Ismaili Centres Archive
In Tajikistan, Navroz is a four-day public holiday and an opportunity for families to come together in celebration of traditions, particularly with the youngest members of the family.
Following recent political and economic instability in Afghanistan, The Ismaili conducted a special interview with Amir Baig, President of the Ismaili Council for Afghanistan, who explained the conditions facing the Jamat, and how Jamati and AKDN institutions are responding.
Our editorial has covered the meaning of Navroz and its genesis. However, we wanted to get personal, to actually reach out to members of the Angola Jamat and find out from them, young and old, what Navroz means to them, what they do to celebrate it, and what they wish for this year’s Persian New Year.
The Global Encounters Internship Programme, inaugurated in 2019, assists post-secondary students and young professionals on their trajectories towards a life characterized by competent leadership, pluralistic understanding, and humanity-driven action. The Internship Programme is open to university students and recent graduates. This is an opportunity for individuals to develop professional skills, build their resume with hands-on experiences at excellent institutions, gain exposure to development, deepen their understanding in various fields and develop personally.
ITREB and Womens Activities Portfolio got together on Saturday, March 12, starting celebrations for Navroz 2022, by teaching and making sherbet with the children from Talim classes.
Every year we celebrate special festivals with our Jamat. On these days, we gather with the Jamat to pray and to recite munajats, qasidas and ginans. We listen to the Farmans of Mawlana Hazar Imam and seek his blessings. We give special greetings to our brothers and sisters in the Jamat. And we share with them the happiness of the festivals.
Research from the National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education shares that “no matter their income or background, students with involved parents are more likely to have higher grades and test scores, attend school regularly, have better social skills, show improved behavior and adapt well to school.”
“If every child could grow up with a father and a mother, both of whom love and care for the child, ours would be a much better world.”
-- Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“If every child could grow up with a father and a mother, both of whom love and care for the child, ours would be a much better world.”
-- Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
A box of chocolates! A carton of ice cream! A bag of chips!
We are all culprits and victims, surrendering to eating and drinking, to alleviate our anxiety and depression that boomerangs into a never ending vicious cycle.
The Aga Khan Health Board for Angola organized a DENTAL CHECK-UP camp for children to spread awareness in children regarding the importance of oral hygiene and receiving a professional opinion for any existing dental plaques or deformities which should be treated in the near or distant future.
"High resting heart rate is a risk factor for hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, just like traditional risk factors, and can be compared, in this sense, to arterial hypertension, smoking and dyslipidemia", warns the cardiologist Dr. Manuel Carrageta, physician and president of the Portuguese Cardiology Foundation (FPC).
Update made on Friday, February 25th by the Angolan government regarding the current governmental measures against Covid-19.
At the exact moment of the spring’s equinox – vernal equinox – the sun crosses the celestial equator, marking in the northern hemisphere when day begins to gain ascendancy overnight, and light over darkness. This phenomenon known as Nawruz in Persian, has fascinated humankind for millennia. Spring is a time of renewed life and it holds tremendous symbolic significance in the art, architecture, ritual and literature of many cultures.
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In conversation with Manzoor Ali Hussain Zada, teacher of pre-primary Ta'lim Classes from Spain Jamat
En conversación con Manzoor Ali Hussain Zada, Profesor de Ta´lim pre-primaria del Jamat de España
In conversation with Sadaf Babwari, teacher of pre-primary Ta'lim Classes from Spain Jamat
