Rising Star: Muskan Jiwa
Muskan Jiwa (11) is now JollyGul.com's "Rising Star". Congratulations, Muskan! "Rising Stars" are pre-teens and teens who have shown considerable promise and passion in producing devotional songs and music of all ...
Part 6 -- Virtue; Vice -- Maxims of Ali
GOOGLE.COM -- A man is a believer as long as he is virtuous. ~~ The chief of the virtues is to curb the passions. ~~ One of the indications of vileness is to give offence of good men. ~~ The man of vice loves to foster others' vice, and so multiply excuse for his own. ...
VIDEO: Lecture: The Persian Romance of Alexander the Great with Prof. Michael Barry
Setting out to conquer the Persian Empire in 334 BC, Alexander the Great lamented that no poet would narrate his history and adventures. Yet, more than 1,000 years later, Alexander was re-identified as "Iskandar" by Persia's two greatest epic poets: Firdausi and Nizami. Join historian and professor Dr. Michael Barry as he bridges the concepts of art, mysticism, and poetry in this ...
Media services
Portugal -- Founded by the Aga Khan in 1960, the Nation Media Group (NMG) has its origins in Kenya's Taifa and Nation newspapers, which were set up to provide independent voices during the years just preceding the country's independence. In recent years, the Group has expanded its operations into Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda and has established itself as the Region's leading ...
TKN Volunteers in Pakistan playing a key role during COVID-19
TKN -- As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, AKDN agencies and our Jamati institutions in Pakistan are playing a crucial role in helping to fight this pandemic. Our healthcare professionals and front-line essential workers are working tirelessly to help the vulnerable in the Jamat and in the wider community. Over 300 dedicated TKN volunteers are also valiantly playing their part in helping ...
A Social Scientist on the Liberal-Left Biases of Social Scientists
NATIONALREVIEW.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 1978: "Some of the fields, I advise caution on, are fields called Social Sciences. That is, *all the fields which relate to an established society and its patterns of living*." Hazar Imam, 1965: "... left-wing attitudes tend not only to destroy the faith of a man towards his religion ..."] ARTICLE: What do social scientists do? *We try to determine how society could be best arranged.* This is why it's so important to get more ideological diversity in social-research fields. If you have only progressives, or the Left, then you're just going to have a very limited understanding of what social problems are. Because people who are on the right have different understandings of what counts as a social problem in the first place. Is inequality a social problem that must be "solved"? Or is it just a feature of the world that we try to eliminate at our own peril? Even for agreed-upon problems, there are differences ...
Silk Road Through My Lens: Uzbekistan, Tajikistan & Turkey
HARJI.EXPOSURE.CO -- MUSLIM HARJI -- "The term Silk Toad tantalizes the imagination with a treasure chest of romantic images: Marco Polo with his caravan of camels, the mighty Genghis Khan, traders laden with precious cargo trudging through the desert, the scent of spices, mystery and intrigue, precious silks, veiled maidens, vibrant costumes, walled villages, wondrous archaeological sites, haunting music, desert oases, exotic bazaars, mosques with colorful tiled domes, and slender minarets with their plaintive song calling the faithful to prayer." ...
Mozambique Jamat donates PPE to support local hospital
Mozambique -- The Jamat of Beira, Mozambique donated personal protective equipment to help the healthcare workers of the Hospital Central da Beira who continue to work on the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic. The donation was made through Ismaili CIVIC, a global initiative which brings Ismaili Muslims together to support their local communities through voluntary service; an expression of the Islamic ...
VIDEO: Improving Adolescents' Lives in Afghanistan programme
In rural Afghanistan, youth represent a large proportion of the population, but they are largely invisible as citizens. Subject to traditional, conservative norms that include unsupportive attitudes towards education, most girls and boys do not complete their secondary studies and are obliged to marry before the age of 18. In response to this, from May 2017 to April 2020, the Aga Khan ...
Ginan themes include laments of the soul, supplications, and ethics
"Poetry is the voice of God speaking through the lips of man. If a great painting puts you in direct touch with nature, great poetry puts you in touch with God." Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III Source: Ali S Asani, The Ginans: Awakening the Soul Through Wisdom The themes of ginans are diverse ranging from laments of the soul ...
VIDEO: Abbos Qosimov, Habibulla Kurambaev and Ikram Matanov
"Central Asia: Music of the steppe" (Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan) was presented at Cite de la Musique, Paris, November, 2009 ...
VIDEO: Sirojiddin Juraev
"Central Asia: Music of the steppe" (Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan) was presented at Cite de la Musique, Paris, November, 2009 ...
Candidaturas para Bolsas AKES
Portugal -- Já soubeste? Encontram-se abertas as candidaturas para as bolsas de estudo referentes ao ano letivo 2020/2021, até dia 25 de agosto de 2020. O programa das Bolsas de Estudo AKES refere-se a Instituições Nacionais de Ensino Superior de referência. Para te candidatares, confirma se te enquadras no seguinte perfil:Critérios de seleçãoo Genuínas necessidades financeiras;o Mérito/excelência;o Plano de carreira profissional ...
VIDEO: Dilbarjan Bekturdyeva
"Central Asia: Music of the steppe" (Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan) was presented at Cite de la Musique, Paris, November, 2009 ...
VIDEO: Restoration of the Shah Burj Gate at Lahore Fort
The video outlines the painstaking steps taken to restore the Shah Burj Gate in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Lahore Fort, in Pakistan. The Gate, which forms part of the famous Picture Wall, was constructed by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1041 A.H. (1631-32) under the supervision of architect Abdul Karim Mamur Khan. The Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) began ...
The Future of International Development: in Recognition of World Humanitarian Day
USA -- Representatives of three organizations discuss the impact of Covid-19 on the poor and marginalized, and on development. In recognition of World Humanitarian Day, August 19, 2020, the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Center hosted "The Future of International Development." Sherina Ebrahim, Chair of the Aga Khan Foundation USA National Committee moderated the session, with representatives from three leading global humanitarian organizations: ...
"I Wish I'd Been There" - What is One Moment in Ismaili History You Wish You Would Have Liked to Witness and Why!
LETTER FROM PUBLISHERSimerg Launches a New I Wish I'd Been There Series By MALIK MERCHANTPublisher/editor Simerg, Barakah and Simergphotos A decade has passed since the first publication of our series "I Wish I'd Been There" when we asked you to be "a fly on a wall" and pick one moment in Ismaili history that you particularly wish you had lived to ...
How The Replication Crisis Undermines Government By Bureaucracy
THEFEDERALIST.COM -- Secular progressivism's claim to scientific validation is its Achilles heel because of just how little of that science can be replicated and confirmed. Results of many of the most influential papers in sociology, social psychology, economics, climate science, anthropology, education, and medicine can't be confirmed. The editor-in-chief of the authoritative Lancet believes up to half of the results published in peer-reviewed social science and medical journals are probably wrong. The National Association of Scholars' president argues that many of the "scientifically validated" regulations, laws and social programs have no real scientific basis. There seems to be a direct correlation between how much a state spends to "scientifically improve" its public services and the percentage of its citizens eager to migrate elsewhere. States with the most sophisticated bureaucracies almost always have the lowest-quality schools ...
Welcome! Podcast: Karim Kanji (@KarimKanji) in Conversation with Latif Nasser (@latifnasser)
Episode #237: Karim Kanji's guest Latif Nasser is a producer and director of research with New York Public Radio show Radiolab, the host of the amazing podcast, The Other Latif and ...
Zabeen Hirji: The post-pandemic future: Employees will work wherever they want
If someone told me in January that by April five million of the 12 million employed Canadians would be working from home, I would not have believed them. And yet once ...
Humanitarianism and Environmental Protection
UAE -- As our world continues to develop, we put the environment at risk, disrupting our environmental synergy and balance. In the UAE, governments have placed a significant focus on environmental sustainability, and work is also being done within Jamati institutions to combat the effects of climate change. Let us explore this work and how we are striving toward achieving environmental ...
Peer Naachee Ne - Zaynah & Areez Bhanji (Ginan Garbi With Lyrics & Translations)
Peer Naachee Ne Ka(n)the Geenaan Re Maa (The Pir dances and sings the ginan) Zaynah and Areez Bhanji sing Pir Shams Sabzwari's "Peer Naachee Ne" Ginan Garbi. Music composition has been ...
A sign of a culture that has lost its faith ...
AZQUOTES.COM -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Hazar Imam, 1965: "When the faith is broken down everything goes with it: the family, society, the individual, the intelligence."] ARTICLE: "A sign of a culture that has lost its faith: moral collapse follows upon spiritual collapse." -- C.S. Lewis ...
Sadruddin Noorani: ChandRaat-1st of Muharram 1442 (August 19, 2020)
By: Sadruddin Noorani, Chicago, USA The Islamic Calendar is based on cycles of the moon and ChandRaat marks the rising of the new moon as well as the start of a ...
VIDEO: Qushtar by Sirojiddin Juraev and Master Musicians
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. ...
Lessons from Imam Husayn and Hazrat Bibi Zaynab
USA -- In the Islamic calendar, the month of Muharram is of particular significance for Shia Muslims. Prophet Muhammad's (s.a.s.) grandson, Imam Husayn (a.s.), and many family members and supporters gave their lives during the first ten days of this month on the fields of Karbala in Iraq, in 680 CE. It is a month during which we engage in self-reflection ...
VIDEO: Fight Pneumonia (Urdu) - AKHB USA
Pneumonia kills thousands of people each year, and in order to protect our Jamat, the Aga Khan Health Board would like to share a small informational video on pneumonia and the prevention of pneumonia. ...
VIDEO: Fight Pneumonia (Gujarati) - AKHB USA
Pneumonia kills thousands of people each year, and in order to protect our Jamat, the Aga Khan Health Board would like to share a small informational video on pneumonia and the prevention of pneumonia. ...
Photos of Mawlana Hazar Imam and Members of His Family from the Collection of Alijah Zulfikarali Khoja: South Africa, Aswan and East Africa
By MALIK MERCHANTPublisher/editor Barakah, Simerg and Simergphotos I was most gratified when Alijahbanu Khairunissa Khoja, wife of late Alijah Zulfikarali M.A. Velji Khoja (1938-2015), recently handed me a box of historic photos related to the Jamats of South and East Africa as well as visits made by Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah to South Africa and Mawlana Shah Karim al Hussaini Hazar ...
VIDEO: Mazee Balayem
The Ismaili is pleased to present Mazee Balayem, performed by the Yusuf Khirad Band at the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre in Khorog, Tajikistan, in 2019. The lyrics, attributed to Jalal al-Din Rumi, express the complexity of human existence and the importance of Zikr. The musical composition is a blend of traditional Central Asian instruments such as the daf, doirah, rubab, and sehtar, and ...
How Alex Trebek's Memoir Explains The Enduring Success Of 'Jeopardy!'
THEFEDERALIST.COM -- In revealing how "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek developed his kind, humble heart, his new memoir also provides the story behind the remarkable and steadfast success of "Jeopardy!" The book also contains Trebek's reflections on life, and living, since his pancreatic cancer diagnosis over a year ago. He writes about wearing a hairpiece -- which he has worn since a December 2017 fall required cranial surgery to remove blood clots in his brain. Trebek's description of the pain he has suffered from cancer and chemotherapy will elicit sympathy from readers. While disclosing in publicity interviews for the book that he (briefly) contemplated suicide, Trebek continued his hosting duties, refusing to delay "Jeopardy!" tapings, despite excruciating pain during some of them. The memoir's first 100 pages contain ...
GALLERY: PamirEnergy: Transforming lives through hydropower
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and a five-year civil war, Tajikistan's electrical infrastructure was in need of significant investment. Among the most affected areas was the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO), where economic and human development was stifled during the cold winter months as a result of a lack of electricity for heating and the consequent closure of ...
VIDEO: Quote of the week
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Global Philanthropy Forum, Washington DC, USA, 23 April 2009. Read full speech: ...
VIDEO: Ngoni Fola, Royal Albert Hall
Ngoni Fola Bassekou Kouyaté, Amy Sacko, Oumou Kouyaté Composed by Bassekou Kouyaté ...
VIDEO: Serena engaging local community
The Serena Group is more than a collection of hotels. This film explores how it is an engine for economic development in local communities - and has been for over the last 40 years. Serena provides employment to 4,000 East Africans and gives priority and training to over 2,000 local suppliers and companies, while engaging the local community in ways that help ...
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[Aug 17]Today in history: Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah succeeded to the Imamat
Imam Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III succeeded as Imam on August 17, 1885 at the age of eight years, leading the Nizari Ismailis as Imam for 72 years, longer than any of his predecessors. At the age of nine, he received the honorific title of 'His Highness' from Queen Victoria (r. 1837-1901). In 1892, Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah commissioned ...
Aziz Pyare's "Dam Dam Ali Dam Ali Ali" - An Original Qawwali Composition With Lyrics & Translations
Dam Dam Ali Dam Ali Ali (Ali is in my breath, Ali is in my soul ) is an original composition and a spiritually uplifting qawwali. The lyrics, music composition and ...
Muharram
Global -- Muharram is a month of remembrance in the Islamic calendar, observed every year as a time to honour and respect the life and deeds of Hazrat Imam Husayn (peace be upon him). The month of Muharram holds a place of significance for all Muslims. For Shia Muslims especially, the tenth day of this month - known as Ashura - ...
ART CONNECTS: Local Colour with Tarah Hogue and Zool Suleman (@RunghCulture)
Stay home. Stay safe. Stay connected with our series of online gatherings, Art Connects! In this conversation, Tarah Hogue, Senior Curatorial Fellow, Indigenous Art, at the Vancouver Art Gallery, and Zool ...
VIDEO: Aga Khan Master Musicians Inspired by Maqam
What happens when three of the Aga Khan Master Musicians perform for the first time at the new Aga Khan Centre London... A good time was had by all! The Aga Khan Centre and Art Night London provided a perfect forum for the Master Musicians to perform "Inspired by Maqam: New Music from Syria and Tajikistan." Their music embodies the values of openness, ...
