BY ALI KARIM Please click on photos for enlargement. Spectacular scenery at Lake Karakul, located 12,000 ft above sea level. Photo: Ali Karim. Copyright. In this third piece of my multi-part travelogue on the Silk Road, I complete our visit to Kashgar with more photos of the Id Kah mosque, as well photos of “old” old Kashgar and the bustling ...
Nutrition Centre -- To mark World Diabetes Day, Shahzadi Devje, Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator, discusses the importance of physical activity, explores some common barriers and ways to overcome them. Being physically active is crucial in managing diabetes and improving overall health. Regular exercise can prevent or delay the development of type 2 diabetes. For those with diabetes, regular activity ...
Breeding Stock Sale features 21 Aga Khan Studs broodmares In a year when Aga Khan Studs sold broodmares have produced no less than four Group 1 winners for new connections, the forthcoming Goffs consignment is sure to attract interest. Breeders in search of the dams of the next Almanzor, Vadamos, Mont Ormel and Rawnaq have 21 Aga Khan Studs mares to ...
On Saturday, 5 November Mawlana Hazar Imam hosted a dinner and concert at the Ismaili Centre, Dubai for the guests of the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. ...
Healthy Hints Given that the United Nations declared 2016 the International Year of Pulses, it seems fitting that they be on the menu! Like other pulses, moong is high in protein, fibre, various vitamins and minerals. One serving of this soup gives you 6 grams of fibre - That's nearly three times the amount you'd get from a slice of whole ...
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Discover the 2017 stud fees. The exciting new additions to the Aga Khan roster HARZAND and DARIYAN will stand at €15,000 and €8,000 respectively. The winner of four races in four months at three, HARZAND has achieved the outstanding feat of winning both the Gr.1 Epsom Derby and the Gr.1 Irish Derby after having won the Gr.3 Ballysax Stakes over 10 ...
Pamir Energy's cross-border projects in Badakhshan, Afghanistan serve as a powerful example of community and economic empowerment. This access to electricity is the foundation to greater stability, social equity, and peaceful development. Reliable energy has had profound impact on health, education, and over all quality of life. ...
6 November 2016 - Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Aga Khan Award 2016 ceremony. ...
A REFUGE FOR SPIRITUALITY IN URBAN DHAKA, SELECTED FOR ITS BEAUTIFUL USE OF NATURAL LIGHT. The prayer hall is a carefully scaled and proportioned volume that is contemplative in nature, is evenly lit to enhance the feeling of all as equal. Photo: Photo: Aga Khan Trust for Culture/Rajesh Vora. Qibla direction is marked by a slit of light penetrating the ...
Nutrition Centre -- Healthy Hints Hesitant about trading in the flaky texture of flattened rice for oats? It's worth the trade! Oats are a type of wholegrain, high in fibre that helps to maintain a healthy weight. Whole grains also provide B vitamins, vitamin E, minerals, healthy fats and antioxidants. People who eat more whole grains have shown to have a ...
Al Ain, UAE, 6 November 2016 - The winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture were celebrated in a glittering tribute at the Al Jahili fort in Al-Ain, UAE, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE, Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan, Chairman of the ...
Al-Ain, UAE, 6 November 2016 - The recipients of the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture were honoured at a ceremony at the Al Jahili fort in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates on Sunday, 6 November 2016. The six winners of the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced on 3 October at a press conference held in the United Arab ...
I think, first, of how great architecture can integrate the past and the future -- inherited tradition and changing needs. We need not choose between looking back and looking forward; they are not competing choices, but healthy complements. We can learn valuable lessons from history without getting lost in history; we can look boldly ahead without ignoring what has gone before.... ...
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture will be presented at a ceremony to be held at the Al Jahili fort in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates on Sunday, 6 November 2016. The ceremony is due to commence at 6:30 PM UAE time (GMT+4). ...
BY ALI KARIM A magnificent desert landscape outside Turpan. Photo: Ali Karim. Copyright. In this second installment of my multi-part travelogue on the Silk Road, I continue with more photos of my visit with my wife Dilshad to Turpan, a desert oasis in the Xinjiang, and then travel 1400 kms to Kashgar, another historical city on the ancient Silk Road ...
As people living in a given time, we are observers of that time. We have the ability to affect the future and one of the exciting aspects of this Award, I think, is, particularly, that precise opportunity to build for the future, to look forward to processes of change which are thought through, which are evaluated, which are affected upon in ...
On Sunday, October 16, we welcomed Professor Maamoun Abdulkarim, Syria's Director-General of Antiquities and Museums, to deliver the Aga Khan Museum's second Annual Lecture. In this video of the event, Professor Abdulkarim explores how Syria's exceptional architecture weathered the 21st century. ...
BY SARA BADRUDDIN The word on the street The words through upstate roads read; 'Trump & Pence -- make America great again'. Broken parts and broken starts looking for a change. A shake up! a break up! A nuclear-headed rake up. Of wall-making, fear-shaking, yet history has shown, the best way to make ahead, use the pen not the sword. 'No ...
On Thursday, October 13, we welcomed honoured guests and valued patrons for an exclusive preview event celebrating our newest exhibition, "Syria: A Living History." In this video from the event, Dr. Nasser Rabbat, co-curator of "Syria: A Living History," discusses the thematic presentation of artifacts in the exhibition. ...
On Thursday, October 13, we welcomed honoured guests and valued patrons for an exclusive preview event celebrating our newest exhibition, "Syria: A Living History." In this video from the event, Dr. Filiz Çakır Phillip, co-curator of the exhibition, discusses the artifacts and objectives of "Syria: A Living History." ...
On Thursday, October 13, we welcomed honoured guests and valued patrons for an exclusive preview event celebrating our newest exhibition, "Syria: A Living History." In this video from the event, the Honourable John McCallum presents his remarks on the exhibition. ...
On Thursday, October 13, we welcomed honoured guests and valued patrons for an exclusive preview event celebrating our newest exhibition, "Syria: A Living History." In this video from the event, the Honourable Mélanie Joly offers her comments on the exhibition and its related programming. ...
On Thursday, October 13, we welcomed honoured guests and valued patrons for an exclusive preview event celebrating our newest exhibition, "Syria: A Living History." In this video from the event, the Aga Khan Museum's Henry S. Kim reflects on the mission of the Museum, and introduces a special video by Dr. Irina Bokova, the Director-General of UNESCO. ...
United Arab Emirates -- Dubai, 4 November 2016 -- Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in the United Arab Emirates this evening, ahead of this weekend's presentation of the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. He was accompanied by Prince Amyn and Prince Aly Muhammad. Hazar Imam and his family members were received at the Dubai airport by Her Excellency Sheikha Lubna bint ...
United Arab Emirates -- Anticipation has been growing in the United Arab Emirates since the announcement in October that the country will host the presentation ceremony of the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Over the past few weeks, members of the Jamat have been learning about the Award, discussing the winning projects and visiting an exhibition at the site of ...
In this lecture, Doug Saunders, journalist and author, explores Muslim migration into the West. This lecture took place on July 10, 2016 in the Aga Khan Museum auditorium and is the last in a six-part lecture series titled "Islam and Muslims in the 21st Century." The series features scholars and journalists who are leading thought-provoking conversations about Muslims and Islam today ...
In this lecture, Ali Asani, Professor of Indo-Muslim Religion and Cultures and Director of the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Islamic Studies Program at Harvard University, uses his expertise to discuss historic and contemporary Shia and Sufi devotional traditions. This lecture took place on June 26, 2016 in the Aga Khan Museum auditorium and is the fifth in a six-part lecture series titled "Islam ...
On 18 October 2016, His Excellency Almazbek Atambayev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic presented the Order of Danaker to His Highness the Aga Khan - the highest recognition that the Kyrgyz nation can bestow upon a foreign citizen. ...
October 2016 - Steps towards Afghan girls' education success (STAGES) ...
On 18 October 2016, His Excellency Almazbek Atambayev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic presented the Order of Danaker to His Highness the Aga Khan - the highest recognition that the Kyrgyz nation can bestow upon a foreign citizen. ...
This out-of-the-ordinary lunchtime musical interlude is part of the seventh annual Nour Festival of Arts, taking place in venues across the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea this autumn. ...
During the Closing Ceremony of the 2016 Jubilee Games, the Mazij AlMusiqaa Ensemble entrances the audience with a musical mash-up of contemporary qawwali to alternative rock grooves. ...
Global -- Dancers perform a piece inspired by the colours, patterns and diversity of a kaleidoscope at the Closing Ceremony of the 2016 Jubilee Games, in Dubai. ...
Global -- South Asian Dance performance at the Closing Ceremony of the 2016 Jubilee Games in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 29 July 2016. ...
Pluralism and Peace in a Fragmenting World: What is Canada's Role? Meredith Preston-McGhie, Marie-Joelle Zahar, David Gorman and Moderator Roland Paris speak about Pluralism and Peace, held Oct. 27th, 2016 at the Global Centre for Pluralism, co-hosted by the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue. ...
Intrepid travellers Ali (right) and Dilshad enjoy a snack of noodles and tea at a local café in Urumqi during their “trip of a lifetime” to portions of the ancient Silk Road. Photo: Ali Karim. Copyright. Introduction to Our Recent Trip to Western China, Xinjiang and Hunza BY ALI KARIM My wife Dilshad and I had been dreaming about travelling ...
TKN -- One vital step in the direction of AKU becoming a comprehensive University is the establishment of a principal East African campus. AKU also plans to construct a new permanent campus for the Institute for Educational Development, which will be co-located with an Aga Khan Academy. Nasir Peerani's role in both these projects was to oversee the design and development ...
