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Excerpt from the Memoirs of Al Noor Kassum: Africa’s Winds of Change

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 2, 2015May 9, 2016

Al Noor Kassum (born 11 January 1924) is retired Tanzanian politician. Educated in Tanzania and…

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Dr. Awiti, Director, East African Institute & Assistant Professor, Aga Khan University
  • Aga Khan University

Kenya: Quest for an Inclusive Society Must Continue

  • by AM
  • Posted on December 31, 2014December 2, 2016

For the first time, the most dominant group – socially and politically – is not…

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  • Aga Khan University

Kenya: We Need a Debate On Devolution of Education

  • by AM
  • Posted on December 29, 2014December 2, 2016

Perhaps our greatest achievement in 50 years is the 2010 constitution, which vests sovereign power…

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Aga Khan Health Services, Nairobi organize a preventive medicine fair
  • Health Services

Aga Khan Health Services, Uganda organize a preventive medicine fair

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on December 26, 2014January 5, 2015

KAMPALA- Residents of Old Kampala and the Asian community living in Kampala on Sunday flocked…

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From Ismailimail Archives: Timbuktu, Mali, 10 October 2003. His Highness the Aga Khan (centre) and Prime Minister Ahmed Mohamed Ag Hamani (right) examining ancient manuscripts at the Ahmed Baba Centre in Timbuktu, Mali. - Photo AKDNGary Otte
  • Award for Architecture

AKAA and Mali’s Ministry of Culture collaborate to present Timbuktu Renaissance: Timbuktu Manuscripts go on show at the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels (Bozar)

  • by AM
  • Posted on December 24, 2014December 2, 2016

Timbuktu Renaissance is an exceptional exhibition, organized by the joint efforts of Mali’s Ministry of Culture…

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Bamba founders Al Ismaili, Shehzad Tejani and Faiz Hirani (not shown) saw an opportunity to use their company's business model to improve education and address poverty (Courtesy of Bamba)
  • Ismaili Muslims in the News

Spirit of Service: Intrepid Ismaili entrepreneurs bring creative approach to increase school attendance in Kenya

  • by AM
  • Posted on December 23, 2014January 3, 2017

Three Ismaili entrepreneurs use creative business model approach to improve education and address poverty in…

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  • Aga Khan IV

All Africa | Kenya: Aga Khan’s Birthday Celebrations in Nairobi

  • by AM
  • Posted on December 16, 2014December 2, 2016

The community’s profound sense of social responsibility, particularly towards the most marginalised members of society,…

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Clements GSA students WALK to end global poverty | Fort Bend Southwest Star Newspaper
  • Aga Khan Foundation

Embassy of the United States in Kenya: Aga Khan Foundation & US Government Launch Partnership

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on December 12, 2014November 18, 2015

NAIROBI, KENYA, DECEMBER 11, 2014 – The Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. (AKF USA) and the…

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AKFED's PDM Holdings To Set Up Sh1.6bn Office Block In City
  • Fund for Economic Development

Nairobi, Kenya: AKFED’s PDM Holdings To Set Up Sh1.6bn Office Block In City

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on December 8, 2014December 11, 2014

An affiliate of the Aga Khan Development Network, PDM Holdings, is set to develop Sh1.6…

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Aga Khan Hospital Dar es Salaam opens heart surgery laboratory
  • Aga Khan University

Aga Khan Hospital Dar es Salaam cancer campaign yields huge results

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on December 8, 2014December 11, 2014

Just three months after the Aga Khan Hospital launched the breast cancer campaign in September…

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Former Aga Khan Secondary School, now Morogoro Secondary School, Tanzania
  • Education Services

Former Aga Khan Secondary School, now Morogoro Secondary School, Tanzania

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on December 8, 2014December 11, 2014

Excerpts from Memoirs of former Aga Khan Secondary School teacher Easaw Joseph John: The next…

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Aga Khan Academy Mombasa: Nurturing students beyond classrooms
  • Education Services

Aga Khan Academy Mombasa: Nurturing students beyond classrooms

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on December 8, 2014December 11, 2014

Ham Serunjogi reported to The Aga Khan Academy, in Mombasa, Kenya in September 2010, a…

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Aga Khan Hospital Mombasa Open New 'Changamwe Medical Centre'
  • Aga Khan University

Aga Khan Hospital Mombasa Open New ‘Changamwe Medical Centre’

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on December 6, 2014December 8, 2014

Coastweek– The Aga Khan Hospital Mombasa recently unveiled it’s third medical centre in the Coast…

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  • Timbuktu

Timbuktu was once an economic and cultural centre

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on November 27, 2014October 11, 2016

Timbuktu, in Mali, West Africa, was founded around 1100 CE as a camp due to…

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Dr Marriote Ngwaru
  • Aga Khan University

Tanzania: 80 per cent of kindergarten age children in rural Lindi missing school

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on November 26, 2014November 26, 2014

More than 80 per cent of kindergarten age children in rural Lindi are missing classes…

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Sujjawal Ahmad Appointed to Global Workforce Development in Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine

Prince Amyn Aga Khan conferred the Aga Khan Music Awards distinguished Patron’s Award

Canada | Dr. Zainub Verjee Inducted to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts

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USA | Mawlana Hazar Imam Aga Khan V presided over the opening of the Ismaili Center Houston

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Aaj Raaj Mubarak Hove – Ginan by Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Jamil Assani

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Portugal | Prince Aly Muhammad attends opening of chapel damaged in wildfires rebuilt with support from the Ismaili Imamat and Aga Khan Trust for Culture

Aga Khan’s Tribute to Pope Francis: A Loss for Humanity

The Interfaith Effort of Canada’s Ismaili Community: A 12,000-Pound Ramadan Food Drive

Strengthening Ties: Ismaili Imamat and São Tomé Formalize Collaboration

Global: Why the World Celebrates His Late Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV | Constellation of Honours: Over 300 Accolades from 55 Countries

A Legacy of Collaboration: His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV and James D. Wolfensohn’s Partnership for Religious Engagement in Development

The Rev. Dr. Robert Oliphant, Member of Parliament for Don Valley West, Pays Tribute to His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV: A Legacy of Compassion

The Drumlanrig Reconciliation Accords: A Historic Step Towards Jewish-Muslim Unity in the UK

Meditation and Contemplation 

The Light of the Divine

Islamic Art

The arts of the Fatimids, Mawlana Hazar Imam’s ancestors, continue to inspire

The paisley motif is a Persian symbol of life and eternity

Fables taught universal ideals of leadership

The Rose and the Nightingale: A story representing the central theme of mysticism and esoteric traditions

Professor Ruba Kana’an @DVSUtm considers how art and architecture tell stories about societies @AgaKhanMuseum

The Globe and Mail: The Aga Khan museum’s latest exhibit takes on a key misconception about Islamic art @thatkatetaylor @AgaKhanMuseum

Aga Khan Museum Exhibition: The Power of the Visual

Mi’raj is a soul’s journey towards spiritual knowledge

Sandy Kurt: An artist specializing in Islamic geometric patterns

The Persian chahar-bagh gardens reflected the unity and harmony of the cosmos

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Canada | The Next Initiative – A Paid Acting Mentorship for Adults

Canada | Concordia University to award Princess Zahra Aga Khan with an honorary doctorate at its spring 2025 convocation

Global | Honoring Princess Yasmin Aga Khan & Rita Hayworth: World renowned artists – Britain’s Yarrow & Turkey’s Baykam – Unite with Hilton Contemporary Art Gallery in support of Alzheimer’s Association

Aga Khan Master Musicians Premiere Cross-Cultural Collaboration in Paris

Honoring Sufi Mysticism with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture: Delhi’s Heritage Unveiled

Global: Why the World Celebrates His Late Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV | Constellation of Honours: Over 300 Accolades from 55 Countries

Celebrating Qur’anic Art: A Colloquium of Creativity and Scholarship at The Institute of Ismaili Studies

The Gulgee Museum in Karachi is a Son’s Tribute to a Master | Dawn Images

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Books & Authors

The First Aga Khan – OPEN ACCESS to download or read online for free

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New Book | “Small Acts of Courage’ by Ali Velshi

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“An Other World: The Fight for Freedom, Joy, and Belonging” by Hanif Fazal

Ginans

Aaye Reham Rahemaan by Imtiaz Fazalbhoy (Faiz)

Ginan: Ginan bolo re nit – Recite Ginans everyday!

Ginans by Nargis Balolia

Ginan: Jaag jaagre tun jaag – Wake up, wake up, o you, wake up

Ginan: Ye mitthaa Muhammad naam – The name Muhammad is sweet

Ginan: Shaamku aavan(n)taa jo kahe – Those who inform about the arrival of the Imam

Ginans: Our Wonderful Tradition – Ismailimail launches a new series

Ginan: Sakhee maree aatam naa odhaar – O my Friend! O Saviour of my soul

A presentation on Naklanki Gita by Ali Jan Damani

A Ginan on Love

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Ginan: Kutumb parivār sajnā

Pir Sadardin’s Ginan: Hanif Gulamani’s rendition: Aasamaanee tambal

Ginan: Haq to paak tu baadshaah – You are the Truth and the Pure Majestic King

Ginan: Ham Dil Khālaq Yā Alī Tu(n)hī Ja Vase – O’ Lord, in my heart only you dwell

Zahir K. Dhalla: Nine Ginans of Nine Ismaili Pirs – Download Free eBook, available for 3 days

Ginan: Unchaa re kot bahu vechana – Your abode is at an elevated fort far away

Ginan: “Suno Suno Momano Sun Man” – Das Batiyan – A Ginan of Pir Shams

Ginan: Dhan dhan aajno daaddlo – It is an auspicious day today

Ginan: Aaj aanand paamiya man ke – Today this mind (heart) has attained joy

Ginans with Translation

Ginan: Ginan bolo re nit – Recite Ginans everyday!

Qasida: Dur ze daryayi haqiqat – The pearl of the ocean of truth

Ginan: Ye mitthaa Muhammad naam – The name Muhammad is sweet

Ginan: Jaag jaagre tun jaag – Wake up, wake up, o you, wake up

Ginan: Shaamku aavan(n)taa jo kahe – Those who inform about the arrival of the Imam

Ginans: Our Wonderful Tradition – Ismailimail launches a new series

Ginan: Sakhee maree aatam naa odhaar – O my Friend! O Saviour of my soul

Ginan: Haq to paak tu baadshaah – You are the Truth and the Pure Majestic King

Ginan: Unchaa re kot bahu vechana – Your abode is at an elevated fort far away

Ginan: Dhan dhan aajno daaddlo – It is an auspicious day today

Ginan: Aaj aanand paamiya man ke – Today this mind (heart) has attained joy

Ginan: Navroz naa din sohaamnnaa – On the glorious day of Navroz

Ginan: Pahelaa Kartaa Jug Maa(n)he Shaahnaa – In the first age of Karta Lord’s…

Ginan: Swaami-ne saachu(n) karine sreviye – By considering the Imam to be true, be devoted to him

Ginan: Ab teree mohabat lagee – Now I am in love with you

Ginan: Aanand aanand kariyo rikhisaro – Rejoice, rejoice o believers!

Ginan: Kheddo kheddo jemaani naavddi – Sail skillfully in the boat

Ginan: Til bhaar tulannaa – Sesame seed’s weight will be accounted for

Qasida: Ya Imami Ya Imami – O my Imam, O my Imam

Ginan: Hu(n) re piyaasi piya tere darshanki – I thirst, o Beloved, for a vision of You

Qasidas

Mp3: Ilahi Shukar (Gratitude for God’s Bounties) with English Translation

Qasida: Dur ze daryayi haqiqat – The pearl of the ocean of truth

Qasida ‘Dam Hama Dam Ali Ali’ by Shahid A. Qalandar

Qasida: Ya Amiral Momineen

Tajik Ismaili Artists: Saqi-e Bawafa Manam

Imamat Day Songs: Shan-i Karim Imam-i Zaman-Vol.1

Persian Qasida: Mashriq e Anware Yazdan Noor Mawlana Karim

Shahid Akhtar Qalandar – Qasida: DUZ E DARYAE HAQIQATH

Persian Qasida by Nasir Khusraw: ‘Guzinam Quran Ast’ – Rendition Shahid Akhtar Qalandar

Qasida of Hazrat Imam Mawlana Nizar II – Har Chand K Man Dar Nazare

Poetry has been central to the spiritual life of Muslims

Persian Qasida: Let go of this entire ruse, O lover! Go mad, go mad!

A Diamond Jubilee tribute to Mawlana Hazar Imam – By Shafiq Ahmad, Asif Baig, Fakhir Baig

The spread of Sufism facilitated the cultivation of introspective religious poetry

Rukhsana Karmali: Farsi Qasida – Bismillahey Mutlaq Tui

Qasida: Ya Imami Ya Imami – O my Imam, O my Imam

Mushkil Kusha Mawla Ali | Saakin

Persian Qasida: Amir Al Momenin, by Rukhsana Karmali

Qasida: Ali Goyam Ali Joyam | NsN Production

Qasida: Ta Surato Paiwande Jahan Bud Ali Bud – Ali the ever present

Qasidas with Translation

Qasida: Dur ze daryayi haqiqat – The pearl of the ocean of truth

Tajik Ismaili Artists: Saqi-e Bawafa Manam

Qasida: Ya Imami Ya Imami – O my Imam, O my Imam

Persian Qasida: Amir Al Momenin, by Rukhsana Karmali

Qasida: Ta Surato Paiwande Jahan Bud Ali Bud – Ali the ever present

Shahid Akhtar Qalandar – Qasida: DUZ E DARYAE HAQIQATH

Persian Qasida by Nasir Khusraw: ‘Guzinam Quran Ast’ – Rendition Shahid Akhtar Qalandar

Persian Qasida: Let go of this entire ruse, O lover! Go mad, go mad!

A Diamond Jubilee tribute to Mawlana Hazar Imam – By Shafiq Ahmad, Asif Baig, Fakhir Baig

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