Malik Merchant

Editor Simerg & Barakah: Blogs focusing on the artistic, textual & intellectual expressions of Ismaili Muslims and celebrating the Imamat of the Aga Khan.

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Do not miss Barakah's comprehensive coverage of Prince Rahim Aga Khan's visit to Germany. Our page features the 50th Ismaili Imam's meetings with Germany's President, the Foreign Minister, and the Didar for his followers across Continental Europe. Please read https://t.co/AzR3o2g6Ln

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Over the years, Barakah has welcomed and published rare and historic photographs of the Aga Khans and their family members from private collections. This latest contribution, photos dating to 1945, comes from the archives of Toronto's Zulfikar Pyarali Bandali Jaffer. Please visit https://t.co/YAozpB2cnD.

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His Highness Prince Rahim #AgaKhan announced his visit to Western Canada from July 23-26, 2026. Barakah has created a new page with pre-arrival news and essential information. The page will be updated regularly. Click https://t.co/JpzkZAjQSo

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#RahimAgaKhan concluded his historic and memorable visit to #GilgitBaltistan and #Chitral on May 26, 2026. I am excited to share a pictorial account of the visit through my photoblog, Simergphotos. It includes a narrative of his blessed Didar upon his people in #Passu. Click https://t.co/HOgXmz4d7k.

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Report and photos of preparations in Upper #Chitral for the forthcoming visit by the #AgaKhan to Northern Pakistan. Please click https://t.co/Cl5wNklWvt

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Click https://t.co/c6qBjJ4IJw. Faqir Ullah Khan, Barakah's special correspondent in Passu, Hunza, updates our readers on the historic visit of the #AgaKhan to Pakistan, his first as the 50th Ismaili Imam.

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Click https://t.co/roGZktrou8 for my amazing trip to #WatertonLakes National Park, where I drove, walked and hiked. In the same piece, Murad Nensey provides an insight into the benefits of moving, and I have a selection of excerpts from the Ismaili Imams on playing sports and making our bodies move.

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Click https://t.co/AJvFZen0rP. SUMMARY: In recent months, #Ismailis in many parts of the world have met their 50th Imam, His Highness Prince #RahimAgaKhan, lovingly addressed by his followers as Mawlana Hazar Imam, for the first time in intimate religious gatherings known as Didar (lit. a glimpse). UK's Shiraz Pradhan has written a thoughtful and timely reflection on how to preserve the freshness of these encounters as he continues to visit many other countries in the coming weeks and months. Read the article here: https://t.co/AJvFZen0rP

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The #LondonMarathon. Summary and certificate issued to #RahimAgakhan on completing the marathon on April 26, 2026. Please click
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#GilgitBaltistan and #Chitral eagerly await the arrival of His Highness the #AgaKhan in their regions in just over 2 weeks. Barakah's special correspondent in Hunza, Faqir Ullah Khan, has a piece on the preparations underway for the momentous event. Please click https://t.co/jSeKmeJIYh

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His Highness the #AgaKhan meets #Ismaili Centre Walk and Run Members and will participate in the #LondonMarathon on April 26, 2026. Click https://t.co/uTic2sVCZY

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@TheRealPFF Losing 1-0 wasn't bad. Results in the immediate future don't matter. Keep on working hard on the skills you have acquired and you will do well.

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@TheRealPFF Hope to see Pakistani referees in major tournaments one day. Congratulations.

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@TheRealPFF Great to see the lovely and happy spirit of the Pakistani women's soccer team. Continue working hard, and you will see great success in the future. Will follow you!

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@stormradioguy I am truly sorry to hear about your son's passing at the age of 45. May he rest in peace. Yes, outliving children is a hard thing to accept and overcome for any parent. I wish you strength and courage at this difficult time of bereavement.