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Dr. Faiza Khoja: Newly Appointed Dean of A&M-Central Texas College of Business Administration

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  • Posted on July 17, 2020July 17, 2020

A&M-Central Texas announced the appointment of Dr. Faiza Khoja as the University’s Dean of the…

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  • Imamat Day

“ARZIYAN”: Iman Esmail Choreography | Shama Judah Cover #ImamatDay2020

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  • Posted on July 13, 2020March 31, 2021

Presenting “Arziyan” — A Sufi cover collaboration by Iman Esmail and Shama Judah, two Ismaili…

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  • Ismaili Muslims in the News

Danial Asaria Beats Grandmaster to Win National Chess Tournament

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  • Posted on June 30, 2020June 30, 2020

In the first round, Asaria played an International Master, which is the second highest title…

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  • Health

Saba Rawjani: A Virus That Discriminates

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  • Posted on June 26, 2020June 26, 2020

I remember when Professor Merlin Chowkwanyun made the above remarks in our Social Determinants of…

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  • Canada

A Thank You Note from “Ismailis for Black Lives Matter” Campaign Organizers

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  • Posted on June 9, 2020June 10, 2020

Ismailimail is delighted to share this message received from the organizers of  “Ismailis for Black…

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  • Canada

Independent Initiative Taken by Ismaili Muslims to Support #BlackLivesMatter Campaign

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  • Posted on June 4, 2020

Shazia Ayn Babul (Organizer) from Princeton, New Jersey, USA, along with 10 other Ismaili, Muslims…

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  • USA

Aga Khan Economic Planning Board for the USA: State of the Economy with Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi)

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  • Posted on May 27, 2020May 27, 2020

On May 10, 2020, Aga Khan Economic Planning Board (USA) hosted a session titled: State…

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  • Illinois

Chicago’s Ismaili Muslim Community Donates 1,000 Masks for “Chicago Together! Make a Mask, Give a Mask, Wear a Mask” Initiative

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  • Posted on May 4, 2020May 4, 2020

Chicagoans are busy creating thousands of homemade masks for the city’s cloth drive to assist…

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  • Ismaili Muslims in the News

Ingenuity: NASA’s New Mars Helicopter Named Thanks to #Ismaili Teen Vaneeza Rupani

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  • Posted on April 30, 2020April 30, 2020

The first aircraft that will attempt powered flight on another world has a new name!…

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  • Georgia

Hope will guide us through via AJC.com

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  • Posted on April 21, 2020April 21, 2020

In a speech given at the commencement ceremony at Brown University in 1996, His Highness…

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  • Texas

COVID-19 and the Shia Ismaili Muslim Community with Alim D. Adatia (@AlimAdatia) via University of St. Thomas (@stthomashouston)

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  • Posted on April 20, 2020April 20, 2020

Alim D. Adatia, Communication and Publications Member of the Aga Khan Council for the Southwestern…

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Afsheen Ali: Ya Allah, Ya Muhammad, Ya Ali

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  • Posted on March 21, 2020March 21, 2020

By Afsheen Ali Last week marked an astonishing week in history of Ismaili Muslims. As…

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  • Ismaili Muslims in the News

New Dean of Renton Technical College Yasmin Ali Revitalizes Registered Nurse Program

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  • Posted on January 10, 2020January 10, 2020

As a teenager Yasmin Ali sat by her ill father’s hospital bedside, she discovered her…

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  • Health

Dr. Henna Budhwani (@medsociology) on Her $900,000 NIMH Research Grant- Hayatlife.com (@Hayatlife11) Interview

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  • Posted on December 30, 2019

As a Medical Sociologist specializing in public health challenges in disadvantaged communities, Dr. Henna Budhwani…

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  • Ismaili Muslims in the News

Faiz Rajwani: Senior’s experience in India leads him to a life of community service

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  • Posted on December 24, 2019

He walks into the small, cramped classroom, staring at the disheveled floors 135 orphaned girls…

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  • Ismaili Muslims in the News

Congressman Nick Lampson (@nlampson) Endorses Dr. Suleman Lalani for Texas House District 26 in Upcoming Democratic Primary

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  • Posted on December 16, 2019December 16, 2019

Sugar Land, TX – On December 10, 2019, Five term Democratic Congressman Nick Lampson endorsed…

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  • Ismaili Muslim Artists

Kamal Haji Presentation: Together We Win

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  • Posted on November 19, 2019

Kamal Haji, a well-known name within the Ismaili Muslim community in the USA, has garnered…

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  • Aga Khan Family

Princess Zahra Aga Khan receives Asia Society Texas Center’s Huffington Award

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  • Posted on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019

Source: AKDN Press release Houston, Texas, 10 October 2019 – Princess Zahra Aga Khan, daughter of His…

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  • Sports

Together We Win: United States Ismaili Games 2019

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  • Posted on September 30, 2019September 30, 2019

United States Ismaili Games 2019 is seeking Ismaili composers & musicians to participate in the…

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  • Interfaith

Loyalty: The First Documentary Series to Share the Stories of American Muslims in the Military

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  • Posted on September 11, 2019

Loyalty: Stories profiles a diverse group of American Muslims who gave an oath to protect the…

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  • Ismaili Muslims in the News

Almas Muscatwalla: Girl Boss 2019

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  • Posted on August 29, 2019August 29, 2019

Let’s not be cliché and talk about glass ceilings. Women have been busting through barriers…

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  • Aga Khan Foundation

Aga Khan Foundation- Atlanta, USA: Vishal & Shekhar with Neeti Mohan Live!

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  • Posted on August 27, 2019August 27, 2019

Atlanta are you ready??  Vishal & Shekhar with Neeti Mohan are coming to Atlanta on…

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  • Ismaili Muslims in the News

SV Academy to Offer Tuition-Free Training that Puts People in Tech Jobs

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  • Posted on August 7, 2019August 7, 2019

When you live in Silicon Valley, it feels like nearly everyone works in tech and…

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  • Health

Dr. Henna Budhwani Awarded Mentored Research Scientist Development Grant to Study HIV Prevention

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  • Posted on July 24, 2019July 24, 2019

Dr. Henna Budhwani, assistant professor in the department of health care organization and policy, has…

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  • Ismaili Muslims in the News

Waheeda Kara: Fostering Unity Through Humanitarianism

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  • Posted on July 20, 2019July 20, 2019

By Laura Curtis for SA Monthly Magazine (San Antonio’s #1 Contemporary Magazine) A terrified family,…

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Farhan Shah: “Yeh sirf rooh ka kaam hai (It’s only soul’s work)”

Artistic portraits and wood carvings by Khalil Najmi

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

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Books & Authors

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New Book| Central Asian Ismailis: An Annotated Bibliography of Russian, Tajik and Other Sources by Dagikhudo Dagiev @nkholmat2021 @EditorSophie

New Book| Conservation Agriculture in Africa: Edited by Saidi Mkomwa and Amir Kassam

New Book| The Crops Round Up: Edited by Professor Amir Kassam

New Book| Humanizing Medicine: Making Health Tangible by Dr Azim Jiwani

Book Review by Dr. Reza Shah-Kazemi |Faith and Ethics by Ali Lakhani

New Book of Poems by Seemi Asad @SeemiGilgitlo

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Children’s books – on composting and overcoming fear of going to the doctor – by Sareena Jivraj and Samria Valliani

Children’s activity book “I Stand Up For Me” by Tahira Karim

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Mindful Meatball: Bringing Mindfulness to Life!

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Student Empowerment in Higher Education: Reflecting on Teaching Practice and Learner Engagement

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