As Canadians know so well, the idea of pluralism is not a new one in this world. It has honourable and ancient foundations, including deep roots in Islamic tradition. What is new, today, is that society is globalised, intimately interconnected and extraordinarily interdependent. (1) [Google translation] Many factors have contributed to this new order: the end of the Cold War, the ...
We have updated the website with the Aga Khan owned horses-in-training due to be presented at the forthcoming Goffs October, Goffs France-Arqana November and Tattersalls October HIT sales. Due to be presented are numerous maiden winners including KHAZAR, Kerdem, Adajal, Thomamix, KASIMALI, Vadlix and SERAMPOUR. To find out further information on these horses please visit the sales section of our website. ...
The 3yo colt, Daramsar, won the first Group race of his career when taking the Group 2 Prix du Conseil de Paris over 12 furlongs at Longchamp last Sunday. The 3yo colt, DARAMSAR, won the first Group race of his career when taking the Group 2 Prix du Conseil de Paris over 12 furlongs at Longchamp last Sunday. DARAMSAR led the ...
Does Islam have a problem with reason? Not at all. Indeed, I would say the contrary. Of the Abrahamic faiths, Islam is probably the one that places the greatest emphasis on knowledge. The purpose is to understand God's creation, and therefore it is a faith which is eminently logical. Islam is a faith of reason.... I am not opposed to secularism ...
News story -- Among the first recipients of the Institute's Ph D scholarship is Dr Zulfikar A Hirji who is a Research Associate in the Department of Academic Research and Publications of the IIS and currently co-ordinates the Ph D Scholarship Programme as well as other scholarships and fellowships offered by the IIS. Zulfikar Hirji obtained a BA (Hons) in Anthropology and ...
News story -- Dr Fahmida Suleman is currently a Research Associate in the Department of Academic Research and Publications and the Administrative Co-ordinator of the Qur'anic Studies Project. Fahmida obtained a BA in Islamic & Religious Studies from the University of Toronto in 1994. In 1997, she graduated from the Institute's Graduate Programme in Islamic Studies and Humanities, which was completed by ...
News story -- Throughout his studies in the Institute's Graduate Programme in Islamic Studies and Humanities, Amin Mahdavi was a research assistant for the Shahnama Project under the direction of Dr Charles Melville (Cambridge) and Prof. Robert Hillenbrand (Edinburgh). Firdausi's Shahnama (Book of Kings), completed in eastern Iran in 1010 A.D, is a Farsi epic poem of great beauty drawing upon myths, ...
The select Goffs France Arqana Arc sale was a major success over the weekend and the sales ring was crammed with active buyers from France and abroad. The Aga Khan Studs presented 8 lots... The select Goffs France Arqana Arc sale was a major success over the weekend and the sales ring was crammed with active buyers from France and abroad. ...
On the Saturday before the Arc at Longchamp, the only Group 1 event of the day, the Prix de la Forêt, was won by AK homebred Caradak from the dead-heaters Linngari and Welsh Emperor. Bred by the Aga Khan Studs, CARADAK, who finished 2nd to Court Masterpiece in last year's race, is by Desert Style out of a full sister to ...
On Sunday Mandesha brilliantly took the high class Group 1 Prix de l'Opéra at Longchamp taking her third Group 1 race in as many races. After holding a position at the rear of the field, she found a narrow gap up the rails in the straight and stayed on strongly to beat Satwa Queen by three quarters of a length, with ...
Kazan, Russian Federation, 4 October 2006 - Princess Zahra AgaKhan today attended the World Habitat Day in Kazan and accepted a World Habitat Award on behalf of the AgaKhan Planning and Building Service (AKPBS). AKPBS was cited for its efforts to improve housing conditions in Pakistan through its Building and Construction Improvement Programme (BACIP). ...
Berlin, Germany, 3 October 2006 - His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today commended Viktor Yushchenko, President of the Ukraine, as "a perceptive student of human institutions, an ardent advocate of cultural traditions, and a courageous voice of democratic aspirations. The Aga Khan was delivering a laudatory address as he presented the ...
Berlin, Germany, 3 October 2006 - His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today commended Viktor Yushchenko, President of the Ukraine, as "a perceptive student of human institutions, an ardent advocate of cultural traditions, and a courageous voice of democratic aspirations". ...
President Yuschenko comes from a family of educators and he himself won academic distinction in the field of economics and finance. He developed the vital gift of a specialised expertise and he then devoted that expertise to the service of his country, helping to create its independent economy, its financial institutions, its new national currency, and its Central Bank. As the ...
Naples, Italy, 2 October 2006 - Princess Zahra Aga Khan accepted a World Habitat Award today on behalf of the Aga Khan Planning and Building Service (AKPBS). AKPBS was cited for its efforts to improve housing conditions in Pakistan through its Building and Construction Improvement Programme (BACIP). The World Habitat Awards are presented each year by the United Nations Human Settlements ...
Naples, Italy, 2 October 2006 - Princess Zahra Aga Khan accepted a World Habitat Award today on behalf of the Aga Khan Planning and Building Service (AKPBS). AKPBS was cited for its efforts to improve housing conditions in Pakistan through its Building and Construction Improvement Programme (BACIP). ...
Sinndar's 3-y-o colt YOUMZAIN took the IVG Preis von Europa Gr.1 at Cologne on Sunday, winning his first Group 1 event and his 2nd Group race. Sinndar's 3-y-o colt YOUMZAIN took the IVG Preis von Europa Gr.1 at Cologne on Sunday, winning his first Group 1 event and his 2nd Group race. After holding a position in mid-division during the early ...
I am talking, please, about basic education. What is the definition of an educated person today? Does that definition include some basic knowledge about the Islamic world or not? If it doesn't, perhaps that needs to be corrected.... The knowledge of the different civilisations of the Islamic world, the knowledge of the pluralism of that world, the knowledge of the plurality ...
What we begin here may not have its full impact in any of our lifetimes. But the beginnings we undertake today may well be among the most important things we will ever do.... I would like to speak initially about the logic behind the Aga Khan Academies programme -- to look at its philosophical underpinnings.... At the very heart of our ...
We have updated the website with the 8 Aga Khan owned horses entered in the Goffs France Arqana Arc sale, due to take place on Saturday 30th September. We have updated the website with the 8 Aga Khan owned horses entered in the Goffs France Arqana Arc sale, due to take place on Saturday 30th September. This exciting draft includes the ...
The five-year old mare Kastoria brilliantly took the Group 1 Irish St Leger at the Curragh on Saturday by cutting down hot favourite Yeats. The five-year old mare KASTORIA brilliantly took the Group 1 Irish St Leger at the Curragh on Saturday by cutting down hot favourite Yeats. Always handily placed, KASTORIA slowly overhauled Yeats inside the final furlong to win ...
Sinndar's 4yo daughter, Pictavia, won the Group 3 Select Stakes at Goodwood by a neck after a strong fight on Sunday. The ultra-consistent filly owned by Godolphin has previously placed in group 1 company at both 2 and 3 years and has also won two listed races this summer. On the same afternoon, SINNDAR's 3yo son, YOUMZAIN ran a close 2nd ...
Following her win in the Group 1 Prix d'Astarté over a mile last month, Mandesha brilliantly took the Group 1 Prix Vermeille over a mile and a half on Sunday. The athletic 3 year old filly by Desert Style out of Mandalara is from an old Aga Khan family that Princess Zahra has rejuvenated through her dual Group 1 winning filly. ...
News story -- Hosted by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, with an inaugural address by His Hashemite Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein, the Conference brought together more than 170 religious leaders and scholars from 40 countries, from the main Shia schools - Ithna Ashari, Ismaili and Zaidi; the four Sunni schools - Hanafi, Maliki, Shafii and Hanbali; as well as the ...
Leicestershire, United Kingdom, 4 September 2006 - The Aga Khan Planning and Building Service, Pakistan (AKPBS, P) has received the World Habitat Award 2006 for its efforts to improve housing conditions in Pakistan through its Building and Construction Improvement Programme (BACIP). It is the second time in the Award's history that a Pakistani organisation has received this prestigious award. The World ...
News story -- At the Ashmolean Museum, which was established in 1683 and is Britain's oldest public museum of art and archaeology, students attended a gallery talk by Dr Ruth Barnes on the exhibition, Pilgrimage: The Sacred Journey. This exhibition was installed by the Ashmolean Inter-Faith Exhibition Service (AIFES) and it examines the commonalities and differences of the pilgrimage phenomenon in the ...
News story -- Professor Nanji began his presentation by suggesting that "... as we look at the 21st century, we need to set the ground for where a shared connection exists; between the religious traditions on the one hand, and their influences on the societies of Britain, Europe, and the Muslim world..." He shared with the audience that he is "...often asked ...
News story -- Dr Haldane also taught on Islamic Arts as part of the Graduate Programme in Islamic Studies and Humanities and was a mentor and advisor to many students at the IIS. During the Institute's Worlds of Learning Campaign (2000-2001), he accompanied an extensive exhibition and delivered talks on The Institute of Ismaili Studies' collection in Los Angeles, San Jose, Chicago, ...
Bangkok, 1 September 2006 - The UNESCO Regional Advisor for Culture in Asia and the Pacific announced today that Shigar Fort Palace (in Skardu in the Northern region of Pakistan) has been honoured with the Award of Excellence in the 2006 UNESCO Asia Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation. The UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards recognize the efforts of private individuals ...
Damascus, Syria, 21 August 2006 - The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and its emergency response affiliate, Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) provided immediate humanitarian relief in response to the conflict which affected hundreds of thousands in the Middle East. At the peak of the Lebanon crisis, some 180,000 people sought temporary accommodation in and around the Syrian capital of Damascus. AKDN ...
Damascus, Syria, 21 August 2006 - The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and its emergency response affiliate, FOCUS Humanitarian Assistance provided immediate humanitarian relief in response to the conflict which affected hundreds of thousands in the Middle East. ...
News story -- According to Dr Zulfikar A Hirji, Co-ordinator of PhD Scholarship Programme, "the expertise that can be gained from doctoral studies should not be regarded as knowledge for the benefit of academicians alone. This programme has and will continue to produce expertise that can assist human societies generally, and be used to critically examine the particular challenges facing Muslim societies ...
News story -- In introducing Professor Nanji, the Director of PISAI, Justo Lacunza-Balda, emphasised the efforts of the IIS to promote understanding within the Muslim and wider world through its courses and publications, and noted that the mission of PISAI consists of "promoting the understanding, improving the relations and exploring ways of religious and cultural interaction between Christians and Muslims". Professor Nanji ...
News story -- The Assassin Legends: Myths of the Ismailis was originally published in English in 1994 and was subsequently translated into Arabic (in 1996), Hungarian (in 2000) and Farsi (in 1997). In the book, Dr. Daftary used the then new scholarship on Ismaili history to establish the extent to which older Western accounts of medieval Ismailis had confused fact and fantasy. ...
News story -- Gallery of images of Participants Over the past two decades, in excess of 200 individuals have graduated from a range of human resource development initiatives of the IIS. These alumni are now engaged in a wide range of exciting endeavours across the world. Although many of them have remained in touch with their alma mater, the Institute has now ...
Karachi, Pakistan, 29 July 2006 - The First MicroFinanceBank Limited (FMFB), an institution of the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance, received one of the coveted 2006 transparency awards from The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), a subsidiary of the World Bank. FMFB was one of five top institutions to receive the award. More than 175 applications from Micro Finance ...
We have updated the website with the AK sired yearlings due to be presented at the forthcoming Deauville sales on 18 - 21 August. This exciting draft of 28 horses contains the first 7 DALAKHANI yearlings to be presented at public auction. Amongst the DALAKHANI draft are a daughter of Fairy Queen, winner of the Gr 2 Prix Ribblesdale and Gr ...
The Aga Khan Studs is pleased to announce Christophe Soumillon will continue to be retained as first jockey to the Aga Khan in France for a further two years, which extends the existing agreement until 2008. Christophe Soumillon has ridden as first jockey to the Aga Khan in France since the beginning of the racing season in 2002. This successful partnership ...
Damascus, Syria, 19 June, 2006 - His Highness the Aga Khan met with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and senior government officials to discuss ongoing and future collaboration with the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in the areas of education, microfinance, tourism, culture and health. His Highness the Aga Khan met with Syria`s President Bashar al-Assad. The Aga Khan was on a ...
Mopti, Mali, 19 June 2006 - The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) handed over the keys of the Great Mosque of Mopti in a ceremony attended by His Excellency Cheick Oumar Sissoko, Mali's Minister of Culture, regional and local representatives of Mopti, members of the Mosque Committee and all the specialist professionals involved in the restoration of the building. Following a ...
