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Author Archives: Malik Merchant, Editor
“Singida” by Mohezin Tejani
Singida
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Script of Nasir Khusraw Play “The Ruby Shines On” Written and Directed by Amina Ishani
Script – “The Ruby Shines On”
A Note from the Editor: For the benefit of Simerg readers Amina Ishani is kindly making the complete script of “The Ruby Shines On” available for download through this Website. Please click Script – “The Ruby Shines On” (PDF Format). To watch complete play, please click “The Ruby Shines On”.
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“The Ruby Shines On,” A Play About Nasir Khusraw, Written and Directed by Amina Ishani
Simerg Exclusive Internet Telecast
“The Ruby Shines On” unfolds life of great Ismaili thinker and missionary to a world wide audience
Please click “The Ruby Shines On” to watch complete play. Please click following image for very short clips
Now click “The Ruby Shines On” for an introduction by the director and to watch complete play.
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Selections from Hazrat Ali’s Nahj al-Balaghah for Young People
Hazrat Ali: Selections from Nahj al-Balaghah for Young People
“Look at the ant
with its small body
and delicate form.
See how it crawls on the earth
and leaps at its livelihood”
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Remembering Prince Aly Khan (June 13, 1911 – May 12, 1960)
Islam the Religion of Equality and Universal Brotherhood by Prince Aly S. Khan
May 12, 2011 marks the 51st anniversary of the demise, in a tragic car accident, of Prince Aly Khan, beloved father of Mawlana Hazar Imam, Prince Amyn Muhammad Aga Khan and Princess Yasmin Aga Khan. In remembrance we publish excerpts of a speech Prince Aly Khan made in New York, when he was Pakistan’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations, as well as a selection of historical photos from the United Nations library archives.

A Portrait of the Aga Khan Family of the mid 20th century. Please click for Prince Aly Khan's speech excerpts.
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Essential 21st Century Innovations Vested in Abbasid and Fatimid Dynasties by Fatima Nanavati
How Are Essential 21st Century Innovations Vested in the Abbasid and Fatimid Dynasties?
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The Darkhana of Canada by Pervis Rawji
SPECIAL SERIES: The Jamatkhana – A Place of Spiritual and Social Convergence

Please click on image for article. Centre photo: A sketch of the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre, Burnaby, Canada.
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5 Palace Gate: A Privilege by Vali Jamal
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5 Palace Gate when it was a privilege to be in England

Please click on image for article. Centre photo: 3 -5 Palace Gate, photographed in 1975. Photo: London Metropolitan Archives. © City of London.
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Photos of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan and Prince Karim Aga Khan
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Editor’s Choice
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