The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings wishes all belated Diamond Jubilee Mubarak! Although thought of as an architectural endeavour, the Aga Khan Award for Architecture -- established forty years ago by His Highness the Aga Khan -- has deeper intellectual and philosophical roots. As the Aga Khan explained, in 2001, the "goal was to create an intellectual space" ...
The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings wishes all Happy New Year. A New Year brings with it the promise of change and 2017 promises to be memorable year, full of change, for both Ismailis and the world, as a whole. This year we Ismailis will, In'Shah'Allah, celebrate His Highness the Aga Khan's Diamond Jubilee -- marking 60 glorious ...
The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings wishes all Salgirah Mubarak. Salgirah is an annual Ismaili celebration, commemorated on December 13, in recognition of His Highness the Aga Khan's birthday. The famous 19th Century playwright, poet and author, Oscar Wilde, once remarked "with age comes wisdom, but sometimes age comes alone" -- though in the Aga Khan's case, of ...
These are just a few thoughts as I look to the future of Global Citizenship. The challenges, in sum, will be many and continuing. What will they require of us? A short list might include these strengths: a vital sense of balance, an abundant capacity for compromise, more than a little sense of patience, an appropriate degree of humility, a good ...
The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings wishes all Navroz Mubarak. Today, the Spring Solstice, is Navroz, or "New Day," symbolising new beginnings. It is, therefore, also a time to reflect over what we wish to begin afresh. In the past four months, first at Harvard in November and then at Sharm el-Sheik in February, His Highness the Aga ...
For a very long time, as you know, the term most often used in describing the search for human understanding was the word "tolerance." In fact, it was one of the words that was used in 1955 text to describe one of the objectives of this Jodidi Lecture. In recent years our vocabulary in discussing this subject has evolved. One word ...
The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings wishes all Imamat Day Mubarak (click on the image to view the card). In keeping with the theme of our card, we would like to share with you some of His Highness the Aga Khan's advices for leaders: . If this is your first visit to the Archive, we invite you to ...
Four years ago, today, the NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings was given special permission by Aiglemont to publish His Highness the Aga Khan's speeches. One key objective and reason for establishing the Archive was to create a comprehensive and authoritative, professional reference resource of the Aga Khan's wisdom for scholars. It is, therefore, with great satisfaction and pride ...
The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings wishes all Navroz Mubarak (click on the image to view the card). In keeping with the theme of our card -- Relativism -- we would like to share with you our Editor's article, Beyond Relativism: The Aga Khan on Personal Search, Universal Ethics and Pluralism, published today on the Ismaili Gnosis website. ...
The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings wishes all happy New Year (click on the image to view the card). Over the past 57 years, His Highness the Aga Khan has, time and time again, emphasised the critical importance of new ideas for solving the pressing problems of our times -- whether communal, local, national, regional or global. Albert ...
The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings wishes all Salgirah Mubarak (click on the image to view the card). Although birthdays are a time for celebration, they are also a time for reflection. Reflection on what one has accomplished in the previous year, and in life generally. While the accomplishments of Mawlana Hazar Imam's life are beyond tabulation -- ...
The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings wishes all Eid Mubarak (click on the image to view the card). In keeping with the theme of our card, we would like to share with you some of our favourite quotes from the Imamat on moral courage and character: If this is your first visit to the Archive, we invite you ...
The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings wishes all Imamat Day Mubarak (click on the image to view the card). To see why the we chose AgustaWestland's AW609 as a symbol of creativity and innovation, please watch and see the future of high-speed, long range (1300km) air-ambulance and other specialized, door-to-door air-services. A fleet of four AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters ...
Three years ago the NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings was given special permission by Aiglemont to publish Mawlana Hazar Imam's speeches. Today, as we celebrate our third anniversary, we are happy to report that the Archive is thriving thanks to the Jamat's support. Our third year was, by all measures, a momentous year. Recently, tens of thousands viewed ...
The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings wishes all Navroz Mubarak (click on the image to view the card). Launched several years ago, in 2011, upon receiving special permission from Aiglemont to publish His Highness the Aga Khan's speeches, the NanoWisdoms Archive is a unique website dedicated solely to the Ismaili Imamat's speeches, interviews and writings. With over 500 ...
[T]he key to human cooperation and concord has not depended on advances in the technologies of communication, but rather on how human beings go about using -- or abusing -- their technological tools. Among the risks of our new communications world is its potential contribution to what I would call the growing "centrifugal forces" in our time -- the forces of ...
The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings wishes all happy New Year. In keeping with the theme of our card, we would like to share with you some important quotes of His Highness the Aga Khan on embracing controversy in the search for new knowledge, truth and creative solutions. POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY) ...
The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings wishes all Salgirah Mubarak. In keeping with the theme of our card, we would like to share with you some important quotes of His Highness the Aga Khan and Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, Aga Khan III, on the continuous, limitless nature of Creation and man's relationship to Creation. POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED ...
Launched in 2011, upon receiving special permission from Aiglemont to publish His Highness the Aga Khan's speeches, the NanoWisdoms Archive is a unique website dedicated solely to the Ismaili Imamat's speeches, interviews and writings. As part of our efforts to help introduce and increase awareness of the NanoWisdoms Archive among the jamat, we are trying to get in touch with teachers/facilitators ...
The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings wishes Prince Rahim and Kendra Spears a long and happy life together. In celebration of this happy occasion, the NanoWisdoms Archive is pleased to bring you His Highness the Aga Khan's lengthy, but little known, 1983 Khaleej Times interview, made during his first visit to the region at the time of his ...
The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings wishes all Eid Mubarak. In keeping with the theme of our Eid card, we would like to share with you some important quotes of His Highness the Aga Khan on dogma, myopia & asphyxiating policies vs research, innovation, creativity & pragmatism. Please click on the link below: POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY) ...
The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings wishes all Imamat Day Mubarak. In keeping with the theme of our Imamat Day card, we would like to share with you some important quotes of His Highness the Aga Khan in which he explains that social progress -- communal or national -- depends on trusting people: delegating authority, discretion and decision ...
I have become convinced that the human and economic action implied in the conservation or rehabilitation of cultural heritage is closely related, no matter where they occur.... The renewal or restoration of a place of culture always implies the necessity of considering the economic potential destined to ensure the sustainability of the effort in the long term. The concept is simple. ...
Two years ago today, on April 14th, 2011, the NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings was granted the distinct honour of special permission by Aiglemont to publish His Highness the Aga Khan's speeches and writings. As a unique website dedicated to the Ismaili Imamat's knowledge, tens of thousands have visited the Archive, many of whom who also subscribe to ...
The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings wishes all Navroz Mubarak. In keeping with the theme of our Navroz card, we would like to share with you some important quotes of His Highness the Aga Khan and from the Qur'an on conflicts and resolving them. Please click on the link below: POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY) ...
The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings wishes all happy New Year. In keeping with the theme of our New Year's card, we would like to share with you some of our favourite, previously published, quotes of His Highness the Aga Khan on thinking independently and searching for new knowledge -- the spirit of adventure. Please click on the ...
The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat Speeches, Interviews and Writings wishes all Salgirah Mubarak. POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY) ...
NanoWisdoms is pleased to announce its e-mail new Quote and Reading Service for our visitors not on Facebook or Twitter. Several times a week, the NanoWisdoms Quote and Reading Service e-mails a short or extended quote from His Highness the Aga Khan speeches, interviews, or writings -- or from earlier Shia and Ismaili Imams (pbut), the Holy Prophet (pbuh) or the ...
Over the past two years the NanoWisdoms Twitter quote service has broadcast several hundred quotes from His Highness the Aga Khan's speeches, interviews and writings. We are pleased to announce this collection of short quotes is now available on-line at NanoWisdoms, catalogued and organised by theme together with all sources as shown below. Combined with our extended quotes, published on Facebook, ...
The Archive is a unique website dedicated solely to the Ismaili Imamat's speeches, interviews and writings and has been granted special permission to reproduce His Highness the Aga Khan's speeches. It brings together readings from akdn.org, iis.ac.uk, theismaili.org, aku.edu, archnet.org, pluralism.ca, institutional publications, printed materials, media Web sites and other sources. With over 500 readings it is the most comprehensive, public ...
The NanoWisdoms Archive is a unique website dedicated solely to the Ismaili Imamat's speeches, interviews and writings and has been granted special permission to reproduce His Highness the Aga Khan's speeches. The Archive brings together material from akdn.org, iis.ac.uk, theismaili.org, aku.edu, archnet.org, pluralism.ca, institutional publications, printed materials, media Web sites and other sources. With over 500 readings it is the most ...
Following the very successful inaugural webinar last week, NanoWisdoms is pleased to announce it will be holding two additional webinars in May. The 60 minute presentations will cover the Archive's history, its collection, tips on how to use it effectively, the supplementary quote services and documents and also simple ways you can help increase awareness of the Archive in your jamat. ...
The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat speeches, interviews and writings is a unique website which last week celebrated its first anniversary and we at Amaana.org are privileged to interview the Archive's founder and editor, Mohib Ebrahim, as part of those celebrations. His unique all-encompassing perspective is truly inspirational in helping us grasp how the Archive, and projects like it, fit in the ...
The NanoWisdoms Archive of Imamat speeches, interviews and writings is pleased to announce its Thematic Quote Browser, the first on-line reference of quotes by His Highness the Aga Khan, and earlier Ismaili Imams, organised by theme. New quotes are continuously posted to the collection and broadcast via e-mail and Facebook. Quotes are also available in an attractive PDF format for posting ...
NanoWisdoms is pleased to announce its "Suggested Reading" series which, twice a month, will make a reading recommendation from our Archive of Imamat speeches, interviews and writings. This week's choice is Mawlana Hazar Imam's 2003 address to the Institute of Ismaili Studies on the occasion of its 25th Anniversary Graduation Ceremony. In this candid speech, Hazar Imam draws attention to:issues Muslims ...
It has never been easy for people to live together. Wiping away superficial misunderstandings will not by itself allow a spontaneous spirit of accommodation to blossom. To do so will require concerted, deliberate efforts to build social institutions and cultural habits which take account of difference, which see diversity as an opportunity rather than a burden. We can begin by looking ...
NanoWisdoms is pleased to announce the launch of the NanoWisdoms Archive, the first website dedicated to His Highness the Aga Khan's speeches, interviews and writings. As a dedicated repository, the NanoWisdoms Archive enables precise, narrow searches returning results only with the Aga Khan's remarks since the Archive contains no other content. Furthermore, searches are comprehensive as the Archive encompasses material scattered ...
Practically no countries [sic] in Asia, Africa or the Middle East have a political landscape rooted in a strong two-party system as do many Western democracies. The probable consequence is that in many if not most countries of the developing world, coalition government will be omnipresent in the decades ahead. Yet few of these countries have any established experience with coalition ...
My effort to defend the value of culture, through the Aga Khan Development Network, and specifically through its dedicated agency, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, focuses its activities in four main areas: the Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme; the Aga Khan Award for Architecture; the Aga Khan Music Initiative; and Museum Projects. These activities, which are themselves subdivided into a ...
I am very grateful to the Sakip Sabanci Museum, and to the Chairman of its Board, Ms Güler Sabanci, for hosting this presentation of treasures of the future Aga Khan Museum's collections ... The choice was made to focus on the arts of the book and calligraphy, themes which have been central to Islamic culture for close to fifteen hundred years. ...
