Canada -- Toronto, 20 May 2016 -- Justice Albie Sachs, a heroic activist, freedom fighter and a former judge on the Constitutional Court of South Africa, delivered the Annual Pluralism Lecture yesterday evening. A flagship event of the Global Centre for Pluralism, this year's talk gave a riveting recount of how South Africa's constitution was created. Toronto, 20 May 2016 -- ...
Toronto, Canada, 19 May 2016 - Justice Albie Sachs, a senior member of the African National Congress and a key architect of Mandela's post-apartheid Constitution, delivered the fifth Annual Pluralism Lecture in Toronto at the Aga Khan Museum. Long-time human rights activist, lawyer, judge and author, Justice Albie Sachs has committed his career to the values of justice, inclusion and peace. ...
Justice Sachs' career has been a truly inspiring one. He has been a heroic freedom fighter, an insightful legal scholar, a compelling author and for fifteen years a member of South Africa's Constitutional Court. And, as most of you undoubtedly know, he was a chief architect of South Africa's new, post apartheid Constitution, one of the most admired Constitutions in the ...
The combined reinvigoration of the architectural and craft-work heritage in an old city has sparked a broader revitalisation. More information available at: ...
Photographs: Jean-Marc Carisse Text compilation: Abdulmalik Merchant, Editor, Simerg/Simergphotos His Highness the Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, was warmly received by Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, with the words “It’s always a pleasure to welcome a dear friend to Canada, a dear friend to my family as well.” ...
Photographs: Jean-Marc Carisse, Text compilation: Abdulmalik Merchant, Editor, Simerg Please click on photos for enlargement WITH PRIME MINISTER His Highness the Aga Khan looks straight at the camera as he greets Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at the Office of the Prime Minister located at the Centre Block of Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Photo: Jean-Marc Carisee. ...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomes Mawlana Hazar Imam at Parliament Hill in Ottawa on 17 May 2016. ...
Global -- Mawlana Hazar Imam was at Parliament Hill, where he received a warm welcome from the Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau. ...
Gilltown Stud sire enjoys an excellent weekend. SEA THE STARS produced yet another Classic candidate on Sunday as Mekhtaal lifted the Gr. 2 Prix Hocquart in fine style. Mekhtaal adds his name to Godolphin's Gr. 2 Prix Greffulhe winner Cloth Of Stars and H.H. the Aga Khan's Gr. 3 Ballysax Stakes scorer Harzand, both sons of SEA THE STARS with Derby ...
Beirut, Lebanon and Tunis, Tunisia, 14-15 May 2016 - Aga Khan Music Initiative and Grammy nominee Bassekou Kouyaté from Mali team up to create "Garana Roots" - a music project music project that celebrates the heritage and centuries'-old music from Garana, historic region in the centre of Mali where Bassekou hails from. The world premiere of "Bassekou Kouyaté & Garana Roots" ...
Portugal’s President Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa receives Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, at the Palácio de Belém on May 11, 2016, during an official 2-day visit to the country. The Belém National Palace has, over time, been the official residence of Portuguese monarchs and, after the installation of the First Republic, the Presidents of the ...
Classic hopes Almanzor and Humphrey Bogart represent Aga Khan maternal lines. Recent Group winner ALMANZOR and Listed winner HUMPHREY BOGART advertise the qualities of Aga Khan families, with both colts being sons of mares bred by H.H. the Aga Khan. Darkova and Hazarama's progeny now boast Classic ambitions. ALMANZOR, a son of Wootton Bassett and Darkova, cemented his Prix du Jockey ...
Lisbon's Palácio Henrique de Mendonçae is a historical building located in an extremely exclusive neighbourhood, and is part of a panoramic green area of three hectares in the heart of the city. The turn-of-the-century palace combines stunning architecture and traditional Portuguese interiors. It was designed between 1900 and 1902 by Ventura Terra and completed in 1909, when it was awarded the ...
Lisbon, Portugal, 11-12 May 2016 - His Highness the Aga Khan made a two-day official visit to Lisbon. During the visit he met with the President of the Republic His Excellency Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa as well as a number of senior government officials including Prime Minister His Excellency António Costa, President of the Parliament His Excellency Mr Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues ...
Lisbon, Portugal, 12 May 2016 - The Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education of the Portuguese Republic and the Ismaili Imamat today signed an Agreement of Cooperation to strengthen research capacity and to improve the quality of life in Portugal and in Portuguese-speaking countries, particularly in Africa. This endeavour will be supported by the Ismaili Imamat with a 10 million ...
Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic, 12 May 2016 - The Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS), an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) formally launched its Medical and Diagnostic Centre in Naryn town, yesterday. The opening ceremony was attended by Mr. Amanbay Kayipov, Governor of Naryn Oblast, Mr. Rahat Adiev, Mayor of Naryn, Mr. Kuban Kundashev, Advisor to the Minister of Health ...
Portugal -- Lisbon, 12 May 2016 -- Mawlana Hazar Imam is in Portugal for his first official visit since a landmark agreement establishing the global Seat of the Ismaili Imamat in Portugal came into effect. Yesterday evening he attended a dinner hosted in his honour by the President of the Portuguese Republic. Lisbon, 12 May 2016 -- Mawlana Hazar Imam is ...
Portugal -- Lisbon, 12 May 2016 -- The Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education and the Ismaili Imamat signed an agreement today that will strengthen research capacity and improve quality of life in Portugal and in Portuguese-speaking countries. Mawlana Hazar Imam and members of his delegation, as well as Ministry staff were present at the signing ceremony. The Ismaili ...
Lisbon, Portugal, 11 May 2016 - His Highness the Aga Khan is in Portugal for his first visit since a landmark agreement establishing the global Seat of the Ismaili Imamat in Portugal came into effect. Yesterday, the Aga Khan - Imam (leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) - met with ...
The Carleton Centre for the Study of Islam is pleased to announce that an international Ismaili Studies conference will take place on March 9 and 10, 2017 at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. It will build on the remarkable success of the Ismaili Studies Conference: State of the Field held at the University of Chicago in 2014. These multidisciplinary gatherings are ...
"It doesn't often happen that one needs to find superlatives to describe a book. For 'With Our Own Hands', an entirely unique book about the hard life and beautiful culture in the Pamir Mountains, it is inevitable. In size, rigor and thoughtfulness [this book] has become a touching piece of art." -- Geerdt Magiels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel. PLEASE CLICK The Story ...
Introduced and compiled by Abdulmalik Merchant Publisher-Editor, Simerg and Simergphotos Frederik van Oudenhoven happily displaying "With Our Own Hands" that he co-authored with Jamila Haider. Photo: Facebook page, PamirFoodandLife "This...may be one of the most beautiful books I have ever read..!" noted award winning Dutch journalist Frénk van der Linden in an interview on Dutch national radio, while Bouillon Magazine called ...
Nutrition Centre -- Non-communicable diseases kill 38 million around the world each year. In India, the country's Aga Khan Health Board rolled out Health Mantra, a national programme to help the Jamat to better understand the growing threat of NCDs. According to the World Health Organization, a 30-year-old in India has a one-in-four chance of dying from a non-communicable disease before ...
A brief overview of the shortlist of the 2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. ...
A small-scale project that enriches bonds amongst communities and revives Hutong life. More information available at: ...
An imaginative expansion that doubles available space and provides a new skin for an existing structure. More information available at: ...
A series of public libraries for disadvantaged youth in rural areas. More information available at: ...
A powerful architecture, playing with the contrast between inside and outside, achieves the dignity essential to educational institutions. More information available at: ...
An ecologically sensitive meeting place demonstrates how art and architecture can be part of rural life. More information available at: ...
An alternative building system that provides space for education and cultural programmes in Africa's coastal regions. More information available at: ...
A rural training centre inspired by one of the country's oldest urban archaeological sites More information available at: ...
A dynamic transport hub that anticipates the needs of the city of the future. More information available at: ...
An abandoned quarry serves as catalyst for an imaginative intervention providing educational programmes and visitor facilities. More information available at: ...
As part of the regeneration of an old industrial area, a new building echoes a recently restored power station beside it. More information available at: ...
Ventilation and the play of light make this neighbourhood mosque a refuge for spirituality. More information available at: ...
A restoration enhanced by modern design elements and sensitivity towards its built and natural environment. More information available at: ...
The varying patterns of the exterior envelope of this office tower evoke mashrabiyya, and serve as protection from the sun. More information available at: ...
Incorporating an archaeological site as a key feature of the building, this library has become a cultural landmark. More information available at: ...
A new building, radical in composition but respectful of its traditional context, "floats" above an exterior courtyard. More information available at: ...
A public space promoting integration across lines of ethnicity, religion and culture. More information available at: ...
