Global -- The ability to adapt and continue learning is an essential skill in a fast-paced and rapidly-changing world. The Ismaili Council for the European Union has launched a programme which aims to turn learning into a continuous and natural process in the life of every Ismaili in Europe. In a fast-paced and rapidly-changing world, the ability to adapt and continue ...
Global -- Video of Mawlana Hazar Imam presiding over the Foundation-Stone laying ceremony for the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre Dhaka, in Bangladesh. ...
Global -- The Ismaili Centre in Lisbon recently hosted the launch of three new publications from the Institute of Ismaili Studies. The event featured special keynote addresses by Professor Azim Nanji and Dr. Omar Ali-de-Unzaga. On 11 May 2008, the Portuguese Jamat celebrated the launch of three new publications by the Institute of Ismaili Studies. Over 120 Jamati members attended the ...
Canada -- Nurjehan Mawani honoured by UNIFEM Canada - In 2007, Nurjehan Mawani was the recipient of the UNIFEM Canada award for her work in advancing equality for women and girls. In her acceptance remarks, she discussed the role that institutional imagination can play in addressing complex societal issues. "Institutional imagination" was the theme of Nurjehan Mawani's remarks as she accepted ...
It has been an enormously happy visit. In many ways an inspiring visit because it has demonstrated how even a small Jamat can achieve outstanding results which are complex, which are necessary, but which, which your endeavours, your work, your unity ... you can achieve results which are completely unexpected. It has been an enormously happy visit. In many ways an ...
There will, of course, be facilities here for congregational gathering and for administrative functions. There will also be places for welcoming the larger community here at seminars, lectures, cultural and educational events and other programmes. But we also see the new Jamatkhana as a place which will make an important statement symbolising an important message. We see it as a place ...
Sageburg opens Gr 1 account ahead of second-placed Darjina. Royal Ascot is next on the agenda. The Aga Khan's lightly-raced colt was the one to spring a surprise and deny Princess Zahra Aga Khan's triple Gr 1-winning DARJINA her unbeaten record in France in Sunday's Prix d'Ispahan at Longchamp. SAGEBURG has always been highly-rated by connections, and the colt justified this ...
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 20 May 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan today laid a foundation stone for Bangladesh's first Aga Khan Academy, emphasising the centrality of quality education in the Islamic tradition. "World and faith are inseparable in Islam. Faith and learning are also profoundly interconnected," he said. Speaking at an official ceremony at the site of the future Academy in ...
Bangladesh, 19-20 May 2008 - On 20 May 2008, on a state visit to Bangladesh, His Highness the Aga Khan laid a foundation stone for Bangladesh's first Aga Khan Academy. The Academy in Dhaka will eventually be part of a network of 18 centres of educational excellence in a total of 14 countries across Africa, Central and South Asia and the ...
Let me reflect for a moment on the matter of ethics and the importance of ethical commitments not only in government but throughout society. Competent civil society is a major contributor to development particularly where democracies are less well established, or where governmental efforts are inadequate. The absence of corruption or fraud in government is not enough. Fraud in medicine, fraud ...
20 May 2008 (Dakha): Dinner in Honour of Chief Advisor of Bangladesh; dinner is preceded by a reception for the diplomatic corps. SOURCES POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY) ...
Technology is also transforming our economic lives. Economic value is no longer tied to how much land one controls or how many machines or factories one owns. Within our lifetimes, predominantly "Agricultural Societies" and "Industrial Societies" of the past have been joined, and sometimes supplanted, by what many call the "Knowledge Society," propelled by the digital revolution, and focusing on the ...
I have attempted in the past 50 years to build institutional capacity, within the Jamats in various parts of the world, and in such a way that the Imamat itself has the ability to achieve goals which seem to me important. That I think has made good progress. We have got capacity today. Capacity to act nationally. Capacity to act regionally. ...
Islamabad, Pakistan, 17 May 2008 - A three-day International Conference on School Safety was held here to address the weakness of the school buildings in which 17,000 school children lost their lives during the devastating October 2005 Kashmir earthquake. The conference was organized by Aga Khan Planning and Building Service, Pakistan (AKPBS,P) and Focus Humanitarian Assistance Pakistan (FOCUS Pakistan), between 14 ...
First Group 2 success for the sire who now counts three Classic fancies among his first crop. Dalakhani has quickly established himself as a sire of Classic potential, thanks to the recent victories of CENTENNIAL (Sandown Classic Trial Gr 3), CHINESE WHITE (EBF Victor McCalmont Memorial Stakes, Listed) and DEMOCRATE (Prix Hocquart Gr 2). The Prix du Jockey-Club and Arc de ...
Zarkava's class shone through in the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches at Longchamp on Sunday. ZARKAVA justified her lofty reputation with a stunning performance to lift the mile Classic. Settled in the second half of the field as the leading fillies set a scorching gallop in the early stages of the contest, ZARKAVA was asked by Christophe Soumillon to make her move ...
News story -- The GPISH course attracts a large number of applications every year from many talented individuals globally. It is designed to train individuals to play a leading role in academic and community life. As such, it acts both as a preparatory ground for a research degree and a stepping stone to a variety of career opportunities; past graduates have carved ...
India, 12 May 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan is on an 8 day state visit to India at the invitation of the Vice President Mr. Mohammad Hamid Ansari. ...
12 May 2008 (New Dehli): Dinner hosted by the Vice President of India.13 May 2008 (New Dehli): His Highness the Aga Khan visits to the Sundar Nursery and Nila Gumbad, both located around Humayun's Tomb13 May 2008 (New Dehli):The Aga Khan hosts a reception for the diplomatic corps of India.14 May 2008 (Hyderabad): Visit to the site of the Aga Khan ...
News story -- Former recipients of the PhD Scholarships have shared interests in the study of Islam and Muslim societies, within the disciplines of Philosophy, Education, Anthropology, Art and Law. This year Abdulmamad Iloliev completed his doctoral studies from The University of Cambridge with a thesis entitled Poetic Expression of Pamiri Isma'ilism: The Life and Thought of Mubarak-i Wakhani, A Nineteenth Century ...
News story -- The Illustrated History is the first IIS publication to be written for a non-specialist audience and is one of five publications released in commemoration of the Golden Jubilee. Co-authored by Dr Farhad Daftary and Professor Zulfikar Hirji, The Illustrated History contains over 400 illustrations, including images of manuscripts, artefacts and monuments, community documents as well as important historical and ...
News story -- Ghazali remains a controversial figure almost a millennium after his death, not least for his unjust attacks on Ismaili teaching and doctrine. He is admired by many, Sunni and Shi'i alike, but disliked by almost as many others. In Saudi Arabia, for instance, his books are banned. This book 'Ghazali: The Revival of Islam' was written as part of ...
Arc winner's son Centennial lifts Gr 3 Classic Trial. CENTENNIAL confirmed himself as a live contender for the Epsom Derby with his front-running victory in Saturday's Classic Trial at Sandown. The dark grey colt held on by a neck from the fast-finishing Whistledownwind to score in the nine-runner contest. He was making a successful seasonal debut after a progressive juvenile campaign ...
Côte d'Ivoire, Africa, 28 April to 1 May 2008 - Microfinance agency launched: In addition to official meetings, His Highness was in Cote d'Ivoire to launch the Première Agence de Microfinance (PAMF), which is to start operations in the areas of Boundiali and Dianra in northern Côte d'Ivoire. It joins two sister microfinance institutions, in Mali and Burkina Faso, which were ...
Bamako, Mali, 26 to 28 April 2008 - President Amadou Toumani Touré and His Highness the Aga Khan inaugurated the restoration of the Komoguel I Mosque in Mopti and announced the creation of an Urban Park in Bamako. The Aga Khan also reviewed the work on the Djingarey Ber Mosque in Timbuktu as part of the Aga Khan Development Network's (AKDN) ...
Burkina Faso, 26 to 28 April 2008 - In addition to official meetings with President Blaise Compaoré, His Highness the Aga Khan spoke at a special Aga Khan Award for Architecture seminar in Ouagadougou that was held to celebrate three past Burkinabé recipients of the Award. He also toured the Sosuco sugar factory in Banfora, Burkina Faso. Sosuco, one of the ...
[Google translation] The Aga Khan Development Network has started its activities in West Africa, at the request of President Houphouet in the economic field but we do not want to stay only in the economic field we now want to engage in social in the cultural field and that is why our next major initiative will be the micro-credit because micro-credit ...
IEF Team | United Arab Emirates -- The Ismaili Economic Forum was opened by Prince Amyn on 26 April 2008, amidst a gathering of Ismaili economic and business leaders at the Ismaili Centre Dubai. Focusing on the theme of Strategic Business Alliances, the Forum provides a platform for collaboration on economic opportunities and addressing common challenges. Approximately 270 delegates, representing the ...
Mali, 23-26 April 2008 - President Amadou Toumani Touré and His Highness the Aga Khan inaugurated the restoration of the Komoguel I Mosque in Mopti and announced the creation of an Urban Park in Bamako. The Aga Khan also reviewed the work on the Djingarey Ber Mosque in Timbuktu as part of the Aga Khan Development Network's (AKDN) expanded development activities ...
[Official translation] The improvement of rural housing is obviously an important goal in the development process, first to improve the quality of life in rural populations, which are often the poorest in these countries, but also to pass on the message that, for a start, these people are not forgotten by those who support national growth in their country. Moreover, they ...
[Google translation] Formal links with the Imamat West Africa dates back to 1960 when a young Imam, I had the opportunity to visit several countries in the region. At the time, this country was called Upper Volta. But our informal links back to a much longer time since historians speak because of trade in the 12th century between the scholars of ...
Global -- The Historic Cities Programme Exhibition arrived in Toronto on 16 April 2008 and was the subject of a lively panel discussion. The exhibition has already been visited by Toronto's municipal leaders, members of the architectural community and many in the wider public community. ...
[Google translation] [W]hen one has a unique project like this, you have no right to be wrong. If it is unique, it must meet the needs of all segments of the population can not afford a kind of intellectual vanity, assuming we can know what all the needs of different users who will be attending this Park in the future. And ...
Timbuktu, Mali, 24 April 2008 - President Amadou Toumani Touré and His Highness the Aga Khan inaugurated the restoration of the Komoguel I Mosque in Mopti and announced the creation of an Urban Park in Bamako. The Aga Khan also reviewed the work on the Djingarey Ber Mosque in Timbuktu as part of the Aga Khan Development Network's (AKDN) expanded development ...
Mopti, Mali, 24 April 2008 - President Amadou Toumani Touré and His Highness the Aga Khan inaugurated the restoration of the Komoguel I Mosque in Mopti and announced the creation of an Urban Park in Bamako. The Aga Khan also reviewed the work on the Djingarey Ber Mosque in Timbuktu as part of the Aga Khan Development Network's (AKDN) expanded development ...
This project has made it possible to combine modern heritage conservation techniques with the processes and materials traditionally employed in the construction of mud brick buildings. The participation in the project of the few stone masons who still practise banco pourri has meant that more than 30 young people have been trained in this traditional technique, thus ensuring that is handed ...
I am also very happy to accept the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa from the prestigious University of Sankoré, the African continent's most ancient higher education institution. Like Djingareyber and Sidi Yahya, this university has been the alma mater of the town's 180 Qu'ranic schools and the birthplace of the many scholarly works which became uniquely influential in Africa during the ...
25 April 2008 (Bamako, Mali): His Highness the Aga Khan hosts a Diplomatic Reception for members of the diplomatic corps, international organisations and senior government officials in Mali.27 April 2008 (Banfora, Burkina Faso): Visit to the Sosuco sugar plant, AKFED project.29 April 2008 (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire): His Highness the Aga Khan and President Laurent Gbagbo witness the launch of the Première ...
[Google translation] During my many trips to the region during the last forty years I have seen the importance of projects that contribute constructively to the development and this has reinforced some of my beliefs. Firstly, the development challenges also offer opportunities to create opportunities in a part of the world that has a rich cultural heritage. Then, as beneficial partnerships ...
