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Heritage Webinar: Poetic Traditions of South Asia
The second session of the ITREB Heritage Webinar Series will engage with the key ideas of identity formation, conversion, fluidity, religious interaction, and more. Facilitated by Dr Wafi Momin, this online webinar will offer a window into the socio-religious world of the people of South Asia, and its contemporary relevance. To learn more and to register, click here.
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Supporting your child with the transition back to school
The return to school may be especially challenging for children with special needs or anxieties about returning to the classroom. The AKSWB Inclusion team have compiled suggestions to support your child with this transition. Click here for further information.
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Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut
Interested in Space? Want to train like an astronaut? Join the ‘Space Camp 2020 Team’ and represent the UK in the virtual international challenge ‘Mission X’. Complete Mission X do-at-home scientific experiments and physical activities developed by the European Space Agency to build your strength, endurance, coordination and scientific reasoning – just like an astronaut! Who: 8-12 year olds, however anyone who is interested in space can participate Where: At home When: From now until September How: All the information will be sent you Register: email spacecamp@iiuk.org
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Ismaili CIVIC : Supporting Ealing Soup Kitchen on Eid ul-Fitr
To commemorate the auspicious occasion of Eid ul-Fitr, the Ismaili CIVIC team made a donation of 130 hot meals to the Ealing Soup Kitchen (ESK). Led by a team of stalwart volunteers, including Ali Mohamed from Darkhana Jamatkhana, the food was prepared and delivered following socially distanced measures with full PPE, kindly provided by the ESK charity. Amongst the grateful recipients were the homeless and vulnerable in the community. The meal was a delicious and nutritious feast of succulent chicken thighs, roast potatoes and vegetables! Click here to read the full article.
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Business Mentoring Programme - Mentees & Mentors Wanted
For a number of years the Business Mentoring Programme (BMP) has supported entrepreneurs in the UK Jamat by pairing them with successful Ismaili business mentors who provide advice and guidance to entrepreneurs on their journey.
Due to the recent disruptions to businesses across the country, BMP would like to support members of the Jamat who operate businesses in retail, hospitality, healthcare, technology, real estate and professional services, as well as those who are self-employed.
If you think you and your business would benefit from mentoring, please get in touch! Equally, if you are a business owner and have experience in navigating a business through a period of uncertainty, we would love to speak to you about the prospects of becoming a business mentor. To register your interest, please email us on akepb.bmp@iiuk.org
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New Rules for Foreign Arrivals Entering the UK
The government has announced that people arriving in the UK from abroad must self-isolate for 14 days from 8th of June:
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Arrivals will be required to travel directly from their port or airport of arrival, preferably by car, to an address where they must then self-isolate for a fortnight, which will allow public health authorities to frequently trace and monitor.
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There will be fines of up to £1,000 for breaking the rules and some repeat offenders could be removed from the UK. Others could be refused entry if they are found to have provided false information.
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Freight drivers and some medical professionals will be among those who are exempt from the quarantine requirements, as will all those travelling from the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
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This measure will be reviewed every three weeks.
For more information visit AKEPB’s updates on travelling during the current period.
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ITREB Thought of the Day
Mawlana Hazar Imam’s historic first visit to the Tajikistan Jamat took place in May 1995. This first formal encounter of the Imam-of-the-Time with the Tajik Jamat in recent history is celebrated annually every May as Roz-e-Nur, or the Day of Light, and the year 2020 marks 25 years since that momentous occasion. The dismantling of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s and the ensuing civil conflict had led to severe food and energy shortages in the geographically isolated Badakhshan region in the Pamir mountains (pictured). After decades of isolation and waiting, the Jamat greeted Mawlana Hazar Imam with elated joy. Having gone through many years of challenging times politically, economically, and socially, and having also faced difficulty in practising the faith, Roz-e-Nur brought for them a sense of salvation, and renewed hope for the future. Today it is celebrated as a time of happiness and festivity in expressing loyalty to the Imam-of-the-Time, and offering gratitude for his grace and care for all murids worldwide. Learn more.
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