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Category: Middle East

Persian Epic at the Aga Khan Museum: Feathers of Fire
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Persian Epic at the Aga Khan Museum: Feathers of Fire

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 27, 2017February 26, 2017

Friday, March 10, 8 pm Saturday, March 11, 3 pm and 8 pm Sunday, March…

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  • Iran

Today in history: Firdawsi’s epic poem, the Shahnama, was completed

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on February 25, 2017February 24, 2017

Abu’l-Qasim Firdawsi (940-1020) completed his epic work,  the Shahnama (Book of Kings), on February 25, 10101. Fearful…

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Student Art Installation: Finding Home: Personal Journeys and Visual Narratives
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Student Art Installation at the Aga Khan Museum: Finding Home: Personal Journeys and Visual Narratives

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 24, 2017February 23, 2017

Between December 13, 2016 and January 29, 2017, a student art installation at the Aga…

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Due to Popular Demand, Syria: A Living History Extends its Exhibition Run at the Aga Khan Museum
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Due to Popular Demand, Syria: A Living History Extends its Exhibition Run at the Aga Khan Museum

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 23, 2017February 22, 2017

Syria’s rich history will be illuminated in Toronto for an additional month The Aga Khan…

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Aga Khan Development Network's Impact in Syria: In the rubble, Aleppo's citizens work to save battered heritage | Reuters
  • Syria

Aga Khan Development Network’s Impact in Syria: In the rubble, Aleppo’s citizens work to save battered heritage | Reuters

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 19, 2017February 19, 2017

The Aga Khan Development Network’s cultural arm, which was behind a multi-million dollar restoration and…

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A chat with Anar Simpson on Women & Tech - Winner of SDG5 Award at the World Government Summit Conference
  • Canada

A chat with Anar Simpson on Women & Tech – Winner of SDG5 Award at the World Government Summit Conference

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 16, 2017February 15, 2017

One year ago, United Nations adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), one of which…

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  • Aga Khan IV

This month in history: The Syrian fortress of Masyaf was captured

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on February 16, 2017February 15, 2017

In 1090, the Persian Ismailis acquired the castle of Alamut situated in a remote and…

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“Flying Carpet” @ Aga Khan Museum
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Persian “Flying Carpet” @ Aga Khan Museum

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 13, 2017February 12, 2017

Behind the Scenes: Installation of Farhad Moshiri’s “Flying Carpet” On Monday, January 30, the Aga…

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‘Contemporary Persians’ Exhibition Challenges Western Perceptions of Iran
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‘Contemporary Persians’ Exhibition Challenges Western Perceptions of Iran

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 8, 2017February 12, 2017

Rebel, Jester, Mystic, Poet: Contemporary Persians at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto until June…

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How an Iranian exhibit at the Aga Khan Museum hopes to bridge east and west - Toronto - CBC News
  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

How an Iranian exhibit at the Aga Khan Museum hopes to bridge east and west – Toronto – CBC News

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 5, 2017February 12, 2017

‘Now the message is imperative,’ with Trump as U.S. president, Iranian art collector says By…

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  • History

Today in history: Nizari Quhistani, one of the most distinguished Persian poets, set off on a two-year journey

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on February 4, 2017January 3, 2020

On February 4, 1280, Nizari Quhistan (1247-1320), one of the most distinguished poets of thirteenth-century Persia…

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Behind the Lines | Contemporary Syrian Art
  • Canada

Celebrating what keeps us human – contemporary art of Syria in the exhibit “Behind the Lines”

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 3, 2017June 22, 2018

Editor’s Note: The following is an exclusively written piece by Andrew Kosorok (of ’99 Most…

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  • Ismaili Muslims in the News

Run Wild but Be Smart | Zainub Bata | TEDxDeiraWomen

  • by SNN
  • Posted on February 2, 2017March 10, 2017

Run Wild but Be Smart- It is never too late to have a happy childhood…

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'Stand in solidarity': Canadian residents open their homes to those stranded by U.S. travel ban - Toronto - CBC News
  • Canada

‘Stand in solidarity’: Canadian residents open their homes to those stranded by U.S. travel ban – Toronto – CBC News

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 31, 2017January 30, 2017

Hundreds take to social media with open hearts and offers of help to house those…

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Zohra Lakhani: Founder, Art Director - Creative Joys
  • Ismaili Muslim Artists

Zohra Lakhani: Founder, Art Director – Creative Joys

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 25, 2017January 24, 2017

With her love and devotion for design industry, Zohra feels that the world of colors…

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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

Canada | Shiza Hirani, Global Youth Advocate Honored with Outstanding Youth Philanthropist Award and the Henry Baker Scholar Award

Pakistan | Aga Khan University Medical College’s Dean Dr Karim Damji honored with 2026 AGS Humanitarian Award for excellence in global eye care

Pakistan | Aga Khan University Researchers Named Among World’s Top Most-Cited Scientists

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

Sports Diplomacy: The Power of Connection through the World Marathon Majors

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

Mawlana Hazar Imam Meets President of Egypt

Aga Khan Award for Architecture Award spotlights creative solutions to global challenges

Interfaith

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

Art & Culture

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

Ismail Gulgee, late Pakistani calligrapher and abstract artist, honored with dedicated museum | Arab News

The Daystar of Time – Poem by Sujjawal Ahmad

Taniya Dharani – a full-time artist empowering Ismaili artists and fostering a thriving art community

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

Moment in Time | 1 January 1931 – Ivanow, the pioneer of Ismaili Studies, began to work for Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III

Taniya Dharani – a full-time artist empowering Ismaili artists and fostering a thriving art community

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

New Book | “Love You Around the Universe and Back” by Mya Farial Mahedi and Zahra Mahedi

New Book | “Pari Needs A Mobility Aid” by Iffat Damji

New Book | “Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas” by Dr Hasan Merali

Make more room at the table’: Calgary writer [Anar Ali] deepens immigrant story with cop drama, Allegiance

Cookbook: All the Russ Without the Fuss by Reeshma Haji

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

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

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

A presentation on Naklanki Gita by Ali Jan Damani

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: 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

A Ginan on Love

Largest Collection of Ginans Online

Ginan: Uncha Re – Soul’s yearning for the Vision/Deedar

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

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

Ginans: The Transformative Knowledge – Story of Vazir Ismail Ganji

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

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

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

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

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!

Munaajaat: Ya Aly Khoob mijaalas jeenat karke – O Aly, in the fair assembly gloriously adorned

Ginan: Gat maa(n)he aavine – Having come to the congregation

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

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

Ali Goyam Ali Joyam || Kids Version || NsN Production

The Qasida is the devotional poetry of Ismailis of Persian heritage

Persian Qasida – Shahid Akhtar Qalandar: Khudawanda Tu Sultane Karimi Tu Bismaillahi Rahmanir Rahimi

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

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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