Author: Malik Merchant, Editor
Founding publisher and editor of www.barakah.com, www.simerg.com and www.simergphotos.com.
Mutual care and love: His Highness the Aga Khan with his grandchildren, Princes Irfan and Sinan; some New Year tasks for the worldwide Jamat to reflect on
Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan: 23 Years in Pictures
As world marks World Wildlife Day, Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan’s actions for animal welfare are a model for the younger generation to follow
Flashback: “I would like to be buried in Aswan” – the wish of Aga Khan III, 48th Hereditary Imam of Ismaili Muslims
Prince Rahim Aga Khan speaks on daunting challenges facing the world as it becomes increasingly urban, and sheds light on AKDN’s work in a large metropolis that has yielded positive results
Barakah’s Sister Blogs Simerg and Simergphotos
An Entreaty to Hazrat Ali, the First Imam of Shia Muslims
Flashback 2016: A Moment of Joy in Kyrgyzstan as Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, Spontaneously Walks to His Followers and Blesses Them for Everything They Wish, Bringing Tears of Happiness to Their Eyes; With a Humble Supplication to the Beloved 49th Imam
Banff Exhibition Reflects Prince Hussain Aga Khan’s Concern on Ocean Pollution; and Special Curriculum at University of Central Asia Will Help Students Prepare for World Impacted by Climate Change
Must Watch: Aga Khan’s Rare and Insightful Interview with Lucky Severson; and Transcript
2011 Photo Flashback: His Highness the Aga Khan and Jesse White, as Aga Khan Council Awards Longest Serving Illinois Secretary Of State With Lifetime Award
2021-2022: News on Mawlana Hazar Imam and Members of His Family, With Anchor Links to 35+ Stories
Rare Photographs of His Highness the Aga Khan and Oleg Grabar, Including a Group Photo Taken in China in 1981
Prince Sinan Aga Khan: The Start of a New Year Also Brings an Abundance of Joy and Happiness to Mawlana Hazar Imam, Members of His Family and Ismailis Around the World as Prince Sinan Celebrates His 6th Birthday on January 2, 2023
As Former Pope Benedict XVI Passes Away, We Republish a Photo of the Pope Greeting His Highness the Aga Khan in 2008; and Explain the Papacy, the Hereditary Imamat and St. Peter in Ismaili Muslim and Catholic Traditions
We Congratulate Princess Yasmin Aga Khan on the Auspicious Occasion of Her 73rd Birthday on December 28, 2022, and for Being Recently Bestowed with France’s “Knight of the Legion of Honor”
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