Arts & Culture
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.
Illumination and Geometry in Islamic and African American Art An Interdisciplinary Curriculum
18 November 2020
This article is based on a presentation given at the Canada International Conference on Education [CICE-2019] at The University of Toronto. Mississauga, Canada.
Fitoor the Band rejuvenates age-old musical traditions for audiences of all ages
20 June 2020
While the United States was settling into the initial stages of a global pandemic and lockdown, three Ismaili musicians gathered on March 27 to deliver a virtual concert to a national and global audience. Fitoor the Band aims to preserve traditional South Asian music using contemporary influences and keep age-old musical traditions alive for younger and older generations.
Farrokh Derakhshani: The Aga Khan Award for Architecture and its global impact
17 May 2020
“Architecture is the only art form which has a direct, daily impact on the quality of human life.” Mawlana Hazar Imam, Aga Khan Award for Architecture ceremony, Al-Ain, UAE, November 6, 2016
Peace and Love with Music and Art
29 April 2020
A self-taught musician and artist from Hunza overcomes cultural barriers to help local artists perform in Lisbon.
