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. ...
As we expand our work in Kenya, one of our highest priorities is to achieve international standards of healthcare especially for non-communicable diseases, such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes. Another special focus will be neuro-science, where the promises of stem cell technology must be brought massively and competently to Africa. Our overall plan is for a nationally integrated health system, ...
As the President has said, we plan to open a new campus in Arusha in just four years. It will be home for our new Faculty of Arts and Sciences plus two Professional Graduate Schools and a variety of other training and research facilities. We are also planning a new campus in Dar es Salaam for our Institute for Educational Development. ...
As we look to the future, I am increasingly impressed by one overriding insight. It reflects the vast flow of information that has come my way as I have watched the ups and downs of the developing world. More and more, I am convinced that the key to improving the quality of human life, both in places that are gifted with ...
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 -- ...
Allow me to highlight four areas for consideration [vis a vis Afghanistan's development]: First, we must focus on inclusive economic participation.... Second, we must accelerate human resource capacity creation from early childhood to tertiary education, including in particular, market-relevant skills development and vocational training.... Third, women's participation in society is vital to ensure an improved quality of life.... Fourth, we recognise ...
On Friday, September 12, 2014, the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, in the presence of the Aga Khan, performed the the Opening Ceremonies of the Ismaili Centre and the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto. Like the Aga Khan's address to the Canadian Parliament, we are sure this event will also go down as one of the signature events ...
It is not so often that we have an opportunity of this sort -- to come together in a beautiful setting, in a wonderful spirit of friendship, and to dedicate such a splendid architectural accomplishment.... When I mentioned that our planning for this complex began 18 years ago, some of you probably wondered how people sustained their enthusiasm through such a ...
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 ...
As I look around me, my deep sense is that today the strongest human force, sadly, is fear.... At this time, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees believes that there are some 50 million people who are either refugees or internally displaced persons. Far more than ever before. Practically every one of them -- women, men, children, the sick -- have been touched by fear and many still live in fear. At no time in human history has a percentage of human population living in fear and who has been uprooted [been] as great as it is today. And this issue is affecting the whole of our world with all the consequences we see ...
As I observe the world, I am struck by the insufficiency of well-informed debate, of richer dialogue, of deeper education in our quest to avoid human conflict. That insufficiency often plagues relations between the North and the South and increasingly between the North and the Islamic world. Some have called this a clash of civilisations. I think it is, essentially, a ...
Throughout his own, long career, António Guterres has been a passionate and effective advocate on these issues, articulating both the rights of the refugees and the responsibilities of society to support and to integrate them. Underlying both his words and his work is a conviction, which I share, that any person's worth in this world does not depend on where he ...
[The Aga Khan Development Network's] experience has been considerable. But what have we learned from it? Let me share a quick overview. First, I would underline that our approaches have to be long-term. Sporadic interventions produce sporadic results, and each new burst of attention and activity must then start over again. The key to sustained progress is the creation of sustainable ...
Today in Toronto, Canada, the Government of Canada hosted the Summit on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health. We are pleased to bring you the video of the keynote speeches by:The Honourable Christian Paradis, Canada's Minister of International Development and La Francophonie,Ms. Hannah Godefa, Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF Ethiopia,His Highness the Aga Khan,Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, andHis Excellency Jakaya M. ...
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 ...
Eighteen years ago, His Highness the Aga Khan delivered Brown University's (Providence, USA) 1996 Commencement Ceremony, becoming the first Muslim to deliver the address in the university's then 232 year history. Next week, on 10 March 2014, as part of Brown's 250th anniversary celebrations, the Aga Khan will return to Brown to deliver the 88th Stephen A. Ogden, Jr. '60 Memorial ...
Next week, on 10 March 2014, His Highness the Aga Khan will deliver the 88th Stephen A. Ogden, Jr. '60 Memorial Lecture at Brown University, Rhode Island. However, this is not the first time he has spoken at Brown University. Eighteen years ago, the Aga Khan delivered Brown University's 1996 Commencement Ceremony address, becoming the first Muslim to deliver it in ...
What are the continuing consequences of the situation in Iraq? Well I think one of them obviously is crisis between the Shia and Sunni communities. I think that crisis is now extending throughout the region, and I mentioned today [in my speech to Parliament], that it's actually active in nine countries. I mean, if you make a parallel with the Christian ...
It is a particularly happy day, for me, that we are extending this partnership, strengthening it, giving it new opportunities, in areas of development needs that are essential -- young children, isolated peoples, post conflict situations. So we have a partner, a wonderful partner, who works with us not in the easy, comfortable parts of the world, but who works with ...
Today, 27 February, 2014, by invitation of the Prime Minister of Canada, The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, His Highness the Aga Khan spoke in the Chamber of the House of Commons, addressing both the Members of the Senate and the House of Commons. We are pleased to bring you the full event video with speeches by the Prime Minster of Canada, ...
When the clashes of modern times have come, they have most often grown out of particular political circumstances, the twists and turns of power relationships and economic ambitions, rather than deep theological divides. Yet sadly, what is highly abnormal in the Islamic world gets mistaken for what is normal. Of course, media perceptions of our world in recent years have often ...
Event photo: University of Alberta. Later this week, His Highness the Aga Khan by invitation of the Prime Minister of Canada, The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, His Highness the Aga Khan, will make an historic address to both the Members of the Senate and the House of Commons, a rare privilege normally reserved for heads of state and government. To commemorate ...
Event photo: Office of the Prime Minister of Canada On 27 February, 2014, by invitation of the Prime Minister of Canada, The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, His Highness the Aga Khan, will make an historic address to both the Members of the Senate and the House of Commons, a rare privilege normally reserved for heads of state and government. Although the ...
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) ...
We are planning now to build new undergraduate Faculties of Arts and Sciences, one in Karachi and one in Arusha in Tanzania. We plan to achieve this goal progressively as circumstances and resources allow. Yes, it will be a time-consuming exercise, but our planning has been advancing very quickly indeed. Again, developing a liberal arts capacity will not only fulfil AKU's ...
Later this week, His Highness the Aga Khan will preside over the Aga Khan University's 2013 convocation ceremony. 2013 is a special year for AKU, one that celebrates many milestones: the 30th anniversary of the granting of the University's charter, the 30th graduating class of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, the 25th graduating class of the Medical College and the ...
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 ...
In this seminal speech -- made when he presided over the Aga Khan University's convocation in 2006, the Aga Khan brings the future into clear perspective with his practical and pragmatic world-view, stressing that "we are moving into a new epoch of history [which many] observers describe ... as the 'Knowledge Society'." This, he explains, is due to several factors, including ...
Is it not true that the quality of our lives is fundamentally shaped by the spaces in which we live, spaces that provide physical security, and spaces where we seek spiritual enrichment? They are spaces where we work, and where we pause from work; where we expand our minds and restore our health, places where we congregate and where we meditate; ...
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 ...
I think what drives our network is to enable people to manage their destinies. Once they manage their destinies, you will see, generally speaking, a take-off situation. It's when they cannot manage their destinies and cannot achieve a level of economic independence that they are indebted in a terrible way or are subject to climate change because they are in agriculture ...
As you know I attach great importance to Indian history and to the great caliphates, the great empires of the Muslim world, because I believe there's always something to learn. The past is a place to learn, even if the future is different, and this is why I have spent considerable time in trying to enhance in India the Mughal history ...
The network concept that I have mentioned is something that makes our academy endeavour a unique and distinctive one. And if there is one central thought I would like to have you take away from this day, it is the interconnected, international dimension of our envisioned academy experience. Our planning is that there eventually will be 18 Academies, situated in 14 ...
The word "partnership," in fact, could be the watchword of this celebration. What we honour today, above all else is the spirit of partnership in which this work has unfolded. In my view, an Ethic of Partnership must be at the centre of any successful project of this sort. Among other things, an Ethic of Partnership means that traditional separations between ...
As I think back to the origins of this Award almost four decades ago, I recall my own growing realisation at that time that the proud architectural heritage of the Islamic world was endangered. Here was one of the world's great architectural traditions, often inspired, as major architectural flowerings are so often, by one of the world's great religious faiths. And ...
