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Sadruddin Noorani: Chand Raat of Rajab 1442 Hijri – February 12, 2021

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  • Posted on February 12, 2021February 23, 2021

By: Sadruddin Noorani, Chicago, USA “Importance of the Ethic of Service“ Rajab, the seventh month…

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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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  • Canada

Canadian Ismaili Artists Step Forward to Support @AKDN Global Pandemic Relief Fund

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  • Posted on May 30, 2020May 30, 2020

In these unprecedented times, agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) are pulling together…

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  • Ismaili Muslims in the News

Ismaili Muslims Put Their Ethics Into Action During Ramadan

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  • Posted on May 20, 2020

May 16, 2020- San Antonio, USA “Share your blessings” — that’s the message from San…

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  • Texas

Share Your Blessings: Covid-19 Recovery Drive Hosted by Ismaili Community of Houston

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  • Posted on April 28, 2020April 28, 2020

On Saturday, April 25, 2020, The Ismaili community of Sugar Land (Houston), Texas hosted ‘Share…

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  • Texas

Ismaili Community Donation for First Responders via @NTV_Houston

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  • Posted on April 20, 2020April 20, 2020

Recently, members from The Aga Khan Council for SouthWestern USA on behalf of Ismaili community…

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  • Canada

Rahim Moosa: Engage locally and support – you might get more in return for what you give

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  • Posted on February 19, 2020February 19, 2020

On the quest for truth, I reconnected with my roots and started the journey inward.…

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  • Music Initiative

JollyGul.com: “Must Watch, Must Listen” January 2020 Dedicated to Ismaili Volunteer Corps (IVC)

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  • Posted on January 28, 2020

Once a month, JollyGul.com releases “Must Watch, Must Listen” recommendations of devotional music produced by…

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  • Aga Khan Foundation

Karim Shivji and Zahra Visram: Workplace team captains from Bank of Montreal (@BMO) — the unsung heroes of corporate giving

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  • Posted on January 24, 2020

Stepping up as team captains gave long-time Walk volunteers a great opportunity to translate corporate…

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  • Canada

Ameer Keshavjee: @Calgaryherald Compelling Calgarian of 2019

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  • Posted on January 10, 2020

Each year, the Calgary Herald honours 20 Calgarians making a difference in their community or…

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  • Pakistan

RAZAKAR (Volunteer) Song Dedicated to Ismaili Volunteer Corps (IVC)

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  • Posted on December 30, 2019December 30, 2019

RAZAKAR (Volunteer- Arabic/Urdu word) is a tribute song presented by The Ismaili Local Council for…

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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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  • Portugal

Video: Tribute to Ismaili Volunteer Corps (Portugal)

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  • Posted on December 18, 2019

Wonderful video tribute by Ismaili council for Portugal in celebration of 100th anniversary of Ismaili…

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  • Ismaili Muslim Authors

An Excellent Century of Volunteerism- Poem by Amir Samji Dedicated to All Members of Ismaili Volunteer Corps (IVC)

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  • Posted on December 11, 2019

In 2019, Ismaili Muslim community around the world have been celebrating the 100th anniversary of…

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  • Ismaili Muslims in the News

All work, no words- Official Music Video by the.Ismaili to Celebrate the Centenary of the Ismaili Volunteer Corps (IVC)

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  • Posted on December 6, 2019

“I am fortunate to lead an international community with a strong social conscience. Bridging North…

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  • Aga Khan IV

Walid Ehssan: Gumball Mural of His Highness the Aga Khan IV

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  • Posted on November 28, 2019

“In whatever we do, at whatever level, we have always been reliant upon volunteers ……

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  • Awards

Ameer M. Keshavjee: Highest Canadian Award given to Volunteer touching more than 40000 hearts @nenshi @AKFCanada @IsmailiCivic @GGJuliePayette

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  • Posted on November 8, 2019

Photos and story by Richard Harding – Lawyer–Mediator, Calgary, Alberta. Whether he meets students in…

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  • Awards

2019 Leadership Award: Ismaili Community of British Columbia, Canada

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  • Posted on October 27, 2019November 6, 2019

Each year, VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation presents a Leadership Award at the annual Night…

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  • Canada

A Tradition of Giving: Ismaili Muslim Community of British Columbia, Canada Recipients of 2019 Leadership Award

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  • Posted on October 24, 2019

“One has to think not about just one’s own self-interest, but really the interest of…

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  • Aga Khan Foundation

NTV Houston’s Coverage of 2019 Aga Khan Foundation Walk-Run Houston

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  • Posted on October 15, 2019

The 2019 AKF Walk | Run was held on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at Discovery…

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  • Ismaili Muslims in the News

Why I give: Shahzadi Devje

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  • Posted on September 30, 2019September 30, 2019

Community food centres Canada donor profile Why I give: Shahzadi Devje   When it comes…

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  • Ismaili Muslims in the News

Sanya Pirani: Kids get Creative during Minnesota Fashion Week

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  • Posted on September 24, 2019September 24, 2019

Video courtesy: KARE11 Read more at the source: Kids get creative during Minnesota Fashion Week…

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  • Texas

Plano, Texas: Ismaili Muslim Community Comes Together to Pack 100,000 Meals

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  • Posted on September 20, 2019September 20, 2019

On Sept. 15, more than 750 volunteers came together at the Ismaili Jamatkhana Plano to…

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  • Africa

Volunteers from the Shia Ismaili Muslim Community Uganda Share Idd with 800 Orphans

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  • Posted on August 14, 2019August 14, 2019

Kasangati Orphans Fund Society (KOFS) has said continuing food donations received from the Shia Ismaili…

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  • Canada

Bharazi, Pancakes and Eggs, oh my! CBC Calgary News Coverage of 23rd Annual Ismaili Muslim Stampede Breakfast

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  • Posted on July 9, 2019July 9, 2019

CBC News (Calgary) From the 4 a.m. start of the prepping of the Chai tea and Bharazi…

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Chand Raat of Ramadan 1442 Hijri – 12th April 2021

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#Navroz Ginan with Translation Recited by 30 Ismailis from Around the World

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Chand Raat of Sha’ban 1442 – 13th March 2021

Mustafa (ﷺ) “One whose name itself compels exaltation…the embodiment of the light of Allah”

Mi’raj 27th Rajab 1442 – 10th March 2021

Shahzadi Devje (@Desiliciousrd): Redefining Body Positivity For My Daughter

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

11-year-old Muskan Jiwa of Edmonton, Canada wins national spelling bee championship

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”

Jameel Janjua: Virgin Galactic’s Newly Appointed Pilot for its Pilot Corps

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

Watch: Ismaili History being made! Salma Lakhani will be installed as Alberta’s 19th lieutenant governor

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

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

Armaan Ali Somani Receives the Prestigious 2019 Queen’s Golden Jubilee Award

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

Interfaith

Chand Raat of Ramadan 1442 Hijri – 12th April 2021

Video: Dr. Khalil Andani (@KhalilAndani) Discusses Ismaili Views of Jesus with Rev. Jonathan Stewart

Harvard University: Diversity and Unity in Transnational Shi’ism

Navruz: A Time of Reflection on Symbols of Divine Presence

Professor Shafique N. Virani: What do the Sphinx, the Mayan Temple, and Navroz have in Common?

The Spirit of Nowruz – One Family, One Song

Chand Raat of Sha’ban 1442 – 13th March 2021

Mustafa (ﷺ) “One whose name itself compels exaltation…the embodiment of the light of Allah”

Yawm-e Ali, 13th Rajab 1442 – February 24, 2021

Sadruddin Noorani: Chand Raat of Rajab 1442 Hijri – February 12, 2021

Sadruddin Noorani: Chand Raat of Jamada al-Thani 1442 Hijri – January 13, 2021

“Haseebi”- From @TajalliLounge (Sounds of Manifestation)

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

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

Honoring a legacy centuries in the making – Eric Broug’s new work, Best Practice in Islamic Geometric Design @99NamesProject @EricAuthor

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

These are the best photographs of the Aga Khan Gardens in Alberta

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”

Unity in Diversity: Pluralism fostered innovation in artistic styles | Nimira’s Blog

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

Watch Harvard Professor explain Ismaili History & Imamat in 5 minutes

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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