By MALIK MIRZASpecial to SimergphotosThe mausoleums of Pir Sadardin and his son Pir Hasan Kabirdin which the writer, Malik Mirza, visited and wrote about a few years ago. Their ancestor was Pir Shams, the topic of this new photo essay by the same author.Photos: Malik Mirza. Ever since I went to Uch Shariff (see map, below, right) in the Province of ...
Normally, Shahzadi Devje shares dietary advice and yummy recipes. However, recently she reviewed Netflix's popular original series, Indian Matchmaking, and the underlining harsh truths it unconsciously covers regarding Indian culture, women ...
Global -- This weekend, the Aga Khan Education Boards are hosting the inaugural Global STEM Festival Finale. Over recent weeks, participants from 20 jurisdictions around the world engaged in activities and experiments so as to better understand the world around us, and develop important skills for the future. The Global STEM Festival held in Summer 2020 was an opportunity for 3-17 ...
On 20 June, international stars from the Aga Khan Master Musicians came together to offer a diversity of musical styles at a concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London. ...
DARIUSFOROUX.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 2007: "What is required today, in my view, is an educational approach which is the polar opposite of indoctrination -- one that nurtures the spirit of anticipation and agility, adaptability and adventure."] ARTICLE: There's a downside to habits ignored by every habits-expert. The 17th century poet, John Dryden said it best: "We first make our habits, then our habits make us." He warns us about a potential danger: when your habits make you, you're no longer in control. You're a slave to your behavior. It doesn't make sense to form habits and never look back. Sadly, that's what many of us do. A pragmatist, however, looks at what works. Other than that, a pragmatist is agnostic. Adopting a fluid mindset gives you more tools to adapt to change. George Bernard Shaw said: "Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything." I change my mind all the time. In the past ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- EVA ZU BECK -- Avgarch Valley, in Gojal Upper Hunza, is not on anyone's radar. Inaccessible by road, you can only trek here on foot. I had the honour of trekking here with my host and friend Pervaiz Posh from Jamalabad. It was an incredible adventure which went from beauty to terror to beauty again. Plus rare footage of Ibex/Markhor! ...
Walid Ehssan (HearTist) latest art work in celebration of JamatKhanas re-opening throughout Canada. Mubaraki on the occasion of reopening of Jamatkhanas. Let's hope we can attend safely and continue to receive ...
The Master Musicians of the Aga Khan Music Initiative is a collective of musicians who create new music inspired by cultural heritage of the Middle East and Mediterranean Basin, South Asia, Central Asia, West Africa, and China. These master musicians link countries and continents, present and past and bring to life a new body of music that is seamless and exuberantly original. ...
SPECIAL EDITION: "Yesterday at the Nation" by Cyprian Fernandes Reviewedby MALIK MERCHANTPublisher/editor Simerg, Barakah and Simergphotos The Daily Nation was my favourite newspaper in Dar es Salaam, along with the Tanganyika Standard (later the Standard and then the Daily News). The popular Kenyan newspaper founded by Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, first rolled off at the press as ...
The University of Central Asia (UCA) was established on August 28, 2000 as a private, not for profit, secular university through an international treaty signed by the presidents of Tajikistan, Kyrgyz Republic, and Kazakhstan, and Mawlana Hazar Imam; ratified by the respective parliaments and registered with the United Nations. The presidents are the Patrons of the University and Mawlana Hazar Imam ...
Tea House is composed by Wu Man Featuring: Wu Man, Feras Charestan and Andrea Piccioni Arranged by the performers ...
We would like to thank Lesley Bannatyne for permission to reproduce her piece on the latest work of Harvard Professor Richard Wolf, which appeared in a recent issue of The Harvard Gazette. Dr. Wolf is producing a film about two Ismaili poets, who live on either side of Amu Darya in the rugged Wakhan Corridor (see map below). Qurbonsho lives in ...
AZQUOTES.COM -- "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." -- C. S. Lewis ...
As the USA TODAY Network commemorates the centennial of the 19th Amendment, women who you may not know will have the spotlight on the work they are doing to improve communities ...
Samai is composed by Feras Charestan Featuring: Feras Charestan ...
[H/T SAHIL BADRUDDIN] -- SUCCESS.COM -- All kids have the ability to develop mental muscle. We just have to teach them how to exercise their minds. In my 15 years as a psychotherapist, I've seen how many of today's common parenting habits are robbing kids of mental strength. Giving up those unhealthy habits takes strength on the part of the parents, but doing so gives kids opportunities to grow stronger and become better. Based on my book "13 Things Mentally Strong Parents Don't Do," here are 13 things to avoid if you want to raise a mentally strong child who is prepared to tackle life's toughest challenges: 1. Condone ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- PRAGERU -- We all know that there's more to maturity than simply growing older. So what characteristics do you need to become a mature person? And why will that help you lead a better life? UCLA Medical School psychiatrist Dr. Stephen Marmer explains five characteristics of maturity. ...
Wins for Ebaiyra, Makaloun and Rashaan. The versatility of the Aga Khan Studs was once again demonstrated over the weekend with Stakes victories on the flat and over jumps on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as Group success for an Aga Khan-bred broodmare. In Deauville, H.H. the Aga Khan enjoyed a Stakes double over the weekend thanks to unbeaten ...
Enter a world of beautiful doors and the wonders that lie just behind them. Join Aga Khan Museum Assistant Curator Bita Pourvash on a door-themed tour of objects in our Collection, starting with a marvellously detailed set of engraved wooden double doors from northern Iraq. For more information on the double doors (accession number AKM707): Bringing online Museum experiences to you is ...
Nourish your mind or feed your body? The Museum's Dr. Marika Sardar serves up examples of 1,100-year-old ceramic dishes from Central Asia that encouraged dinner guests to do both at the same time. Learn more about the making of these objects and the words of wisdom they convey. Click the links to learn more about two of the artifacts featured in the video: ...
Toronto-based musicians and educators Padideh Ahrarnejad and Ali Massoudi have each spent decades studying and performing traditional Persian instruments. Watch the duo's #MuseumWithoutWalls mini-concert to glimpse their masterful command of the language of music. Pocket Performances are presented by TD Bank Group. Bringing online Museum experiences to you is part of our mission to connect cultures and promote understanding between peoples. To learn more ...
The Ismaili is pleased to present "Dua-e-Reham," a well-known and beloved poem set to music, and performed by a group of artists around the world. The timeless lyrics were authored by the esteemed poet-philosopher Muhammad Iqbal over a century ago, and encourage us to exemplify universal ethics by being good citizens and showing compassion to those less fortunate than ourselves. ...
My Gyspy Home is composed by Basel Rajoub Featuring: Basel Rajoub and Feras Charestan ...
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Royal Toledo Foundation award ceremony, Toledo, Spain, 2 March 2006 ...
Despite adolescents representing a large proportion of the population in Afghanistan, they are largely invisible as citizens, excluded from decisions that affect them and have limited access to information. They also have limited opportunities to acquire and share knowledge and to actively participate in decision-making processes. To address this gap, a consortium made up of the Aga Khan Foundation-Afghanistan, World Vision, and AEPO ...
Salma Lakhani (first Muslim Lieutenant Governor in Canadian history) will be installed as Alberta's 19th lieutenant governor in a ceremony this coming Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. To convert ...
Mashq-i Dutar is composed by Sirojiddin Juraev. Featuring: Basel Rajoub, Feras Charestan, Andrea Piccioni, Abbos Kosimov Arranged by the performers ...
After COVID-19 spread across Afghanistan, many, including Kimya's eldest son, a rental driver, lost their jobs. However, a greenhouse the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) helped her to build has enabled their family to weather the pandemic. Of the 6,000 tomato seedlings produced through the greenhouse, Kimya sold half to support her family's needs (in the spirit of community philanthropy, she gave ...
With the outbreak of COVID-19, Istoray's business ground to a halt. A lockdown order on the market where Istoray's business operated caused her, and many others, to lose their business and income. "My business was on the brink of falling down, when I suddenly realised that I can save not only my business but also people of my community," she said. ...
The Intercultural Dialogue Institute - Ottawa, the Carleton Centre for the Study of Islam and the Canadian Council of Muslim Women, held a workshop on "Averting Violent Extremism: Religious Literacy, Pluralism and Community Resilience" at the Intercultural Dialogue Institute - Ottawa and Carleton University. The workshop's aim was to work towards the development of a practical and pragmatic program. ...
Omid Safi is a leading public Muslim intellectual in America. He is a Professor of Islamic Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, specializing in contemporary Islamic thought and classical Islam. He is the past Chair for the Study of Islam and the current Chair for the Islamic Mysticism Group at the American Academy of Religion. ...
Due to COVID-19 and the accompanying lockdown measures, children around the world have been unable to go to school -- in some countries for as long as six months. The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and the Aga Khan Education Services (AKES) have been at the forefront of responding to this educational crisis. By co-designing new solutions with communities, educators and learners worldwide, they ...
[H/T MOHIB EBRAHIM] -- YOUTUBE.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 1982: "... in certain parts of the world, scientists get blown-up heads because they have discovered something new and they think that they know all the answers to a particular scientific problem ..."] ARTICLE: C.S. Louis said people will believe almost anything if it's dressed up in the name of science. He astutely predicted that "the new oligarchy must increasingly rely on the advice of scientists till, in the end, the politicians become merely the scientists' puppets." However, science doesn't tell you what is best for society, because public policy is not just about technical expertise, it's about what good is worth having *at what price*. Science can't answer these kind of moral and ethical questions and just because someone is a scientist, it doesn't give them the right to dictate answers to society. If you think "I have the scientific truth about something and that's the end of story. I know everything," that really tends to feed ...
Sundays With Us - Al-Khimyah by Prince Aly Muhammad - 08232020 ...
Global -- Thirty-five years ago, on 23 August 1985, the then Canadian Prime Minister, The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, officially opened the Ismaili Centre Vancouver in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam, marking a moment of great historical significance for the Jamat in Canada and around the world. The Silver Jubilee project represented the first purpose-built Jamatkhana in North America, and ...
The Master Musicians of the Aga Khan Music Initiative is a collective of musicians who create new music inspired by cultural heritage of the Middle East and Mediterranean Basin, South Asia, Central Asia, West Africa, and China. These master musicians link countries and continents, present and past and bring to life a new body of music that is seamless and exuberantly original. ...
