A new star emerged for HH AK's stable at Longchamp on Sunday. Zarkava stepped up in class to land the Gr 1 Prix Marcel Boussac, effortlessly leaving a talented field trailing in her wake. Zarkava repaid the confidence of her connections who had supplemented the once-raced maiden winner into France's top juvenile fillies' event following an impressive gallop earlier in the ...
News story -- Nasir Khusraw, the 10th century Isma'ili poet and thinker, belongs to a long tradition in Persia and elsewhere of expressing philosophical thought in poetry. His discourse has philosophical and didactic elements, with a strong spiritual and ethical purpose. He expressed his teachings using poetry as a tool to convey values in symbolic form, inviting people to be better human ...
[Google translation] [T]hrough the choices presented are the thousand years of history of Islamic art, the eighth to the nineteenth century and from Spain to China this exhibition invites visitors to browse. It offers a preview Louvre, as the nucleus of the future museum to house the entire collection in Toronto, Canada, and will be the first in the Americas to ...
News story -- Hosted by the Hungarian National Museum, the 13th International Congress of Turkish Art was held in Budapest, Hungary, from 3-8 September, 2007. Over 180 participants representing 22 countries gathered to hear the 124 abstracts selected for presentation. Sabrina A. Bandali, a third-year GPISH student, presented a paper entitled "Portraiture as Diplomatic Communication in the time of Mehmed II". The ...
Islamabad, Pakistan, 2 October 2007 - The First MicroFinanceBank and Pakistan Post have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together for poverty alleviation. The agreement, which will allow the rapid scaling up of quality microfinance services to vulnerable populations in rural and urban parts of the country, was signed at the PM House. The agreement allows the social objectives of ...
Islamabad, Pakistan, 2 October 2007 - The First MicroFinanceBank and Pakistan Post have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together for poverty alleviation. The agreement, which will allow the rapid scaling up of quality microfinance services to vulnerable populations in rural and urban parts of the country, was signed at the PM House. ...
Dalakhani's progeny continue their good run of form with CENTENNIAL recently bringing his winning tally to two to maintain a healthy results ratio for his first season sire. DALAKHANI has sired seven winners of eight races for a strike-rate of 55%. His best progeny to date looks to be the Dermot Weld-trained CHINESE WHITE, described by the Racing Post as having ...
News story -- Additional images from the Reunion The reunion commenced with a welcome address by Mr Shiraz Kabani, Head of Operations, Finance & Development, which was followed by an informal session where participants were invited to share memories and experiences of their student days at the IIS. The afternoon continued with the keynote address, delivered by Dr Aziz Esmail, IIS Governor, ...
Sinndar and Kahyasi had a successful weekend with progeny Four Sins and Varevees both scoring at Group level. FOUR SINS is a three-year-old daughter of dual Derby winner and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe hero Sinndar. Bred in Germany by Graf & Grafin Von Stauffenberg before being purchased for 120,000 € by Gilltown Stud on behalf of HH the Aga Khan ...
News story -- Prince Rahim, Prince Hussain, Princess Khaliya, Members of the Board of Governors, Distinguished Guests: Good Afternoon. I am honoured to have been chosen to speak to you this afternoon and feel privileged to be speaking in the presence of so many leaders of our community. I have many fond memories of the past three years at The Institute of ...
News story -- The conference, organised by Dr Samira Sheikh, was a gathering of over 80 delegates from around the world with a programme of 14 presentations illustrating a wide range of South Asian Muslim devotional expressions. Speakers explored links between devotional forms and reflected on the relationship between religious traditions and their lived expression. The conference highlighted the plurality in the ...
News story -- This video consists of highlights from the graduation ceremony of the Class of 2007 at the Ismaili Centre in London on the afternoon of 10 September 2007. Prince Rahim Aga Khan was the Chief Guest and delivered the commencement address. In attendance were over 250 guests, including Prince Hussain Aga Khan, Princess Khaliya Aga Khan, governors, faculty, staff and ...
Thanks to the recent double of Behrar and Chinese White, champion racehorse Dalakhani now boasts an enviable record of 50% winners/runners for his first crop as a sire. BEHRAR provided a first French success for his Arc-winning sire at Fontainebleau on 8th September. The bay homebred carried the Aga Khan's colours to a one length-victory in the Prix des Roses maiden ...
Darjina defeated a high-class opposition to score in the Prix du Moulin de Longchamp and establish herself as a force to be reckoned with against Europe's best milers. Princess Zahra Aga Khan's three-year-old was facing her male counterparts for the first time in the Group 1 event however she won more impressively than she had done when taking the Prix d'Astarté ...
News story -- The Institute attracts Ismaili students from around the globe, and this year's graduating class included students from Canada, Iran, Tajikistan, Pakistan and India. As early as the 1980's, the Institute had initiated programmes in collaboration with universities in Canada and the United Kingdom in which students obtained Master's degrees in Education and Islamic Studies. Since 1994, the Institute has ...
News story -- Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim Distinguished guests; governors, faculty, staff and students of The Institute of Ismaili Studies, families and very young children of the graduates; ladies and gentlemen, I am thrilled to join the graduation ceremony in honour of those completing the IIS Graduate Programme in Islamic Studies and Humanities. To you, to your families and to all those who have helped ...
News story -- Among the keynote speakers at this year's event were Professor Tariq Ramadan, Professor Jorgen Nielson, and Tarek Mitri. Presentations were grouped into thematic panels such as 'Islam in a Globalising World', 'Politics and Identity', 'The Qur'an and today's World', and 'Interfaith Attitudes'. The conference provided a forum for participants to engage with questions such as: Can religion support political ...
On 4 September 2007,at a ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, His Highness the Aga Khan announced the nine recipients of the 2007 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Founded in 1977, the Award marked its 30th anniversary this year, and the completion of the 10th cycle of the programme. The Aga Khan Award for Architecture has a triennial prize fund of ...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 4 September 2007 - On 4 September 2007, at a ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, His Highness the Aga Khan announced the nine recipients of the 2007 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. The Award marked its 30th anniversary in 2007, completing the 10th cycle of the programme. ...
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 4 September 2007 - At a ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, His Highness the Aga Khan announced the nine recipients of the 2007 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. The Award marked its 30th anniversary in 2007, completing the 10th cycle of the programme. ...
On 4 September 2007,at a ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, His Highness the AgaKhan announced the nine recipients of the 2007 AgaKhan Award for Architecture. Founded in 1977, the Award marked its 30th anniversary this year, and the completion of the 10th cycle of the programme. Recipients of the AgaKhan Award for Architecture - Kuala Lumpur, 4 September 2007 :Samir ...
If ignoring the past was a problem on one side, then the opposite danger was an exaggerated submission to the past, so that some creations and creators became prisoners of dogma or nostalgia. There is a danger, in every area of life, everywhere in the world, that people will respond to the hastening pace of change with an irrational fear of ...
London, United Kingdom, 14 July to 31 August 2007 - Spirit & Life, an exhibition of rare Islamic art and manuscripts never before displayed in the UK, will run this summer at The Ismaili Centre, South Kensington, London. Highlights will include miniatures from one of the finest illustrated manuscripts ever produced, the Persian epic Shahnama (The Book of Kings) and an ...
News story -- With a variety of backgrounds and interests, eleven of the 2007 SyPP graduates are the recipients of national or international scholarships; others are beginning or returning to careers in Syria. Reema Istanbouli, Ghena Othman, Maha Yaziji, Jaydaa Wardeh and Nibras Al-Dibbiat were awarded IIS scholarships to study the Graduate Programme in Islamic Studies and Humanities at the IIS in ...
The Aga Khan Studs has put two stallion prospects Visindar and Daramsar on the Aga Khan Studs website for private sale. This represents a unique opportunity for the bloodstock community to buy two successful racehorses that come from strong, Group 1 producing families. VISINDAR won three races in his five race career including the Group 2 Prix Greffulhe by 4 lengths ...
Kampala, Uganda, 22 August 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan today said "people power" was vital for economic growth in developing countries. He was speaking at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the new Aga Khan Academy in Kampala, which joins a network of high-quality schools that will provide world-class education to exceptional students from across the developing world. The ceremony ...
Kampala, Uganda, 22 August 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan said Africa's enormous potential made him optimistic about the continent's future. "My optimism grows out of several observations: beginning with the continuing rich potential of Africa's natural resources - including the remarkable talents and the resilient spirit of its peoples." The spiritual leader of the Ismaili community made the remarks ...
Kampala, Uganda, 22 August 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan today said "people power" was vital for economic growth in developing countries. He was speaking at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the new Aga Khan Academy in Kampala, which joins a network of high-quality schools that will provide world-class education to exceptional students from across the developing world. ...
Let me extend, at the very start, my heartfelt thanks to the person who made this beautiful site available for the building of a new Aga Khan Academy. He is Amirali Karmali [and we] are most deeply grateful to Amirali and his family for their extraordinary generosity. I know I speak for everyone here in describing this gift as a truly ...
I believe the people of Uganda can give to the world, in the years ahead, the gift of a vibrant example as a society which has overcome the worst experiences of past intolerance and embraced the abundant promise of a pluralistic but united future. If one key to unlocking the potential of Uganda, and of all of Africa, is a spirit ...
The Aga Khan's stallions will be well represented at Europe's leading sales over the next few weeks. 22 yearlings in Arqana's Deauville catalogue are progeny of Aga Khan Stud sires. These include five by Dalakhani, who has made a very promising start to his new career with three winners to date from nine individuals to have raced. Last August five of ...
Jinja, Uganda, 21 August 2007 - Uganda's President His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today laid the foundation stone for the US$ 770 million Bujagali Hydroelectric Power Project, in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan. The country's first private hydroelectric power project, is expected to significantly lower the price of electricity in Uganda. It is one of the largest independent ...
The great issue of development, everywhere in the world, is whether the power supply will grow more quickly than the economy, or whether economic growth will outstrip the power supply. Uganda has been suffering from the latter condition and the consequences have been grave.... Skyrocketing [electricty] costs work to reinforce the cycle of poverty for millions, and they badly impair the ...
During the evening, His Highness the Aga Khan flew back to Dar es Salaam, where the Imam hosted a dinner in honour of the President of Tanzania. SOURCES POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY) ...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 19 August 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan - the spiritual leader of Shia Ismaili Muslims has announced plans to build a major new university campus in Arusha, in north-eastern Tanzania. He said the 450-million dollar complex will be developed over the coming 15 years. The Ismaili leader made the announcement on Saturday, August 18th, during ...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 19 August 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of Shia Ismaili Muslims has announced plans to build a major new university campus in Arusha, in north-eastern Tanzania. He said the 450-million dollar complex will be developed over the coming 15 years. ...
His Highness the Aga Khan made a courtesy call to His Excellency President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda at State House, after which the Aga Khan was hosted by the Government of Uganda at an official luncheon. SOURCES POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY) ...
The commitment to cooperate is not only essential among peoples of different ethnic or religious backgrounds, or different classes, or philosophies. We must also build stronger bridges of cooperation between different sectors of social and economic leadership. I am pleased, for example, to be hearing more and more these days about "public/private partnerships. As we learn to work across the public/private ...
