Monthly Archives: January 2010
Gates donates $10bn for vaccine campaigns
Bill and Melinda Gates will spend $10 billion over the next decade to develop and deliver vaccines to the children in the developing world. “There are 135 million children born every year, and the vast majority are in these poorer … Continue reading
Filed under NGO'S, Philanthropy, USA
Muslim inventions that shaped the modern world – CNN News
By Olivia Sterns for CNN In 9th century Spain, Muslim inventor Abbas ibn Firnas designed a flying machine — hundreds of years before da Vinci drew plans of his own. London, England (CNN) — Think of the origins of that … Continue reading
Filed under Islam, Islamic Art, Middle East, Muslim civilisations, Muslim countries
Pakistan: Non-surgical treatment options against arthritis
KARACHI (APP) – Although most forms of arthritis are chronic, there are effective non surgical ways to relieve the pain, improve mobility and avoid joint damage, said Dr. Riaz Hussain Lakdawala, a senior orthopaedic surgeon. In his presentation at a … Continue reading
Filed under Aga Khan University / Hospital, Pakistan
Ismaili Centre, Dubai joins with Architectural Heritage Society to host lecture series
In November 2004, at the Ninth Award Cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Mawlana Hazar Imam observed that “in recent years, Islamic architecture seemed to have lost its identity and its inspiration.” He added that this resulted in “cities, villages, and … Continue reading
Canada: “Bridges that Unite” a traveling, interactive exhibition…
Bridges that Unite is a traveling, interactive exhibition that invites you to explore how Canada and Canadians have been innovative in the search for solutions to some of the worlds’ most critical issues. Through powerful images, stories and film, the … Continue reading
Filed under Afghanistan, Africa, Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance, Aga Khan Development Network, Architecture, Badakhshan, Bridges that Unite, Canada, Community development projects, Developing world, Disaster-Resilient Communities, Diversity, Focus Humanitarian Assistance, Hunza/Gilgit, Islam, Ismaili Muslims, Microfinance, Muslim men, Pluralism, USA
Harvard University’s digitized Islamic manuscripts, maps, and published texts online for the Internet users worldwide.The catalog includes Ismaili literatures and much more…
Through the Islamic Heritage Project (IHP), Harvard University has cataloged, conserved, and digitized hundreds of Islamic manuscripts, maps, and published texts from Harvard’s renowned library and museum collections. These rare—and frequently unique—materials are now freely available to Internet users worldwide. … Continue reading
Rebuilding Haiti: Fonkoze Gets Money into Hands of Haiti’s Poorest People – Grameen Foundation
Unprecedented Pre-Dawn NGO-Military Collaboration Assists the Most Vulnerable In the predawn hours of Saturday, January 23, an unprecedented joint NGO-military operation delivered money by helicopter to ten locations throughout Haiti for payouts of money sent from abroad and to permit … Continue reading
Filed under Microfinance, NGO'S, United Nations, USA
Iraq Body Count: The worldwide update on civilians killed in the Iraq war and occupation
Iraq Body Count is an ongoing human security project which maintains and updates the world’s largest public database of violent civilian deaths during and since the 2003 invasion. The count encompasses non-combatants killed by military or paramilitary action and the … Continue reading
Filed under Developing world, Human Rights, United Nations, USA
The Faces of War: Artist Pays Tribute to Fallen US Soldiers
By Carsten Volkery in London American artist Emily Prince has paid tribute to the casualties of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars by drawing portraits of the 5,200 US soldiers who have died in the conflicts to date. Her collection of … Continue reading
Filed under Afghanistan, Iraq, USA
“Western Powers Don’t Know Afghanistan” – Interview with Hikmet Çetin
What are the main problems concerning the rebuilding of Afghanistan, what are the West’s mistakes? And why are Afghan-Turkish relations so special? Hikmet Çetin, NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2006 and former Turkish Minister of Foreign … Continue reading
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