This project has made it possible to combine modern heritage conservation techniques with the processes and materials traditionally employed in the construction of mud brick buildings. The participation in the project of the few stone masons who still practise banco pourri has meant that more than 30 young people have been trained in this traditional technique, thus ensuring that is handed ...
[Google translation] During my many trips to the region during the last forty years I have seen the importance of projects that contribute constructively to the development and this has reinforced some of my beliefs. Firstly, the development challenges also offer opportunities to create opportunities in a part of the world that has a rich cultural heritage. Then, as beneficial partnerships ...
25 April 2008 (Bamako, Mali): His Highness the Aga Khan hosts a Diplomatic Reception for members of the diplomatic corps, international organisations and senior government officials in Mali.27 April 2008 (Banfora, Burkina Faso): Visit to the Sosuco sugar plant, AKFED project.29 April 2008 (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire): His Highness the Aga Khan and President Laurent Gbagbo witness the launch of the Première ...
Do you think the world is heading towards a "clash of capturing natural resources"? ... I think we are seeing a concentration of wealth in a number of countries. There is a search for new resources to exploit for national or strategic purposes. The situation can be changed by making a move towards using nuclear power, as it has the potential ...
Georgia is making very, very serious, intelligent commitments to developing forces in the Knowledge Society. When we work in the developing world, we are trying to build new institutions, and our most difficult thing to achieve is to enter that Knowledge Society. And entering into that Knowledge Society is a question of people. It's not only a question of money, it's ...
[T]he great problem of humankind in a global age will be to balance and reconcile the two impulses ... the quest for distinctive identity and the search for global coherence. What this challenge will ultimately require of us, is a deep sense of personal and intellectual humility, an understanding that diversity itself is a gift of the Divine, and that embracing ...
I think that there probably isn't an area of human endeavour in which we do not have today a Murid who is exceptional in his or her own field. I have always thought that the Jamat in this country would play a very special role in the future of the Jamat world wide, because this country is the leader in the ...
I am here to learn. I am also here to seek partnerships. The global knowledge society is led by the United States. And therefore we are looking for partnerships. Partnerships which are long, which are stable and which produce quantifiable results. We will work with anybody who wants to help us in social development, economic development, pluralism and more important than ...
Today marks a milestone in the partnership between two renowned institutions. I am delighted that the University of Texas and the Aga Khan University are committed to sharing the benefits of their research, teaching and service. In working together to develop and strengthen human resources and knowledge, AKU and UT will bring new capacity and capabilities to some of the world's ...
The American ethic and ideal -- the Texan ethic and ideal -- has always been one of openness to others and openness to the future. It is an ethic of opportunity, which the Ismaili Community deeply shares. This commitment to opportunity is exemplified in the vitality of your diverse multi-ethnic society. It is rooted in a deep respect for the individual ...
14 April 2008 (Los Angeles, USA): Luncheon hosted by the Governor and First Lady of California.14 April 2008 (Los Angeles, California USA): Dinner hosted by the Mayor of Los Angeles. SOURCES POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY) ...
Interviewers: Ayesha Daya and Zainab Fattah in Dubai The Aga Khan, leader of the world's Ismaili Muslims, opened a cultural centre in Dubai for followers of the branch of Shia Islam. The Ismaili Centre Dubai is the first base for Ismailis in the majority-Sunni Muslim Middle East. The Aga Khan, 71, is the 49th hereditary imam, or spiritual leader, of the ...
This new Centre is itself a profoundly spiritual place. Its defining symbolism is inspired by the Fatimid tradition stretching back over 1000 years and widely shared with sister traditions throughout the Islamic world from Baghdad to Bokhara. As its architects have so effectively realised, this building exists fundamentally as a place for peaceful contemplation, but one that is set in a ...
And it is my belief that building these centres in the places which have been chosen is, in a way, confirming countries and places of opportunity. That has been one of the objectives I have had since 1957; to try to ensure that around the world as many countries, as many places as possible became countries and places of opportunity, of ...
24 March 2008 (Abu Dhabi, UAE): Luncheon hosted by Sheikh Hamdan at his palace.24 March 2008 (Abu Dhabi, UAE): Dinner hosted by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the UAE.26 March 2008 (Dubai, UAE): Dubai Park Opening Ceremony (adjacent to the Ismaili Centre).26 March 2008 ...
It is indeed my sincere hope that in shaping its educational programmes and policies and in developing its presentation of art as a vehicle of discovery and understanding, the future Aga Khan Museum will be able to cooperate closely with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Nothing could please me more than to know that the exhibition presented here is a first step ...
It is important to note that what happens in North America, culturally, economically and politically, cannot fail to have worldwide repercussions -- which is why the Museum will aim to contribute to a deeper understanding among cultures and to the strengthening of cultural pluralism: essential to peace, and to progress, in our world. The developing political crises of recent years, and ...
In Islam, imams whether they are Shia or Sunni, they have a duty to serve people. That is the nature of imamat and, therefore, in countries where the Ismaili Imamat can bring support and help, it is our duty to do so and we're very happy to do so in Central Asia, like we are doing so in the Indian sub-continent, ...
If those values are destroyed or moved in directions which are not compatible with people's thinking, the way they live, you find all sorts of disjunctions and dysfunctions. Society becomes dysfunctional. So investing in the culture, in the value systems, and making them effective today is, I think, a major aspect of development. Interviewer: Unknown If those values are destroyed or ...
You drew on your friendship of Pierre Trudeau during Uganda crisis. What did you ask for and what did he do? Well in the notion of Imamat, one of the responsibilities is the security of the people who refer to you. And therefore, whether it's in Africa or elsewhere, this is an issue -- and you can see it even amongst ...
And the leaders who are here this evening represent this effort. It is you who enable progress. It is not me. It is the leaders of the Jamat. It is the entire Jamat which engages in the direction which the Imam of the Time asks you to follow, because he is confident that this is the right direction for us to ...
In the evening, His Highness the Aga Khan hosted an Imamat Reception in honour of President Marc Ravolamanana who was represented by Prime Minister Charles Rabemananjara. SOURCES POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY) ...
I hope in the years ahead, we can grow our partnership to have an even greater impact on the quality of life of the populations of Sofia and elsewhere. Microcredit must be sustained, increased and developed, and it should bring you additional support, in new activities, in health, in education, in commerce, in infrastructure. I look to the future with great ...
Our duty is to try to free people from poverty. And to me, poverty means being without shelter, without protection, without access to healthcare, education, or credit, and without hope of ever controlling one's own destiny. This means condemning one's children and grandchildren to unacceptable living conditions. A voluntarist and innovative strategy is needed in order to break this chain of ...
After the stamp unveiling ceremony, His Highness the Aga Khan hosted a lunch in honour of President Guebuza. SOURCES POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY) ...
This day started with His Highness the Aga Khan hosting a reception at the Polana Serena Hotel for the diplomatic community, international organisations and donor agencies. SOURCES POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY) ...
Over the past fourteen years of post-conflict history you have gone from negative growth rates in the range of eight percent a year, to positive growth rates in the same range! That is a remarkable accomplishment. [Y]our recent progress has been built on sound principles and, for that reason, Mozambique has become a valuable model for the whole of the developing ...
23-25 November 2007 (Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique): His Highness the Aga Khan visits Pemba and two villages in Cabo Delgado province to review Coastal Rural Support Programme projects supported by the Aga Khan Foundation and Ibo Island to review income generation activities made possible through the support of the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance (AKAM).28 November 2007 (Sofia Region, Madagascar): His ...
It is appropriate that the word "Regional" is at the centre of our deliberations on Central Asia. The countries are diverse in many ways -- and the development approaches there must be sensitive to divergent requirements. But these countries also have a common historical experience, including several centuries of shared Islamic heritage. Each of them has faced the need to build ...
The first two reasons, then, for my special identification with this undertaking are its historical connections to the past, and the diverse and plural dimensions of its present. The third element, however, has to do with its sustainability in the future -- and in discussing that future, two important questions come to mind. They are, first, at what point of physical ...
[The Islamic world's view of its own future] is a world split into two tendencies: on the one hand, modernisers and believers in progressive change, on the other, traditionalists who might even be described as hidebound.... In this context, we thought it essential, whichever choice Muslim populations may indicate to their governments, to clarify certain aspects of the history of Muslim ...
[Google translation] [T]hrough the choices presented are the thousand years of history of Islamic art, the eighth to the nineteenth century and from Spain to China this exhibition invites visitors to browse. It offers a preview Louvre, as the nucleus of the future museum to house the entire collection in Toronto, Canada, and will be the first in the Americas to ...
If ignoring the past was a problem on one side, then the opposite danger was an exaggerated submission to the past, so that some creations and creators became prisoners of dogma or nostalgia. There is a danger, in every area of life, everywhere in the world, that people will respond to the hastening pace of change with an irrational fear of ...
I believe the people of Uganda can give to the world, in the years ahead, the gift of a vibrant example as a society which has overcome the worst experiences of past intolerance and embraced the abundant promise of a pluralistic but united future. If one key to unlocking the potential of Uganda, and of all of Africa, is a spirit ...
Let me extend, at the very start, my heartfelt thanks to the person who made this beautiful site available for the building of a new Aga Khan Academy. He is Amirali Karmali [and we] are most deeply grateful to Amirali and his family for their extraordinary generosity. I know I speak for everyone here in describing this gift as a truly ...
The great issue of development, everywhere in the world, is whether the power supply will grow more quickly than the economy, or whether economic growth will outstrip the power supply. Uganda has been suffering from the latter condition and the consequences have been grave.... Skyrocketing [electricty] costs work to reinforce the cycle of poverty for millions, and they badly impair the ...
During the evening, His Highness the Aga Khan flew back to Dar es Salaam, where the Imam hosted a dinner in honour of the President of Tanzania. SOURCES POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY) ...
His Highness the Aga Khan made a courtesy call to His Excellency President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda at State House, after which the Aga Khan was hosted by the Government of Uganda at an official luncheon. SOURCES POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY) ...
During an official luncheon hosted by Zanzibar's President His Excellency Abeid Amani Karume, [the Aga Khan] described Zanzibar as a "cultural jewel" and expressed readiness to invest in rehabilitation of the Island's rich and diverse cultural heritage, concentrated in the Old Stone Town. During an official luncheon hosted by Zanzibar's President His Excellency Abeid Amani Karume, [the Aga Khan] described Zanzibar ...
The commitment to cooperate is not only essential among peoples of different ethnic or religious backgrounds, or different classes, or philosophies. We must also build stronger bridges of cooperation between different sectors of social and economic leadership. I am pleased, for example, to be hearing more and more these days about "public/private partnerships. As we learn to work across the public/private ...
