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Twitter Report of the Ismaili Centre Lecture: Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan – Global Muslim Societies in the 21st Century: Opportunities and Challenges

  • by AM
  • Posted on November 3, 2015November 30, 2016

Ismaili Centre International Lecture: Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan presents Global Muslim Societies…

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  • Jamat Khana

Ismaili Centres International Lecture: Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan – Global Muslim Societies in the 21st Century: Opportunities and Challenges

  • by AM
  • Posted on November 2, 2015November 30, 2016

This is a LIVE WEBCAST of an Ismaili Centres International Lecture by His Royal Highness…

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Prince Hassan of Jordan to deliver Ismaili Centre lecture today at 8:30 PM London time
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Prince Hassan of Jordan to deliver Ismaili Centre lecture today at 8:30 PM London time

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on November 2, 2015November 2, 2015

His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan will deliver an Ismaili Centre…

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Aga Khan III single mint stamp issued to commemorate Aga Khan's birth centenary by Pakistan on November 2, 1977. (Image Credit: ASJM Collection)
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Philatelic stamps issued to honour His Highness Aga Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III

  • by AM
  • Posted on November 2, 2015June 22, 2018

For centuries prior, postal stamps were both art and functional. Postal stamps continue to be…

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Rizwan Ladha: Putting the Iran Deal in Perspective
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Rizwan Ladha: Putting the Iran Deal in Perspective

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on November 1, 2015November 1, 2015

Negotiators in Vienna announced early yesterday that they had reached an historic agreement between six…

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(WIP - needs to be formatted) Opinion Sultan Jessa: Settling 25,000 Syrian refugees in Canada by the year end will be a colossal task!
  • Canada

Opinion Sultan Jessa: Settling 25,000 Syrian refugees in Canada by the year end will be a colossal task!

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on November 1, 2015November 1, 2015

By Sultan Jessa MONTREAL: An election pledge by the new Liberal Prime Minister­elect Justin Trudeau…

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Colin Ainsworth and Peggy Kriha Dye in Opera Atelier's 2012 production of Armide. They reprise their roles as a Muslim warrior princess and a Christian knight in the 2015 production. (Image credit: Bruce Zinger via Toronto Star)
  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

If Joan of Arc were Muslim | Toronto Star

  • by AM
  • Posted on October 29, 2015November 30, 2016

Opera Atelier’s Armide, the story of a Muslim warrior princess, opens Oct. 22 in an…

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  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

Aga Khan Museum presents Abbas Kiarostami: Doors Without Keys

  • by AM
  • Posted on October 28, 2015August 6, 2017

Exhibition Dates: November 21, 2015 – March 27, 2016 Curatorial Team: Amirali Alibhai (curator), Peter…

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  • Canada

Twitter Report: Global Centre for Pluralism: Pluralism Forum | Prospects for Pluralism Post-Arab Spring: Does Tunisia suggest a way forward?

  • by AM
  • Posted on October 22, 2015December 2, 2016

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Iraqi musicians take part in a maqam music festival in Baghdad in 2009. (Photograph: AFP/Getty Images via The Guardian)
  • Iraq

The Guardian | The unrest is silence: why ‘classical’ music traditions are under threat

  • by AM
  • Posted on October 19, 2015December 2, 2016

World Music | The unrest is silence: why ‘classical’ music traditions are under threat By…

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Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi says sharing provocative, emotional artworks from the Arab world helps take the narrative away from extremists. (Image courtesy of Barjeel Art Foundation)
  • Aga Khan Museum Toronto

National Public Radio (NPR) – For Arab Artists With Something To Say, This Sheikh Is A Loudspeaker

  • by AM
  • Posted on October 16, 2015December 2, 2016

I don’t buy artworks that I think are pretty and aesthetically appealing. But I buy…

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Rizab Jamatkhana, Birjand, Iran
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Rizab Jamatkhana, Birjand, Iran

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on October 10, 2015November 2, 2015

Excerpts from The Ismailis: Their History and Doctrines, by Farhad Daftary, at p 411 “But…

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Meet the three Abu Dhabi-based explorers who conquered the Mongol Rally | The National
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Meet the three Abu Dhabi-based explorers who conquered the Mongol Rally | The National

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on October 2, 2015

Driving a “micro” car 16,000 kilometres in 33 days may not be everyone’s idea of…

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  • Iran

Nizami’s works became the model for subsequent romance literature

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on October 1, 2015October 11, 2016

Nizami Ganjavi, one of the greatest romantic poets in Persian literature, was born in 1141 in…

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  • Iran

Persian literature was dominated by a sophisticated tradition of poetry

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on September 28, 2015October 11, 2016

Persian literature is dominated by a highly  sophisticated tradition of poetry dating to the tenth…

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USA | Princess Zahra Aga Khan Guest of Honour at the Ismaili Health Professionals Conference in Houston
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Ginan: Saahebjee tu(n) more man bhaave - O Imam! You are dear to my heart (mind)
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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

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

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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

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

Bird symbolism of spirituality permeates the mythology of numerous cultures

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

Art & Culture

Bird symbolism of spirituality permeates the mythology of numerous cultures

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

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

Books & Authors

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

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

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

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

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: Kutumb parivār sajnā

Kalaam-e-Mawla, Playlist | Mohamed Virjee

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

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

Ginans with Translation

Ginan: Ginan bolo re nit – Recite Ginans everyday!

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

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

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

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: 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

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: Kalpat jalpat maayaa e mohee – Mirage-like and false is this illusory existence in which my soul is attached

Abdulsultan Maherali: Ginan in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam

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: Ya Amiral Momineen

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

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: 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

JollyGul.com: Valentine’s Qasida Treat for the Jamat from Amin Mawani

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

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