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  • Aga Khan Foundation

AKF (India): WASH interventions in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in response to the pandemic

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  • Posted on September 4, 2020September 4, 2020

With a presence in seven districts across two states, Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) has been…

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  • India

Mirza Samnani (@MirzaSamnani) and Gollar working to defeat Covid-19 one patient at a time @AKDN

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  • Posted on July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

A big part of career satisfaction is being passionate about the job you do on…

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  • India

Bridging the Divide: How Youth Junction is Training Rural Youth in India for Urban Jobs

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  • Posted on July 3, 2020July 3, 2020

Youth unemployment—particularly among rural youth—is a hot political issue in India, where more than 56 percent…

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  • India

Aga Khan Rural Support Programme India Empowers Marginalized Communities in Rural India to Tackle COVID-19 with Virtual Trainings @MicrosoftAsia

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  • Posted on June 12, 2020June 12, 2020

While many organizations in major cities were moving to remote working, the management at AKRSPI…

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  • India

Kurla (Mumbai, India) Jamat Khana Volunteers Help Migrants With Water Distribution

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  • Posted on June 10, 2020June 10, 2020

The pandemic has been an especially disturbing time for those who didn’t have a fixed…

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  • India

Ratish Nanda: The Heritage Keeper: The man instrumental in reviving Sunder Nursery and Humayun Tomb in Delhi

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  • Posted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020

In a city as populated as Delhi, there is a certain charm in rediscovering open…

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  • India

India: Azim Premji Foundation Donates $132 million (US Dollars) Towards COVID-19 Relief Fund via Forbes.com

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  • Posted on May 16, 2020

The Indian tech magnate, Azim Premji has committed $132 million (US dollars) through his foundation…

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  • India

The Jubilee Stars & Raj Film Works: Hume Karke Dikhana Hai

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020

kat jaayega ye safar jald aayegi achchhi khabar ladne ke liye kamar kass le bure…

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Musical duo Salim-Sulaiman mesmerises Dhaka audience in Aga Khan’s diamond jubilee celebration
  • India

Navroz 2020: A Special Unplugged Concert by @Salim_Merchant, @Sulaiman feat @Rajpandit17

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  • Posted on March 24, 2020March 24, 2020

With concert venues and movie theaters closing around the world, musicians, actors and other celebrities…

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  • India

KHOJAWIKI.ORG: Hassanali Walji Kanji: Canada giving back to Kathiawar!

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  • Posted on February 19, 2020

Hassanali Bhai’s life-story illustrates the entrepreneurial journey of some of the Khojas over the past…

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  • India

Shraddhanjali: A Memorial Tribute to Mahatma Gandhi held @Unity_Houston

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  • Posted on February 12, 2020

In observance of the passing away of Mahatma Gandhi on January 30, 1948, Eternal Gandhi…

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  • India

Photo Essay by Mansoor Ladha: Incredible India

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  • Posted on February 7, 2020February 7, 2020

Read more detailed version of this post here: https://ismailimail.blog/2019/06/04/mansoor-ladha-see-india-maharajah-style/

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  • India

Akbar Padamsee (1928–2020)

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  • Posted on January 14, 2020

Akbar Padamsee’s passing away invited an elegiac silence in the contemporary art world. India has…

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  • India

Azim Premji: Asia’s most generous philanthropist- Forbes Asia

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  • Posted on December 4, 2019December 4, 2019

Forbes Asia announced its annual Heroes of Philanthropy list of 30 altruists in the Asia-Pacific…

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  • History

Khojawiki.org: What Wall Plaques Tell US About the Khoja Civic Society

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on October 30, 2019

By Sultan Somjee When my long lost third cousin, Arif Rawji, brought back the wall…

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  • History

Khojawiki.org: 400 Years of Khoja History in Bombay

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  • Posted on September 9, 2019September 9, 2019

by I.I.Dewji, Editor, http://www.khojawiki.org (2019) In a great many ways, the outstanding success of the…

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  • History

Not just Sanskrit, Gujarati owes a lot to Arabic and Persian languages too

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on August 27, 2019August 27, 2019

Excerpt from the article published in ThePrint. Click here to read complete article at the…

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  • India

A Canadian Theatre Company Recreates Mesmerizing Love Story Revolved Around Taj Mahal, One of the Wonders of the World

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  • Posted on August 15, 2019August 15, 2019

BY SULTAN JESSA Top Passion, a non-profit musical theatre group founded in 1993 in Gatineau,…

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  • India

Insha-e-Noor: Muslim Women Make Rakhis for Rakshabandhan

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  • Posted on August 14, 2019August 14, 2019

NEW DELHI: Shabnam Shakir (40), a resident of Nizamuddin Basti, has been working on a project, one which…

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  • India

Jhulan Goswami and Kainat Imtiaz: Spirit of Cricket

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  • Posted on August 9, 2019August 9, 2019

After the story of Jhulan Goswami and Kainat Imtiaz (Proud moment for Pakistan’s Kainat Imtiaz…

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  • Aga Khan Development Network

AKDN’s Nizamuddin Urban Renewal Initiative: Zaika-e-Nizamuddin (ZeN) @NizamuddinUrban

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on July 12, 2019July 12, 2019

#Incaseyoumissedit #India Supported by AKDN’s Nizamuddin Urban Renewal Initiative of Aga Khan Development Network, Zaika-e-Nizamuddin…

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  • Aga Khan Development Network

India: Restoration of 150 Year Old Paigah Tombs begins- Siasat News (Video)

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  • Posted on July 9, 2019July 9, 2019

Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) which is working on the restoration of Qutb Shahi…

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  • India

Jishan Ali Thobani: Cricket World Cup Hamara Hai- Fan Anthem 2019

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  • Posted on June 13, 2019June 13, 2019

To the nation where Cricket is not just a game, It’s a religion followed by…

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  • India

Mansoor Ladha: See India Maharajah Style!

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  • Posted on June 4, 2019June 3, 2019

Pictures & story by Mansoor Ladha Sound of drums filled the air with young men…

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  • India

Dilshad Munir: Biryani Binge this Ramadan Season

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  • Posted on May 25, 2019May 31, 2019

Dilshad Munir of the Ismaili Khoja community shares some heirloom recipes as she reminisces Eid…

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Ismaili Muslim Achievements

Farah Alibay: Perseverance landing ‘a moment I’ll remember forever’

Farhan Shah-Shahid Rehman and JollyGul.com’s Musical Collaboration “Saavan” Wins Prestigious 2020 Global Music Award

Ms. Marvel: Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan

Zaynah Bhanji Wins Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award

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Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) wins World Habitat Awards “Gold Award”

Rahim Somani joins University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) as its next VP, Finance and Administration

Alim Dhanji Appointed as Adidas Canada’s New President and General Manager

Dr. Khalil Andani (@KhalilAndani) wins Best PhD Dissertation Award for “Revelation in Islam: Qur’anic, Sunni, and Shiʿi Ismaili Perspectives”

Ismaili Artist Farhan Shah and His Band Udan Khatola Win Prestigious “South Australian Music Award” for Song “Maula Ya Ali”

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Rising Star Farah Alibay: A Female Engineer @NASA Conquering Mars and Gender Equality

Dr. Naheed Dosani (@NaheedD) receives 2020 Canadian Medical Association Award for Young Leaders (Early Career)

History Made! NASA’s “Ingenuity” Mars Helicopter Launched Successfully July 30, 2020 at 7: 50 AM EST #IsmailiHistory

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Dr. Henna Budhwani honored with major prize for work with vulnerable communities in the Caribbean

Dr. Shaf Keshavjee (@Skeshavjee) Receives Prestigious Governor General of Canada Innovation Award

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Reflections Reading (@TheIsmailiCA): The Significance of Jesus (Nabi Isa) in Islamic Traditions

Sadruddin Noorani: ChandRaat of Jumada al-Awwal 1442 – December 15, 2020

SouthWest Ismaili Muslim Choir Participates in Annual Fort Bend Interfaith #Thanksgiving Service

Reese Ladak: McGill student presenting a unique scientific initiative for eager students amidst COVID-19

Sadruddin Noorani: ChandRaat of Rabi’ al-Thani, Hijri 1442 – November 15, 2020

Dr. Khalil Andani (@KhalilAndani) wins Best PhD Dissertation Award for “Revelation in Islam: Qur’anic, Sunni, and Shiʿi Ismaili Perspectives”

#Girls20Summit2020: Hear from the co-founder, Black Lives Matter (#BLM) Opal Tometi, Saturday, October 24, 2020 (@Girls20)

Farhan Shah, Shahid Rehman (Udan Khatola) and JollyGul.com Special Presentation: “Saavan” feat. Ustaad Islamuddin Meer

Sadruddin Noorani: ChandRaat of Rabi’ al-Awwal, Hijri 1442 – October 17, 2020

Webinar October 15, 2020: Muslims and Mediation: Diversity, Practice and Contemporary Challenges #Conflictresolutionday

Sadruddin Noorani: ChandRaat – of Safar 1442 Hijri (September 18, 2020)

Nasir Khusraw’s “Guzinam” ft. Shahid Akhtar Qalandar (@A_Qalandar) With Music, Lyrics, Urdu & English Translations

New Horizons in British Islam (@n_Horizons): “Family, Business and Community – Mediation Among Muslims: Diversity, Ethics and Contemporary Practice”

Sadruddin Noorani: ChandRaat-1st of Muharram 1442 (August 19, 2020)

Muslim-Christian Dialogue: Dr. Khalil Andani (@KhalilAndani) & Sir Anthony Buzzard

Great Irish Famine Letter Once Held by Princess Yasmin Aga Khan’s Ancestors Returns to Skibbereen, Ireland

Islamic Art

Nimira’s Blog: Fatimid art incorporated the doctrine of Imamat

The Museum Celebrating Greece’s link to the Islamic World

The Art of Islam: Foreign Yet Familiar

Illuminated Tours: Educational Tour to Turkey 2019 @ostadjaan

Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia: Qajar Ceramics – Bridging Tradition and Modernity

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Dubai Opens ‘Al Quran Park’ Featuring Miracles of Islam

Hafeez Jamal: “Literally creating Heaven on Earth” TEDxUTSC

British Museum’s new gallery shows the influence of Islam in the Middle East and beyond

Events: Islamic Geometric Designs

Emperors & Jewels: A guy’s guide to wearing jewellery

Diverse Islamic Art Exhibition Opens at Middlebury College Museum of Art, Vermont, USA

A rare exhibition reveals how Medici Florence spurred an appreciation for the Islamic world

Ram Rahman photographs Humayun’s Tomb in the night sky

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Islamic art adorn walls of Colchester Arts Centre UK

Arab Art and Education Initiatives in the United States

Exhibition at the Parliament of Portugal “Ideals of Leadership: Masterpieces of the collections of the Aga Khan Museum”

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Amid an Anti-Muslim Mood, a Museum in Italy Appeals for Understanding | New York Times

Art & Culture

Nimira’s Blog: Fatimid art incorporated the doctrine of Imamat

Canadian Ismaili Iman Vellani set to play title role in Marvel’s “Ms. Marvel” series for Disney Plus

Nasir Khusraw’s “Guzinam” ft. Shahid Akhtar Qalandar (@A_Qalandar) With Music, Lyrics, Urdu & English Translations

Amin Mawani Salutes “Imam-e-Zaman” in New Geet (With Lyrics & Translations)

Ameera Nimjee: Kathak: Stories in Motion- @KBTCtv Profile @KazmLaila

Walid Ehssan-HEARTist: The Return – توبه (repentance)

Moving Still: Performative Photography in India

Javid a.k.a. JAH: Toronto Just Got a New Kawhi Leonard Mural

Jibran Sharif: Thoughts of a Drop

“Dream and Trauma: Reopening of the Carpet Rooms in the Museum of Islamic Art” at Pergamonmuseum, Berlin

Ekphrastic poetry by Afraaz Mulji

Zainub Verjee: For Love or Money

Zainub Verjee invited to speak on the Massey Commission Report

Zainub Verjee’s essay in Canadian Art Magazine answers who is an Artist

6 holiday recipes to borrow from cultures around the world

Novice Ismaili photographer never leaves home without his camera!

Romana Kassam’s Desire For Christmas Created ‘Khumas’

Romana Kassam: Salt. Wounds.

Ismaili Saints and Hindu Shrines

Bombay Black * Nimet Kanji as Padma

Devotion

Ginans with Harvard Professor Dr. Ali Asani featuring melodies by Jamil Assani

JollyGul.com: Happy Mother’s Day – Ginan By Nasim Bhimji #Mothersday

Dedicated to Ismaili Women: Ginan with music, recited by Shemina Bhojani – Sayyeda Imaam Begum prays for mercy

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

Pir Shams Urges Spiritual Awareness 24/7 – Ginan Garbi With Music.

Ginans: The Transformative Knowledge – Story of Vazir Ismail Ganji

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Nasim Bhimji: Ginans with Music – From My Soul To Yours | CD 3

Qasida: Ali Goyam Ali Joyam | NsN Production

Mushkil Kusha Mawla Ali | Saakin

Nasim Bhimji: Ginans with Music – From My Soul To Yours | CD 2

Beware of fakeness, cautions Pir Kabiruddin

Nasim Bhimji: Ginans with Music – From My Soul To Yours | CD 1

With Love From Pir Shams – Ginan With Music

A Ginan in a dream at the Ismaili Centre: By Pir Hassan Kabiruddin – Recited By Alijah Gulamhusein Gulamani

Saheb Ji – Ginan Instrumental | Mehboob Thawer

14-year-old Liam Jadavji recites Ginan “Navrozna Din Sohaamña”

Saba Rawjani: Navroz Na Din Sohammana

Rukhsana Karmali: Farsi Qasida – Bismillahey Mutlaq Tui

O my Lover! Come to my home, O my Master! Come to my home (Ginan: Uncha Re)

Books & Authors

Every Conversation Counts: The 5 Habits of Human Connection that Build Extraordinary Relationships By Riaz Meghji

The Roots and the Trees by Nizar Sultan

A Hint of Spice: East African Indian Fusion Recipes by Zed and Karima

Rethinking Food and Agriculture: New Ways Forward by Professor Amir Kassam (@AmirKassam1) and Dr. Laila Kassam

Book Release- “The Ismaili Imams: A Biographical History” by Farhad Daftary

Book Release: In Power to Empower: 6 Entrepreneurial Leadership Principles by Afroze Ali (@ideallyafroze)

Book Review: Ismā’īlī Movement in Sindh, Multan and Gujrat by Ali Jan Damani

Outstanding contributions of Ismailis to Muslim literature

Rethinking Food and Agriculture: New Ways Forward by Professor Amir Kassam (@AmirKassam1) and Dr. Laila Kassam

Alyjan Daya Reviews “Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī: A Philosopher for All Seasons” by Sayeh Meisami

Book Release: Bachelor of Art by Ayaz Pirani

Zahir K. Dhalla: Khojo Aawyo (The Khoja has come) A Story of Migrations

The Ismaili Thread (new book)

Intellectual Interactions in the Islamic World: The Ismaili Thread (Shi’i Heritage Series)

(Video) Book Launch Event: Faith and Ethics with M. Ali Lakhani- Ismaili Centre Toronto

Aga Khan Library Digital Collection

The Adventures of Jules Khan: New York City Big Book Awards – Young Adult Fiction Distinguished Favorite Winner

ITREB Pakistan Inspire Book Review: A Modern History of the Ismailis

Heartwarming review of Mother, No Other Like Her, a book by Saher Lalani

M.G. Vassanji Book Launch Event: A Delhi Obsession

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