Earlier, during a media briefing at the Uganda Media Centre, Presidency Minister, Ms Esther Mbayo hinted on why Uganda was honouring His Highness the Aga Khan. "He will receive a special ...
President Museveni decorates Prince Shah Karim Al Hussaini, Aga Khan IV with a Grand Master Medal #UGat55 Independence Celebrations #Ismailipic.twitter.com/t3cnGwJ6tu -- Tourism Uganda (@Tourismuganda) October 9, 2017 All related More... ...
And while reading out the Aga Khan's name, the chairman of the awards committee General Elly Tumwine noted that the Aga Khan has been involved in development work for the last ...
President Yoweri Museveni yesterday received His Highness the Aga Khan and his delegation at State House Entebbe. The Aga Khan Prince Shah Karim Al Hussaini is in the country at the ...
Source: New Vision Uganda His Highness the Aga Khan, who is spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslim Community, arrived in Uganda yesterday on a four-day visit as a special guest during ...
Mawlana Hazar Imam arrives in Uganda for his first Diamond Jubilee visit ...
AUDIO OF REMARKS BY HIS HIGHNESS THE AGA KHAN UPON RECEIVING UGANDA'S HIGHEST HONOUR ~~~~~~~~~~ COVERAGE ~~~~~~~~~~ PHOTOS OF MAWLANA HAZAR IMAM'S ARRIVAL AND FLASHBACK: THE AGA KHAN AND UGANDA PLEASE CLICK: His Highness the Aga Khan arrives in Uganda for 55th Uhuru Day celebrations and to grace Ismailis with Darbar Please click on image for photos and story as ...
United States -- As an Ismaili Muslim, born in Karachi, and raised in the suburbs of Alabama, my faith has reflected directly in my patient care.Sameera RajpariThe.Ismaili / Sameera Rajpari The nursing profession is one of compassion, love, and caring. We are compassionate for our patients who come to us in dire need of focused care. We love (at least in ...
His Highness Aga Khan has made outstanding contribution to furthering the understanding and progress of human development in Uganda and the wider East African region. Choosing to return to Uganda as ...
AUDIO RECORDING OF REMARKS BY HIS HIGHNESS THE AGA KHAN UPON RECEIVING UGANDA'S HIGHEST HONOUR ON OCTOBER 9, 2017 ~~~~~~~~~~~ COVERAGE FROM BUSHENYI, OCTOBER 9, 2017 ~~~~~~~~~~~ ARRIVAL ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 8, 2017 October 8, 2017: His Excellency President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and His Highness the Aga Khan in conversation at Entebbe State House. Photo: AKDN/Zahur Ramji. Mawlana Hazar Imam, His ...
Events -- 9th October 2017 -- The Arabic scholarship of Ignazio Lomellini is largely unknown, even to Arabists and historians studying the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). In 1622 this Italian priest produced a translation of the Qur'an with accompanying commentary that has remained unstudied in a Genoan library for almost two centuries. This lecture will introduce this fascinating document, placing Lomellini's work ...
Bushenyi, Uganda, 9 October 2017 --His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims, and founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, was conferred with the Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa by His Excellency President Yoweri Museveni during Uganda's 55th Independence Day celebration held in Bushenyi earlier today. This is the ...
Islamabad, Pakistan, 9 October 2017 - Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan, youngest son of His Highness the Aga Khan, today arrived in Pakistan for a private visit. During his trip, Prince Aly Muhammad will visit projects of the Aga Khan Development Network to enhance his understanding of issues related to the built environment, natural hazard mitigation, health, education, culture, and rural ...
Islamabad, Pakistan, 9 October 2017 - Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan, youngest son of His Highness the Aga Khan, today arrived in Pakistan for a private visit. During his trip, Prince Aly Muhammad will visit projects of the Aga Khan Development Network to enhance his understanding of issues related to the built environment, natural hazard mitigation, health, education, culture, and rural ...
God is beautiful and loves beauty, said the Prophet Muhammad. Ali Asani, director of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program at Harvard University, explores various artistic and literary forms to open the sacred, complex, and culturally diverse worlds of Islam. "The arts help to humanize cultures where political discourse based on nationalist ideologies tend to dehumanize," Asani says. ...
Source: The Independent Uganda Kampala, Uganda: The Aga Khan has arrived to join Ugandans as they celebrate their 55th Independence Day, October 9. He is a special guest at Monday's celebrations ...
His Highness the Aga Khan to be bestowed with a medal in recognition of his exceptional efforts towards the economic devt of Uganda. #UGAT55pic.twitter.com/wwSTLdILAl -- NTV UGANDA (@ntvuganda) October 8, 2017 ...
President Yoweri Museveni has received His Highness the Aga Khan and his delegation at State House Entebbe. The Aga Khan is in the country at the invitation of President Museveni as ...
Dr Vali Jamal (BA Cambridge, PhD Stanford) shares his reflections on His Highness the Aga Khan's Diamond Jubilee and 55th Uganda Independence Anniversary visit, and the special reasons for its importance ...
SALAWAT: A devotional prayer, is recited to seek help from God, through his messengers. "Allahumma Salle 'Ala Muhammaddiu(n) Wa Aal-e-Muhammad" means, "O' God, send Thy blessings upon Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) and his ...
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Another practice key to the formation of a transnational Ismaili sense of commonality and shared experience, and one that deserves more attention, is that of didar, which translate loosely from Persian ...
Mubarak Muhammad Ali Sorathiya is a physiotherapist, artist and actor. All related More... ...
The Kennesaw State University Department of Architecture, in collaboration with the Aga Khan Council for the Southeastern United States, presents its first lecture of the series, "Diversity and Pluralism in Architecture. ...
Source: Kenya - The Standard, By Nzau Musau On the day an anti-nuclear lobby was being unveiled as the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize winner in Oslo on Friday, a Kenyan woman ...
Uganda -- Earlier today, Mawlana Hazar Imam was conferred with the Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa by His Excellency President Yoweri Museveni, as part of Uganda's 55th Independence Day celebration. Held in Bushenyi Municipal Grounds, Uganda's Independence Day consisted of jovial celebrations, various cultural performances and renditions of the Ugandan and East African national anthems. President Museveni welcomed ...
Uganda -- 8 October 2017 - Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Uganda this afternoon for his first Diamond Jubilee visit. The Attorney General, Hon. William Byaruhanga welcomed him to Uganda and Ismaili Council for Uganda President Minaz Jamal welcomed him on behalf of the Jamat. The AKDN Resident Representative Amin Mawji and other Jamati leaders were also present at the airport. ...
Global -- Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan, youngest son of Mawlana Hazar Imam, yesterday arrived in Pakistan for a private visit. During his trip, Prince Aly Muhammad will visit projects of the Aga Khan Development Network to enhance his understanding of issues related to the built environment, natural hazard mitigation, health, education, culture, and rural development--all areas in which the AKDN ...
Uganda -- 8 October 2017 - Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Uganda this afternoon for his first Diamond Jubilee visit. The Attorney General, Hon. William Byaruhanga welcomed him to Uganda, and Ismaili Council for Uganda President Minaz Jamal welcomed him on behalf of the Jamat. The AKDN Resident Representative Amin Mawji and other Jamati leaders were also present at the airport. ...
With shocking evidence, hilarious anecdotes, heart-wrenching stories, and brilliant insights into world events, Dr. Shafique Virani urges us to confront the Clash of Ignorance between the West and the Muslim World, replacing walls of misinformation with bridges of understanding. Appealing to the best in human nature, Shafique presents a visionary path forward, and inspires hope for a better future. ...
Hussein Rashid explains that avoiding thinking about death does not confer immortality and talks about fundamental concepts on life, death, and the afterlife. Religious traditions bring a distinctive perspective to the end of the life cycle and the inevitability of death. Recognizing mortality, often terrifying at first, can provide ultimate meaning for living when faced with acceptance and preparation. ...
Recent events oblige us to reflect on how environmental pollution and the resulting climate change are heavily affecting the ecosystem of our lives....It is therefore our duty to strive to reduce ...
After 50 years of existence, the members of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda have decided, that it's time to add our voices to the global conversation on ocean conservancy and protecting ...
Plastic and marine debris washed ashore on the beach on Laysan Island in the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge. Photograph: USFWS/Alamy Charta Smerelda aims to encourage 150,000 sailors to reduce plastic pollution ...
Two days of debate, speeches, first-hand accounts and working sessions to raise awareness of the state of the marine ecosystem and to spread a culture of environmentalism. His Highness The Aga ...
COMPILED BY SALIM AND ZAHIDA RAHEMTULLA Recently my father and I read through over 140 of the speeches of Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, from the years 2000-2017. Immersing ourselves within his history of insights over the last two decades, we were charged with the difficult task of selecting a few quotes under categories ranging from education, ethics ...
Features a rare documentary on Ismailis (Our Imam Our Times); a TEDx Talk by Shafique Virani on the clash of ignorance; a lecture on Islam by Reza Shah-Kazemi; a crash course on early Shiism in Ismaili history; a talk on death and life by Hussein Rashid...and more. ...
February 24, 2015: His Highness the Aga Khan with President Yoweri Museveni in Kampala, Uganda His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th hereditary Imam (Spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and founder ...
On July 22, 2017, the Aga Khan Museum premiered the exhibition "HERE: Locating Contemporary Canadian Artists" in celebration of Canada 150. Featuring museum-wide installations, the exhibition highlights the work of 21 artists -- Canadian-born and naturalized, permanent and ex-pat -- who carry experiences from multiple geographies and generations. Their artworks are rich with questions about Canadian identity -- and the meaning of Canadian ...
Aga Khan Silver Jubilee Band Gulmit playing Drum solo at 11th July Imamat Day Program. ...
February 20, 2015: Photographs: His Highness the Aga Khan received in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania Source: The Citizen Tanzania, by Gadiosa Lamtey Dar es Salaam. The Aga Khan Council said the visit of his ...
