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Mawlana Hazar Imam signs agreement between the Ismaili Imamat and the Government of Alberta

Mawlana Hazar Imam signs agreement between the Ismaili Imamat and the Government of Alberta

nothing much ⋅ October 25, 2012

Canada -- Edmonton, 24 October 2012 - Mawlana Hazar Imam and Alberta Premier Alison Redford signed an Agreement of Cooperation today between the Ismaili Imamat and the Government of Alberta. The agreement facilitates further collaboration in the areas of health sciences, education, the environment, forestry and natural resources management, culture, and private sector and economic development.Speaking at the signing, Premier Redford ...

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Photo Essay: Historic Signing of Agreement in Alberta Between His Highness the Aga Khan and Premier Alison Redford

Photo Essay: Historic Signing of Agreement in Alberta Between His Highness the Aga Khan and Premier Alison Redford

nothing much ⋅ October 25, 2012

Map of Canada with Alberta highlighted. Image: Wikipedia; text added by Simergphotos to show other provinces etc.. Alberta is a province of Canada. It had a population of 3,645,257 in 2011 making it the most populous of Canada’s three prairie provinces. Alberta and its neighbour, Saskatchewan, were established as provinces on September 1, 1905. Alberta is located in western Canada, ...

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GPISH Class of 2012 mark the end of their studies at the IIS

Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS)

GPISH Class of 2012 mark the end of their studies at the IIS

nothing much ⋅ October 25, 2012

News story -- Twelve students marked the completion of their studies at The Institute of Ismaili Studies at a graduation ceremony for the Graduate Programme in Islamic Studies and Humanities class of 2012. Over 150 guests, including the Institute's Board of Governors, Ismaili community leadership and donors to the IIS, joined the students and their families in celebrating their achievement at the ...

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Abraham and Ishmael - Eid ul Adha - Festival of Offering

Abraham and Ishmael - Eid ul Adha - Festival of Offering

nothing much ⋅ October 24, 2012

"Ibrahim was of the self-same faith (as Noah) and came to his Lord with a pure heart. He said to his father and to his people, 'What are these that you worship? Would you serve false gods instead of Allah? What do you think of the Lord of the Creation?' Prophet Ibrahim is the Father of Monotheistic Faiths (Jewish, Christian and ...

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Mawlana Hazar Imam in Edmonton to sign historic agreement

Mawlana Hazar Imam in Edmonton to sign historic agreement

nothing much ⋅ October 24, 2012

Canada -- Edmonton, 23 October 2012 - Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in the capital of Alberta this evening, where he will meet with Premier Alison Redford to sign an historic Agreement of Cooperation between the Ismaili Imamat and the Government of Alberta. The agreement is the first of its kind in Canada, and marks a special milestone for the Canadian Jamat. ...

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Video: The Ismaili Imamat and the Province of Alberta 'Agreement of Co-operation' Signing Ceremony (Edmonton, Canada)

Video: The Ismaili Imamat and the Province of Alberta 'Agreement of Co-operation' Signing Ceremony (Edmonton, Canada)

nothing much ⋅ October 24, 2012

[I]n the last decades I have come to an important conclusion about governance, about the fragility of governance in the developing world, and what people can do to protect themselves from governance which is not effective. And I think that history is beginning to show that civil society, in its complexity but also in its ability to impact the way people ...

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Naser-e Khosraw's Pilgrimages to Mecca: From "One Thousand Roads to Mecca" Edited by Michael Wolfe

Naser-e Khosraw's Pilgrimages to Mecca: From "One Thousand Roads to Mecca" Edited by Michael Wolfe

nothing much ⋅ October 23, 2012

In our previous instalment, the second in a four-part series, Naser-e Khosraw described the wonders of Cairo and the festival of opening of the canal in the presence of the Fatimid Imam al-Mustansir. He says that if he were to describe the festival in any greater detail, it would fill many pages. Khosraw, during his stay in Cairo, visited Mecca on ...

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Mawlana Hazar Imam recognised for leveraging the social conscience of Islam

Mawlana Hazar Imam recognised for leveraging the social conscience of Islam

nothing much ⋅ October 23, 2012

United Kingdom -- London, 22 October 2012 - Mawlana Hazar Imam was awarded the David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award by the Synergos Institute. In a letter that was read before the audience, David Rockefeller commended the Imam's work through the Aga Khan Development Network for having "leveraged the social conscience of Islam in ways that benefit people of all faiths; promoting ...

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From John F. Kennedy to Pierre E. Trudeau to Stephen E. Harper - A Selection of Photos and Videos of His Highness the Aga Khan with USA Presidents and Canadian Prime Ministers

From John F. Kennedy to Pierre E. Trudeau to Stephen E. Harper - A Selection of Photos and Videos of His Highness the Aga Khan with USA Presidents and Canadian Prime Ministers

nothing much ⋅ October 22, 2012

President John F. Kennedy Meets with His Highness the Aga Khan, Prince Karim al-Husseini, at the Oval Office, White House, on March 14, 1961. The Ismaili Imam had first met the President in France some six years earlier. Photo: Robert L. Knudsen (Robert LeRoy), 1929-1989. ~~~~ President John F. Kennedy Meets with His Highness the Aga Khan, Prince Karim al-Husseini, ...

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Princess Zahra lauds achievements of Aga Khan School in Osh on its 10th anniversary

Princess Zahra lauds achievements of Aga Khan School in Osh on its 10th anniversary

nothing much ⋅ October 22, 2012

Global -- Princess Zahra was in the Kyrgyz Republic on Thursday to mark the 10th anniversary of the Aga Khan School in Osh. Established in 2002, the school provides close to 500 students with quality learning experiences in an environment which values diversity and responds creatively to the educational needs of children. "In these ten years [the Aga Khan School in ...

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GALLERY: Aga Khan receives David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership award

GALLERY: Aga Khan receives David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership award

nofirstname ⋅ October 22, 2012

London, United Kingdom, 22 October 2012 - As part of the Synergos' University for a Night series, His Highness the Aga Khan was awarded the David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award at a ceremony in London. David Rockefeller, in a letter addressed to the Aga Khan which was read to the audience, described the reasons for awarding this honour: "Through the Aga ...

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Aga Khan receives David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award

Aga Khan receives David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award

nothing much ⋅ October 22, 2012

London, United Kingdom, 22 October 2012 - As part of the Synergos Institute's University for a Night series, His Highness the Aga Khan was awarded the David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award at a ceremony in London. David Rockefeller, in a letter addressed to the Aga Khan which was read to the audience, described the reasons for awarding this honour: "Through the ...

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Video: Interview: Speech: Acceptance Remarks and Conversation with Peggy Dulany - David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award Ceremony hosted by the Synergos Foundation (London, United Kingdom)

Video: Interview: Speech: Acceptance Remarks and Conversation with Peggy Dulany - David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award Ceremony hosted by the Synergos Foundation (London, United Kingdom)

nothing much ⋅ October 22, 2012

People coming together around a common purpose are much stronger, for example, in eliminating corruption. When an individual faces corruption, that's a problem. When a village community faces corruption it's a totally different issue. And in fact, corruption in civil society is probably one of the most damaging forces that we are trying to deal with everyday.... And what we've found ...

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Mawlana Hazar Imam reopens Timur Shah mausoleum; participates in foundation of maternal care facility in Kabul

Mawlana Hazar Imam reopens Timur Shah mausoleum; participates in foundation of maternal care facility in Kabul

nothing much ⋅ October 21, 2012

Afghanistan -- Kabul, 19 - 20 October 2012 - During an eventful weekend, Mawlana Hazar Imam and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai officially opened the restored mausoleum of Timur Shah. Hazar Imam also took part in the foundation ceremony of a new Women's Wing for the French Medical Institute for Children in Kabul. Restoration of the mausoleum, which had fallen into disrepair ...

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GALLERY: Foundation ceremony for the new women's wing at the French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC)

GALLERY: Foundation ceremony for the new women's wing at the French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC)

nofirstname ⋅ October 20, 2012

Kabul, Afghanistan, 20 October 2012 - Foundation Ceremony for the New Women's Wing at the French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC). ...

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Top officials announce the construction of a state of the art obstetrics facility in Kabul

Top officials announce the construction of a state of the art obstetrics facility in Kabul

nothing much ⋅ October 20, 2012

Kabul, Afghanistan, 20 October 2012 - The Foundation Ceremony of the new Women's Wing at the French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC) marked the start of construction for a new obstetrics and gynaecology wing on the hospital premises that will provide high quality care for mothers and newborns in Afghanistan. The building, which will take 24 months to complete, will offer ...

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Speech: FMIC Women's Wing Foundation Stone Ceremony (Kabul, Afghanistan)

Speech: FMIC Women's Wing Foundation Stone Ceremony (Kabul, Afghanistan)

nothing much ⋅ October 20, 2012

There is one more dimension of our future vision that deserves to be mentioned before we conclude. I refer to an exciting plan to create, on the land adjacent to this site, a great new Kabul International Medical Centre -- a Centre of Excellence for providing tertiary care services and medical education of the highest quality. This new complex will be ...

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His Highness the Aga Khan on the essence of the Enabling Environment: enabling and assisting individual creativity

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His Highness the Aga Khan on the essence of the Enabling Environment: enabling and assisting individual creativity

nothing much ⋅ October 19, 2012

"[I]nstitutions are the vehicles to unleash the creativity and energy of billions of men and women.... The business and voluntary sectors can work together to unleash the creative energies of the informal sector, the many millions of tiny producers.... "It is my profound conviction that steps to strengthen institutions and the linkages between them are critical to the freedom of the ...

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Naser-e Khosraw in Fatimid Cairo: From "One Thousand Roads to Mecca" Edited by Michael Wolfe

Naser-e Khosraw in Fatimid Cairo: From "One Thousand Roads to Mecca" Edited by Michael Wolfe

nothing much ⋅ October 19, 2012

FROM MICHAEL WOLFE'S INTRODUCTION: "...By his own account, Naser-e Khosraw overindulged in the most un-Islamic vice of alcohol until in the fall of 1045 he had a dream. He had been traveling for about a month, and drinking steadily, when a figure appeared in his sleep one night and advised him to seek wisdom. When Khosraw asked where wisdom lay, his ...

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Kabul's Timur Shah Mausoleum opened by President Karzai and the Aga Khan

Kabul's Timur Shah Mausoleum opened by President Karzai and the Aga Khan

nothing much ⋅ October 19, 2012

Kabul, Afghanistan, 19 October 2012 - His Excellency Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and His Highness the Aga Khan officially opened the restored mausoleum of Timur Shah today. The historic monument, which had fallen into disrepair during decades of civil war, has been restored as part of an on-going programme undertaken by the Aga Khan Trust for ...

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GALLERY:
Kabul's Timur Shah Mausoleum opened by President Karzai and the Aga Khan

GALLERY: Kabul's Timur Shah Mausoleum opened by President Karzai and the Aga Khan

nothing much ⋅ October 19, 2012

Kabul, Afghanistan, 19 October 2012 - President Karzai and the Aga Khan officially opened the restored mausoleum of Timur Shah today. The historic monument was restored as part of an on-going programme by aktc to preserve the cultural heritage of Afghanistan. ...

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Aga Khan School in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, celebrates 10th anniversary

Aga Khan School in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, celebrates 10th anniversary

nothing much ⋅ October 18, 2012

Osh, Kyrgyzstan, 18 October 2012 - The Aga Khan School - the first private school in Osh - today celebrated its 10th Anniversary in the presence of Princess Zahra Aga Khan. Established in 2002, the School is part of a network of over 250 schools managed by the Aga Khan Education Services (AKES) in East Africa, South Asia and Central Asia. ...

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GALLERY:
Aga Khan School in Osh celebrates 10th anniversary

GALLERY: Aga Khan School in Osh celebrates 10th anniversary

nothing much ⋅ October 18, 2012

Osh, Kyrgyz Republic, 18 October 2012 - The Aga Khan School - the first private school in Osh, Kyrgyzstan - celebrated its 10th Anniversary on 18 Ocotber 2012 in the presence of Princess Zahra Aga Khan. ...

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His Highness the Aga Khan on thinking independently and the search for new knowledge -- the spirit of adventure

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His Highness the Aga Khan on thinking independently and the search for new knowledge -- the spirit of adventure

nothing much ⋅ October 17, 2012

"An institution dedicated to proceeding beyond known limits must be committed to independent thinking. In a university scholars engage both orthodox and unorthodox ideas, seeking truth and understanding wherever they may be found." His Highness the Aga Khan's 1994 Aga Khan University Convocation Ceremony, 10th Anniversary Address (Karachi, Pakistan) ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ "What students know is ... no longer ...

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Magnificent Photos of Chateau de Chantilly and His Highness the Aga Khan's Visit to the Jewel of French Culture

Magnificent Photos of Chateau de Chantilly and His Highness the Aga Khan's Visit to the Jewel of French Culture

nothing much ⋅ October 16, 2012

Introduction: The Foundation for the Safe-keeping and Development of the Chantilly Domain created by His Highness the Aga Khan in 2005, is on a mission: to restore to original magnificence, the Château of Chantilly, its park and its gardens, as well as the Great Stables. The French Institute has entrusted the foundation, with the management of this heritage for a ...

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Aga Khan bred global hat trick

Aga Khan bred global hat trick

nofirstname ⋅ October 16, 2012

Siyouma, Shahwardi and Mourayan score in Canada and Australia The talents of Aga Khan graduates have been evident far and wide in recent days, with three Group victories at opposite ends of the earth. The highlight of these is the success of SIYOUMA in the Gr.1 E. P. Taylor Stakes in Canada, hot on the heels of the filly's first top-level ...

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One Thousand Roads to Mecca: Naser-e Khosraw's Writing About the Muslim Pilgrimage

One Thousand Roads to Mecca: Naser-e Khosraw's Writing About the Muslim Pilgrimage

nothing much ⋅ October 15, 2012

EDITED AND INTRODUCED BY Michael Wolfe (Reproduced from ONE THOUSAND ROADS TO MECCA © by Michael Wolfe with the permission of the publisher Grove/Atlantic, Inc.) Naser-e Khosraw's Book of Travels is a classic text that has set the tone for a thousand years of Persian travel writing. In this offhand roadside diary, a seasoned traveler records great sights and endures hardship ...

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17-strong Aga Khan draft for Goffs HIT sale

17-strong Aga Khan draft for Goffs HIT sale

nofirstname ⋅ October 15, 2012

Consignment features winners and Stakes-placed individuals. The Aga Khan Studs send a varied consignment to the forthcoming Goffs Horses In Training sale, with 17 three and four-year-olds, both male and female. Of those already proven on the racetrack, KARATASH and ZABARAJAD have both earned black type. The former is a lightly-raced Halling colt who won on his debut before taking third ...

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Suggested Reading: His Highness the Aga Khan's 2009 Acceptance Address on his Investiture as a Foreign Member to the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal)

Suggested Reading: His Highness the Aga Khan's 2009 Acceptance Address on his Investiture as a Foreign Member to the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal)

nothing much ⋅ October 14, 2012

This week's selection is His Highness the Aga Khan's 2009 Acceptance Address on his Investiture as a Foreign Member to the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon. In this enlightening speech, the Aga Khan notes that those in public offices of developing countries tasked with building well governed nations states and competently managed economies, were hampered by an "enormous knowledge deficit." Consequently, ...

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His Highness the Aga Khan on the overriding concerns and problems that worry him

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His Highness the Aga Khan on the overriding concerns and problems that worry him

nothing much ⋅ October 13, 2012

Pranay Gupte: Of all your worries, what concerns you most? Aga Khan: I'm worried about continuity. And I'm worried about the efficacy of the institution in a continuum of time. Worried is perhaps not too strong a word. I think about that. I think about that. The institutions, I think, are aware of it. We are now working on 10-year programs. ...

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Spinach Curry with Corn

The Ismaili - Nutrition Centre

Spinach Curry with Corn

nothing much ⋅ October 13, 2012

Healthy Hints At only 75 Calories per serving, you can afford to have this curry with a clear conscience. Try adding more corn into the curry to enhance the nutrient levels. Drinking fruit juice with this meal will help absorb the iron from the spinach -- avoid drinking tea with vegetarian foods as this reduces iron absorption. Wait an hour for ...

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Aga Khan Award for Architecture seminar in Tajikistan explores architecture in CIS countries

Aga Khan Award for Architecture seminar in Tajikistan explores architecture in CIS countries

nothing much ⋅ October 13, 2012

Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 12-13 October 2012 - The state of architecture in a number of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was the main focus of an Aga Khan Award for Architecture seminar held at the new Dushanbe landmark, the Ismaili Centre Dushanbe, in cooperation with the Union of Architects of Tajikistan. Architects, officials and academics from Tartarstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, the Baltic States ...

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TH Aga Khans III and IV on interpreting the faith: individuality vs formalistic approaches which anchor faith in time

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TH Aga Khans III and IV on interpreting the faith: individuality vs formalistic approaches which anchor faith in time

nothing much ⋅ October 12, 2012

"I think that one has to be very careful in the interpretation of Islam, not anchoring that interpretation at one time in history. If you make Islam a faith of the past, you in a sense make it impossible for the Muslim to practise his faith today and in the future. And as a Muslim I totally reject the concept that ...

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Tales of Ismaili Women of Shimshal: Eid Festivities, Celebrations after a Dangerous Trip, and Stories of a Health Worker and a Wood-Cutter

Tales of Ismaili Women of Shimshal: Eid Festivities, Celebrations after a Dangerous Trip, and Stories of a Health Worker and a Wood-Cutter

nothing much ⋅ October 12, 2012

Editor's note: Shouldn't girls be given a chance to reach their full potential before they are married? In the first of Simerg's 3-part instalment from Pam Henson's recent publication Women of Shimshal readers learnt about Ismaili women in a remote village in the Karakoram who get married before they reach the age of maturity, depriving them of adequate education that would ...

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His Highness the Aga Khan on the theocratic state and democracy

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His Highness the Aga Khan on the theocratic state and democracy

nothing much ⋅ October 11, 2012

John Stackhouse / Patrick Martin: You've spoken in the past, well before September the 11th, about some of the difficulties or challenges of Muslim nations to secularise. Is that still a great challenge for those countries, and do you foresee it happening in the near term? Aga Khan: I can't give you a single answer to that, and the reason is ...

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Arc weekend double for Aga Khan

Arc weekend double for Aga Khan

nofirstname ⋅ October 11, 2012

Fillies take pair of Group victories. RIDASIYNA and DALKALA were stars of the show on Arc weekend for the Aga Khan Studs, picking up the Gr.1 Prix de l'Opéra and Gr.2 Prix Royallieu respectively. DALKALA set the ball rolling on the Saturday card, making all the running to secure her first Group 2 success from English and Irish Oaks runner-up Shirocco ...

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VIDEO: Dallas Partnership Walk 2012.mov

VIDEO: Dallas Partnership Walk 2012.mov

nofirstname ⋅ October 10, 2012

Please enjoy this wonderful video from the Dallas 2012 Partnership walk made by Hakim Sons Films! ...

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Simerg Photo Blog Updates: Kitengela Sculptures, The Aga Khan's Work at a Glance, Bagamoyo and Tashkorgan Jamatkhanas, and South Dakota's Colossal Faces

Simerg Photo Blog Updates: Kitengela Sculptures, The Aga Khan's Work at a Glance, Bagamoyo and Tashkorgan Jamatkhanas, and South Dakota's Colossal Faces

nothing much ⋅ October 9, 2012

A stunning view of the Indian Ocean from the roof-top of the Bagamoyo Jamatkhana. Please click for home page of Simerg's Photo Blog. Photo: Shariffa Keshavjee, Nairobi, Kenya. Copyright. The following posts have been added to Simerg's new photo blog since September 21, 2012. They are revised versions of photo essays that appeared on this website previously. The Nairobi Aga Khan ...

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His Highness the Aga Khan on Iran

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His Highness the Aga Khan on Iran

nothing much ⋅ October 8, 2012

John Stackhouse: How should we in the West view Iran? Aga Khan: That is an extremely complex question. It is an extremely complex question. I think one of the issues is: What is it that you want from Iran? I don't have a lot of clarity on that, frankly. Are we talking about the nuclear issue? Are we talking about regime ...

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Mawlana Hazar Imam arrives for opening of Bujagali hydropower plant and to mark 50 years of Uganda's independence

Mawlana Hazar Imam arrives for opening of Bujagali hydropower plant and to mark 50 years of Uganda's independence

nothing much ⋅ October 8, 2012

Uganda -- Entebbe, Uganda, 8 October 2012 - Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Entebbe today for the opening of the Bujagali Hydropower Project and to participate in the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Uganda's independence. The Honourable Asuman Kiyingi, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Dr James Mutende, Minister of State for Industry received Mawlana Hazar Imam on behalf of ...

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