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World Environment Day: Building a sustainable future
4 June 2020
The world is made up of different races, nations, languages, and opinions, but we all share one thing in common: the Earth we inhabit. We depend on the planet’s resources to live our lives. The faith of Islam teaches followers to care for Allah’s creation, as part of our values of ethical behaviour and good character.
Close to Home: Al-Khimyah
4 June 2020
The second film in the Close to Home series, written and directed by Prince Aly Muhammad, explores the work of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) in Cairo, Egypt. The film is an account of a city whose foundations were laid over a thousand years ago, which has seen a 500-year-old rubbish dump rebuilt into a lush green oasis, and a poor inner-city district transformed into a thriving community.
Close to Home film series continues on World Environment Day
1 June 2020
A second film in the Close to Home series will be released on World Environment Day, Friday 5 June.
Ten questions for self reflection (and what to do with the answers)
1 June 2020
If you’re finding yourself with some extra time in lockdown, don't give in to boredom. Instead, see if you can give yourself some space and time to think about where you are in life — and where you'd like to be.
College student and friends produce face masks for physicians
29 May 2020
For Sofia Babool, a 20-year-old sophomore studying neuroscience at the University of Texas at Dallas, conversation in recent weeks has centered around Covid-19. The world seems to be on pause; her school, favorite coffee shop, everything in her life has been turned upside down.
History, the arts, and pandemics
29 May 2020
Paintings, literature, and films, amongst other forms of art, are repositories of a society’s collective memory. They have much to tell us about prior pandemics, their impact, and what we can learn from these impressions today.
Digital Magazine: AKTC At Home, Issue 4
28 May 2020
The fourth and final issue of AT HOME, a digital magazine presenting the programmes and projects of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), will shine a spotlight on parks and gardens in the AKTC portfolio.
Interview with landscape architect Vladimir Djurovic
25 May 2020
When Lebanese landscape architect Vladimir Djurovic was commissioned to design the Aga Khan Park in Toronto in 2005, Mawlana Hazar Imam suggested he take a tour of Islamic gardens and architecture around the world, ranging from Fatehpur Sikri in India to Alhambra in Spain. In this interview, he explains how the research trip helped his design of the Aga Khan Park to capture the essence of the Islamic garden.
The blessing of helping others: Tajikistan’s heroes in action
24 May 2020
Members of the Jamat in Tajikistan are helping their communities — which are at high risk of natural disasters — as part of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), an integral part of the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH)'s emergency management activities.
Message from Mawlana Hazar Imam, 23 May 2020 (Gujarati)
22 May 2020
On the occasion of Eid ul-Fitr, The Ismaili is pleased to share a message from Mawlana Hazar Imam to the worldwide Jamat.
ઈદુ ઉલ્-ફિત્રના પ્રસંગે, ધી ઇસ્માઈલી, જગતભરની જમાતને મૌલાના હાઝર ઇમામનો સંદેશ પાઠવવામાં અત્યંત ખુશી અનુભવે છે.
Message from Mawlana Hazar Imam, 23 May 2020
22 May 2020
Ismaili music artists prepare to entertain and inspire in the Shukrana Concert
22 May 2020
Over 70 talented acts from across the global Jamat have been preparing to take part in a unique virtual concert, entitled Shukrana: Celebration of Eid, to be screened exclusively on The Ismaili TV. The non-stop musical extravaganza will feature over 20 hours of original content, spread across three days, beginning on Sunday 24 May at 2 AM EDT / 7 AM BST / 9 AM EAT / 11 AM TJT.
