As a result of my building exercises, I started asking, what were the correct elements, what were the correct issues that anyone responsible for a large amount of building should keep in his mind when he makes these decisions. You can completely eliminate the social roots, the cultural roots. You can weaken the economic strength of the community by bad development, ...
Perhaps the first issue [about rural habitat highlighted by this seminar] is the absence of communication between those who live in the rural areas and those who work for its betterment. What I mean by communications is the ability of the rural population to express itself in a clear manner to the people who are planning the development of the rural ...
Somehow ways have to be found to make the countryside itself a more desirable place to live in, which in turn demands an ability to earn more and to save enough, as individuals or families or communes to begin the process of self-generated economic growth and thus social well-being. The Aga Khan Award for Architecture seeks to identify and premiate all ...
October 22-23, 1981: Visited Xian and attended Juma prayers at the Great Mosque. October 25, 1981: Visited Urumchi. Banquet was hosted by the Chairman of the People's Government of Xinjiang Autonomous Region. October 26, 1981: Visited Turfan, the Imim Minara [sic?] and a nearby factory. October 27 - 29, 1981: Visited Kashgar. October 19 - 29, 1981: Visited the Great Wall, ...
[T]eaching is a profession which has not received the credit, the admiration, the respect which it should receive. His Highness the Aga Khan said during his visit to the Aga Khan Primary School, Kisumu that: teaching is a profession which has not received the credit, the admiration, the respect which it should receive. SOURCESismaili.net POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY) ...
Some may be curious as to why so much effort has been devoted to the area of social developments: institutions for health, institutions for education, for housing, etc. Perhaps it is useful to explain that reason publicly. I am concerned about the pressures on the economies of the Third World countries, and if my concern is well-founded then the corollary is ...
His Highness the Aga Khan gave a speech at H.H. The Aga Khan Kenya Secondary School. SOURCESismaili.net POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY) ...
The point I wish to make -- and it conditions everything else I have to say this morning -- is that there is probably no infallible solution to the problem of media ownership. What matters is that the organisation, whoever owns it, develops sufficient resources and is committed to creating quality newspapers that are responsible, reliable and readable. The ultimate test ...
[W]ould you care to identify one single area in which you think that certain countries need to undertake great effort which could act as a catalyst or a pivot to advance overall programmes? Very good, a very astute question and a correct question. I think you should look at the Third World countries, and essentially I am talking about Asia and ...
Today this is the beginning, the birth, of a new medical institution in Pakistan, the Aga Khan School of Nursing. It is also the first step in the existence of an institution which, by 1984, will be one of the largest single medical complexes in the country. And I hope this day will also be the dawn of a new dimension ...
I am deeply convinced that in the years ahead, the major cities of the Islamic world must use every effort to develop within our own culture and within our idiom and it with this conviction that the Aga Khan Hospital and Medical College here in Karachi was conceived. In every facet of its planning, our architectural traditions coupled with the need ...
[W]e must determine for ourselves, in our own special circumstances, how our doctors should be trained, how they should be utilized and motivated once they qualify, how they can be provided a structured career development which extracts the maximum national value from a scarce and precious human resource: that is the crux of the problem as I see it. His Highness ...
February 16, 1981: Lunch in Honour of the President of Pakistan. SOURCESAs above from ismaili.net POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY) ...
We are here to celebrate the publication of Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan's book of speeches delivered to countless audiences at home and aboard. These speeches illustrate the career of one of the most remarkable women of our time. The range and variety of her subject matter and the conciseness of her writing has caused me to regret that I never ...
As we stand on the brink of the 21st century, we must face the challenge of self-determination. We must explore our relationship to our roots and uphold our moral right to decide on the environment which will be ours. Our past and our roots give us the right to say that the choices, the opportunities we have today, will do for ...
The Award and the United Nations share the common goal of human development and self determination. The United Nations...seeks to preserve and support the culture and traditions of all nations, races and creeds, so too the Aga Khan Award has begun a process to identify, encourage and recognize the diversity and vitality of Islamic culture as expressed in contemporary architecture. The ...
It is in fashion to portray that relationship as one of potential conflict, it is my hope and prayer that [the Aga Khan Hospital and Medical College] will demonstrate the very opposite; that all men and women of goodwill of sincerity and who are concerned with the betterment of people living in this part of the world, will unite in making ...
His Highness the Aga Khan IV addressed the lunch gathering at the Press Conference Hall, Hilton Hotel in Lahore. SOURCESismaili.net POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY) ...
We may well ask whether the premiated projects truly represent the great traditions of Islamic architecture. There are no mosques among them, no madrasah, no palace, no garden, no mausoleum, none of the monuments which are visited by millions of tourists, cherished by those who live near them, and utilised by historians to define the Muslim past. The paradox, however, is ...
Last night the Shalimar Gardens smiled. His Highness the Aga Khan was made an Honorary Citizen of Lahore,and presented with a key to the city "Last night [23 October 1980] the Shalimar Gardens smiled," he said. SOURCESText (secondary source): ismaili.net POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY) ...
Seminar held at the National College of Arts, Lahore where His Highness the Aga Khan gave an address. SOURCESismaili.net POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY) ...
October 22, 1980 (Lahore): Banquet hosted by President Zia-ul Haq. October 25, 1980 (Karachi): Attended a seminar organised in his honour and Begum Salimah's by the Institute of Architects.October 26, 1980 (Karachi): Banquet in honour of Governor and Begum Abbasi. SOURCESismaili.net. POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY) ...
Much has been said at the seminar about influencing decision makers, and there are no more important decision makers in Jordan than the King, the Crown Prince, the Prime Minister and the cabinet ministers who attended the opening session. This is the first time in the five pre-Award seminars that the head of state has personally opened the seminar, and I ...
Major public buildings and spaces are often large, easily identifiable and have considerable symbolic and physical presence within the environment. They are generally designed to last, and may involve a substantial commitment of public funds. Their design therefore constitutes an important demonstration of the architectural and planning principles that lie at the heart of the Award programme. Public buildings, more than ...
Architects wield a strange and encompassing form of often unrecognised power. I can think of no human art form which exercises such a permanent influence over our lives. The architect can inspire us, overawe us or charm us. He can make us proud or humble. He can play upon nearly all our senses. He can create an impression of movements or ...
Canada as a country and McGill University have a long tradition of support and outstanding assistance to the Third World. The support that the Aga Khan Foundation is offering to the Institute of Islamic Studies at McGill follows the Foundation's policy of assisting those institutions which seek to enlarge and to improve the understanding of the world of Islam and of ...
The better use of all resources, including voluntary, philanthropic, non-profit social welfare, is a matter which I believe to be of considerable importance to the developing world, and express here a hope that this is an area in which the All India Women's Conference will be able to guide others, as this clearly is an area in which the Conference has ...
March 7 - 18, 1981: His Highness the Aga Khan and the Noorani Family visited Mombasa. March 7, 1981: Made an Honorary Citizen of the Town of Kisumu.March 16, 1981: Visited the Aga Khan Medical Centre, Kisumu and wrote in the Guest book: "It has been a great pleasure to visit this fine institution." SOURCESismaili.net. POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY) ...
My teachers had quite a challenge on their hands. There I was, leading owner in France, and knowing nothing about the industry whatsoever. My childhood recollection associated the word handicap with egg and spoon races. I thought "weight for age" was some bad-taste comment on middle-age-spread. "Long in the tooth" was clear to me, but "back at the knee" left me ...
October 24-31, 1979: Other functions and events His Highness the Aga Khan attended where speeches may have been made, during the visit are unknown.Several Cabinet Ministers called on the Aga Khan during the stay.October 30, 1979: Luncheon hosted by the Foreign Minister. SOURCESismaili.net. POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY) ...
This seminar has been extremely helpful in providing the Steering Committee, and therefore me, with an understanding of the symbols of the city. I am not sure any one of us has a full understanding of what will be the symbols and the signs of the future generations that will lead the Islamic world. Mr. Soedjatmoco spoke of an Enabling Environment; ...
I told our [hospital] architect ... that his idiom should reflect the spirit of Islam. How was this to be done? I did not want him to succumb, through nostalgia, to mimicry of the past, adding minarets and domes to his renderings -- the sort of bogus orientalism that has produced Alhambra hotels and Taj Mahal bars around the world. Surely, ...
Please click on the icon for a side by side comparison in PDF format.Below, and in the archive , is the published version of this speech. Sections missing in the version published on the Institute of Ismaili Studies' website are in highlight; additions are in plain highlight. SOURCES: PUBLISHED VERSIONText: Silver Jubilee Boxed Set of Speeches; Selection of Speeches: 1976-1984Paigham-e-Imamat, pp. ...
The Ismaili Centre being designed for a Muslim Community must reflect, even if only discreetly, an Islamic mood whilst being sympathetic to the character of its surroundings.... It is my conviction that the building of this Centre is symbolic of a growing understanding of Islam. For some centuries past, the Muslim world has lived in shadow as far as the West ...
Well, in what matters then do you specifically intervene? What is your influence and authority? Long term, long term social programming, long term economic programming, educational development, health, housing, the direction for institutions to go in ... The role of the Imam is to listen -- not to talk. There is a big difference in the sense that members of the ...
Our own research institution, the Institute of Ismaili Studies, was established in London in 1977. This institute is the international headquarters for advanced studies in Islamics and Ismaili history, literature and sociology, as well as economical research. The Aga Khan Foundation, which was established on 1967 to promote philanthropic activities in the developing world, has recently formed a branch in this ...
You make no claim to be divine. But do you believe you are divinely guided? Divinity is a very difficult thing to define in verbal terminology. Therefore I would object to anything which uses the term divine in my context. I have inherited an office and I seek to fulfil that office to the best of my judgement. To tell you ...
I am not affected by suggestions in print that I live a luxurious Western life, while most Ismailis live in underdeveloped Eastern countries (he went on). These are just smears by cheap magazines. Serious publications are aware of the work we do and of our achievements in many countries. Such smear stories never appear in Asian publications. Interviewer: Anthony Mann One ...
A major achievement of our seminar has been to highlight how very little is known of what is or might be appropriate housing for the Islamic world, and therefore appropriate for Muslims rather than for other peoples and cultures In talking about Islamic housing, we are not talking about housing for Muslims exclusively. We are talking about housing which reflects the ...
The present seminar, which has gathered some of the most eminent thinkers and policy makers in the field of housing, must address a much wider problem. We are looking to the seminar discussions for ways in which the Award for housing can encourage planners to seek new means of solving this great contemporary dilemma. It is my hope that these four ...
