TKF’s Formation Was Inspired By Ismaili Muslim Teachings

[Moyez Kamani]

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Week-in-Review — Sunday, July 20, 2006 Posted: 21 Jul 2008 08:00 PM CDT His Highness the Aga Khan's five-day visit to Portugal, which ended last Tuesday, was part of a series of visits around the world to mark his Golden Jubilee year, the 50th anniversary of his becoming the imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, an ethnically diverse community whose members reside in more than 25 countries, including Portugal. The Aga Khan Development Network signs Protocol with Portuguese government for the National Plan of Reading. From Europe, His Highness the Aga Khan attends the launch of Louvre Museum's future Islamic Art Department. In Canada, the University of Calgary's Faculty of Nursing was honoured at the 12th annual Ismaili Muslim Community's Stampede Breakfast on Saturday July 5 for its partnership in the annual Women and Wellness Conference.  View the pictorial history and video of Ismaili Muslim Stampede Floats in Calgary. From Central Asia, Aga Khan Football Gold Cup may see a revival in Bangladesh.  A Jewish temple was renovated by the Herat cultural department, in the old part of Herat city north east of Kabul, Afghanistan.  We have various Health News from Aga Khan University and Health Services. Saturday was party time in all Karakoram BCs; the porters celebrated Aga Khan's birthday (Imamat Day) by dancing and singing around bonfires, and in Pakistan, the Federal Minister appreciated the efforts of the Aga Khan Development Network at the opening of the hydro-power project in Hunza valley.  The University of Central Asia (UCA) has published a book on Protection of Archeological Monuments of Gorno Badakhshan, Tajikistan. Blooming in Cairo, Egypt, the $30-million Al-Azhar park project was spearheaded by the Aga Khan, whose family ties to Cairo date back to its founding by the Fatimids in 969.  Check out photographs and video of the park. In our Ismailis in the News, Alykhan Velshi, a spokesman for Mr. Kenney, said the Conservatives took steps to join the Holocaust task force almost immediately after becoming the government.  Yasmin Alibhai-Brown says "Don't portray Muslims as victims, we have moved on" and she talks about the Aga Khan's visit to London.  Samiah Razak, a South Asian Ismaili  Houstonian needs your help.  Please visit Samiah's website for more information. This week we are delighted to feature some of our Ismaili Muslim Authors and to highlight their publications.  We begin with Dr Shafique Virani's much acclaimed book 'The Ismailis in the Middle Ages' which has previously been featured at Ismailimail. Visit his website for more details about his book.  Calgarian Journalist Mansoor Ladha's book, 'A Portrait in Pluralism', chronicles the development of the Ismaili community in Canada.  Eboo Patel's book 'Acts of Faith': The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation deals n part with Patel's search for identity as the child of immigrants from India and as a Muslim. The Aga Khan Development Network website has been revised.  In addition to the redesign, new navigation menus should make it easier to access related information.  New information has been added in a number of areas, particularly relating to activities in countries where AKDN is present.  First of the featured article was on the Aga Khan Academies as they are dedicated to expanding access to quality education. Dr Reza Shah-Kazemi, Research Associate at the IIS, participated in the 7th Building Bridges, convened by the Archbishop of Canterbury. This year's seminar addressed the theme: 'Communicating the Word: Revelation, Translation and Interpretation in Christianity and Islam'. Aid money should go to agencies doing the real work.  Journalist Don Cayo's article which deals with the current foreign aid mechanism in Canada and the roles of  non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that actually deliver most services in most poor countries. From the blogosphere, Sanjeev Gupta,  a regional program manager for a non-governmental organization called the Aga Khan Foundation, says that while some parts of Afghanistan remain too volatile to visit, Bamiyan, the province in which he works, is blessed with relative peace, thinks it's about time war-torn Afghanistan had a tourism industry and an interesting post from George about Village Life in Hunza.  Visit Flickr page as well for photos from Hunza. Documentary An Islamic Conscience: the Aga Khan and the Ismailis film is now available in ten languages. Ali to Karim, a Tribute to the Ismaili Imams recounts the story of our 49 Imams in seven episodes. It traces the unbroken thread of Imamat through the tapestry of Muslim civilizations woven over 1400 years of history.  During the summer of 2008, this production will be hosted in 7 cities across the United States. We have a historic picture of Prince Karim Aga Khan  as he arrives in Karachi for his enthronement ceremony on 23 January 1958 escorted by President Iskander Mirza and Mrs Naheed Mirza. At our Spirit and Life Blog, we began the week reading about Khojas - by Professor Azim Nanji, and for Yaum-e Ali, we selected a collection of hadith of Hazrat Ali (A.S) from Reza Shah-Kazemi's (2006), Justice and Remembrance: Introducing the Spirituality of Imam 'Ali. We visited two very interesting New Islamic Garden Web Sites on online, which focus on gardens of the Middle East are now online, and reflected on the Qur'anic notion of the universe, as referred to by The Aga Khan in an excerpt from his speech in London in 2003.  We read an article about the Institute of Ismaili Studies by Dr Paul E Walker and pondered upon some Words of Wisdom in an  extract of the Aga Khan's speech in India, 1983.  In an interview with La Croix, France, published April 8, 2003, Mawlana Hazar Imam talks about his role as a Living Imam of the Ismaili Community. We concluded the week with excerpts on Cultural diversities of Ismaili Muslims. 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.

MoU signed with Aga Khan Health Services to improve health services in Chitral Posted: 21 Jul 2008 05:44 PM CDT PESHAWAR: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the provincial Health Department, district government Chitral and Agha Khan Health Service (AKHS) here Monday to hand over Rural Health Centre (RHC) Shagram to AKHS for efficient delivery of health care services through public-private partnership. The MoU was signed in a special ceremony held in the committee room of Health Secretariat, Peshawar. Provincial Minister for Population Welfare Salim Khan was chief guest on the occasion. Secretary Health Dr Syed Sohail Altaf, District Nazim Chitral Haji Maghifirat Shah, District Coordination Officer Chitral Motasim Billah Shah and chairman AKHS Dr Amin Delawala signed the MoU on behalf of the Health Department, district government and AKHS, respectively. Complete at the source

Education for a Better World - Eboo Patel talks about International Baccalaureate Posted: 21 Jul 2008 12:13 PM CDT From Newsweek's On Faith blog: The IB combines high academic standards with a powerful humanist purpose. Its mission statement speaks of developing "inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect." As the Aga Khan noted in his Peterson Lecture to the IB this past April, "Pluralism is a value that must be taught." Complete at the source

Clash of ignorance Interview with His Highness the Aga Khan - Portuguese TV Posted: 21 Jul 2008 11:26 AM CDT Interview is in English. Source - Full screen All related posts

Good News - Story of Azim Khamisa Posted: 21 Jul 2008 10:42 AM CDT John Linko has summarized this story very well at his blog. Please visit the source for video on this very inspiring story. http://johnlinko.blogspot.com/2008/07/good-news.html MSNBC Video is also available here. TKF's Formation Was Inspired By Ismaili Muslim Teachings The Khamisa Family History http://www.azimkhamisa.com/

Another small Power Plant put into commission in GBAO under support of AKF Posted: 21 Jul 2008 09:56 AM CDT 21 July 2008 / Asia-PLUS Daily Blitz KHOROG, July 19, 2008, Asia-Plus /Shonavruz Afzalshoyev/ — A small hydropower plant Bardara was put into commission in the village of Bardara in the Bartang Valley, GBAO's Rushan district on July 18. The plant has been constructed under financial support of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF). Speaking in an interview with Asia-Plus, Khujamiyor Khumorikov, engineer-manager with AKF's Mountain Societies Development Support Program (MSDSP), said that the power plant Bardara with the rated capacity of 160 kW had been constructed in two years, and $87,000, including $7,000 contribution of local residents, had been spent for construction of the station. Resident of the Bardara village, Sultonsho Mamadbekov, noted that the plant will allow using electrical power not only for lightening residential buildings, cooking and tackling other everyday problems but also watching TV. According to Khumorikov, Bardara is the eighth small power plant built by MSDSP in the Bartang Valley. "In all, with direct participation of our program and contributions of local residents and under financial support of international organizations 29 small power plants with different rated capacities, ranging from 30 to 300 kW, have been constructed in Gorno Badakhshan since 1997," Khumorikov said, noting that a total capacity of those 29 plants is some 2,500 kW. "They provide electricity supplies to more than 30 villages; besides, we have constructed some 30 kilometers of electricity-transmission lines," the engineer-manager said. A ceremony of putting the Bardara plant into commission was attended by Minister of Energy and Industries Sherali Gul, Resident Representative of the Aga Development Network (AKDN) in Tajikistan Munir Merali, and CEO of AKF Tajikistan Yodgor Fayzov.

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