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Prince Hussain and Princess Fareen visited Toronto and Waterloo this week as part of the multi-city Canadian debut of The Living Sea – Fragile Beauty — an exhibition featuring Prince Hussain’s captivating underwater photography with the goal of raising awareness of the critical need to preserve and protect our fragile marine ecosystems.
Join us in Calgary for the first episode of The Ismaili Update: The Living Sea - Fragile Beauty, featuring highlights from a series of events in Calgary, commemorating the Canadian debut of Prince Hussain’s photography exhibition, "The Living Sea – Fragile Beauty".
Prince Hussain and Princess Fareen arrived in Calgary earlier this week for the Canadian debut of The Living Sea – Fragile Beauty — an exhibition featuring photography by Prince Hussain, celebrating the beauty and vulnerability of the oceans.
In the vibrant city of Dubai last month, Central and South Asia's top 12 most promising tech-enabled startups took the stage at SlingShot's Demo Day to pitch for global recognition and investment. The top four startups were selected from each of the participating countries: Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. After two months of acceleration programming, they competed in Dubai for the chance to win seed funding and support from external investors.
The Ismaili is pleased to present Can I join your band, produced and performed by The Sufistics. This multi-layered composition explores the intricate themes of longing and belonging. Its lyrics inspire reflection on the challenges and rewards of finding one’s way in life and maintaining a balance between din (faith) and dunya (world).
As a community that holds service in high regard, many of us may often find ourselves asking: how do programmes and services improve the quality of life of those who they’re meant to help?
There is a certain magic within the spaces at Jubilee Towers in Dar es Salaam. That’s the feeling you get from the seniors who live there and those involved in running it. They love the place.
Jubilee Arts was inaugurated during the commemoration of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Diamond Jubilee and consists of three anchor programmes: The International Art Gallery, the International Film Festival, and the International Performing Arts Showcase. These programmes seek to promote the arts and showcase artistic excellence from the Jamat. Furthermore, these programmes provide an opportunity for self-expression and discourse through creative expression.
These platforms are meant to inspire and engage new and aspiring artists as well as seasoned, accomplished, and world-class artists alike, creating organic opportunities for mentorship and collaboration. In an effort to continuously evolve, the proposed GE Festival will also introduce and explore culinary and fashion arts at the International event.
To participate in Jubilee Arts at the GE Festival, GCC participants must first compete in the GCC Regional Qualifiers. Those who qualify will go on to be compete with the best talent from across the GCC regions at the Gulf Arts and Sports Festival 2023 and the finalists will go on to be showcased on the global world stage at Jubilee Arts in 2024.
To prepare the jamat for the Regional Qualifiers and GASF 2023 Arts Masterclasses have been organised in various arts categories, led by experts in their fields. Learn more and register below:
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Prince Rahim represented Mawlana Hazar Imam at the Coronation ceremony in London earlier today as Charles III and Camilla were crowned King Charles and Queen Camilla.
The fourth and final episode of The Ismaili Update: East Africa, features highlights from the commencement ceremony of the Aga Khan University campus in Kampala, Uganda. At the event, Princess Zahra and the First Lady of Uganda expressed their hopes for what the ambitious project will mean for the lives of people in East Africa.
Princess Zahra attended a commencement ceremony for the Aga Khan University’s Kampala campus today — marking the start of an exciting new chapter in its history, as the University establishes a long-term future in Uganda.
Join us from the Pearl of Africa for Episode 3 of The Ismaili Update: East Africa. Host Mohsina Pirani takes us behind-the-scenes ahead of tomorrow’s commencement ceremony for the upcoming Aga Khan University campus in Kampala, Uganda.
Zanzibar is renowned for its fragrant spices, turquoise waters, and vibrant culture, but is perhaps most famous for its iconic doorways. At a special event attended by Princess Zahra today, doors opened to the Aga Khan Polyclinic, Zanzibar, a big step forward for healthcare provision on the island.
Episode 2 of The Ismaili Update includes exclusive coverage of the inauguration of the Aga Khan Polyclinic in Stone Town Zanzibar. Features scenes include the opening ceremony of the ultra-modern health clinic along with speeches from Princess Zahra and First Lady of Zanzibar, Her Excellency Mariam Mwinyi.
Join us from the beautiful island of Zanzibar, ahead of the special event tomorrow to inaugurate the Aga Khan Polyclinic. In this episode, host Shamya Jaffer walks through the narrow streets of Stone Town with Dr Farouk Topan, who shares the story of the city’s Old Dispensary and recounts the history of the Jamat in this part of the world.
Whether you are a student of Islamic history, a lover of art and culture, or simply curious about the remarkable Fatimid period, the latest IIS book launch is not to be missed.
Through the millennia of human existence, the Earth’s climate has shifted gradually from ice ages to warm periods due to natural cycles. So why are we so concerned about the changing climate now?
Last May, record temperatures provoked a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) in northern Pakistan, sweeping away bridges and villages in the valley below the Shishper glacier. Higher up the mountains, the semi-nomadic Wakhi were leading their yaks to summer pastures. Their traditional lifestyle has been heavily impacted by climate change. Season 2, Episode 9 of Voices from the Roof of the World, entitled “Cry from the Mountains” explores GLOFs and their effects in northern Pakistan.
