Mali, 23-26 April 2008 - President Amadou Toumani Touré and His Highness the Aga Khan inaugurated the restoration of the Komoguel I Mosque in Mopti and announced the creation of an Urban Park in Bamako. The Aga Khan also reviewed the work on the Djingarey Ber Mosque in Timbuktu as part of the Aga Khan Development Network's (AKDN) expanded development activities ...
Mopti, Mali, 24 April 2008 - President Amadou Toumani Touré and His Highness the Aga Khan inaugurated the restoration of the Komoguel I Mosque in Mopti and announced the creation of an Urban Park in Bamako. The Aga Khan also reviewed the work on the Djingarey Ber Mosque in Timbuktu as part of the Aga Khan Development Network's (AKDN) expanded development ...
Timbuktu, Mali, 24 April 2008 - President Amadou Toumani Touré and His Highness the Aga Khan inaugurated the restoration of the Komoguel I Mosque in Mopti and announced the creation of an Urban Park in Bamako. The Aga Khan also reviewed the work on the Djingarey Ber Mosque in Timbuktu as part of the Aga Khan Development Network's (AKDN) expanded development ...
Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 18 April 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (Spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims, today said in addition to traditional subjects, schools across the world must teach pluralism - a capacity to see those from different backgrounds as equals. Delivering the Peterson lecture at the annual meeting of the International Baccalaureate programme in Atlanta, the Aga ...
Georgia, USA, 18 April 2008 - During the last portion of his visit to the United States, His Highness met with Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue in Atlanta, and was then hosted to a private luncheon held in his honour. He also delivered the Peterson Lecture on "Global Education and the Developing World" to the Annual Meeting of the International Baccalaureate, which ...
Austin, Texas, USA, 12 April 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims and founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, and Texas Governor Rick Perry today hailed a landmark agreement between the Aga Khan University (AKU) and the University of Texas at Austin (UT) as a move towards narrowing the gap between ...
10 April 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims arrives in Austin, Texas tomorrow, April 11th 2008 for an eight-day visit to the United States. The Aga Khan will visit Texas, California, Illinois and Georgia. During meetings with US state and city officials the Aga Khan is expected to discuss the ...
Geneva, Switzerland, 2 April 2008 - The Aga Khan Award for Architecture today announced the members of the new Steering Committee for the 11th Award cycle (2008 - 2010). The Steering Committee is chaired by His Highness the Aga Khan. The other members of the Steering Committee are: Mohammad al-Asad (Founder and chairman, Center for the Study of the Built Environment, ...
Geneva, Switzerland, 31 March 2008 - Musicians from Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan supported by the Aga Khan Music Initiative in Central Asia will be performing at the Louvre Auditorium on the 5, 6 and 13th of April. Spiritual music from Azerbaijan will be performed by the world-renowned Alim and Fargana Qasimov on Saturday, 5 April 2008 at 2030, in the Louvre's ...
United Arab Emirates, 23 March 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan met with the ruling families and Abu Dhabi and Dubai during a visit to the United Arab Emirates. His Highness also opened the new Ismaili Centre in Dubai. ...
Lisbon, Portugal, 13 March 2008 - "The Path of Princes: Masterpieces of the Aga Khan Museum Collection" exhibition at the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon was officially opened today by Emílio Rui Vilar, President of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Prince Amyn Aga Khan, who was representing his brother, His Highness the Aga Khan. Portugal's Minister of Culture, José António Pinto ...
13 March 2008, Lisbon, Portugal - "The Path of Princes: Masterpieces of the Aga Khan Museum Collection" exhibition at the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon was officially opened today by Emílio Rui Vilar, President of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Prince Amyn Aga Khan, who was representing his brother, His Highness the Aga Khan. Portugal's Minister of Culture, José António Pinto ...
Karachi, Pakistan, 27 February 2008 - The First Microinsurance Agency (FMiA) was inaugurated today as Pakistan's first dedicated micro-insurance agency. FMiA will provide innovative life and health microinsurance products that are carefully tailored to the needs of poor families. It is working in partnership with New Jubilee Life, a subsidiary of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) and one ...
Gouvieux, France, 30 January 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan, the Spiritual Leader (Imam) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today met with Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda, President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), for discussions on joint collaboration between the ADB and AKDN. The meeting preceded the signing of an ...
Zanzibar, 18 January 2008 - Zanzibar's First Lady, Her Excellency Madame Shadya Karume, and Prince Amyn Aga Khan - the younger brother of His Highness the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims - took part today in a groundbreaking ceremony for the revitalisation of Zanzibar's Forodhani Park. ...
Zanzibar, 18 January 2008 - Zanzibar's First Lady, Her Excellency Madame Shadya Karume, and Prince Amyn Aga Khan - the younger brother of His Highness the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims - took part today in a groundbreaking ceremony for the revitalisation of Zanzibar's Forodhani Park. The $2.2 million restoration of this World Heritage Site's largest ...
Islamabad, Pakistan, 17 January 2008 ─ A US$959,239 grant was signed with Aga Khan Foundation today to alleviate economic and social poverty in Northern Pakistan through improvement in housing and living conditions. This initiative will be implemented by Aga Khan Planning and Building Service, (AKPBS, P) under their Building and Construction Improvement Programme (BACIP). AKPBS, P has been a winner of ...
Karachi, Pakistan, 15 January 2008 - It was announced that The First MicroFinanceBank Ltd. (FMFB) of Pakistan, an institution of the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance, was ranked 14th in the "2007 MIX Global 100: Rankings of Microfinance Institutions". The MIX MARKET currently provides data on 1127 Microfinance Institution (MFIs), 97 investors and 165 partners. FMFB's sister bank in Afghanistan also ...
Islamabad, Pakistan, 27 November 2007 - The First MicroFinance Bank's client, Ms. Sifat Gul from Gharam Chashma, Chitral won the "Best National Micro-Entrepreneur Award Female" at the recently organised Citi-PPAF Micro-entrepreneurship Awards 2007 ceremony in Islamabad. Dr. Ishrat Hussain, former Governor State Bank of Pakistan was the Chief Guest for the occasion where Sifat Gul was awarded a cash prize of ...
Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, 23 November 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, yesterday visited development projects in remote areas of Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province - one of the poorest and most isolated in the country. ...
Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, 23 November 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, yesterday visited development projects in remote areas of Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province -- one of the poorest and most isolated in the country. The Aga Khan toured the Natugo village, a settlement ...
Maputo, Mozambique, 21 November 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan, spiritual leader (Imam) of the Ismaili Muslims, yesterday praised Mozambique as a model of successful post-conflict development and hailed the country's economic performance and tenacity in overcoming difficulties. ...
Maputo, Mozambique, 21 November 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan, spiritual leader (Imam) of the Ismaili Muslims, yesterday praised Mozambique as a model of successful post-conflict development and hailed the country's economic performance and tenacity in overcoming difficulties. "In an era when frustration often breeds cynicism concerning the possibility of progress, Mozambique can provide inspiration and encouragement to other post-conflict ...
Maputo, Mozambique, 19 November 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan arrives in Mozambique 's capital city, Maputo, on Tuesday, 20 th November, for a 4-day official visit, at the invitation of the President of the Republic, His Excellency Armando Guebuza. During the visit, the Aga Khan will meet with members of the Ismaili Community and high level Government officials. This ...
Berlin, Germany, 12-13 November 2007 - The Aga Khan is in Berlin to deliver a keynote address at a conference entitled, "Central Asia and Europe: A New Economic Partnership for the 21st Century" hosted by the German Federal Foreign Office and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECA). The conference is the first major international gathering to review prospects for ...
Cairo, Egypt, 26 October 2007 - In a ceremony here today, His Highness the Aga Khan, His Excellency Farouk Hosni, Egypt's Minister of Culture, and His Excellency Dr. Abdel Azim Wazir, the Governor of Cairo, inaugurated the restoration and revitalisation of two historic complexes in the city's Darb al-Ahmar district. The restoration of the fourteenth century Umm al Sultan Shabaan mosque ...
Islamabad, Pakistan, 2 October 2007 - The First MicroFinanceBank and Pakistan Post have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together for poverty alleviation. The agreement, which will allow the rapid scaling up of quality microfinance services to vulnerable populations in rural and urban parts of the country, was signed at the PM House. The agreement allows the social objectives of ...
Islamabad, Pakistan, 2 October 2007 - The First MicroFinanceBank and Pakistan Post have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together for poverty alleviation. The agreement, which will allow the rapid scaling up of quality microfinance services to vulnerable populations in rural and urban parts of the country, was signed at the PM House. ...
On 4 September 2007,at a ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, His Highness the Aga Khan announced the nine recipients of the 2007 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Founded in 1977, the Award marked its 30th anniversary this year, and the completion of the 10th cycle of the programme. The Aga Khan Award for Architecture has a triennial prize fund of ...
On 4 September 2007,at a ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, His Highness the AgaKhan announced the nine recipients of the 2007 AgaKhan Award for Architecture. Founded in 1977, the Award marked its 30th anniversary this year, and the completion of the 10th cycle of the programme. Recipients of the AgaKhan Award for Architecture - Kuala Lumpur, 4 September 2007 :Samir ...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 4 September 2007 - At a ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, His Highness the Aga Khan announced the nine recipients of the 2007 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. The Award marked its 30th anniversary in 2007, completing the 10th cycle of the programme. ...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 4 September 2007 - On 4 September 2007, at a ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, His Highness the Aga Khan announced the nine recipients of the 2007 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. The Award marked its 30th anniversary in 2007, completing the 10th cycle of the programme. ...
London, United Kingdom, 14 July to 31 August 2007 - Spirit & Life, an exhibition of rare Islamic art and manuscripts never before displayed in the UK, will run this summer at The Ismaili Centre, South Kensington, London. Highlights will include miniatures from one of the finest illustrated manuscripts ever produced, the Persian epic Shahnama (The Book of Kings) and an ...
Kampala, Uganda, 22 August 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan said Africa's enormous potential made him optimistic about the continent's future. "My optimism grows out of several observations: beginning with the continuing rich potential of Africa's natural resources - including the remarkable talents and the resilient spirit of its peoples." The spiritual leader of the Ismaili community made the remarks ...
Kampala, Uganda, 22 August 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan today said "people power" was vital for economic growth in developing countries. He was speaking at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the new Aga Khan Academy in Kampala, which joins a network of high-quality schools that will provide world-class education to exceptional students from across the developing world. The ceremony ...
Kampala, Uganda, 22 August 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan today said "people power" was vital for economic growth in developing countries. He was speaking at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the new Aga Khan Academy in Kampala, which joins a network of high-quality schools that will provide world-class education to exceptional students from across the developing world. ...
Jinja, Uganda, 21 August 2007 - Uganda's President His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today laid the foundation stone for the US$ 770 million Bujagali Hydroelectric Power Project, in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan. The country's first private hydroelectric power project, is expected to significantly lower the price of electricity in Uganda. It is one of the largest independent ...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 19 August 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan - the spiritual leader of Shia Ismaili Muslims has announced plans to build a major new university campus in Arusha, in north-eastern Tanzania. He said the 450-million dollar complex will be developed over the coming 15 years. The Ismaili leader made the announcement on Saturday, August 18th, during ...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 19 August 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of Shia Ismaili Muslims has announced plans to build a major new university campus in Arusha, in north-eastern Tanzania. He said the 450-million dollar complex will be developed over the coming 15 years. ...
Nairobi, Kenya, 14 August 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims was awarded Kenya's highest medal of honour, the Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya, (C.G.H.) by the President of the country, His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki. ...
