Author: Malik Merchant, Editor
Founding publisher and editor of www.barakah.com, www.simerg.com and www.simergphotos.com.
2023: News on Mawlana Hazar Imam and Members of His Family – Prince Rahim Aga Khan Attends Event to Honour Dr. Farhad Daftary’s Contribution to the Institute of Ismaili Studies
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”
Ode à l’Imam du Temps Présent / Ode to the Imam of the Present Time
Prince Hussain Aga Khan and Sharks – the Prince’s Favourite Species – in the Context of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws and the Director’s Guilt Over Making the Film
Glimpses Into The Hereditary Imamat, a Legacy of the Prophet Muhammad, as Ismaili Muslims on December 13, 2022, Celebrate the 86th Birthday of their 49th Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan
The Life Boat: Our Connection to the Imamat
2010 Photo Flashback: Qatar, Home of 2022 FIFA World Cup, Was Host to the Most Prestigious Prize Ceremony in Architecture in the Presence of His Highness the Aga Khan, the 49th Hereditary Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims
A Beautiful Free Downloadable Booklet Commemorating the Life of the 48th Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, Mawlana Sultan Mahomed Shah, Aga Khan III
3-Day “Feast of Culture” Concludes in Muscat, Oman, with Presentation of The Aga Khan Award for Architecture
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