https://simerg.com/2026/04/01/march-24-31-2026-a-daily-guide-to-the-aga-khans-visit-to-canada/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/aga-khan-didar-2-in-toronto.jpgAga Khan Didar 2 in TorontoMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, bestowing his Didar in Toronto before his departure, March 31, 2026. Photograph: Still from the Ismaili Update 8.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/p3300887_aga-khan_generations.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/generations-inauguration.jpgGenerations Inaugurationhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/the-aga-khan-in-canada-1.jpgThe Aga Khan in Canada 1https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/the-aga-khan-in-canada.jpgThe Aga Khan in CanadaPlease click on the image for the complete coverage. 2026-04-02T00:08:15+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/special-series-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/ak-mpa-paris-200711.jpgKey Themes of His Highness the Aga Khan's Speeches Between 2000 and July 2007https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/ak-mpa-paris-20071.jpgKey Themes of His Highness the Aga Khan's Speeches Between 2000 and July 2007https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/pdf_button-small2.jpgTimeline of His Highness the Aga Khan's Awards and Honourshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/pdf_button-small1.jpgTimeline of His Highness the Aga Khan's Awards and Honourshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iv-portrait-chancellor-robe-198912.jpgPart II – Worldwide Honours For Prince Karim Aga Khan Underline Impact of Ismaili Imamat's Contribution to Humanityhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iv-brown-mm-photo-32.jpgPart II – Worldwide Honours For Prince Karim Aga Khan Underline Impact of Ismaili Imamat's Contribution to Humanityhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/statement-by-the-prime-minister-of-canada3.jpgPart II – Worldwide Honours For Prince Karim Aga Khan Underline Impact of Ismaili Imamat's Contribution to Humanityhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/statement-by-the-prime-minister-of-canada2.jpgPart II – Worldwide Honours For Prince Karim Aga Khan Underline Impact of Ismaili Imamat's Contribution to Humanityhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iv-brown-mm-photo-31.jpgPart II – Worldwide Honours For Prince Karim Aga Khan Underline Impact of Ismaili Imamat's Contribution to Humanityhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iv-portrait-chancellor-robe-198911.jpgPart II – Worldwide Honours For Prince Karim Aga Khan Underline Impact of Ismaili Imamat's Contribution to Humanity2026-03-23T09:52:28+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/toc-2020-current/2026-03-23T09:42:28+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/2026/03/19/in-the-presence-of-light-the-conduct-of-the-murid-before-the-imam-in-ismaili-history-and-literature/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image-4.pngimagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image-3.pngimagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image-2.pngimage2026-03-22T14:46:03+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2026/03/20/statements-by-canadian-prime-minister-mark-carney-and-un-secretary-general-antonio-guterres-on-nowruz/2026-03-21T22:57:54+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2026/02/06/beautiful-and-informative-posts-his-highness-the-aga-khans-visit-to-the-uk-the-story-of-the-first-year-of-his-imamat-and-his-speeches/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260202_aga-khan_youth_004.jpg20260202_Aga Khan_youth_004https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/aga-khan-visit-uk-featured-image-2.jpgAga Khan Visit UK featured image2026-02-06T21:15:49+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/07/22/i-concerns-about-the-aga-hall-project-in-mumbai-and-ii-sad-observations-by-a-canadian-ismaili-visitor-to-india/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/aga-hall-towers-large.jpgAga Hall Towers largeAga Hall Towers, Mumbai, India, centre of photo, https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/the-aga-hall-estate-brochure-pg26.jpgthe-aga-hall-estate-brochure-pg26Page 6, Aga Hall brochure.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/the-aga-hall-estate-brochure-1.jpgAHER - Brochure - Part 01Cover page, brochure, Aga Hall.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/aga-hall-towers-large-featured-image.jpgAga Hall Towers large featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/the-aga-hall-estate-brochure-1-featured-image.jpgAHER - Brochure - Part 012026-01-21T05:09:58+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2026/01/11/sakina-alibhoy-mahomed-the-matriarch-of-the-ismaili-jamat-in-spain-passes-away-in-madrid/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/sakina-and-mum-merchant-at-dj-lisbon.jpgSakina and mum Merchant at DJ LisbonSakina aunty and Mrs. Merchant with Shamsah, Alnoor, Shellina and Shams (standing at left) at the Diamond Jubilee food court, Lisbon, July 2017. Photograph: Submitted by Feriyal Merchanthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/abdulmohamed-and-sakina-in-lisbon.jpgAbdulmohamed and Sakina in LisbonSakina and her lifelong husband Abdulmohamed watch the Spanish Jamat exhibition hosted at the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon. Photograph: Still from Ismaili video.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/sakina-alibhoy-mahomed.jpgSakina Alibhoy MahomedRaisaheba Sakina Alibhoy Mahomed pictures on January 25, 2025, on her 98th birthday. Photograph: 2026-01-16T00:02:36+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2026/01/10/the-aga-khan-has-laid-emphasis-on-reading-calling-on-the-names-of-imams-makes-their-remembrance-more-meaningful-when-we-read-and-know-their-stories/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/the-ismaili-print-edition-december-2011.jpgThe Ismaili, print edition December 2011The Ismaili Canada, print edition, December 2011, 80 pages.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/aga-khan-and-reading-featured-image-simerg.jpgAga Khan and Reading Featured Image Simerg2026-01-14T14:01:51+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2026/01/06/ismaili-authors-series-mohamed-bhanjis-ebook-luminaries-of-the-islamic-golden-age-seeks-to-fill-a-massive-gap-in-the-history-of-human-thought-its-free-to-download-or-read-online/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/luminaries-featured-image-simerg-002.jpgLuminaries of Islamic Golden AgeLuminaries of Islamic Golden Agehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/luminaries-featured-image-simerg-1.jpgLuminaries of Islamic Golden AgeLuminaries of Islamic Golden Age https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/al-biruni-measuring-radius-of-earth.jpgAl Biruni measuring radius of earthhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/mohamed-bhanji_islamic-luninaries.jpgLuminaries of the Islamic Golden AgeLuminaries of the Islamic Golden Age by Mohamed Bhanji, 79 pages, self published as an ebook, 2025. 2026-01-13T19:48:33+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2026/01/02/what-a-start-to-2026-celebrating-hazrat-alis-birth-anniversary-prince-sinan-aga-khans-9th-birthday-and-the-announcement-of-the-aga-khans-visit-to-the-uk-and-germany/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image.pngimage2026-01-03T04:32:30+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/12/31/tributes-to-their-highnesses-late-aga-khan-iv-and-aga-khan-v-as-ismailis-witness-and-experience-the-historic-succession-in-the-imamat/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/farah-tejani-tribute-to-aga-khan-iv-and-aga-khan-v-featured-image.jpgFarah Tejani tribute to Aga Khan IV and Aga Khan V featured image2025-12-31T05:02:31+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/12/26/vancouvers-ahamed-ismail-age-83-passes-away-leaving-behind-memories-of-his-fine-leadership-and-beautiful-encounters-with-mawlana-shah-karim-his-late-highness-aga-khan-iv/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ahamed-ismaili-and-family-passings-featured-photo-with-inset-1a.jpgAhamed Ismaili and family passings featured photo with inset 1ahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ahamed-ismaili-and-family-passings-featured-photo-with-inset-1-3.jpgAhamed Ismaili and family passings featured photo with inset 1https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ahamed-ismaili-and-family-passings-featured-photo.jpgAhamed Ismaili and family passings featured photoAhamed Ismail with his familyhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ahamed-with-his-family-resized.jpgAhamed with his family resizedAhamed Ismail and his wife, Nasim, with their children, Aly and Feizi, in a photo taken in the 1980s. Photograph: Ahamad Ismail Family.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ahamed-at-airport-on-aga-khan-iv-arrival.jpgAhamed at airport on Aga Khan IV arrivalAhamed Ismail (in beard) seen following Mawlana Shah Karim, His Late Highness Aga Khan IV, accompanied by Princess Salimah, after he arrives in Vancouver for the opening ceremony of the Ismaili Centre, Vancouver, in August 1985. Photograph: Farouk Verjee Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ahamed-being-intruced-to-aga-khan-iv.jpgAhamed being intruced to Aga Khan IVFarouk Verjee, the President of the Aga Khan Council for Canada, introduces Ahamed Ismaili to Mawlana Shah Karim, His Late Highness Aga Khan IV, during his arrival in Vancouver in August 1985 for the opening ceremony of the Ismaili Centre, Vancouver. Photograph: Farouk Verjee Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image.pngimage2026-02-26T17:28:08+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/12/19/farah-tejani-vancouvers-creative-ismaili-poet-writer-and-storyteller-passes-away/2026-01-07T05:11:37+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/03/21/ya-hazar-imam-please-accept-my-devoted-allegiance/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/prince-rahim-portrait-featured-image_1b.jpgPrince Rahim Portrait featured image_1bhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/prince-rahim-portrait-featured-image_1a.jpgPrince Rahim Portrait featured image_1ahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image-1.pngimagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image.pngimagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/prince-rahim-tribute-2.jpgPrince Rahim Tribute 2Mawlana Hazar Imam Al Hussaini Aga Khan2026-01-11T21:27:17+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/10/07/the-aga-khans-the-hereditary-imamat-and-the-british-monarchy-a-150-year-relationship-of-respect-cooperation-and-friendship-plus-rare-photos-featuring-prince-of-wales-now-king-charles-iii-with-th/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ijp-12-3-19-pti-0028_aga-khan-and-charles-buckingham-palace-trust-fund_large.jpgPrince's Trust International Dinner Prince Charles named Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, as Global Founding Patron of The Prince’s Trust’s work. They are pictured at a dinner at Buckingham Palace on March 12, 2019. Photograph: Ian Jones/AKDN.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ijp-12-3-19-pti-0028_aga-khan-and-charles-buckingham-palace-trust-fund-_featured-image-1.jpgPrince's Trust International DinnerLONDON - UK - 12th March 2019: HRH The Prince of Wales hosts a dinner for the Prince's Trust International at Buckingham Palace in London. Photo by Ian Jones for The Prince's Trust.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/british-monarchy-and-ismaili-imamat-v.2-medium_2.jpgBritish Monarchy and Ismaili Imamat v.2 medium_2The British Monarchy and the Ismaili Imamat – 19th Century to present day. Chart: © Rizwan Mawani. Please click on image for enlargement.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/19931127_charles_aga-khan_oxford_ic_199403_cropped2.jpg19931127_Charles_Aga Khan_Oxford_IC_199403_cropped2Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, with Prince Charles and the Director of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Dr. Farham Nizami, at a lecture presented by Prince Charles on "Islam and the West" at Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre on October 27, 1993. Photograph: The Ismaili, Canada, March 1994.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20180626_charles_aga-khan_centre.jpg20180626_Charles_Aga Khan_CentreOn Tuesday, June 26, 2018, HRH The Prince of Wales opened The Aga Khan Centre in King’s Cross in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam. Situated at the heart of London’s Knowledge Quarter, the Aga Khan Centre, designed by Maki and Associates, led by Fumihiko Maki, one of Japan’s most distinguished contemporary architects, provides a new home for a number of UK based organisations founded by His Highness the Aga Khan: The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS), the Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations (AKU-ISMC) and the Aga Khan Foundation UK (AKF UK).https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/british-monarchy-and-ismaili-imamat-v.2-medium.jpgBritish Monarchy and Ismaili Imamat v.2 mediumThe British Monarchy and the Ismaili Imamat – 19th Century to present day. Chart: © Rizwan Mawani.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/british-monarchy-and-the-ismaili-imamat-featured-image_1.jpgBritish Monarchy and the Ismaili Imamat Featured Image_1https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/20090612_duke_aga-khan_cambridge_ic_200912.jpg20090612_Duke_Aga Khan_Cambridge_IC_200912https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/19931130_charles_aga-khan_univofwales_centenary_ic_199403_2.jpg19931130_Charles_Aga Khan_UnivofWales_Centenary_IC_199403_2Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, in conversation with Prince Charles as President Mary Robinson of Ireland signs the Visitors' Book at a banquet held on November 30, 1993 at the Cardiff City Hall honouring recipients of Honorary Degrees earlier during the day on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the University of Wales. Photograph: The Ismaili Canada, March 1994.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/19931130_charles_aga-khan_univofwales_centenary_ic_199403_1.jpg19931130_Charles_Aga Khan_UnivofWales_Centenary_IC_199403_1Mawlana Hazar Imam, Prince Charles, Chancellor of the University of Wales, and other members of the Chancellor’s procession “doff” their caps following the award of the honorary degree of the Doctor of Laws (LL. D) to Mawlana Hazar Imam on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the University of Wales, November 30, 1993. Photograph: The Ismaili Canada, March 19942025-12-15T02:13:13+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/10/10/the-story-of-his-highness-prince-rahim-aga-khan-his-speeches-messages-and-statements/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/aga-khan-honours-kenya-speech.jpgAga Khan Honours Kenya SpeechPlease click on image for the Aga Khan’s speeches, statements and messages.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/story-of-mawlana-hazar-imam-speeches-messages-and-statements-for-simerg-and-fb.jpgStory of Mawlana Hazar Imam speeches, messages and statements for simerg and FBPlease click on image for the Aga Khan's speeches, statements and messages.2025-12-10T18:36:41+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/literary-readings/baba-ismail-the-first-shamsi-convert-in-the-history-of-the-gupti-ismailis-of-punjab/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/baba-ismail1.jpgBaba IsmailRai Muhammad Ismail. Photo: Khizr Hayat collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/khizr-hayat.jpgKhizr HayatAlwaez Khizr Hayathttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/baba-ismail.jpg"Baba Ismail".Rai Muhammad Ismail. Photo: Khizr Hayat collection.2025-12-10T18:35:27+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/2024/01/25/rare-photographs-of-the-aga-khans-1978-visit-to-methan-a-small-indian-village-in-sidhpur-india-for-foundation-of-a-new-ismaili-jamatkhana/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1978-p-01-hazar-imam-arriving-in-pandol-thumnail.jpg1978 P 01 Hazar Imam arriving in pandol thumnailhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1978-p-09-hazar-imam-doing-a-foundation-ceremony-of-new-methan-jamat-khana-for-simerg.jpg1978 P 09 Hazar Imam doing a foundation ceremony of new Methan Jamat Khana for simergThe Aga Khan at the foundation for a new Jamatkhana for the Ismaili Muslim community in Methan, India. Please click on photograph for full story and more photos. 2025-12-10T18:34:37+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/stories-of-ismaili-volunteers/2025-12-10T18:34:06+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/the-jamatkhana/ismaili-centre-is-my-home/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/is0002.pngSerenity in Central London: The Ismaili Centrehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/is0001.pngSerenity in Central London: The Ismaili Centrehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/is000.pngIsmaili Centre London - Lapis-Lazuli Mosaic https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/ic006.pngic006The interior of the building, mostly designed by Karl Schlamminger, carries a very strong reference to Islamic art and architecture, all the while modernizing it, streamlining it to fit with the exterior of the building. The first place one sees this is in the main foyer whose fountain and floor tiling clearly demonstrate the geometric patterns so favoured by Islamic art and design. The building is also laden with Qur'anic verses. The foyer is pentagonal and the fountain and columns throughout the building are heptagonal. One finds polygons in the skylights and light wells, as well as in other places. Its interior spaces seem to lead visitors inwards and upwards, inexorably towards the prayer hall on the third level, where serenity and peace reverberate through the whole environment. Photo: Ilm Magazinehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/ic003.pngic003The eye catching Ismaili Centre has a modesty lent to it by the spare stone cladding, in which vast amounts of stone are present, broken by very few narrow windows. The main visual interest is provided lower down, as shown above, with the beveled glass bay windows and metal panels but even these are dignified, and not terribly overt. Photo: Ilm Magazine, March 1984.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/ic001.pngIsmaili Centre, London, Rooftop GardenOne of the most striking parts of the Ismaili Centre is the rooftop garden. With a burbling fountain, it has a view of the Victoria and Albert and Natural History Museums and other local buildings. The rooftop garden is the perfect place for quiet reflection in the middle of a busy urban sphere. Photo: Ilm Magazine, March 1984https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/ic005.jpgThe Ismaili Centre in South Kensington, LondonThe present focal point of the Ismaili community in the UK is the Ismaili Centre located on 1 Cromwell Gardens in London's South Kensington. It was opened by Baroness Margaret Thatcher in 1985 in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan. Photo: Diane Earl, National Education Network Gallery, UKhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/ic.jpgThe Prince of Wales is greeted by the Aga Khan during a visit to the Ismaili Centre to join a reception to help celebrate their 25th anniversary. Photo: Press Association, Nottingham, UK. Please click for articleClick for "The Ismaili Centre", London https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/iclondon.pngThe Ismaili Centre, London.Built from 1978- 1983 by the firm of Casson, Conder, and Partners, the Ismaili Centre is the religious and cultural center for the United Kingdon's 15,000 Ismaili Muslims. The first building of its kind in the West, it was commissioned by the current 49th Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, to raise awareness for the Shia Imami Ismailis. Photo: Wikipedia Commons2025-12-10T18:32:11+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/concepts-of-modern-cosmology-and-astrophysics-in-two-ismaili-ginans-choghadia-and-mul-gayatri/2025-12-10T18:31:46+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/2017/07/09/karim-aga-khan-modern-personification-of-historical-islamic-rationalism-charity-and-peace-by-michael-hamilton-morgan/2025-12-10T18:30:42+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/07/31/a-brief-history-of-the-ismaili-jamat-of-jinja/2025-12-10T18:29:49+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/05/11/my-beloved-mother-by-his-late-highness-aga-khan-iii/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/aga-khan-iii-painted-portrait-with-inset.jpgAga Khan III painted portrait with insethttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/aga-khan-iii-painted-portrait.jpgAga Khan III painted portraitHis Late Highness Aga Khan III (1877 - 1957), 48th Hereditary Imam of the Ismaili Muslims.2025-12-10T18:29:14+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/08/14/two-mystical-stories-by-farid-al-din-attar/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/miniature-painting-of-attar-by-bihhzad_004.jpgMiniature painting of Attar by Bihhzad_004A miniature painting by Bihzad illustrating the funeral of the elderly Attar of Nishapur after he was held captive and killed by a . Mongol invader. Photo: Wikipedia.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/the_mausoleum_of_attar-in-nishapour-iran.jpgThe_Mausoleum_of_Attar in Nishapour, IranThe Mausoleum of Attar in Nishapur, Iran. Attar had an immense and lasting influence on Persian poetry and Sufism. Photo: Wikipedia.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/farid_al_din_attar-manuscript.jpgFarid_Al_Din_Attar ManuscriptA manuscript by Farid Al Din Attar kept in Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germany. Photo: Wikipedia.2025-12-10T18:28:18+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/literary-readings/egypts-present-day-shias-live-on-fatimid-legacy-2/2025-12-10T18:26:10+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/cairo-in-the-light-of-nasir-khusraws-safarnama/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/nkhusrawroute.pngNasir Khusraw's journeyMap of Nasir Khusraw's travels as described in his "Safarnama" or the Book of Travels. Credit: Wikipedia. 2025-12-10T18:24:27+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/2012/09/29/muhammad-legacy-of-a-prophet-a-film-created-and-produced-by-alex-kronemer-and-michael-wolfe/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/legacy-of-a-prophet.jpgMuhammad: Legacy of a ProphetPlease click for links to full length movie and excerpts2025-12-10T18:23:36+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/08/17/great-epics-ferdowsis-shahnameh-the-epic-of-the-kings-with-two-magnificent-illustrations-from-the-aga-khan-museum/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/77_0_aga-khan-museum-shahnameh-folio_s.jpg77_0_Aga Khan Museum Shahnameh Folio_sThis illustration is from Shah Tahmasp I’s Shahnameh, one of the most remarkable Persian manuscripts, which was started when Shah Tahmasp returned to Tabriz from Herat in 1522. This illustration shows Firdausi, the author of the written version of the Shahnameh, with the three poets of the court of Mahmud, the sultan of Ghazna, a city which is now in modern-day Afghanistan. Firdausi left Tus, his native city, in northeast Iran, to seek out the patronage of the sultan for his Shahnameh. Before meeting with the sultan, he was confronted by three poets of the court who cornered him before finally acknowledging his superior talent. In this miniature painting a small black servant roasts a bird on a spit while young fine-faced boys bring wine and delicacies to the three Ghazna poets, seated, in the centre of the picture, on the grassy bank of a stream of water. Firdausi’s isolation is emphasized by his position to the extreme left of the main group, just where the composition spills over into the margin. Photo and caption credit: Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, Canada. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/968_0_aga-khan-museum-shahnameh-folio_s.jpg968_0_Aga Khan Museum Shahnameh Folio_sA folio from Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp depicting the story of Haftvad and the worm. Photo and caption credit: Aga Khan Museum, Toronto, Canada. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/statue-of-ferdowsi-holding-his-work-shahnameh.jpgStatue of Ferdowsi Holding His Work ShahnamehThe statue of Ferdowsi in Ferdowsi Square in Tehran. Photo: Wikipedia.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ferdosi_square.jpgFerdosi_SquareThe statue of Ferdowsi in Ferdowsi Square in Tehran. Photo: Wikipedia.2025-12-10T18:22:28+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/essays-and-letters/an-englishman-reflects-on-the-nature-of-imam-ali/2025-12-10T18:21:33+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/historical-photographs-aspects-of-life-in-the-ismaili-community-1875-2010/historical-photos-aspects-of-life-in-the-ismaili-community-1875-1957/historical-photos-from-the-archives-of-master-khimani-of-south-africa-part-ii/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ismaili301.jpgMembers of His Highness the Aga Khan's Ismaili Central Board of Education for Bombay and suburbs with His Highness.Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan with members the Ismaili Central Board of Education for Bombay and Suburbs. Photo: Sadruddin Khimani Family Collection, Vancouver, Canada.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ismaili284.jpgScene outside Bandra Jamatkhana, located outside Bombay, when the Flag Ceremony was performed by Mukhi Laljibhai Deoraj amid great enthusiasm.Scene outside Bandra Ismaili Jamatkhana, located outside Bombay, when the Flag Ceremony was performed by Mukhi Laljibhai Deoraj amid great enthusiasm. Photo: Sadruddin Khimani Family Collection, Vancouver, Canada.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ismaili283.jpgPhotograph taken on the occasion of the Flag Ceremony performed at Bombay's Central Jamatkhana by Kamadia Kassamali Hassanali.Photograph taken on the occasion of the Flag Ceremony performed at Bombay's Central Jamatkhana by Kamadia Kassamali Hassanali. Photo: Sadruddin Khimani Family Collection, Vancouver, Canada.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ismaili282.jpgMajor Mecklai (portrait, see previous photo), President of the Recreation Club Institute, Bombay, reading the address to His Highness the Aga Khan.Major Mecklai, President of the Recreation Club Institute, Bombay, reading an address to Sir Sultan Mahoned Sha Aga Khan. Photo: Sadruddin Khimani Family Collection, Vancouver, Canada.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ismaili281.jpgA general view of the guests at Bombay's Willingden Club who had gathered to celebrate His Highness the Aga Khan's Golden Jubilee (50th) birthday.Office bearers and members of the Recreation Institute Bombay on the grounds of the Willingden Club to celebrate the 50th birthday of Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan. Photo: Sadruddin Khimani Family Collection, Vancouver, Canada.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ismaili280.jpgThe 50th birthday celebration of His Highness the Aga KhanThe commencement of a Jamati procession from one of the Ismaili Jamatkhana's in Bombay to celebrate Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan's 50th birthday (1927). The 48th Ismaili Imam was born in Karachi on November 2, 1877. Photo: Sadruddin Khimani Family Collection, Vancouver, Canada.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ismaili279.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan pictured with the family of Allanabhai Manji at their residence in Bombay's Warden Road.Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan pictured with the family of Allanabhai Manji at their residence in Bombay's Warden Road. Photo: Sadruddin Khimani Family Collection, Vancouver, Canada.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ismaili278.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan with the Raja of Travancore duing his visit to BombaySir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan in conversation with the young Raja of Travancore during his visit to Bombay. Photo: Sadruddin Khimani Family Collection, Vancouver, Canada.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ismaili277.jpgThe Statue of the Prince of WalesThe statue of the Prince of Wales is unveiled by Bombay's Governor, Lord Wilson. Photo: Sadruddin Khimani Family Collection, Vancouver, Canada.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ismaili276.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan making an address at the unveiling of a statue of the Prince of Wales in Bombay. Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan had presented a memorable gift of a statue to the Prince of Wales to commemorate the Prince's visit to India. Here His Highness the Aga Khan is seen making an address at the statue's unveiling in December 1927, in the presence of Sir Leslie Orme Wilson, the Governor of Bombay, and his wife Lady Wilson who are seated on the stage. Photo: Sadruddin Khimani Family Collection, Vancouver, Canada.2025-12-10T18:20:35+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-i-wish-id-been-there/the-three-kings-without-crowns/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/zanzibar-dispensary2.jpgThe Three Kings Without Crownshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/zanzibar-dispensary1.jpgThe Three Kings Without Crownshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/zanzibar-dispensary.jpg"Old Dispensary Building" envisioned and funded by Sir Tharia Topan. Completed in 1887 shortly after his death. "The Old Dispensary" gained its name because it long housed a dispensary on the ground floor, with a pharmacy and resident doctor. Its construction was originally commissioned by Sir Tharia Topan, who in his prime had dominated commerce in Zanzibar. The foundation stone of the 'Tharia Topan Jubilee Hospital' was laid on 8th July 1885". Photo: Zanzibar.nethttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/alidina_visram_-_small.jpgAlidina VisramAlidina Visram. Photo: Akber Hussein Collection, Nairobihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/sewa_haji_paroo_1_-_crop_-_small.jpgSewa Haji ParooSewa Haji Paroo. Photo: Akber Hussein Collection, Nairobihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/tharia_topan-2_-_small1.jpgSir Tharia TopanSir Tharia Topan. Photo: Akber Hussein Collection, Nairobihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/tharia_topan-2_-_small.jpgTharia_Topan-2_-_small2025-12-10T18:19:36+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/letter-to-my-son-by-hazrat-ali-a-s/2025-12-10T18:18:24+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iii/on-meeting-the-noorani-family-my-voyage-to-europe/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/badatia.jpgBadrudin Adatia - author of the narrativeBadrudin Adatiahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/badatia.pngBadatiahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/svadat002.pngPrince Alykhan and Badrudin Adatia.Prince Alykhan engaged in a discusssion with Badrudin Adatia. Photo: Badrudin Adatia collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/svadat005.pngBadrudin Adatia with Prince Sadruddin Aga KhanBadrudin Adatia with Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan. Photo: Badrudin Adatia collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/svadat0031.pngBadrudin Adatia and Prince AlykhanBadrudin Adatia pictured with Prince Alykhan. Notes Adatia: "Prince Alykhan had been suggesting that Jamats go to South America for business, so I asked him about it. He told us to go to Venezuela, where, if we rolled up our sleeves and worked hard, we would make lot of money, as there was no tax in South America." Photo: Badrudin Adatia collection https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/svadat006.pngBadrudin Adatia, Prince Sadrudin and Sadru AlibhaiBadrudin Adatia, Prince Sadrudin and Sadru Alibhai. Photo: Badrudin Adatia collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/svadat004.pngSadru Pirbhai Alibhai, Prince Alykhan and Badrudin Adatia l to r - Sadru Pirbhai Alibhai, Prince Alykhan and Badrudin Adatia at the residence of the Prince. Writes Adatia: "We took one photograph by the fireplace, before Prince Alykhan suggested, “Since it’s such a beautiful day, why don’t we sit outside near the pool?” The pool faced the ocean. The view was magnificent." Photo: Badrudin Adatia collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/svadat003.pngsvadat003https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/svadat001.jpgThe late Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan III pictured with Badrudin AdatiaThe late Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan III pictured with Badrudin Adatia.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/agakhanandadatia.pngAgakhanandAdatia2025-12-10T18:17:54+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-i-wish-id-been-there/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/zdharsee-i-wish-id-been-there2.png"I Wish I'd Been There" - Links Via Full Size Imageshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/zmoosai_wish_id_been_there2.png"I Wish I'd Been There" - Links Via Full Size Imageshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/zmoosai_wish_id_been_there1.png"I Wish I'd Been There"Series "I Wish I'd Been There:https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/zdharsee-i-wish-id-been-there1.png"I Wish I'd Been There" - Links Via Full Size Imageshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/iran-hazrat-ali-stamp1.jpgI Wish I'd Been Therehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/iran-hazrat-ali-stamp1.jpgI Wish I'd Been Therehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hadiththaqalain.pngHadith ThaqalainArt work Nurin Merchant, Credit: Infinity design povray.orghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/lm-1958.pngMawlana Hazar Imam and Jehangir MerchantHis Highness the Aga Khan (Mawlana Hazar Imam) listens intently as Alwaez Jehangir explains the material used to impart religious education to Ismaili youth in Lourenco Marques, while Ismaili leaders look on. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/jehangir-a-merchant.pngJehangir A. MerchantJehangir Alibhai Merchanthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/hadith-thaqalain1.pngHadith ThaqalainArt work by Nurin Merchant, Ottawa. 2025-12-10T18:17:24+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/2021/06/28/passings-jehangir-tejani-1946-2021/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/jehangir-tejani-medium.jpgJehangir Tejani mediumJehangir Tejani (- 2021). Photo: Farah Tejani.2025-12-10T18:16:32+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/literary-readings/ismaili-dawa-and-politics-in-fatimid-egypt/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/fatimid-empire.pngFatimid Empirehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/dr-hatim-mahamid.jpgDr. Hatim MahamidDr. Hatim Mahamid 2025-12-10T18:15:16+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/the-intellectual-tradition-of-shia-ismaili-islam-the-fatimids-and-their-approaches-to-knowledge/2025-12-10T18:14:16+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/great-moments-in-ismaili-history-the-establishment-of-the-fatimid-caliphate/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/maqam-al-imam-cave.jpgMaqam al-ImamMaqam al-Imam, Syria. Please click for 'Great Moments..'https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/maqam-al-imam.jpgMaqam al-ImamEntrance to the Maqam al-Imam, one of the masoleums in the city of Salamiyya of great historical importance. The locals mentioned that this shrine holds the tombs of Imams Taki Muhammed and Radi Abdallah. Some also believe that Imam Ismaili is buried here. Photo: Arif Babul, Vancouver. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/mahdiya-cemetery.jpgMahdiya CemeteryThis large cemetery in Mahdiya, not far from the Fatimid fortifications, contains a number of 10th century Shiite tombs. Photo: Glyn Willett, Virtual Tourist. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/fatmid-army.pngFatimid ArmyA depiction of the Fatimid navy, army and the Fatimid general, Jawhar al-Siqilli, who conquered Egypt on behalf of Imam al-Muizz.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/fatimid-fortification-2.jpgFatimid Fortification on the al-Mahdiya seafrontThe remains of the original Fatimid walls built during the 10th century. Photo: Glynn Willet, Virtual Tourist. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/mahdiyya-mosque-1.jpgMahdiyya MosqueThe Great Mosque of Mahdiyya built by Imam al-Mahdi was was the first Fatimid mosque to be constructed. It inspired a number of mosques in Fatimid Egypt, such as al-Hakim Mosque and al-Aqmar Mosque in Cairo. This monument owes its beauty to the simplicity of its forms and materials, as the absence of any superfluous decoration. It was modified on several occasions before being rebuilt by the French architect A. Lézine between 1961 and 1965. Photo: Museum With No Frontiershttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/map-of-the-fatimid-caliphate.pngMap of the Fatimid CaliphateShaded in green, the Fatimid Caliphate at its height. Yaman (Yemen) is shown by blue arrows. The Ismaili dawa'h in India originated in Yaman, when the Fatimid Empire was not yet established. Click on map for enlargement.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/jabal-mashad-5.jpgJabal Mashhad in SalamiyyaJabal Mashhad in Salamiyya, Syria, is thought to hold the tomb of the 8th Ismaili Imam Wafi Ahmed. Photo: Arif Babul, Vancouver. Copyright. Please click for enlargement. Photo: Professor Arif Babul. Copyright.2025-12-10T18:13:26+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/2015/12/03/pomp-and-celebration-in-fatimid-egypt-during-the-flooding-of-the-nile/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/iss045-e-25090a.jpgiss045-e-25090aNASA astronaut Scott Kelly, recently past the halfway mark of his one-year mission to the International Space Station, photographed the Nile River during a nighttime flyover on Sept. 22, 2015. Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) wrote, "Day 179. The #Nile at night is a beautiful sight for these sore eyes. Good night from @space_station! #YearInSpace." Image Credit: NASAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/iss025-e-09858.jpgISS025-E-09858Please click on image for Delia Cortese's article2025-12-10T18:12:37+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/literary-readings/an-esoteric-interpretation-of-the-miraj-and-the-prophetic-tradition-i-have-a-time-with-god-li-maa-allah-waqt/2025-12-10T18:12:01+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/essays-and-letters/singida/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/map-of-tanzania.pngMap of TanzaniaMap of Tanzania which includes the Singida Region and the town of Singida (red text) where the author, Mohezin Tejani, was born. Map Credit: The United Nations. Click for enlargement.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/tanzania-map.pngTanzania MapA UN map of Tanzania showing Dar-es-Salaam, Iringa and Kilosa.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/map-of-tanzania.pngMap of TanzaniaMap of Tanzania. Credit: The United Nations. Click for enlargement.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/singida-plaque.pngCommemorative Plaque of Service to Ismaili Jamat at the entrance of Singida JamatkhanaCommemorative Plaque of Service to Ismaili Jamat at the entrance of Singida Jamatkhana. Photo: Mohezin Tejanihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/singida-rastafari.jpgAuthor with local Reggae lovers at Singida Market in 1997Author with local Reggae lovers at Singida Market in 1997. Photo: Mohezin Tejanihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/singida-classroom.jpgWalji and Janitor in Bapa's original classroom at Singida Primary School.Walji with school janitor at Bapa's original Singida primary school classroom of 1930's. Photo: Mohezin Tejani2025-12-10T18:11:03+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/islams-esoteric-tradition-and-its-influence-on-european-esoteric-writers-and-organizations/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mansur-al-hallah-execution.jpgMansur al-Hallaj executionThe execution of "Mansur Al-Hallaj" at the behest of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Muqtadir. Image: Wikipedia.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sufi-gathering.jpgSufi gatheringSufi gathering2025-12-10T18:09:57+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/the-jamatkhana/5-palace-gate/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/3-15-palace-gate.png3 - 15 Palace Gate, 1975The above block, 3 - 15 Palace Gate, pictured in 1975 includes the Ismaili Jamatkhana at the near end. Photo: London Metropolitan Archives. © City of London.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/3-5-palace-gate-in-1975.png3 - 5 Palace Gate in 19753 - 5 Palace Gate in 1975, Photo: London Metropolitan Archives. © City of London.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/agakhanandchidren.pngJuly 18, 1953: Ismaili children are seen greeting Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah during his visit to the Ismaili Centre located at Kensington CourtIsmaili children are seen greeting their 48th Imam, Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III, during his visit on July 18, 1953 to the Ismaili Cultural Centre located at Kensington Court. The centre was at this venue until the late 1950's when the Ismailis had a new home at 3/5 Palace Gate. Photo: Ilm Magazine. Please click photo for enlargement.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/palace-gate.jpgPalace GateThe Ismaili Cultural Centre is contained within this block of flats numbered 3 - 15 Palace Gate.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/3-5-palace-gate-in-1975.jpg3 - 5 Palace Gate in 19753 - 5 Palace Gate in 19752025-12-10T18:09:21+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/the-socio-economic-aspects-of-the-fatimid-caliphate/2025-12-10T18:08:05+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/young-ismaili-achievers-speak-about-family-and-faith-aspirations-interests-and-social-networks/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/snoorani.jpgSadru Nooranihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/miltons-paradise-lost1.jpgMilton's "Paradise Lost"Zahra's book recommendationhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/the-kings-speech.jpgThe King's SpeechZahra's movie recommendationhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/miltons-paradise-lost.jpgMilton's Paradise LostZahra's book recommendationhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/zlalaniportrait.jpgZahra LalaniZahra wishes to pursue teachinghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/zlalanibadmintonphoto.jpgZahra LalaniZahra Lalani has many interests. In sports she has won trophies in badminton. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/awards-photo.jpgFrom l to r: Serena, Zul and Zahra - recipients of a prestigious Award in the State of Illinois. Photo: Sadruddin Noorani2025-12-10T18:07:10+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/remembering-the-heroism-and-ethic-of-hazrat-ali-a-s-in-the-persian-new-year/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/the-diacritical-point.jpgThe diacritical pointThe letter "ba" and the diacritical point2025-12-10T18:06:32+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/the-jamatkhana/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/saj_51_v01_kensington-court.jpg"1953-1957: Ismailia Social and Residential Club and Jamatkhana at 51 Kensington Court, London W8" by Ammer Janmohamed. Simerg Special Series: Jamatkhana: A Place of Spiritual and Social Convergence.Please click for article and photoshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/jb_20110322.pngThe upcoming Aga Khan Museum, the Ismaili Centre and Their Park.A photo of the constrution site of the Ismaili Centre and the Aga Khan Museum, captured on the night of March 21, 2011 by Jim Bowie. Copyright. Please click for enlargement.2025-12-10T18:04:40+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/parables/two-tales-from-rumi-the-snake-catcher-and-the-serpent-the-elephant-and-the-travellers/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/unesco_medaille_rumi_recto.jpgunesco_medaille_rumi_rectoA medal issued by UNESCO to commemmorate Mawlana Rumi's 800th birth anniversary. Photo Credit: UNESCOhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/snake-catcher-and-serpent.jpgThe Snake Catcher and the SerpentIllustration by Fatima Hirji. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/elephant-and-the-travellers.jpgThe Elephant and the TravellersIllustration by Fatima Hirji. Copyright.2025-12-10T18:04:05+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/2015/01/26/varas-ismaili-gangji-the-turning-point-by-alwaeza-maleksultan-merchant/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mj_merchant_-_i_wish-at-rch.jpgmj_merchant_-_i_wish at RCHAlwaeza Maleksultan Merchant, 83, shown at left in image above seen recovering at the Royal Columbian Hospital following her triple bypass surgery. Please click on photo for her article on the great Ismaili hero Varas Ismail Gangji. Photo/image: Alnoor Merchant/Nurin Merchant.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/alwaeza-maleksultan-merchant1.jpgAlwaeza Maleksultan MerchantAlwaeza Maleksultan Merchant recovering at the Royal Columbian Hospital following her triple bypass surgery. Please click on photo for her article on the great Ismaili hero Varas Ismail Gangji. Photo: Alnoor Merchant.2025-12-10T11:35:10+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/special-series-i-wish-id-been-there/varas-ismail-gangji-the-turning-point/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/lm-group-photo.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan, in front row in white suit, seen with leaders and teachers of the Lourenço Marques during his 1958 visit to Portuguese East Africa1958, Lourenço Marques: Mawlana Hazar Imam, then 21 years of age, pictured with leaders and teachers of Lourenço Marques at the front staircase of the Jamatkhana entrance. Mrs. Merchant is in second row at left, and Mr. Merchant is seen immediately behind Mawlana Hazar Imam. Photo: Jehangir Merchant Family Collection.2025-12-10T11:31:01+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-i-wish-id-been-there/his-name-is-jawhar/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/mladha-portrait-in-pluralism2.pngHis Name is Jawharhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/jawhars-wall-s2.pngHis Name is Jawharhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/jawhars-wall-s1.pngHis Name is Jawharhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/mladha-portrait-in-pluralism1.pngHis Name is Jawharhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/aga-khan-interview-1970.pngThe Aga Khan being interviewed by Mansoor Ladha, one of the few Ismaili journalists who has had the privilege to interview the Aga Khan.1970: Mansoor Ladha interviewing His Highness the Aga Khan for Tanzania's daily, The Standard (now Daily News). Photo: Adarsh Nayar/The Standard/Mansoor Ladha Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/mladha-portrait-in-pluralism.pngMansoor Ladha's Portrait in PluralismFront cover of Ladha's workhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/fatimid_islamic_caliphate.pngFatimid Caliphate at its greatest extenthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/mladha.jpgMansoor LadhaMansoor Ladha: Veteran award winning journalist, writer and author https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/jawhars-wall-s.pngJawhar's WallFatimid Cairo with an outline of Jawhar's wall (click to enlarge)https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/jawhars-wall.pngCairo, Fatimid CityFatimid Cairo2025-12-10T11:21:12+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-i-wish-id-been-there/khawja-nasir-tusis-tales/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/rawdat-al-taslim2.jpgKhawja Nasir Tusi's Taleshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/rawdat-al-taslim1.jpgKhawja Nasir Tusi's Taleshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/dr-arif-babul.pngVoices - Interviews and InsightsVoices: Interviews and insights from individualshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/map-of-ismaili-castles.pngThe Ismailis in the Seljuq EraIsmaili Strongholds in Iran and Syria during the Seljuq Era. The Alamut and Maymundiz citadels are in the top right rectangle. Click to enlarge.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/map-of-ismaili-castles.jpgMap of Ismaili CastlesIsmaili Strongholds in Iran and Syriahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/siege-of-alamut.jpgSiege of AlamutA miniature depicting the siege of Alamuthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/rawdat-al-taslim.jpgTusi's Rawdat al-TaslimRawdat al-taslim, by Nasir al-Din al-Tusi. Persian manuscript, dated 1353/1935. Divided into twenty-eight chapters or representations (tasawwurat), this is a comprehensive treatise expounding Ismaili doctrines of the Alamut period. Photo: The Institute of Ismaili Studieshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/alamut_castle_iran.jpgAlamut CastleThe Alamut Fortress was perched at an elevation of 2,100 meters on a rocky crest. It had a magnificent library that Khawja Nasir made use of. He wrote many Ismaili treatises, working closely with the Imams. The fortress was destroyed on December 15, 1256 by Hulagu Khan as part of the Mongol offensive, and its famous library burned except for a few non-Ismaili works. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/alamut-castle.jpgAlamut Castlehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/tusi.pngNasir TusiAn Azerbaijan stamp commemorating Tusi's 800th Aniversary superimposed over the solar system. The tribute on the stamp reads "Outstanding Scientist and Philosopher of Azebaijan 1201-2001" 2025-12-10T11:20:18+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-i-wish-id-been-there/ikhwan-al-safa/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/epistles-cosmic-hierachy11.pngIkhwan al-Safahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/epistles-cosmic-hierachy1.pngIkhwan al-Safahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/self.jpgRaheel LakhaniRaheel Lakhani - studies advanced religious education and is interested include comparative religionhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/epistles-cosmic-hierachy.png Cosmic HierachyThe Cosmic Hiearchy of the Brethern of Purity.2025-12-10T11:19:36+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-i-wish-id-been-there/ghadir-khumm-and-the-two-weighty-matters-2/2025-12-10T11:19:08+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-i-wish-id-been-there/i-wish-id-been-there-the-mind-of-yazid-the-faith-of-hussein/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/hr-i-wish1.pngThe Mind of Yazid, the Faith of Husseinhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/hr-i-wish11.pngThe Mind of Yazid, the Faith of Husseinhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/hr-i-wish.pngHussein Rashid - I Wish I'd Been There - The Mind of Yazid, The Faith of Hussain by HusseinClick for Mind of Yazid, Faith of Hussein2025-12-10T11:18:30+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-farmanbardari-obedience-to-the-imam-of-the-time/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/mawlana-hazar-imam1.pngNovember 1979: His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th Ismaili Imam at his arrival at Sydney airport, Australia. 2025-12-10T11:17:35+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-best-wishes-to-the-daily-nation-from-a-vagabond-reporter/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/nation-staff1.jpgVoices: Best Wishes from a Vagabond Reporter https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/nation-staff11.jpgVoices: Best Wishes from a Vagabond Reporter https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/1969-03-20-daily-nation-first-issue-front-page.jpg1969.03.20 - The Nation, first issue front pageSeen above is an image of the Number 1 issue of The Nation, dated March 20, 1960. Price 50 cts. Initially the paper started off as a weekend Sunday paper. The daily weekday edition was introduced later in the year on October 3. Image: Mohib Ebrahim Archives, Vancouverhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/pan-africa-media-conference.jpgPan Africa Media ConferenceHis Highness the Aga Khan, Their Excellencies President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya, President Kagame of Rwanda and Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga touring an exhibition commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Nation Media Group (NMG) with Editorial Director of NMG Joseph Odindo. Photo: AKDN/Gary Otte https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/on-the-run-in-africa.jpgOn the Run in AfricaCover of Bill Fairbairn's award winning novel "On the Run in Africa." The novel has been dedicated to atheletes who fought against racism in sports. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/kenyatta-train.jpgPresident Kenyatta with back facing the photographer, as he watches his daughter stepping off the train.Photo taken during Mzee Jomo Kenyatta's inspection of his train which took him from Nairobi to the coastal city of Mombasa. The late President (back to the photographer) watches as his daughter comes down from the train's steep steps. The photo is dated July 1965. Mr. Fairbairn who was covering this story for the "Daily Nation" is seen at the far back, second from left. Photo from Bill Fairbairn Archives, Ottawa.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/nation-staff.jpg"Daily Nation" StaffStaff of the "Daily Nation" and "Taifa Leo" in a jovial mood as the Mayor of Mombasa (white cap) visits their Nairobi office in 1964. The Mayor is seen talking to Harry Sambo of Taifa, while Joe Rodrigues of the Nation watches from across. Bill Fairbairn is seen next to the Mayor looking straight ahead. Photo: Bill Fairbairn Archives, Ottawahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/president-jomo-kenyatta.jpgPresident Jomo Kenyatta addressing a political rally in Kenya.The late Kenyan President, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, addressing hundreds of thousands of supporters at a political rally in Kenya at which Mr. Fairbairn was present. The photo appeared in the "Daily Nation" around the 20th of October, 1965. Photo from Bill Fairbairn Archives, Ottawa. 2025-12-10T11:17:05+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-world-renowned-photographer-sarite-sanders-captures-the-mysterious-radiance-of-fatimid-tombs-and-the-aga-khan-mausoleum-in-aswan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/aga-khan-mausoleum-aswan-12.jpgVoices: World Renowned Photographer Sarite Sanders Portrays Mysterious Radiance of a Fatimid Tomb and the Elegance of the Aga Khan MausoleumAswan was the favourite wintering place of the Aga Khan and the Begum , and the family's white villa is seen in the garden beneath the tomb. This magnificent mausoleum of Aga Khan III was modelled on the Fatimid tombs in Cairo. Photo: © Sarite Sandershttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/aga-khan-mausoleum-aswan-11.jpgVoices: World Renowned Photographer Sarite Sanders Portrays Mysterious Radiance of a Fatimid Tomb and the Elegance of the Aga Khan MausoleumAswan was the favourite wintering place of the Aga Khan and the Begum , and the family's white villa is seen in the garden beneath the tomb. This magnificent mausoleum of Aga Khan III was modelled on the Fatimid tombs in Cairo. Photo: © Sarite Sandershttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/aga-khan-iii-mausoleum-aswan.jpgThe Mausoleum of His Highess the Aga Khan III in Aswan, Egypt. Photo: © Sarite SandersThe mausoleum of Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah, His Highness the Aga Khan, in Aswan overlooking the family’s white villa, Noor al Salaam, and the River Nile. This magnificent mausoleum of the Aga Khan was modelled on the Fatimid tombs in Egypt. Photo: © Sarite Sanders. Published in Simerg and its sister blogs Barakah and Simergphotos under a licensing agreement with Sarite Sanders.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/the-eternal-light-of-egypt.jpgThe Eternal Light of EgyptFront Cover of Sarite Sander's Bookhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sarite-sanders.jpgSarite SandersWorld renowned photographer, Sarite Sanders, shares her images with Simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/aga-khan-mausoleum-aswan-1.jpg The mausoleum of His Highness the Aga Khan III in Aswan, Egypt. Photo: © Sarite SandersThe mausoleum has an excellent view, including the Aga Khan's white villa below, and is near the Monastery of St. Simeons on the west bank at Aswan. His Begum, or wife, lived in the villa three months of the year. Every day that his widow was at the Villa, she placed a Red Rose on his white Carrara marble tomb. Omme Habibeh, popularly referred to as "The Begum" or Mata Salamat by the Ismailis died on July 1st, 2000. The other months, a gardener filled this function. Photo: © Sarite Sandershttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/aga-khan-mausoleum-aswan-2.jpgThe mausoleum of His Highness the Aga Khan III in Aswan, Egypt. Photo: © Sarite SandersAswan was the favourite wintering place of the Aga Khan and the Begum , and the family's white villa is seen in the garden beneath the tomb. This magnificent mausoleum of Aga Khan III was modelled on the Fatimid tombs in Cairo. Photo: © Sarite Sandershttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/aga-khan-mausoleum-aswan-31.jpgThe Mausoleum of His Highness the Aga Khan III in Aswan, Egypt. Photo: © Sarite SandersHigh up on the west bank of the Nile in Aswan stands the tomb of Imam Sultan Mahomed Shah His Highness the Aga Khan III, the 48th Imam of the Ismailis, who died in 1957, and of his wife the Begum, who died in 2000. The Mausoleum is a very elegant pink granite structure of late 1950 origin. The Aga Khan succeeded his father in 1885 when he was eight to become the 48th Imam. Upon his death on 11 July, 1957, he was succeeded to the Imamat by his grandson, Prince Karim Aga Khan. Photo: © Sarite Sandershttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sarite-sanders-fatimid-cemetery-1.jpgsarite-sanders-fatimid-cemetery-1https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sarite-sanders-fatimid-cemetery-2.jpgAn Infra-Red Photo by Sarite Sanders of a Fatimid Tomb in Aswan. Photo: © Sarite Sanders Fatimid Tombs and the Aga Khan Mausoleum2025-12-10T11:16:27+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-sayyid-shamsi-seeks-out-his-master-in-devotional-ginan-eji-navroz-na-din-sohamna/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sarcheshmeh-mahallat3.jpgSarcheshmeh-Mahallat3Mahallat's Famous Spring Garden - Sarcheshmehhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/mahallat-iran.jpgMahallat, IranMahallat, Iran, is located on the slope of a mountain2025-12-10T11:14:53+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/poetic-expressions-the-poets-and-their-poetry/laila-lokhandwalla-a-spring-poem-for-shah-karim/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/ismaili-centre-lisbon-garden.jpgIsmaili Centre Lisbon garden Flowers at the Ismaili Centre gardens, Lisbon. Photo: Nurin Merchanthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/portugal-trip-nurin-photos-144.jpgIsmaili Centre, Lisbo, gardenFlowers at the Ismaili Centre gardens, Lisbon. Photo: Nurin Merchanthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/portugal-trip-nurin-photos-152.jpg2025-12-10T11:14:23+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-unravelling-the-dark-history-of-the-medieval-ismaili-community/hashish-assassin-pulling-back-the-silk-curtain/2025-12-10T11:13:04+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv/1957-aga-khan-iv-ceremonial-installation-presentation-of-sword-of-justice-signified-ismaili-imams-role-as-defender-of-faith/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/aga-khan-iv-1957-takht-nashini-portrait.jpgOctober 19, 1957: His Highness the Aga Khan at the Takht Nashini in Dar-es-Salaam. Photo Credit: Ilm Magazine, July 1977.His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th Imam of Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, will complete his 57 years of Imamat on July 11, 2014. He is seen above on October 19, 1957 at the Takht Nashini celebrations in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, shortly after he became Imam at the age of 21. Please click on photo for Imamat reading. Photo Credit: Ilm Magazine, July 1977.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/aga-khan-iv-tn-05-bw.jpgPrince Karim Aga Khan, seated on throne, during installation ceremonies of Aga Khan IV, being presented with signet ring Prince Karim Aga Khan being presented with signet ring. Click to enlarge.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/aga-khan-iv-1957-dar-1.jpgPrince Karim Aga Khan receives the robe his grandfather wore as Aga Khan III at the Takht-Nashini, one of several of his cermonial installations as Imam-e-Zamam of Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanganyika (later Tanzania), October 19, 1957.Prince Karim Aga Khan receives the robe his grandfather wore. Click to enlarge.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/aga-khan-iv-tn-02.jpgPrince Karim Aga Khan, seated on dais, reviews a marching fife and drum band during the Takht-Nashini, one of several of his cermonial installations as Imam-e-Zamam of Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanganyika (later Tanzania), October 19, 1957. Aga Khan reviews a marching fife and drum band. Click to enlarge2025-12-10T11:10:34+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-the-power-of-wisdom-his-highness-the-aga-khans-interview-with-politique-internationale/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/diwan-of-hafiz.jpgA folio from the Diwan of Hafiz A folio from the Diwan of Hafiz, an unsurpassed masterpiece of Persian literature and Iran's contribution to cultutral thoughthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/microfinance.jpgmicrofinanceMicroloans allow women to improve their standard of livinghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/obama-sarkozy.pngPresident Barack Obama and President Nicolas Sarkozy of France have a discussion in the Blue Room of the White House before their joint press availability, March 30, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)President Barack Obama and President Nicolas Sarkozy of France have a discussion in the Blue Room of the White House before their joint press availability, March 30, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/his-highness-the-aga-khan-pi-photo.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan His Highness the Aga Khan. Photo Credit: Politique Interntional2025-12-10T11:09:38+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv/literary-reading-key-themes-of-his-highness-the-aga-khans-speeches-between-2000-and-july-2007-2/2025-12-10T11:08:45+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv/literary-reading-key-themes-of-his-highness-the-aga-khans-speeches-made-during-his-golden-jubilee-celebrations-2/2025-12-10T11:08:17+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv/ismaili-imam-bestowed-with-honorary-canadian-citizenship-at-foundation-ceremony-for-aga-khan-museum/2025-12-10T11:07:50+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv/his-highness-the-aga-khans-foresight-and-wisdom-at-age-20/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/his-highness-the-aga-khan.jpgHis Highness the Aga KhanHis Highness the Aga Khan, 49th Ismaili Imam and direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWS)https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/humility.jpghumilityHumilityhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/aga-khan-iv-karachi-ethronement.jpgAga Khan IV arriving at Karachi enthronement, accompanied by Prime Minister Mirza. Photo: IsmailimailAga Khan IV arriving at Karachi enthronement, accompanied by Prime Minister Mirzahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/sputnik.jpgSputnik1957: The Russian satellite, Sputnik, on the launch pad, strapped by 4 rocketshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/nuclear-power-plant.pngNuclear Power PlantNuclear Enegy2025-12-10T11:01:37+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/november-1-1983-his-highness-the-aga-khan-conferred-honorary-degree-of-doctor-of-laws-by-mcgill-university/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/aga-khan-mcgill-19831.pngNovember 1, 1983: His Highness the Aga Khan Conferred Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws by McGill Universityhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/aga-khan-mcgill-19831.pngNovember 1, 1983: His Highness the Aga Khan Conferred Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws by McGill Universityhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/david-johnston2.jpgNovember 1, 1983: His Highness the Aga Khan Conferred Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws by McGill Universityhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/david-johnston1.jpgNovember 1, 1983: His Highness the Aga Khan Conferred Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws by McGill Universityhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/aga-khan-speaking-at-leadersip-conference.pngHis Highness the Aga Khan delivering his speechHis Highness the Aga Khan seen delivering his speech. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/aga-khan-mcgill-1983.pngNovember 1, 1983: His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th Shia Ismaili Imam, with Mcgill University's Chancellor Conrad Hernington at the University's Convocation held at Place des Arts in Montreal, PQ, Canada.November 1, 1983: His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th Shia Ismaili Imam, with Mcgill University's Chancellor Conrad Hernington at the University's Convocation held at Place des Arts in Montreal, PQ, Canada.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/aga-khan-mcgill-1983.jpgAga Khan McGill 1983https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/aga-khan-clarkson-saul.pngHis Highness the Aga Khan and their Excellencies Adrienne Clarkson and John Ralston SaulHis Highness the Aga Khan with the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson and her husband John Ralston Saul in the grounds of Rideau Hall. - Photo: AKDN/Zahur Ramjihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/david-johnston.jpgHis Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston became Canada's new Governor General on October 1, 2010. He was the Principal and Vice Chancellor of McGill Univeristy when His Highness the Aga Khan was conferred an Honorary degree of the Doctor of Laws on November 1, 1983. Photo credit: Office of the Secretary to the Governor General 2025-12-10T11:01:03+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv/his-highness-the-aga-khan-and-canada-a-profound-affinity-but-why-canada/2025-12-10T11:00:20+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv/one-on-one-peter-mansbridge-with-his-highness-the-aga-khan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/one-on-one-cover2.gifOne on One: Peter Mansbridge with His Highness the Aga Khanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/one-on-one-cover1.gifOne on One: Peter Mansbridge with His Highness the Aga Khanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/one-on-one-cover.gifThe front cover of "One on One" by Peter Mansbridge, an icon in Canadian journalism.Please click for Peter Mansbridge interview with His Highness the Aga Khanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/mansbridge-peter_cr-dustin-rabin.jpgPeter Mansbridge of CBCA portrait of Peter Mansbridge of CBC Canada. Photo Credit: Photo by Dustin Rabin.com, Toronto – July 25, 2007. Copyright: Dustin Rabin.2025-12-10T10:59:54+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv/aga-khan-graces-10th-annual-lafontaine-baldwin-symposium/2025-12-10T10:57:48+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv/aga-khan-gifts-brown-university-in-honour-of-vartan-gregorian/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/aga-khan-at-brown-1996-smaller.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan at "The Green" at Brown University, 1996. Simerg Photo. His Highness the Aga Khan at "The Green" at Brown University, 1996. Simerg Photo. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/aga-khan-at-brown-1996.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan at Brown University, 1996A very happy moment in my life when I visited Brown University in 1996. I snapped this picture of my beloved 49th Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, and only realized that he was looking straight at my disposable nine dollar camera after I got the film processed in Philadelphia. Photo by Abdulmalik Merchant2025-12-10T10:57:16+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv/the-11th-cycle-of-the-aga-khan-award-for-architecture/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/2004akaah2.jpgThe 11th Cycle of The Aga Khan Award for Architecturehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/2004akaah1.jpgThe 11th Cycle of The Aga Khan Award for Architecturehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/1989akaa1.jpg1989, Citadel of Saladin, Cairo, EgyptFourth Cycle: 1989, Citadel of Saladin, Cairo, Egypthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/2007akaa.jpgPetronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTenth cycle: 2007, Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysiahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/2004akaah.jpgHumayun's Tomb, New Delhi, IndiaNinth cycle: 2004, Humayun's Tomb, New Delhi, Indiahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/2004akaa.jpg2004akaaNinth cycle: 2004, Humatun's Tomb, New Delhi, Indiahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/2001akaa.jpgCitadel of Aleppo, SyriaEight cycle: 2001, Citadel of Aleppo, Syriahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/1998akaa.jpg1998akaaSeventh cycle: 1998, The Alhambra, Granada, Spainhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/1995akaa.jpgKaraton Surakarta, Solo, IndonesiaSixth cycle: 1995, Karaton Surakarta, Solo, Indonesiahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/1989akaa.jpgRegistan Square, Samarkand, UzbekistanFifth cycle: 1992, Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan2025-12-10T10:56:43+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv/the-preamble-of-the-constitution-of-the-shia-imami-ismaili-muslims/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/ak86.pngPreamble Ismaili Constitution2025-12-10T10:56:00+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv/aga-khan-in-prestigious-jury-for-first-ever-business-leaders-award-to-fight-human-trafficking/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/ht.pngBusiness Leaders Award To Fight Human TraffickingPhoto credit: www.businessleadersaward.org2025-12-10T10:55:32+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/essays-and-letters/a-review-of-his-highness-the-aga-khans-where-hope-takes-root/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/where-hope-takes-root-by-his-highness-the-aga-khan.jpgFront cover of "Where Hope Takes Root" by His Highness the Aga KhanHis Highness the Aga Khan's "Where Hope Takes Root"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/sun1125_khan_9small.pngHis Highness Aga Khan signing his book "Where Hope Takes Root" for the Premier of Briitish Columbia during his visit to the province to celebrate his Golden Jubilee. Photo: With permission of The Vancouver Sun.Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness Aga Khan, signing his book "Where Hope Takes Root" for Gordon Campbell, the Premier of British Columbia during his 2008 visit to the province to celebrate his Golden Jubilee or 50 Years of Imamat. Photo: With permission of The Vancouver Sun. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/nizar-motani.jpgNizar Motani2025-12-10T10:54:51+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv/a-tribute-to-his-highness-the-aga-khan-on-his-75th-birthday/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/075-128-22.jpgAKDN Organization Chart todayThe Aga Khan Development Network today. Credit: Akdn.org, reproduced with minor format changes.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/075-141.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan 10th anniversary of Imamat coinA silver coin minted on the occasion of His Highness the Aga Khan's 10th Imamat anniverasay which was commemorated on Jult11, 1967. Photo: Jehangir Merchan collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/075-140.jpgHis Highness the Aga KhanHis Highness the Aga Khanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/ps_0122s.jpgMausoleum of Pir Sadr-al-DinA large tree spreads its shadows ouside the mausoleum of Pir Sadr al-Din. Photo: Malik Mirza. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/fatimid_caliphate_map_final.pngThe Fatimid CaliphateThe Fatimid Caliphate https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iv-uganda-takht-nashini.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan: Ceremonial installation, Kampala, UgandaHis Highness the Aga Khan: Ceremonial installation, Kampala, Uganda2025-12-10T10:54:18+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv/a-tribute-to-his-highness-the-aga-khan-on-his-75th-birthday-part-ii/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/075-1641.jpgHis Highness the Aga KhanA portrait of His Highness the Aga Khan. Photo: Jehangir Merchant collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/075-153.jpgIsmaili volunteersA collage of Ismaili volunteers. Centre group - Ottawa Ismaili Junior volunteers with their mentor; Two insets - part of a volunteer team serving at the Toronto Pearson International Airport during the Golden Jubilee of His Highness the Aga Khan.Photo: Malik Merchant.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/075-152.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan pictured amongst his followers in Badakhshan in May 1995.His Highness the Aga Khan pictured amongst his followers in Badakhshan in May 1995. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/ismaili-woman.pngAn Old Ismaili Woman HuskingAn old Ismaili woman in seen husking in the mountainous region of Central Asia. Women are said to do as much agricultural work as men. Photo: Henry Dallal.2025-12-10T10:53:31+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv/a-tribute-to-his-highness-the-aga-khan-on-his-75th-birthday-part-iii/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/075-173.jpgA sketch of the modern Ismaili Centre, London, as depicted on invitation cards distributed in 1985A sketch of the Ismaili Centre at Cromwell Gardens in South Kensingon, London, as depicted on invitation cards distributed in 1985. The Centre is the focal point of the Ismaili community in the UK and was opened on April 24, 1985 Baroness Margaret in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/075-172.jpgIsmaili Centre, DubaiIsmaili Centre, Dubai. Photo: Gary Otte, Akdn.orghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/075-171.jpgIsmaili Centre, LisbonFountain at the main courtyard of the Ismaili Centre, Lisbon. Photo: Nurin Merchanthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/075-170.jpgIsmaili Centre, Lisbon, PortugalIsmailis walk about at one of the courtyards at the Ismaili Centre, Lisbon, during the Golden Jubilee celebrations of His Highness the Aga Khan. Photo: Nurin Merchanthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/075-167.jpgThe Darkhana Pakistan in Karachi's Garden Area.A pre-1978 photo of the Ismaili Jamatkhana in the Garden East neighbourhood of Karachi lit for the Navroz celebrations. This Jamatkhana is now Pakistan's Darkhana. Photo: Jehangirt Merchant collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/075-164.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan, center, with his son Prince Rahim and daughter Princess Zahra overlooking the entrance hall of the Ismaili Centre Dubai from the balcony above on the opening day on March 26, 2008. Photo: Gary Otte. Akdn.org His Highness the Aga Khan, center, with his son Prince Rahim and daughter Princess Zahra overlooking the entrance hall of the Ismaili Centre Dubai from the balcony above on the opening day on March 26, 2008. Photo: akdn/Gary Otte. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/075-163.jpgThe opening of the London Ismaili Centre.Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher unveiling the opening foundation plaque of the London Ismaili Centre in April 1985 in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan, with President Anil Ishani of the Ismaili Council for the UK looking on. Photo: Ismaili Forumhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/075-162.jpgMystical halo - construction site of the Ismaili Centre in TorontoA halo from the construction site of the new Ismaili Jamatkhana and the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto. The long exposure created this halo from the lights on November 29, 2010. It is not an effect that Jim Bowie created, and he can't quite explain it. Photo: Jim Bowie, Toronto.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/075-161.jpgNizariya Jamatkhana, AfghanistanThe Nizariya Jamatkhana in Zargha, Baghlan Province, one of the 20 Ismaili Jamatkhanas that have opened in Afghanistan over the last 9 years. Photo: Zamanuddin Danishjo.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/075-160.jpg075-160His Highness the Aga Khan viewing the five IIS publications specially commissioned in commemoration of the Golden Jubilee of his accession to the Imamat with Professor Azim Nanji, the former director of the Institute of Ismaili Studies, looking on. Photo: The Institute of Ismaili Studies.2025-12-10T10:52:57+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv/honorary-degrees-conferred-on-his-highness-the-aga-khan-since-1967-a-pictorial-record-with-citations-tributes-and-remarks/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/aktimb.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan greeting the residents of Timbuktu who had gathered in the streets of the city to welcome him. - Photo: AKDN/Arnhel de SerraHis Highness the Aga Khan greeting the residents of Timbuktu who had gathered in the streets of the city to welcome him. - Photo: AKDN/Arnhel de Serrahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ucsfmedal.jpgChancellor Susan Desmond-Hellman presents His Highness the Aga Khan with the 2011 University of California San Francisco Medal, the University's highest honour. - Photo: UCSF / Noah BergerChancellor Susan Desmond-Hellman presents His Highness the Aga Khan with the 2011 University of California San Francisco Medal, the University's highest honour. - Photo: UCSF / Noah Berger2025-12-10T10:52:16+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/2012/01/13/his-highness-the-aga-khan-university-of-ottawa-honorary-degree/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/uo_diane_davidson_h_h_the_agakhan_guestbook.jpgUniversity of Ottawa Honorary Degree for His Highness the Aga KhanHis Highness the Aga Khan signs a guestbook at the University of Ottawa on January 13, 2012, as Diane Davidson, the Vice President of Governance looks on. Photo: University of Ottawa. Copyright. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/uoaagakhan04l.jpgUniversity of Ottawa confers an Honorary Degree on His Highness the Aga Khan"His Highness has used his own faith background to speak directly to the goodness of all people." -- President Alan Rock, University of Ottawa, January 13, 2012. Photo: University of Ottawa. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/uoaagakhan03.jpgUniversity of Ottawa Honorary Degree for His Highness the Aga KhanThe citation conferring an Honorary Degree on His Highness the Aga Khan at the University of Ottawa on Janaury 13, 2012. Photo: University of Ottawa. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/uoaagakhan02.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan delivering his address after he was conferred with an Honorary Degree by the University of Ottawa on January 13, 2012. Photo: University of Ottawa. Copyright.Please click for "Gems"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/uoaagakhan01.jpgUoaAgaKhan01His Highness the Aga Khan with University of Ottawa's Chancellor Huguette Labelle and President Alan Rock. Photo: University of Ottawa. Copyright. Please click for enlargement. 2025-12-10T10:51:33+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/special-series-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv/gems-from-his-highness-the-aga-khans-speech-at-the-university-of-ottawa/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/uot_hh_the_aga_khan_-_speech.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan at the University of Ottawa.His Highness the Aga Khan addresses the University of Ottawa convocation, where he was awarded an honorary doctorate on Friday January 13, 2012. Photo: University of Ottawa. Copyright.2025-12-10T10:51:02+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv/flashback-into-the-1960s-admiration-for-his-highness-the-aga-khan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/agakhanand-brohi.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan and A K Brohi in 1970 His Highness the Aga Khan being received by A K Brohi during a dinner hosted in his honour at the Karachi residence of the Brohi family on February 14, 1970. Photo: Ismaili Mirror, Special Number, 1970 Pakistan Visit.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/a-k-brohi.jpgA K BrohiA. K. Brohi. Photo: Wikipedia.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/senegal.jpgThe Senegalese President with the Ismaili ImamPlease click for "Admiration for His Highness the Aga Khan"2025-12-10T10:50:24+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-shia-ismaili-tradition-in-central-asia-evolution-continuities-and-changes-2/2025-12-10T10:48:46+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-unravelling-the-dark-history-of-the-medieval-ismaili-community/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/eagles-nest-small11.jpgVoices: Unravelling the Dark History of the Medieval Ismaili Communityhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/eagles-nest-small11.jpgVoices: Unravelling the Dark History of the Medieval Ismaili Communityhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/eagles-nest-small1.jpgFront and Back Covers of "Eagle's Nest", by Professor Peter WilleyFront and Back Covers of "Eagle's Nest", by Professor Peter Willeyhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/professor-peter-willey1.jpgProfessor Peter WilleyThe late Professor Willeyhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/pak_baltit_fort_2_karimabad.jpgBaltit Fort amidst the towering peaks Divine mountain scenery around the Baltit Fort, in Hunza, Pakistan. The fort occupies a special place in Professor Willey's book. The fort's revitalization was completed in 1997 by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture's Historic Cities Programme. Photo Credit: Paul Hilts. Copyrighthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/baltit-fort.jpgBaltit FortBaltit Fort, Hunza, Pakistan revitalization was completed in 1977 by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture's Historic Cities Programme. Photo: The Aga Khan Trust For Culturehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/masyaf.jpgMasyafThe most famous of the Syrian castles, Masyaf, or Masyad, has a long history going back to the early Byzantine period, which is demonstrated by its architecture. It is situated about 40 kilometres to the west of Hamat in Syria and it subsequently became the usual headquarters of the chief da‘i of the Syrian Nizaris. It stands on a platform about 20 metres above the surrounding plane guarding the approach to other Ismaili castles in the Jabal Ansariya. It was captured by the Ismailis in 535/1141 and was later refortified by Rashid al-Din Sinan (d. 589/1193). Writing in 1170, William of Tyre mentions there were about 60,000 Ismailis in Syria, holding ten castles. Photo: www.iis.ac.ukhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/khawabi-castle.jpgKhawabi CastleThe castle of Khawabi is about 20 kilometres from Tartus in Syria. It is 350 metres long and 200 metres wide. The town surrounding the castle was reoccupied by a group of Ismailis in the nineteenth century who still live comfortably in its ancient buildings. Khwabi is the only remaining example of a fairly complete Ismaili castle.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/ismaili-castles.gifMap of Key Ismaili CastlesA map showing Ismaili Castles. The primary locations are: Alamut, Girdkuh, Kahf (Syria), Khawabi (Syria, Lamasar, Masyaf (Syria), Maymun Diz, Shamiran, Saru. Professor Willey had calculated that the Ismā‘īlīs seized up to two hundred fortresses during their history, although not all of these were held simultaneously. It is thought that the pigeon postal system was used to communicate between the isolated fortresses and towers. Map: www.iis.ac.ukhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/fortress-of-girdkuh.jpgFortress of GirdkuhOne of the chief Ismaili strongholds in Persia, the fortress of Girdkuh, situated near Damghan, is built upon a conical peak in the Alburz mountain range. Controlling the main east-west trade route to Mashhad, the castle was surrounded by a triple ring of forts making its position seemingly impregnable. Nizari leaders, including Hasan Sabbah (d. 518/1124), often sent their families to Girdkuh for refuge. Girdkuh was the last Nizari stronghold in Persia to surrender to the Mongols, holding out against a Mongol siege for 17 years. Photo: www.iis.ac.uk2025-12-10T10:48:14+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-alluring-istanbul-links-cultures-religions-and-two-continents-and-offers-something-for-everybody/2025-12-10T10:47:41+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv/voices-a-western-correspondents-account-of-the-aga-khans-first-historic-visit-to-his-followers-in-gorno-badakhshan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/pdf_button1.jpgA Western Correspondent's Account of the Aga Khan's Historic First Visit to His Followers in Gorno-Badakhshanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/pdf_button.jpgA Western Correspondent's Account of the Aga Khan's Historic First Visit to His Followers in Gorno-Badakhshanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/aga-khan-visit-tajikistan-1995-71.jpgAga Khan Visit Tajikistan, 1995 7My deep and heartfelt prayers are with you for your happiness and well-being," says the Aga Khan. "Though I will be leaving you, please remember at all times you are in my heart, my thoughts and my prayers." Tears streamed down Mirzojalal Shojamolov's face.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/aga-khan-visit-tajikistan-1995-6-small.jpgAga Khan Visit Tajikistan, 1995His Highness the Aga Khan in Murghab on 26 May 1995. He told his audience who comprised of Ismaili and non-Ismaili Muslims: "Today. the Ummah is constituted of hundreds of millions of Muslims and who are bound by their faith - the Shahada, La-illaha-Ilallah Muhammadur Rasullillah - and yet, who over centuries have come to live in different climates, speak different languages and who differentiate in some interpretations of their faith."https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/aga-khan-visit-tajikistan-1995-5.jpgAga Khan Visit Tajikistan 1995 - 5The Aga Khan told his audience in Rushan on 27 May 1995: "The Qur'an refers very often to nature as a reflection of Allah's power of creation, and it says, look at the mountains, the rivers, the trees, the flowers, as evidence of Allah's love for the people whom He has created. Today, I look at the environment and I say to you, I believe Allah is smiling upon you, and may His smile always be upon you."https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/aga-khan-visit-tajikistan-1995-7.jpgAga Khan Visit Tajikistan, 1995A hydro-electric plant near Khorog, completed with the assistance of the Aga Khan Foundation and the US Department of State. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/aga-khan-visit-tajikistan-1995-2-2.jpghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/aga-khan-visit-tajikistan-1995-4.jpgAga Khan Visit Tajikistan, 1995Ishkashim, 27 May 1995: The Aga Khan's stage may appear to be far, but for thousands of Ismailis his presence amongst them glittered their hearts and souls with happiness and joyhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/aga-khan-visit-tajikistan-1995-31.jpgAga Khan Visit Tajikistan 1995 - 3https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/aga-khan-visit-tajikistan-1995-3.jpgAga Khan Visit Tajikistan, 1995 Happy and excited over the Imam's visit, many travelled on foot for hours to see their Imam. Others made to the sites on the back of trucks.2025-12-10T10:47:09+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/parables/parable-traditional-sufi-stories-about-the-intricacies-of-life/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/giraffe.jpgA representation of the intricacies of life by Mary Lowe, a Canadian artist, who specializes in 3 dimensional clay sculptures.Sufi Stories on the Intricacies of Life2025-12-10T10:46:37+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-some-guidelines-on-being-a-good-jamati-leader/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/folio_from_a_nahj_al-balagha.giffolio_from_a_nahj_al-balaghaA folio from Hazrat Ali's Nahj al-Balagha (Peaks of Eloquence).2025-12-10T10:45:34+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-hazrat-alis-principles-of-good-governance-early-muslim-style-2/2025-12-10T10:45:02+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/parables/parable-looking-for-the-tree-of-immortality/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/yggdrasil.jpgAn 1847 depiction of the Norse Yggdrasil as described in the Icelandic Prose Edda by Oluf Olufsen Bagge.Parable: Tree of Immortality2025-12-10T10:44:27+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/collections-extraordinary-books-extraordinary-objects/collection-special-selection-out-of-print-books-on-the-art-and-architecture-of-the-fatimid-period/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/fatimidartbook004.jpgFatimid Art BookCollection: Four books on Fatimid Arthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/fatimidartbook003.jpgFatimid ArtPlease click for A Selection of out of print books on Fatimid Arthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/fatimidartbook002.jpgCatalogue of a 1999 Fatimid Art Exhibition held in AustriaFour out of print books on Fatimid Arthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/fatimidartbook001.jpgfatimidartbook0012025-12-10T10:43:57+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-doctrine-of-imamat-during-the-fatimid-period/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/rahat-al-aql-illustration.jpgAn illustration on cosmology and numerology from Rahat al-Aql by the Fatimid dai and philosopher Hamid al-Din Kirmani. The manuscript is in the library of the Institute of Ismaili Studies and is dated 1859 A.C. Photo Credit: The Institute of Ismaili Studies, www.iis.ac.uk Please click for Ismaili Doctrines during the Fatimid Period2025-12-10T10:43:22+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-imamat-in-ismaili-ginanic-literature/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/ginan-manuscripts.jpgA selection of ginan manuscripts at the Institute of Ismaili Studies in LondonLiterary Reading: Imamat in Ismaili Ginanic Literature2025-12-10T10:42:39+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-qadi-al-numan-on-the-distinction-between-islam-and-iman/2025-12-10T10:42:08+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv/literary-reading-timeline-of-his-highness-the-aga-khans-awards-and-honours-2/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/aga-khans-awards-and-honours-timeline2.pngTimeline of His Highness the Aga Khan's Awards and Honourshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/aga-khan-timeline-snapshot-222.jpgTimeline of His Highness the Aga Khan's Awards and Honourshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/aga-khan-timeline-snapshot12.jpgTimeline of His Highness the Aga Khan's Awards and Honourshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/aga-khan-timeline-snapshot3.jpgTimeline of His Highness the Aga Khan's Awards and Honourshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/timeline_on_wall2.jpgTimeline of His Highness the Aga Khan's Awards and Honourshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/aga-khans-awards-and-honours-timeline1.pngTimeline of His Highness the Aga Khan's Awards and Honourshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/aga-khan-timeline-snapshot-221.jpgTimeline of His Highness the Aga Khan's Awards and Honourshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/timeline_on_table_top2.jpgTimeline of His Highness the Aga Khan's Awards and Honourshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/aga-khan-timeline-snapshot11.jpgTimeline of His Highness the Aga Khan's Awards and Honourshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/aga-khan-timeline-snapshot2.jpgTimeline of His Highness the Aga Khan's Awards and Honours2025-12-10T10:40:45+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/collections-extraordinary-books-extraordinary-objects/collection-the-aga-khans-horses-1938-limited-edition-number-81-signed-by-the-aga-khan-2/2025-12-10T10:40:16+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-karim-masters-legacy-lives-on-through-students-he-taught-and-a-beautifully-illustrated-journal-rahe-rast-2/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/rahe-rast-painted-by2.jpgLiterary Reading: Karim Master's Legacy Lives on Through Students He Taught...and a Beautifully Illustrated Journal, "Rahe Rast"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/rahe-rast-boat2.jpgLiterary Reading: Karim Master's Legacy Lives on Through Students He Taught...and a Beautifully Illustrated Journal, "Rahe Rast"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/rahe-rast-imam-portrait2.jpgLiterary Reading: Karim Master's Legacy Lives on Through Students He Taught...and a Beautifully Illustrated Journal, "Rahe Rast"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/rahe-rast-painted-by1.jpgLiterary Reading: Karim Master's Legacy Lives on Through Students He Taught...and a Beautifully Illustrated Journal, "Rahe Rast"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/rahe-rast-boat1.jpgLiterary Reading: Karim Master's Legacy Lives on Through Students He Taught...and a Beautifully Illustrated Journal, "Rahe Rast"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/rahe-rast-title-page1.jpgLiterary Reading: Karim Master's Legacy Lives on Through Students He Taught...and a Beautifully Illustrated Journal, "Rahe Rast"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/rahe-rast-title-page1.jpgLiterary Reading: Karim Master's Legacy Lives on Through Students He Taught...and a Beautifully Illustrated Journal, "Rahe Rast"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/rahe-rast-imam-portrait1.jpgLiterary Reading: Karim Master's Legacy Lives on Through Students He Taught...and a Beautifully Illustrated Journal, "Rahe Rast"2025-12-10T10:39:34+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-in-ismaili-ginanic-literature-prophet-muhammad-is-symbol-of-moon-light-a-mercy-to-all-nations-and-intercessor/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/pir-sadr-al-din-saloko-nano2.jpgLiterary Reading: In Ismaili Ginanic Literature Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s) is Symbol of Moon-Light, a Mercy to All Nations, and Intercessorhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/pir-shams-vaek-moto2.jpgLiterary Reading: In Ismaili Ginanic Literature Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s) is Symbol of Moon-Light, a Mercy to All Nations, and Intercessorhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/pir-shams-vaek-moto1.jpgLiterary Reading: In Ismaili Ginanic Literature Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s) is Symbol of Moon-Light, a Mercy to All Nations, and Intercessorhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/pir-sadr-al-din-saloko-nano1.jpgLiterary Reading: In Ismaili Ginanic Literature Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s) is Symbol of Moon-Light, a Mercy to All Nations, and Intercessorhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/pir-sadr-al-din-saloko-nano.jpgFolio of Pir Sadr al-Din's Saloko Nano at the Institute of Ismaili Studies.Folio of Pir Sadr al-Din's Saloko Nano at the Institute of Ismaili Studies. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/pir-shams-vaek-moto.jpgA manuscript of Pir Sham's ginan, Vaek Moto, at the Institute of Ismaili Studies in LondonProphet Muhammad (s.a.s) in Ismaili Ginanic Literature2025-12-10T10:38:55+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/collections-extraordinary-books-extraordinary-objects/collection-the-memoirs-of-aga-khan-1st-editions-in-seven-languages-2/2026-02-09T17:28:15+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-hazrat-imam-sultan-muhammad-shah-aga-khan-iii-the-face-of-imamat/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/face-of-imamat-text-block-51.jpgface-of-imamat-text-block-51A mosaic portrait in lapis-lazuli of His Highness the Aga Khan made by the late Pakistani Ismaili artist, Gulgee. Photo credit: Ismailimail. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iv-by-gulgee-portrait.jpgAspects of the life of the 49th Ismaili Imam The Life and Works of the 49th Ismaili Imamhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iv-by-gulgee1.jpgAga Khan IV mosaic by the late GulgeeA mosaic portrait in lapis-lazuli of His Highness the Aga Khan made by the late Pakistani Ismaili artist, Gulgee. Photo credit: Ismailimail. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iv-by-gulgee.jpgA mosaic of His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan, 49th Imam of Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, by the late Pakistani artist Gulgeehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iv-by-gulgee-enlargement.jpgAga Khan IV by Gulgee enlargementhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/face-of-imamat-text-block-5.jpgFace of Imamat Text Block 5https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iv-portrait-pakistan-1976-traditional2.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan pictured in a traditional outfit during his visit to Pakistan in 1976. Photo credit: Ilm, Special Pakistan visit Supplement.His Highness the Aga Khan pictured in a traditional outfit during his visit to Pakistan in 1976. Photo credit: Ilm, Special Pakistan visit Supplement.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/face-of-imamat-text-block-4.jpgface-of-imamat-text-block-4This thoughtful study of the late Aga Khan, 48th Imam of Shia Imami Ismailis, was done in clay by his wife, the Begum Aga Khan. Image by © Bettmann/CORBIShttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iv-enthronement-6.jpgAga Khan IV enthronement July 12, 1957: The newly enthroned Imam, Shah Karim al-Hussaini, with Ismaili leaders at Villa Barakat.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iv-enthronement-5.jpgAga Khan IV enthronement at Villa Barakat in Geneva2025-12-10T10:37:37+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-hazrat-imam-sultan-muhammad-shah-aga-khan-iii-long-reign-ends/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iii-memorial-service-woking-mosque.gifaga-khan III memorial service - woking mosqueAugust 21, 1957: Lord Chamberlain, the Earl of Scarborough, and the new Ismaili Imam, Prince Karim, at the memorial ceremony for the late Ismaili Imam, held at the Woking Mosque outide London.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iii-pandal-crowd.jpgMourners in Tent in AswanFebruary 1959: A tent city was raised on the outskirts of Aswan and around 2500 Ismaili mouners from all over the world made their way to Aswan. © Photo: Motani Collection, Ottawahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iv-takhtnashini-kampala.jpgCeremonial installation of the 49th Imam in Kampala, Uganda.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iii-pandal-with-hazar-imam.jpgNew Ismaili Imam in an audience with mourners at tent cityFebruary 1959: The 49th Ismaili Imam in the tent city where he is seen with mouners who came to Aswan for the final funeral ceremonies of the 48th Ismaili Imam, who passed away on July 11, 1957. © Photo: Motani Collection, Ottawahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iii-last-resting-place.jpgAga Khan III Last resting placehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iii-funeral-shah-karim1.jpgAga Khan III funeral Shah Karimhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iii-portrait.jpgAga Khan III PortraitA portrait of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III, 48th Ismaili Imam whose reign of 72 years was the longest in Ismaili history. © Photo: Motani Collection, Ottawahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iii-noor-salaam.jpgNoor al SalaamFebruary 1959: The villa, Noor al Salaam, where the body of the 48th Imam lay temporarily buried before it was moved to the final resting place in the mausoleum. © Photo: Motani Cllection, Ottawahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iii-mausoleum-and-noor-salaam-bw.jpgAga Khan III Mausoleum and Noor Salaam b&whttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iii-mausoleum.jpgThe Aga Khan III mausoleum in AswanThe Aga Khan III mausoleum in Aswan by the Nile. In foreground is the villa, Noor al Salaam. © Photo: Motani Collection, Ottawa2025-12-10T10:37:01+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-sir-sultan-muhammad-shah-aga-khan-iii-record-70-year-platinum-reign-witnessed-world-evolve-from-candle-lights-and-horse-carriages-to-nuclear-physics-and-air-jet-travel-2/2025-12-10T10:36:04+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-sir-sultan-muhammad-shah-aga-khan-iii-the-diamond-jubilee-an-incomparable-occasion-in-the-world/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iii-diamond-jubilee-decorated-arch.jpgAga Khan III Diamond Jubilee Decorated ArchAga Khan III Diamond Jubilee Decorated Archhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iii-dj-crowd1.jpgaga-khan-iii-dj-crowd1https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iii-diamond_aug15_1946.jpgAugust 10, 1946: The Aga Khan speaking at the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations in Dar-es-Salaam, home of 74,000 Africans, Indians, Arabs, and Europeans. The city was taxed by the crowd of visitors. To house them, sackcloth huts were thrown up below the coconut palms. Streets became so congested that automobile traffic was limited. Merchants enjoyed a sales boom.Aga Khan III Series: The Diamond Jubilee - Unlike any Other Eventhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iii-npg-08.jpgaga-khan-iii-npg-08March 10 1946: "A dark eyed beauty" was how the National Geographic described this lady in a caption, adding that "her tolerant leader champions women's education; opposes their segregation in purdah." Photo: David Carnegie, National Geographic, March 1947 https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iii-npg-05.jpgaga-khan-iii-npg-05Dar es Salaam, home of 74,000 Africans, Indians, Arabs, and Europeans was taxed by the crowd of visitors. To house them, sackcloth huts were thrown up below the coconut palms. Streets became so congested that automobile traffic was limited. Merchants enjoyed a sales boom.Photo: Motani Collection, Ottawa. A similar photo, not as clear was published in National Geographic March 1947.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iii-npg-02.jpgDiamond Jubilee, Dar-es-SalaamBulletproof caskets of transparent plastic rest on the scale. These contain industrial diamonds on loan from London for the weighingThe setting was Dar es Salaam, Tanganyika, East Africa, a stronglhold of the Ismailis. Scarlet-robed members of the Aga Khan Legion surround the Imam. Photo: National Geographic, March 1947https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iii-dj-karimabad-bombay1.jpgImam Sultan Mahomed Shah with Begum Om Habiba, Mata Salalmat, and Prince Sadruddin at a Mulaqat with the Karimabad Jamat during his Diamond Jubilee visit to MumbayPlease click on image for "Mawla Fulfilled My Wish"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iii-dj-diamond-examination-bombay1.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan III examining diamonds at his residence in Bombay before the weighing ceremony At his residence in Bombay, Imam Sultan Mahomed Shah examines some of the diamonds before the day of the Diamond Jubilee Ceremony at Bombay's Brabourne Stadium.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iii-dj-cumber-photo-brabourne-stadium-bombay1.jpgAga Khan III at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay, at the weighing ceremonyAnother photo of the same ceremony. This was a revolving stage so that everyone could have a view of the spectacular event. Photo: Cumberhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iii-dj-brabourne-stadium-bombay1.jpgThe Diamond Jubilee Weighing ceremony at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay on March 10, 1946The value of diamonds was 640,000 British pounds at the Bombay weighing ceremony attended by 100,000 people. Photo: Jehangir Merchant collection 2025-12-10T10:35:11+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-sir-sultan-muhammad-shah-aga-khan-iii-the-diamond-jubilee-an-incomparable-occasion-in-the-world/sir-sultan-muhammad-shah-aga-khan-iii-lakhpatys-intriguing-poster-for-48th-ismaili-imams-diamond-jubilee-shows-artistic-ingenuity/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/v7o0071-web-size.jpgDiamond Jubilee Poster by Major A. J. LakhpatyHis Highness the Aga Khan IIIhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/v7o0071-large-size.jpg_V7O0071 large size2025-12-10T10:34:39+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-sir-sultan-muhammad-shah-aga-khan-iii-ismailis-celebrated-longest-imamat-in-history-with-three-magnificent-jubilees/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iii-jubilee-banner.jpgA Summary of the Jubilee Celebrations of Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III (2nd November, 1877 - 11th July 1957)https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iii-pj-bombay-prince-aly-khan1.jpgPlatinum Jubilee Celebrations in IndiaPlease click for Aga Khan III Jubileeshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iii-npg-03.jpgHis Higness the Aga Khan at the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations in Dar-es-SalaamHis Highness Aga Khan (1877 - 1957), 48th Ismaili Imam, at the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations in Dar-es-Salaam in 1946. Photo: The National Geographic, March 1947. Please click on photo.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iii-gj-motani-kenya.jpgMarch 1, 1936: Aga Khan III at the Golden Jubilee in Nairobi, KenyaAga Khan III Series - the 48th Ismaili Imam's Magnificent Jubileeshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iii-gj-india1.jpgAga Khan III Golden Jubilee in IndiaThe 48th Imam of the Ismailis being weighed in gold on the occasion of his Golden Jubilee in Hasanabad, Bombay, on 19th January1936. Pir Sabzali is seen on the extreme right. The Imam weighed in at 220lbs with the gold values at $125,000 - a vast amount for that time. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iii-ng-motani-version-crowd.jpgAga Khan III Diamond Jubilee Celebrations in Da-es-SalaamVast crowds of Ismailis from all over the world had gathered in Dar-es-Salaam for the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of their 48th Imam, Aga Khan III. Photo: Motani Collection, Ottawahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/npg-aga-khan-iii.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan III, Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah (1877 - 1957)Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III. Photo Copyright National Portrait Gallery, London by Elliott & Fry photograph.2025-12-10T10:33:49+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-sir-sultan-muhammad-shah-aga-khan-iii-the-48th-ismaili-imam-at-the-ritz-calm-mind-clear-thinking-and-wise-a-reporters-1933-story/2025-12-10T10:32:44+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-sir-sultan-muhammad-shah-aga-khan-iii-imam-speaks-of-burmese-patriotism-memorial-plate-honours-31-ismaili-lives-lost-in-wwii-bombardment/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-burma-plaque-web1.jpgVoices: Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III – Imam Speaks of Burmese Patriotism; Memorial Plate at Jamatkhana Honours 31 Ismaili Lives Lost in WWII Bombardmenthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-burma-plaque-web1.jpgVoices: Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III – Imam Speaks of Burmese Patriotism; Memorial Plate at Jamatkhana Honours 31 Ismaili Lives Lost in WWII Bombardmenthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iv-burma-300-dpi1.jpgA signed photo of His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th Ismaili Imam. He is pictured in a traditional Burmese dress during his March 1960 visit to Burma when he celebrated Navroz with the Rangoon Jamat. Photo: Anwar Virani Archives, OttawaThis is a signed photograph by Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th Imam of the Shia Imami Ismailis, pictured in a Burmese traditional dress during his visit to Burma in March 1960 when he celebrated the Persian New Year, Navroz, which falls on March 21st, with his Ismaili followers. Photo: Anwar Virani Archives, Ottawa.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-burma-plaque-web.jpgPlaque includes names of Burmese "shahids" who died during the bombing in 1943Aga Khan III Series: Burmese Patriotism, historic photo, WWII tragedyhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-burma-jamatkhana.jpgJamatkhana in RangoonThe renovated Jamatkhana completed in 1949. Thirty one Ismailis died in Rangoon during bombing in the 2nd World War. Photo: Anwar Virani archives https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-burma-small.jpgAga Khan III with leaders of the Jamat in BurmaPlease click for Patriotism; Loss of Liveshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iv-burma-300-dpi-2.jpgSigned photo of His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th Ismaili Imam, taken in Burma during his March 1960 visit.This is a signed photograph by Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th Imam of the Shia Imami Ismailis, pictured in a Burmese traditional dress during his visit to Burma in March 1960 when he celebrated the Persian New Year, Navroz, which falls on March 21st, with his Ismaili followers. Photo: Anwar Virani Archives, Ottawa.2025-12-10T10:32:13+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-sir-sultan-muhammad-shah-aga-khan-iii-historic-photos-and-imams-recognition-of-services-rendered-by-the-family-of-itmadi-kassam-kothari-of-jamnagar/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/khadija-kothari.jpgKhadija KothariThe late Khadija Kothari who preserved the memories and photos of the Kothari family. Photo: Taj/Bashir Kothari.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/tajk6.pngKothari collection.Itmadi Kassam Kothari with Prince Aly Khan in Jamnagar, India, in 1942 (appx.). Photo: Bashir Kothari/Nuri Kothari, Calgary, Canada https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/tajk5.pngKothari collectionMawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah and Mata Salamat with garlands as thay are received by the Ismaili leadership upon their arrival in Rajkot. Photo: Bashir Kothari/Nuri Kothari, Calgary, Canada https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/tajk4.pngKothari Collection.Mata Salamat is seen coming down the steps of the plane, as Imam Sultan Mahomed is garlanded by an Ismaili leader upon his arrival in Rajkot. Other leaders with their spouses await to garland the Imam and the Begum. Photo: Bashir Kothari/Nuri Kothari, Calgary, Canadahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/tajk3.pngKothari CollectionPhoto taken with Imam Sultan Mahomed Shah in Porbander, India, 1939, with memebsr of the Jamat seated around in a tent structure. Photo: Bashir Kothari/Nuri Kothari, Calgary, Canada. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/tajk2.pngKothari collectionMawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah, the 48th Ismaili Imam, pictured in Rajkot, India, with the Ismaili leadership. Itmadi Kassam Kothari was the President of the Kathiawar Education Board. He is seen in the photo, seted at the right of the Imam. Photo: Bashir Kothari/Nuri Kothari, Calgary, Canada https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/tajk1.pngKothari CollectionMembers of the Supreme Council in Rajkot, India, with Imam Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan, 48th Imam of Shia Imami Ismili Muslims. Itmadi Kassam Kothari, seated on extreme left in middle row, was a member of the council for several years. Photo: Bashir Kothari/Nuri Kothari, Calgary, Canada https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/itmadikassam-5.jpgPrince Aly Khan in Nairobi group photoGroup photo with Prince Aly Khan in Nairobi, Kenya. Hadi Kothari is seen standing in the centre behind Prince Aly Khan.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/itmadikassam-4.jpgAga Khan III and Mata Salamat, London, with Hadi Kothari last moment in the photo, see story belowhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/itmadikassam-3.jpgAga Khan III with Maharajah; Itmadi Kassam in photo2025-12-10T10:31:40+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-sir-sultan-muhammad-shah-aga-khan-iii-portraits-from-the-national-portrait-gallery/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/npg-163440.jpgSir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III, direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad and 48th Imam Shia Imami Ismailis. Photo: Copyright National Portrait Gallery, LondonSir Sultan Muhammad Shah, His Highness the Aga Khan (1877-1957), direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s) and 48th Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims. Photo: Copyright National Portrait Gallery, London.2025-12-10T10:31:10+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-sir-sultan-muhammad-shah-aga-khan-iii-titles-decorations-and-honours-conferred-on-48th-ismaili-imam-72-year-reign-spanned-six-british-monarchs-and-seventeen-pms-2/2025-12-10T10:30:38+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-sir-sultan-muhammad-shah-aga-khan-iii-eloquent-persian-quatrain-by-48th-ismaili-imam-graces-a-1923-invitation-for-talk-about-imamat/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-quatrain-border-light-grey.jpgTranslation of the Persian quatrain which was written by Aga Khan III in a personal diary of Vazir Mecklai. The text of the quatrain was later produced on an invitation card shown aboveClick for enlargementhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-quatrain-border-grey.jpgAga Khan III Quatrain border greyhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-quatrain-border-green.jpgAga Khan III Quatrain border greenhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-quatrain-border-blue.jpgAga Khan III Quatrain border bluehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-quatrain-border.jpgAga Khan III Quatrain borderhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-quatrain2.jpgAga Khan III Quatrainhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-quatrain1.jpgAga Khan III Quatrain2025-12-10T10:30:17+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-sir-sultan-muhammad-shah-aga-khan-iii-defender-of-islam-activist-for-justice-and-equality-confidence-booster-and-deliverer-of-joy/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/800px-gandhis_ashes.jpgGandhi Ashes Interred at the palacePlease click for enlargement and to read inscriptions on the stonehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-neww-york-public-library1.jpgAga Khan III PhotoPhoto of the 48th Ismaili Imam at the New York Public Libraryhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/sugar-ray-robinson-1.jpgSugar Ray RobinsonThe Aga Khan resigned from St. Cloud golf club near Paris when some members objected to the black boxer Sugar Ray Robinson playing on the links.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/gandhi-memorial.jpgGandhi MemorialYerawada (or Aga Khan) Palace, now the Gandhi Memorial, was built by the 48th Ismaili Imam to provide a means of livelihood to the famine stricken people in Pune. Historically, the palace holds great significance. Mahatma Gandhi, his wife Kasturba Gandhi and his secretary Mahadev Desai were interned in the palace from 9 August 1942 to 6 May 1944. In 1969, the current 49th Ismaili Imam, Prince Karim Aga Khan, donated the Palace to the Indian people as a mark of respect to Gandhi and his philosophy. Today, the palace houses a memorial on Gandhi where his ashes were kept.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-mosaic-by-the-late-ismaili-artist-gulgee.jpgA mosaic of His Highness the Aga Khan III, 48th Imam of Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, by by the late Pakistami artist Gulgee 2025-12-10T10:29:38+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-sir-sultan-muhammad-shah-aga-khan-iii-the-road-to-happiness-and-the-concept-of-life/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/memoirs-of-aga-khan1.jpgLiterary Reading: Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III - The Road to Happiness and The Concept of Lifehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/memoirs-of-aga-khan11.jpgLiterary Reading: Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III - The Road to Happiness and The Concept of Lifehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-and-begum.jpgA warm portrait of Aga Khan III and the BegumRoad to Happinesshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/india-in-transition.jpgIndia in TransitionHardback Cover of the rare 1st edition of "India in Transition," the first work by Aga Khan III, published in 1918https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/memoirs-of-aga-khan.jpgJacket of the British Edition of the "Memoirs of Aga Khan", 1954https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-with-william-nolan-at-golf-course.jpgOne of the last pictures of the great Irish golfer Willie Nolan before his death in 1939 was the one taken above with the Aga Khan III, 48th Imam of Ismailis, before their round of golf (Photo: Irish Golf Archive) Aga Khan III believed that sport, with its rapid movements, would make a body feel alive. He was an avid golfer and is seen here with Willie Nolan, the great Irish golfer2025-12-10T10:29:09+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-sir-sultan-muhammad-shah-aga-khan-iii-imams-message-in-south-africa-addressed-artificial-barriers-unity-education-for-all-and-damaging-social-habits-2/2025-12-10T10:28:41+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-sir-sultan-muhammad-shah-aga-khan-iii-stories-from-readers-i/2025-12-10T10:28:05+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-sir-sultan-muhammad-shah-aga-khan-iii-recollection-of-imams-visit-to-a-family-shop-a-story-about-the-diamond-jubilee-scale-and-does-it-still-work/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-diamond-jubilee-plaque.jpgAga Khan III Diamond Jubilee PlaqueDiamond Jubilee Plaque from Dar-es-Salaam celebrations...one of the memorabilia at Upanga Jamatkhana in the city. As the plaque states, the Imam wished the amount to be dedicated to Jamati projects including the Diamond Jubilee Investment Trust. Photo Al-Karim Pirani Collection, Ottawahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-delivering-an-address-at-the-diamond-jubilee-in-dar-es-salaam.jpgAga Khan III delivering an address at the Diamond Jubilee in Dar-es-SalaamThe Scale then...https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-diamond-jubilee-scale-with-jamil.jpgAga Khan Diamond Jubilee Scale with JamilThe scale tipping to take Jamil's weight during his recent visit to Dar-es-Salaamhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-diamond-jubilee-scale.jpgAga Khan III Diamond Jubilee ScaleThe Scale today...at Upanda Jamatkhana, Dar-es-Salaam. The same scale was used both in Bombay and Dar-es-Salaam. Photo Al-Karim Pirani Collection, Ottawahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-visits-ismaili-businesses-in-south-africa.jpgAga Khan III Visits Ismaili Family in South AfricaPlease click for stories about Imam's visit and scale2025-12-10T10:27:26+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-hazrat-imam-sultan-muhammad-shah-aga-khan-iii-a-mendicant-who-transformed-a-dream-into-reality-and-stirred-the-soul-of-a-bitter-critic/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khansilver-jubilee-portrait.jpgAga khanSilver Jubilee Portraithttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/prince-karim-aga-khan.jpgPrince Karim Aga Khanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-npg-82377.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan III, photographed in 1911, Copyright: National Portrait GalleryA portrait of Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, His Highness the Aga Khan III, dated 1911, Copyright: National Portrait Gallery. 2025-12-10T10:26:50+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-hazrat-imam-sultan-muhammad-shah-aga-khan-iii-links-to-movies-at-british-pathe/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/voices-of-history.jpgVoices of Historyhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-platinum-jubilee-arch1.jpgAga Khan III Platinum Jubilee Archhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-platinum-jubilee-arch.jpgAga Khan Platinum Jubilee Archhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-platinum-jubilee-19541.jpgAga Khan III Platinum Jubilee 1954https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-platinum-jubilee-1954.jpgAga Khan Platinum Jubilee 1954https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-followers-prepare-for-diamond-jubilee.jpgAga Khan III followers prepare for Diamond Jubileehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-laid-to-rest.jpgAga Khan III laid to resthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-in-glasgow.jpgAga Khan III in GlasgowClick for links to Preview movieshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-preparing-to-weigh.jpgAga Khan III Preparations for Weigh Inhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-platinum-jubilee-in-cairo.jpgAga Khan III Platinum Jubilee in Cairo2025-12-10T10:26:01+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-sir-sultan-muhammad-shah-aga-khan-iii-a-muslim-speaks-about-the-outstanding-leadership-of-the-48th-ismaili-imam/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-message-to-ismailis3.jpgLiterary Reading: Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III - A Muslim's Analysis of Lessons that Can be Learnt from the 48th Ismaili Imamhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-message-to-ismailis2.jpgLiterary Reading: Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III - A Muslim's Analysis of Lessons that Can be Learnt from the 48th Ismaili Imamhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-times-letter.jpgAga Khan III Times Letterhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-message-to-ismailis1.jpgAga Khan III message to Ismailishttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-message-to-ismailis.jpgText of message to Ismailis. Source: "Message to the World of Islam" by Aga Khan III, Karachi 1977"The Spirit of Unity in Islam", Platinum Jubilee message to Ismailis, Cairo, 20 February, 1955.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-npg-163440.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan, 48th Ismaili Imam. Photo: The National Portrait Gallery, London. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/quaid-i-azam.jpgQuaid-i-Azam, Mohammed Ali Jinnahhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/sir-muhammad-iqbal.jpgSir Muhammad Iqbalhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/sir-syed-ahmed-khan.jpgSir Syed Ahmed Khan2025-12-10T10:25:33+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-sir-sultan-muhammad-shah-aga-khan-iii-the-imam-of-the-socio-economic-revolution/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-begum-with-pretoria-aga-khan-schools-children2.jpgLiterary Reading: Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III - The Imam of the Socio-Economic Revolutionhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-begum-with-pretoria-aga-khan-schools-children1.jpgLiterary Reading: Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III - The Imam of the Socio-Economic Revolutionhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-diamond-jubilee-decorated-arch.jpgAga Khan III Diamond Jubilee - Decorated ArchThe far-sightedness of Imam’s guidance was dramatically demonstrated during the Golden, Diamond and Platinum Jubilees of the Imam when the largest contributions came from the solid middle core of Ismaili businessmen.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iv1.jpgAga Khan IVhe present Aga Khan pictured at the Governor General's residence in Ottawa, Canada during his Golden Jubilee visit in 2008. Copyright John MacDonald https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iv.jpgAga Khan IVThe present Aga Khan pictured at the Governor General's residence in Ottawa during his Golden Jubilee. Copyright John MacDonald https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-with-mancherjee-merwanjee.jpgSir Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownagree; Conservative MP for Bethnal Green pictured with His Highness the Aga Khan, 48th Ismaili ImamPlease click for Honours conferred on Aga Khan IIIhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-begum-with-pretoria-aga-khan-schools-children.jpgAga Khan III Begum with Pretoria Aga Khan school's childrenBegum Aga Khan with girl students and staff members of the Aga Khan school in Pretoriahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-clinic-in-sa.jpgaga-khan-iii-clinic-in-saDoctor in attendance at a Aga Khan clinic in South Africahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/aga-khan-iv1.jpgAga Khan IVhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/aga-khan-iv.jpgAga Khan IV2025-12-10T10:25:00+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-sir-sultan-muhammad-shah-aga-khan-iii-successor-and-a-son-reflect-on-accomplishments-of-the-48th-ismaili-imam/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/npg-aga-khan-portrait-4354.jpgA portrait of His Highness the Aga Khan III (Sir Sultan Mohammed Shah), 48th Imam of Shia Ismaili Muslims Photo by Dorothy Wilding,1953His Highness the Aga Khan (1877 - 1957). Photo Credit: © The National Portrait Gallery, UK.2025-12-10T10:24:27+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv/literary-reading-part-ii-worldwide-honours-for-prince-karim-aga-khan-underline-impact-of-ismaili-imamats-contribution-to-humanity-2/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/maisondesaussure.jpgFormer US and Soviet leaders at His Highness the Aga Khan's mansion Maison de Saussure.The late US President Ronald Reagan meeting with Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev at the Aga Khan's mansion, Maison de Saussure, during the Geneva Summit. President Reagan and Former First Lady Nancy Reagan had stayed at La Maison de Saussure, an 18th Century chateau a few miles north of Geneva and the Geneva home of the Prince Karim Aga Khan. Photo: Ronald Regan Presidential Library, National Archives, www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/photographs/gorby.html2025-12-10T10:23:31+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv/literary-reading-worldwide-honours-for-prince-karim-aga-khan-underline-impact-of-ismaili-imamats-contribution-to-humanity-2/2025-12-10T10:22:56+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-in-metaphoric-ginan-eji-dhan-dhan-ajno-pir-sadr-al-din-asks-mumins-to-act-righteously-and-gain-spiritual-recognition-of-imam-e-zaman/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iii-silver-jubilee-portrait.jpgHis Highness Aga Khan in a portrait picture taken in 1982 on the occasion of his silver jubileeHis Highness Aga Khan in a portrait picture taken in 1982. on the occasion of his silver jubilee. The 49th Imam of Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, will complete his 57 years of Imamat on July 11, 2014. Please click on photo for article on the Imamat.2025-12-10T10:22:28+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-in-metaphoric-ginan-eji-dhan-dhan-ajno-pir-sadr-al-din-asks-mumins-to-act-righteously-and-gain-spiritual-recognition-of-imam-e-zaman/literary-reading-pir-sadr-al-din-and-the-dawah-in-india-a-brief-note/2025-12-10T10:21:57+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/sidelines/sideline-ismaili-imams-visit-to-los-alamos-lab-50-years-ago-impressed-scientific-hosts-and-revealed-he-was-in-top-physical-condition/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iv-loas-alamos-lab-visit-news-release12.jpgSideline: Ismaili Imam's Visit to Los Alamos Lab 50 Years Ago Impressed Scientific Hosts and Revealed He Was In Top Physical Conditionhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iv-loas-alamos-lab-visit-news-release2.jpgSideline: Ismaili Imam's Visit to Los Alamos Lab 50 Years Ago Impressed Scientific Hosts and Revealed He Was In Top Physical Conditionhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iv-loas-alamos-lab-visit-news-release2.jpgSideline: Ismaili Imam's Visit to Los Alamos Lab 50 Years Ago Impressed Scientific Hosts and Revealed He Was In Top Physical Conditionhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iv-loas-alamos-lab-visit-news-release11.jpgSideline: Ismaili Imam's Visit to Los Alamos Lab 50 Years Ago Impressed Scientific Hosts and Revealed He Was In Top Physical Conditionhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iv-los-alamos-lab-visit-news-report-page-14.jpgAga Khan IV Los Alamos Lab Visit News Report page 1https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iv-in-surprise-visit-large-image.jpgAga Khan IV in Surprise Visit large imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iv-los-alamos-lab-visit-news-report-p-1-c2.jpgReport in LASL Community News, page 1 column 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iv-los-alamos-lab-visit-news-report-p-1-c1.jpgReport in LASL Community News, December 3, 1959https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iv-los-alamos-lab-visit-news-report-page-13.jpgAga Khan IV Los Alamos Lab Visit News Report page 1https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iv-los-alamos-lab-visit-news-report-page-12.jpgAga Khan IV Los Alamos Lab Visit News Report page 1A News story of the Aga Khan's visit, published in the local LASL Community News on December 3, 19592025-12-10T10:21:11+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/collections-extraordinary-books-extraordinary-objects/collection-acquire-a-rare-piece-of-history-framed-stamps-commemorating-the-golden-jubilee-of-his-highness-the-aga-khan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-and-governor-general2.jpgCollection: Acquire a Rare Piece of History - Framed Stamps Commemorating the Golden Jubilee of His Highness the Aga Khan https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-and-governor-general1.jpgCollection: Acquire a Rare Piece of History - Framed Stamps Commemorating the Golden Jubilee of His Highness the Aga Khan https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-and-governor-general.jpgThe Aga Khan and Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean pictured at the Governor General's residence at the start of the Aga Khan's Golden Jubilee visit to Canadahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/v7o5514-web-format-72dpi.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan - Framed Golden Jubilee First Day Covers and StampsA special framed stamp and first day cover set produced by Simerg on the occasion of Mawlana Hazar Imam's Golden Jubilee. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/v7o5510-web-format-72dpi.jpgAga Khan Golden Jubilee First Day Covershttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/aga-khan-and-president-kikwete.jpgAga Khan and President KikweteThe Aga Khan being presented with a framed set of postage stamps by President Kikwete on August 18th 2007. The stamps were produced by Tanzania Posts Corporation to commemorate his Golden Jubilee visit to the country. 2025-12-10T10:20:37+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-fatimid-objects-glass-weights-bearing-the-names-of-imams-al-zahir-and-al-mustansir/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fatimid-token1.jpgFatimid Tokenhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fatimid-token.jpgFatimid TokenGlass token probably used as a fiduciary coin in place of bronze coinhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fatimid-glass-weights.jpgFatimid Glass WeightsPlease click for Glass Weights2025-12-10T10:20:07+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-fatimid-objects-exquisite-gold-earrings-pendants-and-bracelets/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fatimid-pendant2.jpgLiterary Reading: Fatimid Objects - Exquisite Gold Earrings, Pendants and Braceletshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fatimid-pendant1.jpgLiterary Reading: Fatimid Objects - Exquisite Gold Earrings, Pendants and Braceletshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fatimid-brooch1.jpgFatimid BroochFatimid jewellers used both sophisticated techniques and an array of precious stones to stunning effect.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fatimid-brooch.jpgFatimid BroochPlease click for exquisite Fatimid jewelleryhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fatimid-pendant.jpgFatimid Pendant - A brooch found at Fustat. Its enamelled inscription reads 'God is the best protector'. Women used all kinds and shapes of jewellery, such as bracelets, rings, earrings, brooches and pendants. Techniques in ornamentation included engraving, incising, piercing and enamel inlay. This piece is good example of decorative enamel inlay.Please click for exquisite Fatimid jewelleryhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fatimid-bracelet.jpgFatimid Bracelethttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fatimid-bracelets.jpgFatimid BraceletsGold bracelets decorated with embossing and fine filigree work.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fatimid-pair-of-earrings.jpgFatimid Pair of EarringsThis small but meticulously executed pair of gold earrings is a prime example of dexterity in the technique of filigree. Birds were a favoured ornamental motif and the filigree technique maintained the lightness of the subject without compromising their opulence.2025-12-10T10:19:39+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/poetic-expressions-the-poets-and-their-poetry/profile-test/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/snow-and-water.jpgsnow-and-waterPlease click for "Abraham's Land"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/robot-spider-web_s.jpgLight-Speed WebPlease click for Light-Speed Web2025-12-10T10:19:14+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-fatimid-objects-four-ivory-panels/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fatimid-ivory-panels.jpgFatimid Ivory PanelsFatimid Ivory Panels2025-12-10T10:18:43+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/poetic-expressions-the-poets-and-their-poetry/shamas-nanji-ballad-for-bistami/2025-12-10T10:18:14+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-fatimid-object-fragment-of-robe-attributed-to-imam-al-mustansir/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/fragment-imam-mustansir-robe.jpgFragment of a tiraz from the reign of Fatimid Imam/Caliph al-MustansirPlease click for Fatimid Object2025-12-10T10:17:41+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-forthcoming-a-review-of-prince-hussain-aga-khans-photo-exhibition-at-the-woodrow-wilson-center/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/overview1.jpgVoices: A Review of Prince Hussain Aga Khan’s Photo Exhibition in Washington D.C.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/overview1.jpgVoices: A Review of Prince Hussain Aga Khan’s Photo Exhibition in Washington D.C.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/ph_red_snake_image.jpgph_red_snake_imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/ph_gecko.jpgGeckohttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/overcast_day_with_palms_by_a_river.jpgOvercast day with Palms by a riverhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/monkey_by_stream.jpgMonkey by Streamhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/overview.jpgOverview of Prince Hussain Aga Khan's Exhibition at Woodrow Wilson CenterPlease click for Exhibition Reviewhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/one_display_wall-1.jpgWall displayDisplay on a Wall2025-12-10T10:17:07+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/poetic-expressions-the-poets-and-their-poetry/shamas-nanji-fana-and-baqa/2025-12-10T10:16:37+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/parables/parable-hodja-on-the-deathbed-the-donkeys-bray-or-the-wise-hodja-2/2025-12-10T10:15:55+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-fatimid-monuments-the-al-hakim-mosque-and-bab-al-futuh-gate-of-conquest/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/bab-al-futuh.jpgBab al-Futuhhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/al-hakim-mosque.jpgal-Hakim MosqueClick for Fatimid Monuments2025-12-10T10:15:28+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-fatimid-object-textile-fragment-attributed-to-imam-al-aziz/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/handkerchief-al-aziz.jpgFatimid Textile FragmentPlease click for Imam al-Aziz Textile Fragmenthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/robe-fragment-al-mustansir.jpgRobe Fragment Al-Mustansirhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/al-aziz-textile-fragment-2.jpgAl-Aziz Handkerchief/Textile Fragment https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/al-aziz-textile-fragment.jpgImam Al-Aziz Handkerchief/Textile FragmentComplete piece of the fragment2025-12-10T10:15:02+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/poetic-expressions-the-poets-and-their-poetry/shamas-nanji-light-speed-web/2025-12-10T10:14:35+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/parables/parable-the-inkeepers-unusual-suit-in-hodjas-court/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/hodja-stamps.jpgHodja Stamps - issued by Turkey, February 7th, 2008A set of four Stamps commemorating the 800th anniversary of the birth of Nasreddin Hodja. 2025-12-10T10:14:06+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/poetic-expressions-the-poets-and-their-poetry/shamas-nanji-abraham-and-abrahams-land/2025-12-10T10:13:35+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-fatimid-monument-aqueduct-in-kairouan-tunisia-patron-imam-al-muizz-2/2025-12-10T10:12:50+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-if-you-perform-the-pilgrimage-nasir-khushraws-advice-to-a-pilgrim/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/the-route-the-pilgrims-take2.gifLiterary Reading: "If You Perform the Pilgrimage..." - Nasir Khushraw's Advice To a Pilgrim https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/the-route-the-pilgrims-take1.gifLiterary Reading: "If You Perform the Pilgrimage..." - Nasir Khushraw's Advice To a Pilgrim https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/pir-nasir-khushraw1.jpgPir Nasir Khushrawhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/sahara_morroco.jpgA Party of riders in the Saharahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/pir-nasir-khushraw.jpgPir Nasir Khushrawhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/desert-travel.jpgdesert-travelClick for Nasir Khusraw's Advice to a Pilgrimhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/ihram.jpgIhramhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/hills-of-marwah-and-safa.jpgHills of Marwah and Safahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/the-route-the-pilgrims-take.gifA pilgrim's route during HajjA pilgrim's route during Hajjhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/stoning.gifStoning the Pillar2025-12-10T10:12:15+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/parables/parable-countering-criticism-hodjas-way-2/2025-12-10T10:11:49+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/sidelines/sideline-in-remote-badakhshan-community-funds-spearhead-economic-independence/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/tajikistan_map.jpgtajikistan_mapMap of Tajikistan. Courtesy Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/2025-12-10T10:11:22+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/visual-arts-the-artists-and-their-works/ataullah-asmate-waves-off-the-moon-and-communications-5/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/ataula-211.jpg"Waves off the Moon""Waves off the Moon" by Ataullah Asmate: https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/ataula-21.jpgAtaullah Asmate: "Waves off the Moon" and "Communications 5" https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/ataula-2.jpgAtaullah Asmate - "Waves off the Moon"Click for "Waves...https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/ataula-1.jpgCommunications 52025-12-10T10:10:52+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-imagery-in-ginan-ooncha-re-kot-underscores-souls-yearning-for-the-beloved/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/salmon-leaping-upstream1.jpgLiterary Reading: Imagery in Ginan, “Ooncha re Kot...”, Underscores Soul’s Yearning for the Belovedhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/salmon-leaping-upstream1.jpgLiterary Reading: Imagery in Ginan, “Ooncha re Kot...”, Underscores Soul’s Yearning for the Belovedhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/salmon-leaping-upstream.jpghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/fish_upstream.jpgI am a fish of the briny deep2025-12-10T10:10:23+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-imams-muhammad-al-baqir-and-jafar-as-sadiq-on-love-for-the-imam-2/2025-12-10T10:09:36+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-an-understanding-of-the-term-ahl-al-bayt-from-the-holy-quran-and-hadith/2025-12-10T10:08:06+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/sidelines/sideline-rumi-movie-should-not-gloss-over-important-aspects-of-mystics-life-2/2025-12-10T10:07:33+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-imam-as-divine-guide-proof-of-god-and-source-of-salvation-in-ismaili-ginanic-literature/2025-12-10T10:06:56+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/collections-extraordinary-books-extraordinary-objects/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/back-cover-photos-diving-into-wildlife-by-hussain-aga-khan.jpgBack Cover Photos Diving Into Wildlife by Hussain Aga Khanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/front-cover-diving-into-wildlife-by-hussain-aga-khan.jpgFront Cover Diving Into Wildlife by Hussain Aga Khanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/cover-binding1.jpgCollection: "The Aga Khan's Horses" - 1938 Limited Edition, Number 81, Signed by the Aga Khanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/signaturepagelyle1.jpgCollection: "The Aga Khan's Horses" - 1938 Limited Edition, Number 81, Signed by the Aga Khanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/bahram.jpgCollection: "The Aga Khan's Horses" - 1938 Limited Edition, Number 81, Signed by the Aga Khanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/mumtaz-mahal1.jpgCollection: "The Aga Khan's Horses" - 1938 Limited Edition, Number 81, Signed by the Aga Khanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/bahram1.jpgCollection: "The Aga Khan's Horses" - 1938 Limited Edition, Number 81, Signed by the Aga Khanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/cover-binding.jpgCollection: "The Aga Khan's Horses" - 1938 Limited Edition, Number 81, Signed by the Aga Khanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/mumtaz-mahal11.jpgCollection: "The Aga Khan's Horses" - 1938 Limited Edition, Number 81, Signed by the Aga Khanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/signaturepagelyle.jpgCollection: "The Aga Khan's Horses" - 1938 Limited Edition, Number 81, Signed by the Aga Khan2025-12-10T10:06:26+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-bilaal-rajan/bilaal-rajans-amazing-summer-of-extremes-in-mandelas-land-and-amongst-the-king-of-the-arctic-2/2025-12-10T10:05:53+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/sidelines/sideline-senator-edward-kennedys-passing-away-obama-issues-proclamation-2/2025-12-10T10:05:06+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/sidelines/sideline-remembering-col-atilla-altikat-twenty-seven-years-after-his-assassination-in-canadas-capital/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/lale.jpgLale EskiciogluLale Eskiciogluhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/altikat-2009-12.jpgTurkish ambassador to CanadaTurkish Ambassador, His Excellency Rafet Akgunay, speaking at the ceremonyhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/altikat-2009-6.jpgCommemoration gatheringCommunity gathers at the spot where their friend was killedhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/altikat-2009-3.jpgCommemoration for the late Col. Atilla AltikatOne minute silence on Sunday, August 23, 20092025-12-10T10:04:33+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-30-questions-for-columnist-yasmin-alibhai-brown/hot-and-spicy-at-torontos-harbourfront-yasmin-alibhai-brown-to-visit-toronto-and-vancouver-for-readings-cooking-demos-and-signings-2/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/front-cover-settlers-cookbook2.jpgHot and Spicy at Toronto's Harbourfront: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown to visit Toronto and Vancouver for Readings, Cooking Demos and Signingshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/front-cover-of-settlers-cookbook3.jpgHot and Spicy at Toronto's Harbourfront: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown to visit Toronto and Vancouver for Readings, Cooking Demos and Signingshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/toronto-harbourfront-at-dusk1.jpgHot and Spicy at Toronto's Harbourfront: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown to visit Toronto and Vancouver for Readings, Cooking Demos and Signingshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/front-cover-of-settlers-cookbook2.jpgHot and Spicy at Toronto's Harbourfront: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown to visit Toronto and Vancouver for Readings, Cooking Demos and Signingshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/front-cover-settlers-cookbook1.jpgHot and Spicy at Toronto's Harbourfront: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown to visit Toronto and Vancouver for Readings, Cooking Demos and Signingshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/toronto-harbourfront-at-dusk2.jpgHot and Spicy at Toronto's Harbourfront: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown to visit Toronto and Vancouver for Readings, Cooking Demos and Signings2025-12-10T10:03:41+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/visual-arts-the-artists-and-their-works/mehboob-dewji-artist-profile-and-statement/mehboob-dewji-magnificent-digital-islamic-patterns-vi/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mdewjitile0014.jpgPattern by Mehboob Dewjihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mdewjitile009.jpgPattern by Mehboob Dewjihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mdewjitile008.jpgPlease click for "Islamic Patterns" by Mehboob Dewji"Islamic Patterns" by Mehboob Dewjihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mdewjitile002.jpgPattern by Mehboob Dewji2025-12-10T10:03:12+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-suddh-buddh-and-other-key-terms-in-ginan-bindrare-vann-manhe-sukh-charere-gavantri/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/sun-moon-northpole.jpgThe Moon and the SunPlease click for Key Terms in Ginan "Eji Bindrare Vann Manhe..."https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/lion-cow-calf.jpgLion, Cow and CalfThe lion offers to be the protector of the cow and her calf after the cow fulfils her promise to return to the lion. Illustration composed by Nurin Merchant, Ottawa.2025-12-10T10:02:41+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/poetic-expressions-the-poets-and-their-poetry/laila-lokhandwalla-reflections-on-the-golden-jubilee/2025-12-10T10:02:08+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-service-to-the-imam-the-greatest-source-of-happiness-diwan-sir-eboo-pirbhai/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/aga-khan-and-diwan-eboo.jpgPlease click for Diwan Sir Eboo Pirbhai - a noble leader who served the Imam and the Jamat for six decades"Diwan Sir Eboo Pirbhai"2025-12-10T10:01:23+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-ambitious-iranian-ismaili-mansour-reflects-on-his-musical-career-and-life-in-the-uk/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/marjan-photo.jpgMarjan Esmaili. Photo by Mehrdad Mortezaee https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/mansour-photo.jpgMansour - Conductor in ExileClick for Interview with Mansour2025-12-10T10:00:37+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-the-inward-odyssey-in-two-key-ismaili-ginans-brahma-prakash-and-sakhi-mahapada/2025-12-10T10:00:02+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-faith-iman-and-its-foundation/2025-12-10T09:58:03+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-an-aspect-of-imamat-as-understood-by-shia-imami-ismaili-muslims/2025-12-10T09:57:38+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/parables/parable-easying-ones-journey-to-the-lord-of-creation-2/2025-12-10T09:56:26+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/sidelines/sideline-karzai-ventures-into-remote-ismaili-territory-for-election-support/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/thousnds-greet-mr-karzai-at-election-rally-in-dar-e-kayan.jpgThousands greet Mr. Karzai at election rally in Dar-e-KayanPlease click for New York Times slideshow2025-12-10T09:56:00+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-fatimid-coins-at-the-david-museum-in-copenhagen-part-iii/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/david_zahir_rev22.jpgCoin minted during the reign of Imam-Caliph al-ZahirReversehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/david_zahir_obv22.jpgCoin minted during the reign of Imam-Caliph al-ZahirObversehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/david_mustansir_rev22.jpgCoin minted during the reign of Imam-Caliph al-MustansirThe dinar used as currency was almost hundred percent pure gold, mainly because the Fatimid rulers came with great amount of gold from North Africa. The trans-Saharan trade routes had remained open to them and after the conquest of Egypt gold was also obtained from the Nubian mines. The purity of the gold dinar was one of the striking features of Egypt’s economy down to the end of the Fatimid rulehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/david_mustansir_obv22.jpgCoin minted during the reign of Imam-Caliph al-MustansirObversehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/david_hakim_rev22.jpgCoin minted during the reign of Imam-Caliph al-HakimReversehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/david_hakim_obv22.jpgCoin minted during the reign of Imam-Caliph al-HakimObverse2025-12-10T09:55:35+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/visual-arts-the-artists-and-their-works/mehboob-dewji-artist-profile-and-statement/mehboob-dewji-magnificent-digital-islamic-patterns-iv/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mdewjitile0012.jpgAn slamic pattern by Mehboob Dewji, Vancouver, Canada.An Islamic pattern by Mehboob Dewji, Vancouver, Canada.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mdewjitile0013.jpgMehboob Dewjihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mdewjitile0011.jpgMehboob Dewjihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mdewjitile0010.jpgMehboob Dewji2025-12-10T09:55:01+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/visual-arts-the-artists-and-their-works/mehboob-dewji-artist-profile-and-statement/mehboob-dewji-magnificent-digital-islamic-patterns-v/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mdewjitile006.jpgMehboob Dewjihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mdewjitile005.jpgMehboob Dewjihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mdewjitile004.jpgMehboob Dewjihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mdewjitile003.jpgMehboob Dewji2025-12-10T09:54:33+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-fatimid-coins-at-the-david-museum-in-copenhagen-part-i/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/david-collection-gallery.jpgDavid Collection Galleryhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/c-l-david.jpgC.L. Davidhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/david_mahdi_rev22.jpgCoin of Fatimid Caliph-Imam Al-Mahdi Reversehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/david_mahdi_obv22.jpgCoin of Fatimid Caliph-Imam Al-Mahdi The obverse of the coin minted in the name of Imam al-Mahdi in Qayrawan. The inscription reads "abd allah/la ilah illa/allah wahdahu/la sharik lahu/amir al-mu’minin" (Abd Allah, no god but God, Unique, He has no associate, Commander of the Faithful). Photo: David Collection, Copenhagen. Copyright.2025-12-10T09:54:06+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-fatimid-coins-at-the-david-museum-in-copenhagen-part-ii/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/david_muizz_rev22.jpgCoin minted during the reign of Imam-Caliph al-MuizzReversehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/david_mansur_rev22.jpgCoin minted during the reign of Imam-Caliph al-Mansurhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/david_mansur_obv22.jpgCoin minted during the reign of Imam-Caliph al-MansurThe observe of a Fatimid gold dinar minted during the reign of Imam al-Mansur in al-Mahdiyya. The inscription reads al-imam / la ilah / illa allah / al-mansur billah ("the Imam, no god but God, al-Mansur billah"). Photo: The David Collection, Copenhagen. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/david_aziz_rev22.jpgCoin minted during the reign of Imam-Caliph al-AzizReversehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/david_aziz_obv22.jpgCoin minted during the reign of Imam-Caliph al-AzizObverse2025-12-10T09:53:40+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/poetic-expressions-the-poets-and-their-poetry/aly-sunderji-within-the-strand-of-saffron-and-dripping-with-sins/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/rose_thorn.jpgRose Thornhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/saffron.jpgsaffron2025-12-10T09:52:32+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-30-questions-for-columnist-yasmin-alibhai-brown/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/coconut-dhal-recipe1.jpgVoices: 30 Questions for Columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brownhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/coconut-dhal-recipe1.jpgVoices: 30 Questions for Columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brownhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/front-cover-settlers-cookbook.jpgFront Cover of "The Settler's Cookbook" by Yasmin Alibhai-BrownAuthor to visit Toronto and Vancouver in September, 2009 for Readings https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/front-cover-of-settlers-cookbook.jpgFront Cover of Settler's Cookbookhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/toronto-harbourfront-at-dusk.jpgToronto's Harbourfront at DuskMs. Alibhai-Brown will do a cooking demo at the Hot and Spicy Festival in Toronto's Harbourfront on Fridat, September 4th, 2009 https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/coconut-dhal-recipe.jpgYasmin Alibhai-Brown's "coconut dhal" - her mother's inspiration'Simplest recipe' from Alibhai-Brown's highly acclaimed book, "The Settler's Cookbook"2025-12-10T09:52:02+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/visual-arts-the-artists-and-their-works/mehboob-dewji-artist-profile-and-statement/mehboob-dewji-magnificent-digital-islamic-patterns-iii-dawn-and-more/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mdewjidawn022.jpgMehboob Dewji: Digital Islamic Pattern "Dawn""Dawn" by Mehboob Dewjihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mdewjidawn021.jpg"Dawn" by Mehboob Dewjihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mdewjitile_pattern05.jpgMehboob Dewjihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mdewjidawn02.jpgPlease click for "Dawn"...Mehboob Dewji: "Dawn"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mdewjipattern333.jpgMehboob Dewji2025-12-10T09:51:36+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/visual-arts-the-artists-and-their-works/mehboob-dewji-artist-profile-and-statement/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mehboob_dewji_portrait1.jpgMehboob Dewji of VancouverMehboob Dewji's digital Islamic patterns are inspired by Alhambrahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mehboob_dewji_portrait.jpgMehboob Dewji of VancouverMehboob Dewji's digital Islamic patterns are inspired by Alhambra2025-12-10T09:51:04+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/visual-arts-the-artists-and-their-works/mehboob-dewji-artist-profile-and-statement/mehboob-dewji-magnificent-digital-islamic-patterns-i-diversity-and-more/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mdewjitile0015.jpgPattern by Mehboob Dewjihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mdewjitile001.jpgPattern by Mehboob DewjiClick for Islamic Patterns by Mehboob Dewjihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mdewjidiversity004.jpgPlease click for Digital Patterns by DewjiMehboob Dewji: "Diversity"2025-12-10T09:50:32+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/visual-arts-the-artists-and-their-works/mehboob-dewji-artist-profile-and-statement/mehboob-dewji-magnificent-digital-islamic-patterns-ii-starlight-and-more/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mdewjistarlight008.jpgStarlighthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mdewjitile0017.jpgPattern 4https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mdewjitile007.jpgPattern Three2025-12-10T09:50:08+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/sidelines/sideline-brooklyn-museums-exhibit-portrays-sufi-concepts-of-light-and-enlightenment-2/2025-12-10T09:49:28+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/visual-arts-the-artists-and-their-works/narmin-hemnani-ahl-al-bayt-family-remembrance-of-allah-and-standard/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/item-52.jpgNarmin Hemnani: "Ahl al-Bayt Family", "Remembrance of Allah", and "Standard"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/item-42.jpgNarmin Hemnani: "Ahl al-Bayt Family", "Remembrance of Allah", and "Standard"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/item-32.jpgNarmin Hemnani: "Ahl al-Bayt Family", "Remembrance of Allah", and "Standard"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/item-51.jpgNarmin Hemnani: "Ahl al-Bayt Family", "Remembrance of Allah", and "Standard"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/item-31.jpgNarmin Hemnani: "Ahl al-Bayt Family", "Remembrance of Allah", and "Standard"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/item-41.jpgNarmin Hemnani: "Ahl al-Bayt Family", "Remembrance of Allah", and "Standard"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/item2.jpgMamluk Bowlhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/item1.jpgBismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahimhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/item-5.jpgStandard ('alam)https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/item-4.jpg"Remembrance"2025-12-10T09:48:57+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-the-munajat-ya-ali-khuba-mijalas/2025-12-10T09:48:06+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-the-pure-progeny-and-the-ascension-of-intellect/2025-12-10T09:47:19+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/collections-extraordinary-books-extraordinary-objects/purchase-animal-voyage-by-hussain-aga-khan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/animal_voyage_page72.jpgCollection: Purchase "Animal Voyage" by Hussain Aga Khanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/animal-voyage_frontflap2.jpgCollection: Purchase "Animal Voyage" by Hussain Aga Khanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/animal-voyage_backflap2.jpgCollection: Purchase "Animal Voyage" by Hussain Aga Khanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/animal-voyage_backflap1.jpgCollection: Purchase "Animal Voyage" by Hussain Aga Khanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/animal-voyage_frontflap1.jpgCollection: Purchase "Animal Voyage" by Hussain Aga Khanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/animal_voyage_page71.jpgCollection: Purchase "Animal Voyage" by Hussain Aga Khanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/animal_voyage_page7.jpgPhoto from "Animal Voyage"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/animal-voyage_frontflap.jpgInside Front Flap of "Animal Voyage" by Hussain Aga Khanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/animal-voyage_backflap.jpgInside Back Flap of "Animal Voyage"2025-12-10T09:46:21+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/collections-extraordinary-books-extraordinary-objects/sideline-book-review-of-hussain-aga-khans-animal-voyage-2/2025-12-10T09:45:54+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-babul-aspirations-for-the-family-and-the-jamat-an-ismaili-academy-family-pursuits-the-frontierless-brotherhood-and-allahs-blessing/voices-sunrise-over-the-alamut-i/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/sunrise-at-alamut-01.jpgPlease click image for a slide show presentationhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/file1.jpgSunrise Over Alamut 1https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/file18.jpgPlease click image to view slideshowhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/file17.jpgSunrise Over Alamut 17https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/file16.jpgSunrise Over Alamut 16https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/file15.jpgSunrise Over Alamut 15https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/file14.jpgSunrise Over Alamut 14https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/file13.jpgSunrise Over Alamut 13https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/file12.jpgSunrise Over Alamut 12https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/file11.jpgSunrise Over Alamut 112025-12-10T09:45:25+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/parables/parable-the-mouse-and-the-camel-by-rumi/2025-12-10T09:44:56+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/poetic-expressions-the-poets-and-their-poetry/salim-el-azhar-ebrahim-dialog-the-concept-excellence-descartes-your-erred-the-art-of-thinking/2025-12-10T09:44:26+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/sidelines/sideline-for-obama-prayer-and-a-faith-in-god-are-a-guiding-force-to-build-a-better-world/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/president-obama-at-prayer-breakfast.jpgPlease click for Speech ExcerptPresident Obama Speaking at a Hispanic Prayer Breakfast2025-12-10T09:43:57+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/visual-arts-the-artists-and-their-works/shahira-patni_tejpar-artist-profile-and-statement/shahira-patni-tejpar-multi-colored-matungi-funky-blue-bowl-and-vertical-vessel/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/shahira_img_0847_1.jpgClick to View Vertical Vessel, Matungi and Funky BowlShahira Patni-Tejpat: Vertical Vesselhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/shahira_img_0691.jpgMulti-Coloured Matungihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/shahira_img_0143.jpgFunky Blue Bowl2025-12-10T09:43:32+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-islamic-teachings-of-shared-responsibilities-and-ethics-guide-work-of-the-aga-khan-development-network/2025-12-10T09:42:38+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/parables/parable-to-each-his-own-faith-a-story-by-saadi/2025-12-10T09:42:00+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/collections-extraordinary-books-extraordinary-objects/sideline-prince-hussain-aga-khans-animal-voyage-embraces-the-living-world-2/2025-12-10T09:41:21+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/visual-arts-the-artists-and-their-works/shahira-patni_tejpar-artist-profile-and-statement/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/shahira_patni_portrait.jpgThe artists showing her works at an exhibition at the Klee Wyk Gallery, West VancouverShahira Patni-Tejpar loves playing with earth and bringing form to a mound of clay2025-12-10T09:40:53+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/visual-arts-the-artists-and-their-works/shahira-patni_tejpar-artist-profile-and-statement/shahira-patni-tejpar-chai-time-and-lapis-lazuli-free-fall-2/2025-12-10T09:40:27+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-babul-on-the-bootes-void-galaxies-benefits-of-studying-science-creation-god-and-intellect/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/iimamat1.jpgVoices: Babul on the Bootes Void, Galaxies, Benefits of Studying Science, Creation, God and Intellecthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/iimamat2.jpgVoices: Babul on the Bootes Void, Galaxies, Benefits of Studying Science, Creation, God and Intellecthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/iimamat.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan and Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the opening of the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat Building located on the iconic Sussex Drive in Ottawa, Canada.His Highness the Aga Khan and Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the opening of the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat Building located on the iconic Sussex Drive in Ottawa, Canada.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/bootes-void.jpgBootes voidThe Boötes void, named after the constellation where it can be found, is the largest known region of empty space in the observable universe. Because it is so large, it is sometimes referred to as a supervoid. The void is roughly spherical and has a diameter of approximately 300 million light-years, which is about 2% the diameter of the entire observable universe(!)https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/a2218c_hst.jpga2218c_hsthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/chandra-hcg62_xray.jpgchandra-hcg62_xrayImage of X-ray emissions from hot gas in a group of galaxy HCG 62. captured the Chandra X-ray Observatory. Variations in color, from green to purple to red indicate increasing X-ray intensity. The two cavities that appear nearly symmetrically opposite one another (upper left and lower right) in the hot, X-ray emitting gas are now believed to have been caused by high energy jets from a large black hole at the centre of the system several tens of millions of years ago. Photo Credit: NASA/CfA/J. Vrtilek et al.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/m31.jpgM31M31 is a large spiral galaxy, it is the nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way and possibly a similar to the Milky Way. M31 is visible to the unaided eye as a cloudy star. Remember, most of the stars seen in this image are foreground stars in the Milky Way. It is approaching us at 266 km/sec.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/al-azhar-university.jpgAl-Azhar University, Cairo, Founded by the Fatimid ImamsAl-Azhar University, Cairohttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/aga-khan-university-karachi.jpgAga Khan University, KarachiThe Aga Khan University and Medical Centre in Karachi built by His Highness the Aga Khan. It pursues excellence in learning to expand minds, and provides outstanding medical facilities to restore health.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/aga-khan-iii.jpgSir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III, 48th Imam of the Shia Imami Ismailis Aga Khan III quote “All those sunrises and sunsets - all the intricate miracle of sky colour, from dawn to dusk. All that splendid and spendthrift beauty. As a very rich man treasures the possessions of some unique picture, so a man should treasure and exult in the possession - his individual possession - of the sights of this unique world ... I look up at night and I know - I know the glory of the stars. It is then that the stars speak to us - and the sense of that mystery is in our blood.”2025-12-10T09:39:52+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-brilliant-astrophysicist-arif-babul-in-conversation-with-simerg/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/eclectic-mix-of-galaxies2.jpgVoices: Brilliant Astrophysicist, Arif Babul, in Conversation with Simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/large-after-glow2.jpgVoices: Brilliant Astrophysicist, Arif Babul, in Conversation with Simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/eclectic-mix-of-galaxies1.jpgVoices: Brilliant Astrophysicist, Arif Babul, in Conversation with Simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/large-after-glow1.jpgVoices: Brilliant Astrophysicist, Arif Babul, in Conversation with Simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/wmap.jpgWilkinson Microwave Anisotropy ProbeThe most extensive measurements of the relic radiation from the early universe are currently being made by the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe, a satellite launched in 2001. WMAP consists of an assembly of sensitive microwave receivers to precisely characterize the afterglow of the big bang. Observations from WMAP have yielded the age of the universe about 13.7 billion years with a precision of about one percenthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/eclectic-mix-of-galaxies.jpgPlease Click to Read Professor Babul's Interview in VoicesAn Eclectic Mix of Galaxies, Taken by Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveyshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/item-8.jpgComputer simulation of the large-scale structure of the UniverseThis is a computer simulation of the large-scale structure of the Universe, created by a group of scientists known as the Virgo Consortium. The box "measures" 300 million light years on a side. The big bright spots are clusters of galaxies, while the smaller dots represent individual galaxies and groups of galaxies. Photo Credit: The Virgo Consortiumhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/abel-2218.jpgCluster of Galaxies called Abell 2218. Please click for interview with astrophysicist Arif BabulArif Babul Interview: "Creation, Science, God"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/aga-khan-iii-with-school-children1.jpgIsmaili children greeting Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah during his visit to 51 Kensington Court on July 18, 1953. Ismaili children greeting Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah during his visit to 51 Kensington Court on July 18, 1953. Photo: Ilm magazinehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/aga-khan-iii-with-school-children.jpgIsmaili children greet Aga Khan III during his visit to the Ismaili Centre at Palace Gate on July 18, 1953The late Aga Khan stressed the importance of educating girls. He went to the extent of declaring that “Personally, if I had two children, and one was a boy and the other a girl, and if I could afford to educate only one, I would have no hesitation in giving the higher education to the girl.” 2025-12-10T09:39:26+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-allah-in-kufic-script-basis-of-aga-khan-award-for-architecture-logo/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/akaa-logo1.jpgThe Logo of the Aga Khan Award for ArchitectureThe logo of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture was designed by Karl Schlamminger, a German Muslim of the Shia tradition. The Name of Allah in Kufic Script, reflecting Itself and repeating Itself, forms the basis of the logo design.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/akaa-master-jury-2007.jpgThe 2007 Master Jury of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture The Aga Khan Award for Architecture Logo forms a backdrop in this photo of the Master Jury of the 2007 Award Cyclehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/akaa_logo.jpgThe Aga Khan Award for Architecture Citation to Library of Alexandria, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, EgyptThe Aga Khan Award for Architeture Logo is featured in this Citation. The Library of Alexandria was one of the recipients of the Aga Khan Award in 2004.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/logo-akaa-marble.jpgPlease click for logo feature Aga Khan Award for Architecture Logo2025-12-10T09:38:58+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/parables/parable-for-hodja-pretending-to-be-foolish-has-its-rewards/2025-12-10T09:38:34+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/sidelines/sideline-in-cairo-speech-obama-asks-youth-to-reimagine-and-remake-the-world-progress-must-be-shared/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/obama_cairo_speech.jpgPlease Click for Speech by President ObamaPresident Obama speaking in Cairo2025-12-10T09:38:07+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/simerg-an-introduction/about-the-simerg-banner/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/simergbannerlampy1.jpgThe banner of www.simerg.comAn open book spills out words across the banner. These words represent the voices of individuals around the world and the insight everyone has to share. As they flow, the bearer of light casts out rays of light beams from the lamp, enlightening all who seek wisdom and a comforting place. 2025-12-10T09:37:31+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/sidelines/sideline-in-hawaii-honolulu-hideway-showcases-unique-collection-of-islamic-art/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/quran-folio.jpgQur'an FolioCalligraphy writing has been a preeminent Islamic art since the seventh century when the Qur'an was revealed to Prophet Muhammad and recorded in the Arabic language. Controlled, angular lettering called Kufic script was commonly employed in the writing of early Qurans. This folio from the Qur'an, is Sura 9, "Repentance" (al-Tauba), verses 31-32, Near East or North Africa, ca. 900. Photo: Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art. Please click on image for article. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/duke_playhouse.jpgDuke GuesthouseUsed as a pool house/guesthouse, Shangri La's "Playhouse" was patterned after a 17th-century royal pavilion in Esfahán, Iran. It's interior features artworks created during the 19th-century reign of Iran's Qajar dynasty. Phtograph: Smithsonian Magazine, Copyrighthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/duke_dining.jpgDuke DiningIn the early 1960s, Duke turned the dining room into a tentlike environment, with Egyptian and Indian textiles, evocative of nomadic Islamic life. Photograph: Smithsonian Magazine, Copyrighthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/duke_bath.jpgDuke BathOn their honeymoon in 1935, husband Cromwell wrote, Duke fell in love "with the Taj Mahal and all the beautiful marble tiles with their lovely floral designs." She immediately commissioned a bathroom inspired by the inlaid motifs. Phtograph: Smithsonian Magazine. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/duke_exterior.jpgPlease click for Islamic Art in HonoluluDuke home in Hawaii's capital - Haven of Islamic Art2025-12-10T09:36:45+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/poetic-expressions-the-poets-and-their-poetry/aly-sunderji-snow-and-souls/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/alysunderji_indigo_photo_small1.jpgAly Sunderji doing a reading at an Indigo bookstoreAly Sunderji wants to start a society of Ismaili poets from diverse backgroundshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/alysunderji_indigo_photo_small.jpgAly SunderjiAly Sunderji at the popular Indigo Bookstore2025-12-10T09:36:12+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/sidelines/sideline-presidents-at-the-white-house-the-humble-jimmy-carter/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/trudeau-funeral.jpgDignitaries at the Trudeau funeralFormer President Carter, His Highness the Aga Khan, Former Canadian Governor General Romeo Le-Blanc and President Castro attend the state funeral for former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in Montreal on October 3, 2000https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/president-jimmy-carter.jpgJimmy Carter, the thirty-ninth President of the United States of America2025-12-10T09:35:36+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-nasir-khushraw-foundations-of-the-faith-of-muhammad/2025-12-10T09:35:11+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/sidelines/sideline-work-portraying-the-struggles-of-the-ismailis-in-the-middle-ages-receives-international-honours/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/virani-farabi_005-cropped.jpgAuthor Dr. Virani in IranShafique Virani, recipient of the Farabi International Award for his scholarly work on the Ismailis. Photo: © Munk Centerhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/9780195311730-virani_cover_600_dpi.jpgThe Ismailis in the Middle AgesThe Ismailis in the Middle Ages2025-12-10T09:34:38+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/sidelines/sideline-in-ottawa-magnificent-stamp-exhibition-kindles-memories-of-the-aga-khans-golden-jubilee-celebrations/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/gj-stamps.jpgGolden Jubilee StampsThe Aga Khan's Golden Jubilee - Commemmorative Stampshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/gs-stamps-fdc-1.jpgGolden Jubilee StampsThe Aga Khan's Golden Jubilee - More First Day Covershttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/gj-stamps-fdc-02.jpgFirst Day CoversThe Aga Khan's Golden Jubilee - Commemmorative First Day Covers2025-12-10T09:33:55+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/visual-arts-the-artists-and-their-works/naznin-virji-babul-artist-profile-and-statement/naznin-virji-babul-sept-11/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/naznin-babul-nvb_sept_111.jpgNaznin Virji-Babul: Sept 11https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/naznin-babul-nvb_sept_1111.jpgNaznin Virji-Babul: Sept 11https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/naznin-babul-nvb_sept_11.jpgClick for "Sept 11"Naznin Babul: Sept 112025-12-10T09:33:18+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-muizz-the-glory-of-our-time-2/2025-12-10T09:32:43+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/visual-arts-the-artists-and-their-works/sonny-sultani-artist-profile-and-statement/sonny-sultani-whirling-sufi/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/sunny-sultani-whirling-sufi1.jpgSonny Sultani: Whirling Sufihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/sunny-sultani-whirling-sufi1.jpgSonny Sultani: Whirling Sufihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/sunny-sultani-whirling-sufi.jpgClick for "Whirling Sufi" Sonny Sultani: Whirling Sufi2025-12-10T09:32:09+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/poetic-expressions-the-poets-and-their-poetry/salim-el-azhar-ebrahim-the-pragmatist-high-in-the-hindu-kush-and-the-samurai/2025-12-10T09:31:24+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-fatimid-rock-crystal-ewers-most-valuable-objects-in-islamic-art/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/2006av9091-fatimid-crystal-2.jpgFatimid Rock Crystal EwerFatimid Rock Crystal Ewer, shown above and here as seen from the front, is regarded as the most valuable object in Islamic Arthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/2006av9091-fatimid-crystal-1.jpgFatimid Rock Crystal EwerThis rock crystal ewer exhibited at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, UK, is one of a series that survives in collections across Europe. Such high-quality rock crystal vessels were made for the rulers of Cairo during the Fatimid period (969-1171). This is confirmed by inscriptions on several of them which name specific rulers. Great skill was required to hollow out the raw rock crystal without breaking it and to carve the delicate, often very shallow, decoration. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/2006an5799-fatimid-critsal-bottle.jpgFatimid Rock Crystal BottleSmall rock crystals like this bottle could not have held much, but their contents must have been very precious indeed to deserve such containers. They were most probably used for storing perfumes, which were among the most luxurious items of any Islamic court. They often survive in cathedral treasuries, where they were rededicated after being captured from their original Islamic settings. This bottle was purchased with the assistance of Messrs Henry Oppenheimer, Oscar Raphael and John Hugh Smith https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/2006an5796-fatimid-crystal-carved-large.jpgCarved Fatimid Rock Crystal ContainerThis piece was made between 1000 and 1050. This fine rock crystal piece appears to have been a container. Its complex shape can be seen as the body of a fish. Two convex faces are joined at an angle along the sides, which taper gently towards the base, or tail. However, the fish shape does not continue at the top, where the angled sides broaden out into shoulders. At the centre, these form a collar around the mouth of the hollowed out interior. Another hole was later drilled into the bottom to allow for a mount. 2025-12-10T09:30:54+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/visual-arts-the-artists-and-their-works/naznin-virji-babul-artist-profile-and-statement/naznin-virji-babul-woman-making-roti-and-struggle/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/naznin-babul-struggle-22.jpgNaznin Virji-Babul: Woman Making Roti and Strugglehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/naznin-babul-struggle-21.jpgNaznin Virji-Babul: Woman Making Roti and Strugglehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/naznin-babul-womanmakingrotli1.jpgThe Visual Arts and Poetic ExpressionsVisual Arts and Poetryhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/naznin-babul-struggle-2.jpgClick for "Woman Making Roti: and "Struggle"Naznin Babul: Struggle2025-12-10T09:30:03+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/parables/parable-three-hodja-stories-put-to-the-test-twice-and-tipping-the-right-way/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/hodja-and-the-scientist.gifParables - Succint stories and lessons from Islamic literature2025-12-10T09:29:38+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/parables/parable-hodjas-uneven-distribution/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/hodja-dividing-the-walnuts.jpgHodja Dividing the WalnutsHodja following God's way2025-12-10T09:29:08+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/visual-arts-the-artists-and-their-works/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/zahra01-enlarged.jpgZahra01 Mobina MaraniDaughter Zahra. Acrylic, 19 1/2" x 15 1/2", September 2019. Painting by Mobina Marani, Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/hamida-hazarimam3-art-large1.jpgVisual Arts: The Artists and their Workshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/hamida-hazarimam3-art-large.jpgVisual Arts: The Artists and their Workshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/thenatureofprayer_image51.jpgNurin Merchant: "The Nature of Prayer" and "Show Jumping"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/thenatureofprayer_image51.jpgNurin Merchant: "The Nature of Prayer" and "Show Jumping"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/shahira_img_01692.jpg"Chai Time" by Shahira Patni-Tejparhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/shahira_img_01461.jpg "Lapis Lazuli Free Fall""Lapis Lazuli Free Fall" by Shahira Patni-Tejparhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/shahira_img_01461.jpgShahira Patni-Tejpar: "Chai Time" and "Lapis Lazuli Free Fall"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/shahira_img_01691.jpgShahira Patni-Tejpar: "Chai Time" Chai Time by Shahira Patni-Tejpar https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/hamida-hazarimam3-art-large.jpgHamida Madhani's portrait of His Highness the Aga Khan“The Majestic Horse” by Hamida Madhani2025-12-10T09:28:33+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/visual-arts-the-artists-and-their-works/naznin-virji-babul-artist-profile-and-statement/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/naznin-babul-nvb_paris2.jpgNaznin Virji-Babul Naznin Virji-Babul sculpts to find meaning in life2025-12-10T09:28:06+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/visual-arts-the-artists-and-their-works/naznin-virji-babul-artist-profile-and-statement/naznin-virji-babul-kashf-unveiling-and-touched-by-the-essence/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/naznin-babul-touched_by_the_essence2.jpg"Touched by the Essence" by Naznin-Virji Babul, Vancouver, Canada.Touched by the essence" - a sculpture by Naznin Virji-Babul, Vancouver. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/naznin-babul-kashf2.jpgNaznin Virji-Babul: Kashf (Unveiling) and Touched by the Essencehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/naznin-babul-kashf1.jpgNaznin Virji-Babul: Kashf (Unveiling)https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/naznin-babul-touched_by_the_essence1.jpgNaznin Virji-Babul: - Touched by the EssenceTouched by the essence" - a sculpture by Naznin Virji-Babul, Vancouver. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/naznin-babul-touched_by_the_essence.jpg"Touched by the Essence"Naznin Babul: Touched by the Essencehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/naznin-babul-kashf.jpgClick for "Kashf" and "Touched by the Essence"Naznin Babul: Kashf (Unveiling)2025-12-10T09:27:37+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/poetic-expressions-the-poets-and-their-poetry/nazim-bhimani-who-am-i/2025-12-10T09:26:44+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/parables/parable-hodja-and-the-fur-coat/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/eat-my-fur-coat-eat.jpgEat my fur coat, eatOne of a series of stamps issued by Turkey in 2008 to commemmorate the 800th birth anniversary of Hodja2025-12-10T09:26:12+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/sidelines/sideline-for-new-yorkers-a-treat-as-the-silk-roads-ensemble-arrives-in-the-big-apple-for-three-performances-in-june/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/damrosch-park.jpgDamrosch Park, Lincoln Centre for the Performing ArtsDamrosch Park, Venue of Free Outdoor Concert on June 9, 20092025-12-10T09:25:47+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/nazim-bhimani-the-deaf-world/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/nazim-bhimani.jpgNazim BhimaniNaz Bhimani enjoys the winter weather with his half-blind German shepherd, Kaya. 2025-12-10T09:24:56+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/poetic-expressions-the-poets-and-their-poetry/nazim-bhimani-hurricane-katrina/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/hurricane-katrina-two.jpgImage depicts the destruction and despair wrought by Hurricane Katrina "You came with a beautiful name and took everything in vain" pens Deaf 1 Nazhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/hurricane-katrina.jpgPlease click for "Hurricane Katrina"Nazim Bhimani Poem: "Hurricane Katrina"2025-12-10T09:24:32+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/poetic-expressions-the-poets-and-their-poetry/arif-babul-midnight-meditation/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/clilean-andes-observatories-two.jpgAn observatory in the Chilean AndesThe Andes in Chile, South America, is home to some of the world's most powerful telescopes - Wikipedia Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/babul-portrait-small.jpgPlease click to read Part III of interviewProfessor Arif Babulhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/babul-portrait.jpgProfessor Arif BabulArif Babul - World Renowned Astrophysicist2025-12-10T09:24:03+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/sidelines/sideline-fatimid-art-at-the-freer-and-sackler-galleries-in-washington-d-c/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/folio-from-a-koran.jpgFolio from a Koran, North Africa or Near East, 9th-10th centuryFolio from a Koran; ink, color, and gold on parchment. The verse is from the end of the second sura (chapter) of the Koran, known as al-Buqara (The Cow) - Sackler Gallery and Freer Art Galleryhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/deep-bowl.jpgDeep Bowl2025-12-10T09:23:29+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/poetic-expressions-the-poets-and-their-poetry/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/h2o1.jpgh2ohttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/h2o.jpgH2Ohttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/fez-meghani.jpgFez MeghaniFez Meghani2025-12-10T09:22:28+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/poetic-expressions-the-poets-and-their-poetry/salim-el-azhar-ebrahim-epigrams/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/salimebrahim-portrait.jpgSalim-el-azhar EbrahimSalim e-a Ebrahim2025-12-10T09:21:53+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/poetic-expressions-the-poets-and-their-poetry/fez-meghani-the-violin-cries-for-you/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/fez_meghani-portrait-_1b.jpgFez_Meghani of Irving, TexasFez Meghani of Irving, Texas, seeks to reach out to the Muslim World2025-12-10T09:21:20+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/poetic-expressions-the-poets-and-their-poetry/shellyza-moledina-mawlas-eyes-and-other-poems/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/shellyza-portrait-small.jpgShellyza MoledinaShellyza Moledinahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/shellyza-portrait.jpgShellyza Moledina Fond of writing poetry and singing2025-12-10T09:20:51+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-imams-are-ships-of-salvation/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/felucca-one1.jpgThe ship occupies a unique position in the Islamic tradition. The Qur’an counts it among the ayat (miracles) of God and devotes twenty-eight verses enumerating its benefits to mankind. For Shaykh Khudr, a contemporary of the Ismaili Imam Nizar, Imams are the Ships of Salvationhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/aswan_nile_felucca_rides.jpgFeluccas on the Nile in Aswan. The ship occupies a unique position in the Islamic tradition. The Qur’an counts it among the ayat (miracles) of God and devotes twenty-eight verses enumerating its benefits to mankind. For Shaykh Khudr, a contemporary of the Ismaili Imam Nizar, Imams are the Ships of Salvation. Please click on images for "Imamat as depicted through the ages".Feluccas on the Nile in Aswan. The ship occupies a unique position in the Islamic tradition. The Qur’an counts it among the ayat (miracles) of God and devotes twenty-eight verses enumerating its benefits to mankind. For Shaykh Khudr, a contemporary of the Ismaili Imam Nizar, Imams are the Ships of Salvation. Please click on image for numerous selctions on Imamat. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/felucca-two.jpgFeluccas on the NileThe ship occupies a unique position in the Islamic tradition. The Qur’an counts it among the ayat (miracles) of God and devotes twenty-eight verses enumerating its benefits to mankind. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/felucca-one.jpgFeluccas on the River NileThe ship occupies a unique position in the Islamic tradition. The Qur’an counts it among the ayat (miracles) of God and devotes twenty-eight verses enumerating its benefits to mankind. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/ships-of-salvation.jpgShips Imams are like ships of salvation2025-12-10T09:20:19+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/parables/parable-learning-from-tragedy-the-story-of-the-imprisoned-parrot/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/a-parrots-freedom1.jpgParable: Learning from Tragedy, the Story of the Imprisoned Parrothttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/a-parrots-freedom1.jpgParable: Learning from Tragedy, the Story of the Imprisoned Parrothttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/a-parrots-freedom.jpgA Parrot's FreedomA Free Parrothttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/big-parrot-flock6-7817841.jpgbig-parrot-flock6-781784https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/parrot-in-a-cage-2.jpgparrot in a cage 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/parrot-in-a-cage.jpgParrot in a cageStory of the Imprisoned Parrothttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/big-parrot-flock6-781784.jpgParrots in WildernessWild parrots in a small tree - the freedom the merchant's parrot sought2025-12-10T09:19:41+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/modern-artistic-expressions-submission-guidelines-for-images-and-poetry/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/combined-white.jpgModern Artistic ExpressionsModern Artistic Expressions2025-12-10T09:19:07+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/sidelines/sideline-three-presidents-meet-in-pivotal-meetings/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/president-obama-with-presidents-zardari-and-karzai-three.jpgPresident Obama with Presidents Zardari and Karzai, May 6, 2009(President Barack Obama, Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zadari and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, give remarks to the media following their trilateral meeting at the White House Wednesday, May 6, 2009. White House Photo by Chuck Kennedyhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/president-obama-with-presidents-zardari-and-karzai-two.jpgPresident Obama with Presidents Zardari and KarzaiThe three Presidents walk along the Colonnade following a US-Afghan-PakistanTrilateral meeting in Cabinet Room. White House Photo by Pete Souzahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/president-obama-with-presidents-zardari-and-karzai.jpgPresident Obama with Presidents Zardari and Karzai, May 6, 2009President Barack Obama with Afghan President Karzai and akistan President Zardari during a US-Afghan-PakistanTrilateral meeting in Cabinet Room May 6, 2009. White House Photo by Pete Souza 2025-12-10T09:18:13+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/liteary-reading-aga-khan-foundation-logo-characterized-by-a-universal-symbol-of-skill-and-caring/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/akf-logo.gifThe Logo of the Aga Khan Foundation, designed in 1978.The Aga Khan Foundation logo is based on the right hand, a universal symbol of skill, achievement and caring. It symbolizes the humanitarian and positive philosophy underlying the Foundation and its activities. 2025-12-10T09:17:37+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-true-and-unconditional-love/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/solar-power.jpgsolar powerSolar power drives Earth’s climate. Energy from the Sun heats the surface, warms the atmosphere, and powers the ocean currents2025-12-10T09:16:59+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/sidelines/sideline-in-egypt-imam-husseins-maulid-celebrated-with-joyful-devotion-2/2025-12-10T09:16:19+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/simerg-an-introduction/profile/personal-reflections-letters-to-the-editor/2025-12-10T09:15:18+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/parables/parable-hodjas-hospitality-taken-for-granted/2025-12-10T09:14:26+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-ethics-in-kalam-i-mawla-of-hazrat-ali/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/kalam-i-mawla-manuscript.jpgkalam i mawla manuscriptEthics in Kalam-i Mawlahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/afghan-man-kisses-the-hazrat-ali-shrine-in-mazar-i-sharif-northern-afghanistan.jpgafghan-man-kisses-the-hazrat-ali-shrine-in-mazar-i-sharif-northern-afghanistanAfghan man kisses the shrine of Hazrat Ali in Mazhar-i-Sharif in Northern Afghanistan. BBC Photo.2025-12-10T09:13:31+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/sidelines/sideline-president-obamas-remarks-to-the-turkish-parliament-2/2025-12-10T09:12:44+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/parables/parable-dont-blame-me-by-shams-tabriz/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/shams-tabriz.jpgshams-tabrizSculpture depicting Shams Tabriz near his grave in Khoy2025-12-10T09:12:13+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/parables/parable-the-plight-of-the-unwisewhy-the-donkey-was-gone/2025-12-10T09:11:39+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/parables/parable-the-noble-kingdom-of-hodja/2025-12-10T09:11:10+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/parables/parable-the-clays-sweet-fragrance/2025-12-10T09:10:38+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/parables/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/the-donkeys-bray.gifthe-donkeys-brayClick for Hodjahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/hoja-son-and-donkey.jpgHodja, son and donkeyPlease click for Hodja parables2025-12-10T09:10:02+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/parables/parables-watermelons-and-walnuts/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/hodja-and-the-watermelon-tree.jpghodja-and-the-watermelon-treeHodja, Questioning God's Wisdom. Illustration by Jillian Gilliand2025-12-10T09:09:27+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/sidelines/sideline-carnegie-corporation-new-york-invests-10-million-to-deeper-undesratnding-of-islam-muslim-societies/2025-12-10T09:08:56+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/special-series-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv/aga-khan-gifts-brown-university-in-honour-of-vartan-gregorian/sideline-vartan-gregorians-introduction-of-his-highness-the-aga-khan-at-brown-university-in-1996-2/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/aga-khan-at-brown-1996-smaller2.jpgVartan Gregorian's Tribute to His Highness the Aga Khan at Brown University in 1996A very happy moment in my life when I visited Brown University in 1996. I snapped this picture of His Highness the Aga Khan and only realized that he was looking straight at my camera after I got the film processed. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/aga-khan-at-brown-1996-smaller1.jpgVartan Gregorian's Tribute to His Highness the Aga Khan at Brown University in 19962025-12-10T09:08:24+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/sidelines/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ealing-20140405-01086_edited.jpgMul GayatriThe first page of the text of the ginan Mul Gayatri.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/planets_iau.jpgplanets_iauThe Solar System - Eight Planets and New Solar System Designations. Credit: International Astronomical Union, Website, iau.org. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/spradhan04.jpgAn AtomFigure 4: An atomhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/spradhan03.jpgEggFigure 5: Anatomy of an egg. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/the-universe-large.jpghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/big-bang.jpgBig BangFigure 1: Big Bang creation of universe.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/atom.gifatomFigure 3: Model of an atom. Credit: Idaho State University, isu.edu.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/istock_000019070816xsmall1.jpgIstockphoto.com. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/istock_000019070816xxsmall4.jpgIstockphoto.com. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/istock_000019070816xxsmall3.jpgIstockphoto.com. Copyright.2025-12-10T09:07:47+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/sidelines/sidelines-what-will-you-do-on-earth-day/2025-12-10T09:07:16+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-nasir-i-khushraw-on-the-excellence-of-ali-2/2025-12-10T09:06:44+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-bilaal-rajan/voices-for-volunteers-week-bilaal-urges-us-to-become-barefooters-2/2025-12-10T09:06:06+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-healing-water/2025-12-10T09:05:21+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-fatimid-scientist-al-hazen-inspired-by-the-spirit-of-the-quran-2/2025-12-10T09:04:50+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-enduring-teachings-of-hazrat-ali/2025-12-10T09:04:14+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-bruno-freschi-architect-of-the-ismaili-centre-in-burnaby-in-conversation-with-simerg/voices-photo-gallery-of-the-ismaili-jamatkhana-and-centre-burnaby-canada/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ijk_gallery_front_at_dusk_200904101.jpgIsmaili Jamatkhana and Centre, Burnaby, at duskHis Highness the Aga Khan, on July 26, 1982, at the Foundation Ceremony: "In Islam man is answerable to God for whatever he has created and this is reflected in its architectural heritage. Many of the greatest architectural achievements in Islam were designed to reflect the promises of the life hereafter, to represent in this world what we are told of next. Since all that we see and do resonates on the faith the aesthetics of the environment we build and the quality of the social interactions that take place within these environments reverberate on our spiritual life. It is with this in mind that the Burnaby Jamat Khana has been conceived. It is with this in mind that the Burnaby Jamat Khana has been conceived"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ijk_gallery_sitting_area_200904102.jpgIsmaili Jamatkhana and Centre, Burnaby. One of the sitting areas in the upstairs social hallIsmaili Jamatkhana and Centre, Burnaby. One of the window alcoves in the social hall, where one may read, converse or relax. 2025-12-10T09:03:10+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-bruno-freschi-architect-of-the-ismaili-centre-in-burnaby-in-conversation-with-simerg/voices-thumbnail-gallery-of-the-ismaili-jamatkhana-and-centre-burnaby-canada/2025-12-10T09:02:40+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-the-imam-manifest-in-the-world/2025-12-10T09:01:59+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-bruno-freschi-architect-of-the-ismaili-centre-in-burnaby-in-conversation-with-simerg/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ijk_gallery_birdsview_2009041032.jpgVoices: Bruno Freschi, Architect of the Ismaili Centre in Burnaby, in Conversation with Simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ijk_gallery_birdsview_2009041022.jpgVoices: Bruno Freschi, Architect of the Ismaili Centre in Burnaby, in Conversation with Simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ijk_gallery_sketch_200904102.jpgVoices: Bruno Freschi, Architect of the Ismaili Centre in Burnaby, in Conversation with Simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ijk_gallery_birdsview_2009041021.jpgVoices: Bruno Freschi, Architect of the Ismaili Centre in Burnaby, in Conversation with Simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ijk_gallery_birdsview_2009041031.jpgVoices: Bruno Freschi, Architect of the Ismaili Centre in Burnaby, in Conversation with Simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ijk_gallery_sketch_200904101.jpgVoices: Bruno Freschi, Architect of the Ismaili Centre in Burnaby, in Conversation with Simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ijk_gallery_fron_tiles_200904101.jpgMarble Tiles with calligraphySays Bruno Freschi: "The Jamatkhana is a very special and uniquely spiritual building. Spiritual architecture is a unique design challenge because the architecture must be simultaneously an iconic, symbolic form, complete and unequivocal yet it must transform and become ephemeral...Calligraphy is incorporated throughout the building. The spiritual voice is reflected in the graphic designs on tile work, the glass windows, carpets and wood screens. Whilst abstract the calligraphy is both traditional and spiritually evocative." https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ijk_gallery_complte_jk_200904103.jpgThe Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre, BurnabyBruno Freschi's Masterpiece - the Iconic Jamatkhana and Ismaili Centre Burnaby located on 4010 Canada Way, Burnaby (part of Greater Vancouver). Seen here from Curle Avenue.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ijk_gallery_birdsview_200904103.jpgIsmaili Jamatkhana and Centre, Bird's View, 1985Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre, Burnaby, Bird's View, 1985. The surronding area is now significantly different with new residential and commercial development. The picture provides a view of the five copper domes on the roof of the building.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ijk_gallery_bruno_agakhan_ltgov_200904102.jpgIsmaili Jamatkhana and Centre, Foundation Ceremony, July 26 1982. Bruno Freschi (left) with Honourable Henry Bell-Irving and His Highness the Aga Khan. The Aga Khan in his speech said: "This will be a place of congregation, of order, of peace, of prayer, of hope, of humility, and of brotherhood. From it should come forth those thoughts, those sentiments, those attitudes which bind men together and which unite."Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre, Foundation Ceremony, July 26 1982. Bruno Freschi (left) with Honourable Henry Bell-Irving and His Highness the Aga Khan. The Aga Khan in his speech said: "This will be a place of congregation, of order, of peace, of prayer, of hope, of humility, and of brotherhood. From it should come forth those thoughts, those sentiments, those attitudes which bind men together and which unite."2025-12-10T09:01:24+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-bruno-freschi-architect-of-the-ismaili-centre-in-burnaby-in-conversation-with-simerg/reflection-vijs-a-great-restaurant-and-mr-bruno-freschi-the-beloved-architect-2/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/purdys-milk-and-dark-chocolate1.jpgVoices: Vij's, a Great Restaurant, and Mr. Bruno Freschi, the Beloved Architecthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/purdys-milk-and-dark-chocolate1.jpgVoices: Vij's, a Great Restaurant, and Mr. Bruno Freschi, the Beloved Architecthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/vijs-restaurant12.jpgVoices: Vij's, a Great Restaurant, and Mr. Bruno Freschi, the Beloved Architecthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/vij-restaurant-22.jpgVoices: Vij's, a Great Restaurant, and Mr. Bruno Freschi, the Beloved Architecthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/vij-restaurant-21.jpgVoices: Vij's, a Great Restaurant, and Mr. Bruno Freschi, the Beloved Architecthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/vijs-restaurant11.jpgVoices: Vij's, a Great Restaurant, and Mr. Bruno Freschi, the Beloved Architect2025-12-10T09:00:52+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/fope-launch1.jpgModern Artistic Expressionshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/fope-881.jpgModern Artistic Expressionshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/fope-781.jpgModern Artistic Expressionshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/fope-581.jpgModern Artistic Expressionshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/fope-launch.jpgModern Artistic Expressionshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/fope-88.jpgModern Artistic Expressionshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/fope-381.jpgModern Artistic Expressionshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/fope-38.jpgModern Artistic Expressionshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/fope-58.jpgModern Artistic Expressionshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/fope-78.jpgModern Artistic Expressions2025-12-10T09:00:17+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-beholding-the-face-of-the-imam/2025-12-10T08:59:46+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/%e2%99%a6-literary-reading-qadi-noman-on-obedience-to-the-imam/2025-12-10T08:58:42+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-the-essence-of-imam-an-ode-by-imam-abd-al-salam-2/2025-12-10T08:58:05+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-the-historical-roots-of-imamat/2025-12-10T08:57:27+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-how-to-strengthen-ones-faith-2/2025-12-10T08:56:56+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-the-founding-of-al-mahdiyya/2025-12-10T08:56:23+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/%e2%99%a6-literary-reading-where-there-is-bliss-and-prosperity/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/dreamstimefree_pearlnecklace_02.jpg"I have composed this poem like a necklace of pearls"2025-12-10T08:55:52+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/%e2%99%a6-literary-reading-the-inspiration-for-the-aga-khan-university-logo/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/aku-logo-49rays.jpgAga Khan University LogoThe Seal of the Aga Khan University2025-12-10T08:55:13+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-fatimid-astronomers-account-of-the-lunar-eclipse-and-planetary-conjunctions/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/lunar_eclipse_diagram.gifLunar Eclipse: DiagramDiagram of a lunar eclipse. Source: space.comhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/lunareclipse1.jpglunareclipseLunar Eclipse - source Aip.org2025-12-10T08:54:40+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/%e2%99%a6-literary-reading-imam-as-the-source-of-salvation/2025-12-10T08:54:08+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/%e2%99%a6-literary-reading-imams-recognition-and-love-for-an-oustanding-murid-2/2025-12-10T08:53:33+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/%e2%99%a6-literary-reading-the-vision-that-transformed-nasir-khushraw/2025-12-10T08:52:54+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/voices-bilaal-rajan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/ice_berg1.jpgBilaal Rajan's Amazing Summer of Extremes: In Mandela's Land and Amongst the "King of the Arctic"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/ice_berg1.jpgBilaal Rajan's Amazing Summer of Extremes: In Mandela's Land and Amongst the "King of the Arctic"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/bilaal-and-tutu.jpgBilaal Rajan with Bisjop Desmond Tutuhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/bilaal-and-mandela.jpgBilaal Rajan with Nelson Mandelahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/arctic_birds_in_flight1.jpgArctic Birds in Flighthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/arctic_6.jpgThick billed murres (look like penguins which are only found in Antartica)https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/young_pangnirtung_resident.jpgA Young ResidentA Young Residenthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/walruses.jpgWalruseshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/polar_bears.jpgPolar Bearshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/polar_bear_3.jpgPolar Bear and a fearless bird2025-12-10T08:52:26+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/%e2%99%a6-literary-reading-the-ginanic-literature-of-the-ismailis/2025-12-10T08:51:55+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/%e2%99%a6-literary-reading-text-and-explanation-of-eji-shah-islam-sham-amne-maliya/2025-12-10T08:51:25+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-the-light-of-imam-and-the-festival-of-nawruz/2025-12-10T08:50:47+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/%e2%99%a6-literary-reading-on-the-fall-of-pride/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/dreamstimefree_eagle.jpgEagle2025-12-10T08:49:51+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/simerg-an-introduction/profile/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/mmerchant.pngMalik MerchantAbdulmalik Merchant - Publisher-Editor, Simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/amerchant-portrait-12.jpgPersonal Reflections https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/amerchant-portrait-11.jpgPersonal Reflections https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/malik-merchant-of-simerg.jpgMalik Merchant of simergMalik Merchant, Publisher and Editor of Simerg. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/amerchant-portrait-2.jpgMalik MerchantSimerg's Merchanthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/amerchant-portrait-1.jpgSimerg's MerchantSimerg's Merchanthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/cities.jpgcitiesCities of Destiny...or Choice...photo of SLC follows belowhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/askari-monument-dar-es-salaam.jpgMonumentAskari Monument in Centre City, Dar-es-Salaamhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ilm-magazine-london.jpgIlm, LondonIlm magazine, Londonhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/world-wide-web.jpgwwwHow Simerg Got Here2025-12-10T08:49:14+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/a-poet-of-substance-nasir-khushraw/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ruby-of-badakhshan.jpgBook Cover "The Ruby of Badakhshan", Tr. by Alice Hunsberger2025-12-10T08:47:46+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/john-nuraney-member-of-legislative-assembly-british-columbia/2025-12-10T08:47:06+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/about/maria-cook-of-the-ottawa-citizen/2025-12-10T08:46:26+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-imam-mustansir-billah-on-the-importance-of-zaheri-and-batini-aspects-of-didar-2/2025-12-10T08:44:03+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-the-devotion-of-nizar-quhistani/2025-12-10T08:43:22+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-the-light-that-will-keep-on-burning/2025-12-10T08:42:08+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-imam-muizzs-love-for-books-and-reading-2/2025-12-10T08:40:29+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-beatific-vision-of-the-imam/2025-12-10T08:39:56+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-the-greatness-of-fatimid-cairo/2025-12-10T08:38:45+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-imams-favours-for-his-murids-2/2025-12-10T08:38:10+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-spiritual-enlightenment-under-the-imams-guidance-2/2025-12-10T08:37:37+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/literary-reading-dazzled-by-the-light-an-encounter-with-the-imam-of-the-time/2025-12-10T08:36:35+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/literary-readings/the-mystery-of-the-missing-mount-nasir-khushraw/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/pamir-mountains.jpgThe Mountains of Badakhshan. Please click for "The Missing Mount Nasir Khusraw""The Missing Mount Nasir Khusraw"2025-12-10T08:36:05+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/2025/12/09/didar-a-glimpse-of-his-highness-the-aga-khan-an-iconic-moment-in-the-life-of-an-ismaili-muslim/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251203_04_aga-khan_portugal_didar_featured_simerg-1-2.jpg20251203_04_Aga Khan_Portugal_Didar_Featured_Simerg 1https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/didar-visit-motif-001.jpgDidar Visit Motif 001The motif representing Nur or Light, has been used by Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, during his inaugural visits to Ismaili Muslims around the world. His recent visit to Portugal from December 3 to 5, 2025, was his fifth such visit since becoming their 50th Imam on February 4, 2025. It was preceeded by visits to the USA (November), Uganda (September), Kenya (August), and France (July). Photograph: The Ismaili.2025-12-09T20:39:42+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/11/22/photo-essay-john-f-kennedy-the-35th-president-of-the-united-states-of-america/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/p112013ps-0963.jpgp112013ps-0963https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/st-525-8-63s.jpgST-525-8-6322 November, 1963: President Kennedy reaches out to the crowd gathered at the Hotel Texas Parking Lot Rally in Fort Worth, TX. Photo credit: Cecil Stoughton/John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston. Please click on image for article and more photos.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/st-525-8-63.jpgST-525-8-63https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/st-524-15-63s.jpgST-524-15-63shttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/st-524-15-63.jpgST-524-15-63https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/st-459-10-62.jpgST-459-10-62https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/px-65-2-2.jpgPX 65-2:2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/jfkwhp-st-a13-60-62.jpgJFKWHP-ST-A13-60-62https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/jfkwhp-kn-c17296.jpgJFKWHP-KN-C17296https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/jfkwhp-ar7969-e.jpgJFKWHP-AR7969-E2025-12-07T16:46:07+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/03/03/the-rt-honourable-brian-mulroney-his-highness-the-aga-khan-and-the-ismaili-muslim-community/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/1992-aga-khan-and-mulroney-harrington-lake-featured-image-for-simerg.jpg1992 Aga Khan and Mulroney Harrington Lake Featured Image for Simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/1991-prime-minister-mulroney-with-his-family.jpg1991 Prime Minister Mulroney with his familyA beautiful photograph of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney with his family for the 1991 official Christmas card. From left, top row: Mark, then aged 12, Benedict, 15; Middle row: Caroline, 17, Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney, Nicolas, age 6, Mrs. Mila Mulroney; Bottom row: Clover the dog. The photograph was released by Prime Minister Mulroney’s office in Ottawa on December 5, 1991. Photograph: The Office of the Prime Minister (Brian Mulroney). https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/1985-ismaili-centre_aga-khan-and-mulroney-03.jpg1985 Ismaili Centre_Aga Khan and Mulroney 03His Highness the Aga Khan and the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister Brian Mulroney shake hands after the unveiling of the plaque commemorating the opening of the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre Vancouver on August 23, 1985. Photograph: The Ismaili.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/plaque-opening-of-the-ismaili-centre-vancouver-2.jpgPlaque opening of the Ismaili Centre Vancouver 2Plaque commemorating the opening of the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre in Vancouver by the Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney on August 23, 1985.2025-12-07T16:45:13+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/10/25/profound-reflections-on-nature-by-the-49th-ismaili-imam-his-highness-the-aga-khan-and-photos-of-the-autumn-foliage-in-ottawa-gatineau/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ottawa-gatineau-foliage-ismaili-imamat-from-jacques-cartier-2015-2-e1445786360241.jpgDelegation of the Ismaili Imama from Jacques Cartier Park.The architecture of the dome of Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat Building seen above from Jacques Cartier Park is centred around the beautiful mysteries of rock crystal. Please see the Ismaili Imam's quote and click on image for photos of Ottawa-Gatineau foliage.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ottawa-gatineau-foliage-rideau-hall-2015-12-e1445785862892.jpgRideau Hall Autumn FoliagePlease click on image for autumn foliage in the Ottawa-Gatineau, the National Capital Region.2025-12-07T16:43:26+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/12/24/absolutely-simergs-photos-of-the-day-ottawa-on-december-24-2015-16c-100pm/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/pc240240.jpgOttawa, One of world's coldest cities, on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2015 Please click on photohttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ottawa-rideau-canal.jpgOttawa Rideau Canalhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/pc240225.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_2577.jpghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/pc240223.jpg https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/pc240226.jpghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/pc240233.jpghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/pc240234.jpghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/pc240228.jpghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/pc240244.jpg2025-12-07T16:42:52+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2016/02/20/photo-his-highness-the-aga-khan-with-african-heads-of-state-at-the-africa-2016-forum-in-the-red-sea-resort-of-sharm-el-sheikh/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2016-635915750572747413-274.jpg2016-635915750572747413-274Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi delivers his speech during the opening session of the African international business forum in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh in the South Sinai governorate of Egypt, 20 February 2016. Photo Credit: The Egyptian presidency.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/his-highness-the-aga-khan-and-president-sisi.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan and President SisiMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, pictured with Egypt's President al-Sisi on February 20, 2016. Photo Credit: The Egyptian Presidency.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2016-635915752950046652-4.jpg2016-635915752950046652-4Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C) takes a memorial photo with other heads of state and government and the participating delegations during the Africa 2016 Business for Africa, Egypt and the World Forum in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, February 20, 2016. His Highness the Aga Khan is pictured second from right in the front row. The 49th Ismaili Imam will be giving a key note speech at the forum on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at approximately 9:00 am (Cairo Time). Photo Credit: The Egyptian Presidency.2025-12-07T16:42:07+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/08/14/must-see-video-bruno-freschi-provides-great-insights-into-the-making-of-the-first-ismaili-jamatkhana-and-centre-in-canada-and-reflects-on-his-highness-the-aga-khan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/bruno-freschi.jpgBruno FreschiBruno Freschi, OChttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/vincent-scully-aga-khan-_medium.jpgvincent-scully-aga-khan-_mediumThe Aga Khan pictured during a panel discussion on “Design in the Islamic World and Its Impact Beyond”, held at the National Building Museum on January 26, 2005, the day after the Vincent Scully Award ceremony. Photo: Vivian Rozsa, Washington D.C.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/dsc02202-w1368s1_mohib-ebrahim.jpgdsc02202-w1368s1_Mohib EbrahimA beautiful night view of the courtyard of the Ismaili Jamarkhana and Centre Vancouver, with the fountain in the foreground and the Jamatkhana entrance forming the backdrop. The Jamatkhana was designed by Vancouver's Bruno Freschi and opened in 1985 in the presence of Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan. Photo: © Mohib Ebrahim. 2014https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/img_2987_nazim-rawji-and-mrs-merchant-cropped.jpgIMG_2987_Nazim Rawji and Mrs Merchant croppedMrs. Merchant (d January 2021) with Nazim Rawji, her former neighbour from Dar es Salaam, outside the courtyard of the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre in Vancouver during an event marking the 59th Imamat Day of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan. The Ismaili Centre and Jamatkhana was designed by architect Bruno Freschi. Photo: Malik Merchanthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/img_3711_jehangir-merchant-at-icv.jpgIMG_3711_Jehangir Merchant at ICVJehangir Merchant pictured in front of the fountain at the beautiful courtard of the Ismaili Centre and Jamatkhana Vancouver, designed by Bruno Freschi. The photo was taken a few months before he died in May 2018 at the age of 89. Photo: Malik Merchanthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/bruno-freschi-and-the-merchants-at-vjs.jpgBruno Freschi and the Merchants at VJs(From left, anti-clockwise) Bruno Freschi, Jehangir Merchant (d. May 2018), Nurin Merchant and Malik Merchant at the famous VJs in Vancouver, March 2009.2025-12-07T16:40:22+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/05/24/watch-a-recent-interview-of-kofi-annan-and-join-a-live-webcast-of-his-lecture-at-the-delegation-of-the-ismaili-imamat/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/his-highness-the-aga-khan-s.jpgHis Highness the Aga KhanHis Highness the Aga Khan. Photo: John MacDonald. ©https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/a-life-in-war-and-peace-by-kofi-annan.jpgA Life in War and Peace by Kofi AnnanKofi Annan on jacket of his new book which tells the story of his remarkable time at the center of the world stage.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/kofi-annan.pngKofi AnnanFormer United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan. Please click on image to read his letter to Prince sadruddin2025-12-07T16:39:10+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/11/25/photo-essay-celebrating-sussex-drive-his-highness-the-aga-khan-and-the-delegation-of-the-ismaili-imamat-building/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dii01s.jpgPlease click on image to read photo essay2025-12-07T16:38:44+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/11/25/360-panorama-photos-of-his-highness-the-aga-khans-delegation-building/2025-12-07T16:38:20+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/02/11/what-one-ottawa-architect-enjoys-most-about-the-delegation-of-the-ismaili-imamat-building/2025-12-07T16:37:44+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/06/07/for-ottawas-2015-doors-open-simerg-visits-2-muslim-cultural-centres-the-algerian-embassy-and-the-delegation-of-the-ismaili-imamat/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/p6060103s.jpg2015 Doors Open Ottawa. The Delegation of the Ismaili ImamatThe Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat. Photo: Simerg/Malik Merchant.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/p6060038s.jpg2015 Doors Open OttawaThe Embassy of Algeria. Please click for Doors Open photos and interviews. Photo: Simerg/Malik Merchanthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/p6060090s.jpg2015 Doors Open Ottawa. The Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat.A view of the garden (the Char-baagh) from the upper level of the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat Building. Photo: Simerg/Malik Merchant.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/p6060099s.jpg2015 Doors Open Ottawa. The Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat.ERAThe attention of the visitors to the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat is drawn to the upper level as Alykhan Jinnah (hidden) describes the features of the building. Photo: Simerg/Malik Merchanthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/p6060097s.jpg2015 Doors Open Ottawa. The Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat.Visitors pay close attention as they receive an overview of the key features of the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat during the 2015 Ottawa Doors Open event. Phooto: Simerg/Malik Merchant. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/p6060093s.jpg2015 Doors Open OttawaHappy and excited Ismailis from Ottawa and out-of-town visit the Delegation Building during the 2015 Ottawa Doors Open event. Photo: Simerg/Malik Merchant.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/p6060086s.jpg2015 Doors Open Ottawa. The Delegation of the Ismaili ImamatVisitors seen at the upper level of the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat during the 2015 Ottawa Doors Open. The building attracts more than 2000 visitors during the annual event. Photo: Simerg/Malik Merchant. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/p6060087s.jpg2015 Doors Open Ottawa. The Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat.This bronze sculpture called Bear Mother is on the upper floor of the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat Building. It was sculpted by the renowned Heidi artist Bill Reid. It was gifted to His Highness the Aga Khan from the leadership of the Ismaili community of Canada on the occasion of his Golden Jubilee. Photo: Simerg/Malik Merchant.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/p6060083s.jpg2015 Doors Open Ottawa. The Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat.Visitors learning about the work of the Aga Khan Development Network and the Aga Khan Foundation Canada in a room adjacent to main hall of the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat Building. Photo: Simerg/Malik Merchant.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/p6060079s.jpg2015 Doors Open Ottawa. The Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat.Visitors to the 2015 Doors Open at the main hall of the Delegetion of the Ismaili Imamat Building, which has a dome in the shape of a rock crystal. Photo: Simerg/Malik Merchant. 2025-12-07T16:37:22+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2011/06/22/health-hope-and-happiness-the-kitengela-sculpture-at-aga-khan-hospital-nairobi/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/piksculpt.pngAga Khan Hospital, NairobiPlease click for article. Photos: Copyright: Isabelle Prondzynski2025-12-07T16:36:28+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2011/06/27/preparing-for-mawlana-hazar-imams-didar-short-essential-readings-ii/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/aktaj.pngObedience to the Imam brings clarity to the hearts of the murids.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/hhaktaj.pngHis Highness the Aga Khan in Ishkashim, BadakhshanA mulaqat in Badakhshan2025-12-07T16:36:03+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2011/07/02/preparing-for-mawlana-hazar-imams-didar-short-essential-readings-iii-ode-on-imams-essence-cosmic-necessity-ismul-azam-quhistani/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/alicalig.jpgA modern computer-aided Shi`ite calligraphic design, with the name of `Ali in the centerhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/akluk79003-01.jpgHis Highness the Aga KhanMawlana Hazar Imam pictured at the Olympia Hall, London, during his weeklong visit to the United Kingdom Jamat in September 1979. Seated next to him on the stage are Mukhi Noordin Jivraj and Kamadia Nizar Dhanani. Photo: Jehangir Merchant Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mongol-soldiers.pngMongol soldiersSiege of Alamut. A depiction by Shazia’Ayn and Aliya-Nur Babul, Vancouverhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/eofheart.jpgeofheartImage courtesy of roseannapiter.com. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/nark.jpgA painting by the American Edward Hicks (1780—1849), showing the animals boarding Noah's Ark in pairs. Image: Wikipedea.Please click for article.2025-12-07T16:35:40+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2011/07/05/preparing-for-mawlana-hazar-imams-didar-short-essential-readings-iv-aab-i-shifa-nur-of-imamat-obedience-beneficient-supplication/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/anjudan-ms.pngA Persian manuscript produced during the revival of Ismaili dawa in Anjudan, a village situated near the major Shi'i centres of Qumm and Kashan in Iran. Photo Credit: The Institute of Ismaili Studies.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/aes.pngCuphttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/akluk7904.pngHis Highness the Aga KhanMawlana Hazar Imam pictured at the Olympia Hall, London, during his weeklong visit to the United Kingdom Jamat in September 1979. Photo: Jehangir Merchant Collection.2025-12-07T16:35:13+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2011/07/08/mawlana-hazar-imams-didar-and-imamat-day-short-essential-readings-v-ya-ali-khuba-mijalas-patience-beatific-vision-fatimas-progeny-and-ships-of-salvation/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/igangji.jpgIsmailbhai Gangji - transformed by a ginan2025-12-07T16:34:53+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2011/07/12/preparing-for-mawlana-hazar-imams-didar-short-essential-readings-vi/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/his-highness-the-aga-khan.pngHis Highness the Aga KhanMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th Ismaili Imamhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/quran042023.jpgHoly Qur'an, 42:23“Say (O Muhammad): No reward do I ask (for my favours) except your love for my kith and kin” https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/shepherd.jpgShepherdhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jawhar.pngJawharhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/jawhar.jpgJawharhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mhig.png2025-12-07T16:34:30+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2011/07/16/preparing-for-mawlana-hazar-imams-didar-short-essential-readings-vii-the-merciful-glance-the-manifest-imam-jawhars-devotion-love-for-the-imam-and-true-faith/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/pir-hasan-kabirdin-manuscript.jpgText of "Dura deshti ayo vanazaro" attributed to Pir Hasan Kabirdin. Text of "Dura deshti ayo vanazaro" attributed to Pir Hasan Kabirdin. Photo: www.iis.ac.ukhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/syed-muhammad-shah-manuscript.jpgA page from a manuscript of ginan "Sahebji tun man more man bhave" attributed to Syed Muhammad Shah. Photo: www.iis.ac.ukA page from a manuscript of ginan "Sahebji tun man more man bhave" attributed to Syed Muhammad Shah. Photo: www.iis.ac.ukhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sayed-imam-shah-manuscript.jpgLeather binding of ginan manuscript "Ada thaki ek suna nipaya" attributed to Saiyad Imam Shah. Image: www.iis.ac.uk Leather binding of ginan manuscript "Ada thaki ek suna nipaya". Image: www.iis.ac.uk 2025-12-07T16:33:54+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2011/08/20/the-holy-quran-lailat-al-qadr-and-forgiveness/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/s00001.pngA quote of an Ismaili pilgrim from "The Ismailis in the Middle Ages" by Shafique N. ViraniPlease click for "Seeking forgiveness of the Imam of the Time" by Khalil Andani.2025-12-07T16:33:20+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2011/09/16/aspects-of-imamat-and-didar-download-pdf-file/2025-12-07T16:32:57+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2011/09/21/happy-times-in-hasanabad-by-aziz-r-kurwa/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/akurwa1.png"Happy Days in Hasanabad" by Dr. Aziz Kurwa. Simerg Special Series: Jamatkhana - A Place of Spiritual and Social Convergence.Please click for article and photoshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/akurwa.png"Happy Times in Hasanabad" by Dr. Aziz Kurwa. Simerg Special Series: Jamatkhana - A Place of Spiritual and Social Convergence.Please click for article and photos. 2025-12-07T16:32:35+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2011/10/25/ismaili-history-the-first-five-centuries-by-ali-m-rajput/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/amrismailis.pngThe Ismailis: From the Earliest Times to the Fall of the Fatimid Empire by Ali M. RajputPlease click for article2025-12-07T16:31:01+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2011/11/01/his-highness-the-aga-khan-iii-1877-1957-the-forty-eighth-imam-of-the-shia-imami-ismailis/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/aspirations1.pngQuotes of His Highness the Aga Khan III, 48th Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili community.Platinum Jubilee quotes of the 48th Ismaili Imam, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan. Please click to download special series in PDF format.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/aspirations.pngPlatinum Jubilee message of the 48th Shia Ismaili Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan III.Platinum Jubilee quotes of the 48th Ismaili Imam, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan. Please click to download special series in PDF format.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/agakhaniii.pngHis Highness the Aga Khan III, 48th Imam of Shia Imami Ismailis, in full regalia. His Highness the Aga Khan III, 48th Imam of Shia Imami Ismailis, in full regalia. Photo: Jehangir Merchant Collection.2025-12-07T16:30:38+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2011/11/04/fatimid-cairo-in-nasir-khusraws-safarnama-by-hatim-mahamid/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/safarnamapost.jpgA map of Nasir Khusraw's travels based on his Safarnama. Credit: Wikipedia.Please click fir article2025-12-07T16:30:14+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2011/12/01/his-highness-the-aga-khan-three-readings-for-his-75th-birthday-including-the-ginan-dhan-dhan-aajano/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/aga-khan-iii-silver-jubilee-jubo-portraits.jpgAn official portrait of His Highness the Aga Khan on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee of his Imamat of the Shia Imami Ismaili MuslimsHis Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan, direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad and 49th Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims..2025-12-07T16:29:10+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2011/12/22/at-the-ismaili-centre-by-izzat-muneyb/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/icl1.png"At the Ismaili Centre" by Izzat Muneyb. Simerg Special Series: Jamatkhana - A Place of Spiritual and Social ConvergencePlease click for "At the Ismaili Centre"2025-12-07T16:28:33+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2011/12/24/simerg-blend-a-selection-of-photographs-and-readings-published-in-2011/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/simerg-blend-2011.pngSimerg blend 20112025-12-07T16:27:50+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/04/29/simergs-third-anniversary-and-the-blogs-popular-pieces-22/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/satgurnur.jpgMausoleum of Pir Satgur NurMiracles in ginan "Putla"2025-12-07T16:26:45+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/05/09/reflections-on-the-delegation-of-the-ismaili-imamat-building-in-ottawa-canada-simerg/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dimpost.jpgPlease clcik for Delegation BuildingPlease click for articlehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ismaili-imamat-delegation-medal.jpgThe Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat Building, Ottawa, Canada, Receives MedalPlease click for "Reflections on the Delegation of Ismaili Imamat"2025-12-07T16:26:14+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/05/12/a-thank-you-letter-to-lady-ali-shah-mother-of-imam-sultan-mahomed-shah-aga-khan-iii-by-zarina-moosa-simerg/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/zmoosa3.jpgSimerg Special Thank You Series. A Thank you letter to Lady Ali Shah through the voice of her son, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan III by Zarina MoosaPlease click for "Thank You" Letter2025-12-07T16:25:32+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/05/18/historical-photographs-from-the-ismaili-collection-of-master-khimani-of-south-africa/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ismaili043.jpgPlease click for "Master Khimani's Contribution to the Jamat and Historical Photos from his Collection" Please click for Historical Photos from the Collection of Master Khimani. Photo: Front Cover of a special birthday edition of "The Ismaili" (dated 17th April, 1928) in Master Khimani's family archives. 2025-12-07T16:25:05+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/05/29/bagamoyo-jamatkhana-in-tanzania-through-pictures-poetry-and-prose-by-shariffa-keshavjee-simerg/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/skeshavjee.jpg"The Jamatkhana in Bagamoyo" by Shariffa Keshavjee. Simerg Special Jamatkhana Series - A Place of Social and Spiritual ConvergencePlease click for Bagamoyo Jamatkhana2025-12-07T16:24:42+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/06/09/the-iconic-ismaili-centre-in-dubai-by-muslim-and-nevin-harji-simerg/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mharjidubai.jpg"Dubai's Jewel: The Ismaili Community's Congregational Space" by Muslim and Nevin Harji. Simerg Special Series: Jamatkhana - A Place of Spiritual and Social ConvergencePlease click for "Dubai's Ismaili Gem"2025-12-07T16:24:07+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/07/31/on-meeting-the-noorani-family-my-voyage-to-europe-by-badrudin-adatia/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/badatiameeting.pngPlease click for "On Meeting the Noorani Family"Please click on image for "On Meeting the Noorani Family" by Badrudin Adatia.2025-12-07T16:23:40+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/09/04/scenes-from-america-five-colossal-faces-a-beautiful-lake-and-a-needles-eye-in-the-black-hills-of-south-dakota/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0351_1.jpgIMG_0351_1 Rushmore Workers 1927-1941A plaque commemorating the workers who with workers created the historic masterpiece of the faces of four American Presidents between October 4, 1927, and October 31, 1941. Today Mount Rushmore hosts more than three million visitors each year from across the USA and around the world. Photo: Malik Merchant. © Simerg.com.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0321_11-e1346733279508.jpgIMG_0321_1 Needle's EyeA unique rock formation called the Needle's Eye, so named for the needle like opening created by wind, rain, freezing and thawing. Photo: Malik Merchant. © Simerg.comhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0379_12-e1346736819818.jpgIMG_0379_1 - George Washington on Mount RushmoreThe colossal face of George Washington as photographed from the Presidential Trail at the Rushmore Memorial. George Washington (1732 - 1799), America's first President is considered the father of the country and is therefore the most prominent figure on the mountain. Photo: Malik Merchant. © Simerg.comhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0419s1.jpgIMG_0419s - Rushmore Memorial after Lighting CeremonyA view of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial from the Grand View Terrace following the Evening Lighting Ceremony. Photo: Malik Merchant. © Simerg.comhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0400s1.jpgIMG_0400s - Rushmore Memorial ChronologyA plaque outling the chronology of Mount Rushmore Memorial in South Dakota. Photo: Malik Merchant. © Simerg.comhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0399s1-e1346736704655.jpgIMG_0399s - Borglum sculpture by son Lincoln.A sculpture of Gutzoon Borglum by his son Lincoln. It was left upto Lincoln to finish the project in October 1941, just few months after his father's death in March of the same year. Borglum began to sculpt the Mount Rushmore in 1927 which took 14 years and $1 million to complete. For millions of Americans, the iconic sculpture of four famous American Presidents holds meaning and stirs emotions like no other tourism spot. Photo: Malik Merchant. © Simerg.comhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0390_1.jpgIMG_0390_1 - One of the three air compressors which was used to provide power to operate the jackhammers. Over 450,000 tons of rock were removed from Mount Rushmore. Dynamite was used to remove 90% of it, but jackhammers and facing bits were used for the rest. The photo shows the largest of the three air compressors which was used to provide power to operate the jackhammers. This equipment is on display at the Mount Rushmore Memorial. An 1,800 foot, 3-inch pipeline followed the stairway up the mountain to carry the air for the jackhammers. During the winter months, a liquid gas was injected in the pipeline to prevent freezing. Photo: Malik Merchant. © Simerg.comhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0389_1.jpgIMG_0389_1 A panoramic view of the Black Hills as seen from the Mount Rushmore Memorial.A panoramic view of the Black Hills from the Mount Rushmore Memorial. The Black Hills offers some outstanding offerings such as the Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse Memorials, the Jewel Cave National Monument, the Custer State Park, Scenic Byways as well as historical towns such as Sturgis, Deadwood and Keystone. Photo: Malik Merchant. © Simerg.comhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0366s1.jpgIMG_0366s - A panel display of the four presidents and 150 years of American history.An exceptional educational panel display of the four presidents and 150 years of American history. The four presidents - Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln - sculpted on Mount Rushmore respectively represent the birth, growth, development and preservation of the country. George Washington (1732 - 1799), America's first President is considered the father of the country and is therefore the most prominent figure on the mountain. Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1836) was the author of the Declaration of Independence and America's third president. Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919) led the country into the 20th century and Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) is considered by many to be America's greatest president. He held the nation together during the Civil War. Photo: Malik Merchant. © Simerg.comhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0353_1.jpgIMG_0353_1 Avenue of the Flags, Mount Rushmore.The Mount Rushmore Memorial from the Avenue of Flags. Fifty six flags of the states, districts, commonwelaths and territories of the US adorn either side of the main avenue. Photo: Malik Merchant. © Simerg.com2025-12-07T16:23:02+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/10/15/one-thousand-roads-to-mecca-naser-e-khosraws-writing-about-the-muslim-pilgrimage-by-michael-wolfe/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/one-thousand-roads-to-mecca-naser-e-khosraw-by-michael-wolfe.jpgOne Thousand Roads to Mecca - Naser-e Khosraw by Michael WolfePlease click for Naser-e Khosraw’s Writing About the Muslim Pilgrimage2025-12-07T16:22:36+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/11/08/naser-e-khosraws-risky-and-dangerous-homeward-journey-from-michael-wolfes-one-thousand-roads-to-mecca/2025-12-07T16:22:00+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/12/09/13th-december-2012-is-mawlana-hazar-imams-76th-salgirah-photo-essay-readings-and-the-ginan-eji-dhan-dhan-aajano-with-meaning/2025-12-07T16:21:31+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/01/24/ismaili-church-of-the-aga-khan-1952-historical-recordings-of-mukhi-allidina-jamals-swahili-songs-at-samap/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/shellac-gramaphone-record.jpgShellac Gramaphone RecordAllidina Jamal's Swahile songs were recorded on Shellac recordes, similar to the one shown above. 2025-12-07T16:20:50+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/01/28/islam-a-mosaic-not-a-monolith-a-brief-but-ambitious-essay-by-vartan-gregorian/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/islam-a-mosaic.jpgIslam A MosaicPlease click to download essay. Islam: A Mosiac, Not a Monolith by Vartan Gregorian.2025-12-07T16:20:15+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/02/05/ibn-rushd-averroes-the-islamic-scholar-who-gave-us-modern-philosophy-by-robert-pasnau/2025-12-07T16:19:08+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/02/27/heart-to-heart-a-thank-you-letter-from-jehangir-a-merchant-to-11th-c-iconic-ismaili-dai-al-muayyad-al-shirazi/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/jmerchant1.jpgSimerg Special Thank You Series: Jehangir Merchant's Letter to Muayyad al-Din ShiraziPlease click for letter2025-12-07T16:18:40+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/03/13/2013-navroz-readings-i-the-ginan-navroz-na-din-sohamna-with-text-and-explanation/2025-12-07T16:16:41+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/03/21/2013-navroz-readings-iv-amen-khudavind-and-hope-by-navyn-naran/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/spring-day1.jpghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/spring-day.jpg2025-12-07T16:16:17+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/04/08/baroness-margaret-thatcher-13-october-1925-8-april-2013-performed-the-opening-of-the-first-high-profile-ismaili-centre-in-the-western-world/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/agakhanthatcher011.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan and Prime Minister Margaret ThatcherHis Highness the Aga Khan and Mrs. Margaret Thatcher, the British Prime Minister, arriving at the newly constructed Ismaili Centre in London’s South Kensington which was officially opened by her on April 24, 1985. Photo: Derek Rowe, Roshni Magazine, USA.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/agakhanthatcher04.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan and Baroness Margaret ThatcherHis Highness the Aga Khan, 49th Ismaili Imam and direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, with Baroness Margaret Thatcher at the banquet hosted by His Highness in London on July 3, 2008 during his Golden Jubilee Celebrations. Baroness Thatcher addressed the Canadian Parliament in1988 as Prime Minister of Great Britian. Photo: Mawlana Hazar Imam Shah Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan, Golden Jubilee Souvenir, published by Islamic Publications Limited. 2012. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/agakhanthatcher02.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan and British Prime Minister Margaret ThatcherHis Highness the Aga Khan speaking at the opening of the newly constructed Ismaili Centre. Seated are Briitish Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and the President of the UK Ismaili Council, Anil Ishani. Photo: Derek Rowe, Roshni Magazine, USA. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/agakhanthatcher01.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.His Highness the Aga Khan and Mrs. Margaret Thatcher, the British Prime Minsiter, arriving at the newly constrcuted Ismaili Centre in London's South Kensington which was officially opened by her on April 24, 1985. Photo: Derek Rowe, Roshni Magazine, USA.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/agakhanthatcher03.jpgBaroness Margaret Thatcher being welcomed by His Highness the Aga Khan during his Golden Jubilee CelebrationsHis Highness the Aga Khan, 49th Ismaili Imam and direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, warmly greeting Baroness Margaret Thatcher at the banquet hosted by His Highness in London on July 3, 2008 during his Golden Jubilee Celebrations. Photo: Mawlana Hazar Imam Shah Karim Al Hussani Aga Khan, Golden Jubilee Souvenir, published by Islamic Publications Limited. 2012. Copyright.2025-12-07T16:15:56+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/05/15/his-highness-the-aga-khan-delivers-keynote-address-at-unesco-conference-in-hangzhou-peoples-republic-of-china/2025-12-07T16:15:20+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/05/26/ismaili-volunteers-and-their-stories-of-service-a-special-new-series-for-simergs-4th-anniversary/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/rajabali-mecklai.jpgRajabali MecklaiRajabali Mecklai of Vancouver - the Ismaili volunteer who has inspired this series to commemorate Simerg's 4th anniversary. Photo: Rajabali Mecklai Family Collection. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/rajabali_mecklai_2013-03-21_21-45-33_305.jpgRajabali MecklaiRajabali Mecklai - the Ismaili volunteer who has inspired this series to commemorate Simerg's 4th anniversary. 2025-12-07T16:14:10+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/06/29/photo-essay-a-9-year-old-ismaili-boys-first-steps-on-becoming-an-astronaut-simergphotos/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/11-qay-as-an-astronaut.jpgQayl dressed as an astronautQayl dressed as an astronaut. Please click on photo to read Qayl's photo essay.2025-12-07T16:13:34+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/06/29/for-canada-day-photo-essay-the-celebration-of-literacy-and-his-highness-the-aga-khans-affinity-for-canada-simergphotos/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/his-highness-the-aga-khan.jpgPrince Karim Aga Khan Chateau De Chantilly Sponsorhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/getty1.jpgA more recent portrait of His Highness the Aga Khanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/istock_000015550750small.jpgMap of Canada in Canadian flag colors2025-12-07T16:13:10+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/07/10/learning-and-sharing-knowledge-about-ismaili-jamatkhanas-through-imamat-day-greeting-cards/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ismaili-centre-burnaby.jpgIsmaili Centre BurnabyThe Ismaili Centre in Burnaby, a tree-lined suburb of Greater Vancouver, is the first such centre to be purpose-built by the Ismaili Muslim community in Canada. The site was acquired in 1979, and a firm led by the well-known Vancouver architect Bruno Freschi, was commissioned to prepare the plans for the building. In August 1985, the Centre was opened by Canada’s then Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam. This year, the Centre is marking its 25th anniversary.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/lahore.jpgLahoreThe Ismaili presence in Punjab can be traced back at least a thousand years to Fatimid times, when Multan was a major centre for the Jamat. Nestled along Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan Road, the Ismaili Jamatkhana Lahore is the first modern facility to be purpose-built for the Jamat in that city. Rooted in tradition and heritage, the Jamatkhana symbolises centuries of the Jamat’s presence in the region, and its continuity in a land steeped in the many interpretations and practices of Islam.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ismaili-centre-london.jpgIsmaili Centre LondonPlease click for posthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ismaili-centre-lisbon.jpgIsmaili Centre LisbonInaugurated on 11 July 1998, the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon established, for the first time in continental Europe, a permanent place of gathering for Ismaili Muslims. The Centre's Jamatkhana is complemented by premises for the social, cultural and economic development institutions of the Aga Khan Development Network, serving people of all faiths, backgrounds and origins.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ismaili-centre-dushanbe.jpgIsmaili Centre DushanbeThe Ismaili Centre, Dushanbe was opened on 12 October 2009 by His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, and Mawlana Hazar Imam. It is the first such Centre in Central Asia — a region that has been home to Ismaili Muslims for more than a thousand years. The ceremony was attended by the Mayor of Dushanbe, Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloev, senior government officials, diplomats, scholars and leaders of faith communities. Representatives of the Ismaili community from around the world were also present.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ismaili-centre-dubai.jpgIsmaili Centre DubaiThe Ismaili Centre, Dubai is a complex of creative spaces for contemplative, cultural, educational and recreational purposes, designed to encourage understanding and the sharing of wisdom from many perspectives. It was opened on 26 March 2008 as part of the commemoration of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Golden Jubilee. The Centre draws on spiritual and intellectual roots that give it contemporary resonance. Its courtyards, gardens and watercourses, set amidst interlinking interiors, propose a harmony of tradition and timelessness.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/gilgit.jpgGilgitPart of a seismically unstable zone that is prone to earthquakes, floods, landslides and droughts, Pakistan's northern region has long been home to a signifiant Ismaili population. Several new purpose-built jamatkhana projects blend traditional building with new disaster-resistant techniques. From design and construction to finished product, the new structures offer a model to uplifit the quality of habitat throughout the region.2025-12-07T16:12:45+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/07/28/laylat-al-qadr-a-night-better-than-a-thousand-months/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/the-night-of-power-by-amir-khusraw.jpgThe Night of Power by Amir KhusrawIn his Khamsa, Shab-i Qadr (the Night of Power), the renowned Persian poet Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (d. 1325 CE) tells the story of a saint who made a failed attempt to stay awake until the Laylat al-Qadr. This image is taken from a folio in the Aga Khan Museum collection; the Toronto museum is due to open in 2014. Photo: Courtesy of the Aga Khan Museum2025-12-07T16:12:03+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/08/07/eid-ul-fitr-sighting-of-the-new-moon-brings-the-holy-month-of-ramadan-to-an-end/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/istock_000025359158xsmall.jpgConceptual image for the holy month of Ramadan and Eid al Fitr. Conceptual image for the holy month of Ramadan and Eid al Fitr. Photo: Istockphotohttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/istock_000000165310small.jpgNew moon at Mackerricher State Park, California, USA A new moon at Mackerricher State Park, California, USA. Photo: Istockphoto. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/istock_000015967718small.jpgThousands of people standing in neat rows facing Mecca in front of the mosque at the Taj Mahal to celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid ul-Fitr in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India Rows of worshippers gather in neat rows facing Mecca in front of the mosque at the Taj Mahal to celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid ul-Fitr in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Eid is the muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan. Photo: Istockphoto. October 2, 2008. Copyright. 2025-12-07T16:11:41+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/08/31/a-nikkah-in-the-noorani-family-prince-rahim-aga-khan-weds-ms-kendra-spears-by-navyn-naran/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/prince-rahim-and-princess-salwa.jpgPrince Rahim and Princess SalwaThe newly married couple enjoy a moment together on their wedding day. Photo: TheIsmaili / Gary Ottehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/prince-rahim-aga-khan-and-princess-salwa-portrait.jpgPrince Rahim Aga Khan and Princess Salwa Portrait on their wedding day.Prince Rahim and Princess Salwa on their wedding day on August 31, 2013. Photo: TheIsmaili / Gary Otte.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/prince-rahim-aga-khan-and-princess-salwa.jpgPrince Rahim Aga Khan and Princess SalwaMawlana Hazar Imam, Prince Rahim, Princess Salwa and members of the Imam’s family pose for a photograph with the members of the Ismaili Leaders’ International Forum after the nikah ceremony. Photo: TheIsmaili / Gary Ottehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/prince-rahim-aga-khan-and-princess-salwa-aga-khan.jpgPrince Rahim Aga Khan and Princess Salwa Aga KhanPrince Rahim and Princess Salwa during their nikah ceremony in September 2013. Photo: TheIsmaili / Gary Otte2025-12-07T16:11:18+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/09/03/all-people-are-a-single-nation-prince-aly-khan-on-islams-basic-teachings-and-its-closeness-to-the-ethic-of-the-christian-faith/2025-12-07T16:10:49+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/09/10/ismaili-ginan-ek-shabada-suno-mere-bhai-an-explanation-by-shiraz-pradhan-with-recitation/2025-12-07T16:10:00+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/09/14/35-short-readings-and-messages-on-didar-and-imamat-in-anticipation-of-mawlana-hazar-imams-visit-to-bangladesh-and-india/2025-12-07T16:09:39+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/10/30/unique-moments-from-the-extraordinary-life-of-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iii-the-beloved-48th-imam-of-the-shia-imami-ismaili-muslims/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/aga-khan-iii-soth-africa-reception.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan at a reception by the Ismaili community in South AfricaHis Highness the Aga Khan at a reception by the Ismaili community in South Africa.2025-12-07T16:08:21+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/11/02/his-highness-the-aga-khan-iii-historic-first-landings-in-east-africa-in-1899-and-the-usa-in-1906/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bagamoyo.jpgL0034857 "Under the Palms of Bagamoyo". Camp at Bagamoyo.L0034857 "Under the Palms of Bagamoyo". Camp at Bagamoyo. Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Wellcome Images. Please click on image for article. 2025-12-07T16:07:53+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/11/09/the-story-of-an-ismaili-farmer-who-has-served-the-mahuva-jamat-all-his-life-by-salman-bheriyani/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/gulamhusen-in-plot-with-volunteer-day-medal.jpgGulamhusen in plot with Volunteer Day MedalLong serving Ismaili, 77 year old farmer Gulamhusen Alibhai Jamani of Mahuva, India, with a medal that was presented him during Volunteer Day. Please click on image for story.2025-12-07T16:07:27+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/11/20/ismaili-propagation-in-the-indo-pak-subcontinent-before-the-advent-of-the-ginanic-dawah-by-bashir-fazal-ladha/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/yemen_pol_2002.jpgThe current political map of Yemen, shown below Saudi Arabia in a lighter shade. 2025-12-07T16:07:06+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/01/10/ismailis-in-china-48th-imams-historical-messages-and-quotes-3-jamatkhanas-cemeteries-maps-culture-and-heritage-by-ghulam-panjwani/2025-12-07T16:06:27+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/01/19/his-highness-the-aga-khans-never-to-be-forgotten-message-to-ismaili-youth-keep-clean-soul-in-a-clean-body/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/diamond-jubilee-suovenir-cover-s.jpgDiamond Jubilee Souvenir Cover-shttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/aga-khan-message-to-youth_s.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan's Message to Ismaili Youth_sThe above image of the message sent to Ismaili Youth appears in the Diamond Jubilee Souvenir Yearbook published in Dar-es-Salaam on August 10th 1946. Pleas click on image to view a larger version of the image with a transcript and the cover page of the special issue.2025-12-07T16:05:54+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/03/02/his-highness-the-aga-khan-at-the-parliament-of-canada-selected-excerpts-from-the-live-english-translation-of-remarks-made-in-french/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/arc-carisse-2014-0227_5139cropped2.jpgarc Carisse 2014 0227_5139cropped2His Highness the Aga Khan at the Parliament Building on Thursday, February 27, 2014. Photo: Jean-Marc Carisse. Copyright.2025-12-07T16:05:20+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/03/15/simergs-new-downloadable-booklet-nawruz-literary-readings-poetry-and-ginan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/earth-cylindrical-projection-2013-03-21-0012ut.jpgEarth Cylindrical Projection 2013-03-21 0012UTEarth Cylindrical Projection 2013-03-21 0012UT. NASA Image. Please click on image to download Nawruz booklet.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/earth-spherical-view-2013-03-21-0012ut.jpgEarth Spherical View 2013-03-21 0012UTEarth Spherical View 2013-03-21 0012UT. NASA Image. Please click to download Nawruz booklet.2025-12-07T16:04:45+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/03/25/in-memory-of-roshan-thomas-and-zeenab-kassam/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/roshan-thomas-and-zeenab-kassam.jpgRoshan ThomasThe funeral of Roshan Thomas was held earlier this week in Vancouver. She was among those who died at the hands of terrorists in Kabul while celebrating the Persian New Year.2025-12-07T16:04:15+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/04/03/roshan-thomas-acting-in-the-path-of-god-by-jalal-jaffer/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/roshan_thomas.jpgRoshan_ThomasRoshan Thomas was among those who were killed in a terrorist incident in Kabul while she was celebrating the commencement of the Persian New Year, Navruz. She was buried earlier this week in Vancouver, where almost 2000 people from all walks of life attended her funeral at the North Vancouver Ismaili Jamatkhana.2025-12-07T16:03:40+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/04/06/for-canadas-volunteer-week-aga-khan-council-president-malik-talib-tells-ismaili-volunteers-you-are-a-beacon-of-islamic-ethics/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/malik-talib-president-aga-khan-council-for-canada.jpgMalik Talib, President Aga Khan Council for CanadaMalik Talibhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/aga-khan-council-president-malik-talib.jpgAga Khan Council President Malik Talib2025-12-07T16:03:01+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/04/11/work-no-words-by-his-highness-the-aga-khan-and-other-rare-ismaili-historical-quotes-on-service/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ismaili-volunteers-souvenir-1954-front-cover.jpgIsmaili Volunteers Souvenir 1954 Front CoverFront Cover of 1954 Souvenir2025-12-07T16:02:36+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/05/16/for-victoria-day-a-small-dedication-to-queen-victoria-with-reflections-on-her-majesty-by-the-aga-khans/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/quuen-victoria-vists-resolute.jpgQueen Victoria visIts Resolute2025-12-07T16:01:47+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/06/13/openness-to-diversity-and-pluralism-in-human-hearts-and-minds-necessary-for-humanitys-progress-and-social-convergence-says-his-highness-the-aga-khan-49th-ismaili-imam-at-north-south-award-ceremon/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/his-highness-the-aga-khan-receiving-the-north-south-award.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan receiving the North-South Award His Excellency Aníbal Cavaco Silva, the President of the Republic of Portugal presents His Highness the Aga Khan with the 2013 North-South Prize. - Photo: AKDN/ José Manuel Boavida Caria https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/his-highness-the-aga-khan-speaking-at-north-south-award-ceremony.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan Speaking at North South Award CeremonyHis Highness the Aga Khan addresses the North-South Prize Ceremony in the Senate Hall of the Portuguese Parliament as His Excellency Aníbal Cavaco Silva, the President of the Republic of Portugal and President of the Assembly of the Republic, Maria Assunção Esteves look on. - Photo: AKDN/ José Manuel Boavida Caria2025-12-07T16:00:07+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/06/25/simergs-5th-anniversary-series-studying-and-interpreting-ismaili-history-through-objects/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/simerg-studying-ismaili-history-through-objects-3.jpgSimerg Special 5th Anniversary Series: Studying Ismaili History Through Objectshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/simerg-studying-ismaili-history-through-objects-2.jpgSimerg Studying Ismaili History Through Objects (2)https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ginan-manuscript.jpgGinan ManuscriptGinan Manuscripthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/alamut-rock.jpgAlamut RockAlamut Rockhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/textile-fragment.jpgTextile FragmentFatimid textilehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/fatimid-blue-quran-folio.jpgFatimid Blue Qur'an FolioFatimid Qur'an foliohttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/aga-khan-aku-regalia.jpgAga Khan AKU RegaliaMawlana Hazar Imam's regalia2025-12-07T15:59:40+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/07/01/on-canada-day-reflections-of-canada-through-images-and-quotes-of-his-highness-the-aga-khan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo_050s.jpgNpean Point OttawaA statue of French explorer Samuel de Champlain at Nepean Point in Ottawa. The explorer is seen holding his famous astrolabe upsidedown. Nepean Point is a hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, overlooking the Ottawa River, Parliament, the Canadian Museum of Civilization, and other features of downtown Ottawa and Gatineau. It is located between the National Gallery of Canada and Alexandra Bridge. The sculpture was made by Hamilton MacCarthy in 1915. Photo: Malik Merchant, Copyright. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo_055s.jpgphoto_055SThe rock crystal shaped dome of the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat shown just above the top deck of a boat on the Ottawa River, beneath Ottawa's Royal Alexandra Bridge. Photo: Malik Merchant. Copyright. June 2014.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo_054s.jpgphoto_054sParliament Buildings from the spot where the top image was taken. Photo: Malik Merchant. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/reflection-of-canada-emerging-skyline1.jpgReflection of Canada Emerging SkylineA scene of Ottawa's emerging skyline inscribed on a stone plaque as seen from Gatineau, Quebec, across the Ottawa River. The inscription reads as follows: "Canada has grown and evolved and so have the country's institutions. In 1867, the new Parliament Buildings welcomed the country's first government. When Canada became independent from Britain in 1931, new federal institutions were built to support the country's "coming of age." In 1967, Canadians celebrated the country's centennial year and their shared English and French heritage. The government embraced this ideal, and in the 1970's extended the federal public service into Quebec - a first step toward the creation of a bilingual and culturally representative capital region." Buildings represented on the plaque (l to r) 1 - National Gallery of Canada; 2 - Embassy of the United States of America; 3 - Canad Revenue Agency; 4 - The Parliemanrt Buildings, 5- Confederation Building; 6 - Department of Justice; 7 - Supreme Court of Canada, and 8 - National Library and Archives Canada. Photo: Malik Merchant. Copyright. June 2014.2025-12-07T15:59:15+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/07/09/33rd-and-49th-ismaili-imams-on-imams-essence-and-noor-of-imamat-with-a-poem-for-hazar-imams-57th-imamat-day/2025-12-07T15:58:00+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/07/10/imamat-day-mubarak-the-house-of-imran-and-the-progeny-of-prophet-muhammad-s-a-s/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/chapter-3-surat-al-cabfimran-the-family-of-imran-33-and-342.jpgChapter 3 Surat al ʿIm'ran - The Family of Imran - 33 and 34https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/enthronement-aga-khan-iii.jpgAga Khan IIIThis famous photo was taken in Mumbai soon after Imam Sultan Mohamed Shah became Imam in 1885. He is surrounded by Jamati leaders, among whom was Tajbibi’s grandfather, Muradali Juma. He is standing seventh from the right, face partially obscured, with only the right half of his moustache and beard visible. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images.2025-12-07T15:57:38+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/07/19/ottawa-the-new-jamatkhana-is-1-year-old-an-ottawa-architects-favourite-building-and-iconic-sussex-drive/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sussex-drive-map-for-simergphotos.jpgSussex Drive MapSussex Drive is denoted by the yellow line. Going East, you start at Rideau Street (blue line) where the 700 Sussex Condominium building is located. Between Rideau Street and #35 on the map, you pass the Connaught Building (550 Sussex) and the US Embassy (490 Sussex). The National Gallery of Art (380 Sussex) and the Basilica (385 Sussex) as well as Reconciliation Monument are located at or around #35. Then just a hundred metres east of #35 are located the Global Centre for Pluralism (330 Sussex), the Royal Canadian Mint (320 Sussex) and the Embassy of Kuwait (333 Sussex). The Saudi Embassy (201 Sussex) and the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat Building (199 Sussex) are at #36, with the Lester Pearson Building (125 Sussex) and the John G. Diefenbacker or the Old City Hall (111 Sussex) approximately 100-200 metres further east. At #37 you reach Rideau Falls Park (50 Sussex) and the French Embassy (42 Sussex). Finally, Sussex Drive winds down (or starts if you are travelling South!) at #38, the residences of the Prime Minister (24 Sussex) and the Governor General (1 Sussex) as well as the High Commission of South Africa (15 Sussex). One of the pictures of the Delegation Building shown below was taken from Jacques-Cartier Park in Gatineau, which is denoted by #30 on the map. Map credit: The National Capital Commission (with minor edits by Simergphotos to represent Sussex Drive more clearly).https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dii01s.jpgDII01sA rendering of His Highness the Aga Khan’s Imamat crest on a glass panel at the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat Building located on Sussex Drive in Ottawa. Photo: Muslim Harji. Montreal. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_1854.jpgIMG_18542025-12-07T15:57:00+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/07/31/simergs-jamatkhana-series-and-the-new-ismaili-centre-in-toronto/2025-12-07T15:56:36+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/08/19/why-i-am-excited-about-the-aga-khan-museum-the-ismaili-centre-and-their-park-by-zohra-nizamdin/2025-12-07T15:56:01+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/08/22/a-tribute-to-mawlana-hazar-imam-for-creating-centres-of-soul-at-wynford-drive-in-toronto/2025-12-07T15:55:29+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/09/12/a-gift-september-12-2014/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/shah-nameh-s.jpgShah Nameh shttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/photo-2.jpgphoto 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/the-park-and-the-ismaili-centre.jpgThe Park and the Ismaili CentreA view of the Park pictured on September 13, 2014, just before the opening of the Ismaili Centre and the Aga Khan Museum. Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerg. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/main-exhibition-hall.jpgMain Exhibition HallPart of main exhibition hall, Aga Khan Museum. Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/alex-sarris.jpgAlex SarrisAlex Sarris. Photo" Malik Merchant/Simerg. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/zr6_8015-crop.jpgzr6_8015-crop2025-12-07T15:55:01+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/09/22/the-jamatkhana-in-toronto-a-seed-of-faith-planted-by-shariffa-keshavjee/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/inside-the-jamatkhana.jpgInside the jamatkhanahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/5s.jpg5shttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/4s.jpgJamatkhana Torontohttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/6s.jpg6s2025-12-07T15:54:21+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/10/12/ghadir-khumm-in-images-and-quotations/2025-12-07T15:53:57+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/10/20/aga-khan-museums-the-garden-of-ideas-a-fine-example-of-collaboration-and-partnership-between-artists-the-museum-and-corporate-sponsors/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1152s.jpgWelcome to the Aga Khan MuseumThis magnificent display of ever changing panaromic display of images welcomes visitors to the Aga Khan Museum as they enter its doors from the indoor parking garage. The parking level provides excellent resting facilities for Museum guests. Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerg.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1162s.jpgIMG_1162sThis ever changing panoramic display of images right away captivates the visitors as they enter the Aga Khan Museum from the indoor parking doors. Photo: Malik Merchanthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1212s.jpgIMG_1212sAn enchanting "The Garden of Ideas" work in the Park located at the Aga Khan Museum and the Ismaili Centre. Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerg.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1204s.jpgIMG_1204sAtif Khan's "One and Other" located just outside the Museum as part of the special exhibit for "The Garden of Ideas." Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_1179s.jpgIMG_1179S"Garden of Ideas" exhibition in the upper gallery of the Aga Khan Museum. Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerg. Please click for article.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/garden-of-ideas-sponsors.jpgGarden of Ideas SponsorsHenry Kim, the CEO of the Aga Khan Museum pictured with members of Aljomaih Group, Trimark Capital, and Asharys who supported the inaugural exhibition entitled "The Garden of Ideas: Contemporary Art from Pakistan." Pictured (l to r): Aziz Shariff, Ann Smiley, Carolina Shariff, Ashraf Shariff, Henry Kim, Herve Steimes, Eric Hamid, Shan Ashary, Hussein Shamji, and Fallon Butler. Photo: Gary Otte.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/garden-of-ideascolumn-image.jpgGarden of IdeasColumn Image2025-12-07T15:53:35+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/10/30/a-collection-of-readings-on-imam-hussein-and-mawlana-sultan-mahomed-shah-aga-khan-two-ismaili-imams-who-lived-1250-years-apart/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/aga-khan-post-image.jpgAga Khan Post Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/alam-post-image.jpgImam Hussein Post Link2025-12-07T15:52:59+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/11/02/special-photo-essay-a-collection-of-48-plus-one-images-from-the-glorious-life-of-the-48th-ismaili-imam-his-highness-the-aga-khan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/post-layout-aga-khan-special-collection-2.jpgPost Layout Aga Khan Special Collection 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/post-layout-aga-khan-special-collection.jpgPost Layout Aga Khan Special CollectionPlease click on image for Photo Essay.2025-12-07T15:52:33+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/11/06/the-modern-pace-of-life-and-the-place-of-faith-and-religion-a-reflection-by-farouk-topan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/post-layout-pace-of-life.jpgMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan. Photo: John Macdonald.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/simerg-post-pace-of-life.jpgSimerg Post Pace of Lifehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/pace-of-life-image.jpgPace of Life Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/post-layout-islam-and-pace-of-life.jpgPost Layout Islam and Pace of LifePhoto: John MacDonaldhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/pace-of-life-2.jpgPace of Lifehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/pace-of-life.jpgPace of Life2025-12-07T15:52:11+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/11/19/chapter-five-of-nasir-i-khusraws-wajh-i-din-the-gateway-and-key-to-paradise-by-rukhsana-ali/2025-12-07T15:51:34+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/12/06/11-year-olds-incredible-interview-with-star-indian-musician-touches-on-mawlana-hazar-imam-fifa-and-music-of-course/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/qayl-maherali-interviews-salim-merchant.jpgQayl Maherali interviews Salim MerchantPlease click on image for interviewhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/qayl-interviewing-salim.jpgQayl interviewing SalimQayl interviewing Salim on FaceTime. Please click for interview. Image: Azeem Maherali/Simerg2025-12-07T15:51:00+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/12/25/2014-twelve-piece-collection-from-simergphotos-photos-spanning-the-reign-of-two-ismaili-imams-130-years-of-ismaili-history/2025-12-07T15:50:35+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/01/03/muhammad-legacy-of-a-prophet-a-film-created-and-produced-by-alex-kronemer-and-michael-wolfe-2/2025-12-07T15:50:11+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/02/02/unity-and-self-effacement-by-prince-aly-khan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/image.pngimagePrince Aly Khan, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, is seen here (left) as he was interviewed for UN-TV by Mr. John MacVane, Radio and Television Commentator on November 6, 1958 in New York. The Prince was at the time Chairman of Pakistan’s delegation to the 13th session of the UN General Assembly. Photograph: UN Photo/Marvin Bolotsky; Photo # 148159.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/prince-aly-khan-lm-001.jpgPrince Aly Khan LM 001https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/prince-aly-khan-lm-being-greeted.jpgPrince Aly Khan LM Being greetedPrince Aly Khan pictured with members of Lourenço Marques (Maputo after independence) during his visit to Mozambique in 1958. Photo: Jehangir A. Merchant Collection.2025-12-07T15:48:12+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/02/21/fascinating-midwife-and-nursing-stories-from-east-africa-as-mawlana-hazar-imam-arrives-for-aga-khan-university-convocation-ceremonies/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/3b13784_150px.jpg3b13784_150pxPortrait of Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah. Photo: US Library of Congress.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/aga-khan-2009-east-africa.jpgAga Khan 2009 East AfricaDuring his visit to East Africa in 2009, Mawlana Hazar Imam toured some of the Hospital’s diagnostic services and specialist clinics. Photo: AKDNhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/aga-khan-hospital-nurse.jpgAga Khan Hospital NurseMidwives are frontline health care providers playing a vital role in reducing maternal mortality. The Aga Khan Hospital’s Nursing and Midwifery Service is committed to providing effective and efficient care to meet the needs of its patients. The Service delivers a high standard of patient care that is intended to exceed expectations of patients, families and the local community. Nurses are trained on a regular basis to cope with technological advances and societal complexities.Photo: The Aga Khan Hospital for Women, Karimabadhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/midwife-holding-kulleh-pot.jpgL0024379 Midwife holding a kulleh pot; upper EgyptA midwife in Upper Egypt holding a kulleh pot. Also known as the goollah, it is a porous water-jar of sun-dried Nile mud. Photo Credit: Winifred S. Blackman/ Wellcome Library Image, London. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/shariffa-keshavjee.jpgShariffa Keshavjee2025-12-07T15:47:44+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/03/22/nowruz-messages-from-canadian-prime-minister-stephen-harper-and-us-president-barack-obama/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/20140912_pg2_11.jpg20140912_pg2_11Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, seen walking past the water pond of the Park located between the Ismaili Centre and the Aga Khan Museum during the opening ceremony in September 2014 of the two cultural landmarks built by the 49th Ismaili Imam. Photo: The website of the Prime Minister of Canada, www.pm.gc.ca. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/7_01.jpg7_0https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/7_0.jpg7_0President Barack Obama hugs First Lady Michelle Obama in the Red Room of the White House prior to the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) reception on March 20, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)2025-12-07T15:47:16+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/03/23/a-simerg-brief-i-absolutely-admire-the-aga-khan-harold-shearer/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/howard-shearer4.jpgHoward ShearerHoward Shearer2025-12-07T15:46:49+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/03/25/exclusive-photo-essay-montreals-beautiful-celebration-of-navroz-by-muslim-harji/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/257a224s.jpg257a224sPlease click on photo for Montreal Navroz Celebrations. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/257a2cfs.jpg257a2cfsPlease click on image for Montreal's 2015 Navroz Celebrations. Photo: Muslim Harji.2025-12-07T15:45:49+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/04/25/readers-reflections-and-prayers-for-grief-stricken-syria/2025-12-07T15:45:15+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/04/25/two-great-safaris-in-the-usa-yellowstone-and-badlands-national-parks/2025-12-07T15:44:28+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/05/10/together-ensemble-the-amazing-aga-khan-foundation-exhibition-on-18-wheels-interview-and-photos/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_1739s1.jpgIMG_1739sA panel introducing the work of the Aga Khan Foundation Canada and its founder, Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan. The Aga Khan Foundation offices around the world are now agencies within the Aga Khan Development Network, a global network created by His Highness the Aga Khan to serve millions on this planet in all areas of human endeavour. Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerg. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_1739s.jpgTogether-EnsembleA panel containing an introduction of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, the founder of the Aga Khan Foundation which now falls under the umbrella of the Aga Khan Development Network. Phooto: Malik Merchant/Simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_1740s.jpgTogether-EnsembleA display inside the bus under the theme "Stronger Together." Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_1762s.jpgTogether-Ensemble at the International Children's FestivalThe Together Exhibition Bus just metres away from activity tents set up for the Ottawa International Children's Festival. Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerg.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_1731s1.jpgOttawa International Children's FestivalBefore reaching the Aga Khan Foundation's magnificent Together bus, I was politely confronted by "a past British Monarch" who was measuring my loyalty to her rule. I excelled as a fine citizen, for which she offered to crown me with some kind of an Order named after the Ottawa's River Parkway, one hundred metres behind her! Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerg. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_1747s.jpgTogether-EnsembleAnother informative section of panels inside the bus. Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerg.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_1738s.jpgToether-EnsembleInside the bus, an exhibit. Photo: Malik Merchant/Malikhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_1732s.jpgTogether-EnsembleThe "Together-Ensemble" Exhibition Bus at the Le Breton neighbourhood at the Canadian War Museum grounds. Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerg.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_1765-e1431291054119.jpgTogether-Ensemblehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_1764-e1431290345843.jpgTogether-EnsembleA young child's aspirations and hopes for a better world: "No hunger, child labour, everyone being treated equally." Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerg. 2025-12-07T15:44:03+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/05/14/leaders-extend-condolences-to-his-highness-the-aga-khan-and-his-ismaili-folllowers-as-mass-funeral-is-held-in-karachi/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/us-congresswoman-jan-schakowsky.gifUS Congresswoman Jan Schakowskyhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/4iscclogoalt.jpg4ISCCLogoalthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cordova_spiritual_education_centernew.pngcordova_spiritual_education_centernewhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/oshia_logo.jpgoshia_logohttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mccncr_logo_with_text.pngmccncr_logo_with_texthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/us-ambassador-olson.pngus-ambassador-olsonhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ministry-of-foreign-affairs-turkey.pngMinistry of Foreign Affairs Turkeyhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/marziyeh-afkham1.jpgMarziyeh Afkhamhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/un-secretary-general.pngUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moonhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mobina-jaffer-kajiado-kenya021.jpgmobina-jaffer-kajiado-kenya02Senator Mobina Jaffer, left, pictured in Kenya.2025-12-07T15:43:40+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/05/18/hope-and-not-despondency-in-the-wake-of-misfortune-and-tragedy/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/yellow-tulips-hope-amidst-tragedy.pngYellow Tulips - Hope amidst Tragedy2025-12-07T15:43:16+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/05/19/the-aga-khan-park-tranquil-contemplative-space-and-a-place-to-be-enjoyed-by-all-to-be-inaugurated-on-monday-may-25-2015/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/rdewji063s.jpgRDewji063sA panoramic view taken from the Aga Khan Museum, with the Ismaili Centre in the background. Photo: Rian Dewji, Toronto. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/rdewji82s.jpgRdewji82sThe Aga Khan Park photographed in December 2014, with the Aga Khan Museum in the background. Photo: Rian Dewji, Toronto. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/rdewji078s.jpgRdewji078sThe Aga Khan Park photographed in December 2014, with the Ismaili Centre in the background. Photo: Copyright. Rian Dewji, Toronto. 2025-12-07T15:42:32+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/05/25/a-welcome-poem-for-mawlana-hazar-imam-for-the-opening-of-the-aga-khan-park/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/150516_1534_7317-crop-resize-q10.jpgWelcome to the Parkhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_1833-aga-khan-museum-open-house-and-park1.jpgIMG_1833 Aga Khan Museum Open House and Park2025-12-07T15:41:35+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/05/26/reflections-on-the-opening-of-the-new-aga-khan-park-where-nature-gifts-the-outdoors-by-navyn-naran-and-trinity-by-ikhwan-allani/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/aga-khan-park-akp_by-moez-visram01.jpgAga Khan Park AKP_By Moez Visram(01)The Aga Khan Park. Photo: AKDN/Moez Visram. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/aga-khan-park-akp_by-geoff-grenville01.jpgAga Khan Park AKP_By Geoff Grenville(01)An aerial view of the Aga Khan Museum (left), the Aga Khan Park and the Ismaili Centre. Photo: AKDN/Geoff Grenville. Copyright.2025-12-07T15:41:10+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/06/04/history-in-the-making-establishment-of-the-seat-of-the-ismaili-imamat-in-portugal/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/640px-palc3a1cio_das_necessidades_1997-with-inset.jpg640px-Palácio_das_Necessidades_1997 with insetThe agreement establishing Portugal as the seat of the Ismaili Imamat took place at the Palace of Necessidades. It is a historical building in the Largo do Rilvas, a public square in Lisbon, Portugal. It serves as headquarters of the Portuguese Foreign Ministry. Palace Photo Photo: Wikipedia.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/640px-palc3a1cio_das_necessidades_1997.jpg640px-Palácio_das_Necessidades_1997The signing agreement establishing Portugal as the seat of Imamat took place at the Palace of Necessidades. It is a historical building in the Largo do Rilvas, a public square in Lisbon, Portugal. It serves as headquarters of the Portuguese Foreign Ministry. Palace Photo: Wikipedia.2025-12-07T15:40:46+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/06/07/coming-soon-priceless-memories-of-badakhshan-through-the-lens-of-muslim-harji/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mhbadakhshan03_2d0a4a6.jpgMHBadakhshan03_2d0a4a6Upon arriving at the village of Rushan, we were greeted by children singing the "Khushamudin song" -- a welcome song. We were then escorted into the home of the ismaili village elder. Photo: Muslim Harji. Copyright.2025-12-07T15:40:20+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/06/12/the-ismailis-of-badakhshan-through-the-lens-of-muslim-harji/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mhbadakhshan20_2d0a4a6.jpgMHBadakhshan20_2d0a4a6Scenic Badakhshan. Please click on photo for an incredible collection of photos of Badakhshan. Photo: Muslim Harji.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mhbadakhshan14_2d0a4a6.jpgMHBadakhshan14_2d0a4a6Muslim Harji's portrait of an Ismaili girl in the Wakhan Corridor of Badakhshan. She is seen Little Suranoor having breakfast before getting ready for school in the Village of Namadgut. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ismaili-portrait-by-matthieu-palley.pngIsmaili Portrait by Matthieu PalleyThe photo was taken during Didar (Invitation) – a celebration that takes place on 28th of May every year to commemorate the anniversary of the Aga Khan’s visit to the village in the 1990s. During the celebrations the villagers dress up, dance outdoors to the accordion and drums and sing ginane (religious songs), which tell of him being their Noor (light). The photograph was taken as these girls, dressed in bright atlas silk fabric with crowns on their heads, were going out to dance. Photo: Matthieu Paley. Copyright.2025-12-07T15:39:54+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/06/28/watch-video-president-obama-recognizes-muslim-youth-at-white-house-ramadan-dinner/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/iftar_dinner.jpgiftar_dinnerPresident Barack Obama hosts an Iftar dinner celebrating Ramadan in the East Room of the White House, June 22, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson).2025-12-07T15:39:18+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/07/23/mawlana-hazar-imams-letter-to-kofi-annan-the-worlds-drug-problem-must-remain-a-matter-of-permanent-concern/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/s-1100-0016-07-00005_141.jpgS-1100-0016-07-00005_141Image of letter of His Highness the Aga Khan to Kofi Annan. Please see download links below.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/kofi_annan_2012_cropped.jpgKofi_Annan_2012_(cropped)7th Secretary General of the United Nations, from January 1, 1997 – December 31, 2006https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/10-most-dangerous-drugs-in-the-world.png10 Most Dangerous Drugs in the WorldPlease click on image for dangerous drugs2025-12-07T15:37:36+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/07/25/ismaili-historical-insights-i-1925-mahatma-gandhi-on-the-meritorious-deed-of-a-khoja-ismaili/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/mundra-map.jpgMundra MapLocation of Mundra in the Kutch district of India's Gujarat State. Image: Wikipedia.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/gandhi-spinning-yarn-in-the-1920s.jpgGandhi Spinning yarn in the 1920sMahatma Gandhi spinning yarn in the 1920's. Photo: Wikipedia.2025-12-07T15:37:07+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/08/03/the-seat-of-imamat-text-of-the-historic-agreement-between-the-portuguese-republic-and-the-ismaili-imamat/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/aga-khan-speaking-at-the-signing-of-historic-agreement-seat-of-imamat-in-portugal.jpgAga Khan Speaking at the Signing of Historic Agreement Seat of Imamat in PortugalMawlana Hazar Imam thanking the government for inviting the Ismaili Imamat to establish its permanent Seat in Portugal. TheIsmaili/Gary Ottehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/aga-khan-signing-historic-agreement-seat-of-imamat-in-portugal.jpgAga Khan Signing Historic Agreement Seat of Imamat in PortugalMawlana Hazar Imam and Portugal’s Minister of State and Foreign Affairs Rui Machete sign a landmark agreement establishing a formal Seat of the Ismaili Imamat in Portugal. TheIsmaili/Gary Otte 2025-12-07T15:36:37+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/08/22/aleppo-and-its-majestic-citadel-chilling-reports-from-the-current-civil-war-and-14th-century-narratives-by-ibn-batutta/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/aleppo07183v-s.jpgAleppo07183v-sAleppo from castle. Photo taken in 1898, created/published between 1898 and 1946. Credit: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1280px-citadel_of_aleppo.jpg1280px-Citadel_of_AleppoThe Citadel of Aleppo is a large medieval fortified palace in the centre of the old city of Aleppo, northern Syria. It is considered to be one of the oldest and largest castles in the world. Usage of the Citadel hill dates back at least to the middle of the 3rd millennium BC. Subsequently occupied by many civilizations including the Greeks, Byzantines, Ayyubids and Mamluks, the majority of the construction as it stands today is thought to originate from the Ayyubid period. An extensive conservation work has taken place in the 2000s by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture in collaboration with Aleppo Archeological Society. Dominating the city, the Citadel is part of the Ancient City of Aleppo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986. The Citadel has received significant damage in the ongoing Syrian Civil War. Photo and caption: Wikipedia.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/aleppo07185v-s.jpgAleppo07185v-SAleppo and its castle from South West. Created/Published between 1898 and 1946. Photo: USA Library of Congress Collection, Gift Episcopal Home; 1978.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/0814aleppo01.jpgAleppo, Syria's Most War Torn CityA sergeant in Lewa Salaheddin, a Kurdish battalion of the Free Syrian Army, sits in front of a block of destroyed buildings in Aleppo, Syria on December 6, 2012. It’s more than three years since the fight for Aleppo began. By late 2012, parts of the city were already in ruins. Patrick Tombola/laif/Redux2025-12-07T15:36:08+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/09/16/his-highness-the-aga-khan-democracy-to-survive-across-planet-must-lead-to-improvement-in-the-quality-of-human-life-and-give-genuine-hope-for-future/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/aga-khan-with-mayor-of-athens.jpgAga Khan with Mayor of AthensHis Highness the Aga Khan is received by the Mayor of Athens, Mr Giorgos Kaminis at a dinner he hosted for Forum participant at Athens City Hall. Photo: AKDN / Gary Ottehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/aga-khan-with-international-ny-times-president.jpgAga Khan with International NY Times PresidentHis Highness the Aga Khan with Stephen Dunbar-Johnson, President, International at The New York Times and Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman, op-ed columnist at the New York Times. Photo: AKDN / Gary Ottehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/aga-khan-delivering-keynote-address-2.jpgAga Khan Delivering Keynote Address 2His Highness the Aga Khan speaking at the Stoa of Attalos in Athens where he delivered a Keynote Address at the Athens Democracy Forum on the International Day of Democracy. Photo: AKDN / Gary Otte https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/aga-khan-delivering-keynote-address.jpgAga Khan Delivering Keynote AddressHis Highness the Aga Khan delivering the Keynote Address to the 2015 Athens Democracy Forum on September 15, 2015. Photo: AKDN / Gary Otte2025-12-07T15:35:16+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/10/31/his-highness-the-aga-khan-on-lake-sarez-mitigating-a-catastrophic-risk-if-the-lakes-natural-dam-would-break/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lake-sarea-and-the-usoi-dam.jpgLake Sarea and the Usoi Damhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/fao-map-tajikistan-and-lake-sarez.pngFAO Map Tajikistan and Lake Sarezhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lake-sarez.jpgLake Sarezhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lake-sarez-in-the-pamirs-of-tajikistan.jpgLake Sarez in the Pamirs of Tajikistanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/iss002-esc-7771_lrg.jpgLake Sarez, NASA Image2025-12-07T15:34:21+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/11/04/congratulations-to-the-rt-honourable-justin-trudeau-the-new-prime-minister-of-canada-for-ugandan-ismaili-refugees-he-reminds-them-of-the-glory-days-when-his-father-and-the-aga-khan-facilitated-the/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/justin-trudeau-and-mother-margaret-trudeau.pngJustin Trudeau and Mother, Margaret TrudeauJustin Trudeau has a special moment with his mother, Mrs. Margaret Trudeau, before the searing in ceremony. Photo: Sgt. Ronald Duchesne, Rideau Hall. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/gg02-2015-0362-092.jpgGG02-2015-0362-092Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was plunged into a selfie ocean as he and his wife, Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau, mingled with the crowd outside Rideau Hall after the swearing ceremony. Photo: MCpl Vincent Carbonneau, Rideau Hall.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/gg02-2015-0362-086.jpgGG02-2015-0362-086Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the presence of his Cabinet delivers a statement in front of the Rideau Hall facade. Photographer: MCpl Vincent Carbonneau, Rideau Hall.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/gg01-2015-0362-0461.jpgGG01-2015-0362-046Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the presence of his Cabinet delivers a statement in front of the Rideau Hall facade. Photographer: MCpl Vincent Carbonneau, Rideau Hall.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/gg01-2015-0362-046.jpgGG01-2015-0362-046https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/gg01-2015-0362-001cover.jpgGG01-2015-0362-001CoverThe swearing-in ceremony of the new Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, seated 5th from left, and his cabinet took place at Rideau Hall. The Governor General of Canada, the Rt. Honourable David Johnston, is seated next to the Prime Minister. Photo: The website of the Governor General of Canada. 2025-12-07T15:33:32+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/11/07/the-horrible-on-going-refugee-crisis-reflections-by-the-late-prince-sadruddin-aga-khan-on-huxleys-expression-mans-inhumanity-to-man/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/syrian-refugee.pngSyrian RefugeeAlia sits in her wheelchair in Domiz refugee camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The 24-year-old was living with her family in Daraa, Syria, when fighting forced them to flee their home. Confined to the wheelchair and blind in both eyes, Alia says she was terrified by what was happening around her. 'Men in uniforms came and killed our cow. They fought outside our house and there were many dead soldiers. I cried and cried,' she says. Alia says the only important thing that she brought with her 'is my soul, nothing more – nothing material.' When asked about her wheelchair, she seems surprised, saying she considers it an extension of her body, not an object. Photo UNHCR/B.Sokol. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/syrian-baby-refugee.pngSyrian Baby RefugeeTen-day-old Hawler is held by her mother, a Syrian Kurd who named her after a region in Kurdistan. The family's makeshift campsite in the park is situated next to a mosquite ridden pool of water. Photo: UNHCR/S. Baldwin. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_2528s.jpgIMG_2528sThe Canadian Tribute to Human Rights Monument in the Nelson Mandela Square on Elgin Street in Ottawa. It bears an inscription from the 1st article of the Universal Declaration of Human Riights which states that All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights." Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerg. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/refugee_children_from_syria_at_a_clinic_in_ramtha_northern_jordan_9613477263.jpgRefugee_children_from_Syria_at_a_clinic_in_Ramtha,_northern_Jordan_(9613477263)Refugee children from Syria at a clinic in Ramtha, northern Jordan. Photo: Wikipedia.2025-12-07T15:32:46+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/11/11/glimpses-of-his-highness-the-aga-khan-from-harvard-as-he-prepares-to-speak-at-the-university-november-12th-2015/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/aga-khan-harvard-honorary-degree.pngAga Khan Harvard Honorary DegreeHis Highness the Aga Khan receives an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Harvard University at commencement ceremonies June 5, 2008, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Photo: AKDN.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iv-honorary-degree-harvard.jpgUSA/2025-12-07T15:31:52+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/11/18/two-absolutely-essential-messages-in-his-highness-the-aga-khans-harvard-lecture-the-cosmopolitan-ethic-and-the-timeless-truth-that-humanity-is-born-of-a-single-soul/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/aga-khan-jodi-lecture-harvard-2.pngAga Khan Jodi Lecture Harvard 2His Highness the Aga Khan speaks at Harvard University on November 12, 2015. Photo: AKDN.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/aga-khan-jodi-lecture-harvard.pngAga Khan Jodi Lecture HarvardHis Highness the Aga Khan spoke as part of the Samuel L. and Elizabeth Jodidi Lecture series, which provides for “the delivery of lectures by eminent and well-qualified persons for the promotion of tolerance, understanding and good will among nations, and the peace of the world. Photo: AKDNhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/aga-khan-jodi-lecture-harvard-3.pngAga Khan Jodi Lecture Harvard 3His Highness the Aga Khan spoke on November 12, 2015 at Harvard University's Weatherhead Center for International Affairs on "The Cosmopolitan Ethic in a Fragmented World". Photo: AKDN / Farhez Rayani https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/agakhan-harvard-jodidi-lecture-farhezrayani-church-1498-resize-q10.jpgagakhan-harvard-jodidi-lecture-farhezrayani-church-1498-resize-q10Audience applauds as His Highness the Aga Khan is welcomed to Harvard by Professor Ali Asani. Photo: The Ismaili/Farhez Rayani https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/naran_asaniimg_20151112_161348.jpgDr. Ali Asani welcoming His Highness the Aga KhanProfessor Ali Asani introduces His Highness the Aga Khan before the 2015 Samuel L. and Elizabeth Jodidi Lecture at Harvard University. Photo: Navyn Naran.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/azeem20151112_140527.jpgTicket holders line up to listen to His Highness the Aga Khan at Harvard University on November 12, 2015. Photo: Azeem MaheraliTicket holders line up to listen to His Highness the Aga Khan at Harvard University on November 12, 2015. Photo: Azeem Maherali.2025-12-07T15:31:23+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/12/07/the-aga-khans-cosmopolitan-ethic-in-a-fragmented-world-a-worthy-read-by-all/2025-12-07T15:30:43+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/12/10/glimpses-of-his-highness-the-aga-khans-global-travels-and-work-in-2015/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/city_lights_africa_720_annotated.jpgcity_lights_africa_720_annotatedPlease click on image for the first part of a special 3-part series on His Highness the Aga Khan's Work and Travels in 2015.2025-12-07T15:30:04+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/12/15/poems-anand-and-intezaar-in-joyous-anticipation-of-the-diamond-jubilee-of-mawlana-hazar-imam-his-highness-the-aga-khan-on-july-11-2017/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/the-imam-blessing-with-hand-on-shoulder.pngThe Imam Blessing with Hand on Shoulderhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mawlana-hazar-imam-at-aga-khan-girlss.pngMawlana Hazar Imam at Aga Khan Girls School2025-12-07T15:29:33+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/12/31/his-highness-the-aga-khan-and-pope-benedict-xvi-a-very-special-photo-of-two-faith-leaders-meeting-each-other-at-the-institut-de-france-in-paris/2025-12-07T15:29:04+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2016/01/11/coming-soon-an-exclusive-collection-of-mawlana-hazar-imams-photos-captured-by-papa-jan-in-hunza-and-east-africa/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/778b7f.jpg778b7fhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/scan0289-2.jpgVolunteers of HunzaThe Volunteers of Hunza. Photographer Mr. Abdul M. Ismaily, lovingly known as "Papa Jan," is seated third from the right.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/scan0288-2-2.jpgHunza VolunteersLady Volunteers of Hunza outside the bangalow of Mawlana Hazar Imam. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/8355df.jpg8355dfMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th Imam of Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, signing an autograph for Roshan Dhanani, Kampala. 2025-12-07T15:28:32+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2016/03/10/princess-yasmin-aga-khan-on-president-ronald-reagan-and-first-lady-nancy-reagan-championing-the-fight-against-alzheimers-disease/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/princess-yasmin-at-rita-hayworth-gala.pngPrincess Yasmin at Rita Hayworth Galahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/800px-ronald_and_nancy_reagan_newlyweds.jpg800px-Ronald_and_Nancy_Reagan_NewlywedsNewlyweds Ronald and Nancy Reagan, March 4, 1952. 2025-12-07T15:28:02+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2016/05/23/human-suffering-un-secretary-general-convenes-world-humanitarian-summit-in-istanbul/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/whs.jpgWHShttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/agenda-for-humanity.pngAgenda for HumanityThe United Nations Secretary-General has called for humanity—people’s safety, dignity and the right to thrive—to be placed at the heart of global decision-making. To deliver for humanity, stakeholders must act on five core responsibilities.2025-12-07T15:26:26+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2016/05/26/together-ensemble-the-aga-khan-foundation-exhibition-on-18-wheels-in-now-in-vancouver/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/together-ensemble-bus.jpgTogether Ensemble BusThe bus is travelling across Canada and offers perspectives of Global Development to thousands of Canadians. 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Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/premji-vaghela-trophy-for-150-runs.pngPremji Vaghela Trophy for 150 RunsMr. Premji Vaghela was awarded the cup on the left for scoring 150 runs in a cricket match. The plaque on the right was given to him for his contribution to the Hindu Sports Club. Photo: Premji Vaghela Family Collection. Copyright. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/premji-vaghela-portrait.pngPremji Vaghela PortraitMr. Premji Vaghela is now a hundred years old and lives in Toronto, Canada: Photo: Premji Vaghela Collection. 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Photo: AKDN/ Zahur Ramji.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/aga-khan-trinity-13-11-26.jpgaga-khan-trinity-13-11-26His Highness the Aga Khan with the Honourable Bill Graham, chancellor of Trinity College (at left) when he was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Sacred Letters on November 25, 2013, for his service to humanity. Photo: AKDN. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/gg2005-0176-0041.jpgOrder of CanadaHer Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada is presenting the Order of Canada decoration to His Highness the Aga Khan on June 6, 2005. Photo credit: Sgt Eric Jolin, Rideau Hall2025-12-07T15:20:28+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2016/09/02/a-proposal-to-enhance-the-wonderful-ideal-of-one-jamat-for-the-diamond-jubilee-of-his-highness-the-aga-khan/2025-12-07T15:20:03+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2016/09/22/defining-moment-his-highness-the-aga-khan-shortlists-the-strengths-of-a-global-citizen-and-the-rt-hon-adrienne-clarkson-in-conversation-with-the-ismaili-imam/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/the-medal-for-global-citizenship-1.pngthe-medal-for-global-citizenship-1The medal presented to His Highness the Aga Khan for the Adrienne Clarkson Prize for Global Citizenship. Photo and artist statement (below) from the program booklet “Six Degrees Citizen Space 2016,” published by 6DegreesTO.com.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/aga-khan-3.jpgaga-khan-3The Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson, Canada's 26th Governor General from 1999-2005, awarding the inaugural Adrienne Clarkson Prize for Global Citizenship to His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th Imam of Ismaili Muslims, in Toronto on September 21, 2016. Photo: The Ismaili/Vazir Karsan. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/aga-khan-2.pngaga-khan-2His Highness the Aga Khan and the Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson in conversation following the presentation of the Global Citizenship Award to the Ismaili Imam on September 21, 2016, in Toronto. Photo: The Ismaili/Lisa Sakulensky. Copyright. Ismaili. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/aga-khan-on-the-global-citizen.pngaga-khan-on-the-global-citizenPhoto: Lisa Sakulensky Copyright. The Ismaili. Note: Superimposition of text on photo by Simerg.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/aga-khan-in-conversation-with-adrienne-clarkson.jpgaga-khan-in-conversation-with-adrienne-clarksonHis Highness the Aga Khan and the Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson in conversation following the presentation of the Global Citizenship Award to the Ismaili Imam. on September 21, 2016 in Toronto. Photo: Simerg.2025-12-07T15:19:30+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2016/10/25/national-geographic-gojal-region-in-pakistan-where-20000-ismailis-live-is-nothing-like-youd-expect/2025-12-07T15:19:02+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2016/12/07/prophet-muhammads-meritocratic-life-and-ethic-demonstrate-ideals-to-be-achieved-in-muslim-world-dynamism-social-responsibility-and-balance-between-din-faith-and-dunya-world/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/muhammad-inscription-at-the-prophets-mosque-original.jpgmuhammad-inscription-at-the-prophets-mosque-original Muhammad's name, followed by his title "Apostle of God", inscribed on the gates of the Prophet's mosque in Medina. 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The Ismaili/Zahur Ramji https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/senior-citizens-ismaili-centre-social-hall-december-17-2016.jpgsenior-citizens-ismaili-centre-social-hall-december-17-2016Senior citizens wait for the commencement of the dandhia raas program in the social hall of the Ismaili Centre, after completing their meal. Photo: Simerg. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/jaman-drakhana-ismaili-centre-in-tent-december-17-2016.jpgjaman-drakhana-ismaili-centre-in-tent-december-17-2016Jamati members enjoying the jaman at darkhana jamatkhana following the 80th birthday video presentation from Aiglemont, France. Photo: Simerg.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/prince-rahim-prince-irfan-mawlana-hazar-imam-and-princess-salwa.jpgprince-rahim-prince-irfan-mawlana-hazar-imam-and-princess-salwaMawlana Hazar Imam, Prince Rahim with Prince Irfan, and Princess Salwa at the 80th birthday celebration. Photo: The Ismaili/Zahur Ramji.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/prince-rahim-princess-salwah-and-prince-hussain-at-80th-birthday-of-mawlana-haza-imam.jpgprince-rahim-princess-salwah-and-prince-hussain-at-80th-birthday-of-mawlana-haza-imamPrince Rahim (right) with his wife Princess Salwa, and his brother Prince Hussain, at the 80th birthday celebration of Mawlana Hazar Imam. Photo: The Ismaili/Farhez Rayani. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/mawlana-hazar-imam-with-gift.jpgmawlana-hazar-imam-with-giftMawlana Hazar Imam is presented with a birthday gift on behalf of the global Jamat. Titled “Horses”, this lapis lazuli mosaic was commissioned from the late Ismail Gulgee in 1989. Looking on are the LIF Chair Mahmoud Eboo and Vazir Shafik Sachedina. Photo: The Ismaili/Zahur Ramji.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/mawlana-hazar-imam-birtday-dome.jpgmawlana-hazar-imam-birtday-domeDesigned specially for the celebration of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s 80th birthday, this centre piece of the venue comprised a geodesic dome. Neither of the East nor of the West, the dome is an ancient symbol of Divine shelter, care and guidance. The Ismaili/Farhez Rayani.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/mawlana-hazar-imam-80th-birthday-with-musicians.jpgmawlana-hazar-imam-80th-birthday-with-musicians Mawlana Hazar Imam meets with the musicians and singers who performed at the celebration of his 80th birthday. Photo: The Ismaili/Zahur Ramji.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/prince-hussain-greeting-salim-mukhi-at-mawlana-hazar-imams-80th-birthday.jpgprince-hussain-greeting-salim-mukhi-at-mawlana-hazar-imams-80th-birthdaySalim Ahmed, a Canadian institutional leader and a former Darkhana Mukhi, and his wife, are greeted by Prince Hussain at the 80th birthday celebration of Mawlana Hazar Imam. Photo: The Ismaili/Zahur Ramji.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/president-malik-talib-at-mawlana-hazar-imams-80th-birthday-by-zahur-ramji.jpgpresident-malik-talib-at-mawlana-hazar-imams-80th-birthday-by-zahur-ramjiMalik Talib, President of the Ismaili Council for Canada, makes a point during a conversation with other Ismaili leaders at the 80th birthday celebration of Mawlana Hazar Imam. Photo: The Ismaili/Zahur Ramji.2025-12-07T15:16:27+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2016/12/21/beautiful-photos-of-his-highness-the-aga-khans-80th-birthday-celebrations-in-montreal-by-muslim-harji/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/salgirah-montreal-simerg-post-border.jpgsalgirah-montreal-simerg-post-borderPlease click for a gorgeous collection of photos of the Montreal Saligrah. Photo: Muslim Harji. Copyright. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/mharji-80thsalgirahinmontreal18779d98.jpgmharji-80thsalgirahinmontreal18779d98Please click for photos of Montreal Salgirah celebrations. Muslim Harji. Copyright.2025-12-07T15:16:03+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2016/12/26/simerg-in-2016-photo-blog-published-rare-photos-from-hazar-imams-59-year-reign-and-great-travelogues-and-stories/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/silk-roads_hunza_alikarim_1_14s.jpgsilk-roads_hunza_alikarim_1_14sPassu, Hunza. Ali Karim. 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Photo: Azhar Chaudhry. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/mawlana-hazar-imam-speaking-at-his-80th-birthday-celebration1.jpgmawlana-hazar-imam-speaking-at-his-80th-birthday-celebrationhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-in-review-simergphotos.jpg2016-in-review-simergphotos2025-12-07T15:15:21+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/03/21/a-story-about-a-celebration-that-heralds-nawruz-in-a-remote-village-in-pamirs/2025-12-07T15:14:30+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/06/02/my-mums-pick-a-must-read-story-about-a-former-child-soldier-transformed-by-education/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/mrs-merchant-with-nazim-rawji-e1496383115522.jpgMrs. Merchant with Nazim RawjiMalek Merchant with her former student and Dar es Salaam neighbour Nazim Rawjee pictured outside the Ismaili Centre in Burnaby. Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerg.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sierra_leone_sm_2016.gifsierra_leone_sm_2016Sierra Leone, University of Texas Map, 2016. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/mohamed-sidibay.jpgMohamed SidibayMohamed Sidibay. Photo: Africa Renewal.2025-12-07T15:13:51+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/06/08/visit-facebook-1000fold-barakah-his-highness-the-aga-khan-a-visual-and-textual-celebration-1957-2017/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/aga-khan-daily-nation-presses-button-to-launch-new-printing-press-2016-03-kenya-zr1_3343-041.jpgAga Khan Daily Nation presses button to launch new printing press 2016-03-kenya-zr1_3343-04https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/014.jpgGlobal Centre for PluralismGlobal Centre for Pluralismhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/agakhanphotojean-marccarisse20170517_5340web.jpgAgaKhan,photoJean-MarcCarisse20170517_5340webhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/agakhanphotojean-marccarisse20170517_0523web.jpgAgaKhan,photoJean-MarcCarisse20170517_0523webhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/president-jomo-kenyatta.jpgpresident-jomo-kenyattahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/aga-khan-meeting-his-followers-feature-image.jpgAga Khan meeting his followers Feature Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/al-azhar-park-1992-through-to-its-inuaguration-in-2005.jpgAl Azhar Park 1992 through to its inuaguration in 20052025-12-07T15:13:05+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/07/01/a-beautiful-moment-in-winnipeg-for-150th-canada-day-as-thousands-star-to-create-largest-living-maple-leaf/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/150th-canada-day-winnipeg-largest-living-maple-leaf-2s.jpg150th Canada Day Winnipeg Largest Living Maple Leaf 2sCanada's Largest Living Maple Leaf formed with the participation of thousands of individuals in Winnipeg on July 1, 2017, to celebrate the country's 150th birthday. Photo: Downtown Winnipeg Biz.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/prime-minsiter-trudeau-prince-charles-governor-general-in-ottawa.jpgCanada Day Celebrations in OttawaMore than 2000 kms to East of Winnipeg, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is joined for Canada Day celebrations at Parliament Hill in Ottawa by Prince Charles and Canada's Governor General David Johnston. Photo: Simerg. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/canada-day-celebration-at-intersection-of-famous-wiinipeg-streets-portage-and-main.jpgCanada Day Celebrations at Portage and Main in WinnipegThe spirit of happiness as a Canadian in Winnipeg celebrates the country's 150th birthday. Photo: Simerg/Malik Merchant.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ismaila-alfa.jpgIsmaila Alfa of CBC Radio 1, WinnipegIsmaila Alfa of CBC gives a thumbs-up to Canada Day after hosting a remarkable celebration in downtown Winnipeg, where thousands of people formed Canada's Largest Living Maple Leaf. Photo: Simerg/MaliK Merchant. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/canada-day-living-maple-leaf-celebration-winnipeg-2017-with-host-ismaila-alfa-of-cbc-radio-1-winnipeg.jpgCanada Day Celebration in WinnipegIsmaila Alfa of Radio 1 CBC Winnipeg asks thousands of people who have formed a "Living Maple Leaf" at Winnipeg's iconic street intersection at Portage and Main to look up and smile for a cameraman stationed at the top of a high rise office building. Photo: Simerg/Malik Merchant. Copyright.2025-12-07T15:12:22+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/07/18/his-highness-the-aga-khan-celebrating-60-years-of-a-magnificent-reign/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170714_150659_aga-khan_diamond-jubilee-lapel-pin.jpg20170714_150659_Aga Khan_Diamond Jubilee Lapel Pinhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/his-highness-the-aga-khan-homage-july-11-2017-aiglemont-france-2.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan Homage July 11 2017 Aiglemont France 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/192024e-mh-aga-khan-m.jpeg192024e-MH-Aga Khan Mhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/aga-khan-visits-academy-in-mombasa.jpgAga Khan visits Academy in Mombasa2025-12-07T15:11:51+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/09/13/prince-amyn-muhammad-aga-khan-is-80-years-old-a-thank-you-letter-to-the-prince/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/prince-amyn-aga-khan-scout-investiture-ceremony-2.jpgPrince Amyn Aga Khan scout investiture ceremony 2Please click on image to read Azeem Maherali's thank you letter to Prince Amyn Aga Khan. Photo: Khizr Hayat Collection.2025-12-07T15:11:28+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/07/29/bruno-freschi-on-aga-khans-vision/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/aga-khan-message-to-bruno-freschi-00-burnaby-ismaili-jamatkhana-and-centre.jpgAga Khan message to Bruno Freschi 00 Burnaby Ismaili jamatkhana and Centre2025-12-07T15:11:05+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/09/18/anar-naran-1936-2017-a-teacher-par-excellence-at-the-aga-khan-primary-school-in-dar-es-salaam-tanzania/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/anar-naran-photo-2011.jpgAnar NaranAnar Naran (1936 - 2017) pictured at the Canadian Museum of Civilization (now known as the during her visit to Ottawa, Canada, in 2011. Photo: Malik Merchant2025-12-07T15:10:39+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/11/19/his-highness-the-aga-khan-exclusive-photo-essay-by-renowned-photographer-jean-marc-carisse/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/jmcarisse_gcpawardceremony_aga-khan-7.jpgJMCarisse_gcpAwardCeremony_Aga Khan-7Please click on image to read Jean-Marc Carisses's exclusive piece for Barakah.2025-12-07T15:09:38+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/11/30/his-highness-the-aga-khan-on-the-holy-prophet-muhammad-s-a-s-with-audio/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/aga-khan-speaking-at-seerat-conference.jpgAga Khan speaking at Seerat ConferenceHis Highness the Aga Khan giving his Presidential Address at the Seerat Conference in Karach on March 12, 1976. Photo: The Ismaili.2025-12-07T15:08:41+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/12/02/aga-khans-forthcoming-visit-to-remote-chitral-photos-with-video-barakah/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/aga-khan-2017-chitral-visit-preparations-03.jpgAga Khan 2017 Chitral Visit preparations 03Site of the Diamond Jubilee mulaqat of His Highness the Aga Khan with his jamat in Chitral. Please click for report, video and more photos.2025-12-07T15:08:01+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/12/18/a-century-of-addresses-to-canadas-parliament-j-patrick-boyer-on-the-aga-khan-and-why-his-address-is-one-of-the-most-important-of-all-speeches/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20140227_aga-khan-addressing-the-canadian-parliament.jpg20140227_Aga Khan addressing the Canadian ParliamentHis Highness the Aga Khan delivers a historic address to a joint session of the Parliament of Canada on 27 February 2014, at the invitation of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/gal_1.jpgGAL_1At a November 2017 book launch of former MP J. Patrick Boyer’s books Foreign Voices in the House and Forcing Choice in Ottawa, Jean-Marc Carisse (who took many photos of world leaders in the book) and former MP Dennis Gruending hold his unique collection of all speeches since 1917, while Boyer and James Wyndels have copies of his book Forcing Choice about the risks and rewards of referendums in Canada. Photo © J.M.Carisse 2017.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/gal_2.jpgGAL_2Abdulmalik J. Merchant, publisher of digital Ismaili magazines Simerg and Barakah, buys a copy of Foreign Voices in the House for The Aga Khan while author J. Patrick Boyer opens this first-ever publication of speeches by world leaders in the Commons to the page showing the Ismaili spiritual leader, just before his address, with Prime Minister Harper. [Photo © J.M.Carisse 2017]2025-12-07T15:07:13+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2018/01/03/a-brief-note-on-papacy-and-the-ismaili-imamat-and-st-peter-in-roman-catholic-and-ismaili-traditions/2025-12-07T15:06:15+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2018/01/24/his-highness-the-aga-khan-in-uae-a-thorough-and-comprehensive-coverage/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ah_28538-edit_akbar_hakim_aga-khan-dubai-darbar.jpgah_28538-edit_akbar_hakim_Aga Khan Dubai Darbarhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/aga-khan-uae-diamond-jubilee-darbar-stage-setting-med.jpgAga Khan UAE Diamond Jubilee Darbar Stage Setting medhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/k3a0292_edit_aga-khan-dubai-departure.jpg_k3a0292_edit_Aga Khan Dubai departurehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ah_28405-edit_akbar_hakim_aga-khan-dubai-darbar.jpgah_28405-edit_akbar_hakim_Aga Khan Dubai Darbarhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/al-ittihad-pdf-image-22.jpgAl-Ittihad PDF image 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/theismaili-photos-collage_aga-khan-uae-visit-abu-dhabi.jpgTheIsmaili Photos Collage_Aga Khan UAE Visit Abu Dhabihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/al-ittihad-pdf-image.jpgAl-Ittihad PDF imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/aga-khan-with-abu-dhabi-crown-prince.jpgAga Khan in UAEhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/666932_1_aga-khan-with-crown-prince-abu-dhabi.jpg666932_1_Aga Khan with Crown Prince Abu DhabiHis Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, receives Aga Khan IV, Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, on Wednesday January 24, 2018. See Gulf Today link, below. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/24-01-2018-uae-aga-khan.jpg24-01-2018-UAE-Aga-Khanصاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن راشد يستقبل الآغا خان الرابع زعيم الطائفة الإسماعيلية حول العالم2025-12-07T15:05:52+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2018/02/06/prophet-muhammads-covenants-with-christians-and-his-vision-for-a-pluralistic-society-with-complete-religious-freedom/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/the_patent_of_mohammed.jpgThe_Patent_of_MohammedThe Covenant with the Monks of Mount Sinai was commissioned by Prophet Muhammad, with Hazrat Ali as its scriber. Manuscript copies are from Saint Catherine's Monastery, and Simonopetra. Photo: Wikipedia.2025-12-07T15:05:24+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2018/02/26/the-aga-khans-diamond-jubilee-a-beautiful-treasury-of-photos-news-insightful-essays-and-stories-barakah/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/aga-khan-simerg-barakh-referral.jpgAga Khan Simerg Barakh referralClick on image for Barakah's table of contents. 2025-12-07T15:05:02+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2018/03/27/video-and-transcript-prime-minister-justin-trudeaus-remarks-for-navroz-at-the-ismaili-centre-in-toronto/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/prime-minister-justin-trudeau-meets-crowd-at-the-ismaili-centre-on-navroz.jpgPrime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau at the Ismaili CetrePrime Minister Trudeau at Navroz celebrations held on March 21, 2018 at the Toronto Ismaili Centre. Photo: Simerg/Malik Merchant.2025-12-07T15:04:38+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2018/04/12/an-esoteric-interpretation-of-the-miraj-and-the-prophetic-tradition-i-have-a-time-with-god-by-jehangir-a-merchant-simerg/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/bustan-of-sadi.jpgFragment from the Bustan of SadiFragment from page 7 of the Bustan of Sadi. The last two lines of poetry on this page extol the Prophet’s miraculous ascension to the heavens (mi’raj): One night he sat (on his flying steed Buraq) and passed through the heavens. / In majesty and grandeur, he exceeded the angels. / So impulsive, he urged (his steed) into the plain of closeness (to God) / While Gabriel remained behind him at the Lote Tree (of the Limit). Image: Wikipedia.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/jerusalem10.jpgDome of the Rock at sunset.Dome of the Rock at sunset. Photo: Muslim Harji, Montreal, PQ. Copyright. Please click for photo essay. 2025-12-07T15:04:10+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2018/07/24/exclusive-the-diamond-jubilee-darbar-of-his-highness-the-aga-khan-in-lisbon/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/zafarani_aga-khan-diamond-jubilee-lisbon_darbar_hall_3_july_11-7497_-_copy.jpgzafarani_Aga Khan Diamond Jubilee Lisbon_darbar_hall_3_july_11-7497_-_copyPlease click on photo for Zafeera Kassam's exclusive narrative of the Diamond Jubilee Darbar in Lisbon.2025-12-07T15:03:25+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2018/08/18/kofi-annan-1938-2018-excerpts-from-an-introduction-by-the-aga-khan-and-a-rare-letter-to-the-former-secretary-general/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/kofi-annan-funeral.jpgKofi Annan FuneralSurrounded by family, former Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s widow Nane pays final respects to her late husband in Accra, Ghana on 13 September 2018. Photo: UN Photo/Ben Malor.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/aga-khan-johnson-anan-and-clarkson.jpgaga-khan-johnson-anan-and-clarksonDuring the inaugural board meeting of the Global Centre for Pluralism in October 2010, His Highness the Aga Khan and the Board were hosted at Rideau Hall, the official Governor General’s residence in Ottawa. Shown in the picture are, from left to right, the then Governor General of Canada, David Johnston, his wife, Mrs. Sharon Johnston, the Aga Khan, former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, and the former Governor General, Adrienne Clarkson. Photo: AKDN/Denis Drever.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/kofi-annan.jpgKofi AnnanPhoto: Kofi Annan Foundation.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2013-05-canada-6822_aga-khan-and-kofi-annan.jpg2013-05-Canada-6822_Aga Khan and Kofi AnnanHis Highness the Aga Khan, Chairman of the Board of the Global Centre of the Pluralism (GCP), Kofi Annan, a member of the GCP Board with Secretary General of the GCP John McNee, shortly after Mr Anan delivered the Global Centre for Pluralism's second annual Pluralism Lecture on May 24, 2013 at the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat in Ottawa. Photo: AKDN.2025-12-07T15:02:56+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2019/01/12/unity-is-strength-a-lesson-from-the-intertwining-roots-of-the-redwood-tree/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/0240fecd-155d-4519-3e8f3d63e3d40665original_redwood-trees.jpg0240fecd-155d-4519-3e8f3d63e3d40665original_redwood treesCoast redwoods. Photo: US National Park Service,https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/024234bd-155d-4519-3e8c508657815a21original.jpg024234bd-155d-4519-3e8c508657815a21originalRedwood forest with ferns. Photo: US National Park Service.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/joanne-eddy.jpgjoanne eddy2025-12-07T15:02:03+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2019/02/22/i-wish-id-been-there-a-story-of-prophet-muhammad-and-hazrat-ali-and-linking-it-to-hazar-imams-message-i-think-of-you-as-working-by-my-side/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/mountain-of-light-jabl-al-nur-e1552646359870.jpgmountain-of-light- Jabl al Nur Mount HiraProphet Muhammad (s.a.s.) received his first revelation from Allah through Angel Jibreel (Gabriel) in a small cave on top of Mount Hira which is also known as Jabl al Nur (Mount of Light). The Prophet used to climb this mountain for his devotions and meditations. During the 23rd night in the month of Ramadan the first 5 verses of the Surah Al-Alaq (96) were revealed to him. The mountain is located just 2 kms from the Ka'bah. 2025-12-07T15:01:22+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2019/02/27/facebook-page-global-ismaili-community-death-funeral-announcement-is-a-noble-service-to-ismailis-and-deserves-full-institutional-support-and-worldwide-jamati-recognition/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ismaili-death-announcement-2.jpgIsmaili Death Announcement 2A death announcement on Ismaili Community & Funeral Announcements Facebook page managed by Mustak Hasham in Toronto.2025-12-07T15:00:56+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2019/02/28/simerg-invites-obituaries-tributes-to-honour-past-recent-deceased-ismailis/2025-12-07T15:00:22+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2019/03/05/passings-shirin-mohamedali-khimji-as-a-young-widow-bravely-raised-and-inspired-her-children-and-grandchildren/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/family-collage-2-shirin-khimji.jpgFamily Collage 2 Shirin KhimjiA collage of photos representing Shirin M. Khimji with members of her family at various times during her lifetime. Photos: (Late) Shirin Mohamedali Khimji Family Collection. Collage by Simerg.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/family-collage-shirin-khimji-1.jpgFamily Collage Shirin KhimjiA collage of photos representing Shirin M. Khimji with members of her family at various times during her lifetime. Photos: (Late) Shirin Mohamedali Khimji Family Collection. Collage by Simerg.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/5_shirin-khimji_collage.jpg5_Shirin Khimji_CollageShirin Khimji on her final trip to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with her grandson Ghalib and two daughters Rosmin and Tazim. Photo: Khimji Family Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/3_shirin-khimji.jpg3_Shirin KhimjiShirin Khimji having an enjoyable moment with her four children: Tazim, Sadrudin, Rosmin and Moez. Photo: Khimji Family Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20170514_093818_portrait-of-family.jpg20170514_093818_Portrait of FamilyShirin Maa with her husband late Mohamedali Khimji and children Moez, Sadrudin and Rosmin. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20170514_093818_portrait-of-shirin-khimji.jpgPortrait of Shirin KhimjiShirin Mohamedali Khimji (1935-2019)2025-12-07T14:59:55+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2019/04/20/with-summer-approaching-simerg-recommends-yellowstone-and-grand-teton-for-an-exciting-and-unforgettable-family-trip/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/yellowsone-national-park-geysers-and-volcanic-activity-boardwalk.jpgYellowsone National Park Geysers and Volcanic Activity BoardwalkOne of many boardwalks at Yellowstone to be alongside the Park's incredible geyser and volcanic activity. Photo: Nurin Merchant. alongside board walkhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/yellowsone-and-grand-teton-national-park-animals-elks-moose-and-grizzly-2.jpgYellowsone and Grand Teton National Park Animals Elks Moose and Grizzly 2Elks (Yellowstone); moose and grizzly (Grand Teton). Photo: Nurin Merchant.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/nurin-merchant.jpgnurin-merchantNurin Merchant with her bunny, Pistachio. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/yellowsone-national-park-geysers-and-volcanic-activity.jpgYellowsone National Park Geysers and Volcanic ActivityYellowstone National Park. Photo: Nurin Merchant.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/bison-with-baby-yellowstone.jpgbison-with-baby-yellowstoneThis baby bison was the first newborn spotted in the park this spring! Yellowstone is the only place in the U.S. where wild bison have lived continuously since prehistoric times, so of course everyone at Yellowstone loves seeing new calves carry on that legacy. Photo: Jim Futter ( a long time supporter of the Park.2025-12-07T14:58:25+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2019/05/02/the-imam-is-always-present-and-obedience-to-him-makes-our-faith-complete/2025-12-07T14:57:57+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2019/05/06/muhammad-an-anticlerical-hero-of-the-european-enlightenment/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/thomas-jefferson-koran.jpgThomas Jefferson KoranThe inside title page of the Qur’an owned by 3rd US President Thomas Jefferson. It appears that Jefferson purchased George Sale’s translation of the Qur’an in 1765 from the office of the Virginia Gazette. At the time, Jefferson was engaged in his law studies at the College of William and Mary, so it is likely that he purchased the book as an example of Arabic law as his textbooks suggested. Jefferson cataloged the book in his section on “Religion,” where it shared the shelves with early Greek and Roman mythology and the Bible. Photo and caption: US Library of Congress.2025-12-07T14:57:33+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2019/06/25/celebrate-canada-day-weekend-june-30-july-1-at-aga-khan-museum-with-free-festival-rythms-of-canada/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/img_5185_3-fantastic-festivals-summer-2019-at-aga-khan-museum-and-aga-khan-park-e1561515046186.jpgIMG_5185_3 fantastic festivals summer 2019 at aga khan museum and aga khan parkFree Festivals at Aga Khan Museum in summer 2019. The Museum kicks off with Rythms of Canada on June 30 (2-11 PM) and July 1 (2-6 PM). Photo: Simerg/Malik Merchant.2025-12-07T14:57:02+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2019/07/29/we-the-servants-and-tenants-of-earth/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/souleymane-bachir-diagne-t.jpgSouleymane Bachir Diagne t2025-12-07T14:56:19+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2019/08/23/sultan-jessa-great-ismaili-journalist-and-recipient-of-order-of-canada-passes-away/2025-12-07T14:55:53+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2019/08/26/aly-verjees-oslo-forum-peacewriter-prize-essay-on-peacemaking-challenges/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/aly-verjee-portrait_t.jpgaly-verjee portrait_t2025-12-07T14:55:20+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2019/09/05/brushing-off-the-weeping-walls-of-the-historic-bagamoyo-ismaili-jamatkhana/2025-12-07T14:54:35+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2019/10/05/the-lonely-death-of-20th-century-quran-translator-a-yusuf-ali-assessing-quran-translations-and-interview-with-music-artist-yusuf-islam-formerly-cat-stevens/2025-12-07T14:53:41+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2019/10/13/photos-a-beautiful-autumn-day-in-algonquin-park/2025-12-07T14:53:16+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2019/12/15/a-superb-life-size-depiction-of-mawlana-hazar-imam-his-highness-the-aga-khan-at-the-canadian-museum-for-human-rights-download-high-resolution-photo/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/p7021653b.jpgHis Highness the Aga KhanA life-size depiction of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Mawlana Hazar Imam is depicted with other Honorary Canadian Citizens in a special section on the floor dedicated to “Turning Points of Humanity. The caption in the photo reads: “AGA KHAN IV: The fourth Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslim communities was named an Honorary Canadian Citizen in 2009 for advancing tolerance and human right.” The last line in the caption, presumably crediting the photo, says, “French Delegation of the AKDN Foundation.” I wondered whether this credit was correct and wrote to the Museum to verify it. I took the photo when I visited the Museum in Winnipeg during my 4500 km drive from Vancouver to Ottawa. 2025-12-07T14:52:48+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/02/06/the-publication-of-authorized-farman-mubarak-books-bring-joy-to-murids-in-reading-mawlana-hazar-imams-farmans-we-must-be-conscious-of-his-enduring-blessings-and-seek-to-apply-his-perfect-guida/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/aga-khan-dj-featured-image-small-for-farman-book-article-in-simerg-1.jpgAga Khan DJ Featured Image small for Farman Book article in simerg2025-12-07T14:51:56+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/02/27/abida-parveen-the-greatest-female-sufi-singer-in-history-set-to-transport-melbourne-this-weekend-1994-video-clip-of-her-performance-before-mawlana-hazar-imam-his-highness-the-aga-kh/2025-12-07T14:51:09+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/03/01/amazing-must-watch-abida-parveens-rendition-of-man-kunto-maula-ali-maula-maula-ali-ali-ali-from-a-live-concert-in-oslo-norway/2025-12-07T14:50:37+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/04/06/the-nature-of-prayer-significance-of-the-tasbih-and-carrying-it-to-practice-the-faith-by-calling-on-the-name-of-allah-muhammad-ali-or-the-names-of-imams/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/tasbihs-diamond-jubilee-and-golden-jubilee-collections.jpgTasbihs Diamond Jubilee and Golden Jubilee CollectionsA selection of tasbihs produced during the Diamond Jubilee (left) and Golden Jubilee celebrations of Mawlana Hazar Imam. Photo: The Ismaili.2025-12-07T14:50:07+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/04/28/dwight-d-eisenhower-first-us-president-to-make-speech-in-an-american-mosque/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/eisenhower-featured-image-large-4.jpgEisenhower Featured Image largehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/eisenhower-greeting-pakistan-pm.pngEisenhower greeting Pakistan PM2025-12-07T14:49:05+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/05/08/photos-walking-through-the-aga-khan-park-on-a-beautiful-day-of-spring/2025-12-07T14:48:45+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/05/10/calgarys-muslim-mayor-nahid-nenshi-responds-to-request-for-the-recitation-of-the-adhan-during-ramadhan/2025-12-07T14:48:22+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/05/14/the-echoes-of-nature/2025-12-07T14:47:43+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/05/18/video-dignity-in-death-for-people-of-all-faiths-a-story-of-courage-and-humanity-unfolds-in-surat-india/2025-12-07T14:47:11+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/05/25/you-must-watch-the-72-hour-shukrana-concert-on-ismaili-tv-dont-let-anything-stop-you/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/amerchant-portrait-2.jpgamerchant-portrait-2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/saba-rawjani.jpgSaba 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Series2025-12-07T14:42:18+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/08/26/film-in-the-making-as-harvard-professor-explores-two-ismaili-poets-on-opposite-sides-of-amu-darya-in-the-remote-and-rugged-wakhan-corridor/2025-12-07T14:41:52+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/08/27/former-daily-nation-chief-reporter-produces-a-special-souvenir-to-commemorate-60th-anniversary-of-paper-founded-by-his-highness-the-aga-khan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2020-08-20_104339_yesterday-at-the-nation-front-and-back-covers-4.jpg2020-08-20_104339_Yesterday at the Nation front and back covers 4https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2020-08-20_104339_yesterday-at-the-nation-front-and-back-covers-3.jpg2020-08-20_104339_Yesterday at the Nation front and back covers 3https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2020-08-20_104339_yesterday-at-the-nation_small.jpg2020-08-20_104339_Yesterday at the Nation_smallA special souvenir edition to mark the 60th anniversary of the Nation by journalist Cyprian Fernandes.2025-12-07T14:41:17+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/09/24/prince-amyn-to-grace-aga-khan-museums-digital-lapis-event-on-september-24-2020-register-to-watch-it-and-a-poem-by-farah-tejani/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/lapis-featured-photo-aga-khan-museum.jpgLapis Featured Photo Aga Khan 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Photo: Wikipidea / CC by 4.0.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/shahnameh-court-of-gayumars-aga-khan-museum.jpgShahnameh Court of Gayumars Aga Khan MuseumAn image of folio from Firdawsi's Book of Kings Court of Gayumar. This page is condiered one of the most exquisite pieces in the Aga Khan Museum collection, and has been recommended as one that every student must be taken to see. Photo: The Aga Khan Museum. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/p1010046_shahnameh-gallery-main-floor-aga-khan-museum.jpgShahnameh Book of Kings Gallery Aga Khan MuseumA view of the Aga Khan Museum main floor gallery that contains several folios from manuscripts of Shahnameh, The Books of Kings, produced between 13th-16h centuries. At the near end is the famous Wagner Carpet depicting "Islamic Garden of Eternal Bliss." Photo: Malik Merchant / Simerg.2025-12-07T14:37:21+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/11/20/an-ethereal-journey-to-a-sacred-space-in-the-pandemic/2025-12-07T14:36:43+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/11/26/sir-james-d-wolfensohn-1933-2020-led-the-world-bank-chaired-the-ias-board-and-was-deeply-reverential-of-mawlana-hazar-imam-his-highness-the-aga-khan-calling-him-an-icon-of-action/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20050125james-wolfensohn-photo-at-vincent-scully-prize.jpg20050125james-wolfensohn-photo-at-vincent-scully-prize2025-12-07T14:36:13+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/12/06/passings-alwaez-rai-sultanali-mohamed-1927-2020/2025-12-07T14:35:44+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/12/14/prime-minister-justin-trudeau-wishes-his-highness-the-aga-khan-salgirah-mubarak-and-thanks-him-for-his-outstanding-leadership-and-bringing-people-together/2025-12-07T14:35:10+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/12/14/as-who-targets-100-million-smokers-to-quit-the-habit-let-us-be-mindful-of-mawlana-hazar-imams-advice-on-smoking-and-other-social-habits-that-can-weaken-the-community/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/23354_voa-smoking-image.jpg23354_VOA Smoking Image2025-12-07T14:34:24+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/12/25/the-birth-of-jesus-christ-in-the-quran-and-its-impact-on-a-christian-emperor-by-barnaby-rogerson/2025-12-07T14:33:56+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/01/01/january-1-2021-simerg-wishes-all-its-readers-a-happy-new-year-and-many-happy-returns-the-jamat-is-grateful-to-mawlana-hazar-imam-for-his-blessings/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/simerg-featured-photo-new-years-2021-post.jpgSimerg Featured Photo New Years 2021 posthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/img_05741.jpgIMG_0574[1]2025-12-07T14:33:30+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/02/07/alwaez-rajwanis-very-special-bond-with-mrs-and-mr-merchant/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/malek-merchant-and-abdulrahim-rajwani-featured-image.jpgMalek Merchant and Abdulrahim Rajwani featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/malik-with-parents-mr-and-mrs-merchant-in-lm.jpgMalik with parents mr and mrs merchant in LMMalik, founding publisher and editor of this website, with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Merchant, at a park in Lourenco Marques. Mozambique when he was 3 years old. Photo: Jehangir Merchant Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/mawlana-hazar-imam-karimabad-arrival-and-waezin-team-mr-and-mrs-merchant.jpgMawlana Hazar Imam Karimabad arrival and Waezin team Mr and Mrs MerchantMawlana Hazar Imam is welcomed by Mukhisaheb of Karimabad Jamatkhana Mahomed Mukhi, Alwaez Merchant's oldest brother; and Mrs and Mr Merchant (seated 3rd and 5th from left) with Waezin team and lecturers before their departure for Lourenco Marques in 1954. Alwaez Sultanali, mentioned in this piece, is standing 4th from left. Photo: Jehangir Merchant Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/mrs.-merchant-abdulrahim-rajwani-and-his-daughter-zarina.jpgMrs. Merchant Abdulrahim Rajwani and his daughter ZarinaMrs. Merchant, centre, with Abdulrahim Rajwani and his daughter Zarina. Photo: Abdulrahim Rajwani Collectionhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/malek-merchant-and-abdulrahim-rajwani.jpgMalek Merchant and Abdulrahim RajwaniAlwaez Abdulrahim Rajwani visiting Mrs. Merchant at her home in 2019. Photo: Zarina Rajwani2025-12-07T14:32:20+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/01/28/mrs-merchant-excerpts-from-tributes-celebrating-her-life-alwaezas-funeral-to-be-held-on-thursday-february-4/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2018-05-26-photo-jehangir-merchant_thumbnail.jpg2018-05-26-photo-jehangir-merchant_thumbnailhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/mrs-merchant_06961_cropped.jpgMRS MERCHANT_0696[1]_croppedAlwaeza Raisaheba Maleksultan Jehangir Merchant (June 9, 1931 - January 21, 2021), age 89. Photo: Shellina Karmali.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/mrs-merchant-at-foodcourt-at-lougheed-mall-small.jpgMrs Merchant at Foodcourt at Lougheed Mall smallMy mum, Mrs. Merchant, poses for a photographs in the middle of drinking a hot cup of Tim Horton Earl Grey tea at the new food court in Burnaby's Lougheed Mall during my visit there in November 2019. Photo: Malik Merchant / Simerg.2025-12-07T14:31:53+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/02/10/books-by-ismaili-authors-a-special-series-by-simerg-pushes-the-boundaries-of-humanity-by-shamas-nanji/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/back-cover-justice-pushes-the-boundaries-of-humanity-medium.jpgBack Cover Justice Pushes the Boundaries of Humanity mediumFront and back covers of "Justice Bertha Wilson Pushes the Boundaries of Humanity" by Edmonton based Shamas Nanjihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/boundaries-of-humanity-featured-image-2.jpgBoundaries of Humanity Featured Image 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/boundaries-of-humanity-featured-image.jpgBoundaries of Humanity Featured Image2025-12-07T14:30:56+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/02/14/close-to-my-heart-on-a-perfect-valentines-day-the-aga-khan-park-the-ismaili-jamatkhana-dome-and-the-aga-khan-museum/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/img_0809_ismaili-centre-and-jamatkhana-dome.jpgIMG_0809_Ismaili Centre and Jamatkhana domeIsmaili Centre main entrance with the Jamatkhana dome at left under blue skies on February 14, 2021. Photo: Malik Merchant.Simerg.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/img_0796_jamatkhana-dome.jpgIMG_0796_Jamatkhana DomeAn amazing reflection of a rare cloud on the dome of the Ismaili Jamatkhana on an otherwise clear blue sky on February 14, 2021. Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerg. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/img_0805_aga-khan-museum-and-jamatkhana-dome.jpgIMG_0805_Aga Khan Museum and Jamatkhana DomeA view of the Aga Khan Museum and the Ismaili Headquarters Jamatkhana dome from the grounds of Aga Khan Park. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/img_0799_aga-khan-museum.jpgIMG_0799_Aga Khan MuseumA view of the Aga Khan Museum's main entrance bloc on February 14, 2021. Photo: Malik Merchant / Simerg. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/img_0802_big-heech-aga-khan-museum.jpgIMG_0802_Big Heech Aga Khan MuseumThe Big Heech Sculpture located in front of the Aga Khan Museum's main entrance bloc. Photo: Malik Merchant / Simerg.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/img_0792_cn-tower-from-aga-khan-park.jpgIMG_0792_CN Tower from Aga Khan ParkA close up view of the CN Tower from the south east end of the Aga Khan Park on Feberuary 14, 2021. Photo: Malik Merchant / Simerg.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/img_0795_jamatkhana-dome-and-aga-khan-museum.jpgIMG_0795_Jamatkhana Dome and Aga Khan MuseumA family with children walk on the Aga Khan Park trail under sunny blue skies on February 14, 2021. The dome of the Ismaili Jamatkhana at left reflects a rare white cloud in the sky, and the Aga Khan Museum building can be seen further away. Photo: Malik Merchant / Simerg,https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/img_0788_jamatkhana-dome.jpgIMG_0788_Jamatkhana DomeThe dome of the Toronto Ismaili Headquaters Jamatkhana captured under sunny blue skies on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2021. The glass niche in the centre of the circular wall faces the direction of Kaba where all Muslims face for prayers. Photo: Malik Merchant / Simerg.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/img_0784_aga-khan-museum.jpgIMG_0784_Aga Khan MuseumA man walks by one of the snow covered ponds at the Aga Khan Park, with the Aga Khan museum in full view under sunny blue skies. Photo: Malik Merchant / Simerg.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/aga-khan-by-john-macdonald.jpgAga Khan by John MacDonaldHis Highness the Aga Khan. Photo: © John W. 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Photo: University of Saskatchewan.2025-12-07T14:26:57+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/04/13/simergs-special-series-on-books-by-ismaili-authors-invisible-birthmarks-by-alnasir-rajan-of-mississauga-ontario/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/invisible-birthmarks-by-alnasir-rajan-featured-image.jpgInvisible Birthmarks by Alnasir Rajan Featured Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/invisible-birthmarks-by-alnasir-rajan-front-cover.jpgInvisible Birthmarks by Alnasir Rajan Front CoverCover of Alnasir Rajan's "Invisible Birthmarks," pp. 236, available in Soft and Hardbacks as well as Ebook formats. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/alnasir-rajan.jpgAlnasir RajanAlnasir Rajan2025-12-07T14:26:30+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/04/17/vartan-gregorian-educator-historian-philanthropist-and-restorer-of-a-fading-library-passes-away-at-87-he-was-president-of-brown-university-when-his-highness-the-aga-khan-became-the-first-musli/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/carnegie-reporter.jpgCarnegie ReporterWinter 2020 edition of Carnegie Reporter. The quarterly magazine may be downloaded as a PDF file or delivered by mail free of charge to your address.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/vartan_gregorian_at_jfk_library_and_museum.jpeg__900x0_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscale.jpgvartan_gregorian_at_jfk_library_and_museum.jpeg__900x0_q85_crop_subsampling-2_upscaleAt the JFK Library in Boston, Vartan Gregorian addresses new citizens, friends, and family at a naturalization ceremony. 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Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerg.2025-12-07T14:25:16+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/05/24/ottawas-dazzling-tulip-show-and-quiet-moments-at-the-global-centre-for-pluralism-with-his-highness-the-aga-khans-reflections-on-water-the-ottawa-river-and-the-centres-garden/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/p5200028.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/p5200057.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOttawa Tulip Festival 2021https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/p5200021.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/aga-khan-photo-jean-marc-carisse-2017-0517_5336-web.jpgaga-khan-photo-jean-marc-carisse-2017-0517_5336-web2025-12-07T14:24:33+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/05/26/two-great-readings-from-ismaili-history-muaayad-shirazi-and-ghaddir-khumm-by-late-jehangir-a-merchant/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/featured-image-jehangir-merchant-articles.jpgFeatured Image Jehangir Merchant articles2025-12-07T14:24:08+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/05/28/simergs-special-series-on-books-by-ismaili-authors-rsvp-rice-and-stew-very-plenty-by-nazlin-rahemtulla-of-vancouver-british-columbia/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/rsvp-front-and-back-cover-simerg-featured-image-1.jpgrsvp-front and back cover Simerg Featured Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/rsvp-front-and-back-cover-simerg.jpgrsvp-front and back cover SimergFront and back covers of Nazlin Rahemtullah's autobiography "RSVP Rice and Stew Very Plenty." 320 pp. Friesen Press, June 2012.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/nazllin-rahemtulla-2.jpgNazllin Rahemtulla 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/nazllin-rahemtulla.jpgNazllin Rahemtulla2025-12-07T14:22:47+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/06/03/mawlana-hazar-imams-reference-to-simurgh-the-ideal-and-perfect-king-and-attars-conference-of-the-birds-and-the-books-availability-in-english/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/1980_akaa_ceremony_41492_0.jpg1980_akaa_ceremony_41492_0Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, presents the Aga Khan Award for Architecture to representatives of the Kampung Improvement Programme (KIP) in Jakarta, Indonesia at the first award ceremony held on October 23. 1980, in Lahore, Pakistan. Photo: AKDN/Christopher Little. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/conference-of-the-birds-book-images.jpgConference of the Birds Book ImagesFrom to right: Front cover of The Conference of the Birds by https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/akaa-ceremony-lahore-1980-001.jpgAKAA Ceremony Lahore 1980 001Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, arrives for the inaugural ceremony of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture held on October 23. 1980, in Lahore, Pakistan. Photo: AKDN/Christopher Little.2025-12-07T14:22:26+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/06/12/simergs-special-series-on-books-by-ismaili-authors-coughdrops-by-nargis-fazal-of-vancouver-british-columbia-is-beautifully-illustrated-and-will-delight-children/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/coughdrops-cover_2-large.jpgCoughdrops cover_2 largehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/coughdrops-cover_2.jpegCoughdrops cover_2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/nargis-headshot.jpegNargis FazalNargis Fazalhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/coughdrops-front-cover.jpgCoughdrops - Front Coverhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/coughdrops-front-and-back-cover-for-simerg.jpgCoughdrops - Front and Back Cover for SimergFront and back covers of Nargis Fazal's book "Coughdrops." 2025-12-07T14:21:55+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/06/25/simergs-special-series-on-books-by-ismaili-authors-the-roots-and-the-trees-by-nizar-sultan-of-toronto-seeks-to-bring-to-the-fore-the-islamic-values-that-his-highness-the-aga-khan-enjoins-upon-h/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/the-roots-and-the-trees-front-and-back-cover.jpgThe Roots and the Trees front and back coverBack and front covers of Nizar Sultan's "The Roots and the Trees." 712 pp. August 2020.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/the-roots-and-the-trees-front-cover.jpgThe Roots and the Trees front coverhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/nizar-sultan-1.jpgNizar SultanNizar Sultan2025-12-07T14:20:59+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/07/06/raising-an-awareness-of-the-mandate-mission-and-accomplishments-of-mawlana-hazar-imam-his-highness-the-aga-khan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/imamat-day-2021-featured-image-for-simerg.jpgImamat Day 2021 Featured Image for Simerg2025-12-07T14:20:24+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/07/07/his-highness-the-aga-khan-the-revered-ismaili-imam-who-continues-the-progressive-heritage-of-classical-islam-by-michael-hamilton-morgan/2025-12-07T14:19:55+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/07/20/elizabeth-the-ladybug-and-the-lonely-rose-a-heart-warming-story-for-eid-al-adha/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/2018-08-15_ladybird_on_blackberry_bush_church_street_trimingham_featured-image.jpg-2018-08-15_Ladybird_on_Blackberry_bush,_Church_street,_Trimingham_Featured Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/img_1817.jpgIMG_1817https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/p6240071_1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/wilting-rose-by-rashida-tejani.jpgWilting rose by Rashida TejaniWilting rose. Photo: Rashida Tejanihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ladybug007.jpgladybug007Ladybug; photo by DM (dmott9) on Flickr 2025-12-07T14:18:21+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/07/16/video-his-highness-the-aga-khan-and-the-vision-behind-the-aga-khan-historic-cities-program-by-cameron-rashti/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cameron-rashti.jpgCameron Rashtihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/aga-khan-historc-cities-featured-image-1.jpgAga Khan Historc Cities Featured Image2025-12-07T14:18:01+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/07/26/ghadir-khumm-and-the-designation-of-hazrat-ali-as-the-successor-of-prophet-muhammad/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/eid-e-ghadir-mubarak-1200dpi.jpgeid e Ghadir Mubarak 1200dpiOuter border: The famous tradition of Prophet Muhmmad at Ghadir Khumm -- Mun Kuntu Mawlahu, Fa Aliyyun Mawlahu (He whose Mawla I am, Ali is his Mawla); Centre: The name Muhammad (in middle), and the name Ali repeated seven times in Eastern Kufi calligraphy and design. Calligraphy and design: Karim Ismail, Toronto, Canada.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/muhammad-ali_1200dpi.jpgArabic ambigram Ali and MuhammadAn Arabic-script ambigram, where ‘Muhammad’ upside down is read as ‘Ali’ and vice versa. IMAGE: THE.ISMAILI2025-12-07T14:16:50+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/07/30/zarina-bhatia-d-july-2021-a-tribute-to-a-noble-ismaili-social-anthropologist-from-birmingham-uk-who-became-one-of-my-truest-friends/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/img_1969_zarina_bhatia_ottawa-visit-3.jpgIMG_1969_Zarina_Bhatia_Ottawa Visit 3Zarina Bhatia of Birmingham, England, visits the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat Building on Sussex Drive in Ottawa in 2015 with her Toronto friend and host Nadira Lakhani. Photo: Malik Merchant.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/p7300004_2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAZarina Bhatia (1938-2021)https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/p7300008_zarinabhatia.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAZarina Bhatia2025-12-07T14:16:22+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/08/19/essays-and-letters-the-black-pearl/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/karim-ladha-profile-photo.jpgKarim Ladha - Profile PhotoKarim Ladhahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/photo-2021-07-04-karim_ladha_black_pearl.jpgPHOTO-2021-07-04-karim_ladha_black_PEARLKarim Ladha (right) with son, Raheem, pictured by the Black Pearl, a 2016 Challenger SRT8 Convertible with aV-8 392 HEMI 6.4 Litre engine delivering 485 HP with 475 lb-ft of torque. A rocket indeed! Photo: Karim Ladhahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/photo-2021-07-04-karim_ladha_black_pearl_interior.jpgPHOTO-2021-07-04-karim_ladha_black_PEARL_INTERIORBeautiful interior of Karim's 2016 Challenger SRT8 Convertible. Photo: Karim Ladha.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/photo-2021-07-04-_karim_ladha_black_pearl.jpgPHOTO-2021-07-04-_karim_ladha_black_PEARLKarim Ladha leans against his dream car, the Black Pearl, a 2016 Challenger SRT8 Convertible, at the Aga Khan Museum. Photo: Karim Ladha.2025-12-07T14:15:32+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/08/24/to-the-women-of-afghanistan-your-accomplishments-in-the-struggle-for-social-justice-and-dignity-in-the-last-20-years-is-remarkable-let-your-story-and-that-of-bibi-khadijah-a-s-be-a-powerful-tramp/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/khadijah-medium.jpgKhadijahCalligraphy by Maajid Shafi (own work), Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/p8150107_1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHibiscus flowers captured at night with the camera flashlight, with the fully lit dome of the Ismaili Jamatkhana in the background. Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerg.2025-12-07T14:14:35+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/09/14/transforming-rare-and-endangered-ismaili-texts-into-accessible-digital-resources-projects-at-british-library-and-princeton-university-library/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/british-library-1.jpgBritish Library 12025-12-07T14:14:04+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/09/19/memorable-posts-on-princess-zahra-aga-khan-and-prince-amyn-aga-khan-on-barakah-a-blog-dedicated-to-his-highness-the-aga-khan-members-of-his-family-and-the-ismaili-imamat/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/barakah-logo-1.jpgBarakah LogoLogo of the Barakah website. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/prince-amyn-at-lapis-ball.jpgPrince Amyn at Lapis Ballhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/princess-zahra-aga-khan-featured-image-2.jpgprincess zahra aga khan featured image 22025-12-07T14:13:35+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/09/28/a-visit-to-the-rooftop-terrace-of-the-ismaili-centre-toronto-views-of-the-jamatkhana-prayer-halls-crystalline-glass-dome/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/dscn3852.jpgDSCN3852https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/simerg-featured-photo-for-rooftop-visit.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPlease click on image for photo essayhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/p9010002.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2025-12-07T14:13:09+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/10/02/passings-alwaez-nizar-chunara-1940-2021/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/nizar-chunaras-writings-2-medium.jpgNizar Chunara's writings 2 mediumA page from a waez notebook of Alwaez Nizar Chunara. Photo: (Late Nizar Chunara Family Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/alwaezs-jehangir-nizar-and-spouse-fariyal-in-dar-es-salaam.jpgAlwaezs Jehangir, Nizar and spouse Fariyal in Dar es SalaamNizar Chunara (left) his wife Fariyal and Jehangir Merchant pictured outside their apartment building - Islamabad Flats - located on United Nations Road in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Photo: Jehangir Merchant Family Collection, photo taken in late 1960's.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image007.jpgNizar Chunara with his childrenAlwaez Nizar Chunara with his wife and children.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/nizar-and-faryial-chunara-00-medium.jpgNizar and Faryial Chunara 00 mediumAlwaez Rai Nizar Chunara with his wife Fariyal. Photo: (Late) Nizar Chunara Family Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image004.jpgimage004https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/nizar-chunara-with-family.jpgNizar Chunara with Familyhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image006.jpgimage006Ismaili missionary Alwaez Rai Nizar Chunara (1940-2021)2025-12-07T14:12:49+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/10/12/october-12-2021-prince-rahim-aga-khan-turns-50-years-old-today-a-photo-tribute-to-his-highness-the-aga-khans-eldest-son/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/prince-rahim-aga-khan-iis-graduation-2007-olympus.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/prince-rahim-50th-birthday-photo-tribute-featured-image-1200-by-675.jpgPrince Rahim 50th Birthday Photo Tribute Featured Image 1200 BY 675Please click on image for Barakah's exclusive photo essay on Prince Rahim to mark his 50th birthday on Octover 12, 2021. Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerg/Barakah2025-12-07T14:12:12+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/10/16/prophet-muhammad-books-for-the-young-from-aga-khan-museum-a-song-and-the-call-to-hazrat-ali/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/prophet-muhammad-nadi-ali-featured-image-2021-october-16-version-2-2.jpgProphet Muhammad Nadi Ali Featured Image 2021 October 16 version 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/dr.-ulrike-al-khammis.jpgDr. Ulrike Al-KhammisDr. Ulrike Al-Khammishttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sufi-hat-aga-khan-museum-collection.jpgSufi Hat Aga Khan Museum CollectionViews of a Sufi hat in the collection of the Aga Khan Museum depicting the famous “Nadi ‘Ali” prayer of the Prophet Muhammad. Photo: Aga Khan Museum, Copyright: Creative Commons CC BY-NC 2.5 CAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/a-whisper-of-peace.jpgA Whisper of Peacehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/in-the-prophets-garden.jpgIn the Prophet's Garden2025-12-07T14:11:48+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/11/08/dare-to-dream/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/pb040029_dare-to-dream.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/farah-tejani_202111.jpgFarah Tejani_202111Farah Tejani2025-12-07T14:11:16+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/11/19/video-report-and-photos-a-preview-of-the-7th-ismaili-center-in-the-world-to-be-built-in-houston/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ismaili-centre-houston-featured-image-for-simerg.jpgIsmaili Centre Houston Featured Image for SimergIsmaili Center Houstonhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ismaili-centre-houston-1.jpgIsmaili Centre HoustonThe Ismaili Center Houston will serve as both a Jamatkhana for the Ismaili community to come together for prayers, spiritual search, and contemplation; as well as an ambassadorial cultural center. IMAGE: IMARA HOUSTON INC. / IPLhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/present-day-ismaili-centres-worldwide-and-the-next-ismaili-centre.jpgPresent Day Ismaili Centres Worldwide and the Next Ismaili Centre in HoustonTop row (from left): Ismaili Centre London (April 24, 1985), Ismaili Centre Vancouver (August 23, 1985), Ismaili Centre Lisbon (July 11, 1998); Centre row: Ismaili Centre Dubai (March 26, 2008), Ismaili Centre Dushanbe (October 12, 2009); Bottom row: The 7th Ismaili Centre Houston (future). Collage: Malik Merchant/Simerg.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ismaili-centre-houston-5-1.jpgIsmaili Centre Houston 5The forecourt garden with its reflecting pool at the entrance of the building creates a contemplative atmosphere. The new Center will feature beautiful spaces, intricate geometry, and highly crafted work. IMAGE: IMARA HOUSTON INC. / IPL https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ismaili-centre-houston-4.jpgIsmaili Centre HoustonIsmaili Center Houston nearing completion and expected to be opened later in 2025. IMAGE: IMARA HOUSTON INC. / IPL via The Ismailihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ismaili-centre-houston-5.jpgIsmaili Centre HoustonThe Ismaili Centre Houston is under construction and scheduled to be completed in late 2025. IMAGE: IMARA HOUSTON INC. / IPL via The Ismaili.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ismaili-centre-houston-3.jpgIsmaili Centre HoustonCentral atrium and staircase at the Ismaili Center Houston. Each atrium is designed in such a way as to fill the heart of the building with natural light. IMAGE: IMARA HOUSTON INC. / IPL via The Ismaili.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/3141572_ismailicentrehouston_site_before-and-after.jpg3141572_ismailicentrehouston_site_before and afterAt left, aerial view of the empty site of the Ismaili Centre Houston, and at right an aerial view of the Ismaili Center and its gardens as it will look when it is completed in three years time. It will be located in the heart of the City of Houston across from Buffalo Bayou Park to the left. IMAGE: IMARA HOUSTON INC. / IPL via the Ismailihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ismaili-centre-houston-0.jpgIsmaili Centre HoustonAerial view of the Ismaili Center and its gardens located in the heart of the City of Houston across from Buffalo Bayou Park to the left. IMAGE: IMARA HOUSTON INC. / IPL via The Ismaili.2025-12-07T14:10:49+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/11/26/reflections-on-the-design-of-the-ismaili-centre-houston/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/p1060163_chorkhona_skylight_ismaili-centre-dushanbe.jpgP1060163_chorkhona_skylight_Ismaili Centre DushanbeThe prominent "chorkhona" skylight in the Ismaili Centre Dushanbe. The chorkhana is the main defining symbol of the traditional structure of the Pamiri House. Photo: Karim H. Karim.2025-12-07T14:10:23+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/12/08/simergs-special-series-on-books-by-ismaili-authors-shine-brighter-by-shairoz-lakhani-of-london-england/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/shairoz-lakhani.jpgShairoz LakhaniShairoz Lakhanihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/featured-image-shine-brighter.jpgIsmaili author Featured Image Shine BrighterShine Brighter by Shairoz Lakhani2025-12-07T14:09:58+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/12/13/the-beautiful-gift-presented-to-mawlana-hazar-imam-and-a-reflection-for-his-85th-birthday-on-a-gorgeous-blue-sky-morning/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/birthday-gift-for-mawlana-hazar-imam-featured-image.jpgBirthday gift for Mawlana Hazar Imam Featured Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/pc130157.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThe crystalline dome of the Ismaili Headquarters Jamatkhana, Toronto, December 13, 2021. Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerg.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/birthday-gift-for-mawlana-hazar-imam.jpgBirthday gift for Mawlana Hazar ImamPorcelain vases presented to Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, on his 85th birthday on December 13, 2021. Photo: The Ismaili.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/pc130130.jpg2021 sunrise Port Union ParkShortly after sunrise, Lake Ontario, Port Union Waterfront Park, Toronto, 7:51 AM, December 13, 2021. Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerg2025-12-07T14:09:30+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/12/16/swahili-tanzanias-gift-to-the-world-un-designates-july-7-as-kiswahili-day-and-a-brief-note-on-ismaili-swahili-scholar-farouk-topan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/042-alwaez-and-alwaeza-merchant-with-topan-and-gowar.jpg042-alwaez-and-alwaeza-merchant-with-topan-and-gowarJehangir and Maleksultan with Farouk Topan (left) and Late Gowar Bhatia. Photo: Jehangir Merchant Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/featured-image-you-are-welcome-here-in-swahili-ohio-university.jpgFeatured Image You are welcome here in swahili Ohio University2025-12-07T14:09:00+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/12/18/19-december-in-world-history-in-1846-canadas-first-telegraphic-message-in-1961-indias-invasion-of-goa-plus-samuel-morse-and-the-aga-khan-on-the-power-of-instant-communication/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/iiif-service_gmd_gmd370_g3701_g3701p_ct000084-full-pct_12.5-0-default.jpgiiif-service_gmd_gmd370_g3701_g3701p_ct000084-full-pct_12.5-0-defaultThis map reveals the status of the telegraph network as it existed in the U.S. in 1853, only nine years after the first message. By this time, only one state east of the Mississippi, Florida, was not connected by telegraph. The legend on the left offers the list of message rates from Pittsburgh. By 1861, telegraph lines crossed the American continent; by 1866, the transatlantic cable connected America and Europe. Credit: Chas. B. Barr, Pittsburgh, Pa. Wegner & Buechner lith., 1853. Col. map 59 x 85 cm. Scale ca. 1:4,200,000 Geography and Map Divisionhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/first-telegraphic-message.pngFirst telegraphic messagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/1st-telegraph-plaque-st-lawrence-market.jpg1st Telegraph Plaque St Lawrence MarketPlaque commemorating the inauguration of the telegraph in Canada on December 19, 1846, on the front entrance wall of Toronto's St Lawrence Market; December 18, 2021. Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerg.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/038b-alnoor-with-dad-and-mum-at-london-silver-jubilee.jpg038b-alnoor-with-dad-and-mum-at-london-silver-jubileeAlnoor, centre, born December 19, pictured with his parents Jehangir and Malek Merchant, during the Silver Jubilee visit of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, to London, England in July 1983. Photo: Jehangir Merchant Family Collection.2025-12-07T14:08:33+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/12/23/the-greatest-gift-also-known-as-the-seasons-upon-us/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/img_0498_snow_ict-1.jpgIMG_0498_snow_ICThttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/featured-image-farah-tejani-poem-with-credit.jpgFeatured Image Farah Tejani Poem with credithttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20211222_farah_tejani_v01.jpg20211222_Farah_Tejani_v01Farah Tejani2025-12-07T14:08:05+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/02/07/salma-lakhani-albertas-first-muslim-lieutenant-governor-speaks-to-canadian-geographical-on-building-a-more-inclusive-canada/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/canada_pol_1986.gifcanada_pol_1986Map of Canadahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/057-alwaez-and-alwaeza-at-gatineau-park-2007-with-malik.jpg057-alwaez-and-alwaeza-at-gatineau-park-2007-with-malikThe editor of Simerg, Barakah and Simergphotos pictured with his beloved late parents, Jehangir and Malek Merchant, at the Gatineau Park in the National Capital Region. Photo: Jehangir Merchant Family Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/salma-and-zaheer-lakhani.jpgSalma and Zaheer LakhaniDr. Zaheer Lakhani accompanies his wife Salma Lakhani at her installation ceremony as the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta on August 26, 2020. Photo: Via Al-Karim Walli’s Twitter page. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/aoe-salma-lakhani.jpgaoe-salma-lakhanihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/salma-lakhani-visits-edmontons-aga-khan-gardens.jpgSalma Lakhani visits Edmonton's Aga Khan Gardens Her Honour Salma Lakhani (centre of photo) toured the Aga Khan Garden at the University of Alberta Botanic Garden located near Devon, Alberta, on September 23, 2020. She was joined by Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women Leela Aheer and University of Alberta Chancellor Peggy Garritty. Photo: The Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/honsalmalakhani_portrait-at-edmonton-library-featured-image.jpghonsalmalakhani_portrait at Edmonton Library Featured ImageLieutenant Governor Salma Lakhani is seen touring the new Stanley A. Milner Downtown Branch of the Edmonton Public Library, September 13, 2021. Photo: The Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/honsalmalakhani_portraitcasual3-web.jpghonsalmalakhani_portraitcasual3-webHer Honour, the Honourable Salma Lakhani, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. (Photo courtesy the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta)2025-12-07T14:07:14+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/02/15/in-memoriam-vazir-hon-al-noor-nick-kassum-1924-2021-one-of-tanzanias-earliest-voices-for-the-global-south-at-the-united-nations/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/east-african-admin-with-aga-khan-2.jpgeast african admin with aga khan 2Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, pictured in 1959 with the three East African Aga Khan Education Board territorial administrators. Standing (from left to right), Count Madatali A. Shariff, Kenya; Vazir Al Noor Kassam, Tanganyika; and Vazir Jimmy R.K.S Verji, Uganda. Photo: Page 28, Commemorative Issue 1977-1978, Sixty Years of Ismaili Education in Kenya.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/mata-salamat-and-al-noor-kassam.jpgMata Salamat and Al Noor KassamMata Salamat, Begum Om Habibeh Aga Khan, cuts the ribbon during the opening ceremony of the Ismailia Social and Residential Club on May 17, 1953. Looking on are Aga Khan Council President Al Noor Kassum (left) and Mukhi Tajdin Jiwan Hirji on right. Photo: Al Noor Kassum's Family Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/prince-aly-khan-london_jamat_1952_3.jpgPrince Aly Khan london_jamat_1952_31952: The late Prince Aly Khan (seated, grid J19 in photo) with the London Jamat gathering at Javeri residence in Hampstead, London. Shortly after this event, Hon. Al Noor Kassum (E4 in photo) was appointed by His Highness the Aga Khan III as the first President of the Ismaili Council of the United Kingdom. Photo: (Late) Ameer Janmohamed family collection. Click on photo for enlargement.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/portrait-navroz-lakhani.jpgPortrait Navroz Lakhanihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/africas-winds-of-change-by-al-noor-kassum.jpgAfrica's Winds of Change by Al Noor Kassumhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/al-noor-kassum-featured-photo-portrait-mode-final-1.jpgAl Noor Kassum Featured Photo Portrait Mode Finalhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/al-noor-kassum-featured-photo-portrait-mode-final.jpgAl Noor Kassum Featured Photo Portrait Mode FinalAl Noor Nick Kassum Portrait for Simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/alnoor-kassum-featured-image-3.jpgAlnoor Kassum Featured Image 3https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/alnoor-kassum-featured-image-2.jpgAlnoor Kassum Featured Image 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/alnoor-kassum-featured-image.jpgAlnoor Kassum Featured ImageAl Noor Kassum2025-12-07T14:06:39+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/02/26/simergs-special-series-on-books-by-ismaili-authors-this-is-my-life-by-naznin-rahemtulla-hebert-of-montreal-canada-a-must-read-book-about-an-ismaili-familys-life-in-3-continents/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/naznin-with-her-parents-and-siblings.jpgNaznin with her parents and siblingsNaznin, author of "This is My Life" is seated on right in this family picture taken in Tanga, with her parents Zera and Kamrudin and siblings Ferial (left), Aziz and Azmina. Photo: Naznin Rahemtulla Hebert Family Collectionhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/aga-khan-council-tanga.jpgAga Khan Council TangaZerakhanu Rahemtulla, seated 4th from left, was the only lady member in the Aga Khan Council for Tanga, Tanzania (then Tanganyika). She is pictured with her colleagues in Tanga Jamatkhana's Council Chambers. The beautiful Taj (crest) of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, overlayed on the Ismaili Flag forms a backdrop in this historical photo from the 1950's. Photo: Naznin Rahemtulla Hebert Family Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/this-is-my-life-by-naznin-rahemtulla-featured-image-2.jpgThis is my life by Naznin Rahemtulla Featured Image 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/back-cover-this-is-my-life-by-naznin-rahemtulla.jpgBack Cover This is my life by Naznin Rahemtullahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/this-is-my-llife-by-naznin-rahemtulla-front-cover-2.jpgThis is My Llife by Naznin Rahemtulla Front Cover 2Front cover of Naznin Rahemtulla Hébert's family biography "This is My Life." 301 pp., self published, October 2021. Click on image for enlarged version.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/portrait-naznin-rahemtulla-for-profile.jpgPortrait Naznin Rahemtulla for profileNaznin Rahemtulla2025-12-07T14:06:00+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/03/01/insights-from-around-the-world-tajikistans-1992-97-civil-war-and-the-architecture-of-international-involvement-in-the-peace-process/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/aga-khan-tajikistan-peace-process-featured-image.jpgAga Khan Tajikistan Peace Process Featured Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/mawlana-haar-imam-aga-khan-1995-visit-tajikistan-1.jpgMawlana Haar Imam Aga Khan 1995 visit TajikistanMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, pictured in Tajikistan during his first historic visit to the country in May 1995. Photo: The Ismaili, Mawlana Hazar Imam's Visit to Central Asia, 22-31 May 1995.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/map-of-tajikistan.jpgMap of TajikistanMap of Tajikistan with surrounding countries from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas.2025-12-07T14:05:35+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/03/03/the-aku-global-convocation-text-and-video-of-speeches-by-trustee-princess-zahra-aga-khan-climate-scientist-peter-kalmus-and-new-aga-khan-university-president-sulaiman-shahabuddin/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/aga-khan-univeristy-seal-1.jpgAga Khan Univeristy Seal2025-12-07T14:05:05+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/03/06/prince-aly-muhammad-aga-khan-a-celebration-of-his-youthful-life-as-he-turns-22-on-monday-march-7-2022/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/mawlana-hazar-imam-with-quuen-diamond-jubilee.jpegMawlana Hazar Imam with Quuen Diamond JubileeMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, introduces Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to Prince Aly Muhammad and members of his family, Prince Hussain, Princess Salwa and Prince Rahim during his visit to Windsor Castle in 2018. Photo: AKDN/Gary Otte.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/prince-aly-muhammad-aga-khan-simerg-featured-image-1.jpgPrince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan Simerg Featured Image2025-12-07T14:04:34+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/03/23/simerg-in-conversation-with-dr-tammy-gaber-author-of-a-stunning-and-insightful-new-book-on-canadian-mosques-over-the-past-century/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cover-page-a-century-of-canadian-mosque-design-by-tammy-gaber-featured-image-2.jpgCover Page A Century of Canadian Mosque Design by Tammy Gaber Featured ImageCover page, Dr. Tammy Gaber's beautiful new book "Beyond the Divide: A Century of Canadian Mosque Design", Hardcover, pp. 304 with 306 photos and 135 drawings, colour throughout, February 2022, pub. McGill-Queen's University Press.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/9780228008262_a-century-of-canadaian-mosque-design.jpg9780228008262_A Century of Canadaian Mosque DesignCover page, Dr. Tammy Gaber's beautiful new book "Beyond the Divide: A Century of Canadian Mosque Design", Hardcover, pp. 304 with 306 photos and 135 drawings, colour throughout, February 2022, pub. McGill-Queen's University Press.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/tgaber.jpegtgaberDr. Tammy Gaber2025-12-07T14:04:04+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/04/23/a-reading-for-the-holy-night-of-lailat-al-qadr-with-links-to-material-on-the-holy-quran/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/mountain-of-light-1.jpgMountain of Light2025-12-07T14:03:26+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/04/28/a-tribute-to-my-beloved-papa-kurbanali-kassamali-mulji-1935-2022/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20220428_kurbanali-kassamali-mulji-faetured-image-2.jpg20220428_Kurbanali Kassamali Mulji faetured Image 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/aniza-meghani-dad-001-medium-1.jpgAniza Meghani Dad 001 mediumA beautiful portrait of Kurbanali Kassamali Mulji taken in November 2021, three months before he passed away on February 14, 2022. Photo: Aniza Meghani Collection. Photo: Aniza Meghani Collection.2025-12-07T14:03:02+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/05/03/utahs-deseret-news-the-historic-news-component-of-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-reflects-on-eid-ul-fitr-in-the-context-of-its-managements-visit-to-the-ismaili-centre-dubai/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ismaili-centre-dubai-courtyard-photo-deseret-news.jpgIsmaili Centre Dubai courtyard Photo Deseret Newshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ismaili-centre-dubai-photo-deseret-news.jpgIsmaili Centre Dubai Photo Deseret NewsPlease click on image to read article in Utah's Deseret News. Photo: Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News.2025-12-07T14:02:12+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/05/06/two-insightful-and-profound-interviews-of-his-highness-the-aga-khan-the-49th-hereditary-imam-of-the-shia-imami-ismaili-muslims/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/aga-khan-projects-in-canada.jpgAga Khan Projects in CanadaClockwise from top left: Ismaili Centre Toronto, Aga Khan Museum Tooronto, Ismaili Centre Vancouver, Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat, Ottawa, Global Centre for Pluralism, Ottawa, and Aga Khan Park Toronto. Collage: Simerg.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/aga-khan-garden-edmonton-views.jpgAga Khan Garden Edmonton ViewsViews of the Aga Khan Garden Edmonton. The Garden will open for 2022 on May 7. 2025-12-07T14:01:46+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/05/19/a-tribute-to-a-great-and-long-serving-ismaili-missionary-alwaeza-gulshan-s-alidina-as-she-passes-away-in-toronto-at-the-age-of-93/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/gulshan-alidina-delivering-sermon-in-presence-of-aga-khan-featured-image.jpgGulshan Alidina delivering sermon in presence of Aga Khan featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/kamru-rashid-portrait-small.jpgkamru-rashid-portrait-smallKamrudin Rashidhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/gulshan-alidina-delivering-sermon-in-presence-of-aga-khan.jpgGulshan Alidina delivering sermon in presence of Aga KhanAlwaeza Gulshan Alidina presenting a waez (sermon) in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, September 27, 1960. Photo: https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/gulshan-alidina-and-family.jpgGulshan Alidina and familyAlwaeza Gulshan (d. May 11, 2022) and her husband Alwaez Samsoudine pictured with their children and grandchildren in Toronto. Photo: https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/gulshan-alidina-portrait.jpgGulshan Alidina PortraitAlwaeza Raisaheba Gulshan S. Alidina (December 20, 1928 – May 11, 2022). Photo: Samsoudine and Gulshan Alidina Family Collection.2025-12-07T14:01:19+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/05/29/farida-shahsultan-hassam-a-multi-talented-courageous-and-devoted-murid-of-mawlana-hazar-imam-passes-away-in-toronto-after-prolonged-illness/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/image.pngimagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/202112_tarina_barter-visits-farida.jpg202112_Tarina_Barter visits FaridaTarina Barter is seen visiting Farida at the North York Senior Health Centre in December 2021. Tarina came as an angel to our family, and visited Farida on a regular basis over the last four years at her apartment as well as at the North York Senior Health Centre. Photo: Rashida Tejani Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/farida-with-nephew-karim-malik-and-swiss-chalet.jpgFarida with nephew Karim, Malik and Swiss ChaletTop: Nephew Karim Dhanani visited Farida regularly at her nursing home in North York; Malik Merchant visits Farida before his departure for Alberta; Farida enjoying her favourite meal -- Swiss Chalet chicken and fries with the iconic Canadian restaurant's special gravy. Photos: Rashida Tejani.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2021_farida-hassam-and-rashida-tejani-in-richmond.jpg2021_Farida Hassam and Rashida Tejani in RichmondFarida Hassam, left, pictured with her younger sister Rashida during her visit to Richmond, BC, in 2021. Rashida was present in Toronto when Farida passed away on April 29, 2022 at the age of Photo: Rashida Tejani.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/photolab_farida-hassam.jpgPhotoLab_Farida HassamFarida Hassam (d. April 29, 2022). Photo: Farah Tejanihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/photolab_farida-hassam_featured-image-for-tribute.jpgPhotoLab_Farida Hassam_Featured Image for TributeFarida Hassam2025-12-07T14:00:32+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/05/31/artistic-expressions-mobina-marani-presents-beautiful-portrait-paintings-of-mawlana-hazar-imam-and-members-of-her-family/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/img_4056_2.jpgMobina MeraniMother-in-Lawhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/img_3811_mobina_marani.jpgIMG_3811_Mobina_MaraniMother, Daulat (Dolly), Acrylic, 16″ x 20″, January 2023. Painting by Mobina Marani, Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/img_1875_mobina-marani.jpgIMG_1875_Mobina MaraniMother, Daulat (Dolly), Acrylic, 16″ x 20″, January 2023. Painting by Mobina Marani, Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/mawlana-hazar-imam-original-photo.jpgMawlana Hazar Imam Original Photohttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/mobina-marani-featured-image-2.jpgMobina Marani Featured Image 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/img_0236_mobina_.jpegIMG_0236_Mobina_Aunt, Nurumasi, at 100! Acrylic, 16" x 20", March 2020. Painting by Mobina Marani, Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/mobina-marani-featured-image.jpgMobina Marani Featured Image2025-12-07T14:00:00+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/06/08/simergs-special-series-on-books-by-ismaili-authors-a-portrait-in-pluralism-aga-khans-shia-ismaili-muslims-by-mansoor-ladha-of-calgary/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/aga-khan-iii-photo-with-ladha-family.jpgAga Khan III photo with Ladha FamilyA memorable photograph from the life of Mansoor Ladha. This photograph appears on the dedication page of Ladha's book "A Portrait in Pluralim: Aga Khan's Shia Ismaili Muslims." Ladha states that his family's record of service to the Ismaili Imamat started during the reign of the 48th Ismaili Imam, Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan III (d. July 11, 1957) with his grandfather Count Ebrahim Ladha of Zanzibar, seated at extreme right, who devoted several years of service to the Imam-of-the-Time. Others in the picture are (from left): Late Kamadia Hassanali E. Ladha, late Countess Jenabai Ebrahim Ladha, MAWLANA SULTAN MAHOMED SHAH AGA KHAN III, Late Kamadiani Zera Hassanali E. Ladha. Standing is Kassmali Ebrahim Ladha. Seated in front of the Imam is two year old Mansoor Ladha. Photo: Mansoor Ladha Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/a-portrait-in-pluralism-cover-page.jpgA Portrait in Pluralism Cover PageCover page of Mansoor Ladha's book "A Portrait in Pluralism: Aga Khan's Shia Ismaili Muslims." Published by Detselig Enterprises Ltd., Calgary, 2008, 238 pp., limited availability at Amazon and (signed) copies directly from the author.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/a-portrait-in-pluralism-spindle-and-cover-with-spindle-featured-image.jpgA Portrait in Pluralism Spindle and Cover with Spindle Featured ImageA Portrait in Pluralism - Aga Khan's Shia Ismaili Muslims2025-12-07T13:59:29+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/06/30/simergs-special-series-on-books-by-ismaili-authors-malaria-memoirs-my-life-journey-as-a-public-health-doctor-in-tanzania-by-dr-zul-premji-of-calgary-is-a-compelling-story-of-honesty-hard-work/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/zul-premji-portrait-2.jpgZul Premji portraitDr. Zul Premjihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cover-page-malaria-memoirs-by-zul-premji-2-1.jpgCover Page Malaria Memoirs by Zul Premji 2Cover page of Zul Premji’s book “Malaria Memoirs: My Life Journey as a Public Health Doctor in Tanzania.” Published by Mawenzi House, Toronto, 2021, 144 pp.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/malaria-memoirs-featured-image-2.jpgMalaria Memoirs Featured Image2025-12-07T13:58:53+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/07/05/stunning-photographs-from-kananaskis-a-gem-in-canadas-alberta-province/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/anm_p6300070-1_featured-image-simerg.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/twi_img_1294.jpgTwi_IMG_1294https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/anm_p6300091.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/anm_p6300199.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2025-12-07T13:58:28+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/07/09/photographs-thousands-enjoy-stampede-and-eid-al-adha-breakfast-event-organized-by-calgarys-ismaili-muslims/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/p7090031-featured-image-simerg.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/p7090019.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2025-12-07T13:58:03+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/07/11/a-historic-post-on-his-highness-the-aga-khan-prepared-from-a-very-rare-east-african-souvenir/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/aga-khan-souvenir-001-featured-image.jpgAga Khan Souvenir 001 Featured Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/aga-khan-souvenir-016d.jpgAga Khan Souvenir 016dhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/rasikhun-fi-ilm-3.jpgRasikhun fi ilm 32025-12-07T13:57:30+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/07/16/description-and-photographs-of-the-magnificent-17th-century-standard-presented-to-the-aga-khan-the-alam-is-symbolic-of-the-foundational-principles-of-the-shia-ismaili-muslim-faith/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/simerg-featured-image-2.jpgSimerg Featured Image2025-12-07T13:56:56+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/07/21/the-lancet-alcohol-consumption-carries-significant-health-risks-and-no-benefits-for-young-people/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/alcohol-and-social-habits-featured-image-simerg-large-2.jpgAlcohol and social habits Featured Image Simerg Large 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/alcohol-and-social-habits-featured-image-simerg-large-1.jpgAlcohol and social habits Featured Image Simerg Largehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/alcohol-and-social-habits-featured-image-simerg.jpgAlcohol and social habits Featured Image Simerg2025-12-07T13:56:20+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/09/08/canadians-mourn-the-passing-of-an-extraordinary-sovereign-her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii-1926-2022-statements-by-the-governor-general-of-canada-and-the-prime-minister-of-canada/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/service-pnp-ds-04900-04903v.jpgservice-pnp-ds-04900-04903v Elizabeth II LOC collectionA rare photograph of Queen Elizabeth II with Maryland governor Theodore McKeldin (right) and University of Maryland president Wilson Homer "Bull" Elkins (left), at a Maryland Terrapins vs. the North Carolina Tar Heels football game in College Park, Maryland. Photograph: Leffler, Warren K. Created/Published on October 19, 1957. Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/quuen-elizabeth-photo-feature-voa.jpgQuuen Elizabeth Photo Feature VOAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/her-majesty-the-queen-1926-2022-featured-image.jpgHer Majesty the Queen 1926-2022 featured image2025-12-07T13:55:24+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/09/10/simergs-special-series-on-books-by-ismaili-authors-monkey-tales-and-other-short-stories-by-mahmoud-hirji-of-toronto-author-is-featured-on-ctvs-your-morning-show/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/mahmoud-hirji.jpgMahmoud HirjiMahmoud Hirjihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/monkey-tales-front-cover.jpgMonkey Tales Front Coverhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/monkey-tales-featured-image.jpgMonkey Tales Featured Image2025-12-07T13:54:44+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/10/27/simergs-series-on-books-by-ismaili-authors-bloom-a-story-of-diversity-and-understanding-by-shamim-murji-of-brampton-aims-to-teach-ismaili-muslim-children-about-their-identity-through-storytel/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/shamim-murji.jpgShamim MurjiShamim Murjihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/back-and-front-covers-shamim-murjis-bloom-1.jpgBack and Front Covers Shamim Murji's Bloomhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cover-page-bloom-1.jpgCover Page BloomShamim Murji's "Bloom! A Story of Diversity and Understanding." Published by Tellwell Publishing, Victoria, British Columbia, August 2022, 26pp. Softcover 2025-12-07T13:53:57+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/10/31/coverage-of-the-aga-khan-music-awards-held-in-oman/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1667070013-2022_0x8a3084_akbar_hakim_20.jpg1667070013-2022_0x8a3084_akbar_hakim_20https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/202210230_aga-khan-music-awards_1a.jpg202210230_Aga Khan Music Awards_1aPrince Amyn Aga Khan, younger brother of His Highness the Aga Khan, and His Highness Sayyid Bilarab, presided over the presentation of the 2022 Aga Khan Music Awards in Muscat, Oman, on October 30, 2022. In the background, the six triangles that form the Aga Khan Music Awards logo are each a stylization of a word rendered in Kufic script, designed in collaboration with master calligrapher Samir Sayegh. Starting bottom right and going clockwise, Samaa’ (Listening), Zaman (Time), Sharq (East/Orient), Wahi (Inspiration), Taa’leem (Teaching) and Nafas (Breath/Soul). Photograph: Akbar Hakim/AKDN. Please click on image for a comprehensive report on the Music Awards ceremony. 2025-12-07T13:53:37+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/11/06/stunning-starry-night-and-milky-way-photos-at-pyramid-lake-by-edmonton-based-photographer-ron-richey/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ron-richey_-andromeda-galaxy_pyramid-lake-003.jpgRon Richey_ Andromeda Galaxy_Pyramid Lake 003https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ron-richey_milky-way_pyramid-lake-002.jpgRon Richey_Milky Way_Pyramid Lake 002Our Milky Wat, stretching 1000,000 light years across. Please click on photo for Ron Richey's stunning photographs.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/pa170022_pyramid-mountain.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2025-12-07T13:53:10+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/11/11/simergs-series-on-books-by-ismaili-authors-cooking-with-mom-by-rozina-ramji-of-edmonton-honours-her-moms-mouth-watering-recipes/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img_5140_rozina-ramji_introduction-to-cooking-with-mom.jpgIMG_5140_Rozina Ramji_Introduction to Cooking with MomRozina Ramji's introduction to "Cooking with Mom." Photograph: Rozina Ramji, Edmonton.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/img_5146_rozina-ramji_kachori-recipe.jpgIMG_5146_Rozina Ramji_Kachori RecipeA 2-page spread from Rozina Ramji's "Cooking with Mum" illustrating how to make kachori (potato balls). Photograph: Rozina Ramji, Edmonton.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cooking-with-mum-by-rozina-ramji_002.jpgCooking with Mum by Rozina Ramji_002 Rozina Ramji (left), and sister Bilkis Jiwa with their mom Gulshan Jiwa (centre). https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cooking-with-mum-by-rozina-ramji_003_front-cover.jpgCooking with Mum by Rozina Ramji_003_Front CoverCover page of Rozina Ramji's book “Cooking with Mom.” Published by Litfire, September 2018, 122 pp. Available as paperback and hardcover.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cooking-with-mum-by-rozina-ramji_004_featured_image.jpgCooking with Mum by Rozina Ramji_004_Featured_Imageozina Ramji's book “Cooking with Mom.” Published by Litfire, September 2018, 122 pp. Available as paperback and hardcover.2025-12-07T13:52:46+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/11/30/worthy-notes-from-the-2022-fifa-world-cup-in-qatar-sialkot-in-pakistan-is-the-soccer-ball-manufacturing-capital-of-the-world-women-to-referee-crucial-group-e-match/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/sialkot-pakistan.jpgSialkot PakistanLocation of Sialkot in Pakistan. In Punjab, Nicknames of City: City of Iqbal and World's Football manufacturing capital. Population: 655,852, 13th largest city in Pakistan. Credit: Wikipedia. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/fifa-world-cup-2022-ball-featured-image-3.jpgFifa World Cup 2022 Ball Featured Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-20.pngimage-202025-12-07T13:52:14+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/12/17/uganda-expulsion-at-50-a-time-for-reflection-is-slated-for-virtual-discussion-on-sunday-november-6-2022-this-must-watch-event-is-open-to-everyone-around-the-world/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/image-7-uganda-asian-queuing-up-for-help-outside-british-high-commissioners-office-1972-medium.jpgImage 7 Uganda Asian queuing up for help outside British High Commissioner's Office, 1972 mediumIn August 1972, President Idi Amin decreed that all resident Asians had to leave Uganda within 90 days. Departing Asian were allowed to take only £ 50.00 per family and a maximum of 220 kgs (485 lbs.) of personal effects. The UK, Canada, other countries and the United Nations scrambled to assist thousands who were rendered stateless. In this photo, Asians queue outside the British High Commission in Kampala to verify their citizenship status, while a newspaper vendor walks around selling copies of the latest issue of the English newspaper Uganda Argus. Photograph: © The Mohamed Amin Foundation.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20221102_bua50_itreb-panel-discussion-1.jpg20221102_BUA50_ITREB Panel Discussion 1In August 1972, President Idi Amin decreed that all resident Asians had to leave Uganda within 90 days. Departing Asian were allowed to take only £ 50.00 per family and a maximum of 220 kgs (485 lbs) of personal effects. The UK, Canada, other countries and the United Nations scrambled to assist thousands who were rendered stateless. Photograph: Journey into Hope, The Ismaili Canada, 1994.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20221102_bua50_itreb-panel-discussion_featured-image.jpg20221102_BUA50_ITREB Panel Discussion_Featured Image2025-12-07T13:51:44+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/12/17/ode-to-the-imam-of-the-present-time-mawlana-shah-karim-on-this-day-of-december-13th-2022/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/aga-khan-portrait-for-ode-by-moez-nato-featured-image.jpgAga Khan Portrait for Ode by Moez Nato Featured Image2025-12-07T13:51:20+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/12/25/photo-of-the-day-the-birthplace-of-jesus-and-the-depiction-of-jesus-in-islam-including-his-immaculate-conception/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/img_4565_xmas-tree-featured-image-2.jpgIMG_4565_Xmas tree featured image 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/birthpace-of-jesus-featured-photo-1.jpgBirthpace of Jesus Featured Photo2025-12-07T13:50:48+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/12/29/the-aga-khan-barakahs-2022-stories-articles-and-photos-to-revisit/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/p6140002_depth-of-field_aga-khan-beyond-the-lens-featured-image-5.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/depth_of_field_the_aga_khan_224891_1200.jpgDepth_of_Field_Dustjacket_GoldMock_2+++.inddDepth of Field vonhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/image-51.pngimage-51https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/image-50.pngimage-50https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/image-49.pngimage-49https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/image-48.pngimage-48https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/image-47.pngimage-47https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/image-46.pngimage-46https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/image-45.pngimage-45https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/image-44.pngimage-442025-12-07T13:50:24+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/01/06/gulru-necipoglu-harvards-aga-khan-professor-of-islamic-architecture-to-receive-freers-2023-lifetime-achievement-medal-oleg-grabar-1st-aga-khan-professor-was-honoured-with-the-freer-medal-in-20/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/image.pngimageOleg Grabar. Photograph: Archnethttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2010-oleg-grabar-chairman-award-aga-khan-award-for-architecture.jpg2010 Oleg Grabar Chairman Award Aga Khan Award for ArchitectureHis Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani the Emir of Qatar presents a certificate to Professor Oleg Grabar who was awarded the Chairman’s Award in recognition of his lifetime contribution to the field of Islamic art and architecture, as Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser and His Highness the Aga Khan look on. The Award ceremony took place in Qatar November 24, 2010. Photograph: AKDN/Gary Otte.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/gulru-necipoglu.jpgGülru NecipoğluGülru Necipoğlu. Photograph: Via National Museum of Asian Arthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20230115_freer-medal.jpg20230115_Freer Medal2025-12-07T13:49:39+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/01/14/morants-curve-one-of-the-worlds-premiere-train-lookout-points-in-banff-national-parks-bow-valley-parkway/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/p1060205.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20230104_morants_curve_002-1.jpg20230104_Morants_Curve_002https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/p1040163_3_carriage-train-large.jpgMorant's Curve, Bow Valley Parkway, Banff National ParkMorant's Curve, Bow Valley Parkway, Hwy 1A, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Please click on photo for more beautiful photographs.2025-12-07T13:47:57+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/02/21/aswan-egypt-the-resting-place-of-aga-khan-iii-and-her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-iis-message-to-the-new-49th-hereditary-imam-of-the-ismaili-muslims/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/motani-aga-khan-mausoleum-aswan-004a-featured-image-1.jpgMotani Aga Khan Mausoleum Aswan 004a featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sarite-sanders-aga-khan-mausoleum-aswan-001-featured-image-1.jpgSarite Sanders Aga Khan Mausoleum Aswan 001 featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/merchant-aga-khan-aswan-013.jpgMerchant Aga Khan Aswan 013Mourners watch as the body of the 48th Ismaili Imam, Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah, His Highness the Aga Khan, is carried into the mausoleum, February 19, 1959. Photograph: Jehangir Merchant collection. 2025-12-07T13:47:05+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/03/16/wadima-raibanu-sikina-kanji-lalji-the-grandma-of-mbeya-tanzania/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/wadima-featured-image-with-tanzania-map-1.jpgWadima Featured Image with Tanzania Maphttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/plaque-and-award-mohamed-manji.jpgPlaque and award Mohamed ManjiA plaque from Aga Khan University in appreciation of Dr. Manji's services and 2022 Royal College of Canada M. Andrew Padmos International Collaboration Awardhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/tanzania_rel_2003-annotated.jpgtanzania_rel_2003 annotatedShaded relief map of Tanzania. Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas. . This is an annotated version prepared by Simerg and locations mentioned in the article have been circled in red. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/wadima-featured-image-with-tanzania-map.jpgWadima Featured Image with Tanzania Map2025-12-07T13:46:42+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/03/20/navroz-an-occasion-for-revitalization/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/flowers-01.jpgFlowers 01Crocus sativus or saffron crocus in the author's garden at his home in Paris. Photograph: Mohez Nato.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/mohez-nato.jpgMohez Nato2025-12-07T13:46:15+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/03/21/navroz-mubarak-to-all-our-readers-around-the-world/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/navroz-2023.-6-1200-by-karim-ismail-featured-image-2.jpgnavroz 2023. 6 1200 by Karim Ismail Featured Image2025-12-07T13:45:54+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/04/02/tribute-farana-sadrudin-and-mariana-jadaugy-will-be-fondly-remembered-for-their-warm-hearted-and-dedicated-service-to-the-ismaili-muslim-community-and-others-article-in-portuguese-english-and-span/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/farana-sadrudin-and-mariana-jadaugy-featured-image-2a.jpgFarana Sadrudin and Mariana Jadaugy Featured Image 2aFarana Sadrudin in group photo and Mariana Jadaugy with her degree, featured image, simerg tributehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/farana-sadrudin-and-mariana-jadaugy-featured-image-2.jpgFarana Sadrudin and Mariana Jadaugy Featured Image 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/mariana-jadaugy.jpgMariana JadaugyMariana Jadaugy (d. March 28, 2023, aged 24), pictured on June 12, 2019 with her degree in Political Science and International Relations from Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, a unit of Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. Photograph: NOVA/FCSH.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/farana-sadrudin-in-a-focus-group-photo.jpgFarana Sadrudin in a focus group photoThe valorization and the empowerment of women is an important issue, especially for those who come from countries where the role of women is relegated to second place. In this sense, a session was held on July 20, 2022, at the Ismaili Center in Lisbon, under the motto: “All women have the power to become a success story”. In this session, topics such as hygiene care and make-up were also discussed in partnership with Dressforsuccess, with hygiene and make-up products being offered to the participants. In the photo, participants with FOCUS Country Manager, Farana Sadrudin (d. March 28, 2023, aged 49), 2nd from left. Photograph: The Ismaili, September 10, 2022.2025-12-07T13:45:08+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/04/11/two-princes-in-the-aga-khans-family-have-their-birthdays-1-day-apart-hussain-has-turned-49-and-his-nephew-irfan-is-8/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230321_aga-khan-with-princes-irfan-and-sinan-featured-image.jpg20230321_Aga Khan with Princes Irfan and Sinan featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phak_living_sea_2.jpgphak_living_sea_22025-12-07T13:44:28+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/04/14/canada-post-issues-eid-stamp-graced-with-image-of-a-beautiful-iranian-artifact-crafted-700-years-ago/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/21222_eid_canada-post-2.jpg21222_Eid_Canada Post 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/image-22.pngimage-22https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/21222_eid_canada-post.jpg21222_Eid_Canada Posthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/image-21.pngimage-212025-12-07T13:43:43+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/05/05/calgarians-and-albertans-experience-the-majestic-oceans-and-its-sea-animals-at-glenbow-at-the-edison-free-visit-from-may-11-21-2023/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/living-sea-featured-image-simerg-1-1.jpgLiving Sea Featured Image Simerg 1https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/exhibitions-1000x347w.jpgPrince Hussain Aga Khan, SharkShark. Photograph: Hussain Aga Khan/Focused in Nature (FON).https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/stingray.jpgHussain Aga Khan, Stingray,A stingray. Photograph: Hussain Aga Khan/Focused on Naturehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/prince-hussain_living-sea_portrait-for-calgary.jpgPrince Hussain_Living Sea_Portrait for Calgary2025-12-07T13:42:28+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/05/14/for-mothers-day-and-the-rest-of-the-week-dont-miss-a-very-unique-and-unexpected-mummy-hug-at-prince-hussain-aga-khans-living-sea-exhibition-in-calgary/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/p5110011_featured-image-1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/p5110022__mums-hug_cropped.jpgHussain Aga Khan The Living Sea"Moving Mummy Hug." captured by Prince Hussain Aga Khan in La Paz, Mexico, August 2018. Exhibited at The Living Sea - Fragile Beauty, Calgary, May 11-21, 2023. Exhibit photograph: Malik Merchant/Simerg.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/p5110027_sea-lions-cropped-hussain-aga-khan.jpgThe Living Sea, Hussain Aga KhanSea Lions by Prince Hussain Aga Khan at The Living Sea - Fragile Beauty exhibition, Calgary, May 11-21, 2023. Photograph: Malik Merchant/Simerg.2025-12-07T13:42:01+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/05/28/heart-breaking-images-from-prince-hussain-aga-khans-ongoing-the-living-sea-fragile-beauty-exhibition-at-the-ismaili-centre-toronto/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/the-living-sea-featured-image-voices-1.jpgThe Living Sea Featured Image Voiceshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dsc04315_snared-dolphin.jpgHussain Aga Khan The Living Sea DSC04315_snared dolphinHabituated bottlenose dolphins taken by Prince Hussain Aga Khan at a site known as Dolphin Reef near Hurghada, Egypt, November 2020. Note the rope attached and digging deep into the second dolphin's tail -- impossible for a simple diver to remove. Photograph: Nurin Merchant/Simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/photo-2023-05-24-20-58-26-1.jpgPHOTO-2023-05-24-20-58-26Two photographs of plastic bags in the ocean that alarmed Al-Qawi Nanavati when she visited Prince Hussain Aga Khan's exhibition The Living Sea -- Fragile Beauty at the Ismaili Centre Toronto, May 22, 2023. Photograph: Al-Qawi Nanavati/Simerg.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/photo-2023-05-24-20-58-26.jpgphoto-2023-05-24-20-58-26https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/p5220065_qawi-nanavati.jpgHussain Aga Khan The Living SeaAl-Qawi Nanavati, a graduate student pursuing Printmaking at the University of Iowa pictured at Prince Hussain Aga Khan's exhibition The Living Sea -- Fragile Beauty, at the Ismaili Centre Toronto; May 22, 2023. Photograph: Malik Merchant/Simerg.2025-12-07T13:40:49+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/06/02/the-quran-on-devotion-to-our-parents-as-world-marks-global-day-of-parents/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/unsg_parents.jpgUNSG_Parentshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/quranic-verse.jpgQuranic Versehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/image.pngimage2025-12-07T13:39:13+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/06/04/artistic-expressions-a-selection-of-beautiful-oil-paintings-by-parviz-dhanani-of-houston-texas/2025-12-07T13:38:15+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/07/04/eid-e-ghadir-the-pivotal-day-in-islamic-history-unknown-to-the-world-at-large-when-prophet-muhammad-appointed-ali-as-his-successor-the-aga-khan-today-is-the-49th-ismaili-imam-in-the-succession-o/2025-12-07T13:37:54+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/07/08/photographs-the-ismaili-muslim-communitys-stampede-breakfast-calgarys-iconic-breakfast-event-year-in-and-year-out/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/p7080088.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/p7080097.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2025-12-07T13:36:26+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/07/17/simergs-series-on-books-by-ismaili-authors-spark-journey-from-success-to-significance-by-azim-jamal-of-vancouver-is-a-pathway-of-discovering-the-significance-of-life/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/azim-jamal-book-spark-1.jpgazim jamal book sparkAzim Jamal's “SPARK. Journey from Success to Significance" Published by Tellwell Talent, November 2022, 230 pp. Available in Hardcover, Softcover and Kindle. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/azim-jamal-ismaili-author-series-spark-featured-image.jpgAzim Jamal Ismaili Author Series Spark Featured Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/azim-jamal-portrait.jpegAzim Jamal Portraithttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/photo-2023-02-13-08-11-28.jpgPHOTO-2023-02-13-08-11-282025-12-07T13:35:42+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/07/23/photos-and-videos-of-a-new-born-red-necked-grebe-in-a-calgary-pond-teeming-with-wildlife/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/p7220255_1-featured-image-simerg.jpgGrebettes to Red-Necked Grebes at Pond on Country Hills Blvd Calgary, Simerg, Malik MerchantOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2025-12-07T13:35:01+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/07/27/photo-essay-the-red-necked-grebe-a-beautiful-and-stunning-story-of-an-amazing-new-life-in-a-calgary-pond/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/p7240866_featured-image-2-1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/p7261187.jpgCountry Hills Blvd Red-necked GrebeA new Red-necked Grebe family of 5, with 3 newborn grebettes riding on the back of their dad, July 26, 2023. Photograph: Malik Merchant/Simerg. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/p7261171.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/p7261174.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/p7261170.jpgCountry Hills PondJuly 26, 2023. Photograph: Malik Merchant/Simerg Photoshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/p7261160.jpgRed-necked Grebe Country Hiils Blvd CalgaryJuly 26, 2023. Photograph: Malik Merchant/Simerg Photos.2025-12-07T13:34:35+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/08/03/simergs-series-on-books-by-ismaili-authors-calgary-journalist-mansoor-ladhas-new-book-off-the-cuff-is-a-diverse-selection-of-his-columns-published-in-newspapers-across-canada/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/off-the-cuff-featured-image.jpgOff the Cuff Featured ImageOff the Cuff by Mansoor Ladha of Calgaryhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/off-the-cuff-cover.jpgOff the Cuff CoverMansoor Ladha's “Off the Cuff” published independently, December 2022, 451 pp. Available in Softcover and Kindle. 2025-12-07T13:34:01+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/08/11/ismaili-musician-enoo-passes-away-in-orlando-florida-at-the-age-of-67/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/enoo-portrait-singing-sahebji-tun.jpgEnoo Portrait singing sahebji tunEnoo singing a rendition of the popular Ismaili Ginan Sahebji Tu More Man Bhave composed by Ismaili missionary Syed Imam Shah. The entire Ginan is dedicated to the Syed's love, faith and trust in the Imam-of-the-Time and continues to be fervently recited the current generation of Ismailis with devotion. Photograph: Clipped from Enoo's video of the Ginan's rendition. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/enoo-1.jpgEnooIsmaili musician and artist, Enoo (August 11, 1954 - August 5, 2023). Photograph: Enoo archives.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/enoo-featured-image-1.jpgEnoo featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/enoo-portrait.jpgEnoo PortraitIsmaili musician and artist, Enoo (August 11, 1954 - August 5, 2023). Photograph: Enoo archives.2025-12-07T13:33:31+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/08/13/the-industrious-ants-and-bees-in-the-quran/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image-2.pngBees Aga Khan Park SageHoney bees pollinating on Russian Sage flowers, Aga Khan Park, Toronto. July 25, 2021. Photograph: © Nurin Merchant/Simergphotos.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/image-1.pngimage-1Honey bees pollinating on Russian Sage flowers, Aga Khan Park, Toronto. July 25, 2021. Photograph: © Nurin Merchant/Simergphotos.2025-12-07T13:33:06+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/08/24/stunning-photographs-the-lake-minnewanka-loop-drive-in-banff-national-park/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/p8140005_simerg-featured-photo.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/img_6084_1.jpgGrassi LakesA view of the Upper Grassi Lake. Please click on photograph for complete story and more beautiful photographs.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/twojack_big-hoen-sheep_p8140038.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/minnewanka_p6280318.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2025-12-07T13:32:41+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/09/09/taniya-dharani-creates-an-inspirational-platform-for-ismaili-as-well-as-emerging-global-artists-from-around-the-world/2025-12-07T13:32:09+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/09/23/the-aga-khan-on-prophet-muhammad-we-present-a-historic-and-timeless-speech-by-the-49th-hereditary-ismaili-imam-as-muslims-around-the-world-celebrate-mawlid-the-prophets-birth-anniversary/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/aga-khan-simerg-featured-image-for-seerat.jpgAga Khan Simerg Featured Image for Seerathttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/aga-khan-seerat-conference-1976-2.jpgAga Khan Seerat Conference 1976 2His Highness the Aga Khan giving his Presidential Address at the Seerat Conference in Karachi on March 12, 1976. Please click on photo for text and audio of speech2025-12-07T13:31:36+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/09/27/must-visit-the-blackfoot-crossing-historical-park-a-unique-national-heritage-site-near-calgary/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/p9220135_1.jpgBarefoot Crossing Historical ParkA traditional dance performance by a young child to the tune of traditional drum beating by children and youth of the Siksika Nation. Please click on image for full report and more photographs.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_6340.jpgIMG_6340Aview of tBlackfoot Crossings beautiful museum dedicated to the Siksika First Nations. Please click on photograph for full report.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/img_6307.jpgIMG_6307A view of the valley and Bow River from Blackfoot Crossing's lookout point. Please click on photo for full report and more photographs.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/blackfoot-crossing-simerg-featured-photo.jpgBlackfoot Crossing Simerg Featured Photo2025-12-07T13:31:12+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/09/28/at-22-young-kiana-rawji-is-already-an-award-winning-filmmaker-on-october-15-2023-join-for-the-canadian-premiere-of-her-two-short-films-at-the-aga-khan-museum-in-toronto/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/mama-of-manyatta-2.jpgMama of ManyattaMama of Manyatta, a film by Kiana Rawji premiered with Inside Job on Sunday, October 15, 2023, at the Aga Khan Museum Toronto. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/inside-job-1.jpgInside JobInside Job, a film by Kiana Rawji premirred with Mama of Manyatta on Sunday, October 15, 2023, at the Aga Khan Museum, Toronto.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/kiana-rawji-portrait-small.jpgKiana Rawji Portrait smallKiana Rawjihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/kiana-rawji-event-brite-film-poster-featured-image.jpgKiana Rawji Event Brite Film Poster Featured Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/kiana-rawji-film-poster.jpgKiana Rawji Film Posterhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/kiana-rawji-portrait.jpgKiana Rawji PortraitKiana Rawji2025-12-07T13:30:49+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/02/19/shafina-jaffer-is-a-truly-outstanding-ismaili-muslim-artist-her-painting-was-selected-for-projection-on-windsor-castle-at-the-coronation-concert-of-their-majesties-king-charles-iii-and-queen-camilla/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/img_8313-1.jpegIMG_8313 IMG_8313 Ismaili artist Shafina JafferFlames of Creation in the Garden of Eden by Shafina Jaffer. Medium: Bark cloth, natural pigments: 22K Gold, cow bone pigment, malachite crystal, majorelle blue, charcoal, 22K gold, charcoal, rose madder Masaai hair pigment, Tanzanian clay.   Siz: 80 x 80cm (31.4 x 31.4in). Photograph: Shafina Jaffer collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/img_5288-2.jpgIMG_5288 Ismaili artist Shafina Jaffer.Ismaili artist Shafina Jaffer. Photograph: Shafina Jaffer collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/img_5277-1.jpgIMG_5277 IMG_5277 Ismaili artist Shafina JafferShafina Jaffer poses beside her framed painting, The Temptation. Medium Dark cloth, natural pigments: 22K Gold, cow bone pigment, malachite crystal, Majorelle blue, charcoal, 22K gold, charcoal, rose madder Masaai hair pigment, Tanzanian clay. Size: 250 x 100cm (98.4 x 39.3 in). Photograph: Shafina Jaffer collection.2025-12-07T13:29:29+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/03/02/simergs-series-on-books-by-ismaili-authors-reeshma-hajis-attractive-book-of-tasty-fusion-khoja-recipes-is-for-busy-professionals-university-students-and-anyone-short-on-time/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/reeshma-haji-all-the-russ-without-the-fuss-front-and-back-simerg-featured-image-4.jpgReeshma Haji All the Russ Without the Fuss front and back Simerg Featured Image 4https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/reeshma-haji-all-the-russ-without-the-fuss-front-and-back-simerg-featured-image-3-1.jpgReeshma Haji All the Russ Without the Fuss front and back Simerg Featured Image 3https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/channa-lunch-with-a-crunch-2.jpgChanna Lunch with a Crunch 2A recipe page from Reeshma Haji's All the Russ Without the Fusshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/reeshma-haji-all-the-russ-without-the-fuss-front-and-back-simerg-featured-image-5.jpgReeshma Haji All the Russ Without the Fuss front and back Simerg Featured Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/paperback-book-front-cover-post-for-simerg-1.jpgpaperback book front cover post for SimergFront cover of Reeshma Haji's recipe book "All the Russ Without the Fuss -- Khoja Fusion Recipes for Busy Lives", published independently, December 2023, paperback and eBook, 40 pp. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/reeshma-professional-photo.jpgReeshma Professional PhotoReeshma Haji2025-12-07T13:29:04+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/03/20/as-hundreds-of-millions-of-people-worldwide-celebrate-navroz-the-new-year-on-march-21-let-us-all-seek-to-embrace-six-qualities-recommended-by-his-highness-the-aga-khan-they-will-ensure-a-happy-and/2025-12-07T13:28:22+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/03/24/suriya-bibi-achieves-milestone-by-becoming-first-woman-in-pakistans-chitral-district-to-secure-a-seat-in-the-provincial-assembly-through-a-direct-election/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/chitral_map.jpgChitral_mapThe remote District of Chitral (red) in Pakistan. Map adapted from Wikipedia.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ramzan-mubarak.jpgRamzan MubarakRamzan Mubarakhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/suriya-bibi-casting-her-ballot.jpgSuriya Bibi casting her ballotSuriya Bibi casts her vote in the Khyber Pakhtunkwa Assembly during the Pakistan presidential election held in March 2024. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/navroz-mubarak.jpgNavroz MubarakNavroz Mubarak. Photograph:https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/suriya-bibi-present-bouquet-by-aga-khan-council-president.jpgSuriya Bibi Present Bouquet by Aga Khan Council PresidentFormer Aga Khan Ismaili Council President for Peshawar presents a bouquet of flowers to Suriya Bibi at her office following her election victory. Photograph:https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/snow-in-chitral.jpgSnow in ChitralSnow clearance in Chitral; Photograph: https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/suriya-bibi-portrait.jpgSuriya Bibi PortraitSuriya BibI. Photograph: Official Facebook Page of Suriya Bibi.2025-12-07T13:27:49+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/03/30/professor-arif-babuls-exclusive-report-and-photographs-from-the-2017-total-solar-eclipse-in-idaho-as-niagara-falls-set-to-welcome-1-million-visitors-on-april-8-2024-for-the-celestial-event-the-n/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/nasa-image.jpgNASA Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/image-5.pngimage-5Watching the solar eclipse safely with solar eclipse glasses. Photograph: Al-Akhbar newsletter. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/image-3.pngSolar eclipse 2017The Diamond Ring effect is a breathtaking sparkle of the sun’s radiance coming from a tiny exposed sliver of the sun’s surface. It is seen 15 seconds before and again just after totality. Please click on image to rhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/image-2.pngSolar Eclipse 2017With the sun’s incredibly bright face fully eclipsed by the moon, its faint, normally invisible, corona of hot gases pops up.  Zooming further reveals red features in two or three places on the dark rim. These are solar prominences. Photograph: Atif Babul. Please click on the image for Arif Babul's story and photographs.2025-12-07T13:27:25+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/04/02/my-beloved-aunt-nurumasi-at-104/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/photo-2024-04-02-18-53-55_mobina-aunt.jpgPHOTO-2024-04-02-18-53-55_Mobina auntIsmaili artist Mobina Marani pictured with her aunt at the National Illume Ismaili Art Festival held at the Ismaili Centre Toronto in November 2023. On the wall is Mobina's painting of her aunt, completed on March 20, 2020, shortly after she turned 100 on March 4. Photograph: Mobina Marani Collection.2025-12-07T13:27:02+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/04/20/naheed-nenshis-bold-new-vision-for-alberta-why-the-former-calgary-mayor-offers-hope-for-an-inclusive-province/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/nahed-neshi-002-large.jpgNahed Neshi 002 largeNaheed Nenshi with parents Kurban and Noorjah Nenshi after Mayoral swearing-in ceremony, 2010. Photograph: Shameela Karmali-Rawji collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/nahed-neshi-005-featured-image.jpgNahed Neshi 005 Featured ImageAlberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley presents Naheed Nenshi with the Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee Medal, 2023https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/shameela-rawji-cropped.jpgShameela RawjiShameela Rawji2025-12-07T13:26:34+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/05/13/ismaili-playwright-zahida-rahemtulla-excited-about-the-debut-of-her-play-the-wrong-bashir-at-torontos-prestigious-crows-theatre-from-may-21-june-9-2024/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/the-wrong-bashir-crow-theatre-featured-image-1-1.jpgThe Wrong Bashir Crow Theatre Featured Image 1https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/picture2.jpgThe Wrong BashirA scene from Zahida Rahemtulla's The Wrong Bashir. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/picture3.pngPicture3https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/picture1.jpgPicture1https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/the-wrong-bashir-crow-theatre-featured-image-6.jpgThe Wrong Bashir Crow Theatre Featured Image2025-12-07T13:26:13+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/05/28/run-izmir-run-11-year-old-calgary-ismaili-boys-dream-is-to-raise-40000-for-the-40th-world-partnership-walk-on-june-2-2024/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/princes-island-park.jpgPrinces Island ParkWorld Partnership Walk setting. A view of Prince's Island Park in downtown Calgary, the venue for the 40th WPW to be held Sunday, June 2, 2024. Photograph: Brenden Matthews via Wikimedia.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/izmir-kassam-002-1.jpgizmir Kassam 002Izmir Kassam running the final 10 km in 10x10km run for earthquake relief in Turkey and Syria at the Glenmore Athletic Park, Calgary, June 10, 2023. Photograph: Izmir Kassam.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/izmir-kassam-001-featured-image-3.jpgizmir Kassam 001 Featured Image 3Eight year-old Izmir Kassam poses for a photo at Sandy Beach Park in the SW before his run this weekend. Kassam will be rising money Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan on Sunday morning. Friday, September 17, 2021. Brendan Miller/Postmediahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/izmir-kassam-001-featured-image.jpgizmir Kassam 001 Featured ImageEight year-old Izmir Kassam poses for a photo at Sandy Beach Park in the SW before his run this weekend. Kassam will be rising money Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan on Sunday morning. Friday, September 17, 2021. Brendan Miller/Postmediahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/izmir-kassam-001.jpgizmir Kassam 001Eight-year-old Izmir Kassam poses for a photo at Sandy Beach Park in Calgary, SW, before his September 17, 2021, run to raise money for Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan. Photograph: Brendan Miller/Postmedia.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/izmir-kassam-002-featured-image-3.jpgizmir Kassam 002 Featured ImageIzmir running the final 10 km in 10x10km run for earthquake relief in Turkey and Syria at the Glenmore Athletic Park, Calgary, June 10, 2023. Photograph: Ismir Kassam. 2025-12-07T13:25:53+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/06/04/the-wrong-bashir-by-ismaili-playwright-zahida-rahemtulla-packs-torontos-crows-theatre-on-opening-night-buy-your-tickets-now/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/crowswrongbashir-photobydahliakatz-4076-featured-image.jpgCrowsWrongBashir-photobyDahliaKatz-4076 featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/crowswrongbashir-photobydahliakatz-4766m.jpgCrowsWrongBashir-photobyDahliaKatz-4766mA scene from The Wrong Bashir, review night, May 21, 2024. Photograph: Crow's Theatre.2025-12-07T13:25:31+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/06/07/prince-rahim-aga-khan-princess-zahra-and-princess-yasmin-in-the-news/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/202408_prince-rahim-pakistan-visit-018-a-featured-image-simerg.jpg202408_Prince Rahim Pakistan visit 018 a featured image simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/202408_prince-rahim-pakistan-visit-007.jpg202408_Prince Rahim Pakistan visit 007Prince Rahim Aga Khan climbs up Duiker Hill for a bird's eye view of the areas that will benefit from the expansion of the power plant in Hunza. Please click on the image for this and other stories. PHOTO: AKDN / AKBAR HAKIMhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/202406_prince-rahim-pakistan-visit-002c.jpg202406_Prince Rahim Pakistan visit 002che President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, congratulates Prince Rahim Aga Khan after conferring on him the Nishan-i-Pakistan on June 7, 2024, at a ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadr, the President’s official residence in Islamabad. Photograph:: AKDN/ Akbar Hakim.2025-12-07T13:25:08+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/06/15/the-path-to-piety-celebrating-eid-al-adha-with-devotion-forbearance-and-god-consciousness/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/shan-9s_1.jpgShan-9s_12025-12-07T13:24:37+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/06/18/artistic-expressions-profound-paintings-by-ismaili-muslim-artist-mobina-marani-reflect-her-concern-about-climate-change-and-plastic-pollution/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/img_2074_mobina-marani.jpgMobina Maranihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/climate_mobina_merani_featured-image.jpgClimate_Mobina_Merani_Featured Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/img_2563_mobina-marani-with-her-paintings.jpgIMG_2563_Mobina Marani with her paintingsMobina Marani pictured in front of her exhibit at the Red Ribbon Event in Fort Erie, Ontario, in November 2023. Photograph: Rubina Marani Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/img_2563.jpgIMG_25632025-12-07T13:23:41+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/06/23/what-happened-at-ghadir-khumm-a-milestone-historical-event-unknown-to-the-world-at-large/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/simerg-featured-image-3-aga-khan-ordaining-ismaili-constitution.jpgsimerg featured image 3 Aga Khan ordaining Ismaili constitutionhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/simerg-featured-image-2-aga-khan-ordaining-ismaili-constitution.jpgsimerg featured image 2 Aga Khan ordaining Ismaili constitutionhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/simerg-featured-image-aga-khan-ordaining-ismaili-constitution-1.jpgsimerg featured image Aga Khan ordaining Ismaili constitutionhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/encyclopaedia-online.jpgencyclopaedia onlinehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024_eid_e_ghadir_ali-in-square-kufi-002.jpg2024_Eid_e_Ghadir_Ali in square Kufi 002A calligraphy designed by Toronto's Karim Ismaili honouring the first Shia Imam Ali, on the auspicious commemoration of Idd-e Ghadir.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1024px-encyclopediaislam1.jpeg1024px-EncyclopediaIslam1Photograph: Vysotsky - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia.2025-12-07T13:23:14+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/07/15/books-by-ismaili-authors-a-brief-note-on-small-acts-of-courage-by-award-winning-author-and-journalist-ali-velshi/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ali-velshi-small-acts-of-courage.jpgAli Velshi small acts of couragehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/small-acts-of-courage-featured-image.jpgSmall Acts of Courage Featured Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/mansoor-and-aly-velshi.jpgMansoor and Aly VelshiMansoor Ladha greets Aly Velshi at the launch and signing of Velshi's book "Small Acts of Courage" in Calgary, Canada, at the Grand on June 3, 2024. 2025-12-07T13:22:33+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/07/27/prince-rahim-aga-khan-to-inaugurate-a-one-of-a-kind-sunken-museum-at-humayun-world-heritage-site-on-july-29-in-new-delhi/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/humayun-tomb-and-museum.jpgHumayun Tomb and MuseumArtist rendering of Humayun’s Tomb Complex Site Museum in New Delhi, India. Photograph: AKDNhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/humayun-tomb-and-museum-featured-image.jpgHumayun Tomb and Museum featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/artists-rendering-humayun-museum.jpgartists rendering humayun museumhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/dr.-mahesh-sharma-and-aga-khan-foundation-of-sunken-museum.jpgDr. Mahesh Sharma and Aga Khan Foundation of Sunken MuseumMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, and the then Minister of Tourism and Culture, Dr. Mahesh Sharma, on April 7, 2015, laid the foundation of a site museum to be situated at the Humayun’s Tomb complex. Prince Rahim Aga Khan will inaugurate the sunken museum on Monday, July 29, 2024. Photograph: The Ismaili/Aziz Ajaney.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/humayun-tomb-artefact-001.jpgHumayun Tomb Artefact 001Artifacts at Humayun World Heritage Site Museum. Photograph: Humayun's Tomb Museum2025-12-07T13:21:56+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/08/03/ismaili-authors-series-namirembe-road-by-burnabys-salim-rahemtulla-centres-around-family-and-community-life-on-a-street-in-kampala-uganda/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/salim-rahemtulla.jpgSalim RahemtullaSalim Rahemtullahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/namiremberoad-frint-cover.jpgNamirembeRoad Front CoverFront cover of Salim Rahemtulla's "Namirembe Road" published by Friesen Press, June 2024, hardback, paperback and eBook, 40 pp.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/namiremberoad_featured-image.jpgNamirembeRoad_featured imageNamirembe Road2025-12-07T13:21:23+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/08/27/young-ismaili-boy-kef-nooranis-table-tennis-success-story-revives-old-memories-and-is-a-glimpse-into-his-future-in-the-fast-paced-game/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/malik-table-tennis-bat-medium.jpgMalik Merchant table tennis batMalik Merchant's current collection of table tennis bats (Stiga, left, and the Palio Master, centre, and Palio Legend). Photograph: Malik Merchant collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/kef-noorani.jpgKef NooraniIsmaili boy Kef Noorani has dreams of making the US Men’s National Team and competing in the Olympics. Photograph: The Ismaili.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/malik-merchant-receiving-tropy.jpgMalik Merchant receiving tropyMalik Merchant collects his trophy from "Mama" for winning the Aga Khan Club Juniors Singles under 17 Table Tennis trophy a few months earlier. Photograph: Malik Merchant collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/malik-merchant-and-salim-kanji-in-dar.jpgMalik Merchant and Salim Kanji in DarMalik Merchant, with his doubles partner Salim Kanji, smashes a forehand return in a double's match against Priyakant Patel and Subash Baradia, at the Indian Gymkhana's 1970 open table tennis tournament in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Photograph: Malik Merchant collectionhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/kef-noorani-featured-image.jpgKef Noorani featured imageCalifornian Ismaili player Kef Noorani 2025-12-07T13:21:01+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/08/30/video-learning-about-his-highness-the-aga-khan-and-the-ismaili-imamat-where-each-imam-of-the-time-is-a-guiding-light-to-his-followers/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/aga-khan-featured-image.jpgAga Khan featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/aga-khan-in-central-asia.jpgAga Khan in Central Asia2025-12-07T13:20:45+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/09/02/financial-times-travel-bbcs-mishal-husain-heads-deep-into-the-mountains-of-hunza-and-baltistan-seventy-years-after-her-grandfathers-epic-journey/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/mishal-husain.jpgMishal Husain2025-12-07T13:20:18+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/09/12/the-aga-khan-museum-an-architectural-gem-and-a-rich-museum-in-canada-designed-by-a-world-renowned-japanese-architect-is-celebrating-10-years/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-2.pngimagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/aga-khan-museum-featured-image.jpgAga Khan Museum Featured Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-1.pngAga Khan MuseumThe Aga Khan Museum, 77 Wynford Drive, Toronto, was inaugurated on September 12, 2014 by His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan and Canadina Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Photograph: Malik Merchant / Simerg.2025-12-07T13:19:52+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/09/25/revisiting-the-trials-and-tribulations-of-climbing-africas-gentle-giant/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/nick-ngazoire-nteireho-portrait.jpgNick Ngazoire Nteireho Portraithttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/heroes-and-charlatans-of-the-savannah.jpgHeroes and Charlatans of the Savannah2025-12-07T13:19:17+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/10/04/ismaili-authors-series-teenager-maya-shariff-of-dallas-texas-tells-a-lively-story-to-explain-peer-pressure-self-published-it-is-in-paperback-and-read-along-formats-and-is-a-must-read/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dymd47k-front-shortedge-384.jpgdymd47k-front-shortedge-384Swim or Climb? Max's Swimming Dilemma by Maya Shariff, with notes Mrugakshi Kulkarni; self-published through Lulu, July 12, 2024; paperback, 20pp. See below for read-along version on YouTube.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/maya-shariff-swim-or-climb-featured-image.jpgMaya Shariff Swim or Climb Featured Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/maya-shariff.jpgMaya Shariff2025-12-07T13:18:56+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/10/22/artistic-expressions-mehboob-rajwanis-delightful-art-features-portraits-vibrant-landscapes-and-wildlife/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/elephants-in-mud-mehboob-rajwani-featured-image.jpgElephants In Mud Mehboob Rajwani featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/habitat-seals-and-penguins-by-mehboob-rajwani.jpgHabitat - Seals and Penguins by Mehboob Rajwanihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mardi-gras-by-meboob-rajwani.jpgMardi Gras by Meboob RajwaniMardi Gras, Acrylic on Canvas, 30" x 66", painting by Mehboob Rajwani.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dreamscape-by-mehboob-rajwani.jpgDreamscape by Mehboob RajwaniDreamscape, Oil, series of two paintings, 33” X 47" and 33” x 70”, paintings by Mehboob Rajwani,https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/let-me-protect-you-by-mehboob-rajwani.jpgLet me protect you by Mehboob RajwaniLet Me Protect You, Acrylic on Canvas, 26" x 26", 2023, painting by Mehboob Rajwani. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/elephants-in-mud_oils-30x60-inches-by-mehboob-rajwani.jpgElephants In Mud_Oils 30x60 inches by Mehboob RajwaniElephants in Mud, Oil, 30" x 60", 1977, by Mehboob Rajwanihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/vanishing-paradise-by-mehboob-rajwani.jpgVanishing Paradise by Mehboob RajwaniVanishing Paradise, Oil, 48" x 60", January 2024, painting by Mehboob Rajwani.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dadimaa-by-mehboob-rajwani.jpgDadimaa by Mehboob RajwaniDadimaa, 30" x 30", Acrylic on Canvas, July 2017, painting by Mehboob Rajwanihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mehboob-rajwani-portrait.jpgMehboob Rajwani portraitCanadian Ismaili artists Mehboob Rajwani2025-12-07T13:18:29+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/10/24/award-winning-ismaili-journalist-salim-jiwa-passes-away-in-vancouver-aged-73/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/the-death-of-air-india-flight-182-by-salim-jiwa-small.jpgThe Death of Air India Flight 182 by Salim Jiwa smallhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/salim-jiwa-with-his-children.jpgSalim Jiwa with his childrenSalim Jiwa with his children Farouk, Hafeez, and Alyia. Photograph: Jiwa Family Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/salim-jiwa-at-work-cropped.jpgSalim Jiwa at work croppedSalim Jiwa at his desk at The Province, Vancouver's daily newspaper, first published in 1898. Photograph: Via Jiwa Family Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/salim-jiwa-at-work-featured-photo.jpgSalim Jiwa at work featured photoSalim Jiwa at work https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/salim-and-mina-jiwa.jpgSalim and Mina JiwaThe late Salim Jiwa and his wife Mina. Photograph: Jiwa Family Collection.2025-12-07T13:18:10+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/11/02/aga-khan-iii-the-imam-of-the-socio-economic-revolution-glimpses-from-his-life/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/aga-khan-iii-48th-ismaili-imam-featured-image-simerg.jpgAga Khan III, 48TH Ismaili Imam Featured Image Simerg48th Ismaili Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan (1877 - 1957)https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cover-page-aga-khan-iii-001.jpgCover page Aga Khan III 001Cover page of Simerg's publication The Imam of the Socio-Economic Revolution. Please click on the image to download the PDF file2025-12-07T13:17:44+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/11/13/simergs-series-on-books-by-ismaili-authors-award-winning-writer-mansoor-ladha-publishes-aga-khan-bridge-between-east-west-cbcs-zain-lalji-to-moderate-calgary-book-launch-sunday-no/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/aga-khan-brisge-between-east-and-west-front-cover.jpgAga Khan Brisge Between East and West Front CoverCover page of "Aga Khan: Bridge Between East & West" by Mansoor Ladha, with foreward by Professor Karim H. Karim of Carlton University, published July 12, 2024, 654pp; fromats: paperback, hardback and eBook. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/aga-khan-book-launch-poster-featured-image.jpgAga Khan Book Launch Poster featured imageVeteran Ismaili Journalist and Author Mansoor Ladha will be launching his 4th book, Aga Khan: Bridge Between East & West on Sunday, November 17, 2024, in Calgary. See image for details. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mladha-aga-khan-book-front-and-back-covers-featured-image-1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2025-12-07T13:17:20+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/11/19/the-preamble-of-the-new-ismaili-constitution-defines-the-principle-of-succession-and-the-authority-and-role-of-the-ismaili-imam/2025-12-07T13:16:35+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/11/21/artistic-expressions-a-selection-of-stunning-artwork-by-calgarys-ismaili-muslim-artist-salma-jadavji/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/salma-jadavji-ali-bismillah-and-allah.jpgSalma Jadavji Ali Bismillah and AllahHeavenly abode, Mixed Media, 11" x 17", a three-panel display of tiled artwork depicting Ali (left), the Qur'anic verse "In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent the Most Merciful: Indeed We have granted you (Muhammad) Alkausar. So pray to your Lord and sacrifice. Indeed your enemy is the one cut off (from the root). in centre, and Allah at right. The panels were displayed at the Diamond Jubilee Art Exhibition, 2018. Art by Salma Jadavji, Calgaryhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/salma-jadavji-names-of-god-featured-image-1.jpgSalma Jadavji Names of God Featured Image 12025-12-07T13:16:17+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/11/24/jasper-a-personal-reflection-with-pictures-following-the-devastating-july-2024-wildfire/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/jasper-img_9906_enlarged.jpgJasper IMG_9906_enlargedhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/parkwayicefields_pa080513_fire_imapct_icefileds-pkwy.jpgJasper WildfirePlease click on the image for the story.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/jasper_img_9947_mount-robson-inn-remains.jpgJasper_IMG_9947_Mount Robson Inn Remains2025-12-07T13:15:56+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/11/26/calgarys-own-award-winning-filmmaker-kiana-rawji-is-thrilled-to-bring-her-two-films-to-her-hometown-on-saturday-december-7-2024-at-the-cardel-theatre/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/event-brite-image-2-simerg-featured-image-2-1.jpgEvent Brite Image 2 Simerg Featured Image 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/event-brite-image-2-simerg-featured-image-2.jpgEvent Brite Image 2 Simerg Featured Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/krawji-calgary-film-screening-cropped.jpgKRawji Calgary Film Screening croppedhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/krawji-calgary-film-screening.pngKRawji Calgary Film ScreeningKiana Rawji's INSIDE JOB and MAMA OF KENYATTA to make Calgary debut on Saturday, November 7, 2024 at Cardel Theatre. Photograph: Kiana Rawji. 2025-12-07T13:15:35+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/12/01/the-handshake-with-nelson-mandela/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/mandela-pic-2-honorary-companion-of-canada-1998.jpgmandela-pic-2 honorary companion of canada 1998Nelson Mandela is invested as an Honorary Companion of the Order of Canada by the Late Right Honourable Roméo LeBlanc, 25th Governor General of Canada, on September 24, 1998. Photograph: Canadian Heritage/Government of Canada website.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/mandela-pic-4-honorary-citizen-of-canada-featured-image-1.jpgmandela-pic-4 honorary citizen of canada featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/nasa-robben-island-featured-image-nelson-mandela.jpgNASA Robben Island featured image Nelson MandelaFeatured Image: The NASA image at the top of the post is of the Cape Peninsula seen from the West, False Bay (right), and Table Bay, with Robben Island (left, marked with an arrow), where Nelson Mandela spent 18 of his 27 years of prison life. Compilation produced by NASA from Landsat and SRTM data.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/rodden-island-cell-of-nelson-mandela.jpgRodden Island cell of Nelson MandelaMandela’s 8-foot square cell still retains the thin blanket which served as his bed. A small window overlooks the courtyard, while a makeshift bed with three grey blankets atop a sisal mat provide scant protection from the cold, bare cement floor. “I could walk the length of my cell in three paces. When I lay down, I could feel the wall with my feet and my head grazed the concrete on the other side,” wrote Mandela. At left is a tiny table, with metal cup and plate, and a dented ablution tin (not shown) remain as they were decades ago. Photograph: Muslim Harji. Please see Harji's photo piece about his visit to Rodden Island HERE.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/aga-khan-with-mandela.jpgAga Khan with MandelaMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, His Highness the Aga Khan, meeting with South African President Nelson Mandela, August 11, 1998, Maputo, Mozambique. Photograph: AKDN/Gary Otte.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/aga-khan-with-mandela-002-medium.jpgAga Khan with Mandela 002 mediumMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, His Highness the Aga Khan, meeting with South African President Nelson Mandela, August 11, 1998, Maputo, Mozambique. Photograph: AKDN/Gary Otte.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/mohamed-manji-and-nelson-mandela.jpgMohamed Manji and Nelson MandelaPresident Nelson Mandela at Saudi Arabia's King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, in 1994. Dr Mohamed Manji is pictured 2nd from right.2025-12-07T13:15:10+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/12/07/major-lakhpati-an-extraordinary-and-devout-ismaili-volunteer-of-the-20th-century/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/major-lakhpati.jpgMajor LakhpatiMajor Lakhpati ismaili volunteer2025-12-07T13:14:44+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/12/11/the-aga-khan-in-the-mountains/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1998_aga-khan-in-the-mountains-joyous-ismaili-child-002.jpg1998_Aga Khan in the Mountains Joyous Ismaili child 002The joyful face of a young murid (follower) of Mawlana Hazar Imam His Highness the Aga Khan, during his visit to Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province in September 1998. Photograph: Print edition, The Ismaili, Realising the Social Conscience of Islam, December 1998.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/champions_of-the-golden-valley.jpgCHAMPIONS_of the golden valleyChampions of the Golden Valley. Photograph: Banff Centre.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1998_aga-khan-in-the-mountains-0044-featured-image.jpg1998_Aga Khan in the Mountains 0044 featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1998_aga-khan-in-the-mountains-1.jpg1998_Aga Khan in the MountainsMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, addresses his followers amid stunning Pamir Mountain scenery during his visit in September 1998 to Gorno-Bakakhshan Autonomous Province in September 1998. Photograph: Print edition, The Ismaili, Realizing the Social Conscience of Islam, December 1998.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1998_aga-khan-in-the-mountains-jyous-ismaili-mother-and-child.jpg1998_Aga Khan in the Mountains Jyous Ismaili mother and childA mother with a child shows her joy during Mawlana Hazar Imam His Highness the Aga Khan's visit to Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province in May 1995. Photograph: Print edition, The Ismaili, Mawlana Hazar Imam's Visit to Central Asia, 22-31 May 1995.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1998_aga-khan-in-the-mountains-joyous-ismailis.jpg1998_Aga Khan in the Mountains Joyous IsmailisA view of the crowd as Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, visits his followers in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province in September 1998. Photograph:https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1998_aga-khan-in-the-mountains-004.jpg1998_Aga Khan in the Mountains 004Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, walks through his followers during his visit to Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province in September 1998. Photograph: Print edition, The Ismaili, Realizing the Social Conscience of Islam, December 1998.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1998_aga-khan-in-the-mountains-005-across-river.jpg1998_Aga Khan in the Mountains 005 across riverMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, addresses his followers gathered by the banks of the Panj River from the Tajikistan side during his visit to Gorn-Badakhshan Autonomous Province in September 1998. Photograph: Print edition, The Ismaili, Realising the Social Conscience of Islam, December 1998.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1998_aga-khan-in-the-mountains-portrait.jpg1998_Aga Khan in the Mountains portraitMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, addresses his followers in a mountainous setting during his visit to Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province in May 1995. Print edition, The Ismaili, Mawlana Hazar Imam's Visit to Central Asia, 22-31 May 1995.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1998_aga-khan-in-the-mountains-jyous-ismaili-children.jpg1998_Aga Khan in the Mountains Jyous Ismaili childrenJoy in the faces of Ismaili children during Mawlana Hazar Imam His Highness the Aga Khan's visit to Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, in May 1995. Photograph:2025-12-07T13:14:21+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/12/23/jesus-in-islam-and-his-nativity/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/botticelli_nativity.jpgBotticelli_NativityNativity of Jesus, by Botticelli, c. 1473–1475By Sandro Botticelli - [1], 2011-06-21, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=155757642025-12-07T13:13:54+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/01/05/even-before-becoming-the-49th-hereditary-imam-of-ismaili-muslims-the-aga-khan-at-the-age-of-17-spoke-on-the-importance-of-education-and-supporting-one-another-during-his-visit-to-india-in-1954/2025-12-07T13:13:28+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/01/11/brief-notes-on-three-books-on-the-first-shia-imam-hazrat-ali-on-his-1425th-birth-anniversary/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/books-on-hazrat-ali-featured-image-simerg.jpgBooks on Hazrat Ali Featured Image Simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/image-6.pngimagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/image-5.pngimagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/image-4.pngimagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/image-3.pngimagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/image-2.pngimagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/image-1.pngimage2025-12-07T13:12:59+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/01/22/the-straight-path-and-the-disabled-hope-in-the-voiceless-community/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/goodwillmovement_005.jpggoodwillmovement_005https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/goodwillmovement_002.jpggoodwillmovement_002https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/goodwillmovement_featured-image.jpggoodwillmovement_featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/letter-of-appreciation-gb-government-1.jpgLetter of appreciation GB Governmenthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ghulam-m.-baig-portrait.jpgGhulam M. Baig PortraitGhulam Baighttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ghulam-image-001-1.jpgGhulam image 001https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ghulam-image-002-1.jpgGhulam image 002https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ghulam-baig-portrait.jpgGhulam Baig PortraitGhulam Baig2025-12-07T13:12:33+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/01/25/us-library-of-congress-two-fragments-from-chapter-17-of-the-quran-the-night-journey-and-selected-recitations-from-kalam-of-imam-ali/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/loc-parchments-sura-17-miraj-001-featured-image-1.jpgLOC Parchments Sura 17 Miraj 001 featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/loc-parchments-sura-17-miraj-parchements.jpgLOC Parchments Sura 17 Miraj ParchementsQur'anic fragments written in Kufi script on parchment. Photograph: The US Library of Congress, Washington DC2025-12-07T13:12:03+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/02/05/the-late-aga-khan-d-february-4-2025-88-designates-his-eldest-son-prince-rahim-as-the-50th-hereditary-imam-of-the-ismaili-muslims/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mawlana-hazar-imam-rahim-al-hussaini-featured-image-2-4.jpgMawlana Hazar Imam Rahim Al-Hussaini Featured Image 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/20080428_thru_20080501_prince-rahim_at_filtosac_manufacting_plant_2_s.jpg20080428_thru_20080501_prince-rahim_at_filtosac_manufacting_plant_2_sMawlana Shah Karim, His Highness the Aga Khan, and Prince Rahim tour Filtisac, an enterprise in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, which manufactures jute and polypropylene bags, as part of the Golden Jubilee visit to West Africa between April 23 to May 1, 2008. The enterprise is operated by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development. Photograph: Gary Otte/The Ismaili United States of America, December 13, 2008, print versionhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/prince-rahim-walks-with-hazar-imam-aga-khan-kenya-silver-jubilee-1982-via-olympus.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, holds Prince Rahim’s hands upon his arrival to give a mulaqat to the Nairobi/Mombasa Jamat during his visit to Kenya in March 1981. Photograph: Canadian Ismaili, Imamat Day Issue, July 11, 1981, Vol. 1/No. 6, print version.2025-12-07T13:10:34+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/02/06/paying-tribute-to-mawlana-shah-karim-al-hussaini-his-highness-the-aga-khan-share-your-condolences/2025-12-07T13:10:03+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/02/10/british-monarch-king-charles-iii-confers-the-newly-installed-50th-ismaili-imam-prince-rahim-aga-khan-with-the-title-of-his-highness/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/king-charles-and-his-highnes-rahim-featured-photo-simerg.jpgKing Charles and His Highnes Rahim featured photo simerg2025-12-07T13:09:36+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/02/16/tributes-to-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv-the-49th-imam-of-the-ismaili-muslims/2025-12-07T13:09:01+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/02/18/global-ismaili-community-gifts-his-highness-the-aga-khan-a-vibrant-manuscript-of-the-prayers-of-his-very-first-ancestor-imam-ali-as-he-becomes-their-50th-imam/2025-12-07T13:08:39+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/02/22/the-late-aga-khans-pictorial-biography-illustrates-his-extensive-work-in-all-areas-of-human-endeavour-a-must-have-book-for-every-ismaili-home-and-friend-of-the-community/2025-12-07T13:08:13+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/02/23/90638/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/light-upon-light-simerg-featured-image-003.jpgLight Upon Light simerg featured image 003https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/light-upon-light-simerg-featured-image-001.jpgLight Upon Light simerg featured image 0012025-12-07T13:07:47+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/04/03/ismaili-authors-series-uk-based-shenaz-shamji-goes-to-her-roots-in-tanzania-and-publishes-a-cookbook-of-250-east-african-ismaili-and-indian-recipes-that-will-delight-food-lovers-and-chefs-worldwide/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/passge-to-east-africa-by-shenaz-shamji-front-and-back-covers-small.jpgPassge to East Africa by Shenaz Shamji front and back covers smallhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/shenaz-shamji-portrait.jpgcopyright Nina Callow 3B&ME Photography London Englandcopyright Nina Callow 3B&ME Photography London Englandhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/passge-to-east-africa-by-shenaz-shamji.jpgPassge to East Africa by Shenaz ShamjiBeautiful cover page of Shenaz Shamji's Passage to East Africa, published independently on December 13, 2023, illustrated, 376 pages, hardback and paperback.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/passge-to-east-africa-by-shenaz-shamji-featured-image-1.jpgPassge to East Africa by Shenaz Shamji Featured Image2025-12-07T13:07:10+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/04/22/ismaili-authors-series-renowned-pakistani-artist-amin-gulgees-monograph-no-mans-land-offers-an-insight-into-the-breadth-and-depth-of-his-artistic-journey/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/photo-2025-03-17-08-16-55.jpgPHOTO-2025-03-17-08-16-55https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/no-mans-land-front-cover.jpgNo Man's Land Front CoverFront cover of Amin Gulgee's “No Man's Land,” edited by John McCarry, published by SKIRA, March 25, 2025, Hardcover, 416 pp.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/no-mans-land-amin-gulgee-featured-image.jpgNo Man's Land Amin Gulgee Featured Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image-3.pngimagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image-2.pngimagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/image.pngimage2025-12-07T13:06:47+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/05/16/apricot-farmers-in-the-hunza-valley-get-a-boost-for-worldwide-exports-as-they-get-good-grades-for-their-crop-you-can-order-or-buy-hunza-apricots-from-portland-oregon/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/image-2.pngimagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/image-1.pngapricotA massive apricot, the size of a peach, from St. Lawrence Market, Toronto. Photograph: © Malik Merchant / Simergphotos.2025-12-07T13:06:16+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/06/08/ladha-sisters-model-of-historic-hasanabad-the-final-resting-place-of-his-late-highness-aga-khan-i-is-a-cherishable-object-in-the-family-home/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_7429_hasanabad-with-fountain-containing-interor-artwork-2.jpgIMG_7429_Hasanabad with Fountain containing interor artwork 2A photo of the fountain from the top that the artists added to depict the artistic designs in the the interior tomb of the historic Hasanabad Dargha, the resting place of Mawlana Shah Hasnali Shah. Photograph: Murad Ladha family collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/sarah-and-shaheen-ladha.jpgSarah and Sophia LadhaSisters Dr. Sophia (left) and Sarah Ladha. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/hasanabad-featured-photo.jpgHasanabad featured photohttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ladha-family-photo.jpgLadha FAMILY PHOTOSarah and Sophia with their parents Murad and Ladha . Photograph: Murad Ldha family collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/model-display-for-jamat.jpgmodel display for jamatMembers of the Jamat view the model of Hasanabad created by sisters Sophia and Sarah Ladha. Photo: Murad Ladha family collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_7452_hasanabad-presentation-poster.jpgIMG_7452_Hasanabad Presentation PosterHasanabad Gallery, accompanying the model exhibit. Photofraph: Murad Ladha family collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/img_7429_hasanabad-with-fountain-containing-interor-artwork.jpgIMG_7429_Hasanabad with Fountain containing interor artworkA depiction of the artistic work on the dome of historic Hasanabad through a fountain in the garden that the Ladha sisters intentionally featured for https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/hasanabad-2.jpghasanabad-2Hasanabad Model, 29" x 19" by Sophia and Sarah Ladha. Photograph: Murad Ladha family collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/hasanabad-model.jpghasanabad modelHasanabad Model created by 2025-12-07T13:05:57+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/07/23/the-ismaili-communitys-unique-global-encounters-festival-links-to-sporting-matches-scores-and-medal-counts-and-broader-programs/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/global-encounters-featured-image.jpgglobal Encounters featured ImageThe Ismaili Global Encounters Festival in Dubai2025-12-07T13:04:53+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/08/09/the-2025-aga-khan-award-for-architecture-shortlisted-project-highlights-from-cairo-scene-and-akdn/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/his-late-highness-akaa-kazan-2019.jpgHis Late Highness AKAA Kazan 2019Mawlana Shah Karim, His Late Highness Aga Khan IV, giving his speech at the Aga Khan Award for Architecture ceremony, Kazan, Tatarstan, September 13, 2019. Photograph: AKDN. Read speech HERE.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-akaa-shortlist-featured-image-2-1.jpg2025 AKAA Shortlist Featured Image 2His Late Highness Aga Khan IV at AKAA ceremony Lahore 1980https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image-3.pngshortlisted projects 2025 AKAAA collage of 19 projects shortlisted for the 2025 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Please click on image for overviews and descriptions of the projects on the AKDN website.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image-2.png2025 AKAA shortlistMajara Complex and Community Redevelopment, Hormuz Island, Iran. Please click on image for Cairo Scene for article.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image-1.pngimagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image.pngimage2025-12-07T13:04:30+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/08/13/passings-elhaque-nizar-dhanani-kamadia-of-the-london-darkhana-jamatkhana-during-the-diamond-jubilee-of-his-late-highness-aga-khan-iv-passes-away-aged-59/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/the-aga-khan-london-diamond-jubilee.jpgthe Aga Khan London Diamond Jubileehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/the-aga-khan-walks-through-the-drabar-hall-002-featured-photo.jpgthe Aga Khan walks through the Drabar Hall 002 featured photoLate Aga Khan Diamond Jubilee Londonhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/the-aga-khan-walks-through-the-drabar-hall-003.jpgthe Aga Khan walks through the Drabar Hall 003Mawlana Shah Karim, His Late Highness Aga Khan IV, blesses the Ismaili Jamat during his Diamond Jubilee visit to the UK in July 2018. Following him are Mukhi Farouk Walji and Kamdia Elhaque Dhanani of the London Darkhana Jamatkhaha. Clipped from official video, please click https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/elhaque-nizar-dhanani-portrait.jpgElhaque Nizar Dhanani portraitAlijah Elhaque Nizar Dhanani (1995-2025)2025-12-07T13:04:09+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/08/20/ismaili-authors-series-chhotubhai-khanderias-downloadable-gujarati-work-offers-an-insight-into-the-recreation-club-the-forerunner-of-the-ismailia-association-and-todays-ismaili-tariqah-and-relig/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cover-pages-recreation-society-history-featured-image.jpgCover Pages Recreation Society history featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cover-pages-recreation-society-history.jpgCover Pages Recreation Society historyhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/chhotubhai-khanderia.jpgChhotubhai Khanderiahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cover-page-recreation-society-history-featured-image-1.jpgCover Page Recreation Society history featured imageRecreation Club Institute: History and Illustrated Glimpses of Service Holders by . Chhotubhai Khanderia, self published, 2025, 227 pages.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cover-page-recreation-society-history.jpgCover Page Recreation Society historyRecreation Club Institute: History and Illustrated Glimpses of Service Holders2025-12-07T13:03:50+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/09/06/passings-ismaili-muslim-philanthropist-pyarali-gulamali-nanji-member-of-the-order-of-canada-passes-away-at-95-he-gave-back-richly-to-the-country-that-welcomed-him-as-a-refugee-in-1972/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pyarali-nanji-portrait.jpgPyarali Nanji PortraitPyarali Nanji, Member of the Order of Canada https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/unhcr-and-nanji-signing-2.jpgUNHCR and Nanji signing 2Pyarali Nanji of the Nanji Family Foundation and Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees sign the grant agreement in support of Aiming Higher. Photograph: © UNHCR / Valerie Agawinhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pyarali-nanji-and-family-with-pyarali-nanji-dr.-sherif-el-defrawy.jpgPyarali Nanji and family with Pyarali Nanji Dr. Sherif El-DefrawyGulshan and Pyarali Nanji (front) and family with Dr. Sherif El-Defrawy. Photograph: Matthew Volpe /University of Toronto magazine. With Restored Sight Comes Opportunity and Hope A gift from the Nanji family to U of T will help people “see the light of all the world” By Janet Rowehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image.pngJustin Trudeau with Pyarali NanjiOn Dec. 2, 2010, North York General Hospital officially reopened its renovated Medical Imaging Centre, largely funded by Pyarali Nanji, right, and his wife, Gulshan. The couple is pictured here with Justin Trudeau, whose father, Pierre, was Prime Minister when thousands of Ugandans were offered sanctuary in Canada in 1972. (Submitted by Nimi Nanji-Simard)https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/nanji-family-foundation-sunnybrook.jpgNanji Family Foundation SunnybrookNanji Family Foundationhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/prince-amyn-with-pyarali-nanji-2.jpgPrince Amyn with Pyarali Nanji 2Prince Amyn with Pyarali Nanji https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/prince-amyn-with-pyarali-nanji-featured-photo.jpgPrince Amyn with Pyarali Nanji featured photohttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image.jpegimage2025-12-07T13:03:20+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/09/24/nadir-mohamed-an-outstanding-canadian-business-leader-and-champion-of-innovation-passes-away-at-the-age-of-69-he-was-named-a-member-of-the-order-of-canada-in-2019/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/nadir-h.-mohamed.jpgNadir H. 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Photo: Salina Hasan. Copyright. Please click on image for photo essay.2025-12-07T12:58:03+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/08/24/stories-of-ismaili-volunteers-from-around-the-world-spirit-at-darkhana-by-jalal-jaffer/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/jalal-jaffer-post-image.jpgSimerg Special Series - Stories of Ismaili Volunteers. 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At that time, Mr. Trudeau was a Member of Parliament in his riding in the Province of Quebec. He won the Liberal leadership in 2011, and after winning the recent Federal Elections held in October, he was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Canada on November 4th 2015. A day earlier he visited the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat Building on Sussex Drive in Ottawa - see photo below. Photo: The Ismaili.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/trudeau-delegation-building-visit.jpgTrudeau Delegation Building VisitPrime Minister Justin Trudeau with AKDN Representative Dr. Mahmoud Eboo (left) and the President of the Aga Khan Ismaili Council for Canada, Malik Talib, at the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat in Ottawa on November 3, 2015, the day before he was sworn in as the Prime Minister. 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Please click on image. 2025-12-07T12:51:31+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2016/12/28/a-delightful-pictorial-summary-of-our-2016-posts-from-historical-photos-of-his-highness-the-aga-khan-to-inspiring-travelogues-and-photo-essays/2025-12-07T12:51:08+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/02/05/thoughtful-interviews-and-inspiring-stories-by-ismaili-youth-of-meetings-with-mawlana-sultan-mahomed-shah/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/great-stories-and-conversations.pnggreat-stories-and-conversations2025-12-07T12:50:34+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/03/30/3-endearing-and-inspiring-stories-of-the-aga-khan-from-his-toto-days-in-kenya/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/aga-khan-prince-karim-on-roccking-horse-africa-ismaili-p13-silver-jubillee-july-11-1982.jpgAga Khan Prince Karim on roccking horse Africa Ismaili p13 Silver Jubillee July 11 1982Prince Karim Aga Khan on a rocking horse. Please click on photo for stories.2025-12-07T12:50:05+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2018/06/09/the-aga-khan-and-the-public-sphere-a-muslim-leaders-discursive-approach-to-address-the-worldly-and-the-spiritual/2025-12-07T12:49:36+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2018/12/10/3-readings-including-pir-sadr-al-dins-ginan-eji-dhan-dhan-aajano-with-meaning-for-the-82nd-birthday-of-mawlana-hazar-imam-his-highness-the-aga-khan/2025-12-07T12:49:14+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2019/07/22/passings-salim-dawood-a-fantastic-and-inspiring-math-teacher-at-dar-es-salaams-aga-khan-boys-primary-school/2025-12-07T12:48:45+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/02/28/ismaili-bowler-diana-baig-from-hunza-inspires-pakistan-to-victory-over-west-indies-in-womens-t20-cricket-world-cup-profile/2025-12-07T12:48:20+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/07/01/recollecting-a-beautiful-canada-day-moment-in-winnipeg-and-the-aga-khans-message-of-1978-that-inspired-thousands-to-make-canada-their-permanent-home/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/150th-canada-day-winnipeg-largest-living-maple-leaf-crowd-looking-up.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2025-12-07T12:47:46+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/08/16/a-poem-inspired-by-the-reopening-of-jamatkhanas/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_0012_1200_featured2-3.jpgIMG_0012_1200_featured2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_0025_1200-featured1-1.jpgIMG_0025_1200-featured1https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_0045_1200_featured5.jpgIMG_0045_1200_featured5https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_0046_1200_featured4.jpgIMG_0046_1200_featured4https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/img_0042_1200_featured3-2.jpgIMG_0042_1200_featured3The Lit Dome of the Ismaili Jamatkhana in Toronto, just days before its reopening.2025-12-07T12:47:21+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/09/21/exclusive-a-truly-inspiring-narrative-with-historical-photos-of-mawlana-hazar-imams-1966-visit-to-iringa-tanzania/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/4_aga-khan-iringa-visit-1966.jpg4_Aga Khan Iringa Visit 1966https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2_aga-khan-iringa-visit-1966.jpg2_Aga Khan Iringa Visit 19662025-12-07T12:46:07+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/12/18/rays-of-hope-greetings-from-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-blessings-from-the-aga-khan-the-covid-19-vaccine-and-the-inspiring-crescent-moon/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/img_0432_ismaili-jamatkhana-dome-with-crescent-moon.jpgIMG_0432_Ismaili Jamatkhana dome with crescent moonClouds retreat and gives way to crescent moon over the dome of the Toronto Headquarters Ismaili Jamatkhana located at 49 Wynford Drive. Photo: Malik Merchant / Simerg.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/img_0453_aga-khan-project-toronto.jpgIMG_0453_Aga Khan Project Torontohttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/img_0434_ismaili-jamatkhana-dome-with-crescent-moon.jpgIMG_0434_Ismaili Jamatkhana dome with crescent moon2025-12-07T12:45:37+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/07/01/the-importance-of-the-greeting-ya-ali-madad-mawla-ali-madad-a-dialogue-with-2-beautiful-songs-by-ismaili-children-and-artists-from-the-pamirs/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ya-ali-madad-singer-1.jpgYa Ali Madad SingerThe Ismaili singer from Gorno-Badakhshan who enchanted the Ismaili Jamats in Canada with the song Ya Ali Madad during his visit to Canada with other Ismaili artists in 1999/2000. Photo: 80th birthday celebration of Mawlana Hazar Imam in Moscow. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ya-ali-madad-featured-image.jpgYa Ali Madad Featured Image2025-12-07T12:45:03+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/09/13/afghanistan-update-unsg-antonio-guterres-convenes-humanitarian-conference-in-geneva-september-13-2021-watch-it-live-starting-at-800-am-new-york-time/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-09-switzeland-michael-kocher.jpg2021-09-switzeland-michael-kocher2025-12-07T12:44:37+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/11/01/simergphotos-presents-nature-photos-inspired-by-the-writings-of-aga-khan-iii/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/p9270111_featuredphoto_simerg.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/p1260334_agakhan_iii_diamondjubile_africa_simerg-featured-image.jpgP1260334_agakhan_iii_Diamondjubile_africa_simerg featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/aga-khan-iii.jpgAga Khan IIIhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/pa200291.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2025-12-07T12:43:59+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/12/16/short-video-a-powerful-and-inspiring-plea-to-all-ismailis-by-late-alwaez-abualy-alibhai-aziz/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/alwaez-abualy-featured-photo.jpgAlwaez Abualy Featured Photohttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/056-alwaez-merchant-address-by-alwaez-abually.jpg056-alwaez-merchant-address-by-alwaez-abuallyMissionary Abualy gives remarks at the 50th wedding anniversary party for Jehangir (right) and Maleksultan Merchant (not shown). Photo: Jehangir Merchant Family Collection. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/053-alwaez-jehangir-and-other-missionaries.jpg053-alwaez-jehangir-and-other-missionariesClockwise from left missionaries Sadru Pradhan (deceased), Abualy Aziz (deceased), Amirali Amlani (deceased), Jehangir Merchant ( deceased), Sultanali Mohamed (deceased), Fateh Damji and Ali Rajabali. Photo: Jehangir Merchant Family Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/026-jehangir-abually-and-mukhi-swimming1.jpg026-jehangir-abually-and-mukhi-swimming12025-12-07T12:43:28+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/02/22/a-must-read-article-in-the-texas-monthly-on-houstons-new-ismaili-center-a-lush-centre-and-a-spiritual-retreat-for-all/2025-12-07T12:43:02+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/10/23/artistic-expressions-a-selection-of-beautiful-paintings-by-nabat-pirani-of-british-columbia/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/nabat-pirani.jpgNabat PiraniIsmaili artist Nabat Pirani.2025-12-07T12:42:31+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/03/18/film-the-spirit-of-nowruz-one-family-one-song/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/spirit-of-navroz-5.jpgSpirit of Navroz 5https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/spirit-of-navroz-3-2.jpgSpirit of Navroz 3https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/spirit-of-navroz-1.jpgspirit-of-navroz-1https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/spirit-of-navroz.jpgSpirit of Navroz2025-12-07T12:41:39+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/03/18/for-navroz-new-year-march-21-ismaili-muslims-worldwide-will-seek-to-strengthen-bloom-and-grow-spiritually-and-materially-under-the-nurturing-care-and-guidance-of-their-49th-hereditary-imam-mawlan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/navroz-2024-medium-1.jpgNavroz 2024 medium Karim IsmailCalligraphy "Navroz" in square Kufi with a heptagonal geometry. © Karim Ismail, Toronto.2025-12-07T12:40:53+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/12/14/princess-zahra-aga-khans-insightful-and-inspiring-interview-with-farah-nasser-and-the-story-behind-our-featured-photo/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/zahra-aga-khan-with-fahra-nasser-handing-ipad.jpgZahra Aga Khan with Fahra Nasser handing iPadFahra Nasser hands over an iPad to Princess Zahra Aga Khan, requesting her to watch a 1994 clip from a Farman delivered by Mawlana Hazar Imam to the UK Jamat gathered in London. Photograph: Still photo from interview.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/zahra-aga-khan-with-fahra-nasser-simerg-featured-photo-3.jpgZahra Aga Khan with Fahra Nasser Simerg Featured photohttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/19940814_aga-khan-announcing-graduation-of-zahra.jpg19940814_Aga Khan announcing graduation of ZahraMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, as he announces to his spiritual children gathered in London, England, in August 1994, that his daughter Princess Zahra will be joining to work by his side after her graduation from university. Photograph: Still photo from video.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/zahra-aga-khan-with-fahra-nasser.jpgZahra Aga Khan with Fahra NasserPrincess Zahra Aga Khan watches a video clip of her father, Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, telling his Ismaili community in the UK in August 1992 that the Princess graduated from university with an honours degree and would be joining him to work by his side. Photograph: Still photo from interview.2025-12-07T12:40:24+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/12/29/barakah-a-dedication-to-his-highness-prince-karim-aga-khan-the-49th-hereditary-spiritual-leader-of-the-ismaili-muslims/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/barakah-intro-featured-image-3c.jpgBarakah Intro featured Image 3Chttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/barakah-intro-featured-image-3b.jpgBarakah Intro featured Image 3Bhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/barakah-intro-featured-image-3a.jpgBarakah Intro featured Image 3Ahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/barakah-intro-featured-image-3.jpgBarakah Intro featured Image 3https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/yasmin-aga-khan-and-manmohan-singh-with-prince-karim-aga-khan.jpgYasmin Aga Khan and Manmohan Singh with Prince Karim Aga KhanPrincess Yasmin Aga Khan addressing a Gala event to raise funds for Alzheimer's Association and Late Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (d. December 27, 2024) receiving His Highness the Aga Khan in 2013.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/barakah-logo.jpgBarakah LogoBarakah logo2025-12-07T12:39:56+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/03/31/artistic-expressions-art-from-the-heart-by-ismaili-muslim-artists-nimira-shariff-and-shamim-subzali-is-crafted-with-love-and-inspired-by-sufism/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/nimira-shariff-celebrations-002l-2.jpgoppo_34oppo_34https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/nimira-shariff-celebrations-002l-1.jpgoppo_34oppo_34https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/nimira-shariff-in-congregation-004l-1.jpgNimira Shariff in congregation 004lhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/nimira-shariff-intoxicated-with-love-006l.jpgoppo_34oppo_34https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/nimira-shariff-celebrations-002l.jpgoppo_34oppo_34https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/nimira-shariff-in-congregation-004l.jpgNimira Shariff in congregation 004lhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/nimira-shariff-search-for-liberation-007l-1.jpgNimira Shariff search for liberation 007lhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/nimira-shariff-search-for-liberation-007l.jpgNimira Shariff search for liberation 007lhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/shamim-subzali-brotherhood-003l.jpgShamim Subzali brotherhood 003lhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/shamim-subzali-praise-005l.jpgShamim Subzali praise 005l2025-12-07T12:39:31+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/08/16/didar-or-a-glimpse-of-the-imam-of-the-time-an-epic-spiritual-moment-in-the-life-of-an-ismaili-muslim/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/didar-persian-and-english-and-cherished-moments-from-didar.jpgDidar Persian and English and cherished moments from DidarPlease click on photo for a special post on the significance of Didar.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/a-moment-from-a-didar-gathering-simerg-featured-photo.jpgA moment from a Didar gathering simerg featured photohttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/a-moment-from-a-didar-gathering.jpgA moment from a Didar gatheringA moment from a Didar of the Imam-of-the-Time2025-12-07T12:39:04+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/12/16/historical-illustrations-ibn-sina-and-his-canon-of-medicine-simergphotos/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/avicenna_wellcome_02s1.jpgL0008560 Arteries and Viscera (according to Avicenna),Arteries and Viscera - depiction in Avicenna's Canon of Medicine). Please click for historical images. Credit" Wellc ome Images. Copyright. 2025-12-07T12:37:08+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/01/07/plov-pilaf-rice-king-of-meals-in-tajikistan-is-now-on-unescos-representative-list-of-the-intangible-cultural-heritage-of-humanity/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/muslim-harji-pilaf-samarkhand114aa4c3.jpgmuslim-harji-pilaf-samarkhand114aa4c3The finest Plov in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Photo: Muslim Harji. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/mh10pamiriismailiwedding1b2e60.jpgmh10pamiriismailiwedding1b2e60Preparations for Plov (pilaf)…cleaning and cutting carrots. Photo: Muslim Harji. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/mh17pamiriismailiwedding1b2f1b.jpgmh17pamiriismailiwedding1b2f1bOsh, generically known as plov (pilaf),is a rice dish made with shredded yellow turnip or carrot, and pieces of meat, all fried together in vegetable oil or mutton fat in a special qazan (a wok-shaped cauldron) over an open flame. The meat is cubed, the carrots are chopped finely into long strips, and the rice is colored yellow or orange by the frying carrots and the oil. The dish is eaten communally, often with one’s hands in the traditional way from a single large plate placed at the center of the table. Photo: Muslim Harji. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/plov-in-khorog.jpgplov-in-khorogPlov is one of the most popular dishes in the Khorog bazaar. the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in Tajikistan. The town with a population of approximately 32,000, is mostly inhabited by Ismailis. Photo: "With Our Own Hands," page 607.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/plov.jpgplovPlov is one of the most popular dishes in the Khorog bazaar. Photo: "With Our Own Hands," page 607) 2025-12-07T12:36:47+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/11/24/ismaili-entrepreneurs-in-houston-create-fantastic-projects-that-benefit-the-communitys-physical-social-and-economic-well-being-in-keeping-with-the-aspirations-of-ismaili-imams-the-projects-serve/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ismaili-projects-featured-image-simerg-3-1.jpgIsmaili projects featured image simerg 3ismaili Projects Houston - Pioneer Recreation, Pioneer Credit Union, Nizari Credit Union and Ibn Sina Foundationhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/nasruddin-rupani.jpgNasruddin-RupaniNasruddin Rupani, Chairmanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image.pngHis Highness Prince Rahim Aga KhanMawlana Hazar Imam addresses young members of the Central USA Jamat at Dallas Headquarters Jamatkhana, November 10, 2025. Photograph: IPL / Akbar Hakim.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/20251110_aga-khan-in-dallas_003.jpg20251110_Aga Khan in Dallas_003Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, pictured during his recent visit to the USA.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/photo-of-visit-to-pioneer-credit-1.jpgPhoto of visit to Pioneer CreditPioneer Credit Union's Chief Executive Officer, Faheem Prasia (r), and President, Shaukat Ali (l) welcome Nazar Momin and Malik Merchant to their offices in Sugar Land, https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/aga-khan-inaugurates-ismaili-center-in-houston_007.jpgAga Khan inaugurates Ismaili Center in Houston_007Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, and Houston Mayor John Whitmire unveil the inauguration plaque of the Ismaili Center, Houston, on November 6, 2025. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ismaili-projects-featured-image-simerg-caps.jpgIsmaili projects featured image simerg CAPShttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ibn-sina-foundation-logo.jpgIbn Sina Foundation logoPhotograph: Credit Ibn Sina Brochure.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/nizari-credit-union-logo.jpgNizari Credit Union LogoPhotograph: Nizari Progressive Credit Union, 2024 Annual Report.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/pioneer-credit-union-logo-1.jpgPioneer Credit Union Logo2025-12-07T12:35:06+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2011/03/17/great-muslim-thinkers-avicenna-on-education-ii/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/avicenna-on-education.jpgAvicenna on Education, Part TwoStained glass window panel from the examination hall of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Headquarters in London, UK, showing Avicenna on left and Galen on right. Please click for article. Photo adapted from: www.rpharms.comhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/avicenna-post-image.pngAvicenna on Education, Part IITitle pages from an Arabic and a 17th century Latin version of Avicenna's "Canon of Medicine." Please click for article. 2025-12-07T12:34:40+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2011/04/28/avicennas-madhab-a-brief-discussion/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/avicenna.jpgStained glass window panel from the examination hall of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Headquarters in London, UK, showing Avicenna on left and Galen on right. Please click for article. Photo adapted from www.rpharms.comPlease click for article2025-12-07T12:33:33+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/06/05/notes-on-neoplatonism-with-article-and-audio-on-ismaili-philospher-and-scientist-avicenna/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/divine_light_egypt.jpgDivine_Light_EgyptDivine light - Ancient Egypt. Please click on image for article on Neoplatonism and Avicenna. 2025-12-07T12:32:52+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2016/05/01/german-scientists-unearth-text-of-avicennas-11th-century-sn-1006-surveillance/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sn_1006.jpgA supernova remnant about 7,000 light years from Earth.Chandra's image of SN 1006 shows X-rays from multimillion degree gas (red/green) and high-energy electrons (blue). In the year 1006 a "new star" appeared in the sky and in just a few days it became brighter than the planet Venus. We now know that the event heralded not the appearance of a new star, but the cataclysmic death of an old one. It was likely a white dwarf star that had been pulling matter off an orbiting companion star. When the white dwarf mass exceeded the stability limit (known as the Chandrasekhar limit), it exploded. Material ejected in the supernova produced tremendous shock waves that heated gas to millions of degrees and accelerated electrons to extremely high energies.2025-12-07T12:32:25+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/02/03/irish-times-medieval-philosophers-dont-get-much-attention-but-avicenna-the-islamic-thinker-who-proved-god-exists-deserves-it-says-prof-adamson/2025-12-07T12:31:39+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2019/04/23/the-avicenna-fragment-translation-of-parts-of-canon-of-medicine-is-found-in-16th-century-irish-book-binding/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/avicenna_fragment_isos.jpgavicenna_fragment_isosThe Avicenna Fragment is an Irish translation of parts of the opening chapters on the physiology of the jaws, the nose and the back in the ‘Canon of Medicine’ by the Persian physician Ibn Sina (980–1037), better known as Avicenna, who is regarded as one of the most significant physicians in the Islamic Golden Age. The existence of this text was not hitherto known in Ireland. University College Cork (UCC) Professor of Modern Irish, Pádraig Ó Macháin, was made aware of a family in Cornwall in possession of a small Latin manual printed in London in 1534/1536. However it was not the book's content that Professor Macháin was interested in but the binding which contained the fragment. The above image is a digitised version of the binding that was opened out after the binding was removed from the manuscript with the permission of the owners.2025-12-07T12:31:02+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/02/24/springtime-renewal-invitation-to-contribute-poetry-for-navroz-the-persian-new-year/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/treasures14.pngA tented dining room in Yadz, a desert town in Iran.A tented dining room in a hotel in Yadz, where Nevin and Muslim Harji stayed during their visit to Iran last October. Photo: Muslim Harji, Montreal, PQ, Canada. Copyright.2025-12-07T12:30:21+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/03/02/hunzas-new-lake-the-story-behind-the-birth-of-lake-gojal/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/nv-waiting-for-gojal.jpgPlease click for Lake GojalPlease click for "Hunza's New Lake"https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/2011_lakegojal_title_0.jpg2011_lakegojal_title_02025-12-07T12:29:57+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/03/08/hazrat-hasan-ahead-of-his-time-and-perhaps-would-be-if-he-were-with-us-today-by-barnaby-rogerson/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/hazrat-hasan.jpgPlease click image for "The Great Unsung Heroe of Islam" by Barnaby RogersonPlease click for article2025-12-07T12:29:31+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/03/10/1953-1957-ismailia-social-and-residential-club-and-jamatkhana-at-51-kensington-court-by-ameer-janmohamed/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/saj_51-kensington-court.jpgSpecial Jamatkhana Series: 1953-1957: Ismailia Social and Residential Club and Jamatkhana at 51 Kensington Court, London W8 by Ameer JanmohamedPlease click for article2025-12-07T12:29:07+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/03/16/the-underlying-essence-of-the-message-as-rooted-in-the-holy-scriptures-of-islam-and-christianity-by-nadim-pabani/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/the-common-word1.jpgThe Common Word for a Common Humanity by Nadim PabaniPlease click for articlehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/the-common-word-for-a-common-humanity1.jpgPlease click for "The Common Word for a Common Humanity" by Nadim PabaniPlease click for articlehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/the-common-word-for-a-common-humanity.jpgPlease click for "The Common Word for a Common Humanity" by Nadim PabaniPlease click for articlehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/the-common-word-03.jpgPlease click for "The Common Word for A Common Humanity" by Nadim PabaniPlease clik for articlehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/the-common-word-02.jpgPlease click for "The Common Word for A Common Humanity" by Nadim PabaniPlease click for articlehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/the-common-word.jpgThe Common WordPlease click for article2025-12-07T12:28:41+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/09/12/a-treasure-trove-of-photo-essays-from-around-the-world-a-new-blog-by-simerg/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/simergpb000001.jpgSimergpb000001 - Clcik for photoblogClick to visit the photoblog2025-12-07T12:28:17+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/12/28/simergs-most-popular-articles-published-in-2012-did-you-miss-them/2025-12-07T12:27:48+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/07/06/a-kaleidoscope-of-inspiring-and-uplifting-poetry-for-imamat-day/2025-12-07T12:27:13+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/12/13/poems-for-salgirah-the-noor-of-imamat-breathing-with-the-trillion-stars-and-ooops-the-optimistically-out-of-poverty-society-by-navyn-naran/2025-12-07T12:26:46+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/01/12/lessons-from-ismaili-history-and-forthcoming-an-explanation-of-the-ismaili-ginan-kesri-sinha-sarup-bhulayo/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/i-wish-id-been-there.jpgI Wish I'd Been TherePlease click on image to download series "I Wish I'd Been There"2025-12-07T12:26:16+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/04/20/modern-cosmology-and-astrophysics-in-ismaili-ginans-by-shiraz-pradhan/2025-12-07T12:25:47+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/11/09/listen-to-brilliant-ismaili-astrophysicist-arif-babul-in-new-bbc-episode-the-core-a-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-earth/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/arif-babul.pngArif BabulArif Babulhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/gcenter_hstspitzer_1080.jpggcenter_hstspitzer_1080The Galactic Core in Infrared. Credit: Hubble: NASA, ESA, & D. Q. Wang (U. Mass, Amherst); Spitzer: NASA, JPL, & S. Stolovy (SSC/Caltech). Please click on image for BBC Episode , Core. 2025-12-07T12:25:09+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2019/02/03/cnn-travel-on-the-trail-of-irans-assassins-in-the-alborz-mountains/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/alamut-starry-night-2-by-tafreshi.jpgalamut-starry-night-2 by Tafreshihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/alamut-photo-for-link-to-cnn-article.jpgAlamut Photo for link to CNN articleClick on photo for CNN articlehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/alamut-thumbnail-for-link-to-cnn-article.jpgAlamut Thumbnail for link to CNN article2025-12-07T12:24:32+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2019/03/21/nasas-opportunity-rover-mission-studied-martian-surface-and-named-a-few-targets-to-honour-navroz/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/pia19112_sol55b_p2403_l456m1_jb_sub_opportunity.jpgIDL TIFF fileIDL TIFF filehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/511920main_pia05460_full_nasa-opportunity.jpg511920main_PIA05460_full_NASA OpportunityThis image taken by the panoramic camera aboard the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the rover's empty lander, the Challenger Memorial Station, at Meridiani Planum, Mars. The image was acquired on the rover's 24 sol, or Martian day. Time. This mosaic image consists of 12 color images acquired with the camera's red, green and blue filters. The color balance has been set to approximate the colors that a human eye would see. Opportunity is celebrating its seventh anniversary on the Red Planet, having landed on Jan. 25, 2004, Universal Time (Jan. 24, Pacific Time), for what was to be a 90-day mission. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Cornell2025-12-07T12:24:04+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/02/05/mrs-merchant-d-january-21-2021-reflections-on-a-funeral-during-the-year-of-covid-19-as-ismaili-community-bids-goodbye-to-a-very-popular-teacher-and-missionary/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/img_4567_mrs-merchant-at-husbands-grave-v-small.jpgIMG_4567_Mrs Merchant at husband's grave v smallhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/photo-2021-02-04-21-58-04_mrs-merchant-small.jpgPHOTO-2021-02-04-21-58-04_Mrs Merchant smallMrs. Merchant's family members pictured on February 4, 2021 in the courtyard of the Burnaby Lake Jamatkhana during the funeral ceremonies held for her at the Jamatkhana. Left to right: Nina and Fahar Merchant, Shellina Karmali, Habiba and Alnashir Rashid, and Sherezad Zinna.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/photo-2021-02-04-21-58-04_mrs-merchant.jpgPHOTO-2021-02-04-21-58-04_Mrs MerchantMrs. Merchant's family members who attended her funeral ceremonies, the Rites of Passage, at Burnaby Lake Jamatkhana on February 4, 2021. Left to right: Nina, Fahar, Shellina, Habiba, Alnashir and Sherezad. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/img_4567_mrs-merchant-at-husbands-grave-medium.jpgIMG_4567_Mrs Merchant at husbands grave mediumAlwaeza Raisaheba Maleksultan Jehangir Merchant, or Mrs. Merchant as she was known among her students, was buried Thursday February 4, 2021, at the same cemetery as her husband Jehangir. Here she is seen visiting his grave shortly after he passed away May 27, 2018. Photo: Malik Merchant / Simerg.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/img_4567_mrs-merchant-at-husbands-grave-large.jpgIMG_4567_Mrs Merchant at husbands grave large2025-12-07T12:23:25+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/02/08/reflections-of-the-funeral-ceremony-of-mawlana-shah-karim-al-hussaini-his-highness-the-aga-khan-d-february-4-2025-aged-88/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/shah-karim-lisbon-funeral-001.jpgShah Karim Lisbon Funeral 001Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa offers Condolences to Mawlana Hazar Imam, at the funeral of his father, Mawlana Shah Karim, February 8, 2025. Photograph: Akbar Hakim / IPLhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/shah-karim-lisbon-funeral-002-featured-image.jpgShah Karim Lisbon Funeral 002 Featured Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/shah-karim-lisbon-funeral-004.jpgShah Karim Lisbon Funeral 004Mawlana Hazar Imam, Prince Amyn, and Ismaili Volunteers carry the janaza (casket) of Mawlana Shah Karim out of the Ismaili Centre Lisbon, February 8, 2025. Photograph: Gary Otte / IPL. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/shah-karim-lisbon-funeral.jpgShah Karim Lisbon FuneralMawlana Hazar Imam, Shah Rahim Al Hussaini, and members of Mawlana Shah Karim’s family, seated in the funeral hall at the Ismaili Centre Lisbon, February 8, 2025. Photograph: Gary Otte / IPLhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/shah-karim-lisbon-funeral-000.jpgShah Karim Lisbon Funeral 000Ismaili Volunteers carry the janaza (casket) of Mawlana Shah Karim, His Highness the Aga Khan, into the funeral hall of the Ismaili Centre Lisbon on February 8, 2025. Photograph: Akbar Hakim / IPL.2025-12-07T12:22:19+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/03/06/alamut-looking-at-the-starry-night-and-the-milky-way-spectacular-night-time-photos-by-babak-tafreshi-of-twan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/alamut-starry-night.jpgPlease click for Starry Night at AlamutPlease click for photos2025-12-07T12:21:44+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/11/23/alamut-a-1000-piece-jigsaw-puzzle-by-nadirshah-mackwani/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/jigsaw-puzzles-by-sindbad.jpgJigsaws by Sindbad PuzzlePlease click for "Piecing the Alamut Puzzle Together"2025-12-07T12:21:02+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/12/25/his-highness-the-aga-khan-tanganyika-and-zanzibar-in-1936-alamut-bagamoyo-jeffersons-quran-pierre-trudeau-president-barack-obama-2012-photo-picks/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/p121411ps-0844.jpgDec. 14, 2011 “During one of the Christmas Holiday receptions at the White House, I noticed the First Lady’s hands resting on the podium as the President made brief remarks.” (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)2025-12-07T12:20:37+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/11/11/simergs-photo-features-prince-amyn-aga-khan-fatimid-glass-alamut-and-bagamoyo-jamatkhana/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/003-bagamoyo.jpg003 Bagamoyohttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/002-fatimid-glass.jpg002 Fatimid Glasshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/001-alamut.jpg001 Alamuthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/000-prince-amyn-investiture.jpg000 Prince Amyn Investiture2025-12-07T12:20:10+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/11/17/simergs-photo-features-iran-and-alamut-like-you-have-never-seen-before-and-the-seal-of-the-aga-khan-university/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/005-aga-khan-university-seal-and-jamiaposh.jpg005 Aga Khan University Seal and Jamiaposhhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/004-iran-and-alamut-like-you-have-not-seen-before.jpg004 Iran and Alamut Like You Have Not Seen Before2025-12-07T12:19:48+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2019/02/04/alamuts-registration-as-a-unesco-world-heritage-site-in-limbo/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/alamut-photo-by-alireza-javaheri-wikipedia-800.jpgAlamut Photo by ALIREZA JAVAHERI WIKIPEDIA 800This photo of the majestic Alamut rock was taken on December 31, 2011. Photo Credit: Wikipedia/Alireza Javaheri. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/i-t07.pngThe steep trek to Alamut CastleThe steep trek to Alamut Castle. Photo: © Copyright Muslim Harji, Montreal, PQ, Canada.2025-12-07T12:19:26+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2019/02/08/the-inferno-of-alamut-in-the-year-1256/2025-12-07T12:19:00+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/05/03/exploring-belgium-by-mohezin-tejani/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mtbelgium3.jpgPlease click for "Exploring Belgium"Please click on image for articlehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mtbelgium2.jpgPlease click for "Exploring Belgium"Please click on image for articlehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mtbelgium1.jpgPlease click for "Exploring Belgium"Please clik on image for articlehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mtbelgium.jpgPlease click for Exploring BelgiumPlease click on image for article2025-12-07T12:18:17+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2016/05/18/simerg-special-photo-feature-his-highness-the-aga-khan-meets-prime-minister-trudeau-at-parliament-hill-by-award-winning-photographer-jean-marc-carisse/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/rc-carisse-2016-0517-_4718.jpgrc Carisse 2016 0517 _4718His Highness the Aga Khan walks happily in the corridor of the Parliament Building following his meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday May 17, 2016. He is accompanied, among others, by Ismaili leaders Shafik Sachedina and the President of the Aga Khan Council for Canada, Malik Talib. Photo: Jean-Marc Carisse. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/zpfile0011.jpgzpfile001His Highness the Aga Khan returns a farewell wave to well-wishers, as his car departs Parliament Hill following his meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Photo: Jean-Marc Carisse. Copyrighthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/zpfile000.jpgzpfile000His Highness the Aga Khan outside the Parliament Building just before his departure after his meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Photo: Jean-Marc Carisse. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/zpfile002.jpgJean Marc Carisse Aga Khan Photo Parlament BuildingHis Highness the Aga Khan has a broad smile as he prepares to leave the Parliament Building after his meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. In the picture with him are Ismaili leaders Shafik Sachedina, based at the Ismaili Imam’s headquarters in Aiglemont, France, President Malik Talib of the Aga Khan Council for Canada, and Mahmoud Eboo, the Aga Khan Development Network's Resident Representative to Canada. Photo: Jean-Marc Carisse. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/carisse-2016-0517_4720-web.jpgCarisse 2016 0517_4720 webHis Highness the Aga Khan glances with interest at an oil painting by Christan Nicholson of former Canadian Prime Minister, Jean Chrétien as he walks past it with leaders of the Ismaili community in the South corridor of Centre Block shortly after his meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Photo: Jean Marc Carisse. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/zpfile001.jpgJean Marc Carisse Aga Khan and Justin TrudeauHis Highness the Aga Khan and Prime Minister Trudeau are seen engaged in a warm conversation during their meeting at Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Photo: Jean-Marc Carisse. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/carisse-2016-0517_4689-web.jpgCarisse 2016 0517_4689 webHis Highness the Aga Khan and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau picture on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at the Office of the Prime Minister located at the Centre Block of Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Photo: Jean-Marc Carisee. Copyright.2025-12-07T12:17:53+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2019/04/11/cannabis-use-in-teens-raises-depression-risk-in-adulthood-and-lowers-school-achievement-mcgill-and-oxford-study/2025-12-07T12:17:24+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/08/15/the-drape-and-an-invitation-to-singers-to-set-up-a-geet/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/drape-or-pacchedi.jpgDrape or PacchediDrapehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/s.-giga-patney-med.jpgS. Giga Patney medS. Giga Patney2025-12-07T12:16:58+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/08/24/readings-on-his-highness-the-aga-khan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/aga-khan-pontifical-institute_featured-image.jpgaga-khan-pontifical-institute_featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/aga-khan-pontifical-institute.pngaga-khan-pontifical-institute2025-12-07T12:16:28+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/01/16/jonathan-lyons-and-bernard-lewis-in-a-rare-webcast-appearance-with-the-late-mohammed-arkoun-speak-on-islam-and-the-west/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/jlyons.jpgJLyonsPlease click for presentation by Jonathan Lyons. To bypass preliminaries, please fast forward to to the 9:05 minute markhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/lewis-and-arkoun.jpgLewis and Arkoun on IslamPlease click on image to view the the presentations by Bernard Lewis and the late Mohammed Arkoun2025-12-07T12:15:54+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/03/02/simergs-historical-thank-you-series-prince-sadruddin-prince-amyn-pir-sabzali-hasan-i-sabbah-and-others/2025-12-07T12:15:29+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/05/07/remembering-laila-lokhandwalla-through-her-loving-golden-jubilee-tribute-to-mawlana-hazar-imam/2025-12-07T12:15:05+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/10/12/prince-rahim-aga-khan-on-how-muslims-can-harness-the-creativity-of-our-knowledge-society-to-impact-humanity/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/prince-rahim-iis.pngPrince Rahim IISPrince Rahim Aga Khan delivering his commencement address for the Graduation Ceremony of the Institute of Ismaili Studies held at the Ismaili Centre in London in 2007.2025-12-07T12:14:41+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/12/20/readings-for-the-mawlid-of-prophet-muhammad-may-peace-be-upon-him/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/004-post-aga-khan-and-ismailis.jpgMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan2025-12-07T12:14:12+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2016/04/19/hazrat-ali-a-s-have-a-tender-heart-as-tender-as-a-fistful-of-green-grass/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/nade-ali.pngNade Ali2025-12-07T12:13:49+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2018/12/28/book-review-of-mansoor-ladhas-memoirs-of-a-muhindi-fleeing-east-africa-for-the-west/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Memoirs-of-a-Muhindi-by-Mansoor-Ladha-2.jpgMemoirs of a Muhindi by Mansoor LadhaMemoirs of a Muhindi by Mansoor Ladha2025-12-07T12:13:19+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/05/19/pandemic-prayers-pluralism-and-partnerships/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/simerg-featured-image-pandemic-prayers-pluralism-and-partnership.pngSimerg Featured Image Pandemic, Prayers, Pluralism and Partnership2025-12-07T12:12:53+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/04/09/the-world-woke-up-to-books-during-the-pandemic-and-book-sales-even-went-up-but-itreb-did-not-empower-the-jamat-to-read-by-offering-curbside-pick-up-and-online-ordering-of-important-books/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/curbside-pick-up-indigo-2.jpgCurbside Pick Up Indigo 2Indigo, the largest bookseller chain in Canada. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/itreb-curbside-sign.jpgITREB Curbside SignIf booksellers and communities can arrange for curbside pickup, the best volunteers in the world can offer this service to the Jamat. Image (imaginary!): Malik Merchant/Simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ismaili-literature.pngIsmaili Literature2025-12-07T12:12:02+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/03/25/book-review-humanizing-medicine-making-health-tangible-a-memoirs-of-engagement-with-the-aga-khan-development-network/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/humanizing-medicine-covers-front-and-back.jpgHumanizing Medicine Covers Front and Back"Humanizing Medicine: Making Health Tangible", by Dr Azim H. Jiwani, 300 pp., Friesen Press, August 2021.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/book-cover-with-finalist-badge.jpgBook Cover with Finalist badge2025-12-07T12:11:09+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/07/30/memoirs-of-a-ugandan-refugee-encounters-of-hope-from-kampala-to-vancouver-by-jalal-jaffer-reviewed-by-atlantas-nizar-motani/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/memories-of-a-ugandan-refugee-featured-image-2-1.jpgMemories of a Ugandan Refugee Featured Image 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/p7300010_featured-photo-jj.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2025-12-07T12:10:15+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/01/30/surrender-and-realization-imam-ali-on-the-conditions-for-true-religious-understanding/2025-12-07T12:09:40+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/01/17/must-attend-event-in-calgary-saturday-january-21-2023-screening-of-aleem-karmalis-acclaimed-film-thrown-into-canada-the-settlement-of-asian-refugees-from-uganda-please-reserve-your/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/thrown-into-canada-poster.jpgThrown into Canada Posterhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/aleem-karmali-portrait-for-simerg.jpgAleem Karmali portrait for SimergAleem Karmalihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ugandan-refugees-at-montreal-recption-centre.jpgUgandan refugees at Montreal recption centreUgandan refugees at the Montreal Longue Pointe reception centre. Photograph: Library and Archives Canada. Photo at source: https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=4332941, Creative Commons.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/thrown-into-canada-poster-featured-image-3.jpgThrown into Canada Poster featured image2025-12-07T12:09:10+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/12/22/jesus-in-the-quran/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/jesus-birth-and-quotes-simerg-featured-image-3.jpgJesus birth and quotes simerg featured imageTwo of many verses from the Qur'an from Chapter 19 entitled Maryam (the Muslim name attributed to Mary). Photograph: Simerg.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/jesus-birth-and-quotes-simerg-featured-image-2.jpgJesus birth and quotes simerg featured image 2Two of many verses from the Qur'an from Chapter 19 entitled Maryam (the Muslim name attributed to Mary). https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/image.pngimagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/mary-and-jesus-depiction.jpgMary and Jesus depictionhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/jesus-birth-simerg-featured-image-3b-7.jpgJesus birth simerg featured image 3bhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/jesus-birth-simerg-featured-image-2-3.jpgJesus birth simerg featured image 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/jesus-birth-simerg-featured-image.jpgJesus birth simerg featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/jesus-birth-quranic-verses.jpgJesus birth Quranic VersesPlease click on the image for enlargement.2025-12-07T12:08:24+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/12/27/a-discovery-of-deep-truth-at-kilimanjaros-summit-recalling-a-fifty-year-old-outward-bound-adventure/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/karim_outward-bound-badge-and-tanzania-map-featured-image.jpgKarim_Outward Bound Badge and Tanzania map featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/karim_outward-bound-badge-featured-image-badge-and-pin.jpgKarim_Outward Bound Badge featured image badge and pinOutward Bound badge (left) with the motto “To Serve to Strive and Not to Yield" and Outward Bound pin. Photographs: Karim H. Karim collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/outward-bound-pin-resized.jpgOutward Bound pin resizedOutward Bound pin. Photograph: Karim H. Karim collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/karim_outward-bound-badge-featured-image.jpgKarim_Outward Bound Badge featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/tanzania_rel_2003-annotated.jpgtanzania_rel_2003 annotatedTanzania map (Shaded Relief), 2003, Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection. Simerg has slightly revised the map with an annotation. The location of Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is shown with an orange hexagon. The mountain is very close to the Kenya border. The approximate distance from the small town of Loitokitok (not shown) in Kenya, where the Outward Bound Mountain School of East Africa was located, to Kilimanjaro is 140 km. Please click on map for enlargement.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/karim-karim-aga-khan-school.jpgKarim Karim Aga Khan SchoolStudents from Aga Khan High School, Nairobi, who attended the Outward Bound Mountain School of East Africa in 1973 and 1974. From left, Karim H. Karim, (author of this piece), Mahmud Mitha, Nashir Abdulla, and Amin Ahmed. Photograph: Karim H. Karim Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/jpegpia03355-featured-image.jpgjpegPIA03355 featured imageThis 3-D perspective view of Mount Kilimanjaro was generated using topographic data from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM), a Landsat 7 satellite image, and a false sky. The topographic expression is vertically exaggerated two times. Landsat has been providing visible and infrared views of the Earth since 1972. Date Acquired: February 21, 2000 (Landsat 7).https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1024px-mt._kilimanjaro_12.2006.jpg1024px-Mt._Kilimanjaro_12.2006By Chris 73 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1792658https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/jpegpia03355.jpgjpegPIA03355https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/pia03355orig.jpgPIA03355~origMount Kilimanjaro, the highest point in Africa, reaches 5,895 meters (19,340 feet) above sea level, tall enough to maintain a permanent snow cap despite being just 330 kilometers (210 miles) south of the equator. Photograph: 2025-12-07T12:08:01+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/01/16/vazir-amirali-bhatia-former-uk-aga-khan-council-president-passes-away-at-the-age-of-91-and-lord-bhatias-reflections-on-women-religious-persecution-and-islam/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/aga-khan-with-bhatia-and-ishani-inset.jpgAga Khan with Bhatia and Ishani insetMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, addresses the new graduates at the University of London Institute of Education during his Silver Jubilee visit to the UK in July 1983. Photograph: Ismaili Forum, December 1983. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/portrait-lord-bhatia-thumbnail.jpgPortrait Lord Bhatia thumbnailPhotograph: Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) licence.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/portrait-lord-bhatia-for-simerg.jpgPortrait Lord Bhatia for SimergVazir Amirali Bhatia (Lord Bhatia), March 1932 -- January 2024. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/vazir-bhatia-addresses-at-the-diamond-jubilee-council-function.jpgVazir Bhatia addresses at the Diamond Jubilee Council FunctionMawlana Hazar Imam and Begum Salimah look on as Vazir Amir Bhatia, President of His Highness the Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili Council for the UK, addresses members of the Jamat at the Aga Khan Council dinner in honour of Mawlana Hazar Imam's Silver Jubilee visit to the UK in July 1983. Photograph: Ismaili Forum, December 1983. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/photo-of-dad-and-mum-shared-by-amir-bhatia.jpgPhoto of dad and mum shared by Amir BhatiaMr. and Mrs. Merchant are pictured in front at left in this photograph submitted to Malik Merchant, editor of Simerg, by Lord Bhatia. Other recognizable faces in the photograph are Mr. Dina and Mr. and Mrs. Hasni Remtulla. Photograph: Lord Bhatia.2025-12-07T12:07:38+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/06/13/pasrenowned-japanese-architect-fumihiko-maki-designer-of-three-iconic-buildings-for-his-highness-the-aga-khan-in-ottawa-toronto-and-london-passes-away-at-the-age-of-95/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/simaga-khan-and-maki-medium.jpgsimaga-khan-and-maki mediumHis Highness the Aga Khan with architect Fumihiko Maki at an Aga Khan Museum Exhibition held at the Louvre in 2007. The renowned Japanese architect served twice on the Master Jury of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, and designed the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat Building in Ottawa which was opened in December 2008 , the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto opened in September 2014., and the Aga Khan Centre in King's Cross in London, opened in June 2018. Photo: AKDN/Gary Otte.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/maki-imamat-buildings-delegation-museum-and-aga-khan-centre.jpgMaki Imamat Buildings Delegation, Museum and Aga Khan CentreBuildings designed by Fumihiko Maki for His Highness the Aga Khan's Imamat Projects Top: Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat, Ottawa, and the Aga Khan Museum, Toronto; bottom, Aga Khan Centre, Londonhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/maki.jpgMakiGary Kamemoto and Professor Maki of Maki & Associates, the architects of the Aga Khan Centre.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/simaga-khan-and-maki.jpgsimaga-khan-and-makiHis Highness the Aga Khan with architect Fumihiko Maki at an Aga Khan Museum Exhibition held at the Louvre in 2007. The renowned Japanese architect has served twice on the Master Jury of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, and designed the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat Building in Ottawa which was opened in 2008 , the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto expected to open in 2014., and the Aga Khan Centre in King's Cross in London, Photo: AKDN/Gary Otte. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/3919.jpgMaki and Aga KhanFumihiko Maki and Mawlana Hazar Imam discuss the glass finish options for the courtyard walls of the Aga Khan Museum in October 2010.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/3920.jpgMaki and Prince AmynFumihiko Maki and Gary Kamemoto of Maki & Associates review materials for the exterior finish of the Aga Khan Museum with Prince Amyn in October 2010.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/3918.jpgAga Khan and MakiFumihiko Maki and Gary Kamemoto of Maki & Associates review cladding stone for the Aga Khan Museum with Mawlana Hazar Imam in October 2010.2025-12-07T12:07:12+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/03/09/the-late-aga-khans-words-of-inspiration-transformed-an-idea-into-a-unique-museum-in-canada-a-personal-reflection/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/19980122_aga-khan_visits-iis-003.jpg19980122_Aga Khan_Visits-Iis 003Mawlana Shah Karim, His Highness the Aga Khan IV, being introduced by Dr. Duncan Haldane to Alnoor Merchant, author of this piece, and other library staff on his visit to the Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) Library, January 22, 1998. Photograph: (Late) Sadruddin Verjee.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/19980122_aga-khan_visits-featured-image-simerg-2.jpg19980122_Aga Khan_Visits-featured image simerg 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/19980122_aga-khan_visits-featured-image-simerg.jpg19980122_Aga Khan_Visits-featured image simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/19980122_aga-khan_visits-iis-collection_1.jpg19980122_Aga Khan_Visits-IIS Collection_1Dr. Duncan Haldane shows Mawlana Shah Karim, His Highness the Aga Khan IV, a collection of manuscripts, coins and other rare artifacts at the IIS Library. Looking on are Dr. Shafik Sachedina, Mr. Zauhar Meghji, Dr. Aziz Esmail and Fahmida Suleman, January 22, 1998. Photograph: (Late) Sadruddin Verjee.2025-12-07T12:06:45+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/01/08/14-inspirational-thank-you-letters-to-remarkable-ismaili-historical-figures/2025-12-07T12:05:58+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/02/23/a-brief-introduction-to-the-spiritual-and-temporal-dimensions-of-the-ismaili-imamat-and-its-precious-work-under-the-leadership-of-his-highness-the-aga-khan/2025-12-07T12:05:32+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/03/05/simerg-profiles-his-excellency-gordon-campbell-canadas-representative-to-the-ismaili-imamat/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2172.jpg2172Mawlana Hazar Imam at a luncheon hosted by Premier Gordon Campbell that was attended by community, education and business leaders in honour of Mawlana Hazar Imam's Golden Jubilee visit to British Columbia. Gary Ottehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/premier-gordon-campbell-hosted-his-highness-the-aga-khan-vancouver-golden-jubilee-2008.jpgpremier-gordon-campbell-hosted-his-highness-the-aga-khan-vancouver-golden-jubilee-2008Premier Gordon Campbell hosted Mawlana Hazar Imam for a meeting and luncheon with community, education and business leaders during his visit to British Columbia as part of his Golden Jubilee celebration.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/his-highness-the-aga-khan-gordon-campbell-group-photo.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan Gordon Campbell group photoMawlana Hazar Imam receives His Excellency Gordon Campbell at Aiglemont. Left to right: Malik Talib; Rouben Khatchadourian, Prince Rahim, HE Gordon Campbell, Mawlana Hazar Imam, Dr Mahmoud Eboo, and Dr Shafik Sachedina. AKDN / Cécile Genest https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/his-highness-the-aga-khan-gordon-campbell.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan Gordon CampbellMawlana Hazar Imam and Gordon Campbell, Canada's Representative to the Ismaili Imamat meet at Aiglemont. AKDN / Cécile Genest2025-12-07T12:05:02+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/06/20/triumphal-moments-in-ismaili-history-the-unveiling-of-the-11th-imam-al-mahdi-in-north-africa-eleven-hundred-years-ago/2025-12-07T12:04:36+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/07/07/special-series-ismaili-expressions-on-the-imamat-ii-the-beatific-vision-of-the-imam-of-the-time/2025-12-07T12:04:00+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/12/14/ismaili-history-the-marco-polo-myth-of-the-assassins/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/alamut03.pngalamut03Nevin Harji stands by an official road sign when she visited Alamut with husband Muslim. Photo: Muslim Harji, Montreal, PQ, Canada. © Copyrighthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/alamut04.pngalamut04A tribute to the great Ismaili dai, Hasan bin Sabbah who was responsible for establishing the Alamut state after the divisions in the Fatimid Empire led to its eventual demise. Hasan maintained that Imam Nizar and not Musteali was the rightful heir to Imam Mustansir billah, the 8th Fatimid Caliph. Photo: Muslim Harji, Montreal, PQ, Canada. © Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/hassan-bin-sabbah-and-rashid-al-din-sinan.jpghassan-bin-sabbah-and-rashid-al-din-sinanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/alamut09.pngalamut09Attaining the summit at Alamut is a breath-taking and exhilarating experience. The fortress complex, one soon discovers, sits astride a dangerously narrow ledge of rock resembling the handle and blade of a knife. The above is an open passage through the mountain. Photo: Muslim Harji, Montreal, PQ, Canada. © Copyrighthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/alamut13.pngalamut13Photo: Muslim Harji, Montreal, PQ, Canada. © Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/alamut14.pngalamut14Major excavation activities have been underway for the past few years resulting in interesting archaeological discoveries. Here we see the legendary water basin which filled itself up by collecting rainwater and melting snow from channels and canals on the mountains. Photo: Muslim Harji, Montreal, PQ, Canada. © Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/timeline.jpgTimelineTimeline by Dr. Ali M. Rajput, Birmingham, England.2025-12-07T12:03:28+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/05/27/passings-izzat-muneyb-remembered-through-her-poetic-reflections-on-prophet-muhammad-the-prophets-mosque-in-madinah-and-the-london-ismaili-centre/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ismaili-centre-bismillah-entrance.pngIsmaili centre bismillah EntranceThe Entrance Hall of the London Ismaili Centre. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bilal-small-image.jpgBilal call to prayerAn Islamic miniature from Siyer-i Nebi (16th century, Turkey), depicting Bilal giving the call to prayer. Photo: Wikipedia.2025-12-07T12:02:22+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2018/06/16/nasir-khusraw-a-giant-in-ismaili-history-who-showed-that-knowledge-is-a-shield-against-the-blows-of-time/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/aga-khan-at-opening-of-ismaili-centre-dushanbe.jpgAga Khan at opening of Ismaili Centre DushanbeTajikistan's President Rahmon and Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, pause in the library of the new Ismaili Centre in Dushanbe during its opening on October 12, 2009. They engage over Alice Hunsberger's book "Nasir Khusraw: The Ruby of Badakhshan." Nasir Khusraw lived over a thousand years ago in the region that is modern Tajikistan.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sujjawal-ahmad-small.jpgSujjawal Ahmad smallhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/nasir-khusrau-portrait_n.jpgNasir Khusrau Portrait_nA depiction of Nasir Khusraw. Photograph: AkimArt2025-12-07T12:01:54+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2018/10/13/as-canada-legalizes-recreational-use-of-marijuana-the-ismaili-jamat-and-its-youth-must-seek-to-apply-principles-of-good-health-and-good-judgement-as-articulated-by-mawlana-hazar-imam-his-highness-th/2025-12-07T12:01:31+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2019/03/25/passings-kutub-kassam-served-ismaili-imamat-institutions-as-curriculum-developer-editor-writer-and-researcher-for-40-years/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/kutub-kassam-1944-2019-small.jpgKutub Kassam (1944-2019)Kutub Kassam (1944-2019)2025-12-07T12:01:07+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/12/03/simerg-invites-1-ismaili-artists-to-provide-submissions-updates-for-revised-edition-of-its-compendium-and-2-ismaili-authors-to-submit-synopsis-of-their-books-for-listing-on-the-website/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cover-pages-of-ismaili-authored-books-2.jpgCover Pages of Ismaili authored books2025-12-07T12:00:40+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/07/04/simergs-special-series-on-books-by-ismaili-authors-faith-and-ethics-the-vision-of-the-ismaili-imamat-by-m-ali-lakhani-of-vancouver-a-must-read-in-preparation-for-mawlana-hazar-imam-his-high/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/featured-image-for-faith-and-ethics.jpgFeatured Image for Faith and Ethicshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/faith-and-ethics-the-vision-of-the-ismaili-imamat-featured-image-2.jpgFaith and Ethics The Vision of the Ismaili Imamat featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/faith-and-ethics-the-vision-of-the-ismaili-imamat-featured-image-3.jpgFaith and Ethics The Vision of the Ismaili Imamat featured image 3https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/faith-and-ethics-the-vision-of-the-ismaili-imamat-featured-image-1-2.jpgFaith and Ethics The Vision of the Ismaili Imamat featured image 1https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/faith-and-ethics-the-vision-of-the-ismaili-imamat-large.jpgFaith and Ethics The Vision of the Ismaili Imamat Largehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/faith-and-ethics-the-vision-of-the-ismaili-imamat-by-m-ali-lakhani-front-and-back-covers.jpgFaith and Ethics The Vision of the Ismaili Imamat by M Ali Lakhani Front and Back CoversJacket of M. Ali Lakhani's "FAITH AND ETHICS: The Vision of the Ismaili Imamat," 272 pp, I.B. Tauris and the Institute of Ismaili Studies; December 2017, Illustrated edition, Feb. 28 2018.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/faith-and-ethics-the-vision-of-the-ismaili-imamat-featured-image-1.jpgFaith and Ethics The Vision of the Ismaili Imamat featured imageFaith and Ethics The Vision of the Ismaili Imamathttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/m.-ali-lakhani-portrait-1.jpgM. Ali Lakhani portraitM. Ali Lakhanihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/m.-ali-lakhani-portrait.jpgM. Ali Lakhani portraitM. Ali Lakhani2025-12-07T12:00:14+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/05/16/memories-of-a-ugandan-refugee-ismaili-lawyer-and-leader-jalal-jaffer-pens-his-encounters-of-hope-from-kampala-to-vancouver/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/farouk-mitha-portrait-2.jpgFarouk Mitha portrait 2Farouk Mithahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/memoirs-of-a-ugandan-refugee-3.jpgMemoirs of a Ugandan Refugee 3“Memories of a Ugandan Refugee” by Jalal Jaffer, 316 pp., FriesenPress, First Edition 2022.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/memoirs-of-a-ugandan-refugee-featured-image-2.jpgMemoirs of a Ugandan Refugee Featured Image2025-12-07T11:59:49+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/06/18/depth-of-field-the-aga-khan-beyond-the-lens-edited-by-gary-otte-is-a-once-in-a-lifetime-book-that-brings-the-49th-ismaili-imams-history-and-spiritual-leadership-to-life-scholar-and-historian/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/depth_of_field_the_aga_khan_224891_1200.jpgDepth_of_Field_Dustjacket_GoldMock_2+++.inddCover jacket of Depth of Field: The Aga Khan Beyond the Lens; Hardcover, 260 pages, 25 x 30 cms, 220 colour illustrations; published by Prestel, February 2022.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/aga-khan-beyond-the-lens-white-border-featured-image.jpgAga Khan Beyond the Lens White Border Featured Image2025-12-07T11:59:19+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/02/17/the-ismaili-imams-a-biographical-history-by-farhad-daftary-is-a-priceless-book-for-every-ismaili-home-simerg-is-pleased-to-offer-it-for-sale-to-ismaili-readers-in-canada/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/the-ismaili-imams-cover.jpgThe Ismaili Imams CoverCover page of The Ismaili Imams: A Biographical History by Farhad Daftary, Hardback, 260 pp., published October 2020, I.B.Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/001_ismaili-imams-collage.jpg001_Ismaili Imams CollageTop left: Great Mosque of Mahdiyya; top right: Title page and opening page of a manuscipt of the Pandiyat-i javanmardi, a collection of the sermons of Imam Mustansir bi'llah; bottom left: Restored mausoleum of Imam Shah Nizar in Kahak; and Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, delivering a speech at the Global Centre for Pluralism Ottawa. All Illustrations: The Ismaili Imams: A Biographical History.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/the-ismaili-imams-featured-image-1.jpgThe Ismaili Imams Featured Image2025-12-07T11:58:10+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/02/22/the-ismaili-imams-a-biographical-history-no-ismaili-family-should-be-without-this-book-portraying-the-lives-of-their-49-beloved-imams-available-at-jamatkhana-literature-counters-in-canada-and/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/the-ismaili-imams-featured-image-for-new-post-v-2.jpgThe Ismaili Imams Featured Image for new post v 22025-12-07T11:57:50+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/03/03/the-life-and-legacy-of-prince-karim-aga-khan-1936-2025-the-49th-hereditary-ismaili-imam/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/aga-khan-article-by-rizwan-mawani-featured-image-v2.jpgAga Khan Article by Rizwan Mawani Featured Image v2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/aga-khan-article-by-rizwan-mawani-featured-image-3.jpgAga Khan Article by Rizwan Mawani Featured Image2025-12-07T11:57:16+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/05/05/diwan-and-its-use-in-islamic-and-ismaili-history-as-the-aga-khan-confers-the-title-upon-long-serving-leader-shafik-sachedina/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/mawlana-shah-rahim-with-shafik-sachedinaon-diwan-honour-20250504.jpgMawlana Shah Rahim with Shafik Sachedinaon Diwan honour 20250504Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, with Diwan Shafik Sachedina and his wife Diwan-banoo Nadia Sachedina. Photograph:: IPL / Akbar Hakim https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/diwan-of-the-ismaili-imamat.jpgDiwan of the Ismaili Imamathttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/mawlana-shah-rahim-with-shafik-sachedinaon-diwan-honour-20250504-featured-image-simerg-1.jpgMawlana Shah Rahim with Shafik Sachedinaon Diwan honour 20250504 featured image simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/image.pngimage2025-12-07T11:56:35+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/08/17/passings-several-ismaili-volunteers-lose-their-lives-in-a-massive-mudslide-in-gilgit-baltistan-compatriots-set-up-a-gofundme-page-to-assist-the-families-of-the-deceased-volunteers/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ap-photo-of-funral-ceremony-small.jpgAP photo of funral ceremony smallMourners at funeral prayers of volunteers killed in a massive mudslide when they were repairing a drainage channel damaged by flash floods in Gilgit in Northern Pakistan, Monday, August 11, 2025. Photograph: AP Phot / Abdul Rehman. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/photos-of-7-of-8-ismaili-volunteers-killed-in-mud-slide.jpgPhotos of 7 of 8 Ismaili volunteers killed in mud slideIsmaili volunteers killed in mudslide in Northern Pakistan. From l to rhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/photos-of-7-of-8-ismaili-volunteers-killed-in-mud-slide-med.jpgPhotos of 7 of 8 Ismaili volunteers killed in mud slide medhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/photos-of-6-of-8-ismaili-volunteers-killed-in-mud-slide.jpgPhotos of 6 of 8 Ismaili volunteers killed in mud slideSix of eight Ismaili colunteers who died during the recent mudslide in Gilgit-Baltistan, Northern Pakista, Missing in the photo are https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ismaili-volunteers-killed-in-mud-slide.jpgIsmaili volunteers killed in mud slideSisx of the eight Ismaili volunteers killed in a mudslide in Gilgit-Baltistan2025-12-07T11:56:15+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/05/01/a-thank-you-letter-to-the-institute-of-ismaili-studies-by-dr-hatim-mahamid/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/hmahamid.jpgSimerg Special Thank You Series: A Thank You Letter to the Institute of Ismaili Studies by Dr. Hatim MahmidPlease click on image to read complete "Thank You" letter.2025-12-07T11:55:50+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/09/22/zayn-kassam-appointed-new-director-of-the-institute-of-ismaili-studies-as-farhad-daftary-who-has-dedicated-his-life-to-ismaili-scholarship-retires-from-management-roles/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/the-ismailis_an-illustrated-history.jpgThe Ismailis_An Illustrated HistoryBook that was presented by Dr. Farhad Daftary to Mawlana Hazar Imam during his Golden Jubilee visit to London in July 2008. See photo at beginning of post.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/daftary-and-kassam_featured-image-simerg.jpgDaftary and Kassam_Featured Image SimergFarhad Daftary and Zayn Kassamhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/zayn-kassam.jpgZayn KassamZayn Kassam, who will succeed Farhad Daftary as the new Director of the Institute of Ismaili Studies in January 2023. Photo: Pomona College.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/aga-khan-and-farhad-daftary-with-azim-nanji.jpgAga Khan and Farhad Daftary with Azim NanjiProfessor Azim Nanji (centre), then Director of the Institute of Ismaili Studies, and his successor Dr Farhad Daftary Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, with a copy of The Ismailis: An Illustrated History on July 4, 2008 during his Golden Jubilee visit to the United Kingdom. Photo: Gary Otte2025-12-07T11:55:26+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/04/23/for-world-book-day-april-23-2023-we-present-a-list-of-publications-by-the-institute-of-ismaili-studies/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/dsc_4155-3.jpgdsc_4155-3https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/iis-publications-border-1.jpgIIS Publications borderPlease click on image for list of books published by the IIS since its founding in December 1977.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/iis-publications.jpgIIS PublicationsPlease click on image for list of books published by the IIS since its founding in December 1977.2025-12-07T11:55:05+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/04/18/let-the-truth-infuse-your-words-a-reflection-by-professor-karim-h-karim-as-the-institute-of-ismaili-studies-presents-him-the-inaugural-alumni-recognition-award/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/iis-alumni-award_2024-3-featured-image-1.jpgIIS Alumni Award_2024-3 featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/iis-alumni-award_2024-3-featured-image.jpgIIS Alumni Award_2024-3 featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/iis-alumni-award_2024-3_karim-karim.jpgIIS Alumni Award_2024-3_Karim KarimProfessor Karim H. Karim, the author of this piece and a respected member of our academic and Ismaili community, was awarded the first Alumni Recognition Award by the Institute of Ismaili Studies. This prestigious honour, presented to him on March 23, 2024, at the Ismaili Centre London, is a testament to his exceptional service, leadership, positive impact, and professional excellence. Photograph: The Institute of Ismaili Studies via Karim H. Karim.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/iis-alumni-award_2024_5_karim-karim.jpgIIS Alumni Award_2024_5_Karim KarimProfessor Zayn Kassam, the current director of the Institute of Ismaili Studies, presents the inaugural IIS Alumni Recognition Award to Professor Karim H. Karim during the IIS’s 2024 graduation ceremony, March 23, 2024, at the Ismaili Centre in London. Photograph: Farid Daya.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/iis-alumni-award_2024-2_karim-karim.jpgIIS Alumni Award_2024-2_Karim KarimProfessor Karim H Karim delivering his remarks on March 23, 2024, at the Ismaili Centre in London upon being presented the Institute of Ismaili Studies inaugural Alumni Recognition. Photograph: Institute of Ismaili Studies/via Karim H. Karim. 2025-12-07T11:54:43+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/02/10/simergphotos-where-you-will-find-a-collection-of-stunning-images-and-informative-photo-essays/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/northkilimanjaro.jpgKilimanjaroThe shrinking ice fields of Mount Kilimanjaro2025-12-07T11:53:48+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/07/11/special-series-ismaili-expressions-on-the-imamat-iv-contemporary-poetry-and-a-thank-you-letter-to-the-person-of-the-institution-of-imamat/2025-12-07T11:53:02+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2018/12/06/nazil-kara-1957-2018-an-ordinary-and-extraordinary-satpanthi-woman/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/nazil-kara1.jpgNazil KaraNazil Kara (1957-2018)https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/henna-art.jpgHenna artThe art of Henna or Mehndi was Nazil's passion for the last twenty years of her life.2025-12-07T11:52:12+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/05/27/short-notes-from-the-writings-of-alwaez-jehangir-merchant-1-tawhid-or-oneness-of-god/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/fatimid-coin-inscription-la-ilaha-ill-lallah-1.jpgFatimid Coin inscription La Ilaha Ill-LallahThe inscription in the inner margin of this Fatimid coin minted suring the reign of Imam al-Zahir reads: la ilah illa / allah wahdahu / la sharik lahu; “no god but God, unique, He has no associate” https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/dad-with-mawlana-hazar-imam-4-1.jpgJehangir Merchant with Mawlana Hazar ImamHis Highness the Aga Khan and Jehangir Merchant in Lourenco Marques, Mozambiquehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sample-of-ilm-magazines-edited-by-jehangir-merchant-m-1.jpgsample of -ilm-magazines-edited-by-jehangir-merchant mIlm magazine - one of Alwaez Jehangir’s magnificent contributions to the Ismaili literary scene. Jehangir edited and wrote extensively for the journal.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/jehangir-and-maleksultan.jpgJehangir and MaleksultanJehangir and Maleksultan Merchant served the Imam of the Time and Ismaili institutions for more than 60 years.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/jehangir-a.-merchant.jpgJehangir A. Merchant2025-12-07T11:51:43+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/05/27/noahs-ark-by-late-jehangir-merchant/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/noahs-ark-featured-image.jpgNoah's Ark Featured Image2025-12-07T11:51:16+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/09/21/on-simergs-photo-blog-mausoleums-of-ismaili-pirs-karim-masters-rahe-rast-his-highness-the-aga-khan-alamut-fatimid-glass-iran-and-jerusalem/2025-12-07T11:50:35+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/09/23/the-three-shams-in-ismaili-history-imam-shamsuddin-pir-shams-and-shams-tabriz/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/pir-shams-depictions-and-bust-of-shams-tabriz-featured-image-small.jpgPir Shams depictions and bust of Shams Tabriz Featured Image small2025-12-07T11:49:52+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/02/17/an-introduction-to-miraj-the-night-journey-of-the-prophet-muhammad-and-an-insightful-article-inspired-by-the-prophetic-tradition-i-have-a-time-with-god/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/miraj-featured-image-with-text.jpgMiraj Featured Image with texthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/miraj-featured-image.jpgMiraj Featured Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/miraj-by-sultan-muhammad-6d4927-1024_featured-image.jpgmiraj-by-sultan-muhammad-6d4927-1024_featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/miraj-of-the-prophet-loc.jpgMiraj-of-the-Prophet-LOCSix images from a total 408 from an unidentified Persian treatise on the Miʻrāj and several other topics from the Hadith (traditions) of the Prophet Muhammad. For more details please click https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/image-13.pngimage-132025-12-07T11:49:26+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2011/06/07/the-mausoleums-of-pir-sadardin-and-pir-hasan-kabirdin/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/jod.pngA Journey of Discovery by Malik MirzaPlease click for article. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/mmirzajod.jpgA Journey of Discovery by Malik MirzaPlease click for article.2025-12-07T11:49:02+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2016/10/21/supreme-knowledge-a-sublime-gift-of-ismaili-ginans-a-commentary-on-pir-sadardins-ginan-karshanaji-bhanare-arjun-sambharo-by-shiraz-pradhan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/supreme-knowledge-gujarati-text-of-karsanaji-bhanare-arjun1.jpgsupreme-knowledge-gujarati-text-of-karsanaji-bhanare-arjunGujarati text of ginan Karsanaji Bhanare Arjun Sambharo composed by Pir Sadardin. Photo: Ginan Central, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.2025-12-07T11:48:38+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/05/30/readings-for-the-birth-annivesary-of-hazrat-ali-a-s-kalam-i-mawla-nahj-al-balaghah-for-young-people-and-more-simerg/2025-12-07T11:47:34+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2012/04/25/simergs-third-anniversary-and-the-blogs-most-popular-pieces-part-1-of-2/2025-12-07T11:47:10+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/05/22/inspiring-and-educational-readings-for-yaum-e-ali-the-birth-anniversary-of-hazrat-ali-a-s/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ps359846_l.jpgNaad-e-Ali in Ottoman calligraphy. Photo Credit: The Trustees of the British Museum. Copyright.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/hussein-rashid.jpgHussein Rashid2025-12-07T11:46:36+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/06/18/a-collection-of-inspiring-stories-readings-and-photo-essays-of-the-ismailis-of-tajikistan/2025-12-07T11:46:08+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/08/14/an-interview-on-nasir-khusraw-australian-broadcaster-in-conversation-with-alice-hunsberger/2025-12-07T11:45:42+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/03/25/what-went-down-back-in-the-day-on-march-5-1046-a-dream-took-nasir-khusraw-on-a-19000-km-journey-and-what-was-the-poet-like-read-interview-and-watch-video/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/simerg-nasir-khusraw-featured-image-2.jpgSimerg Nasir Khusraw Featured Image 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/simerg-nasir-khusraw-featured-image-1.jpgSimerg Nasir Khusraw Featured Image2025-12-07T11:44:32+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/03/08/passings-vazirbanoo-amina-anil-ishani-1947-2024-an-esteemed-homeopath-educator-and-playwright-and-producer-of-drama-on-the-ismaili-giant-nasir-khushraw/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/amina-ishani-tribute-featured-photo-1.jpgAmina Ishani Tribute Featured Photohttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/hazar-imam-aga-khan-with-the-ishanis-and-aminas-parents.jpgHazar Imam Aga Khan with the Ishanis and Aminas parentsMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, pictured in 1985 with Vazir Anil and Vazirbanoo Amina and her parents at the "Nurabad" residence. Photograph: Ishani Family Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/anil-and-amina-ishani.jpgAnil and Amina IshaniVazir Anil and Vazirbanoo Amina Ishani. Photograph: Ishani Family Collection. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/anil-and-amina-ishani-with-their-family-members.jpgAnil and Amina Ishani with their family membersAnil and Amina Ishani are pictured with their family members. Photograph: Ishani Family Collection. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/p_dp_1176.jpgVazirbanoo Amina Anil IshaniMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, and Begum Salimah Aga Khan, pictured with Vazir Anil and Vazirbanoo Amina Ishani and their two daughters Shahin and Karina. Photograph: Ishani Family Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/amina-ishani.jpgAmina IshaniVazirbanoo Amina Anil Ishani (1947 - 2024). Photograph: Ishani Family Collection.2025-12-07T11:44:03+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/06/16/the-ismaili-munajat-ya-ali-khuba-mijalas-translation-and-explanation-by-sadrudin-k-hassam/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/aga-khan-takht-nashini-dar-1957.jpgTakht Nashini Dar-es-Salaam, 1957His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th Imam of Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, will complete his 67 years of Imamat on July 11, 2014. He is seen above on October 19, 1957 at the Takht Nashini celebrations in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, shortly after he became Imam at the age of 21. Please click for Munajat reading. Photo Credit: Ilm Magazine, July 1977.2025-12-07T11:43:09+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/01/19/readings-on-prophet-muhammad-s-a-s-ismaili-ginanic-literature-two-songs-and-a-maulid-in-lamu/2025-12-07T11:42:44+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2011/06/25/preparing-for-mawlana-hazar-imams-didar-short-essential-readings/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/the-aga-khans-i-iv-s.jpgTop to bottom: Imam Shah Hassan Aly Shah (Aga Khan I, 46th Imam), Imam Shah Aly Shah ( Aga Khan II, 47th Imam), Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah (His Highness the Aga Khan IIII, 48th Imam), Mawlana Shah Karim al-Hussayni Hazar Imam (His Highness the Aga Khan IV, 49th Imam) - hereditary Imams of Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims and direct descendants of Prophet Muhammad (sas)The Aga Khans, direct descendants of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.s).https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/the-aga-khans-i-iv.jpgTop to bottom: Imam Shah Hassan Aly Shah (Aga Khan I, 46th Imam), Imam Shah Aly Shah ( Aga Khan II, 47th Imam), Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah (His Highness the Aga Khan IIII, 48th Imam), Mawlana Shah Karim al-Hussayni Hazar Imam (His Highness the Aga Khan IV, 49th Imam) - hereditary Imams of Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims and direct descendants of Prophet Muhammad (sas)2025-12-07T11:42:06+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2013/07/10/the-imamat-essential-quotes-and-readings/2025-12-07T11:41:43+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/01/15/the-parable-of-the-lion-and-the-sheep-in-the-ismaili-ginan-kesri-sinha-sarup-bhulayo-composed-by-pir-shams/2025-12-07T11:41:11+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/03/09/either-by-fluke-or-providence-one-photo-of-his-highness-the-aga-khan-which-i-took-in-1996-at-brown-univeristy-providence-will-always-be-my-greatest-treasure/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/stephenogden.jpgStephenOgdenStephen A. Ogden Jr.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/the-aga-khan-at-brown-university.jpgMawlana Hazar Imam's photoMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highnes the Aga Khan, pictured at "The Green" at Brown University, 1996. Photo: Abdulmalik Merchant2025-12-07T11:40:42+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/04/13/exclusive-the-myanmar-jamatkhana-by-muslim-harji-simergphotos/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/myanmar-jamatkhana-exterior-closeup.jpgMyanmar Jamatkhana Exterior CloseupPlease click on image for photo essay. Copyright: Muslim Harji2025-12-07T11:40:09+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/01/11/aab-i-shifaa-water-that-heals/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/zamzamwell.jpgZamzamwellThe Well of Zamzam is a well located within the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 20 m (66 ft) east of the Kaaba, the holiest place in Islam. According to Islamic belief, it is a miraculously-generated source of water from God, which began thousands of years ago when Prophet Abraham's infant son Ismail was thirsty and kept crying for water. Millions of pilgrims visit the well each year while performing the Hajj or Umrah pilgrimages, in order to drink its water. The Zamzam well was excavated by hand, and is about 30 m (98 ft) deep and 1.08 to 2.66 m (3 ft 7 in to 8 ft 9 in) in diameter. It taps groundwater from the wadi alluvium and some from the bedrock. Originally water from the well was drawn via ropes and buckets, but today the well itself is in a basement room where it can be seen behind glass panels (visitors are not allowed to enter). Electric pumps draw the water, which is available throughout the Masjid al-Haram via water fountains and dispensing containers near the Tawaf area.Photo and Caption Credit: Wikipedia.2025-12-07T11:39:42+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/07/11/condensed-explanation-of-the-ismaili-munajat-ya-ali-khuba-mijalas/2025-12-07T11:39:17+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/09/21/ginan-central-a-portal-to-the-ismaili-communitys-ginanic-literature/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/aga-khan-quote.pngAga Khan Quotehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ginan-central-cem.pngGinan Central CEM2025-12-07T11:38:50+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/11/27/a-spiritual-fathers-love-for-his-community-the-79th-salgirah-birthday-of-mawlana-hazar-imam-his-highness-the-aga-khan/2025-12-07T11:38:26+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2016/01/23/the-imam-a-cosmic-necessity/2025-12-07T11:37:50+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2016/12/02/in-2016-his-highness-the-aga-khans-80th-birthday-and-the-commemoration-of-the-milad-of-the-prophet-muhammad-s-a-s-are-only-hours-apart/2025-12-07T11:37:22+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2016/12/12/his-highness-the-aga-khans-80th-birthday-what-jamats-can-give-to-their-imam-on-this-day-to-make-him-happy/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/aga-khan-portrait-lisbon-imamat-day-darbar-1998.jpgaga-khan-portrait-lisbon-imamat-day-darbar-19982025-12-07T11:36:53+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/01/11/with-our-own-hands-nairobis-shariffa-keshavjee-reflects-on-an-astonishingly-beautiful-book-about-the-food-and-life-in-the-pamirs/2025-12-07T11:36:26+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/05/01/short-readings-to-build-your-knowledge-on-ismaili-theology-esoterics-and-history/2025-12-07T11:36:01+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/10/05/a-eulogy-for-my-mom-by-amyn-naran/2025-12-07T11:35:36+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/11/11/ismailis-of-eastern-canada-and-their-upcoming-holy-encounter-with-their-beloved-49th-imam-his-highness-the-aga-khan-the-importance-of-salawat/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/salawat-calligraphy.jpgSalawat CalligraphySalawat written in Nast'aliq calligraphy. Credit: Wikishia.2025-12-07T11:35:06+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/11/20/an-open-letter-to-all-ismaili-brothers-and-sisters-of-ontario-who-had-a-mulaqat-with-mawlana-hazar-imam-in-toronto-your-stories-have-inspired-us-and-we-will-think-of-you-in-montreal/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/pb202174-mulaqat-booklet-first-page.jpgQur'anic ayat inside front page of Mulaqat Canada 2017 information booklethttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/pb202139.jpgMulaqat 2017 Canada Visit bookletOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMulaqat Canada 2017 information booklet produced by Ismaili institutions, one each for Montreal and Toronto mulaqats. Shown is the bilingual Montreal edition.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/pb202141.jpgCanada MulaqatMulaqat Canada 2017 information booklet produced by Ismaili institutions, one each for Montreal and Toronto mulaqats. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dscf2883.jpgDSCF2883Taufiq Karmaili (right) with a team of local Ismaili singers performing at a devotional evening in Montreal. Photo: Copyright Muslim Harji.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dscf2852.jpgDSCF2852Members of Montreal Jamat in a program of devotional songs. Photo: Copyright Muslim Harji.2025-12-07T11:34:40+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/11/29/a-post-didar-reflection-using-avicennas-realm-of-active-imagination-for-keeping-evergreen-the-consciousness-of-the-holy-encounter-with-mawlana-hazar-imam/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/aga-khan-departure-20171.jpgAga Khan departure 2017Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, waves goodbye at Montreal airport at the end of his recent visit to Canada. Photo: The Ismaili/Moez Visram.2025-12-07T11:34:04+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2018/04/17/mawlana-hazar-imams-diamond-jubilee-darbar-in-nairobi-a-personal-reflection/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/aga-khan-mawlana-hazar-imam-nairobi-darbar-stage-cropped.jpgAga Khan Mawlana Hazar Imam Nairobi Darbar Stage croppedThe Nairobi Darbar stage. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/aai_0184_-_mawlana-hazar-imam-aga-khan-darbar-nairobi-diamond-jubilee.jpgaai_0184_-_Mawlana Hazar Imam-Aga Khan-Darbar-Nairobi Diamond JubileeMawlana Hazar Imam addresses the Jamat during the Diamond Jubilee Darbar in Nairobi. Photo: The Ismaili/Aziz Islamshah.2025-12-07T11:33:36+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2018/06/03/my-last-moments-with-my-loving-papa-alwaez-jehangir-merchant-1928-2018/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/grave-of-jehangir-merchant-1928-2018-2.jpgGrave of Jehangir Merchant (1928 - 2018) 2Grave of Alwaez Jehangir Alibhai Merchant (December 13, 1928 to May 27, 2018) bearing a temporary plaque with his name. He was buried on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Victory Memorial Park located in Surrey, British Columbia. Photo: Nurin Merchant, taken on June 2, 2018.2025-12-07T11:33:08+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2019/07/07/the-dai-and-his-invitation-to-the-truth/2025-12-07T11:32:36+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/03/18/in-worrying-time-of-covid-19-pandemic-let-us-seek-compassion-help-and-hope-from-our-scriptures-and-mawlana-hazar-imams-farmans-that-he-is-present-with-his-murids-all-the-time/2025-12-07T11:31:59+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/04/02/in-light-of-jamatkhana-closures-due-to-covid-19-let-us-pray-for-mushkil-asan-during-week-of-satada-which-would-have-been-observed-in-canada-from-april-3/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/p3225409_ismaili-centre-toronto.jpgIsmaili Centre ToorontoThe Toronto Ismaili Centre patiently awaits the filling of the vast prayer space or Jamatkhana underneath its magnificent dome, once the city of Toronto has declared victory over Covid-19, and allows large gatherings. Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerg. 2025-12-07T11:31:32+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/04/23/a-rare-100-year-old-family-photo-fills-in-a-few-blanks-of-ismaili-khoja-history-in-east-africa/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/zahir-k-dhalla.jpgzahir-k-dhallahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/huseinali-harji-with-sword.pnghuseinali-harji-with-swordPhoto 1: Huseinali Harji (with sword) wedding photo. In the Ismaili Club’s courtyard, Zanzibar, early 1920s. It used to be the British Club where Dr. David Livingstone stayed in the late 1860s. Photo: Safder Alladina, Zerabai’s {10 in photo} youngest son. Captioning: Marhum Kassamali Tejpar, Roshan’s {3} husband. Please click on photo for enlargement.2025-12-07T11:30:28+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/06/07/the-3-unforgettable-ginan-singers-in-my-life-a-tribute-to-alidina-jamal-allaudin-daya-and-shamshu-bandali-haji/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/mukhi-alidina-jamal-allaudin-daya-and-alwaez-shamshu-bandali-haji-featured-image-v-small-1.jpgMukhi Alidina Jamal, Allaudin Daya, and Alwaez Shamshu Bandali HajiMukhi Alidina Jamal, Dr. Allaudin Daya, and Alwaez Shamshu Bandali Haji https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/mukhi-alidina-jamal-and-alwaez-shamshu-bandali-haji-featured-image.jpgMukhi Alidina Jamal and Alwaez Shamshu Bandali Haji Featured Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/mukhi-alidina-and-mukhiani-roshankhanu-jamal.jpgMukhi Alidina and Mukhiani Roshankhanu JamalMukhi Alidina and Mukhiani Roshankhanu Jamalhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/upanga-jamatkhana-featured-image-3.jpgUpanga Jamatkhana Featured Image 3https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/upanga-jamatkhana-featured-image-2.jpgUpanga Jamatkhana Featured Image 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/upanga-jamatkhana.jpgUpanga JamatkhanaUpanga Jamatkhana, Dar es Salaam. Photo: Alkarim Pirmohamed2025-12-07T11:30:01+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/06/12/stranglehold-on-neck-of-black-people/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/00591v_loc_james_meredith.jpgEPSON scanner imagePhotograph shows James Meredith walking on the campus of the University of Mississippi, accompanied by U.S. marshals. Photo: Trikosko, Marion S / us Library of Congress via U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collectionhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/25710v_loc_roosevelt_lincoln_slaves.jpg25710v_LOC_Roosevelt_Lincoln_Slaveshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/3b23275r_loc_slave-sold-from-his-family.jpg3b23275r_LOC_Slave sold from his family2025-12-07T11:29:34+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/07/07/challenges-facing-deaf-ismailis-around-the-world-and-what-the-jamat-can-do-to-support-them/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/deaf-ismailis-2.jpgDeaf Ismailis 2President Ameer Kassam Lakha of the Aga Khan Ismaili Council for Canada gives his weekly address to the Canadian Jamat during the Friday Night Reflections program, while a sign interpreter conveys his message to Deaf Ismailis. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/deaf-ismailis-.jpgDeaf Ismailis2025-12-07T11:28:46+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/07/16/the-melodious-life-and-legacy-of-shamshu-jamal-1936-2019/2025-12-07T11:28:22+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/08/06/recitations-of-pir-sadardins-ginan-eji-anand-anand-with-a-note-on-eid-al-ghadir/2025-12-07T11:27:26+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/08/29/exclusive-photo-essay-simergphotos-the-mausoleum-of-pir-shams/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/mmiraza_pir_shams023_1200-featured-photo-for-simerg.jpgPir Shams MausoleumPir Shams Mausoleumhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/mmiraza_pir_shams023_1200.jpgPir Shams MausoleumPir Shams Mausoleum2025-12-07T11:26:55+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/01/22/alwaeza-maleksultan-jehangir-merchant-june-9-1931-january-21-2021/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/alwaeza-merchant-with-begum-salimah-and-gulzar-muller.pngalwaeza-merchant-with-begum-salimah-and-gulzar-mullerLate Gulzar Muller (centre) introduces Mrs. Merchant to Begum Salimah Aga Khan at a function held in London during Mawlana Hazar Imam His Highness the Aga Khan's week long visit to the Ismaili Muslim community of the United Kingdom in September 1979. Photograph: Jehangir Merchant collection.2025-12-07T11:26:25+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/03/01/passing-sadru-velji-our-beloved-nana/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sadrudin-velji-portrait.jpgSadrudin Velji portraitSadrudin Velji (1933 - 2021). Photo: Sadrudin Velji Family Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sadru-velji-portrait-large.jpgSadru Velji Portrait largehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/merchant-and-veljis.jpgMerchant and VeljisMalek Merchant (d. January 2021) cuts the birthday cake for her husband Jehangir (d. May 2018) as he celebrates his 89th birthday on December 13, 2017 surrounded by family friends Sadru Velji (d. January 2021 and his wife Sakerkhanu. The Velji family were pillars of strength for the Merchants. Photo: Nasreen Rahemtulla.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/mr-and-mrs-velji-cropped.jpgMr and Mrs Velji croppedSadru and Sakerkhanu Veljihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sadru-velji-on-voluntary-duty-cropped.jpgSadru Velji on voluntary duty croppedSadru Velji considered it an honour to vacuum the Jamatkhanas in Vancouver. Here he is seen performing his weekly duties at the Burnaby Lake Jamatkhana. Photo: Velji Family Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sadru-velji-portrait-cropped-medium.jpgSadru Velji Portrait Cropped mediumSadrudin Velji (30 October 1933 - 26 January 2021). Photo: Velji Family Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/velji-with-nyerere-large.jpgVelji with Nyerere largeIn this very rare photo, date unknown, Sadruddin Velji is seen greeting Tanzania’s President Julius Nyerere, as a watchful crowd looks on. Photo: © Sadruddin Velji Family Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/newly-married-mr-and-mrs-velji-being-blessed-by-the-aga-khan-1957-in-dar-es-salaam-large.jpgNewly married Mr and Mrs Velji being blessed by the Aga Khan 1957 in Dar es Salaam largeA garlanded Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan conducts the marriage of Sadruddin and Sakerkhanu Velji during his Takhtnashini visit to Dar es Salaam in October 1957. Photo: © Sadruddin Velji Family Collection.2025-12-07T11:25:48+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/02/23/hazrat-alis-birth-anniversary-ginan-recitation-by-shamshu-bandali-haji/2025-12-07T11:25:21+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/10/08/pir-hasan-kabirdins-ginan-ooncha-re-kot-explanation-and-recitation-with-metaphoric-video-footages-from-torontos-amazing-salmon-run/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/20210930_malik_merchant_salmon_don_trail-east.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA Chinook salmon swimming in the shallow waters of Don River, at Don Trail East, September 30, 2021. Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/20211005_salmon_humber-river_toronto_pic-2.jpg20211005_Salmon_Humber River_Toronto_pic 2Chinook salmon successfully leaps over a dam on Humber River at Étienne Brûlé Park in Toronto, October 5, 2021. Image clipped from video. Malik Merchant/Simerg.2025-12-07T11:24:57+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/03/18/the-fragrance-of-spring/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/p5035435_japan_cultural_centre_cherry-blossoms-spaced-4.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/p5035435_japan_cultural_centre_cherry-blossoms-spaced-3.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/p5035426_japan-cultural-centre_cherry-blossoms_spaced-4.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/p5035426_japan-cultural-centre_cherry-blossoms_spaced-3.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/p5035426_japan-cultural-centre_cherry-blossoms_spaced-2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/p5035426_japan-cultural-centre_cherry-blossoms_spaced-1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/p5035426_japan-cultural-centre_cherry-blossoms_spaced.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/p5035435_japan_cultural_centre_cherry-blossoms-spaced-2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/p5035435_japan_cultural_centre_cherry-blossoms-spaced-1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/p5035435_japan_cultural_centre_cherry-blossoms-spaced.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2025-12-07T11:24:18+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/02/13/hazrat-ali-the-first-imam-a-collection-of-easy-readings-for-young-and-adult-readers/2025-12-07T11:23:49+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/01/20/jehangir-merchants-contribution-to-an-important-work-by-farhad-daftary-the-gujarati-translation-of-a-short-history-of-the-ismailis/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ismaili-no-toonk-itias-inisde-title-cropped.jpgIsmaili No Toonk Itias inisde title croppedA cropped image of the inside title page of the Gujarati translation of Dr. Farhad Daftary's book A Short History of the Ismailis. The names of translators, Jehangir Alibhai Merchant and Sultanali Mohamed, appear on the last two lines of the page. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/p1200277_cover-page-shoert-history-in-gujarati-medium.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFront and back cover flap of the Gujarati translation of Dr. Farhad Daftary's work A Short History of the Ismailis. The translation was done under the title Ismailiono Toonk Itihas by Ismaili missionaries Jehangir Merchant and Sultanali Mohamed https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ismaili-no-toonk-itias-inisde-title.jpgIsmaili No Toonk Itias inisde titleInside title page of Gujarati translation of Dr. Farhad Dadtary's book A Short History of the Ismailis. The names of translators, Jehangir Alibhai Merchant and Sultanali Mohamed appear on the last two lines of the page. 2025-12-07T11:23:19+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/02/02/ethics-in-hazrat-alis-kalam-i-mawla/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/aga-khan-american-uiversity-in-cairo-4a.jpgAga Khan American Uiversity in Cairo 4Ahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/image-4.pngShia Prayer Manual Imam AliShi`ite Prayer Manual - One of the most revered religious and holy figures of Islam is ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (ca. 601–661), whose honorary name, Amīr al-Mu‘minīn, translates into Persian as the “prince of the believers.” Written works by ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib and sayings attributed to him are sacred to the Shi`ite faithful, particularly among Persian-speakers. This hand-written prayer manual displays the words of ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib in the original Arabic in the Naskh calligraphic style and in a smaller-font Persian translation in red in the Nasta‘liq calligraphic style by Abū al-Qāsim Shīrāzī. Credit: Library of Congress.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/image-3.pngimage-3https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/image-2.pngImam Ali Kalam-i Mawla IISA page from a Kalam-i Mawla manuscript in the collection of the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/panel-presented-to-hazar-imam-aga-khan-in-canada-during-golden-jubilee_straight-featured-image-2.jpgpanel-presented-to-hazar-imam-aga-khan-in-canada-during-golden-jubilee_straight featured image 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/panel-presented-to-hazar-imam-aga-khan-in-canada-during-golden-jubilee_straight-featured-image.jpgpanel-presented-to-hazar-imam-aga-khan-in-canada-during-golden-jubilee_straight featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/image-1.pngimage-1https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/image.pngimage2025-12-07T11:22:43+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/04/12/laylat-al-qadr-the-holy-night-to-experience-spiritual-treasures-and-to-seek-to-come-closer-to-god/2025-12-07T11:22:21+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/05/07/exclusive-khatoon-noonan-member-of-the-uk-ismaili-muslim-community-creates-a-winning-dish-in-u3a-competition-celebrating-the-coronation-of-king-charles-iii/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/khatoon-noonan.jpgKhatoon NoonanKhatoon Noonan presents her dish Pickling Mutton Curry which won Cook for the King competition to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III. 2025-12-07T11:21:54+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/01/20/remembering-mrs-merchant-an-outstanding-teacher-and-missionary-in-the-ismaili-muslim-community/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/tribute-to-mrs-merchant.jpgTribute to Mrs MerchantOne of many tributes penned by an Ismaili Baitul Ilm (BUI) student as Mrs. Merchant retired from professional teaching in the early 1990's. Her professional service with Ismaili instituions began in Lourenco Marques (now Maputo), Mozambique in 1954. She continued to render honorary services until she passed away in 2021. Photograph: Tribute volume presented to Mrs Merchant by Londin BUI students, 1990s. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/mrs.-merchant-presented-witha-bouquet-by-her-students.jpgMrs. Merchant presented witha bouquet by her studentsMrs Merchant is presented with a bouquet of flowers on behalf ot the Baitul Ilm students as she and her husband, Jehangir, retire from professional duties with the Ismaili Tariqah and Religious Education Board for the UK (ITREB); 1990s. Photograph: Jehangir Merchant Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1992_nurin-with-her-grandparents.jpg1992_Nurin with her grandparentsMr and Mrs Merchant with their newly born granddaughter Nurin, daughter of Malik and Rozina Merchant, July 1992. Nurin is now a veteriniarian and has been practicing for the past 5 years afater grauating from the The Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph. Photograph: Malik Merchant Collectionhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/mum-at-aiglemont-with-hazar-imam-and-others.jpgMum at Aiglemont with Hazar Imam and othersMrs. Merchant, in red dress, in the presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, during her visit to Aiglemont in the 1980s. In picture are Diwan Sir Eboo Pirbhai, an iconic leader of the Ismaili community in the 20th century, and missionaries Rahim Bana and Nizar Chunara, Photograph: Jehangir Merchant Collection.2025-12-07T11:21:14+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/02/05/the-spiritual-ascension-of-the-prophet-muhammad-with-recitation-of-verses-from-the-kalam-i-mawla-of-hazrat-ali-the-first-imam/2025-12-07T11:20:49+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/02/13/passings-zawahir-moir-distinguished-scholar-of-ismaili-literature-passes-away-in-london-at-the-age-of-90/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/essays-honouring-zawahir-moir.jpgEssays Honouring Zawahir MoirGinans Texts and Contexts: Essays on Ismaili Hymns from South Asia in Honour of Zawahir Moirhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ismaili-hymns.jpgIsmaili HymnsIsmaili Hymns from South Asia by Christopher Shackle and Zawahir Moir, Routledge, July 6, 2000.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/zawahir-moir-photograph-1.jpgZawahir Moir PhotographParticipants at the Devotional Expressions of South Asian Muslims conference organized by The Institute of Ismaili Studies and held at The Ismaili Centre, London, in November 2006. Zawahir Moir is in the front row, third from the left.2025-12-07T11:20:12+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/03/14/aitmadi-dr-aziz-rajabali-kurwa-passes-away-in-calgary-aged-91-he-pursued-excellence-encouraged-ideas-and-implemented-significant-programs-during-his-decades-of-service-to-the-ismaili-community-i/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/al-misbah-magazine-2.jpgAl Misbah Magazine 2The bi-lingual Gujarati-Ismaili Al-Misbah magazine was launched in the UK during Dr. Aziz Kurwa's term as the President of the Ismailia Association for the UK.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/aziz-and-shirin-kurwa.jpgAziz and Shirin KurwaAitmadi Aziz Kurwa and Aitmadibanoo Shirin Kurwa. Photograph: Habib Kurwa family collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/photo-2024-03-14-16-45-21.jpgDr. Aziz KurwaAitmadi Dr. Aziz Kurwa pictures with his son Dr, Habib Kurwa and his wife Farzana and their two children Khalil, and Hassan. Photograph: Habib Kurwa family collecion.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/portrait-aziz-kurwa-2.jpgPortrait Aziz Kurwa 2Aitmadi Dr. Aziz Rajabali Kurwa (d. March 13, 2024, aged 91)https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/portrait-aziz-kurwa.jpgPortrait Aziz Kurwa Aitmadi Dr. Aziz Rajabali Kurwa (d. March 13, 2024, aged 91)https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/dr-kurwa-poetic-festival.jpgdr kurwa poetic festivalAziz Kurwa, produce and director of "The Festival of Poetic Expressions" speaking at the event which was held by the Ismaili Council for the UK in London, Manchester and Germany to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan Aga Khan.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/197909_hazar-imam-being-presented-with-fatimid-coins-by-dr-kurwar-featured-image-2.jpg197909_Hazar Imam being presented with Fatimid Coins by Dr Kurwar featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/035-jehangir-with-religious-education-teachers-shown-and-leadership-and-staff-of-the-uk-ismailia-association.jpg035-jehangir-with-religious-education-teachers-shown-and-leadership-and-staff-of-the-uk-ismailia-associationDr, Aziz Kurwa, President of the Ismaili Association for the UK between 1979-1985, seated 3rd from left, pictured with the members, staff and teachers who served under him him. Photograph: Jehangir Merchant Family Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/197909_hazar-imam-being-presented-with-fatimid-coins-by-dr-kurwar.jpg197909_Hazar Imam being presented with Fatimid Coins by Dr KurwarLondon, 1979: His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th hereditary Imam of the Ismailis and direct descendant of the Propher Muhammad (s.a.s) receiving Fatimid Gold dinars from Dr. Aziz Kurwa, a long serving leader of the Ismaili community who was at the time President of the Ismailia Association for the U.K. Photograph: Ilm Magazine.2025-12-07T11:19:50+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/03/17/beautiful-recitations-of-the-16th-century-ginan-navroz-na-din-sohamna-and-composer-sayyid-fatehali-shahs-fervent-search-and-illuminating-meeting-with-his-spiritual-master-the-imam/2025-12-07T11:19:26+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/08/14/a-reflection-and-tribute-to-great-teachers-in-tanzanias-small-town-mbeya-the-significant-era-of-the-1940s-through-the-1960s/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/mbeya-teachers-featured-image.jpgMbeya Teachers Featured Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/aga-khan-foundation-academy-dacca.jpgAga Khan Foundation Academy DaccaMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Aga Khan Academy in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in May 2008. Photograph: Gary Otte/The Ismaili. Gary Ottehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/picture3-1.jpgPicture3The photo of staff and students of the Indian Public School from around the late 1940s. Among those in the photograph are Haji Yusufmia (wearing hat), Mr Hassam Somani, Mr Sadru Bhanji Jiwa, Mr Gulamhussein Mukadum, Mr Hassanali Dhanani and other teachers. All pupils many of whom must have passed away, or still living in their nineties. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/picture14-1.jpgPicture14Mr. Hassanali A Walji (Dr. Walji) with Mawlana Sultan Mohomed Shah, His Highness the Aga Khan; mid-1950s. Photograph: Dr. Mohamed Manji collection.2025-12-07T11:18:55+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/01/18/a-beautiful-story-from-september-7-1979-i-want-ginan-mawlana-hazar-imam-his-highness-the-aga-khan-tells-mukhi-nurdin-jivraj-during-his-final-7-day-meeting-with-uks-ismaili-muslims/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/aga-khan-in-london-september-1979-olympia-hall-002.jpgAga Khan in London September 1979 Olympia Hall 002Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, walks through his followers and past the Ismailia Association literature counter as he departs Olympia Hall after his final audience with the Ismailis in London in September 1979. Photograph: Sarfaraz Sadruddin/Ilm Magazine, December 1979.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/aga-khan-in-london-september-1979-olympia-hall-featured-image.jpgAga Khan in London September 1979 Olympia Hall featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/aga-khan-in-london-september-1979-olympia-hall.jpgAga Khan in London September 1979 Olympia HallMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, delivering his Farman to the UK Jamat in Olympia Hall London during his weeklong visit from September 1-7, 1979. On stage are Mukhi Nurdin Jivraj and Kamadia Nizar Dhanani with their respective wives, and Mrs. Merchant seated at far left. Photograph: Jehangir Merchant collection. dHANANI amongst the UK Jamat in London Olympia in 1979. Photo: Jehangir Merchant collection. 2025-12-07T11:18:33+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/03/25/passings-long-serving-ismaili-educator-and-research-scholar-sadrudin-kassamali-hassam-passes-away-in-london-england-aged-88/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/sadrudin-hassam-with-colleagues-002.jpegSadrudin Hassam with colleagues 002Sadrudin Hassam with the UK Jamati and ITREB leadership and colleagues. Photograph: Sadrudin Hassam family collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/sadrudin-hassam-with-colleagues-001.jpegSadrudin Hassam with colleagues 001Sadrudin Hassam with colleagues and students attending a special project, Photograph: Sadrudin Hassam Family collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/sadrudin-hassam-with-colleagues-005b.jpgSadrudin Hassam with colleagues 005bSadrudin Hassam, standing 2nd from left, with ITREB U.K. leadership including Chairman Noordin Kasssam, and colleagues. Photograph: Sadrudin Hassam Family collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/sadrudin-hassam-with-colleagues-004a.jpgSadrudin Hassam with colleagues 004ASadrudin Hassam, seated lef, with the Ismailia Association (ITREB), u.K. leadership, colleagues and Baitul-Ilm teachers. Photograph: Sadrudin Hassam Family collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/sadrudin-hassam-with-colleagues-003.jpegSadrudin Hassam with colleagues 003Sadrudin Hassam with his colleagues Jehangir and Maleksultan Merchanthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/mawlana-shah-karim-with-sadrudin-hassam-001.jpgMawlana Shah Karim with Sadrudin Hassam 001Mawlana Shah Karim, His Highness the Aga Khan IV, with Sadrudin Hassamhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/mawlana-shah-karim-with-sadrudin-hassam-featured-image.jpgMawlana Shah Karim with Sadrudin Hassam featured imageAga Khan with Sadrudin Hassamhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/sadrudin-hassam-with-family.jpegSadrudin Hassam with familySadrudin Hassam with his family. Photograph: Sadrudin Hassam Family collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/sadrudin-kassamali-hassam-portrait.jpegSadrudin Kassamali Hassam portraitSadrudin Hassam2025-12-07T11:17:42+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/04/19/i-joy-and-blessings-of-ginans-and-ii-recitation-and-explanation-of-kesri-sinha-sarup-bhulayo/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_4773s.jpghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ginans-joy-and-blessings-small.jpgJoy and Blessings of Ginanshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ginans-joy-and-blessings.jpgGinans - Joy and Blessings2025-12-07T11:17:17+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/11/25/prophet-muhammad-in-ismaili-ginans/2025-12-07T11:16:47+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2016/08/15/an-exploration-of-eight-ismaili-ginans-on-science-spirituality-and-pluralism/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/mawlana-hazar-imam-on-ginans.pngMawlana Hazar Imam on Ginans2025-12-07T11:16:20+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/09/24/awesome-and-rare-collection-of-ismaili-ginans-with-music-at-the-british-museum/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/young-india-gramaphone-record.jpgYoung India gramaphone recordA Young India gramaphone record. Photo: The British Library, https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/young-india-images.jpgClockwise from top left: A Young India disk; Young India sign; a collector; and a collection of Young India record. 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Photo: Safder Alladina.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/shariff-and-zera-alladina-patney-1930.jpgShariff and Zera Alladina Patney, 1930Shariff and Zera Alladina Patney, 1930. 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Photo: The Aga Khan Development Network.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/aga-khan-in-regalia.jpgAga Khan in RegaliaHis Highness the Aga Khan in the Jamiapoash which comprises comprises a Khila’at, or “robe of honour” and a Sirpoash meaning “headwear” in Persian. Photo: Aga Khan Development Network. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/aku-world.jpgAKU WorldThe Aga Khan University World. Photo: Aga Khan Development Network.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/aku-arusha-campus.jpgAKU Arusha CampusA depiction of the Aga Khan University's future campus in Tanzania. The Arusha campus will not only be comparable to Karachi’s campus in size and scope, but it will also be the University’s first permanent campus serving students from all across the East African community. Photo: Aga Khan Development Network. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/aku-aeria-view.jpgAKU Aeria ViewAn aerial view of the Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan. The University was chartered as Pakistan's first private international university in 1983 during the reign of President Zia ul-Haq. Photo: Aga Khan Development Network.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/aku-seal-25th-anniversary.jpgAKU Seal 25th AnniversaryThe Aga Khan University Seal on a banner flying to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the University in 2008. Photo: Aga Khan Development Network.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/aku-seal.jpgAKU SealThe Seal of the Aga Khan Universityhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/160730394.jpgOfficial Visit Of Karim Aga Khan In Pakistanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/160730393.jpgMawlana Hazar Imamhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/aga-khan-iv-portrait-chancellor-robe-1989.jpgAga Khan IV Portrait Chancellor Robe 19892025-12-07T11:10:53+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/03/01/in-a-dynamic-and-stirring-address-to-members-of-the-canadian-parliament-his-highness-the-aga-khan-shares-his-faith-perspectives-on-the-imamat-collaboration-with-canada-the-muslim-world-community-t/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/global-centre-for-pluralism.jpgGlobal Centre for PluralismThe Old Canadian War Museum will become the future site of the Global Centre for Pluralism, once renovations are completed inside the building. The Centre is governed by an international Board of Directors chaired by His Highness the Aga Khan. The Global Centre for Pluralism was inspired by the example of Canada’s inclusive approach to citizenship, and works to advance respect for diversity worldwide, believing that openness and understanding toward the cultures, social structures, values and faiths of other peoples are essential to the survival of an interdependent world. 2025-12-07T11:10:27+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/03/12/in-ogden-memorial-lecture-ismaili-imam-speaks-about-the-communications-revolution-and-its-risks-and-says-progess-is-possible-when-todays-complex-world-issues-are-subject-to-competent-intelligent/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/hh-the-aga-khan-speaking-at-brown.jpgHH the Aga Khan speaking at BrownHis Highness the Aga Khan visited Brown at the invitation of University President Christina Paxson. His Ogden Lecture was part of the school’s 250th anniversary celebrations. - Photo: AKDN / Farhez Rayanihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/hh-the-aga-khan-at-brown.jpgHis Highness the Aga Khan at BrownMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, delivering Brown University's Ogden lecture on https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/aga-khan-with-brown-university-ismaili-students.jpgAga Khan with Brown University Ismaili StudentsHis Highness the Aga Khan meets with Ismaili students at Brown University.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/aga-khan-at-brown.jpgAga Khan at BrownA collection of thumbnails from His Highness the Aga Khan's visit to Brown University to deliver the Ogden lecture on the occasion of the University's 250th anniversary. 2025-12-07T11:09:59+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/08/04/the-intellectual-tradition-of-shia-ismaili-islam-by-nadim-pabani/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/pabani-post-image-terminology.jpgPabani Post Image TerminologyPlease click on image to read article2025-12-07T11:09:23+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/06/26/triumphal-moments-in-ismaili-history-jawhars-conquest-of-egypt-and-imam-al-muizzs-resplendent-darbar-in-cairo/2025-12-07T11:08:12+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/07/29/professor-jeremy-johns-of-oxford-on-the-magnificent-seven-the-great-fatimid-rock-crystal-ewers-carved-for-the-fatimid-imams/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/professor-jeremy-johns.jpgProfessor Jeremy JohnsProfessor Jeremy Johns, Oxford Universityhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/fatimid-ewers-magnificent-seven.jpgFatimid Ewers Magnificent Seven'The Magnificent Seven'2025-12-07T11:07:44+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/12/06/the-nile-its-role-in-the-fortunes-and-misfortunes-of-the-fatimid-dynasty-during-its-rule-of-egypt/2025-12-07T11:07:09+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2018/05/02/the-ismaili-imamat-and-spiritual-meaning-communicating-the-zahir-and-the-batin/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/delegation-of-the-ismaili-imamat-by-maki-and-associates-04-for-karims-article.jpgDelegation-of-the-Ismaili-Imamat-by-Maki-and-Associates-04 for Karim's articleDelegation of the Ismaili Imamat, Ottawahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ismailicentre-toronto-for-karims-article.jpgIsmailiCentre toronto for Karim's articleIsmaili Centre, Torontohttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/karim-h-karim.jpgKarim H. 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Photo: David Rumsey Map Collection. 2025-12-07T11:04:15+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/05/31/the-al-azhar-park-cairos-green-lung-was-once-a-dump-site-for-centuries-and-the-aga-khan-transformed-it-to-a-must-visit-world-class-park/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/mhazhar006_4v9a7677.jpgMHAzhar006_4V9A7677A newly wedded couple share a beautiful moment at Cairo's Al-Azhar Park. Please click on image for an exclusive photo essay. Photograph: © Muslim Harji.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/mh_islamiccairo_4v9a7556.jpgMH_IslamicCairo_4V9A7556A view of the Al-Azhar Park in Cairo. Please click on image for Muslim Harjis's exclusive 2025-12-07T11:03:30+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/07/11/july-11-2023-the-66th-anniversary-of-the-aga-khans-ascension-as-the-49th-hereditary-imam-of-the-shia-ismaili-muslim-community/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230711_article-for-imamat-day-featured-image-2-1.jpg20230711_article for Imamat Day featured image 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230711_article-for-imamat-day-featured-image.jpg20230711_article for Imamat Day featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230711_article-for-imamat-day.jpg20230711_article for Imamat Dayhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/karim-ismail_2023_imamat-day-mubarak-2-cropped-and-resized.jpgKarim Ismail_2023_Imamat day mubarak 2 cropped and resizedInspiration for the Qur'anic verse (7:81) shown in this latest Imamat Day Mubarak calligraphy by Toronto's Karim Ismail is drawn from the book "al-Alim wa'l ghulam", pp 153, note 158, edited and translated by James W. Morris. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/karim-ismail_2023_imamat-day-mubarak-2-resized.jpgKarim Ismail_2023_Imamat day mubarak 2 resized2025-12-07T11:03:08+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/08/29/the-fatimid-caliphate-is-represented-in-the-flag-of-the-hashemite-kingdom-of-jordan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/flag-of-jordan-featured-image.jpgFlag of Jordan featured image2025-12-07T11:02:38+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/04/03/ismaili-authors-series-the-epistle-on-the-radiance-a-translation-by-boustan-hirji-of-fatimid-philosopher-al-sijistanis-al-risalah-al-bahirah-the-work-is-crucial-for-understanding-the-depth-of/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/book_front_cover_april_02_2024-adobe-version-medium-1.jpgBook_front_cover_April_02_2024 Adobe version mediumFront cover of the print edition of Boustan Hirji's translation of Fatimid philosopher al-Sijistani's epistle al-Risalah al-Bahira, published by Olduvai Publications, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. 2024. Foreword by Mohamed Abualy Alibhai.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/front-and-back-covers-of-boustan-hirji-ebook.jpgfront and back covers of Boustan Hirji ebookFront and back covers of the PDF edition of Boustan Hirji's translation of Fatimid philosopher al-Sijistani's epistle al-Risalah al-Bahira, published by Olduvai Publications, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. 2024. 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Photo created/ published between 1865 and 1872. Credit: The US Library of Congress. 2025-12-07T10:59:45+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/01/14/the-meaning-of-sinan-the-name-of-the-second-prince-welcomed-by-prince-rahim-and-princess-salwa-aga-khan/2025-12-07T10:59:16+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/03/30/his-highness-the-aga-khan-49th-ismaili-imam-sends-blessings-to-his-worldwide-followers-and-tells-them-he-is-thinking-of-them-every-minute-of-the-day-each-day/2025-12-07T10:58:36+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/04/01/pir-hasan-kabirdins-humble-entreaty-to-ali-or-the-imam-of-the-time-beautiful-recitation-and-translation-of-ginan-sahebe-farman-lakhi-mokalea/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ginan-sahebe-farman-lakhi-mokalea.jpgGinan Sahebe Farman Lakhi Mokalea2025-12-07T10:58:03+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/05/23/mawlana-hazar-imams-message-and-loving-blessings-to-the-worldwide-jamat-on-the-occasion-of-eid-ul-fitr-with-translation-in-8-languages/2025-12-07T10:57:36+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/12/27/simerg-2020-in-pictures-and-words-blessings-from-his-highness-the-aga-khan-photos-from-private-collections-and-tributes-to-deceased/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/featured-photo-2020-review-2-1.jpgFeatured Photo 2020 Review 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/featured-photo-2020-review-4-1.jpgFeatured Photo 2020 Review 4https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/featured-photo-2020-review-4.jpgFeatured Photo 2020 Review 42025-12-07T10:56:50+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/01/10/institute-of-ismaili-studies-historical-aspirations-contemporary-possibilities/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1975-paris-conference-ismailis-association-with-hazar-imam-2.jpg1975 Paris Conference Ismailis Association with Hazar Imam 2Mawlana Hazar Imam met with leaders of the Ismailia Association and Ismaili scholars in April 1975 in Paris. A decision was taken at the world conference to establish the Institute of Ismaili Studies. Photo: Ilm magazine, October 1975.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/new-members-iis-new-board-of-governors-1.jpgNew Members IIS New Board of GovernorsNew Board of Governors of the Institute of Ismaili Studies, appointed by Mawlana Hazar Imam effective December 13, 2020. Top row (from left): Professor Ali Asani, Dr Nadia Eboo Jamal, Mrs Karina Govindji, Dr Arif Jamal, Mr Rahim Karim, Mr Alykhan Kassam, and Professor Nacim Pak-Shiraz. Bottom row (from left): Mr Amyn Kassim-Lakha, Professor Tashmin Khamis, Mr Naguib Kheraj, Dr Sharofat Mamadambarova, Dr Shogufa Mir Maleky, Mr Habib Motani, and Professor Farid F. Panjwani. Collage by Barakah from IIS profile photoshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/iis_board-of-governors-2015-large_0.jpgIIS_board-of-governors-2015-large_0The IIS Board of Governors (1995-2020). From left to right: Mr Naguib Kheraj (who remains on the new board appointed on December 13, 2020), Dr Mohamed Keshavjee, Dr Shafik Sachedina, Dr Aziz Esmail, Mr Zauhar Meghji and Professor Afzal Ahmed. Missing in the photo is the Late Professor Mohammed Arkoun who was also a member on the Board. He passed away on September 14, 2010 at the age of 82. Photo: The IIShttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/karim-h-karim_isc-2017.jpgKarim H Karim_ISC 2017Karim H. Karim2025-12-07T10:56:00+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/03/25/important-article-on-the-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-and-autoimmune-and-liver-diseases/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/auto-immune-chart.jpgAuto immune chart2025-12-07T10:54:27+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/07/21/his-highness-the-aga-khans-messages-to-his-ismaili-muslim-spiritual-children-around-the-world-since-march-2020/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/talikas-post-featured-image-1.jpgTalikas Post Featured Image2025-12-07T10:53:30+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/05/18/mukhi-fazal-moloo-of-mbozi-tanzania-a-devoted-murid-of-mawlana-hazar-imam/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/fazal-moloo-and-spouse-featured-image.jpgFazal Moloo and spouse featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/fazal-moloo-and-family_featured-image-small.jpgFazal Moloo and family_featured image smallhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/drhm3255_ismaili_council_letter_for_fazal-mollo.jpgDRHM3255_Ismaili_Council_Letter_for_Fazal MolloLetter from the Aga Khan Provincial Council for Mbeya Tanzania to the family of Mukhi Fazal Moloo following his passing, Simerg. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/whatsapp-image-2021-03-28-at-4.44.16-pm.jpegWhatsApp Image 2021-03-28 at 4.44.16 PMhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/fazal-moloo-and-family.jpgFazal Moloo and familyhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/mbozi-jk-front-door.jpegMbozi JK front DoorA view of the first Mbozi Jamatkhana that was housed in a large room at the residence of Fazal Mollo for 6 years from 1955-1961.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/mbozi-jk-front-door-background.jpegMbozi JK front door backgroundhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/mbozi-jk-on-left.jpegMbozi JK on Lefthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/fazal-moloo-and-spouse.jpgFazal Moloo and spouseLate Fazal Moloo with his wife Sakerkhanu who is now 93, and lives in Vancouver. She teaches Jamati members to make tasbihs and makes and repairs broken tasbihs for Burnaby Lake and Tricity Jamatkhanas in Vancouver. Photo: Late Fazal Moloo Family Collection. 2025-12-07T10:53:05+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/10/11/an-unforgettable-thanksgiving-weekend-a-great-bbq-historical-photos-and-a-rejuvenating-holy-message-of-blessings-from-mawlana-hazar-imam/2025-12-07T10:52:37+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/12/25/photographs-and-description-of-the-85th-birthday-gift-presented-to-his-highness-the-aga-khan-by-his-worldwide-ismaili-community/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/hazar_imam_85c.webphazar_imam_85cMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, the 49th Hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims is seen holding one of the two 19th century porcelain vases presented to him by Ismaili leaders on behalf of the global Ismaili community on the occasion of his 85th auspicious birthday on December 13, 2021. Photo: Fernando Costa / IPL via The Ismaili. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/mawlana-hazar-imam-holding-porcelain-vase-simerg-featured-photo.jpgMawlana Hazar Imam Holding Porcelain Vase Simerg Featured Photo2025-12-07T10:52:02+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/01/21/to-mrs-merchant-with-love-to-the-best-ever-memories-from-her-students-in-london-england/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/recitation-by-bui-students-at-mrs.-merchant-function.jpgRecitation by BUI students at Mrs. Merchant functionA group of BUI students perform a recitation at the retirement party in honour of Mr. and Mrs. Merchant who served as missionaries and religious education teachers with ITREB UK. Photo: Jehangir Merchant Family Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/mrs-merchant-and-tasneem-virani-at-retirement-party.jpgMrs Merchant and Tasneem Virani at retirement partyMrs. Merchant helped by Tasneem Virani cuts a cake at the tribute party held on the occasion of her retirement from ITREB UK. She and her husband were recognized for their services to the UK Jamat in a speech delivered by Ms. Virani (see excerpts below). Photo: Jehangir Merchant Family Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/mrs-merchant-with-senior-students-bui-uk-featured-image.jpgMrs Merchant with senior students BUI UK Featured ImageMr. and Mrs Merchant with the UK leadership, teachers and senior students of BUI Central London, UK, July 1992. Photo: Jehangir Merchant Family Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/tribute-page-mrs.-merchant.jpgTribute page Mrs. MerchantTitle page of tribute album prepared for Mrs. Merchant. Photo: Jehangir Merchant Family Collection,https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/tribute-by-student-to-mrs.-merchant.jpgTribute by student to Mrs. MerchantA tribute by a BUI student to Mrs. Merchant. Photo: Jehangir Merchant Family Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/mrs.-merchant-admires-a-card-that-she-receives-on-her-retirement.jpgMrs. Merchant admires a card that she receives on her retirementMrs. Merchant admires a beautiful card presented to her during her retirement from the Ismaili Tariqah and Religious Education Board for the UK. Photo: Jehangir Merchant Family Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/mrs.-merchant-receives-a-bouquet.jpgMrs. Merchant receives a bouquetA young girl presents a bouquet to Mrs. Merchant on her retirement as a teacher with the Ismaili Tariqah and Religious Education Board for the UK. Photo: Jehangir Merchant Family Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/p1200002.jpgA tribute by a BUI student to Mrs. Merchant. Photo: Jehangir Merchant Family Collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/jehangir-and-malek-merchant-in-tribute-album-2.jpgJehangir and Malek Merchant in Tribute Album 2The first page of the tribute album prepared by the BUI students of London England on the retirement of Mr. and Mrs. Merchant. Photo: Jehangir Merchant Family Collection,2025-12-07T10:51:26+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/02/01/ya-ali-to-rahem-kar-ya-mawla-tu-fazal-kar-and-cry-out-to-ali-beautiful-and-inspiring-songs-to-mark-the-birth-anniversary-of-imam-ali/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/global-prayer-of-hope-featured-image-8-1.jpgGlobal Prayer of Hope Featured Image 82025-12-07T10:51:02+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/04/21/the-aga-khans-principles-and-aspirations-for-a-peaceful-and-equitable-world/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/podcast-featured-image-simerg-1.jpgPodcast Featured Image Simerg2025-12-07T10:50:29+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/07/18/salim-harji-a-devoted-family-man-beloved-friend-to-thousands-and-an-inspiring-and-dedicated-ismaili-volunteer-passes-away-in-calgary-at-the-age-of-70/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/rahim-salim-harji-thumbnail.jpgRahim Salim Harji thumbnailRahim Harjihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/salim-harji-in-vilunteers-uniform.jpgSalim Harji in vilunteers uniformSalim Harji (1952-2023) in the uniform of the Ismaili Volunteers. Photograph: Salim Harji family collection.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/salim-harji-featured-image.jpgSalim Harji Featured Image2025-12-07T10:50:01+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/01/01/chandraat-the-blessed-night-of-the-new-moon-ushers-ismaili-muslims-worldwide-into-2025/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/img_0125cropped1.jpgIMG_0125cropped1New Year 2025 decoration in the foyer of Calgary Headquarters Jamatkhana, December, 31, 2024. Photograph: Malik Merchant/Simerg.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/image.pngAga Khan Global Citizen AwardPhoto annotation: Malik Merchant/Simerg.2025-12-07T10:49:22+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/09/29/there-are-many-ways-to-serve-mawlana-shah-karim-his-late-highness-aga-khan-iv-assured-award-winning-ismaili-scholar/2026-02-05T05:49:28+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2014/10/25/prince-rahim-aga-khan-and-princess-salwa-expecting-their-first-child/2025-12-07T10:48:25+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/07/11/mawlana-hazar-imams-talika-mubarak-and-imamat-a-hereditary-divine-institution-that-has-spanned-1388-years-from-the-time-prophet-muhammad-s-a-s-passed-away-in-632-c-e/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/farsi-1.jpgFarsi2025-12-07T10:47:38+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/03/21/mawlana-hazar-imam-in-his-navroz-talika-emphasizes-covid-19-vaccination-prays-that-the-new-year-will-herald-a-new-beginning-and-gives-blessings-for-fulfilment-of-all-our-wishes/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/navroz-mubarak-2021-kufi-simerg-1.jpgNavroz Mubarak 2021 Kufi SimergConceived and created by Toronto artist Karim Ismail, this calligraphy represents the greeting Navroz Mubarak in Eastern Kufi. Image: © Karim Ismail.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/navroz-2021.2-cropped.jpgNavroz 2021.2 croppedhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/hazar-imam-featured-image-talika-2021-navroz-1.jpgHazar Imam featured Image Talika 2021 Navroz2025-12-07T10:47:05+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/05/01/eid-mubarak-eid-ul-fitr-talika-of-2020-and-an-exquisite-painting-of-mawlana-hazar-imam-his-highness-the-aga-khan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/aga-khan-rendition-by-mobina-650.jpgAga Khan Rendition by Mobina 650Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan. Acrylic on composite wood 13" x 17", January 2022. Painting by Mobina Marani, Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada. Mobina rendered her painting from the original official photo shown immediately below.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/img_0239-1.jpegIMG_0239https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/p4020014_calgary-new-moon.jpgNew moon CalgaryNew moon in the sky above the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, April 2, 2022, 09:47 pm. Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerg.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/p4020014-new-moon-featured-image-1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/img_7574_mawlana-hazar-imam-by-mobina-marani.jpgIMG_7574_Mawlana Hazar Imam by Mobina MaraniA rendering of Mawlana Hazar Imam's portrait by Ismaili artist Mobina Marani (nee Jamani) of Crystal Beach, Ontario. Mobina completed this 13" x 17" acrylic painting on composite wood in January 2022. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/p4020020.jpgNew moon,New moon in the sky above the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, April 2, 2022. Photo: Malik Merchant/Simerg.2025-12-07T10:46:41+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/10/27/mawlana-hazar-imam-his-highness-the-aga-khan-to-bless-ismailis-in-eastern-canada-with-didar-in-november-2017/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-aga-khan-tanzania-darbar-zr1_web_4823.jpg2017 Aga Khan Tanzania Darbar zr1_web_4823His Highness the Aga Khan, Mawlana Hazar Imam, at the Dar es Salaam Darbar in October 2017. 2025-12-07T10:45:59+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/06/08/the-ismailis-unmeasurable-love-for-their-49th-imam-his-highness-the-aga-khan/2025-12-07T10:45:22+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/11/04/ismailis-of-eastern-canada-and-their-coming-holy-encounter-with-their-beloved-49th-imam-his-highness-the-aga-khan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/eastern-canada-maps.jpgEastern Canada MapsEastern Canada shown in green on map (left) consists of the provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec. The total population is 23,946,177 (2016), and approximately 40-45,000 Ismailis live in these provinces, with the largest concentration in Ontario and Quebec. Map credits: (left) yy Connormah - Wikipedia, CC BY 1.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19857457, and (right) Department of Natural Resources.2025-12-07T10:44:44+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/11/09/ismailis-of-eastern-canada-and-their-upcoming-holy-encounter-with-their-beloved-49th-imam-his-highness-the-aga-khan-important-notes-on-baitul-khayal-bol-the-soul-and-imams-status/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/imam-to-be-perceived-with-true-heart-cropped.pngImam to be perceived with true heart croppedPlease click on image for article. Image courtesy of roseannapiter.com.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/imams-essence-to-be-perceived-with-true-heart.pngImam's essence to be perceived with true heart2025-12-07T10:44:10+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/12/05/ismailis-in-hunza-prepare-in-earnest-for-the-aga-khan-photos-videos-barakah/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/aga-khan-visit-preparations-gilgit-baltistan-020-sadruddin-sakhi.jpgAga Khan Visit Preparations Gilgit Baltistan 020 Sadruddin SakhiPlease click on photo for story, videos and more pictures.2025-12-07T10:43:42+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/03/21/mawlana-hazar-imam-his-highness-the-aga-khan-sends-his-blessings-to-world-wide-ismailis-for-navroz-and-mushkil-asan-protection-from-difficulties-with-prayers-for-their-health-and-well-being/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/malik-talib.-chairman-ismaili-leaders-international-forum-1.jpgMalik Talib. Chairman Ismaili Leaders' International ForumMalik Talibhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/aga-khan-darbar-france.jpgAga Khan Darbar FranceMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, pictured at the Diamond Jubilee Darbar in Kenya. Photo: The Ismaili,2025-12-07T10:42:54+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/04/24/mawlana-hazar-imam-his-highness-the-aga-khan-sends-guidance-on-covid-19-with-affection-and-blessings-to-ismailis-around-the-world-text-in-10-languages/2025-12-07T10:42:27+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/05/04/ismailis-on-social-media-you-need-to-take-care-and-stop-indiscriminate-likes-follows-and-forwards/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/social-media-image.jpgSocial Media Image2025-12-07T10:41:45+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/10/18/short-videos-ismailis-keep-unique-culture-alive-on-roof-of-the-world-and-2-canadians-bike-through-wilderness-of-the-pamirs/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/faetured-photo-videos-on-the-pamirs.jpgFaetured Photo Videos on the Pamirs2025-12-07T10:41:10+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2020/12/12/the-birthday-of-his-highness-the-aga-khan-and-its-meaning-for-the-ismailis/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/saligrah-2020.2b.jpgSaligrah 2020.2b2025-12-07T10:40:38+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/07/03/bbc-travel-a-new-road-to-china-for-ismailis-living-in-afghanistans-inaccessible-wakhan-corridor/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/wakhan-corridor-annotated-u-of-texas-1.jpgwakhan-corridor annotated U of TexasThe Wakhan Corridor is an area of far north-eastern Afghanistan which forms a land link or “corridor” between Afghanistan and China. The Corridor is a long and slender panhandle or salient, roughly 140 miles (220 km) long and between 10 and 40 miles (16 and 64 km) wide. It separates Tajikistan in the north from Pakistan in the south. Along with Mazhar e-Shariff (Afgahnistan) Dushanbe (Tajikistan's;'capital) and and Ishkashim which are all circled in red, the map also shows the Panj River. It is a tributary of the Amu Darya. The river is 1,125 km long and forms a considerable part of the Afghanistan – Tajikistan border. Map: Adapted from University of Texas. Annotated by Simerg. 2025-12-07T10:40:11+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/07/18/two-must-watch-short-videos-why-is-ghadir-khumm-in-saudi-arabia-important-and-why-do-ismailis-address-their-imam-his-highness-the-aga-khan-as-khudavind/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/what-ismailis-believe-simerg-featured-image.jpgWhat Ismailis Believe Simerg Featured Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/saudi_arabia_pol_2003-location-of-ghadir-khumm.jpgsaudi_arabia_pol_2003 Location of Ghadir KhummPolitical map of Saudi Arabia and surrounding countries. The approximate location of Ghadir Khumm near the modern day town of Ragibh (known in the past as Al-Juhfah) has been highlighted in red. Driving distances: Mecca to Ghadir Khumm (location where Prophet Muhmmad appointed Hazrat Ali as his successor) appx. 208 Kms; and distance from Ghadir Khumm to Medina, appx. 300 kms. Credit: Map adapted by Simerg from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas Libraries 2025-12-07T10:39:22+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/11/13/ask-me-anything-ismaili-institutions-welcome-questions-from-jamati-members-who-seek-answers-and-guidance-on-faith-and-traditions/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ismaili-institutions-ask-me-anything-and-what-ismailis-believe-featured-image.jpgIsmaili Institutions Ask me anything and What Ismailis Believe Featured Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ismaili-institutions-ask-me-anything-featured-image-3.jpgIsmaili Institutions Ask me anything Featured Image 3Ask Me Anything Image in Ismaili newsletter Al-Akhbar published in Canadahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ismaili-institutions-ask-me-anything-featured-image-2.jpgIsmaili Institutions Ask me anything Featured Image 2Ask Me Anything image in the Al-Akhbar newsletter. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ismaili-institutions-ask-me-anything.jpgIsmaili Institutions Ask me anythingAsk Me Anything image in the Al-Akhbar newsletter. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ismaili-institutions-ask-me-anything-featured-image-1.jpgIsmaili Institutions Ask me anything Featured Image2025-12-07T10:38:50+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/07/22/momentous-day-for-ismaili-mountaineer-samina-baig-as-she-scales-k2-the-savage-mountain-with-4-other-muslim-female-climbers/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/us-embassy-pakistan-simerg-featured-image.jpgUS Embassy Pakistan Simerg Featured Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/k2_nordseite.jpgK2_NordseiteK2 North Ridge. Photograph: Kuno Lechner, Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/accomplished_sibling_ismaili_muslim_mounaineers_samina_baig_and_mirza_ali_present_a_momento_to_princess_zahra_and_prince_rahim_-_rahil_imti.jpgaccomplished_sibling_ismaili_muslim_mounaineers_samina_baig_and_mirza_ali_present_a_momento_to_princess_zahra_and_prince_rahim_-_rahil_imtiMountaineer-siblings Samina and Mirza Ali Baig present a memento to Princess Zahra and Prince Rahim at an institutional dinner hosted by the Ismaili Council for Pakistan during their visit to Pakistan in May 2016. Photograph: Rahil Imtiaz Ali/The Ismaili2025-12-07T10:38:21+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/01/27/flashback-2016-photograph-and-video-tears-of-joy-in-kyrgyzstan-as-his-highness-the-aga-khan-blesses-ismailis/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/scan_20230127-aga-khan-blesses-students_naryn_2016.jpgScan_20230127 - Aga Khan Blesses Students_Naryn_2016Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, blesses a crowd during his visit to Naryn, Kyrgyzstan, in October 2016. Please click on photo for inspiring stories from 2025-12-07T10:37:53+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/02/23/norways-forum-18-paints-worrying-picture-of-religious-freedom-for-ismailis-in-tajikistans-gorno-badakhshan-autonomous-province/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/declaration-of-human-rights-3c-2.jpgDeclaration of Human Rights 3Chttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/declaration-of-human-rights-3-1.jpgDeclaration of Human Rights 3https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/declaration-of-human-rights-2a-1.jpgDeclaration of Human Rights 2Ahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/declaration-of-human-rights-3.jpgDeclaration of Human Rights2025-12-07T10:37:27+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/12/10/ismaili-institutions-inform-ismailis-worldwide-that-the-community-in-syria-is-safe/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/salamiyyaview.jpgSalamiyya,viewA view of Salamiyah, a major Ismaili Centre in Syria. Photograph: By Bertramz - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8482328.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/syria_pol_2007-with-salamiyah.jpgsyria_pol_2007 with SalamiyahMap of Syria (2007), with Salamiyah marked with an arrow. University of Texas Libraries, Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection. 2025-12-07T10:36:52+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/02/12/his-highness-prince-rahim-aga-khan-is-enthroned-as-the-50th-ismaili-imam-in-a-beautiful-ceremony-in-lisbon-ismailis-give-the-new-imam-their-oath-of-allegiance/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/rahim-aga-khan-004.jpgRahim Aga Khan 004https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/rahim-aga-khan-001-featured-image-simerg.jpgRahim Aga Khan 001 featured image simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/rahim-aga-khan-003-featured-image-simerg.jpgRahim Aga Khan 003 featured image simerg2025-12-07T10:36:22+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/02/20/fitting-simple-and-beautiful-prince-rahim-aga-khan-shares-his-feelings-on-events-following-the-passing-of-his-father-as-ismailis-hold-firm-to-the-rope-of-imamat/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/shah-rarim-message-featured-image-simerg.jpgShah Rarim Message Featured Image simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/rahim-aga-khan-002.jpgRahim Aga Khan 002Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan, signs the Ismaili Constitution in his name at the Diwan of the Ismaili Imamat, the Headquarters of the Imamat in Lisbon on the historic occasion of his Takht-nishini (ceremonial installation), February 11, 2025. Photograph: Akbar Hakim / The Ismaili.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/rahim-aga-khan-001.jpgRahim Aga Khan 001Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan, signs the Ismaili Constitution in his name at the Diwan of the Ismaili Imamat, the Headquarters of the Imamat in Lisbon on the historic occasion of his Takht-nishini (ceremonial installation), February 11, 2025. Photograph: Akbar Hakim / The Ismaili.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/shah-karim-burial-aswan-006.jpgShah Karim burial Aswan 006The caasket of the late Prince Karim Aga Khan IV is carried to the mausoleum of his grandfather Aga Khan III where he was interred, Aswan, Egypt, February 9,2025. Photograph: Akbar Hakim / IPL..https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/p2080053.jpgPrince Karim funeral LisbonMawlana Hazar Imam, Shah Rahim Al Hussaini, and members of Mawlana Shah Karim’s family, seated in the funeral hall at the Ismaili Centre Lisbon, February 8, 2025. Photograph: Gary Otte / IPL 2025-12-07T10:35:57+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/07/11/artistic-greeting-cards-in-arabic-scripts-for-his-highness-the-aga-khans-65th-imamat-day-revolve-around-a-phrase-from-the-quran/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220711_rasikhun-fi-ilm-featured-image-simerg-2.jpg20220711_Rasikhun fi ilm Featured Image Simerg 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/p7050113_malik-p0rtrait_small.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220711_rasikhun-fi-ilm-featured-image-simerg.jpg20220711_Rasikhun fi ilm Featured Image Simerg2025-12-07T10:35:13+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2022/03/20/why-is-his-highness-the-aga-khans-navroz-encounter-on-march-21-1960-with-the-ismailis-in-burma-a-historic-day-in-his-imamat/2025-12-07T10:34:37+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/01/01/the-aga-khan-pope-benedict-xvi-the-ismaili-imamat-the-papacy-and-simon-st-peter/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/saint_peter_a33446.jpgSaint_Peter_A33446A painting of Simon Peter or Saint Peter by Marco Zoppo, depicting Peter holding the Keys of Heaven and a book representing the gospel. Photograph: Wikipedia/Public Domain.2025-12-07T10:34:06+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/09/12/prince-amyn-mohamed-aga-khans-impeccable-service-and-devotion-to-the-institution-of-the-ismaili-imamat/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/prince-amyn-aga-khan.jpgPrince Amyn Aga KhanPrince Amyn Aga Khan, born September 12, 1937. Photograph: The Ismailihttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/image-3.pngThe Aga Khan and Prince AmynPrince Amyn Aga Khan, seated at left, looks on as his older brother His Highness the Aga Khan addresses his Ismaili Muslim followers at a grand Darbar -- ceremonial gathering -- in Lisbon, Portugal during his Diamond Jubilee celebrations in July 2018. Photograph: The Ismaili.2025-12-07T10:33:22+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/07/08/mazhar-or-theophany-manifestation-of-god-a-special-reading-to-commemorate-the-67th-imamat-day-of-his-highness-the-aga-khan-july-11-2024/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image.pngimagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/glittering-star-3.jpgGlittering Star 3Glittering Star - Mazhat, Theophany, Imam of the Time, Aga Khan, Hazar Imam 2025-12-07T10:32:53+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/07/10/july-11-2024-ismaili-muslims-celebrate-67th-imamat-day-of-his-highness-the-aga-khan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/imamat-day-card-and-aga-khan-photo-featured-image-simerg.jpgImamat day Card and Aga Khan Photo featured image simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/imamat-day-card-2024-resized.jpgImamat day card 2024 resizedCalligraphy to commemorate the 67th Imamat Day of His Highness the Aga Khan, Mawlana Shah Karim Al Hussaini Hazar Imam. The Quranic verse “Wa Kulla Sha’in Ahsainahu fee Imamim-Mubeen” is in cursive script with the border top and bottom “Shah Karim” in eastern Kufi. Calligraphy and design by Karim Ismail, Toronto, Canada.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/imamat-day-card-and-aga-khan-photo-featured-image.jpgImamat day Card and Aga Khan Photo featured image2025-12-07T10:32:22+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/07/12/ismaili-community-presents-aga-khan-with-unique-gift-from-18th-century-and-canadian-leaders-honour-him-on-his-67th-imamat-day/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/20240711_aga-khan-gift_001-featured-image-barakah.jpg20240711_Aga Khan Gift_001 featured image barakah2025-12-07T10:31:57+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/09/17/zahra-aga-khan-a-life-of-commitment-to-global-development-and-the-ismaili-imamat/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/aku-global-convocation-2023-02-1.jpgaku-global-convocation-2023-02https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/aku_maynooth_zahra_aga-khan-002.jpgaku_maynooth_zahra_aga-khan-002Princess Zahra Aga Khan and the AKU delegation get a tour of Maynooth University while signing the MOU between the Irish University and Aga Khan University. This first-of-its-kind partnership between AKU and an Irish university will promote collaboration in research, student and staff mobility, and knowledge exchange in mutual expertise and development areas. Photograph: Maynooth University via AKDN.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/202405_princess-zahra-in-pakistan-009.jpg202405_princess-zahra-in-pakistan-0092025-12-07T10:31:19+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/11/13/former-b-c-premier-john-horgan-has-passed-away-at-age-65-his-warm-welcome-to-the-aga-khan-in-2018-and-signing-of-a-historic-accord-with-the-ismaili-imamat-in-2022-will-be-etched-in-the-hearts-of-ism/2025-12-07T10:30:50+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/04/22/his-highness-the-aga-khan-on-his-holiness-pope-francis-increased-collaboration-between-the-ismaili-imamat-and-catholic-institutions-and-simon-peter-in-catholic-and-ismaili-traditions/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/prince-rahim-and-pope-francis-simerg-featured-image.jpgPrince Rahim and Pope Francis simerg featured image2025-12-07T10:30:17+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/10/12/rahim-aga-khan-in-pictures-his-remarkable-contribution-to-the-work-of-the-ismaili-imamat/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/featured-imamge-rahim-with-aga-khan.jpgFeatured Imamge Rahim with Aga Khanhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/featured-imamge-rahim-with-aga-khan-and-pope-francis.jpgFeatured Imamge Rahim with Aga Khan and Pope FrancisPrince Rahim with his father, His Highness the Aga Khan, during a tour of an Aga Khan Development Network project in Abidjan,Ivory Coast, in 2008; and Pope Francis shakes hands with Prince Rahim Aga Khan during their private audience in Lisbon, Portugal, on August 4, 2023. The Pope was visiting Lisbon for the World Youth Day. Photograph: Vatican News.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image-1.pngPrince Rahim and Pope FrancisPope Francis warmly greeted Prince Rahim Aga Khan during their private audience in Lisbon, Portugal, on August 4, 2023. The Pope was visiting Lisbon for World Youth Day. Photographs: Gary Otte/AKDN and Vatican News. Please click on the image for Prince Rahim’s articles.2025-12-07T10:29:04+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/02/04/mawlana-shah-karim-al-hussaini-our-beloved-49th-imam-passes-away-the-rope-of-imamat-is-eternal-and-shia-ismaili-muslims-await-the-announcement-of-the-50th-hereditary-imam-who-will-lead-the-communit/2025-12-07T10:28:28+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/02/26/in-pictures-his-highness-prince-rahim-aga-khans-journey-to-becoming-the-50th-hereditary-imam-of-the-ismaili-muslims/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/prince-rahim-portrait-with-story-heading.jpgPrince Rahim Portrait WITH STORY HEADINGPlease click on photo for a pictorial story of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/prince-rahim-portrait-with-story-heading-2.jpgPrince Rahim Portrait WITH STORY HEADING 22025-12-07T10:27:58+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/03/13/on-sunday-march-16-2025-ismaili-muslims-worldwide-will-observe-the-chelhum-of-their-beloved-49th-imam-his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv/2025-12-07T10:26:55+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2011/11/11/reflections-on-ghadir-khumm-by-barnaby-rogerson-jehangir-merchant-and-aziz-kurwa/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ghadir-commemmoration1.jpgIslamic Republic of Iran, Idd-e-Ghadir Commemorative objectsImages of some stamps and coins issued by the Islamic Republic of Iran between 1990 and 2010 commemorating the Idd-e-Ghadir. The inscriptions inlude the Shahada, Qur'anic ayats and the declaration made by Prophet Muhammad at Ghadir Khumm, "Mun Koontu Mawla, Fa Hada, Aliyun Mawla" meaning "He of whom I am the Mawla Ali is also the Mawla."2025-12-07T10:26:23+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2015/09/30/his-highness-the-aga-khan-on-the-imamat-and-the-unity-of-mankind-id-e-ghadir-the-designation-of-hazrat-ali-a-s-as-commander-of-the-faithful/2025-12-07T10:25:42+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2018/08/27/ghadir-khumm-by-late-alwaez-jehangir-merchant-and-the-imamat-by-mawlana-hazar-imam-his-highness-aga-khan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/00-jehangir-merchant-portrait-queen-elizabeth-park-vancouver-cropped-for-simerg.jpg00 Jehangir Merchant Portrait Queen Elizabeth Park Vancouver Cropped for SimergJehangir Merchant (1928-2018)2025-12-07T10:25:11+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/06/12/his-highness-prince-rahim-aga-khan-is-the-50th-imam-in-the-unique-hereditary-succession-of-the-divine-institution-of-imamat-established-at-ghadir-khumm-fourteen-centuries-ago/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ismaili-imamat-featured-image.jpgIsmaili Imamat Featured Image2025-12-07T10:24:05+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/11/03/houston-diary-1-timeline-of-the-development-of-the-ismaili-center-houston-as-his-highness-the-aga-khan-prepares-to-open-it-on-november-6-2025/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/aga-khan-to-open-ich-featured-image.jpgAga Khan to open ICH featured image2025-12-07T10:23:04+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/11/15/nocturnal-journey-a-stunning-four-million-bead-hand-embroidery-at-the-newly-inaugurated-ismaili-center-in-houston-texas/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/pb060127_for-simerg.jpgIsmaili Center Houston artworkPlease click on image exclusive post about artwork at the Ismaili Center in Houstonhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/img_2730-nocturnal-journey.jpgIMG_2730 Nocturnal JourneyVisitors to the Ismaili Center, Houston, get an introduction to Noctunal Journey an artwork embroidered with 4 million beads by a group of 20 Ismaili women2025-12-07T10:22:16+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/11/26/a-warm-tribute-to-kutub-kassam-six-years-after-his-passing/2025-11-28T08:18:39+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/11/19/the-2025-aga-khan-music-awards-four-days-of-concerts-collaborations-and-celebration-of-global-music-with-live-transmission-on-ismaili-tv-on-opening-day-november-20/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/aga-khan-music-awards-2025-featured-image.jpgAga Khan Music Awards 2025 Featured ImageAga Khan Music Awards 2025https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/aga-khan-iv-2019-music-award-portugal-stamps.jpgAga Khan IV 2019 Music award portugal stampsPrior to the concert held on 29 March for the Aga Khan Music Awards, the CEO of CTT (Portugal Postal Services) Francisco Lacerda unveiled a special commemorative stamp in honour of the Awards. Mawlana Hazar Imam, Prince Amyn Aga Khan, and Isabel Mota, President of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation , and Raul Moreira, Head of Philately at CTT, signed first day covers of the commemorative stamp. Photo: The Ismaili/Akbar Hakim.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-winners-akma.jpg2025 winners akmaPlease click on image for information about the winners of the 2025 Aga Khan Music Awards2025-11-20T04:28:59+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/11/04/christianity-today-sheds-light-on-the-ismaili-center-in-houston-and-ismaili-muslims/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/christianity-today-ismaili-center-houson.jpgChristianity Today Ismaili Center HousonPlease click on the photograph to read the article in Christianity Today2025-11-05T06:17:24+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/10/12/his-highness-prince-rahim-aga-khan-54-years-in-pictures/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/malik-merchant.jpgMalik MerchantMalik Merchanthttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/the-story-of-the-aga-khan-feature-image-simerg.jpgThe story of the Aga Khan feature image simergHis Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan, 50th Ismaili Imam2025-10-12T15:57:34+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/09/18/princess-zahra-aga-khan-55-years-in-pictures/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/princess-zahra-mawlana-shah-karim-and-mawlana-hazar-imam-featured-001a.jpgPrincess Zahra, Mawlana Shah Karim and Mawlana Hazar imam Featured 001a Princess Zahra with her brother, the 50th Imam, and with her late father, Mawlana Shah Karim.2025-09-18T09:28:52+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/08/26/coverage-of-his-highness-the-aga-khans-visit-to-kenya-august-25-27-2025/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/20250827_didar_002_feature-photo-simerg-2-1.jpg20250827_Didar_002_feature photo simerg 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/aga-khan-is-honoured-by-president-ruto-featured-photo-simerg-1.jpgAga Khan is honoured by President Ruto featured photo simergPresident William Ruto decorates His Highness the Aga Khan with Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart at the State House on August 26, 2025.. Photograph: AKDN / Akbar Hakim,https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/20250825_aga-khan-arrival_009.jpg20250825_Aga Khan Arrival_009His Highness the Aga Khan waves to his Ismaili followers and well-wishers as his motorcade passes through a road in front of the Ismaili Darkhana Jamatkhana, Nairobi, August 25, 2025.2025-08-28T13:56:58+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/07/19/hunzas-attabad-lake-a-lake-that-wasnt-supposed-to-exist-has-become-one-of-the-most-breathtaking-lakes-in-pakistan-following-a-natural-disaster-15-years-ago/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/attabad-lake-featured-photo.jpgAttabad Lake featured photoAttabad Lakehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image-1.pngHunza spectacular sceneryThe spectacular scenery of the Gilgit-Baltistan region attracts climbers and trekkers from around the world. Photograph: Ali Karim.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image.pngimageFormed by a massive landslide, the lake is now a popular spot for boating, fishing and adventure sports (Credit: Getty Images)2025-07-19T13:09:59+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/07/15/the-aga-khans-historic-visit-to-france-it-is-his-first-visit-to-his-ismaili-followers-after-becoming-their-50th-hereditary-imam-on-february-4-2025/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250712_mawlanan-rahim-hazar-imam_didar_007.jpg20250712_Mawlanan Rahim Hazar Imam_Didar_007https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20251111_aga-khan-macron-meeting-000_1.jpg20251111_Aga Khan Macron meeting 000_12025-07-17T17:57:16+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/06/25/the-aga-khan-in-mozambique/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/rahim-aga-khan_maputo_featured-image-simerg.jpgRahim Aga Khan_Maputo_featured image simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/image-4.pngAga Khan in MozambiqueMinister of Foreign Affairs Her Excellency Ambassador Manuela Lucas receives Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, at Maputo Airport on his arrival in Mozambique, June 22, 2025. Photograph: AKDN / Akbar Hakim. 2025-06-25T16:40:51+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/06/19/mozambiques-president-chapo-visits-the-aga-khan-academy-in-maputo-ahead-of-the-republics-50th-independence-day-on-june-25/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/image-3.pngMawlana Shah Karim Foundation of Aga Khan Academy MaputoPresident Chissano of Mozambique and Princess Zahra Aga Khan look on as Mawlana Shah Karim, His Highness the Aga Khan, addresses dignitaries at the foundation laying ceremony of the Aga Khan Academy Maputo on June 25, 2004. Photograph: The Ismaili USA, December 13, 2004.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/rahim-aga-khan_maputo_academy_opening_2022-1.jpgRahim Aga Khan_Maputo_Academy_opening_2022https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/rahim-aga-khan_maputo_academy_opening_2022.jpgRahim Aga Khan_Maputo_Academy_opening_2022https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/image-2.pngPrince Rahim at inauguration of Aga Khan Academy in Maputo.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/image-1.pngAga Khan Academy MaputoThe President of Mozambique, Daniel Chapo, visits Aga Khan Academy in Maputo, on June 18, 2025, ahead of Mozambique's Independence Day celebration on June 25, 2025. Photograph: https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/image.pngPrince Rahim Aga Khan in Maputo, Aga Khan Academy June 18, 2022Students at the Aga Khan Academy Maputo present an environmental project to Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, then Prince Rahim, during his visit to the campus on March 18, 2022, ahead of its inauguration on Saturday, March 19. Photograph: Akbar Hakim / IPL. 2025-06-21T04:53:45+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/04/26/rare-photos-of-his-late-highness-aga-khan-iv-in-nairobi-kenya-from-mohamed-kassams-archives/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/alijah-kassam-aga-khan-collection-007a.jpgAlijah Kassam Aga Khan Collection 007aSchool teacher Shirin Kassam, sister of Mohamed Kassam, with His Late Highness Aga IV during his visit to the Aga Khan Primary School, Nairobi, Kenya, 1966. Please click on the image to view more photos.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/alijah-kassam-aga-khan-collection-007.jpgAlijah Kassam Aga Khan Collection 007Schoo; teacher, Shirin Kassam, sister of Mohamed Kassam with His Late Highness Aga IV during his school visit to the Aga Khan Primary School, Nairobi, Kenya, 1966. Please click on image to view more photos.2025-04-26T15:42:44+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/04/10/two-birthdays-two-days-two-princes-irfan-aga-khan-and-hussain-aga-khan-in-pictures/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/irfan-aga-khan-with-hazar-imam-featured.jpgIrfan Aga Khan with Hazar Imam featuredhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/irfan-aga-khan-and-hussain-aga-khan-featured-simerg-image-1.jpgIrfan Aga Khan and Hussain Aga Khan Featured Simerg Image2025-04-10T23:22:28+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/04/04/1959-never-before-seen-photos-of-his-late-highness-aga-khan-iv-in-dar-es-salaam/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/aga-khan-with-dar-es-salaam-mayor-006a-featured-image-simerg.jpgAga Khan with Dar es Salaam Mayor 006a featured image simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/aga-khan-with-dar-es-salaam-mayor-001.jpgAga Khan with Dar es Salaam Mayor 001The 49th Hereditary Imam of the Ismaili Muslims, Mawlana Shah Karim, His Highness the Aga Khan IV (d. February 4, 2025) is welcomed by the Mayor of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (then Tanganyika), Manilal Devani, in 1959. Photograph: Rohit and Nisheet Devani collection.2025-04-04T17:08:37+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/03/29/canada-post-produces-beautiful-stamps-for-the-2025-muslim-eids-prayer-rug-design-depicts-albertas-diverse-landscapes-and-distinct-seasons/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-canada-post-eid-stamps-000a.jpg2025 Canada Post Eid Stamps 000ahttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-canada-post-eid-stamps-000.jpg2025 Canada Post Eid Stamps 000https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-canada-post-eid-stamps-small-2-1.jpg2025 Canada Post Eid Stamps SMALL 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-canada-post-eid-stamps-002.jpg2025 Canada Post Eid Stamps 002https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-canada-post-eid-stamps-featured-image.jpg2025 Canada Post Eid Stamps Featured Image2025-03-29T21:42:29+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/03/20/aga-khan-iv-in-pictures/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/19830615_aga-khan-silver-jubilee-la-usa.jpg19830615_Aga Khan Silver Jubilee LA USAAga Khan IV. Please click for photo feature2025-03-20T16:37:06+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/03/07/his-highness-the-aga-khan-iv-compassion-empathy-pluralism-and-the-global-ismaili-community-celebrating-a-remarkable-servant/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/aga-khan-in-hunza-002.jpgAga Khan in Hunza 002The Jamat of Hunza accept the gracious deedar (glimpse) of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, as he visits the Princely State in the Northern Areas of Pakistan in 1960. Hunza was then governed by the Mir of Hunza, who is seen following Hazar Imam. The kingdom was then abolished, coming under the direct rule of the Pakistan Federal Government in 1974. The entire Northern region is now known as Gilgit-Baltistan with Karimabad (or Baltit), being the capital of Hunza. Photograph: © Abdul M. Ismaily.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/p7021681b_depiction_aga-khan_canadian-museum-for-human-rights.jpgAga Khan depiction, Canadian Museum of Human RightsA life-size depiction of Mawlana Shah Karim, His Highness the Aga Khan, (d. February 4, 2025, aged 88) exhibited at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The exhibit appears with depictions of other Honorary Canadian Citizens on a floor dedicated to “Turning Points of Humanity." Photograph (of the exhibit taken July 2017): Malik Merchant / Barakah.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/aga-khan-in-hunza-quranic-verse-featured-image.jpgAga Khan in Hunza Qur'anic verse featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/aga-khan-in-hunza-quranic-verse.jpgAga Khan in Hunza Qur'anic versehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/aga-khan-depiction-for-barakahs-kosorok-article-featured-image.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2025-03-17T08:48:22+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/02/24/pictorial-tributes-to-the-49th-hereditary-ismaili-imam-his-highness-prince-karim-aga-khan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/shah-karim-pictorial-tribute.jpgShah Karim Pictorial Tribute2025-02-24T07:41:55+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/02/10/his-highness-the-aga-khan-47th-ismaili-imam-is-laid-to-rest-in-aswan-after-67-year-reign/2025-02-10T18:36:07+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2025/02/04/story-in-albertaviews-mass-appeal-can-nenshi-win-over-alberta/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/naheed-nenshi-cover-page-alberta-views-thumbnail.jpgNaheed Nenshi Cover Page Alberta Views thumbnailhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/naheed-nenshi-cover-page-alberta-views.jpgNaheed Nenshi Cover Page Alberta ViewsCover page story on Naheed Nenshi in alberta view. Please click on image for full story. Photograph: Albertaviews.2025-02-04T05:28:00+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2019/12/07/the-traditional-ismaili-motto-work-no-words-needs-a-revision-to-work-and-many-words-in-light-of-mawlana-hazar-imams-diamond-jubilee-farman/2025-01-04T19:03:14+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/simerg-an-introduction/contact-us/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/a-m-_sadaruddin.jpgLate Rai A. M. SadaruddinA portrait of Rai A.M. Sadaruddin (1906 - 1980). Photo: Rai Sadaruddin Family Archiveshttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/1923-08-05-invitiation-with-msms-verses.jpgA 1923 Invitation to a talk on Imamat delivered by 16 year old A.M. SadaruddinThis unique 1923 Gujarati invitation to a talk on Imamat includes a Persian quatrain on the top line. The quatrain had been handwritten by Aga Khan III in a personal diary belonging to Vazir Mecklai. Image: A.M. Sadaruddin family collection of "Africa Ismaili". Click for enlargement. 2025-01-02T07:07:45+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/2024/12/21/photo-of-the-day-december-21-2024-the-olympic-park-in-calgary-offers-joy-and-excitement-on-winters-first-day/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/pc210009s.jpgCalgary Olympic ParkCalgary Olympic Park on the first day of winter, December 21, 2024. Photograph: Malik Merchant/Simerg.2024-12-22T19:35:13+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/12/19/the-delicious-pomegranate-dadam-one-of-several-beneficial-fruits-mentioned-in-the-quran-and-how-to-cut-and-enjoy-it-with-zero-mess/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/pomegranate-featured-image-2.jpgPomegranate featured image 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/pomegranate-002.jpgpomegranate 002Pomegranate from Calgary Farmer Market West. Photograph: Malik Merchant.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/pomegranate-featured-image-1.jpgPomegranate featured image 1https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/pomegranate_cropped.jpgPomegranate_croppedPomegranate from Farmer's Market West, Calgary. Photograph: Malik Merchant2025-01-06T16:07:40+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/12/13/december-13-2024-artwork-photos-and-song-as-ismailis-celebrate-the-88th-birthday-of-their-49th-hereditary-imam-his-highness-the-aga-khan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/photo-2024-12-13-09-05-20-aga-khan-88-birthday-larger.jpgPHOTO-2024-12-13-09-05-20 Aga Khan 88 birthday largerArtistic greeting with a poem honouring Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan. Photograph: Social Media.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/photo-2024-12-12-23-37-57-aga-khan-88-birthday.jpgPHOTO-2024-12-12-23-37-57 Aga Khan 88 birthdayA cake celebrating the birthday of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, with the Ismaili flag containing the Aga Khan's crest in the centre.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/photo-2024-12-12-23-40-50-aga-khan-88-birthday-1.jpgPHOTO-2024-12-12-23-40-50 Aga Khan 88 birthdayhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/salghira-2024-karim-ismail-002-cropped.jpgSalghira 2024 Karim Ismail 002 croppedArtwork for Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan's 88th Salgirah (birthday). The names Shah Karim and Imam-e-Zaman (Imam-of-the-Time) are repeated in Kufi Kairouani script and Square Kufic seven times. Calligraphy amd design by Karim Ismail, Toronto.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/photo-2024-12-13-06-58-53_aga-khan-88-birthday.jpgPHOTO-2024-12-13-06-58-53_Aga Khan 88 birthdayA beautiful greeting on the auspicious occasion of the birthday of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan. Photograph: Social Media.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/197811_hazar-imam-at-42-toronto.jpg197811_Hazar Imam at 42 TorontoMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, is presented with a birthday cake at the International Centre in Toronto, ahead of his birthday, during his first visit visit Canada in November 1978. Photograph: Zeenat Virani Family Collection, Vancouver2024-12-14T11:08:58+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/12/06/saturday-december-7-2024-few-tickets-left-for-the-calgary-screening-of-kiana-rawjis-inside-job-and-mama-of-manyatta/2024-12-06T18:44:12+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/11/18/bbc-story-melting-glaciers-leave-homes-teetering-in-valley-of-jagged-mountains-the-impact-of-climate-change-on-hunza-and-chitral/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/passu-glacier-featured-image-1.jpgBBC Piece Glacier Featured Imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-1.pngBBC StoryPlease click on image for BBC News Story by Caroline Davies. Photograph: Th BBC.2024-12-04T17:34:14+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/10/30/yasmin-aga-khan-is-on-a-mission-to-find-a-cure-for-alzheimers-all-of-us-can-join-her-to-make-the-vision-a-reality/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image-2.pngPrincess Yasmin Aga KhanPrincess Yasmin Aga Khan delivers her remarks at the Imagine Benefit evemt in New York in 2023.2024-10-31T12:58:11+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/09/22/resident-or-visiting-toronto-you-must-visit-the-ismaili-centre-and-the-aga-khan-museum-these-two-gems-are-among-the-favourite-buildings-during-doors-open-toronto/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ismaili-centre-toronto.jpgIsmaili Centre TorontoThe Jamatkhana dome, Ismaili Centre Toronto, 49 Wynford Drive. Photograph: The Ismaili.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ismaili-centre-aga-khan-museum-2014-09-26-aerial-photo-237-scaled-aspect-ratio-1600-1000-scaled-1.jpgIsmaili-Centre-Aga-Khan-Museum-2014-09-26-Aerial-Photo-237-scaled-aspect-ratio-1600-1000-scaled2024-09-23T01:00:36+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/09/08/a-christian-reflects-on-the-aga-khan-not-all-heroes-wear-capes-by-andrew-kosorok/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/barakah-title-with-logo-and-text.pngBarakah Title with logo and text2024-12-29T14:33:51+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/08/26/in-calgary-you-are-so-close-to-nature-take-a-solo-or-family-day-trip-to-beautiful-places-i-just-visited/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/019_img_2361_featured-image-simerg.jpg019_IMG_2361_featured image simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/018_img_2352.jpg018_IMG_2352https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/013_img_2322.jpg013_IMG_2322https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/001_img_2257.jpg001_IMG_2257Horsethief Canyon, Drumheller, Alberta.2024-08-26T10:19:13+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/07/30/prince-rahim-aga-khan-graces-the-inauguration-of-indias-first-sunken-museum-in-new-delhi/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/image001u0a1.jpgHumayun Tomb InaugurationPrince Rahim Aga Khan and India’s Minister of Culture and Toursism, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, perform a lamp-lighting ceremony to formally inaugurate the Humayun Tomb World Heritage Site Museum in New Delhi on July 29, 2024. Photograph: PIB/Government of India.2024-07-30T12:32:21+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/07/09/exclusive-a-painting-of-the-49th-hereditary-ismaili-imam-his-highness-the-aga-khan-for-his-67th-imamat-day/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/img_0662-2_aga-khan-simerg-featured-image-1.jpgIMG_0662 2_Aga Khan Simerg featured image2024-07-09T16:53:38+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2021/03/15/installing-solar-panels-on-the-worlds-rooftop-usaid-and-pamir-energy-are-lighting-up-remote-villages-in-tajikistan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/akfed-tajikistan-36900192031_581858bd1a_k.jpgakfed-tajikistan-36900192031_581858bd1a_kBy implementing hydropower plant projects and reducing transmission losses from 39 percent in 2006 to 10 percent (in 2018), Pamir Energy supplies reliable, clean, affordable electricity to 96 percent of the population of Badakhshoni Kuhi in Eastern Tajikistan. AKDN / Christopher Wilton-Steerhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/akfed-tajikistan-36644441260_9d84a50495_k.jpgakfed-tajikistan-36644441260_9d84a50495_kThe Pamir Energy company is based in the high mountains of eastern Tajikistan, where it is common to have bitter winters and, increasingly, earthquakes, avalanches and mudslides. The area is also socially complex, bordering China, the Kyrgyz Republic and Afghanistan. Photo: AKDN/Christopher Wilton-Steerhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/19950522-31_aga-khan-visit-to-central-asia-with-murids-murghabthe-ismaili-special-issue.jpg19950522-31_aga-khan-visit-to-central-asia-with-murids-murghabthe-ismaili-special-issueMawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Kgan visits Murghab, Badakhshan, on May 26, 1995. Photo: The Ismaili.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/img20201026115947.jpgimg202010261159472024-06-24T05:06:04+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/06/14/simerg-artistic-expressions-exclusive-interview-with-famed-pakistani-artist-amin-gulgee/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/embrace-1999-copper-and-rock-crystals-34-x-25-x-24-inches.jpgEmbrace-1999-Copper-and-rock-crystals-34-x-25-x-24-inchesEmbrace, 1999, Copper and rock crystals, 34 x 25 x 24 inches. Artist. Amyn Gulgee.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/perforated-egg-2018-copper-27-x-16-x-16-inches-angle-2.jpgPerforated-Egg-2018-Copper-27-x-16-x-16-inches-Angle-2Perforated Egg, 2018 Copper, 27 x 16 x 16 inches. Artist Amin Gulgee.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ascension-iii-2018-copper-88-x-27-x-27-inches-1.jpgAscension-III-2018-Copper-88-x-27-x-27-Inches-1Ascension III, 2018, Copper, 88 x 27 x 27 inches. Artist: Amin Gulgee. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/algorithm-ii-2015-copper-37.7-x-29.-2-x-31-inches-1-1.jpgAlgorithm-II-2015-Copper-37.7-x-29.-2-x-31-Inches-1Algorithm II, 2015, Copper, 37.7 x 29.2 x 31 inches. Artist: Amin Gulgee.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cosmic-chapati-unknown-centre-2011-copper-35-x-35-x-2-inches.jpgCosmic-Chapati-Unknown-Centre-2011-Copper-35-x-35-x-2-inchesCosmic Chapati Unknown Centre, 2011, Copper, 35 x 35 x 2 inches. Artist: Amin Gulgee.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/the-bird-rickshaw-2004-copper-rickshaw-bells-computer-motherboards-84-x-100-x-42-inches-angle-2.jpgThe-Bird-Rickshaw-2004-Copper-rickshaw-bells-computer-motherboards-84-x-100-x-42-inches-Angle-2The Bird Rickshaw, 2004 Copper, 84 x 100 x 42 inches. Artist: Amin Gulgee.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/the-iron-horn-iron-71-x-77-x-24-inches-2023.jpgThe-Iron-Horn-Iron-71-x-77-x-24-Inches-2023The Iron Horn, 203, Iron, 71 x 77 x 24 inches. Artist: Amin Gulgee.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/amin_gulgee_about_1-1.jpgamin_gulgee_about_1-1Amin Gulgeehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/perforated-wall-i-love-letter-2014-copper-24-x-12-x-1-inches.jpgPerforated-Wall-I-Love-Letter-2014-Copper-24-x-12-x-1-inchesPerforated Wall I, Love Letter. 2014, Copper, 24 x 12 x 1 inches. Artist: Amin Gulgee.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/rung-i-1994-copper-rock-crystals-and-glass-24-x-15-x-9-inches.jpgRung-I-1994-Copper-rock-crystals-and-glass-24-x-15-x-9-inchesRung I, 1994, Copper, rock crystals, and glass, 24 x 15 x 9 inches. Artist: Amin Gulgee.2024-06-18T16:24:43+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/06/03/the-aga-khan-foundation-world-partnership-walk-in-calgary-and-edmonton-raise-more-than-1-million/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/p6030078_1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/img_8575.jpgIMG_85752024-06-03T08:01:30+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/05/21/voa-and-bbc-videos-in-a-project-started-by-the-aga-khan-development-network-in-hunza-pakistani-women-carpenters-break-stereotypes-and-prove-they-can-build-as-well-as-men/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/women-carpenter-001a.jpgWomen carpenter 001a2024-05-21T06:18:17+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/04/08/eid-mubarak-canada-post-issues-2024-eid-stamps-and-first-day-covers-featuring-an-image-of-maamoul-a-melt-in-your-mouth-cookie-stuffed-with-dates-and-nuts-can-we-bring-that-sweetness-to-children-suf/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-eid-stamp-fdc.jpg2024 Eid Stamp FDC2024 Eid Stamps First Day Cover issued by Canada Post. Please click BUY FIRST DAY COVER https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-eid-stamp-booklet.jpg2024 Eid Stamp BookletEid stamps presented by Canada Post in a special booklet issued on March 27, 2024. The stamps can be detached from the booklet and used to mail letters. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-canada-post-eid-stamp.jpgCP58625_Eid_Stamp_400Canada Post's Commemorative Eid Stamp for 2024, issued March 27. Photograph: Canada Post.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-eid-stamp-fdc-featured-image.jpg2024 Eid Stamp FDC Featured Image2024-04-22T04:45:07+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/04/19/naheed-nenshi-is-running-for-leadership-of-albertas-new-democratic-party-join-the-ndp-by-monday-april-22-for-eligibility-to-vote-in-the-crucial-election/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/naheed-nenshi.jpgNaheed Nenshi.2024-04-20T07:08:45+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2017/12/14/karl-schlamminger-creator-of-iconic-works-of-art-passes-away/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/karl-schlamminger-portrait-small.jpgKarl Schlamminger portraitKarl Schlamminger (1935-2017)https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/karl-schlamminger-portrait.jpgKarl Schlamminger portraithttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/karl-schlamminger-calligraphy-ismaili-centre-toronto-1d.jpgKarl Schlamminger Calligraphy Ismaili Centre Toronto 1dThe Basmallah calligraphy by Karl Schlamminger at the Ismaili Centre in Toronto. Photo: Simerg/Malik Merchant.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/logoakaa_green.pngLogoAKAA_GreenAga Khan Award for Architecture Logo designed by Karl Schlamminger. Photo: Archnet.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/karl-schlamminger-calligraphy-ismaili-centre-toronto-1c.jpgKarl Schlamminger Calligraphy Ismaili Centre Toronto 1cThe Basmallah, one of Karl Schlamminger's several works of art at the Ismaili Centre in Toronto. Photo: Simerg/Malik Merchant.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/djaga-khan-culture-026-ismaili-centre-spirit-and-life-2007.pngDJAga Khan Culture 026- Ismaili Centre Spirit and Life 2007https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/karl-schlamminger-pluralism-award-sculpture.jpgKarl Schlamminger Pluralism Award SculptureThe Global Pluralism Award sculptor designed by Karl Schlamminger.2024-04-18T14:03:10+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/04/15/aga-khan-foundation-usa-to-receive-16m-grant-from-world-banks-afghanistan-resilience-trust-fund-to-support-women-led-enterprises-in-afghanistan/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/image.pngPrince Rahim Aga Khan with World Bank PresidentPrince Rahim Aga Khan and Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank, meet in Washington DC on February 6, 2024. Photograph: The World Bank via The Ismaili.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/afghanistan_admin-2009.jpgAfghanistan MapAfghanistan Provinces and Districts. Photograph: Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas2024-04-15T08:39:15+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/03/29/a-perfect-example-of-christian-muslim-harmony-pastor-returns-to-mosul-to-celebrate-ramadan-promote-peace/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/image-1.pngimage-1https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/image.pngimage2024-03-30T17:11:38+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/literary-readings/the-beautiful-nowruz-navroz-tradition-of-haft-sin/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/tahmasp_humayun_meeting1.jpgTahmasp,_Humayun_MeetingPainting at Chehel Sotoon in Iran depicting the Navroz meeting of the Safavid Shah Tahmasp with the fugitive Mughal Emperor Humayun. Photo: Wikipedia.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/nowruz_2013_in_tekeli.jpgNowruz_2013_in_TekeliCrowds celebrate Nowruz in Tekeli, Kazakhstan. Photo: Wikipedia.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fire-jumping.jpgfire-jumpingThe ancient custom of a fire festival is another way to welcome the new year. Long ago, in an effort to ward off evil spirits, people lit bonfires and placed clay figurines of animals and ancestors on their rooftops. Today, children celebrate the last Tuesday night before Nowruz by singing and dancing, dressing up as ghosts, and banging spoons together as they trick-or-treat from door to door. They also jump over fire—an activity called chahar-shamba suri—to get rid of the troubles of the old year and to celebrate the victory of light over darkness. Photo: Freer|Sackler staff photographer.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/haft-sin.jpgHaft SinImage: Freer and Arthur Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian, Washington, D.C. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/navrozflowergrassborderflattened.jpgNavroz+flower+grass+border+flattenedConceived and created by Nurin Merchant of Ottawa, this Navroz greeting incorporates the rose and jasmine flowers which are extremely popular in Iran during the celebration of Navroz. The base of the picture shows shoots of wheat grass signifying robust evergreen health throughout the year. Image: Nurin Merchant. Copyright. Please click on image for Haft Sin.2024-03-20T09:39:11+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/2024/03/12/i-experience-an-amazing-act-of-kindness-on-the-bow-valley-parkway-in-banff-national-park/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/017_p3090116.jpgBanff National ParkA view of Castle Mountain from the Bow River passing through Hwy 93. Please click on the photo for the story.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/006_p3070047.jpgBanff National ParkA male elk on the Lake Minnewanka Loop Drive, Banff National Park. Please click on the photo for the story.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/021_img_7588.jpg021_IMG_7588 Storm Mountain LookoutL to R: Nick and Heather from Syracuse, New York State, and Azli and Scott from Edmonton, Alberta, at the Storm Mountain Lookout Point, They had the same smiles and warmth on their faces as they fought to get my car out of deep snow - there was never a moment of frustration; March 9, 2024, Photograph: Malik Merchant/Simergphotos.2024-03-12T13:49:56+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/modern-artistic-expressions-2/poetic-expressions-the-poets-and-their-poetry/mowlabapas-76th-only-for-us/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/nooranidatoo.jpegNoorani Datoo2024-03-01T15:56:52+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/2024/01/19/on-sunday-january-21-2024-the-ismaili-centre-vancouver-will-host-haroon-siddiqui-editorial-page-editor-emeritus-and-former-columnist-of-the-toronto-star/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/my-name-is-not-harry-back-cover.jpgMy Name is Not Harry Back CoverBack cover of My Name Is Not Harryhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/my-name-is-not-harry-cover-page.jpgMy Name is Not Harry Cover PageFront cover, My Name Is Not Harry: A Memoir by Haroon Siddiqui, published September 26, 2023, Available at Indigo, Amazon and other booksellers. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/my-name-is-not-harry-2-1.jpgMy Name is Not Harry 2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/my-name-is-not-harry-3.jpgMy Name is Not Harry2024-02-15T13:27:13+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/02/09/vertigo-dr-carol-fosters-two-minute-exercise-vanquished-my-positional-vertigo-forever/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/dr-carol-foster.jpgDr Carol Fosterhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/dr-carol-foster-002.jpgDr Carol Foster 0022024-02-09T23:07:30+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/02/02/nowruz-debut-album-by-aga-khan-master-musicians-attains-highest-position-of-the-world-music-charts-europe-for-february-2024/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sfw40597_featured-image.jpgSFW40597_featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/akmp-sebastianschutyser-1200.jpgAKMP-SebastianSchutyser-1200Aga Khan Master Musiains. Photograph: Aga Khan Museumhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/akmm7.jpgakmm7Prince Amyn Mohamed Aga Khan, younger brother of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, delivers remarks at a post-concert reception at L'Institut du Monde Arabe on October 18, 2023.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/akmm5.jpgakmm5Five Aga Khan Master Musicians performing a mesmerizing selection of compositions at the L'Institut du Monde Arabe on October 18, 2023. Photograph: AKDN/Thimas Wibaux. 2024-02-02T07:45:08+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/01/31/the-beautiful-aga-khan-garden-in-winter/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/p1280005.jpgAga Khan Garden Talar BuildingA view od the Talar buiding, Aga Khan Garden, January 28, 2024. Please click on image to view Malik Merchant's post. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/img_7120.jpgAga Khan GardenThe Talar buiding, Aga Khan Garden, January 28, 2024. Please click on image to view Malik Merchant's post. 2024-01-31T15:09:39+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/01/24/the-nad-e-ali-mughal-panel-presented-to-the-aga-khan-the-49th-hereditary-imam-of-the-ismaili-muslims/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/the-nad-e-e28098ali-prayer-and-an-assembly-of-sufis-folio-featured-image.jpgThe Nad-e ‘Ali Prayer and an Assembly of Sufis Folio featured image2024-01-25T04:59:44+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/01/14/significant-encounter-in-jeddah-as-prince-sultan-universitys-board-of-trustees-chair-receives-director-of-aga-khan-award-for-architecture/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/tuqaiq-palace-riyadh-1996-98-cycle-featured-image.jpgTuqaiq Palace, Riyadh 1996-98 Cycle featured imagehttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/corniche-mosque-1987-89-cycle.jpgCorniche Mosque 1987-89 CycleCorniche Mosque, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, one of the recipients of the Aga Khan Awe=rd for Architecture in the 1987-1989 cycle. Photograph: AKDN.https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/prince-abdulaziz-bin-ayyaf-and-derakshani.jpgPrince Abdulaziz bin Ayyaf and DerakshaniPrince Abdulaziz bin Ayyaf, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Riyadh Philanthropic Society for Sciences and Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Prince Sultan University, welcomed Farrokh Derakhshani, the Director of the esteemed Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Photograph: KSA.Com2024-01-15T04:28:14+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/01/10/apricot-soup-a-centuries-old-hunza-recipe-with-3-simple-ingredients-will-warm-you-up-during-the-winter-season-and-the-apricot-in-the-pamirs/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/image-2.pngimage-2https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/image-1.pngimage-12024-01-10T15:50:17+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/01/09/watch-cbcs-heart-piercing-story-about-the-children-in-gaza-canadian-surgeon-back-from-medical-mission-says-ive-never-seen-this-in-my-whole-life/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/image.pngimage2024-01-09T08:02:11+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2024/01/08/alberta-is-beautiful-two-hikes-for-the-whole-family-in-banff-national-park-and-kananaskis-country/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/011_p1010038.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/010_p1010028.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/007_img_6988.jpg007_IMG_6988https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/002_p1010006-featured-image-1.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2024-01-08T19:35:28+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/whats-new/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/malik-merchant.jpgMalik MerchantMalik Merchant of Simerghttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/malik2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2024-01-02T17:21:02+00:00weekly0.6https://simerg.com/2023/12/20/photographs-from-the-african-and-world-wild-life-exhibit-in-sundre-alberta/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/sundre_chester-mjolsness-photo-by-eric-balson.jpgSundre_Chester Mjolsness, photo by Eric BalsonChester Mjolsness (d. 2022 at the age of 101).https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/sundre_img_1029.jpgSundre_IMG_1029An exhibit of African animals at Sundre's “World of Wildlife” exhibition. Please click on the image for the story and more photos.2023-12-22T15:13:53+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/12/12/the-aga-khan-benevolent-imam-of-the-ismaili-muslims/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/karim-ismail_salgirah_87-2.jpegKarim Ismail_Salgirah_87-2A calligraphy by Toronto's Karim Ismaili depicting the 87th birthday of His Highness the Aga Khan, the 49th Hereditary Imam of the Ismaili Muslims.2023-12-12T22:42:16+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/11/26/bbc-news-the-unique-life-of-pakistans-wakhi-shepherdesses-and-simergs-special-series-tales-of-remarkable-ismaili-women-of-remote-shimshal/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/shimshal-featured-photo.jpgShimshal featured photohttps://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/image-2.pngBBC image-2Three of the last Wakhi shepherdesses: Sakina (left), Thai Bibi (centre) and Annar (right). Photograph: Taseer Beyg. https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/shimshal-valley.jpgShimshal ValleyContrasts: Shimshal valley in summer and winter. Photographs: Wikipedia.2023-11-27T04:42:03+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.com/2023/11/25/photographs-every-visit-to-banff-national-park-is-full-of-wow-moments/https://simerg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/014_pb240074.jpgBanff Lake MinnewankaPlease click on photo for "WOW Banff"2023-11-25T13:48:55+00:00monthlyhttps://simerg.comdaily1.02026-04-02T00:08:15+00:00