Learn how to express your emotions, the colours and how to count using sign language. An AKEB/AKSWB initiative from the UK.
The Institute of Ismaili Studies and The University of Melbourne Shari’a has long been a source of misunderstanding across both the Muslim and non-Muslim worlds. In this webinar, Dr. Matthew Nelson, professor at the University of Melbourne hosts a panel discussion that aims to demystify shari’a, putting it in the context of current issues. Dr. Mohammed Keshavjee, co-author of Understanding Sharia: Islamic Law in a Globalised World, and an esteemed panel of speakers, delve into issues of integration, identity politics, and the role of women. A partnership between the Asia Institute at the University of Melbourne and the Institute of Ismaili Studies.
This session discusses the ethical framework that informs a cosmopolitan mindset. It explores the various dimensions of the ideas of cosmopolitanism and cosmopolitan ethics, including some critiques and constraints, to help Jamat develop a grounded appreciation of this concept.
Originally held in person in Toronto for International Women’s Day, this panel of exceptional women outlines ways in which they achieved excellence in their respective fields.
Looking back on the first 50 years of the Imamat of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims.
In his lifetime, the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) had faced considerable social and cultural challenges but was able to overcome these through his own example of tolerance, trustworthiness, and compassion. In this episode, Naik Arbabzada and Darkhana Mukhi Dr. Nazmudin Bhanji, will provide introductory remarks on behalf of the Canadian Mukhi Kamadias and Mukhiani Kamadianis. Alwaez Jamil Sawani will then share how our faith can be a true source of hope and courage during times of challenge and adversity, and will explore how the current crisis can be seen as an opportunity for personal peace and spiritual growth.⠀
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment is a book by Eckhart Tolle. The book is intended to be a guide for day-to-day living and stresses the importance of living in the present moment and transcending thoughts of the past or future.
The film, Transforming Lives, is about Immit and Yarkhun Lasht, two remotest valleys in the mountainous regions of Pakistan. It exemplifies the challenges, inhabitants of these communities face and the efforts of Imamat Institutions that strive to improve the Quality of Life through the Socio-Economic Development Programme (SEDP). The SEDP is an initiative of the Ismaili Council for Pakistan, whose aim is to uplift the marginalised communities from the vicious generational cycle of poverty and improve their overall socio-economic status by addressing issues around food and nutrition, health, education, youth development, income, and habitat.
The Global Concert was a featured signature event at the Jubilee Games in 2016, embracing diversity and celebrating unity through music. The finale of the Concert brings all the artists together on stage in a fusion of musical sounds featuring Salim and Sulaiman, Amjad Habbabeh and Nobovar. GLE-004
The Global Concert was a featured signature event at the Jubilee Games in 2016, embracing diversity and celebrating unity through music. Part 3 of the concert features Tajikistan artists Nobovar Chanorov and Shams Band. GLE-003
An interview series that provides mentorship from leaders in their fields.  In this episode, host Zahra Hassanali interviews Harris County, Texas Ismaili judge Aneeta Jamal.  Presented by Kenya jurisdiction
Annual Milad-al-Nabi Lecture Presented by Mona Siddiqui, Professor of Islamic and Inter-religious Studies, University of Edinburgh School of Divinity. This lecture was held at the Ismaili Centre, Toronto on 15 January 2019, to commemorate Milad-un-Nabi, the birth of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
The Global Concert was a featured signature event at the Jubilee Games in 2016, embracing diversity and celebrating unity through music. Part 2 of the concert features Amjad Habbabeh and a group of talented musicians from Syria. GLE-002
On 18th December 2018 His Excellency the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, attended the Ismaili Centre Lisbon 20th anniversary where he inaugurated the exhibition “The Ismaili Centre: 20 Years Celebrating Pluralism,” and planted an olive tree in the surrounding Garden of Olives.
The Global Concert was a featured signature event at the Jubilee Games in 2016, embracing diversity and celebrating unity through music. Part 1 of the concert features the talented brothers, Salim and Sulaiman Merchant. GLE-001
Lake Naivasha has the largest population of African fish eagles in the world, despite the fact that Naivasha city has grown to a million people and hosts one of the main export earners of Kenya – the flower industry. Although the lake is under severe pressure, a Kenyan-born raptor scientist Dr. Munir Virani tries to explain why the eagles are doing so well and how to save their precious home. A film by Munir Virani & Kiran Ghadge. GNV-004
The inadequate shelter is one of the key contributors and perpetrators of poverty in the world. In this film, we look at the work of AKPBS in addressing this issue in Pakistan.

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