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Identical twins Nikhil and Emil spent many of their childhood summers visiting their grandparents in Vancouver, where they enjoyed sailing at summer camp. It was there that they discovered their love for the sport. Little did they know these adventures would one day evolve into a competitive pursuit.
With a rising number of people living with dementia, it’s important to learn about the disease, its symptoms, and actions we can take to spread awareness. How can we seek to bring the Jamat together and extend a helping hand to those in need?
This end-of-month edition of The Ismaili Update features the top stories from the month of August. Join host Tania Samnani for all the highlights from Prince Aly Muhammad’s visits to India and Kenya, the Global Encounters Camps and Heritage Journeys, and much more!
Prince Aly Muhammad travelled to Gujarat, India and Nairobi, Kenya this month for work that the Aga Khan Foundation is carrying out to create economic opportunity for young people and to tackle climate change.
Humans tend to fear what we don’t know. What does this mean in the digital age, where artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a bigger part of our work and careers? Is it truly the threat to jobs that some make it out to be?
Kef Noorani’s journey to the top started with a game in his garage. From there, childhood fun became a passion, leading him onto the world stage as a table tennis champion.
Drawn to connect with individuals who have suffered trauma, Jazzmin Jiwa has forged a reputation as a fearless journalist willing to uncover uncomfortable stories that reveal some of the darker truths about society.
For Farid Walizadeh, boxing gave him the courage to dream of a second chance. In the process, it might just have saved his life.
When he was just 12 years old, Fillah Karim joined a summer sailing camp and fell in love with the sport. From that moment, he set his sights on competing in the Olympics, and his journey since then has been nothing short of remarkable.
Since the eighth century, Islamic gardens have served as spaces for quiet contemplation, nurturing body, mind, and spirit. Their timeless designs have inspired each of the Ismaili Centre gardens, and prompt us to consider the relationship between our faith and the natural environment.
Water is essential to human, animal, and plant life. It is both part of us and part of the natural world around us. Yet, our once crystal-clear waters are becoming heavily polluted, making it more important than ever for us to know what’s happening, and do something about it.
In the run up to the Global Encounters Festival next summer, The Ismaili will shine a spotlight on the sporting talent in our Jamat. First up: from setting records aged 14 to representing her country at international level, Tanzania’s top female swimmer Natalia Ladha is a force to be reckoned with.
This end-of-month edition of The Ismaili Update features the top stories from a jam-packed July. Join host Zahur Karim for all the highlights around Imamat Day, news from the Global Encounters Festival, updates on the Ismaili Center in Houston, and much more!
Coming to you from Delhi, this episode of The Ismaili Update includes highlights of the inauguration of the Humayun World Heritage Site Museum, attended by Prince Rahim and Prince Aly Muhammad. The event marked the culmination of over 17 years of work by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the Archaeological Survey of India. Join host Aleeq Sitafalwala for all the details.
Prince Rahim and Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, India’s Honourable Minister of Tourism and Culture, this week inaugurated a state-of-the-art sunken museum at the iconic 16th-century Humayun’s Tomb Complex in the heart of the nation’s capital.
The latest episode of The Ismaili Update features highlights of Prince Rahim and Prince Aly Muhammad’s visit to Mumbai, where they attended an Institutional Dinner hosted by the Ismaili Council for India, and visited the Aga Hall Estate project to survey progress at the site. Join host Nisman Parpia for all the details.
On the second day of their working visit to India, Prince Rahim and Prince Aly Muhammad attended a dinner hosted by the Jamat institutions in Mumbai.
After more than a decade of dedicated conservation and landscape restoration efforts, the Qutb Shahi Heritage Park in Hyderabad is now complete. It was inaugurated this past weekend at an event attended by Prince Rahim and Prince Aly Muhammad.
The latest episode of The Ismaili Update comes to you from Hyderabad, where Prince Rahim and Prince Aly Muhammad began their visit to India. Follow along with host Meher Patel for a visit to the Aga Khan Hostel and Aga Khan Academy in Hyderabad, and a recap of the inauguration ceremony at the restored Qutb Shahi Heritage Park.
