Arts & Culture
Mysticism and Art: Reflections on Creation
5 August 2023
Exhibition Depicts New-found Talents of Artist Malikshah Muradally.
Celebrating Rumi's Enduring Legacy: Intrafaith Group Visits Aga Khan Museum
3 August 2023
Members of the Los Angeles Ummah Accompany Council Members on a Visit to the Aga Khan Museum
Roz-e-Nur Celebrations Light up Los Angeles
4 July 2023
The Greater Los Angeles Jamat Gathers to Commemorate Roz-e-Nur, Celebrating Mawlana Hazar Imam’s First Visit to Tajikistan
Nowruz Around the World in Santa Clara: Ismaili children showcase our rich cultural heritage.
19 April 2023
Nowruz shared with the public at the Children’s Discovery Museum, San Jose, allowing the audience to learn about our festival and cultures.
Houston Jamat brings Annual Navroz Festivities to Buffalo Bayou Park
19 March 2023
The Greater Houston community was welcomed to a lively display of Persian and Ismaili culture through the Navroz Festival held in Buffalo Bayou Park, just across the street from the site of the upcoming Ismaili Center Houston.
“Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From” Exhibition in Orlando
14 March 2023
Aga Khan Museum Exhibition at Orlando Museum of Art.
Oscar nominee Rafiq Bhatia shares the nuances of musical success
8 March 2023
Musical trio Son Lux — comprising Rafiq Bhatia, Ian Chang, and founder Ryan Lott — have received Academy Award nominations for best original score and best song for the film Everything Everywhere All at Once. In an exclusive interview with The Ismaili, Rafiq shares thoughts on his early passion for music, working on a Hollywood film, and his hopes for the future.
Ismaili Media and Communications Alliance Get-together in Los Angeles
27 December 2022
Second Media and Entertainment Alliance Event.
Aga Khan Museum Leadership Visits Los Angeles and Sponsors a Musical Performance
10 September 2022
Aga Khan Museum team meets with Los Angeles Jamat and sponsors Ali Sethi concert
A Television Producer’s View: The Impact of Reality Shows
19 December 2021
Riaz Patel is an Executive Producer/Director with NBC Universal in Los Angeles, currently making non-fiction television shows
Ismaili artists featured at the new Spring Ismaili Jamatkhana in Greater Houston
9 March 2021
Art historians and enthusiasts often recognize the 10th through 13th centuries as a period that marked an increase in the usage of symmetrical, geometric patterns in the Muslim world. Most likely aided by Muslim mathematicians, artists and artisans produced a large variety of designs. Many of these geometric models developed interpretations of ornament that embody metaphysical intent.
History, the Arts, and Pandemics
20 January 2021
“Ars longa, vitas brevis”(Art is long, life is short). Latin aphorism attributed to the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates.
