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Category: Art and Culture

Shumaila Hemani: Sing-style poet among artists recognized for enriching Edmonton
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Shumaila Hemani: Classical-Sufi singer recognized for enriching Edmonton

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 25, 2016December 31, 2016

Hemani is one of 10 artists who will be recognized Monday for enriching Edmonton’s cultural scene

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CBC Arts: The moment choral artist Hussein Janmohamed felt accepted by his community
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CBC Arts: The moment choral artist Hussein Janmohamed felt accepted by his community

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 22, 2016February 21, 2016

Composer on hearing his work performed: “I remember feeling at peace” Lise Hosein for CBC…

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The Elmer Iseler Singers to perform a selection from Hussein Janmohamed's piece 'Nur: Reflections on Light'
  • Art and Culture

The Elmer Iseler Singers to perform a selection from Hussein Janmohamed’s piece ‘Nur: Reflections on Light’

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 22, 2016February 21, 2016

The Elmer Iseler Singers will be performing selections from Hussein Janmohamed’s piece ‘Nur: Reflections on…

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Zainub Verjee to speak on the feasibility of opening a new Public Art Gallery for the Town Huntsville, Muskoka region, Ontario
  • Art and Culture

Zainub Verjee to speak on the feasibility of opening a new Public Art Gallery for the Town Huntsville, Muskoka region, Ontario

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 18, 2016February 17, 2016

Zainub Verjee will be delivering a talk on the feasibility of Public Art Gallery in the Town of Huntsville this week

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Artist Taslim Samji: Finding similarities in our differences
  • Art and Culture

Artist Taslim Samji: Finding similarities in our differences

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 4, 2016February 3, 2016

Exhibition called Commonality, it features the work of nine professional and emerging female artists, all of whom are Ismaili Muslims who have roots in East Africa, India or Pakistan

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Vancouver actress Aliza Vellani to star in new X-Files TV series
  • Art and Culture

Vancouver actress Aliza Vellani to star in new X-Files TV series

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 2, 2016February 1, 2016

“I play Sandeep, a nurse who works by Scully’s side in the series,” said Vellani

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Gulshan Mahal, a former Ismaili-owned heritage building in Mumbai becomes the National Museum of Indian Cinema
  • Art and Culture

Gulshan Mahal, a former Ismaili-owned heritage building in Mumbai becomes the National Museum of Indian Cinema

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 2, 2016February 1, 2016

The Khalakdinas were among the many Khoja families who moved to the city from Kutch at the request of the Aga Khan, their religious head.

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Women in Art, by Taslim Samji
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Women in Art, by Taslim Samji

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 29, 2016January 28, 2016

Muslim women of stature have made a huge impact in the arts in regions such as Yemen, Syria, Turkey and Central Asia.

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Taslim Samji's interview with CBC News: Ismaili Muslim women’s art exhibit celebrates diversity
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Taslim Samji’s interview with CBC News: Ismaili Muslim women’s art exhibit celebrates diversity

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 19, 2016

We’re more alike than we are different — that’s the message behind a new art exhibit in Surrey which features the work of nine female Ismaili Muslim artists.

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Aga Khan Music Initiative: Qasimovas perform at World Music in Lisbon Portugal
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Aga Khan Music Initiative: Qasimovas perform at World Music in Lisbon Portugal

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 16, 2016January 15, 2016

Sunday, 17 Jan 2016, 19:00 – Grande Auditório Gulbenkian Musica. Click here to purchase ticket.…

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Aspiring poet Shafraz Ladak: Stockholm Syndrome
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Aspiring poet Shafraz Ladak: Stockholm Syndrome

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 16, 2016January 15, 2016

I, am afraid of the dark. Lost in the unknown, with the limitless potentials of…

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Hussain Amarshi's incredible cinematic journey
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Hussain Amarshi’s incredible cinematic journey

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 12, 2016January 11, 2016

Hussain Amarshi is the President and Founder of Mongrel Media; one of Toronto’s massive success…

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Daanish Dhansi: Bollywood Celebrity Coordinator
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Daanish Dhansi: Bollywood Celebrity Coordinator

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 12, 2016January 11, 2016

Daanish Dhansi is a Canadian Ismaili. Daanish started off as a dancer at a young…

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Meet the Nurse from Aga Khan Hospital Nairobi whose love inspired Will Smith's movie 'Concussion'
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Meet the Nurse from Aga Khan Hospital Nairobi whose love inspired Will Smith’s movie ‘Concussion’

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 12, 2016January 11, 2016

This is the time of the year when Hollywood studios typically dole out their most…

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Karima Essa: Bollywood dance and fitness instructor
  • Art and Culture

Karima Essa: Bollywood dance and fitness instructor

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 12, 2016January 11, 2016

Karima Essa is a contestant on Canada’s Bollywood Star Season 2 “THE COMEBACK KID” A…

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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

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

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

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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

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

The Daystar of Time – Poem by Sujjawal Ahmad

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

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: 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: 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

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…

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

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

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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