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Healthcare Hero - Sana Jiwani
2 November 2020
Sana Jiwani works as a specialist in the clinical nursing and rapid response teams at the Aga Khan Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. She joined the critical care area at the same hospital soon after completing her Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Healthcare Hero - Shelina Jiwani
2 November 2020
Based in Decatur, Georgia, USA, Shelina Jiwani has been working at the Emory hospital for the past 21 years. She has been at the forefront of treating Covid-19 patients since the start of the pandemic.
Healthcare Hero - Zehra Bana
1 November 2020
Zehra Bana works as a Clinical Practice leader for the Mental Health program at the Lakeridge Health Centre in Ontario. Her goal is to ensure that she and her team provide safe, high-quality, evidence-based care to patients.
Healthcare Hero - Dr Salma Khuwaja
1 November 2020
Based in Houston, USA, Dr Salma Khuwaja is one of the two operational directors of Epidemiology who are leading the City of Houston’s response against Covid-19. She has been working with local hospitals in planning and implementation of disease prevention and control measures for the last 16 years.
Healthcare Hero - Noureen Kamran
30 October 2020
Based in Umm Al Quwain, UAE, Noureen Kamran is a critical care nurse in the neonatal and NICU departments. Recently, her job has included attending to cases where perinatal care is required for pregnant women with suspected or confirmed cases of Covid-19.
Impact and innovation: An educator’s journey into school leadership
29 October 2020
“Education is an equalizer. All of us who are in education, we’re not in there for money. We’re there for impact,” said Shehnaz Wadhwania, currently the founding principal for Abram Agnew Elementary School in California’s Santa Clara Unified School District. Before becoming a school leader, Shehnaz followed a unique career path in education, where she felt she could make the greatest impact.
Creative young minds blossom amid pandemic
29 October 2020
Earlier this year, students and volunteers from around the world came together to make the most of the newfound time and togetherness provided by the lock downs. Aga Khan Education Boards harnessed the inherent creativity of the youth of our Jamat while being confined to their homes. They developed the Global STEM Festival, which took place from 5 July to 30 August 2020.
Youth of UAE jurisdiction tour cultural sites in Muscat, Oman
29 October 2020
Amidst the magnificence of the Al-Hajar mountains, the lush fruit-scented plantations of Misfat Al Abriyeen, and the abandoned settlements of Harat al-Bilad, 15 young adults from the United Arab Emirates and the surrounding region participated in an international excursion to Muscat, Oman last year.
Healthcare Hero - Dr Amin Hasanali Kazani
28 October 2020
Dr Amin Kazani, from Carrolton, Texas, USA currently works as an Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist for a large academic hospital system. His daily work includes managing and monitoring medication therapy for admitted patients in internal medicine to oncology units as well as IV medication preparation.
Healthcare Hero - Rita Salman Chagani
28 October 2020
Based in Doha, Qatar, Rita Chagani works as a Patient Care Assistant at the Hamad General Hospital in Doha, Qatar. She has also worked as an ICU nurse during the Dengue outbreak in her home country, Pakistan.
Healthcare Hero - Misbah Javaid
28 October 2020
Misbah Javaid, who hails from Karachi, Pakistan, is currently working at the Belhoul Speciality Hospital in Dubai as a frontline emergency nurse. She takes care of different types of Covid-19 patients, including high risk ones with multiple illnesses.
Music video: Zahe Muqaddar
27 October 2020
To mark the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi this week, The Ismaili is pleased to present Zahe Muqaddar performed by Karim Javed Alwani. Originally sung by Qari Waheed Zafar Qasmi, Zahe Muqaddar is a Na’at written in praise of Prophet Muhammad (may peace be upon him and his family). This video was recorded in the Garden of Light at the Aga Khan Centre in London. The marble screens in the garden are inscribed with poetry by celebrated Persian poets and extracts from the Qur’an.
