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Argo Contemporary Art Museum & Cultural Centre, Tehran, Iran, by ASA North / Ahmadreza Schricker: Distinct materials differentiate new additions from the brick-built historic fabric in this contemporary art museum housed in an abandoned 100-year-old brewery. Argo Contemporary Art Museum and Cultural Centre is one of 20 shortlisted projects for the 2022 Cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Read more about the ...

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Flying Saucer Rehabilitation, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, by SpaceContinuum Design Studio / Mona El Mousfy: The Flying Saucer, a 1978 Brutalist-style building that was fully restored as a community art space, contributes to Sharjah's collective cultural memory. The Flying Saucer Rehabilitation, Sharjah is one of 20 shortlisted projects for the 2022 Cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Read more about the shortlisted ...

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Here's a sneak peek of the shortlisted projects for @TheAgaKhanAward for Architecture's Fifteenth Cycle, 2020-2022. Read more about the shortlisted projects here: ...

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Watch a short interview with Haider Ali on the developments in his home, the #WalledCity, and pursuing a profession in conservation. Also watch: 1. - Walled City of Lahore 2. - Zeina For more about the Walled City of Lahore conservation project: For more about the Aga Khan Trust for Culture: #wdcddd #CulturalDiversity ...

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Watch a short interview with Zeina Naseer on restoring one of the world's largest murals and what preserving #culturalheritage means to her. #wdcddd #CulturalDiversity Also watch: 1. - Haider 2. - Walled City of Lahore For more about the Walled City of Lahore conservation project: For more about the Aga Khan Trust for Culture: ...

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A glimpse into the magnificent #WalledCity of #Lahore where one of the largest restoration projects in Pakistan is being undertaken by the #AgaKhan Trust for #Culture. Also watch: 1. - Zeina 2. - Haider For more about the Walled City of Lahore conservation project: For more about the Aga Khan Trust for Culture: #wdcddd #CulturalDiversity ...

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At a special celebratory event, the #AgaKhan Academy, Maputo was inaugurated by Filipe Nyusi, President of Mozambique, and Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal, in the presence of Prince Rahim Aga Khan. The Aga Khan #Academy in #Maputo is part of a network of Academies established by His Highness the Aga Khan. For more about the event: For more about the @Aga ...

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At a special celebratory event, the #AgaKhan Academy, Maputo was inaugurated by Filipe Nyusi, President of Mozambique, and Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal, in the presence of Prince Rahim Aga Khan. The Aga Khan #Academy in #Maputo is part of a network of Academies established by His Highness the Aga Khan. For more about the event: For more about the @Aga ...

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From prediction to reconstruction, the #AgaKhan Agency for Habitat works with over 2,500 communities in disaster-prone areas to provide nature-based solutions to their safety and preparedness. #InvestInOurPlanet #WhatWillYouDo #EarthDay2022 For more about the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat: ...

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When students expressed dissatisfaction about how they were being taught, @Aga Khan University sought solutions to help make faculty teaching more engaging. Today the learning culture is different. The Haile T. Debas Teachers' Academy has put excellence in teaching on par with #excellence in research. Its impact was noted when AKU received the 2022 Award of Excellence for Disruptive Education, a category ...

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In response to the pandemic lockdowns, the Aga Khan Foundation worked with communities in Bihar through the Schools2030 programme to find innovative ways to keep children learning. The Volunteer Learning Activity Centres were outdoor small classes, staffed by young volunteers from the community. These covid-safe classes allowed children a space to continue learning outside of school, and elevated the self-esteem of the ...

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In response to the pandemic lockdowns, the Aga Khan Foundation worked with communities in Bihar through the Schools2030 programme to find innovative ways to keep children learning. The Learning Walls were white boards or paper, set up in community locations. A volunteer would write a new puzzle or riddle daily, and the community would work together to solve it. ...

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In response to the pandemic lockdowns, the Aga Khan Foundation worked with communities in Bihar through the Schools2030 programme to find innovative ways to keep children learning. The Learning at Home Kit comprised stationary, paper and card, puzzles, word games and more. They were designed for different age groups and were distributed to thousands of families across the region, ensuring that children ...

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Once completed the state-of-the-art cancer care centre at Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam will enable a considerable portion of needy cancer patients to treat their disease with welfare support. ...

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Wondering why their son wasn't speaking, the parents of two-year-old Danyal brought their son to the Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam for a check-up and found that he had severe hearing loss. This led the hospital to perform its first cochlear implant surgery. ...

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Watch this inspirational talk by Prince Rahim Aga Khan as he explains the link between human health and the climate crisis and lays out a plan on how AKDN and AKU will be carbon neutral by 2030. Experts and stakeholders spoke at a seminar on 'Pakistan's Challenges of Climate Change, Health, and Nutrition in the Context of Sustainable Development Goals: Strategies for ...

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Speaking on behalf of His Highness the Aga Khan, Prince Rahim urged the international community to act with generosity and speed "at a time when so many Afghans are in peril". ...

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Since devastating news from Afghanistan dominated headlines last year, the humanitarian situation in the country has rapidly deteriorated. Roughly 3.4 million people are now displaced by conflict inside the country and today, almost 23 million people are facing extreme hunger. Afghanistan is now experiencing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. Learn from UNHCR, AKF and others about the situation on the ...

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Part of the #AKAA2022 #SteeringCommittee, #MeisaBatanyeh delivered a lecture entitled Choosing Resilience: Leadership in Architectural Practice. Meisa Batayneh is the founder and principal architect of Maisam Architects and Engineers, established in 1986 with offices in Amman and Abu Dhabi. Over her long and distinguished career, Ms Batayneh has led multi-disciplinary teams on large-scale international and regional projects in the USA, Pakistan, Cyprus, Saudi ...

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From scaling mountains to wearing dungarees, Gul Noori has spent 22 years breaking barriers for women in northern Pakistan as a search and rescue volunteer. Find out about her work with the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat. Disasters including landslides, floods and earthquakes occur frequently in northern Pakistan. The #AgaKhan Agency for Habitat helps communities prevent and prepare for problems, and trains local ...

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What is it like to be a search and rescue volunteer during a disaster in Pakistan - particularly as a woman? Fauzia shares her story, and plans a future where girls can fully participate in society. Disasters including landslides, floods and earthquakes occur frequently in northern Pakistan. The #AgaKhan Agency for Habitat helps communities prevent and prepare for problems, and trains local communities ...

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As a female search and rescue volunteer in Pakistan, Shamim not only combats hazards such as floods and landslides, but must fight for equality. In this film she discusses how attitudes to women are changing. Disasters including landslides, floods and earthquakes occur frequently in northern Pakistan. The #AgaKhan Agency for Habitat helps communities prevent and prepare for problems, and trains local communities to ...

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The #AKDN is committed to raising the competence and confidence of women and changing the mindsets of communities so that women and girls are not overlooked or forgotten. Watch this 1-minute video and join us as we #breakthebias to create a fairer world for our daughters and sons. #InternationalWomensDay2022 ...

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#breakingthebias: "If every child could grow up with a father and a mother, both of whom love and care for the child, ours would be a much better world." - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. ...

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