Ismaili Digest - Page 469

Focus expands relief effort for victims of cyclone Gafilo in Madagascar to health and education needs

Focus expands relief effort for victims of cyclone Gafilo in Madagascar to health and education needs

nothing much ⋅ March 26, 2004

Antananarivo, Madagascar, 26 March 2004 - Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS), an affiliate of the Aga Khan Development Network, has decided to expand its emergency relief intervention into education and health care support to serve some of the more than 200,000 people affected by Cyclone Gafilo in northern Madagascar. This intervention is part of the commitment of US$100,000 made by His Highness ...

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Aga Khan stallions prominent in Weld stable tour

Aga Khan stallions prominent in Weld stable tour

nofirstname ⋅ March 23, 2004

Young Aga Khan stallions were much in evidence during Dermot Weld's stable tour, as Grey Swallow and Moonlight Dance were both noted as horses to follow. Grey Swallow's exploits have been widely publicised and he is now a leading contender for the 2,000 Guineas. The unbeaten son of Daylami is reported by his trainer to have wintered well: "He has grown ...

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Danse d'Ecole another winner for Daylami

Danse d'Ecole another winner for Daylami

nofirstname ⋅ March 15, 2004

Danse D'Ecole ensured second season sire Daylami maintained a 100% winners to runners strike rate in 2004, with a six length victory in France yesterday. Owned by her breeder Sheikh Mohammed, the beautifully bred Danse d'Ecole is out Dance Of Leaves, herself a daughter of Sadler's Wells and Fall Aspen. Her facile victory came just three days after the highly rated ...

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Tamarillo takes UAE Oaks at Nad al Sheba

Tamarillo takes UAE Oaks at Nad al Sheba

nofirstname ⋅ March 12, 2004

Tamarillo gave promising young sire Daylami an early season success when running out the convincing winner of the UAE Oaks over nine furlongs at Nad Al Sheba yesterday evening. The grey filly had recently finished a close second in a competitive conditions' race against colts at the same course. Settled in second position until the straight, Tamarillo took the lead early ...

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The Institute's Latest Publication Honours Wilferd Madelung's Contributions to Islamic Studies

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The Institute's Latest Publication Honours Wilferd Madelung's Contributions to Islamic Studies

nothing much ⋅ March 11, 2004

News story -- "In terms of his knowledge of the sources and the meticulousness with which he handles the details, [Wilferd] Madelung's scholarship in Islamic studies is unrivalled in modern times ... It is no exaggeration to state that rarely has any contemporary Islamicist made as many original contributions as Madelung to such a diversity of areas within the field of Islamic ...

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IIS Inaugurates Three-Day International Colloqium on the Quran and the Arts

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IIS Inaugurates Three-Day International Colloqium on the Quran and the Arts

nothing much ⋅ March 10, 2004

News story -- Attended by more than 250 scholars, students and artists, the inaugural conference of the Qur'anic Studies Unit of The Institute of Ismaili Studies is the second in a series of events inaugurating the 25th Anniversary of the founding of The Institute of Ismaili Studies, following the Nasir Khusraw Millenium Conference held earlier this year in Tajikistan. Opening Speech and ...

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First Dalakhani mares scanned in foal

First Dalakhani mares scanned in foal

nofirstname ⋅ March 4, 2004

Dalakhani, Cartier Horse of the Year in 2003, has had his first mares successfully scanned in foal. They include 2002 and 2003 Prix de Diane runners up Dance Routine and Time Ahead. Dance Routine is also a dual Group II winner and a half sister to the promising Apsis, an unbeaten 2yo Group winner last year. By Spectrum, Time Ahead is ...

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Grey Swallow wins ITBA 2yo of 2003 Award

Grey Swallow wins ITBA 2yo of 2003 Award

nofirstname ⋅ March 3, 2004

Grey Swallow was rewarded for his wide margin victories as a two year old by lifting the ITBA two year old of 2003 award. From Daylami's first crop of foals, Grey Swallow ran out the ten length winner of a Galway maiden before taking the Group III Killavullan Stakes by eight lengths in October. The highest rated two year old in ...

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IIS Film Festival: Representing Islam and Exploring Muslim Cinemas

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IIS Film Festival: Representing Islam and Exploring Muslim Cinemas

nothing much ⋅ March 2, 2004

News story -- Film can have the power to inform, explore, entertain and oftentimes critique a society's values. The influence and visual currency of the cinematic form empowers it as a contemporary force in the presentation of ideas. Addressed by filmmakers from diverse backgrounds, the films come from a wide range of countries and offer different perspectives on the Muslim world, exhibiting ...

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Focus and World Bank agree natural hazard and poverty reduction project for High Mountain areas

Focus and World Bank agree natural hazard and poverty reduction project for High Mountain areas

nothing much ⋅ March 2, 2004

Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 2 March 2004 - The World Bank and Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) have agreed to implement an innovative project aimed at reducing poverty in high-mountain areas around Lake Sarez. The US$ 2 million project is financed through the Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) administered by the World Bank. Mr Hakim Feerasta, the Resident Representative of the Aga Khan Development ...

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Habib Bank: AKFED pledges strength, continuity and innovation

Habib Bank: AKFED pledges strength, continuity and innovation

nothing much ⋅ February 26, 2004

Islamabad, Pakistan, 26 February 2004 -- The Privatisation Commission today formally granted the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) rights to 51% of the shareholding in Habib Bank Limited against a committed investment of Pakistani Rupees 22.409 billion (US$389 million) in accordance with all statutory requirements and the terms of the successful bid as approved by the Cabinet Committee on ...

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Aga Khan and Assad discuss Syria development priorities

Aga Khan and Assad discuss Syria development priorities

nothing much ⋅ February 16, 2004

Damascus, Syria, 16 February 2004 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims today concluded a three-day official visit to Syria during which he had meetings with President Bashar al-Assad and a series of discussions with Ministers on key development priorities for the country. The Aga Khan's discussions with President Assad touched on a range ...

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Aga Khan and Assad discuss Syria development priorities

GALLERY: Aga Khan and Assad discuss Syria development priorities

nothing much ⋅ February 16, 2004

Damascus, Syria, 16 February 2004 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims today concluded a three-day official visit to Syria during which he had meetings with President Bashar al-Assad and a series of discussions with Ministers on key development priorities for the country. ...

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Visit to Syria (Syria)

Visit to Syria (Syria)

nothing much ⋅ February 16, 2004

Our very fruitful discussions will now enable us to concentrate resources where the AKDN's experience can address priority needs identified in co-operation with the Syrian Government. These include specific areas of cultural and economic concern, education policy and institutional support in the healthcare sector and the challenges faced by rural populations. His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the ...

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Kampala Serena hotel will spur tourism investment

Kampala Serena hotel will spur tourism investment

nothing much ⋅ February 11, 2004

Kampala, Uganda, 11 February 2004 - Serena Tourism Promotion Services (a subsidiary of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development) has signed a thirty-year lease concession agreement with the Government of Uganda and agreed to invest US$18 million investment for extensive refurbishment and upgrading of the former Nile Hotel which will re-open in September 2005 as the Kampala Serena Hotel. Announcing ...

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IIS Summer Programme on Islam

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IIS Summer Programme on Islam

nothing much ⋅ February 8, 2004

News story -- Lecturers from Duke, Emory and Harvard universities as well as faculty from the IIS facilitated day and evening sessions over the course of the interdisciplinary Programme. Gordon Newby, Chair of the Institute for Comparative and International Studies, Emory University, welcomed the participants and gave the first lecture entitled "Islamic Studies in the West". The programme itself was organised around ...

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Grey Swallow top Irish two year old

Grey Swallow top Irish two year old

nofirstname ⋅ January 13, 2004

Grey Swallow was awarded a rating of 119 by the International Classifications, the highest rating of any two year old in Ireland. The unbeaten Daylami two year old colt was rated just two pounds below French Group I winner Bago, and equal to Cartier two year old filly of the year Attraction. He won both his starts by ten and eight ...

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Dalakhani and Alamshar top classifications

Dalakhani and Alamshar top classifications

nofirstname ⋅ January 13, 2004

Dalakhani and Alamshar head the 2003 International Classifications for three year olds with ratings of 132 and 131 respectively. The ratings confirm the worldwide superiority of Cartier horse of the Year Dalakhani over his contemporaries. Alamshar, who narrowly defeated Dalakhani in the Irish Derby before going on to a runaway success in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes, ...

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Aga Khan contributes €400,000 to Iranian earthquake rehabilitation effort

Aga Khan contributes €400,000 to Iranian earthquake rehabilitation effort

nothing much ⋅ January 12, 2004

Tehran, Iran, 12 January 2004 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, has made a contribution of €400,000 to the Iranian government for rehabilitation assistance to the victims of the earthquake that struck Bam over two weeks ago. Confirming the contribution, the Representative of the Aga Khan Development Network in Iran, Dr. Nouraddin Allahdini ...

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Institute Scholars Participate in International Conference in Moscow

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Institute Scholars Participate in International Conference in Moscow

nothing much ⋅ January 11, 2004

News story -- In his message to the Congress, His Highness expressed his view that "this gathering will go a long way towards establishing a clear vision and direction for Oriental Studies, such that these may contribute even more meaningfully to the dialogues that recent global developments have inspired." He also expressed his happiness at the participation of the Institute's scholars at ...

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Grey Swallow voted Horse to follow in 2004

Grey Swallow voted Horse to follow in 2004

nofirstname ⋅ January 6, 2004

The unbeaten two year old Daylami colt Grey Swallow has been voted by many racing journalists as the horse to follow in 2004, according to an article in the Racing Post. In a special tipping feature for 2004, experts were asked to identify their horses to follow for the next flat season. The majority selected Grey Swallow including Tony Morris, Tony ...

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Reza Shah-Kazemi Speaks About the Qur'an as a Source of Dialogue Amongst Faith Communities

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Reza Shah-Kazemi Speaks About the Qur'an as a Source of Dialogue Amongst Faith Communities

nothing much ⋅ January 3, 2004

News story -- Dr Shah-Kazemi delivered lectures on 'The Qur'anic Concept of Universality' at the Iqbal Academy, Lahore, the Institute of Policy Research, Kuala Lampur, and in Amman at the Aal al-Bayt Foundation. In his paper, he employed esoteric interpretations of the Qur'an to demonstrate Islam's position as an inclusive religion that reaffirmed the revelations that form the basis of other monotheistic ...

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Institute's Latest Publication Explores Ginanic Literature

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Institute's Latest Publication Explores Ginanic Literature

nothing much ⋅ January 2, 2004

News story -- Besides poetic translations of parts or (in many cases) the whole of 46 Ginans attributed to various authors (Pirs or Saiyads) the work includes an introduction, interpretative essay and detailed notes to the various hymns. Dr Aziz Esmail is particularly concerned with the poetic qualities of the compositions, both as a means to their literary appreciation and as a ...

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Writing: Preface to 'Cairo, Revitalising a Historic Metropolis' by Stefano Bianca and Philip Jodidio (Aiglemont)

Writing: Preface to 'Cairo, Revitalising a Historic Metropolis' by Stefano Bianca and Philip Jodidio (Aiglemont)

nothing much ⋅ January 1, 2004

We stand today confronted with starkly different visions of the future of historic cities. At a time when our heritage, the anchor of our identity and source of inspiration, is being threatened with destruction, by war and environmental degradation, by the inexorable demographic and economic pressures of exploding urban growth, or by simple neglect, there can be no doubt that it ...

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Interview: Interview with an unidentified media outlet, #2 (Cairo, Egypt) ·· incomplete

Interview: Interview with an unidentified media outlet, #2 (Cairo, Egypt) ·· incomplete

nothing much ⋅ January 1, 2004

[Darb Al-Ahmar] was one of the poorest areas of Cairo. An area where social development had no horizons whatsoever therefore, you had more and more people coming in because these historic cities are transit areas very often for newly urbanised populations so you get more and more degradation. So we wanted to try and make sure the population in this area ...

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Aga Khan and Kenya President Kibaki inaugurate the first of an international network of Academic Centres of Excellence

Aga Khan and Kenya President Kibaki inaugurate the first of an international network of Academic Centres of Excellence

nothing much ⋅ December 20, 2003

Mombasa, Kenya, 20 December 2003 - The Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa, the first in an international network of close to 20 academic centres of excellence was today inaugurated by Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims. The Aga Khan Academies will feature a curriculum based on the International ...

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GALLERY:
Aga Khan and Kenya President Kibaki inaugurate the first of an international network of Academic Centres of Excellence

GALLERY: Aga Khan and Kenya President Kibaki inaugurate the first of an international network of Academic Centres of Excellence

nothing much ⋅ December 20, 2003

Mombasa, Kenya, 20 December 2003 - The Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa, the first in an international network of close to 20 academic centres of excellence was today inaugurated by Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims. ...

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Speech: Aga Khan Academy, Kilindini, Opening Ceremony (Mombasa, Kenya)

Speech: Aga Khan Academy, Kilindini, Opening Ceremony (Mombasa, Kenya)

nothing much ⋅ December 20, 2003

In the long history of the Ismaili Imamat's engagement with education, covering well over a 1000 years and numerous countries past and present, few days can have been as important as this one.... As the young men and women from this Aga Khan Academy, and over time from its sister schools, grow and assume leadership in their societies, it is my ...

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President Kibaki and Aga Khan open state of the art apparel plant in Kenya

President Kibaki and Aga Khan open state of the art apparel plant in Kenya

nothing much ⋅ December 19, 2003

Athi River, Kenya, 19 December 2003 - Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki today officially opened the US$7.2 million Alltex EPZ Limited plant in the Export Processing Zone at Athi River in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and Chairman of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED). Alltex is a state-of-the-art ...

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Video: Speech: Alltex EPZ Limited Opening Ceremony (Athi River, Kenya)

Video: Speech: Alltex EPZ Limited Opening Ceremony (Athi River, Kenya)

nothing much ⋅ December 19, 2003

AKFED [is] neither a charitable foundation, nor a vehicle for the personal wealth of the Ismaili Imam of the time. It is a for-profit, international development agency that, because of its institutional background and social conscience, invests in countries, sectors and projects, on criteria far different from those of a straightforward commercial investor. Investment decisions are based more on the prospects ...

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Aga Khan announces Om Habibeh Foundation grant for Aswan

Aga Khan announces Om Habibeh Foundation grant for Aswan

nothing much ⋅ December 18, 2003

Aswan, Egypt, 18 December 2003 - His Highness the Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims today announced a grant of US$ 320,000 for medical equipment by the Om Habibeh Foundation established by the Aga Khan's late step-grandmother, Om Habibeh, the Begum Sultan Mahomed Shah. Following a meeting with the Governor of Aswan, H.E. Samir Hassanin, ...

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Grant to the Om Habibeh Foundation (Aswan, Egypt)

Grant to the Om Habibeh Foundation (Aswan, Egypt)

nothing much ⋅ December 18, 2003

Aswan and the people of Aswan, have a place of deep affection in my heart and within my family.... The programmes announced today intend to both continue, and also to build significantly on, the work begun by Begum Sultan Mahomed Shah. Our objective is to strengthen civil society at the grassroots by helping to improve community development organisations and by bringing ...

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VIDEO: Foundation Ceremony of the Ismaili Centre, Dubai

VIDEO: Foundation Ceremony of the Ismaili Centre, Dubai

nothing much ⋅ December 13, 2003

Global -- Video of the Foundation Ceremony of the Ismaili Centre, Dubai. ...

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Aga Khan announces first Ismaili Centre in Middle East

Aga Khan announces first Ismaili Centre in Middle East

nothing much ⋅ December 13, 2003

Dubai, UAE, 13 December 2003 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, today announced the first Ismaili Centre to be built in the Middle East. The Ismaili Centre, Dubai, when completed, will be comparable in scope and standing to existing major centres in London, Vancouver and Lisbon, the one underway in Dushanbe and the ...

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GALLERY:
Aga Khan announces first Ismaili Centre in Middle East

GALLERY: Aga Khan announces first Ismaili Centre in Middle East

nothing much ⋅ December 13, 2003

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 13 December 2003 - His Highness the Aga Khan,Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, today announced the first Ismaili Centre to be built in the Middle East. ...

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Speech: Ismaili Centre Foundation Stone Ceremony (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

Speech: Ismaili Centre Foundation Stone Ceremony (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

nothing much ⋅ December 13, 2003

In the tradition of Muslim spaces of gathering, the Ismaili Centre will be a symbol of the confluence between the spiritual and the secular in Islam. Architect El Dahan has drawn inspiration from the Fatimid mosques in Cairo. Like its functions, the Centre's architecture will reflect our perception of daily life whose rhythm weaves the body and the soul, man and ...

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IIS Initiates Rasa'il Ikhwan al-Safa' Series

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IIS Initiates Rasa'il Ikhwan al-Safa' Series

nothing much ⋅ December 12, 2003

News story -- Related pages on the IIS website: The gallery of Rasa'il Ikhwan al-Safa' 16th century manuscript of the Rasa'il Ikhwan al-Safa' The Classification of the Sciences According to the Ikhwan al-Safa' Consisting of 52 epistles (rasa'il) on a wide array of subjects, ranging from cosmology and the physical sciences to ethics, aesthetics, revelation and metaphysics, the Rasa'il occupy a unique ...

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Excellent sales results for first Kalanisi foals

Excellent sales results for first Kalanisi foals

nofirstname ⋅ December 9, 2003

The first Kalanisi offspring to go through the sales ring were particularly well received, making up to 75,000 Guineas (106,504 Euros) at the Tattersalls December foal sale. This top lot was a bay colt foal, out the Dolphin Street mare Shesasmartlady belonging to Newton Lodge Stud, and was eventually knocked down to Hugo Lascelles Bloodstock. Another foal to have caught the ...

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Sendawar half sister tops Aga Khan draft at Deauville

Sendawar half sister tops Aga Khan draft at Deauville

nofirstname ⋅ December 9, 2003

Senkaya, a winning half sister to World Champion Miler and exciting young sire Sendawar, fetched the best price of any Aga Khan filly or mare sold this year when making €180,000 at the Deauville December Sale. The Valanour filly had attracted plenty of attention and was the object of some fierce bidding, eventually being knocked down to the Wertheimer brothers. Out ...

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Sinndar and Sendawar both among top 10

Sinndar and Sendawar both among top 10

nofirstname ⋅ December 9, 2003

Sinndar and Sendawar's excellent yearling sales results were confirmed in the TDN which published a table of the top 10 European first crop sires of yearlings in 2003. Sinndar was fourth with an average sales price of US$93,389, while Sendawar was seventh with an average of US$57,371. ...

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