Ismaili Centres Archive
Over the last decade, Vancouver-based Iqbal Lalany has served on several TKN assignments to provide extensive medical response training in areas that need it most. In 2011, Iqbal received a call from Dr Firoz Verjee, then Coordinator of the AKDN’s Disaster Risk Management Initiative (DRMI). Iqbal was asked if he could deliver First Aid training for six weeks, a challenge he graciously accepted. At the time, although Iqbal was working for Scouts Canada, he was fortunate to take four weeks of vacation time and a two-week leave of absence, (approved by Alamin Pirani, Scouts Canada’s Executive Director) so Iqbal could serve on this TKN assignment.
No próximo dia 13 de dezembro celebramos o 83º aniversário do nosso amado Mawlana Hazar Imam e, no âmbito desta feliz ocasião, o National Council tem o prazer de convidar todo o Jamat a participar nas celebrações que decorrerão ao longo da próxima semana.
O National Conciliation and Arbitration Board (NCAB) convida o Jamat a participar na “Dispute Prevention Conference”, que irá realizar-se no próximo dia 9 de dezembro, segunda-feira, pelas 20h30, no Salão Multiusos do Centro Ismaili, Lisboa.
O Elderly Care, em parceria com a Fundação Aga Khan, proporcionou um espaço de partilha na atividade de Golden Age do passado dia 28 de novembro, com uma sessão sobre “Desafios enfrentados desde que o Jamat chegou Portugal”.
No passado dia 24 de novembro, o Youth & Sports deu início a uma nova atividade desportiva na INATEL, destinada a Pais e Filhos. A “Kid Power” tem como objetivo principal incentivar a prática de desporto desde a infância.
No passado dia 4 de dezembro assinalou-se o Dia Nacional da Pessoa com Esclerose Múltipla.
No dia 27 de novembro, na Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, decorreu o encontro "Investimento de Impacto: para melhorar as políticas e a vida»", promovido pela "Portugal Inovação Social".
Muitas árvores e arbustos chamam agora a nossa atenção com os seus belos tons dourados ou acobreados, antes de perderem as suas folhas no inverno. Esta semana destacamos a uva-espim-do-japão ou bérberis: Berberis thunbergii.
Nos próximos dias 10 e 11 de dezembro de 2019, irá realizar-se o maior fórum nacional dedicado ao Empreendedorismo e Inovação Social, no Centro de Congressos de Lisboa (Junqueira).
In 2019, Jamats around the world have been celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Ismaili Volunteer Corps (IVC). Throughout its history, the IVC has aimed to serve the needs of the Jamat. Within the ethic of improving the quality of life of all humanity, the IVC also serves the broader communities of which the Jamat is a part. This service to society is seen as a civic responsibility and has always been an important part of IVC’s work.
“When the world was created, so was music. Every voice is in a scale, everything around us in a time, including our lives. Even the beating of a heart is in a specific time. The whole world is music to me.” - Kashif Din
Youth from the Singapore Ismaili Muslim community participated in 4PM’s (Persatuan Persuratan Pemuda Pemudi Melayu or the Malay Youth Literary Association) inaugural annual ministerial dialogue on 2 November 2019. This year’s Guest of Honour was Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Heng Swee Keat. During the hour-long closed-door dialogue session attended by some 300 Muslim youths, DPM Heng spoke on numerous topics ranging from Singapore’s upcoming challenges to larger trends afoot in the world. He also responded to a wide range of questions and comments from the audience, including from Singapore Ismaili youths.
Jamati voluntary service was institutionalized by Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah in 1919, in India, and the Ismaili Volunteer Corps (IVC) has continued to evolve bringing to its platform a greater degree of professionalism while creating uniformity across a more globalized Jamat. In recognition of the contribution made by volunteers, Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah bestowed the highest honor to the volunteers in India by allowing the use of his own crest, the “Taj,”on the volunteer badge.
The Aga Khan Social Welfare Board (AKSWB) for Central Region and the Aga Khan Youth and Sports Board (AKYSB), in collaboration with Special Olympics Pakistan (SOP), organised an “Elderly and Differently-abled Olympics 2019” over the course of two days at the Punjab National Stadium in Lahore. The event aimed to provide a platform for elderly and differently-abled individuals to participate in sports, recreation, leisure and social activities. This event created an inclusive environment as well as the awareness of the importance of sports for a healthy lifestyle. Furthermore, it helped enhance participant’s skills for inclusion in mainstream activities at multiple levels.
Following the success of Cricket last weekend in Dallas, over 1,200 athletes poured into Austin from around the country on Thanksgiving Day to continue the United States Ismaili Games (USIG).
From the minute athletes stepped into Austin, they could sense the excitement that pervaded the city stemming from the Games.
November, 23rd 2019, the Mozambican Volunteers gathered for the remarkable celebration of 100 years of the Ismaili Volunteers Corps. Over the past 100 years, volunteers across the world have served the Imam of the Time, Jamat and Institutions, with hard work, dedication and love.
With their presence in 25 countries across five continents, Ismailis are an international community, with trends of migration leading some of them from their settlements in Arabia, Persia and Indian subcontinent to Africa and further Westwards. This geographical spread of the community makes it difficult to categorisecategorize it by either nationality, language or culture. A better way to understand them is by keeping the Imam of the Time at the centre and reflecting about the identities of these various communities as evolving, through time and space.
Ever since Ismailis began to settle in Portugal in the 1970s, members of the Jamat have contributed their time and talents on a voluntary basis towards the development of the community and wider society. Here, we share the stories and experiences of Portuguese volunteers across generations, united by a lifetime of service.
