to discuss global challenges and promote constructive solutions. This year, young Ismaili professionals from the France jurisdiction also participated as volunteers. To minimise the risk posed by the pandemic, this year's Paris Peace Forum was held ...
An international ensemble of renowned flamenco artists put the tradition's versatility and resilience to the test in a new performance for the Aga Khan Museum's Duende Festival. Spanish flamenco luminaries Emilio Ochando (dance) and Miriam Mendez (piano) along with Toronto pioneer Carmen Romero present a preview of their latest work-in-progress. Por qué?/Why? is an interrogation of the creative process in the COVID-19 era. ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- BLAZETV -- In a world where the mainstream media worships New York Governor Andrew Cuomo despite his horrific COVID-19 failings in his state, it's nice to see a little common sense prevail. Stu examines the recent Supreme Court ruling against Gov. Cuomo and his disgust for religious groups. ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- PRAGERU -- How many times have you heard someone say they want to make a better world? It is a noble sentiment, but very hard to achieve, right? Well, actually, it's quite easy. All we have to do is increase just one human trait. This trait is so powerful that it alone can make people happier without working on their happiness, and make them better - and by "better," I mean more generous, more honest, more kind, more everything good - without a single lesson in morality. So, then, what is this one almost magical thing? Drumroll, please. It's ...
TKN -- The path towards initiating and sustaining your own business can be a daunting mountain to climb and often many individuals, even if they possess good business ideas, refrain from treading this path. To support the spirit of new entrepreneurs and promote business ownership within the Ismaili Jamat in Pakistan, one initiative that has become prominent is the 'Business Opportunity ...
Stephen Ogden Lecture by His Highness the Aga Khan at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, 10 March 2014. Read full speech: ...
Mozambique -- It is with the greatest happiness and shukrana that the Jamati Institutions announce the reopening of Jamatkhana using a gradual and carefully considered approach. As part of the reopening, protocols have been developed for all areas of Jamatkhana operations and practices that are anchored in the principles of physical distancing, personal hygiene, and personal responsibility-- keeping in mind our ...
Introduced by MALIK MERCHANTPublisher/Editor Barakah, Simergphotos, and SimergHis Highness the Aga Khan. Photo: © Ulstein Bild, Getty Images, 1960. When Barakah was launched four years ago, it was intended primarily as a commemoration of Mawlana Hazar Imam's Diamond Jubilee. Barakah included tributes in the form of photographs, eyewitness accounts, descriptive essays, in-depth articles, insightful interviews, detailed timelines, as well as audio ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- CSLEWISDOODLE -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazrat Ali: "A good man revolts against violence, but shows himself mild and reasonable if well treated."] ARTICLE: The word chivalry has meant at different times a good many different things -- from heavy cavalry to giving a woman a seat in a train. But if we want to understand chivalry, we cannot do better than turn to the words addressed to the greatest of all the imaginary knights. "Thou were the meekest man that ever ate in hall among ladies; and thou were the sternest knight to thy mortal foe that ever put spear in the rest", says Sir Ector to the dead Launcelot. The important thing about this ideal is, of course, the double demand it makes on human nature. He is not a compromise or happy mean between ferocity and meekness; he is fierce to the nth and meek to the nth. What, you may ask, is the relevance of this idea to the modern world? It is terribly relevant. It may or may not be ...
The Government of Canada is developing a White Paper to articulate its feminist foreign policy. Global Affairs Canada asked civil society: What does a feminist approach to foreign policy mean to you? What actions can Canada take in the next two years to implement its feminist foreign policy? Here is the response from Meredith Preston McGhie, Secretary General of the Global Centre ...
Pachham deesaa hoi chadde aakaashaa, Jaai dekhyaa agam tamaashaa.64 The skies in the West glow And one witnesses a unique and unparalleled show of Light - Nur. (Brahm Prakash v. 64) The mysterious illumination of the western heavens is held to be a symbolic rendition of a spiritual experience. The 150-verse Brahm Prakash composed by Pir Shams relates the gnostic ascent ...
A lion, a deer, a hero, a dragon, a phoenix, and a cheeky monkey or two -- can you spot these characters in the Museum's Dr. Filiz Çakır Phillip's latest Curator's Pick for the #MuseumWithoutWalls? The drawing, depicting a lively scene in a dense, wildlife-filled forest, was created in Iran in the early 15th century. It tells a tale that harkens back ...
One of the most widely read writers in the field of philosophy and religion, Huston Smith's classic book The Religions of Man has sold over two million copies. In this stimulating program Dr. Smith discusses the relation between psychedelic experience and religious practice, the god within and the cultivation of psychic experiences within religious and shamanic traditions. ...
