Archive for 'World Ismailis'

Aga Khan to Launch New Institutions in Toronto, Canada

Aga Khan to Launch New Institutions in Toronto, Canada

Media Advisory: Aga Khan to Launch New Institutions in Toronto, Canada Wednesday 26 May, 2010 Foundation Ceremony for the Ismaili Centre, the Aga Khan Museum and Park to take place in Toronto, Friday Toronto, Canada: On [...]

Eid ul-Fitr

Eid ul-Fitr

  Eid ul-Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Image Source   Eid ul-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month in which Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) [...]

An Ismaili receives Freedom of Worship Medal from Roosevelt Institute

An Ismaili receives Freedom of Worship Medal from Roosevelt Institute

Eboo Patel – an Ismaili and IFYC (Interfaith Youth Core) receives Freedom of Worship Medal from Roosevelt Institute.   On January 6, 1941, in one of the most important speeches of the 20th century, President Roosevelt [...]

An Ismaili receives a Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award

An Ismaili receives a Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award

Aziz Merchant – An Ismaili in Singapore receives award for both of his Engineering Projects on Environment Sustainability and Breakthrough in Deepwater Development at Bipolis Centre on Mon 31 Aug in Singapore from the Chairman of [...]

An Ismaili’s Experience on Completing Time Knowledge Nazrana

An Ismaili’s Experience on Completing Time Knowledge Nazrana

Shaheen Tejani is one of the very few who got an early opportunity to complete her Time and Knowledge Nazrana* with Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM) and in this post – My year of living [...]

The Real Leader

  Image Source: lumaxart’s photostream   Navi Radjou in his post Why Are Creative Leaders So Rare? has very well encapsulated the speech from Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (former President on India) at Cambridge [...]

Ramadan

  Image source: The American Muslim   Ramadan is the holy month in which Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) received the first revelation of the Holy Quran. In Muslim tradition, Ramadan is [...]

Fasting when having Diabetes

If a person has type 2 diabetes and still would like to observe fast – like during the Muslim month of Ramadan, here is an excellent article on The Ismaili: Nutrition Centre with some guidelines and [...]