Portugal -- O Imamat Ismaili adquiriu o Palacete Leitão, localizado na Rua Marquês da Fronteira, em Lisboa. O Palacete é adjacente ao atual Palacete Henrique Mendonça que, a 11 de julho de 2018, foi designado por Mawlana Hazar Imam como o Diwan do Imamat Ismaili. English A transferência foi concluída a 8 de outubro de 2020, com o Representante Diplomático do ...
Ensuring tangible food security, agricultural development and sustainable resource management has been at the centre of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)'s activities since it began. Agriculture remains the single largest employer in the world, providing livelihoods for 40 percent of today's global population. The world's 500 million small farms worldwide provide up to 80 percent of the food consumed. However, 800 ...
Editor's Choice -- RoundUp -- Spirituality in Islam for Humanity Today Today, Islam tends to be articulated in terms of its political, ritual, and legal doctrines, and its deep and profound spiritual dimensions are largely neglected. Consequently, the impact Islam's spirituality can have on our well-being today is larely unexamined. The following talks introduce some aspects of Islam's spirituality. We ...
Following part 1 of "In Conversation with Oleg Grabar", part 2 continues one of the last recordings made with the scholar, who received the Chairman's Award of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2010 in recognition of his lifetime contribution to the field of Islamic art and architecture. In the videos, he talks with 3 of his former students: Renata Holod, ...
In front of a statement advocating for Truth and a tapestry detailing the intimate beauty of white noise, Kaie Kellough (spoken word) and Jason Sharp (bari saxophone) give an improvised performance in the Sanctuary exhibition at the Aga Khan Museum. A short preview of their new work UBGNLSWRE (debuting on October 15, 2020), Kellough and Sharp provide an articulated, percussive and unceasing ...
Fusing music and spoken-word poetry, Kaie Kellough and Jason Sharp will wield their percussive avant-jazz sound in a new performance piece they have dreamed up specially for the Aga Khan Museum. Tying into themes from the Museum exhibitions Sanctuary and Don't Ask Me Where I'm From, UBGNLSWRE is a mixed-media performance that combines literature, electronic and acoustic sound, and graphic design by artist ...
JollyGul.com presents Ginan Medley Instrumental-Only Series Episode 1. Waqas Ali and his team play 4 popular ginans on the flute, violin and tabla. The ginans played in this Episode 1 are ...
[H/T ISMAILIMAIL] -- Do you know why the term "music" is extremely debatable in the Muslim world? What is the relationship between music, Islam, and spirituality There is profound mystical music from South Asia, including Qawwalis, Kafis and Ginans. Dr. Karim Gillani is an expert in the field of music and Islam, and inthis session he will explore the mystical music from South Asia, including Qawwalis, ...
Global -- The vital role of women throughout history has ensured that communities and nations have been able to progress, safeguarding the stability and long-term development of society as a whole. Rural women play a key role in food production worldwide and form a large proportion of the global agricultural workforce. Women comprise 43 percent of the world's total agricultural labour ...
Environment and climate are core strategic priorities for AKDN, stressing that good environmental stewardship is part of the development agenda and ensuring that the Earth can sustainably support future generations. In line with this goal, AKDN agencies and institutions have worked towards a number of goals, including reforestation. For example the Aga Khan Foundation and the Mountain Societies Development Support Programme ...
Bakbergen Sarymbetov, the son of Jaksylik Sarymbetov performing Qyrq Qyz, the oral epic story that was not preformed for the last 30 years. ...
Whether it is more efficient smoke-free stoves in northern Pakistan, a hydroelectric plant in Uganda, cooling the buildings of the Aga Khan University in Karachi or installing a solar array at an Aga Khan Health Services-managed hospital in Afghanistan, good stewardship of the environment has always been one of the underlying ethics driving the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN)'s work. Now, ...
"In Conversation with Oleg Grabar" consists of three videos that, together, represent one of the last recordings made with the scholar, who received the Chairman's Award of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2010 in recognition of his lifetime contribution to the field of Islamic art and architecture. In the videos, he talks with three of his former students: Renata Holod, ...
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Graduation ceremony of the University of Alberta, Canada, 9 June 2009. Read full speech: ...
Catch the extraordinary resonance of the Aga Khan Museum's courtyard space in an improvised performance by Kaie Kellough (spoken word) and Jason Sharp (bari saxophone). Design as a short preview for their performance of UBGNLSWRE on October 15, 2020, Kellough and Sharp welcome you into the Kafka-esque experience of entering a new space, a new land, a new home, detailing in highly ...
Global -- The Ismaili Imamat has acquired the Palacete Leitão located on Rua Marquês da Fronteira in Lisbon. The site is adjacent to the existing Palacete Henrique Mendonça, which on 11 July 2018, was designated by Mawlana Hazar Imam as the Seat of the Ismaili Imamat. The transfer was concluded on 8 October 2020, with the Diplomatic Representative of the Ismaili ...
This fall, we invite you to join us on our first-ever Virtual Voyage: Around the World with AKF. The voyage will launch on October 27 and culminate with a live celebration event on December 6. ...
AZQUOTES.COM -- "God touches and moves, warns and desires all equally, and He wants one quite as much as another. The inequality lies in the way in which His touch, His warnings, and His gifts are received." -- Johannes Tauler (14th Century German mystic) ...
One of seven artists participating in the inaugural Field Trip Artist Residency, fibre artist Emily Jan gives us a peek into her work and processes as an artists. This v-log entry, the second of four, shows viewers a preview of her project titled "The Museum of Everywhere and Nowhere." Recreating a vast survey of objects "collected" throughout her travels and career, Jan ...
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Portugal -- A caminhada é uma atividade física aeróbica que pode ser realizada por qualquer pessoa, independentemente da idade e do seu condicionamento físico, e possui diversos benefícios para a saúde, tais como a melhoria do sistema cardiovascular, a diminuição dos sintomas de stress e ansiedade, o fortalecimento muscular e diminuição do inchaço. Para que tenha benefícios para a saúde, é ...
USA -- Earthquakes continue to be a danger to life and property. Each year, we remind people of this hidden threat and how to take precautions and remain safe. The global coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we live, work, and go to school. Every day, we are confronting old and new challenges. But earthquakes are still happening all around us. ...
Global -- Every year, the third Thursday in October is designated as Conflict Resolution Day, a global event intended to promote the concept of peaceful conflict resolution. Mediation Week is also celebrated during the month of October. This month gives us an opportunity to reflect on how we can each play a part in creating a more peaceful, generous, and hopeful ...
Karachi, Pakistan and Geneva, Switzerland, 14 October 2020 - In a bid to spotlight the dire consequences of climate change in Central and South Asia, the Aga Khan University, the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat and the University of Central Asia launched a film series focusing on the catastrophic impact of the rapid melting of the world's largest repository of ice ...
The Aga Khan University, the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat and the University of Central Asia launch a documentary film series about the climate crisis on the Roof of the World. Echoing the call to action of the newly launched Earthshot Prize, Voices from the Roof of the World will tell the stories of the millions of people and endangered wildlife living ...
Heritage is a complicated subject -- family, place, language, geography, feelings -- they all swirl into one to create an indelible understanding of who it is you are. See here a moving statement from Kaie Kellough's Griffin-prize winning book "Magnetic Equator" performed as part of an improvised presentation with Jason Sharp (bari saxophone). This is a short preview for Sharp and Kellough's ...
Sharpen your knowledge of 18th-century Persian art history with a closer look at Curator Dr. Marika Sardar's object of the week -- a well-travelled gold, jade, and steel dagger in the Museum's Collection. About the object: Accession Number: AKM963 Creator: Faizallah Shushtari Isfahani Place: Iran or Turkey Dimensions: 44.5 cm Date: ca. 1700 Materials and Technique: gold, jade, and steel To learn more: Bringing ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- PRAGERU -- Schools in my neighborhood in Jacksonville, Florida, functioned less as places of learning and more as warehouses to keep kids off the street. I know - I was one of those kids. My early years in school were not a success, to put it mildly. I seldom understood the lesson. I was often confused and frustrated. I'd ask my teachers questions, but it seemed to me that this just annoyed them. So, I stopped asking questions. I failed third grade -- twice. Fourth and fifth weren't much better. I lashed out by getting into fights with my classmates. I was going nowhere. I was just another kid in the warehouse. But fortunately, my life changed the summer before sixth grade. I went to live with my godmother. She had one overriding thought ...
The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction celebrates how people and communities around the world are reducing their exposure to disasters and raising awareness about the importance of reigning in the risks that they face. The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) works closely with communities living in hazard-prone areas, particularly in remote mountain areas in the Roof of the World, to ...
Working with local governments and communities, AKAH implements a wide range of disaster risk reduction (DRR) programmes across Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Syria, and Tajikistan. DRR programmes include hazard, risk and vulnerability assessments; disaster preparedness education; emergency response and search and rescue training; and structural mitigation projects for all levels of community and institutional structures, such as building flood retaining walls, riverbank ...
Take #2 -- A second short preview for their performance of UBGNLSWRE on October 15, 2020, Kaie Kellough (spoken word) and Jason Sharp (bari saxophone) give an improvised performance in the Sanctuary exhibition at the Aga Khan Museum. The long, slow, tones of the saxophone slip into the space, with Kellough's pulsating poetry providing the arcing, rhythmic churn detailing the history of ...
This brief video highlights what to expect when your Jamatkhana re-opens. In addition, the Jamat is requested to remain informed of the Jamatkhana re-opening guidelines and the associated precautions, which can be found on . ...
Prepared and compiled by MALIK MERCHANT (Publisher/Editor Barakah, Simerg and Simergphotos) Inspiration Behind the Earthshot Prize: President John F. Kennedy and Moonshot In 1962, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy gave his now famous "Moonshot" speech at Rice University in which he outlined his plans to put a man on the moon. The speech would go on to become one of the most ...
"And of his signs are the night and day, the sun and the moon..." (41:37)Source: Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Hamilton Centre From the Greek root me meaning to measure, the word 'moon' can be traced to the Old English word mona which shares its origin with the Latin word mensis, meaning month; hence, it was named Moon. The Earth's Moon, ...
A short preview for their performance of UBGNLSWRE on October 15, 2020, Kaie Kellough (spoken word) and Jason Sharp (bari saxophone) give an improvised performance in the Sanctuary exhibition at the Aga Khan Museum. Intensely focused and driving, the rhythmic pulse of Kellough's poetry is driven along by Sharp's seemingly never-ending wave of arpeggios on the saxophone. ...
