Ismaili Civic Brisbane in collaboration with Clean Up Australia Day since 2019. Clean Up Australia inspires and enables communities to clean up, fix up and conserve our environment. This is in keeping with our Ismaili Civic values on environmental stewardship. Such events provide practical solutions to help all Australians live more sustainably every day of the year.

Nairobi, Kenya this week played host to the fourth annual Kusi Ideas Festival, which brought together bold voices to discuss the climate crisis and its impact on Africa. The opening session included remarks by Prince Rahim on behalf of the Aga Khan Development Network.

This week is National Infertility Awareness Week (NIAW). The mission of NIAW is to empower individuals and change the conversation around infertility.  All too often myths and misinformation appear that create barriers for people who need help building their family, and can lead to them feeling isolated. NIAW aims to empower them to share their story and feel part of a community that cares. In commemoration of this week, Farah Gina Condor has kindly shared her personal story with infertility.
“The Childless Mother” from Farah Gina Condor:

Mindful Monday Moments
Mindfulness practices can help us to increase our ability to regulate emotions, decrease stress, anxiety and depression. Mindfulness is for everyone, and it can also help us to focus our attention, as well as to observe our thoughts and feelings without judgment. The AKHB team has developed an English Playlist and a Gujarati Playlist of mindfulness exercises. Bookmark these, and enjoy an exercise when you are feeling overwhelmed. A new edition is released weekly. This week’s episode is called ‘Leaves on a Stream’. To participate in Gujarati click here. For English, click here

AKYSB's Singalong Saturday present a video called 'Spring' composed by the Ismaili Community Ensemble (ICE) for their recent concert entitled People Planet Purpose – Starting with me. This song was inspired by their love for qawwali music and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s song called Haje Latha Nahio Akhiyan Da Cha. Spring looks at new beginning, a lovely reminder of how beautiful change can be. If you would like to be featured on singalong saturday, please email [email protected] Click here to enjoy!

Join the Moti family for week two of their bollywood dance class, suitable for the whole family, from young to old!

You can participate in this class by clicking here

To subscribe to the Moti family playlist on the.ismaili YouTube channel click here
 

We are living in a different world compared to just three months ago. Critical parts of our lives have been uprooted and turned upside down, which has led to a further spiral of worry and stress. We want to be helpful, so we tend to share information that comforts and reassures us - however, this doesn’t necessarily mean it’s accurate, and in fact, it often contributes to the growing uncertainty.

Farzana Moti has been teaching accessible dance to Leicester JK for more than a year. Eager to continue teaching, and with a queue of people not wanting the classes to pause, Farzana has decided to launch online classes!

Check out her first online dance class here.

Class instructor- Farzana Moti
Video creators- Farzana Moti, Jasmine Moti, Aleena Moti

There are four parts to the first set of dance exercise classes which will be released every week.

Disclaimer- You should consult your physician or other health care practitioner before starting this or any other exercise

https://youtu.be/GJy-GXKygMc

Let's Talk Emotions is a webinar facilitated by AKHB with Shelina Ladha. It is filled with guidance for parents who want to look after their family's well-being during this time. Click here to watch this short information video.