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Posta Uganda launches new stamps commemorating the Golden Jubilee of the Aga Khan Posted: 09 Oct 2008 08:53 PM CDT Posta
launches new Aga Khan stamps Grace Natabaalo, Kampala - Daily Monitor
Eight new stamps featuring various development projects of the Aga Khan in
Uganda have been issued by Posta Uganda. The stamps, which commemorate the
Golden Jubilee of the Aga Khan, were launched on Wednesday during
celebrations to mark the World Post Day at the Posta [...]  |
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‘Planting Our Future’ - Aga Khan Foundation’s Dallas Partnership Walk Posted: 09 Oct 2008 08:31 AM CDT Dallas
Morning News The weather was perfect for more than 4,800 walkers who
participated in the Aga Khan Foundation’s Dallas Partnership Walk in
downtown Dallas on Saturday. The walk, one of five held in major cities
across the United States, is organized by a huge network of volunteers to
raise funds to help fight global poverty. The [...]  |
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The Middle East Premiere - Beirut, Lebanon - Day 3 Posted: 10 Oct 2008 02:05 PM CDT Amazing
blog post from Shamir Allibhai in Beirut Lebanon. http://agakhanfilm.blogspot.com/2008/10/struck-gold-last-lebanese-ismaili.html
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Toledo Spain Welcomes “Geographies of Islam” Aga Khan Museum Posted: 10 Oct 2008 10:33 AM CDT As
reported earlier, Aga Khan Museum entitled “Geographies of Islam” opens
today in Toledo Spain. Here are few of the media reports in Spanish.
http://www.abc.es http://www.soitu.es http://www.jccm.es
http://www.toledo-turismo.com Translated via Google Tarpey Rock opens the
show at the Museum of Aga Khan 10 October 2008 ABC EFETOLEDO. The Royal
Foundation of Toledo welcomes yesterday from an anthology exhibition of
collections of Islamic art that [...]  |
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Posted: 11 Oct 2008 09:36 PM CDT Parklands
Darkhana Jamatkhana Nairobi, Kenya at ArchNet Jamatkhana Category at
Ismaili Mail (94) posts http://ismailimail.wordpress.com/category/jamat-khana/
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Partnership Walk: Lake Eola Park, Orlando, FL Posted: 11 Oct 2008 08:47 AM CDT What
will you be doing on Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 11:00 am? If you live in
the vicinity of Lake Eola Park, Orlando, FL., you could be changing a
life. Even if you don’t, your donation could help to make the world a
brighter place in a developing country.The Partnership Walk 2008 will be
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Posted: 12 Oct 2008 12:03 PM CDT “There
are those …who enter the world in such poverty that they are deprived of
both the means and the motivation to improve their lot. Unless they can be
touched with the spark which ignites the spirit of individual enterprise
and determination, they will only sink back into renewed apathy,
degradation and despair. It is for us, who are more fortunate, to provide
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Spirit & Life blog is being consolidated into Ismaili Mail blog Posted: 10 Oct 2008 02:27 PM CDT Dear
Readers, We wish to inform all our readers that we will be consolidating
our Spirit and Life Blog into our Ismaili Mail Blog as we are trying to
bring all related contents into one place. We would like to make it easier
for our readers to access all of the published content at one location.
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Reflections of the cast and crew of Ali to Karim show Posted: 08 Oct 2008 01:06 PM CDT TheIsmaili:
Ali to Karim ends USA tour with final performance in Houston “It is the
people we have met that have made the most impact on me. The US actors
helped us understand their faith and demonstrated their passion for their
faith. It has been amazing how unbelievably helpful everyone is.
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Aga Khan Education Services Logo Posted: 07 Oct 2008 01:46 PM CDT The
symbol of the Aga Khan Education Services is based on the form of an open
book containing a double image of the word IQRA (to read) from the first
revelation of Allah to Prophet Muhammad (Sura 96 : Verses 1-5 of the Holy
Quran). Source: http://www.agakhanschools.org/about.asp Logo Image Source:
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Frontierless Brotherhood — A Fusion of Diversity Posted: 03 Oct 2008 03:38 PM CDT Orchestra
in Dubai expresses the harmony of the international Jamat through a unique
musical compilation The Ismaili In celebration of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s
Golden Jubilee, a Jamati orchestra in Dubai together with the Ismaili
Council for the United Arab Emitrates has produced a unique musical
synthesis titled Frontierless Brotherhood — A Fusion of Diversity. The
two-disc set [...]  |
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Week-in-Review — October 12, 2008 Posted: 13 Oct 2008 02:30 PM CDT
In Afghanistan, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today signed an agreement with the First MicroFinanceBank, Afghanistan (FMFB) to strengthen the bank’s capacity to introduce a product line that will address the housing needs of low- and middle-income Afghans. First Microfinance Bank (FMFB) is part of the Aga Khan Agency of Microfinance (AKAM). Germany is promoting a private initiative to build a girls’ school in Northern Afghanistan in memory of Mario Keller, a German police officer killed last year in Kabul. The project will be implemented by the Aga Khan Foundation. In Aswan, one of Egypt’s leading microfinance organizations, the First MicroFinanceBank, Afghanistan (FMFB), founded by the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance. has afforded thousands of Egyptians, like Ikhlas, job opportunities where the government has failed to do so. In Bangladesh, a session on ‘Building Innovative Higher Education Partnerships’, was held to discuss elaborately the ways the universities in Asia and the US can strengthen partnerships with the private sectors, including the national and multinational corporations, and representatives of Microsoft, Intel, Aga Khan Foundation have already extended their support to the tertiary education. For a quarter century, AKF USA has been investing in people, extending a helping hand to communities and individuals so they may live with dignity and hope. Read these Faces of Change Stories about some lives that have been touched by that work. In other news, a 1,000-year-old carved rock crystal rare Fatimid ewer, one of only seven known surviving examples, fetched 3.2 million pounds ($5.6 million) at auction on Tuesday, Christie’s said. From the blogosphere, producer Shamir Allibhai reports from Beirut: AN ISLAMIC CONSCIENCE premiered in the Middle East October 5th in Lebanon at the Beirut International Film Festival! And in my opinion formed through the discussions and responses, the audience seemed to be very pleased often times raising “Why have we never heard of the story of the Aga Khan and the Ismailis before? This is an important story that more people need to know about.” Visit Shamir’s blog for photographs of the premiere, and to read his amazing post of Day 3 of the Premiere in Beirut, Lebanon. And we share some Words of Wisdom of His Highness The Aga Khan in India in 1983. Ismaili Mail blog is now available in 33 languages. This week we added an updated version of our language tool which helps you translate Ismaili Mail blog into different languages. We’re using Google Translate, and as it stands right now, the blog is available in 33 different languages. You can view the translation tool box at the right hand side of the screen. This is a customized solution exclusively designed by Ismaili Mail, and we hope this will be useful to our readers. We wish to inform all our readers that we will be consolidating our Spirit and Life blog into our Ismaili Mail blog as we are trying to bring all related contents into one place. We would like to make it easier for our readers to access all of the published content at one location. The change will occur in few days. That is all from this week, hope you will be looking forward to more exciting and interesting news and stories next week. Click here for last week’s review. All previously archived weekly reviews are available here.        |
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Partnership Walk Los Angeles - Personal Photographs by Amaana.org Posted: 13 Oct 2008 11:00 AM CDT  |
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Shamir Allibhai in Switzerland Posted: 13 Oct 2008 08:59 AM CDT –excerpts– http://agakhanfilm.blogspot.com/ The Switzerland Premiere - WOW Many people came up to me after the screenings to tell me about previous experiences they have had with the Aga Khan, his father and/or his grandfather. They were all so happy to have heard about this film and that a film was made on the Ismailis. They brought more than just stories, they brought photos too - especially to show and share with me. Oh and by the way, these were mainly non-Ismailis who were coming up to me with the anecdotes and picts. Switzerland - Landed I was hosted by an Ismaili and the small Zurich jamat. Most had not seen the film and were looking forward to seeing it on Sunday. They have many questions they tell me. Complete at the source: http://agakhanfilm.blogspot.com/        |
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Press Coverage in Switzerland - Islamic Conscience Posted: 16 Oct 2008 09:50 PM CDT |
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Films of Hope - Eboo Patel on CNN Posted: 16 Oct 2008 11:45 AM CDT
Faith or Fear? http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2008/10/14/films.hope.cnn |
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Alykhan Velshi part of the victorious Conservative war room Posted: “The war room’s inner circle brought together some of the Conservatives’ elite ministerial staff, folks such as the PMO’s director of priorities, planning and research Mark Cameron, Foreign Minister David Emerson’s former press secretary Lynn Meahan, Industry Minister Jim Prentice’s spokeswoman Deirdre McCracken, as well as Secretary of State for Multiculturalism Jason Kenney and his former press man Alykhan Velshi.” More at the Source:          |
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Shahnee Zaver - Actress/Producer Posted: 16 Oct 2008 10:33 AM CDT NEW YORK, NY
Originally from Vancouver, Ms. Zaver started off in film and television working on such shows as Tru Calling, Stephen King’s The Dead Zone, DaVinci’s Inquest and The Chris Isaac Show. After receiving an acting scholarship for a conservatory in New York almost 4 years ago, Ms. Zaver packed up, took off for the Big Apple and hasn’t looked back since. Ms. Zaver has had a busy year, recently staging, starring in and producing an Off-Broadway production of Toyer alongside Olivier French and directed by Ed Blum who recently worked with Ewen McGregor on his last film. Toyer is a contemporary psycho-thriller and with the success of its New York run, she is looking to stage a production of it in London and Paris early next year. She has also completed a film directed by the iconic Abel Ferrara about a love-torn flamenco dancer. Excited about her new venture as the head of a film production company, Ms. Zaver says it was a natural step. “These days actors are producers, directors and vice versa. This is first and foremost a business and it makes a lot of sense to learn about the business you’re working in. It also allows you to create your own opportunities.” Opportunities, she says are everywhere. “Despite what’s been happening in the financial market, I’m optimistic. In good times and in difficult ones, people still watch films. There are opportunities abound.” And not just in Hollywood. “There is a lot of cross-over occurring in the Asian and South Asian markets. For example, Indian production companies are teaming up with Hollywood ones and deals are being made to co-produce films. Bollywood actors are crossing over to Hollywood. It’s a very exciting time for the film industry. It’s not just about Hollywood anymore. The film industry is truly a global industry now.” The first project on the horizon for GOLDEN PRINCESS PICTURES is an action thriller feature film set in New York, Miami and India. For more information on GOLDEN PRINCESS PICTURES please contact in...@goldenprincesspictures.com |
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Muslim Spaces of Worship and Gathering Posted: 16 Oct 2008 01:58 AM CDT There are some amazing photographs of Muslim Spaces of Worship and Gathering available at the source if you click on the picture below (including photographs of Gwadar Jamatkhana in Pakistan).
While the mosque is the site most often associated with Muslim expressions of piety, there are a range of spaces used by Muslim communities – Shi‘a and Sunni – for their worship and gathering. These range from the ashurkhana and zawiya to the khanqah and tekke. While some of these spaces are specific to particular Muslim communities, others are clustered geographically or are prominent amongst particular cultural groups. This gallery, based on fieldwork in ten countries, showcases the richness and diversity of the Muslim umma through the diversity of the spaces used for expressions of piety. |
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Posted: 15 Oct 2008 10:26 AM CDT Shared by Abdul Mamdani
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Spotlight on Success - Azmina Suleman Posted: 15 Oct 2008 10:24 AM CDT
This month we’ll hear from Azmina Suleman, a financial advisor who has been consistently successful with long-term mutual fund net sales. For the past two years, Azmina has sold over $1 million in long-term funds. In 2006, she ranked number 2 in her region and number 9 nationally. Her achievement was repeated in 2007, ranking her at number 8 in her region. By July 2008, Azmina had netted over $1.6 million in sales, positioning her at number 1 regionally. Azmina has been dealing with mutual funds for 10 years. azmina-suleman-featured-in-performance-magazine (opens in PDF) |
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Public Service Media vs. Private and Commercial Media - Article by Tabish Bhimani Posted: 15 Oct 2008 09:39 AM CDT It is a very arduous task, if not impossible, to affirm whether it is the privately or publicly owned media that facilitate democracy and act as a counterweight to institutions of power. The reason in part is the existence of various schools of thought on notions of the public sphere, the constitution of democracy, and cultural hegemony. Another facet of this conundrum draws from the problems of cultural integration and dominant ideologies, and how they are very intricately connected to these notions of democracy and publicity. In this paper, the author will attempt to discuss the differing schools of thought on the public sphere, moving on to discuss the nature of both the public and private media, drawing a conclusion as to which form serves a democratic way of social life. Complete at the source: http://destogate.wordpress.com |
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Asif-Aly Penwala’s Fundraising Page for FOCUS’s Bike4Life India 2008 Posted: 15 Oct 2008 09:19 AM CDT
What is the “Bike4Life” Challenge? - 550km over 7days This is a grueling journey that starts in London for me as I pledge to minimum raise £ 3500 for FOCUS. Then up to 100 participants, including myself will cycle 550km from Mumbai to Goa. The event takes place from the 27th of Dec 2008 to the 3rd of Jan 2009. http://www.focuschallenge.org/focus.html Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor me. If you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation. |
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2,500 at Los Angeles partnership walk to help end global poverty Posted: 15 Oct 2008 09:08 AM CDT LOS ANGELES: Over 2,500 people from all walks of life participated in the Los Angeles Partnership Walk at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. … Thirty-three teams from corporations, universities, schools and community organizations took a step to demonstrate their support for ending global poverty. Los Angeles Partnership Walk raised over $250,000. Twenty-five people, called “Ambassador 1000s” each raised over $1000 each. 100% of funds raised at Partnership Walk go directly to the projects supported by the Foundation; not a cent is spent on administrative costs. The Aga Khan Foundation modeled programs are really showing that a lot can be done, not only by the Aga Khan Foundation, but by other organizations, that follow its lead in education, health care, rural development, microfinance and the environment.” He presented to the Foundation, a United States Flag that flew in Washington DC, during the July 4th, 2008 celebrations. Complete at the source: IndiaPost |
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Posted: 15 Oct 2008 09:07 AM CDT 
Manghopir is one of the neighborhoods of Gadap Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. There are several ethnic groups in Gadap Town including Urdu speakers, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochs, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis. Over 99% of the population is Muslim. The population of Gadap Town is estimated to be nearly one million. |
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Interview with Azim Jamal - Motivational Speaker Posted: 14 Oct 2008 05:07 PM CDT |
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Kariakoo Jamatkhana Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posted: 14 Oct 2008 12:24 PM CDT |
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Posted: 14 Oct 2008 12:06 PM CDT
My trip to the northern areas of Pakistan started on the evening of Thursday, September 25, 2008 when I went to the Daewoo at Kalma Chowk in Lahore, Pakistan. I paid Pakistan Rupees 720 for a 4.5 hour trip to Rawalpindi. The bus left Lahore at 11pm and we reached Rawalpindi at around 3:45am. I took a taxi to the Islamabad airport and boarded my flight to Gilgit. It was a 55 minute flight in a small aricraft of the Pakistan International Airlines. It was my first trip to the northern areas of Paksitan. |
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Safeer Jiwan’s Quran for iPhone App Posted: 14 Oct 2008 10:26 AM CDT
Take the entire Qur’an (Quran, Koran) with you wherever you go! Easily narrow down to specific Surahs and Ayat, or listen to and read the text cover-to-cover in both English and Arabic! This light-weight app includes an offline copy of the Qur’an and features a powerful text search engine and bookmarking system, giving you instant access wherever you need it. Qur’an for iPhone was not at all created for profit. As such, 100% of profits are donated to the Aga Khan Development Network, which actively seeks to improve living conditions in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. |
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Posted: 14 Oct 2008 10:24 AM CDT
Originally from Calgary, she graduated with a Communications degree with a major in journalism at Mount Royal College. |
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In a ruinous state - by Nayanjot Lahiri, Archaeology Teacher Posted: 14 Oct 2008 10:10 AM CDT Why are some monuments carefully preserved, and under what conditions do others decay and disappear? This is a question that many who have walked in and around Humayun’s tomb in Delhi must have asked themselves. Humayun’s resting place and the gardens that surround it are among the better preserved historic landscapes in Delhi. No doubt, the inclusion of Humayun’s tomb in the World Heritage list in 1993 dramatically raised its public profile, and played a part in attracting the Aga Khan Trust for Culture to restore its garden, even if this was a gift on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of India’s independence. Since the garden restoration, and the clearance of the entry into the complex, visitor numbers have increased by over 1,000 per cent. The trust is now back in partnership with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), co-funded by the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, to conserve the tomb itself, and its surrounding buildings. In other words, one can easily see why restoration work has proceeded so well here. |
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