AKDN Ambassador hosts Bangladesh government visit to Aga Khan Academy in Hyderabad, India

Mr. Munir Merali, AKDN Resident Diplomatic Representative to Bangladesh hosted a visit to Hyderabad this week. Five high ranking members of the Bangladesh Government were invited to Telangana for an experience of the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad. The Departments of Foreign Affairs; Income & Revenue; Finance; Primary and Mass Education; Housing and Public Works and…

‘Jashnee Almasen (Afghanistan)’–Its Diamond Jubilee and we desire (Mawla’s) Deedar

(Click to listen at source) Lyrics by: Ruknudin Erfani Performed by: Nik Bakht Safary, Nafisa Waizy, Najibullah Shirzad, Nizar Husain Feroze, and Abdul Karim Fazly. Source: The Ismaili ->>>>><<<<<-

‘A Place of Miracles’: The story of a children’s hospital in Kabul | Afghan, France and Aga Khan’s Public-private partnerships project | Dr Lee Hilling’s new book introduced

The Ismaili Council for France, French NGO La Chaîne de l’Espoir, and the Aga Khan Development Network hosted an event on 10 April 2018 to present Dr Lee Hilling’s book A Place of Miracles. The event was held at the Afghan Embassy in Paris and was attended by representatives from the diplomatic and civil society…

The World’s Future MEGAPROJECTS: 2018-2040’s

A documentary on eight of the most ambitious mega-projects currently under development around the world, featuring: Istanbul’s building boom (Turkey); the Mission to put a human on Mars; the effort to develop Lagos (Nigeria); Africa’s unprecedented clean energy opportunity; the project to probe the nearest Earth-like exoplanet; Atlanta’s stadium of the future (Georgia, United States);…

Mawlana Hazar Imam grants Darbar before departing Kenya — The Ismaili

In a moment that was uniquely historic for the entire Jamat, Mawlana Hazar Imam granted a Diamond Jubilee Darbar in Nairobi, Kenya on the very same grounds where the Imam had been installed during his Takht Nashini in 1957 when he acceded to the Imamat. This was also the same site where Mawlana Hazar Imam…

EXCLUSIVE: AN INSPIRING AND MOVING ACCOUNT OF MAWLANA HAZAR IMAM’S DIAMOND JUBILEE DARBAR IN NAIROBI — By ZAFEERA KASSAM on Barakah com

IN WHAT FELT LIKE NO TIME AT ALL, IT WAS FIVE MINUTES TO 11AM. THE GINAN THAT WAS GOING ON ENDED ABRUPTLY AS THE SCREENS LIT UP WITH HAZAR IMAM’S MOTORCADE ROUNDING THE CORNER AT DARKHANA.  MAWLA’S GREEN AUDI SLOWED DOWN AT THE ENTRANCE. THE DOOR OPENED. BREATHING HALTED. MAWLA ALIGHTED AND SALWATS SWELLED IN…

Culture festival kicks off in Chitral at 2,500m high —By Sana Jamal on Gulf News com

Islamabad: The historic Qaqlasht festival in Chitral is one of the best places to experience the vibrant culture, music and traditional sporting prowess of the mountain communities of Pakistan’s Hindukush and Karakorum region. This 2,000 years old festival is celebrated by the people of Chitral every April. The four-day (April 12-15) Qaqlasht festival, taking place…

His Highness, Aga Khan holds a meeting with Pres. Kenyatta — Media Max Network | More on Twitter

President Uhuru Kenyatta has welcomed to the country His Highness the Aga Khan who paid him a visit to State House Nairobi. Aga Khan is in the country for the commemoration of his diamond jubilee in recognition of his sixty years since his accession to his role of spiritual leader. During the meeting at Statehouse,…

His Highness the Aga Khan meets with H.E. Sooronbai Jeenbekov, President of the Kyrgyz Republic

Brussels, Belgium, 11 April 2018 – President Sooronbai Jeenbekov expressed his appreciation to the Aga Khan for the effective implementation of Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) initiatives in the Kyrgyz Republic, particularly in the areas of education, and specifically the University of Central Asia as well as healthcare, agriculture, small and medium sized businesses and…

President Kenyatta welcomes Mawlana Hazar Imam at State House — The Ismaili Kenya

His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta today welcomed Mawlana Hazar Imam at the State House in Nairobi on the second day of Hazar Imam’s Diamond Jubilee visit to Kenya. His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta welcomes Mawlana Hazar Imam to the State House in NairobiAZIZ ISLAMSHAH First Lady of Kenya Margaret Kenyatta welcomes Mawlana Hazar Imam to…

Mawlana Hazar Imam arrives in Kenya | Video — The Ismaili, 12 April 2018|

Mawlana Hazar Imam today arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi for his Diamond Jubilee visit to Kenya Upon arriving in Nairobi, Mawlana Hazar Imam is presented with a bouquet of flowers by a young member of the Ismaili Volunteer Corps.PHOTO: HUSSEIN JIVA Mawlana Hazar Imam is welcomed to Kenya by leaders of…

Travel Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor — WildJunket com | 14,000 tourists visited Badakhshan last year — Menafn com

The Wakhan Corridor is one of Afghanistan’s most remote regions, but also the only region that is safe for travel. My friend and Central Asia expert, Stephen Lioy, shares his experience traveling this stunning region. If you’re interested to travel Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor, join me on this Pamir Mountains tour! “Good Luck!” offers the Tajikistan…

Ethics in Action Exhibition in Los Angeles — By Shafina Khakhi on The Ismaili

The Diamond Jubilee Exhibition, Ethics In Action, showcased at the National Jubilee Arts Festival this past weekend in Pasadena, California, highlighted the ethics underpinning the Aga Khan Development Network’s (AKDN) engagement across the world to improve quality of life. Visitors viewing the Ethics in Action panels.HYDER ALI Viewers at the Compassion and Sharing panel, one…

From the mystical to the political: What is Sufism — BY French philosopher, Islamologist ,Eric Geoffroy on Al Araby

There are three dimensions to the religion of Islam: The law, theology and spirituality. Sufism is defined as that third one, the inward dimension of Islam. Sufis consider this dimension an aspect of the eternal and universal wisdom that has existed since Adam, and has been incarnated in the body of the Islamic religion, born…

Paderborn, Germany: 1.8-ton bomb from World War II successfully dismantled| 26 Thousand people evacuated | News and Videos

Germany: World War II bomb removal forces mass evacuation in western city — Deutsche Welle Bomb disposal experts successfully dismantled a British explosive in the small German city of Paderborn. The 1.8-ton bomb was found in a garden just 80 centimeters below the surface. Bomb disposal specialists successfully deactivated a World War II in western…

Addressing Rising Nationalism in Europe: Views from Germany’s Green Party — Global Centre for Pluralism, Ottawa-Canada

Far-right nationalism has emerged as a major force to contend with in European politics and debate. Political parties have found success by appealing to entrenched fears over increased migration and religious difference. The result has been a political climate that is being shaped by a suspicion of migrants and refugees, and even xenophobia. Watch The…

Prince Amyn attends The World of the Fatimids exhibition opening at the Aga Khan Museum — By Khaleel Meghji on the Ismaili

The World of the Fatimids, the newest exhibition at the Aga Khan Museum, launched on 12 March in Toronto. Prince Amyn delivered the keynote address for the opening of the exhibition, which explores the Fatimid period through artefacts and objects from the 10th and 11th centuries. Curator, Dr. Assadullah Souren Melikian-Chirvani, shows an artefact to…

Sindh govt to launch major m-health initiative | Based on Teeko app of AKU to Tibbi for Smartphone-based health application

The Sindh health department has announced plans to put a smartphone-based health application, Tibbi, in every public health facility in the province. The initiative will replace prevailing paper-based systems and will see health workers collect real-time data about the use of health services and the performance of all health delivery points. Staff working on a…

‘The Modernist’ — by Matthew Teller Photographed by Andrew Shaylo on Aramco World | Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi who created ‘Barjeel Art Foundation’

“I have not put my name on this institution. People may know me as a writer, but they know Barjeel [independently]. Or they may know Barjeel but not me. I don’t matter,” he says. (,,,) Hanging on a panel at the Arab World Institute’s 2017 Barjeel Foundation show “100 Masterpieces of Modern and Contemporary Arab…

Can Telecommunications Bring Health Care to the Hard-to-Reach? — EHealth networks in Asia and Africa say yes

One morning in June 2016, an anxious Afghan couple left their mountain village of Sar-e-deh carrying their 8-year-old son Mashhoruddin* in their arms. For the 40-minute walk over steep slopes to the nearest health clinic in Nusai, the boy was unresponsive. When they reached Nusai, the parents were in such despair they were starting to…