GALLERY: His Highness the Aga Khan visits Cairo
Cairo, Egypt, 19 March 2006 - ...
Kahyasi's week off to a great start
Shamayoun won the Listed Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle yesterday afternoon on the hallowed Cheltenham turf. The 4 year old son of Kahaysi out of the winning Danehill mare SHAMANARA was bred by His Highness The Aga Khan. SHAMANARA's dam was the Listed winning Doyoun mare SHAMANIYA out of Shamsana, which makes her a half sister to Shamawna, dam of ...
Inaugural concert of Central asian music delights Washington
Washington, USA, 15 March 2006 - Dignitaries from Washington's political, diplomatic, legal and cultural fields today joined His Highness the Aga Khan at the inaugural concert of Via Kabul: Central Asia Without Borders at the Freer Gallery's Meyer Auditorium. The concert was the first performance of the 2006 USA tour, which will continue with another concert on the 16th at the ...
Kahyasi's week at Cheltenham?
The betting for the JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham is dominated by the Kahyasi duo Kasbah Bliss and Afsoun with Mister Hight and Detroit City completing the leading quartet. St. Patrick's Day, 17th March sees the Francois Doumen trained KASBAH BLISS line up against AFSOUN from Nicky Henderson's stable for the 2 mile 1 furlong contest that kicks off Friday's card. ...
IIS Conducts Summer Programme on Islam at McGill University
News story -- The Summer Programme introduced participants to a deeper understanding of Islam and the Shi'a Ismaili Tariqah within the broader intellectual, historical, social and political context of human civilisations. The extensive readings and daily programming challenged participants to consider new perspectives on issues of identity, religious practices, modernity, pluralism and civil society. Daily sessions began with interactive lectures by IIS ...
Carlotamix award
Carlotamix was officially awarded the title of Champion 2 Year Old in France at a ceremony in Paris. Jointly organised by France Galop and racing publication Courses & Elevages, the Awards Ceremony held on Sunday at Auteuil honoured the best horses in France in 2005. The unbeaten son of LINAMIX, a 3 length winner of the Group 1 Critérium International, was ...
First mares in foal to Azamour
World Champion Azamour has had his first mares scanned in foal at the Aga Khan's Gilltown Stud in Ireland. Two of the first were Love Me Tender, full sister to Oaks winner Love Divine, and BALANKA, dam of the Group 2 King Edward VII Stakes winner BALAKHERI. The Listed winning Tagula mare Bakewell Tart, and three-time winner Eve, full sister to ...
Dr. Alnoor Dhanani speaks on Moses Maimonides
News story -- Dr Dhanani with Maimonides statute (Cordoba) Mehri Niknam, Executive Director, The Maimonides Foundation Professor Khalili, Chairman, The Maimonides Foundation Known in Hebrew as Moshe ben Maimon and in Arabic as Musa ibn Maimon, Moses Maimonides was a major Jewish philosopher, theologian and leader of the Jewish community in the 12th century CE. He was born in 1135 CE in ...
The Institute's first book in the Qur'anic Studies Series
News story -- Delivering the keynote address at a gathering of academicians, students, media personnel, leaders of faith groups and members of the Ismaili Muslim community, Dr Aziz Esmail gave an analysis of a number of key notions of significance to human societies, such as time, history and categories of meaning, and related these to developments in the Muslim world and how ...
Dubai Group III glory for Marbush
Marbush ran out the easy winner of Thursday night's Group 3 Derrinstown Stud Burj Nahaar at Nad Al Sheba. The 5 year old son of LINAMIX cruised to a 7 length victory in the 1600m contest. Out of the winning Miswaki mare Fig Tree Drive, MARBUSH is a half brother to Doncaster Mile winner Sublimity (Selkirk) and was bred by Stratford ...
Aga Khan accepts Royal Toledo Foundation Award for work in revitalising historic cities of the Islamic World
Toledo, Spain, 2 March 2006 - His Highness the Aga Khan today accepted an award from the Royal Toledo Foundation (Real Fundación de Toledo) for work in the preservation and revitalisation of historic cities in the Islamic world. His Majesty Juan Carlos I, Patron of the Foundation, made the formal presentation of the Award. The Award jury cited the Aga Khan ...
Aga Khan Planning and Building Service, Pakistan establishes endowment to leverage the 2005 Alcan Prize for Sustainability
Vancouver, Canada, 2 March 2006 - The Aga Khan Planning and Building Service, Pakistan (AKPBS, P), today received the US $1 million Alcan Prize for Sustainability for its efforts to improve housing conditions as well as water and sanitation facilities in Pakistan. The prize was accepted on behalf of the agency by Princess Zahra Aga Khan, head of the Social Welfare ...
Speech: Acceptance Address - Royal Toledo Foundation Award Ceremony (Toledo, Spain)
[T]he reality is that our world is pluralistic and multi-cultural, and destined to remain so. Ought we not, then, to focus our attention on periods of history when pluralism was happily embraced? May we not learn thereby the need to nurture what I have recently called a cosmopolitan ethic? For this is the foundation of a merit-based civil society capable of ...
Linamix wins Spain's richest race
Mushajer, trained by Les Eyre, won the €51 000 Mijas Cup on Sunday in Spain. The 4 year old LINAMIX gelding out of Luxurious won the 2400m contest by one and a half lengths under jockey Paul Fredericks. This was the second Spanish win for MUSHAJER following his transfer from Marcus Tregoning's yard from where he broke his maiden at Lingfield ...
Weekend success for French stallions
Kahyasi and Linamix runners earnt more blacktype over the weekend. Kahyasi's KASBAH BLISS took the Gr2 Adonis Juvenile Novices' Hurdle at Sandown, and his SILVER CROSS finished runner up in the feature race (Listed) at Cagnes-Sur-Mer which was won by LORD DU SUD, a 5 year old son of Linamix. Congratulations therefore to winning trainers Francois Doumen and Jean-Claude Rouget, winning ...
Cagnes sur Mer trio
Silver Cross, Lord du Sud and Corfu all feature in tomorrow's Listed race at Cagnes Sur Mer. Prix Hocquart 2004 winner LORD DU SUD (LINAMIX ex Marseillaise) and 2005 runner up SILVER CROSS (KAHYASI ex Snowdrop) are both strong contenders for the 12.5 furlong Grand Prix du Conseil General des Alpes Maritimes LR at the Southern French venue. The Darley bred ...
Linngari lands another Dubai victory
The Aga Khan bred LINNGARI, formerly trained by Sir Michael Stoute, won the Group 2 Al Fahidi Fort at Nad Al Sheba yesterday. This was LINNGARI's second outing for his new trainer, South African Herman Brown, the first having brought him a Group 3 win at the Dubai Carnival earlier this month. The 4 year old son of Indian Ridge is ...
'Expression' published in the Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada)
Most of us seek societies that are at once plural and peaceful -- a goal that is important but also elusive. For even our best efforts to combine stability with modernity seem to be constantly disrupted. Some of these disruptions come from new technologies -- from Internet blogs to bio-genetics. Others spring from nature -- from changing weather patterns or mutating ...
Aga Khan says more relevant education, stronger civil society institutions and renewed commitment to ethical standards are key to stability of modern democracies
Évora, Portugal, 12 February 2006 - Modern societies must improve the rigour and relevance of their educational curricula, strengthen the institutions of civil society and build a strong ethical framework of tolerance and respect if they are to be stable and secure democracies, able to protect the interests of their citizens, His Highness the Aga Khan said today. He was speaking ...
GALLERY: Awarded Honorary Doctorate by University of Évora for "Material and spiritual service to Humanity"
Évora, Portugal, 12 February 2006 - Modern societies must improve the rigour and relevance of their educational curricula, strengthen the institutions of civil society and build a strong ethical framework of tolerance and respect if they are to be stable and secure democracies, able to protect the interests of their citizens, His Highness the Aga Khan said today. ...
AKDN Press Release: 'Aga Khan Says More Relevant Education, Stronger Civil Society Institutions and renewed commitment to ethical standards are key to stability of modern democracies' (Evora, Portugal)
Modern societies must improve the rigour and relevance of their educational curricula, strengthen the institutions of civil society and build a strong ethical framework of tolerance and respect if they are to be stable and secure democracies, able to protect the interests of their citizens, His Highness the Aga Khan said today. He was speaking at an international symposium at the ...
Speech: Writing: Address to the Evora University Symposium, 'Cosmopolitan Society, Human Safety and Rights in Plural and Peaceful Societies' (Evora, Portugal + [Canada])
A deepening sense of spiritual commitment, and the ethical framework that goes with it, will be a central requirement if we are to find our way through the minefields and the quick sands of modern life. A strengthening of religious institutions should be a vital part of this process. To be sure, freedom of religion is a critical value in a ...
Speech: Acceptance Address - Honorary Doctorate, University of Evora (Evora, Portugal)
One of history's great lessons is that a society can underwrite human progress only when it overcomes its insularity and suspicion of "the other," and instead, looks upon difference as a source of strength. For, while our new century continues to be marred by conflict and tension, the effective world of tomorrow is a pluralist one which comprehends, welcomes and builds ...
First wins of 2006
The progeny of the Aga Khan Stallions have already notched up the first wins of the year. Kahyasi, Sinndar and Daylami have all scored. SINNDAR's first winner of 2006 was the Italian bred VINTAGE BOWL, who won over 10f at Naples on 30th January. The 3 yo filly out of Nightlark (Night Shift-Overruled) was bred by Azienda Agricola Loreto Luciani and ...
Starstruck new arrivals
A half brother to World Champion AZAMOUR was born last weekend. The well made bay colt is by Anabaa out of ASMARA, giving him plenty to live up to. Another smartly bred new arrival last week was the grey DALAKHANI colt out of Sagalina (LINAMIX), a full sister to Arc de Triomphe winner Sagamix and a half sister to Criterium de ...
Linngari wins Dubai Group III
The Aga Khan bred Linngari took Thursday night's Group 3 Al Rashidiya at Nad Al Sheba. A son of Indian Ridge, LINNGARI's dam LIDAKIYA is by the top broodmare sire Kahyasi out of Lilissa (Doyoun), making her a half sister to Tattersalls' Gold Cup runner-up LIVADIYA (Shernazar). Formerly trained by Sir Michael Stoute, LINNGARI was sold to South African trainer Herman ...
IIS Students Present Paper at International Conference in UAE
News story -- The event drew more than one thousand women from around the world to the Emirates Palace Hotel to debate and discuss topics related to this year's conference theme, "Communities in Transition". Keynote speakers included: Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Honorable Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and former United Nations Commissioner for ...
New IIS Publication of Nasir al-Din Tusi's Treatise on Mediaeval Ismaili Thought
News story -- Nasir al-Din Tusi, one of the foremost Muslim scholars of the 7th AH /13th CE century, produced a number of theological, philosophical and scientific works under Ismaili patronage in Iran, and later, amongst the Mongols. The Rawda-yi taslim is Tusi's last and most comprehensive Ismaili work. Based upon the lectures (kalimat) that Tusi delivered at Alamut in Iran, Paradise ...
Aga Khan proposes conference on Enabling Environment for Afghanistan development
London, United Kingdom, 31 January 2006 - His Highness the Aga Khan today proposed that the international community work with the Government of Afghanistan to develop an "enabling environment" to encourage the continuing and growing role of private initiative in the development of the country. Addressing participants at the London Conference on Afghanistan, the Aga Khan said: "It is critical that ...
Writing: Address to the Conference on Afghanistan (London, United Kingdom)
Our financial pledge of $75 million in 2002 has been exceeded by 60 per cent and along with our donor, lender and investor partners, we have mobilised just under $400 million for the reconstruction of Afghanistan.... [D]evelopment is only possible when the community is engaged at the grassroots level and is given the ways and the means to take responsibility for ...
First foals of 2006 for Aga Khan stallions
Sinndar, Daylami and Dalakhani's first foals of 2006 arrived at the weekend. The grand-daughter of Top Ville's full sister TARSILA, Takariya (Arazi-Takarouna by Green Dancer), had a nice, neat filly foal by DAYLAMI last Thursday night. His half brother DALAKHANI, whose first foals of 2005 averaged over €100 000 in the sales ring, also has his first 2006 foal on the ...
World rankings
Azamour is 2005's World Champion Older Horse (I, Turf) and the Highest Rated Older Horse in Europe according to the official World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings issued earlier this week. SINNDAR's daughter SHAWANDA came out on top as the European Champion 3 year old filly (L), ranked equal with Divine Proportions, who headed the middle distance fillies division. Updated 19/01/2006. ...
Aga Khan sires in the top ten
LINAMIX closed the 2005 flat season as the 4th leading living sire in Europe by prize money won, Montjeu, Sadler's Wells and Giant's Causeway being ahead of him, with the deceased Danehill at the top of the listing. At a covering fee of €40 000, and a strike rate of 67% winners to runners, LINAMIX surely represents value for breeders. Contact ...
Dalakhani a leading freshman sire
Of the top 20 freshman sires of foals from Selected North American and European Mixed Sales in 2005, Dalakhani is 6th, and ranks only behind Oasis Dream as the European based stallion with the highest foal average. DALAKHANI's 3 foals (filly ex. Quiet Counsel, colt ex. Ballymore Celebre and filly ex. Delilah) averaged over €110 000 at the Tattersalls December Foal ...
View the Aga Khan stallions anytime
The doors of the Aga Khan Studs are ALWAYS open to breeders wishing to view our stallions. Simply contact Gilltown Stud on +353 45 481216 or Haras de Bonneval on +33 231 481860 to arrange a time that is convenient. It is that easy! Updated 11/01/06 ...
Soul in late kalam
News story -- Abstract of a paper given by Dr Alnoor Dhanani, at the BRISMES conference 23-26 July, 2006 The concept of soul is central to falsafa, grounded as it is in the views of Plato and Aristotle. Soul plays an important role in many questions including the nature of life, the primary characteristics of being human, and mechanics of the celestial ...
Al-Muayyad al-Shirazi's Refutation of the 'Mulhid' Ibn al-Rawandi
News story -- Abstract of a paper given by Dr Ali Qutbuddin, at the BRISMES conference 23-26 July, 2006 Al-Mu'ayyad al-Shirazi, the Fatimid chief da'i in eleventh century Cairo, asserted that religion and revelation were based on intellect and reason. However, he refuted the claims of Ibn al-Rawandi, who claimed that intellect and reason were capable of perceiving the religious and philosophical ...
Negotiating Faith and Diversity: The Da'wa and Dawla of the Fatimids
News story -- Abstract of a paper given by Salman Alibhai, at the BRISMES conference 23-26 July, 2006 The reign of the Fatimids in Egypt from the 10thto 12thcenturies CE was a time of extraordinary incorporation and acceptance of previously marginalized and persecuted religious groups in the region. The policy of tolerance adopted by the Fatimid state, perhaps as a method of ...
IIS' Summer Programme on Islam at the University of Cambridge
News story -- Download the PDF version of the syllabus of the Summer Programme on Islam (47 KB) Gallery of images of Participants, Lecturers and Presenters Seminars were conducted by acclaimed scholars who facilitated lively debates and engaging discussions on topics such as: 'What is Islam? Who is a Muslim?'; 'From Manhattan to Baghdad: the Metamorphoses of Reason'; 'Key Moments and Critical ...
