Ismaili Digest - Page 472

Interview: Bloomberg Interview (1st), Gavin Serkin, 'Aga Khan Seeks Profit in Afghan Tourism, Tajik Mountain Farms' (New York, USA) ·· incomplete

Interview: Bloomberg Interview (1st), Gavin Serkin, 'Aga Khan Seeks Profit in Afghan Tourism, Tajik Mountain Farms' (New York, USA) ·· incomplete

nothing much ⋅ May 6, 2003

Aside from philanthropic ventures ... the Aga Khan's for-profit arm seeks to create viable businesses in the region. ... "It's essentially about developing entrepreneurial capability in the developing world." Interviewer: Gavin Serkin in Tashkent The Aga Khan, known for his portfolio of racehorses and investments in luxury Italian hotels, is looking to impoverished countries in Central Asia for profits. The Aga ...

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IIS To Develop English Version of The Great Islamic Encyclopedia

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IIS To Develop English Version of The Great Islamic Encyclopedia

nothing much ⋅ May 5, 2003

News story -- The first modern reference work on the Muslim world of a significant nature to emerge in Europe was The Encyclopaedia of Islam: A Dictionary of the Geography, Ethnography and Biography of Muhammadan Peoples (EI), published between 1913 and 1936. Made available in English, French and German, EI consisted of 9,000 entries, ranging from 50 to 50,000 words, in four ...

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Aga Khan challenges international financial institutions to support civil society in Central Asia

Aga Khan challenges international financial institutions to support civil society in Central Asia

nothing much ⋅ May 5, 2003

Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 5 May 2003 - "Creating a sound future for the peoples of Central Asia requires a clear focus on building new concepts and new institutions for new civil societies." His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, today called on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and other international financial institutions to ...

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Speech: Address to the Annual Meeting of The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)

Speech: Address to the Annual Meeting of The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)

nothing much ⋅ May 5, 2003

[I]t is not at all clear that the quality of life has a direct, one-to-one relationship with the level of production or even the breadth of access to what an economy produces. Without doubt growth plays a central role in the increasing of human welfare and the dignity of life. But other dimensions and challenges to development play at least an ...

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Yo-Yo Ma and Silk Road Ensemble perform in Central Asia in collaboration with the Aga Khan Music Initiative

Yo-Yo Ma and Silk Road Ensemble perform in Central Asia in collaboration with the Aga Khan Music Initiative

nothing much ⋅ May 2, 2003

Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 2 May 2003 - Following critically acclaimed concerts in North America and Europe, Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble brought their unique fusion of ancient Silk Road traditions and western classical music to the heart of the Silk Road: in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic; Almaty, Kazakhstan; and Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The concerts were accompanied by master classes - attended by ...

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Speech: Dinner hosted by the President of Pakistan (Islamabad, Pakistan) ·· incomplete

Speech: Dinner hosted by the President of Pakistan (Islamabad, Pakistan) ·· incomplete

nothing much ⋅ May 2, 2003

Prince Karim Aga Khan, in his speech, said Pakistan is his second home and assured of his commitment to stand by its leadership in the achievement of goals set by it. Referring to the recent difficult times for the Muslim countries, Aga Khan appreciated the Pakistani leadership for having "the strength to take decisions on intractable problems". He praised the courage, ...

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Yo-Yo Ma and Silk Road Ensemble Performance in Collaboration with the Aga Khan Music Initiative (Dushanbe, Tajikistan)

Yo-Yo Ma and Silk Road Ensemble Performance in Collaboration with the Aga Khan Music Initiative (Dushanbe, Tajikistan)

nothing much ⋅ May 2, 2003

For many years, I have felt that traditional music played such a critical role in the cultures of Central Asia that it deserved attention and assistance. The need became all the more apparent after the countries of the region achieved independence and began the process of redefining themselves. For the new countries of Central Asia, the inherent pluralism of their societies ...

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Aga Khan plans university campus in Kazakh mountains

Aga Khan plans university campus in Kazakh mountains

nothing much ⋅ May 1, 2003

Tekeli, Kazakhstan, 1 May 2003 - His Highness the Aga Khan accompanied by the Minister for Education, Ms. Shamsha Berkimbayeva, visited Taldykorgan region of Almaty Oblast to view potential sites for the Kazakh campus of the University of Central Asia. The University, established by international treaty between Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and the Ismaili Imamat, is the world's first institution ...

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Visit to Kazakstan (Tekeli, Kazakhstan)

Visit to Kazakstan (Tekeli, Kazakhstan)

nothing much ⋅ April 30, 2003

Speaking to the media after his meeting with the President [of Kazakhstan], the Aga Khan explained that the University of Central Asia was a regional institution "intended to give students and faculty real capacity to think on a regional basis." Underlining the secular nature of the University, the Aga Khan said that "it will teach civilisation -- in the widest context. ...

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More compliments to Daylami

More compliments to Daylami

nofirstname ⋅ April 24, 2003

John Oxx paid first season sire Daylami another great compliment when he highlighted one of his sons, out of Irish Oaks winner Ebadiyla, as 'One to Watch' in his Racing Post Stable Tour. He described the powerful grey colt as "a very nice Daylami colt out of Ebadiyla, who won the 1997 Irish Oaks. He is a lovely horse and we ...

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Daylami 2yos making good impression

Daylami 2yos making good impression

nofirstname ⋅ April 23, 2003

Daylami's first crop of two year olds have been prompting favourable reports from their trainers, including a couple who have been highlighted in the Racing Post Stable Tours. Among his two year olds to watch, Tim Easterby highlighted Birthday Suit, a Daylami two year old half sister to 1,000 Guineas winner Classic Park, owned and bred by Lady Halifax, describing her ...

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Dalakhani wins Prix Greffulhe

Dalakhani wins Prix Greffulhe

nofirstname ⋅ April 21, 2003

Leading French Derby contender Dalakhani ran out the effortless winner of the Group II Prix Greffulhe on his seasonal debut yesterday. Settled into third position on the rail behind a moderate early pace, Dalakhani was not extended in the straight to take a convincing lead from his four rivals. Dalakhani's total superiority belied the half length winning distance, confirmed by Christophe ...

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Kalabar looks Classic material

Kalabar looks Classic material

nofirstname ⋅ April 19, 2003

Kalabar, a classy son of Kahyasi owned and bred by Juddmonte Farms, fulfilled some of the promise he has shown in three unlucky defeats to date, with an impressive first win. A runner up first time out at Saint-Cloud to the highly rated Songlark, Kalabar was subsequently placed twice in good company, having had no kind of a run. Last Friday ...

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Interview: Reuters Interview, Penny MacRae (USA) ·· incomplete

Interview: Reuters Interview, Penny MacRae (USA) ·· incomplete

nothing much ⋅ April 19, 2003

Baghdad is one of the greatest historic cities of our globe and therefore what was there [and lost in the war] was totally irreplaceable.... [T]here are few cities in the Islamic world (than Baghdad and Damascus) that you could damage which would be more painful [to Muslims]. Interviewer: Penny MacRae in New Delhi The Aga Khan, spiritual head of the world's ...

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Impressive fillies Mananiyya and Luriyya

Impressive fillies Mananiyya and Luriyya

nofirstname ⋅ April 17, 2003

Three year old fillies Mananiyya and Luriyya continued The Aga Khan Studs' excellent start to the season with impressive victories in England and France respectively. A close second on her only outing at two, Mananiyya was making her seasonal debut in a 1700 metres maiden at Windsor. Tracking the leader until the three furlong pole, Mananiyya quickened well in the straight ...

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Aga Khan speaks of tolerance and shared heritage

Aga Khan speaks of tolerance and shared heritage

nothing much ⋅ April 15, 2003

New Delhi, India, 15 April 2003 - "Whether through neglect or wilful destruction, the disappearance of physical traces of the past deprives us of more than memories. Spaces that embody historic realities remind us of the lessons of the past." His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims was speaking at the inauguration of the restored ...

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GALLERY:
Aga Khan at inauguration of Humayun's Tomb Gardens

GALLERY: Aga Khan at inauguration of Humayun's Tomb Gardens

nothing much ⋅ April 15, 2003

New Delhi, India, 15 April 2003 ...

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Speech: Restored Humayun's Tomb Gardens Opening Ceremony (New Delhi, India)

Speech: Restored Humayun's Tomb Gardens Opening Ceremony (New Delhi, India)

nothing much ⋅ April 15, 2003

In the troubled times in which we live, it is important to remember, and honour, a vision of a pluralistic society. Tolerance, openness and understanding towards other peoples' cultures, social structures, values and faiths are now essential to the very survival of an interdependent world. Pluralism is no longer simply an asset or a prerequisite for progress and development, it is ...

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Alamshar impresses in Ballysax Stakes

Alamshar impresses in Ballysax Stakes

nofirstname ⋅ April 13, 2003

Alamshar was a most unlucky runner up in the Group III Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown yesterday. A winner of his two starts as a two year old, including a defeat of leading Derby contender Brian Boru in the Group III Beresford Stakes, Alamshar was making his seasonal reappearance in this ten furlong contest. Tucked into fourth place behind the favourite Alberto ...

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Kalaman a winner at Newbury

Kalaman a winner at Newbury

nofirstname ⋅ April 12, 2003

Kalanisi's highly regarded three year old half brother Kalaman was another Aga Khan owned three year old to make a good start to the year when taking the Dubai International Airport Maiden Stakes over a mile at Newbury yesterday. Held up towards the rear of the field, Kalaman was brought with a run three furlongs out. Taking the lead with two ...

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IIS Publication and Scholar Receive Prestigious Iranian Award

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IIS Publication and Scholar Receive Prestigious Iranian Award

nothing much ⋅ April 12, 2003

News story -- [view detail] The author's first work, Early Shi'i Thought, focuses primarily on Imam al-Baqir's decisive role in the exposition of key Shi'i doctrines, especially the nature of the Imamat and the transmission of knowledge, together with the application of these doctrines in Muslim religious, theological, juridical and ethical domains. In this groundbreaking study, based mainly on primary sources, Dr ...

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Three year old fillies double

Three year old fillies double

nofirstname ⋅ April 11, 2003

The Aga Khan Studs got off to a good start for the weekend when the 3 YO fillies Khalafa & Halawanda won competitive maiden races today. The first to get off the mark was the previously unraced College Chapel filly Khalafa, trained in France by Alain de Royer Dupre. Taking control of the one mile contest after a furlong, Khalafa kicked ...

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Sharbayan a winner at Keeneland

Sharbayan a winner at Keeneland

nofirstname ⋅ April 9, 2003

The Aga Khan bred Sharbayan ran out the convincing winner of an allowance race at Keeneland yesterday afternoon, after an eleven month lay off. A Group III winner in France, Sharbayan was sold privately to Eugenio Colombo on behalf of US clients in August 2001. He was winning his second race from only four starts in the States. A winner of ...

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Beheshta wins first time out

Beheshta wins first time out

nofirstname ⋅ April 8, 2003

The Aga Khan Studs got off to a good start for the 2003 season when the three year old filly Beheshta took a newcomers' race over ten furlongs at Maisons-Laffitte yesterday. By Brief Truce out of Behariya, Beheshta was raced in midfield throughout before taking the lead inside the final furlong and repelling all challenges convincingly. Her dam, the unraced mare ...

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IIS Announces 2003 Doctoral Scholarship Recipients

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IIS Announces 2003 Doctoral Scholarship Recipients

nothing much ⋅ April 8, 2003

News story -- Arif Jamal will be undertaking doctoral work in the Faculty of Laws at University College London (University of London). His research will look at developing a framework for accommodating secularity and religiosity in the legal system of Muslim societies. As part of this work, Arif has been invited to spend the 2003-04 academic year as a Visiting Researcher with ...

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Interview: La Croix Interview, Pierre Cochez and Jean-Christophe Ploquin (Paris, France)

Interview: La Croix Interview, Pierre Cochez and Jean-Christophe Ploquin (Paris, France)

nothing much ⋅ April 8, 2003

[Translation] [O]ne must ask oneself the question as to what one wishes to achieve in a post-Saddam Hussain Iraq. Whether the United Nations will agree to become the principal authority for the rebuilding of Iraq? Whether we are moving towards a temporary colonisation by the English and the Americans? Will elections in Iraq lead to Shia power? Will this Shia majority ...

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Group win for broodmare sire Kahyasi

Group win for broodmare sire Kahyasi

nofirstname ⋅ April 7, 2003

The beautifully bred Heat Haze, a Green Desert half sister to Banks Hill and Dansili, out of the outstanding broodmare Hasili (by Kahyasi), won the Grade III Las Cienegas Handicap at Santa Anitia yesterday. Already a Stakes winner in France as a three year old, and fifth to Zenda in the French 1,000 Guineas, Heat Haze was transferred to the US ...

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Nazirali wins seasonal debut

Nazirali wins seasonal debut

nofirstname ⋅ April 3, 2003

Winner of the Grade II San Luis Obispo Handicap in 2002, Nazirali, an Aga Khan bred son of Kahyasi, looks set for a successful 2003 campaign after taking a competitive allowance race at Santa Anita yesterday. Making his seasonal debut, Nazirali raced keenly in second last position, before moving up three wide in the turn and taking the lead a furlong ...

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Stakes winner for broodmare sire Kahyasi

Stakes winner for broodmare sire Kahyasi

nofirstname ⋅ March 28, 2003

Talented filly Wrong Key confirmed Kahyasi's status as an excellent broodmare sire when taking the Listed European Breeders' Fund Park Express Stakes over a mile, by three and a half lengths at the Curragh yesterday. This first Stakes success was long overdue for the four year old filly who had previously finished fourth in the French 1,000 Guineas, second in the ...

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Masani third in Hong Kong Derby

Masani third in Hong Kong Derby

nofirstname ⋅ March 24, 2003

Completing an excellent weekend for Aga Khan graduates, Beverly Green (formerly known as Masani) came with an impressive late burst to take third place in the Hong Kong Derby. Unable to get a clear run, Beverley Green was held up until the furlong marker where he was switched to the outside, and accelerated well to finish a fast finishing third. Sold ...

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Livadiya wins Irish Lincolnshire

Livadiya wins Irish Lincolnshire

nofirstname ⋅ March 24, 2003

Aga Khan Bred Livadiya won her second premier handicap when taking the Irish Lincolnshire at the Curragh yesterday. Sold to Gerard McStay of New Derra Stud at the Goffs February Sale in 2000, Livadiya has since won two premier handicaps. She took the Listed Golden Pages Handicap by six lengths in 2000, before being sold to run in the United States. ...

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Microcredit programme for low-income areas in Syria

Microcredit programme for low-income areas in Syria

nothing much ⋅ March 17, 2003

Damascus, Syria, 17 March 2003 - The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) has launched its first micro credit facilities under agreements signed with the Syrian Ministry of Health and the Governorates of Aleppo, Hama and Tartous. Innovative multi-year programmes, these facilities are aimed at stimulating income-generation in low-income areas and promoting small-scale agricultural and industrial enterprises. In Aleppo and Hama provinces, ...

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Princess Zahra Aga Khan promotes rural entrepreneurship and education in Mozambique

Princess Zahra Aga Khan promotes rural entrepreneurship and education in Mozambique

nothing much ⋅ March 14, 2003

Ibo Island, Mozambique, 14 March 2003 - "Women, even in the most under-resourced corners of Africa, are finding ways of leading their communities out of economic and social marginalisation." Amidst the decaying ruins of an abandoned offshore trading post off the coast of northern Mozambique, Princess Zahra Aga Khan today recognised the determination of disadvantaged littoral communities and their womenfolk, in ...

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Another stakes winner for Kahyasi

Another stakes winner for Kahyasi

nofirstname ⋅ March 13, 2003

Spaniards Inn added to Kahyasi's tally of Stakes winning progeny when taking the Group II Bombay Dyeing C N Wadia Gold Cup in India last Sunday. The four year old son of multiple Group I sire Kahyasi was the comfortable two and a half length winner of the mile and a half race, run at Mumbai racecourse in Bombay. Out of ...

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25th Anniversary Colloquium Explores the Interface between the Qur'an and the Arts

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25th Anniversary Colloquium Explores the Interface between the Qur'an and the Arts

nothing much ⋅ March 11, 2003

News story -- The colloquium was launched with an evening reception and plenary lecture by Gulru Necipoglu, Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture at Harvard University. The formal preceedings, beginning with an address by His Highness the Aga Khan on October 19, was followed by the Opening Lecture by renowned Art Historian, Oleg Grabar. The conference's eight panels, held over ...

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Excellent fertility for Kahyasi

Excellent fertility for Kahyasi

nofirstname ⋅ March 7, 2003

The first four mares covered by Kahyasi in 2003 have been scanned in foal, confirming that he maintains an excellent level of fertility. Thanks partly to the excellent performances of Khalkevi, winner of the Group I Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris in 2002, Kahyasi has once again attracted an excellent book of mares this season. Among the mares already scanned in ...

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Institute's Lecture Series Examines the Landscape of Muslim Plurality

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Institute's Lecture Series Examines the Landscape of Muslim Plurality

nothing much ⋅ March 3, 2003

News story -- Dina Kiwan James Allan Josef van Ess Chase Robinson Tazim Kassam "It is often remarked that recognising the diversity of one's own tradition is a necessary pre-condition for the advancement of pluralism. However, in the vast literature on pluralism, there is limited reference to the social fact of Muslim diversity and its lengthy history, let alone how Muslims have ...

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In Memoriam: Annemarie Schimmel, 1922-2003

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In Memoriam: Annemarie Schimmel, 1922-2003

nothing much ⋅ March 2, 2003

News story -- "In Professor Schimmel's passing, the world has lost an eminent scholar and extraordinary human being. She was my mentor during my undergraduate and graduate school days here at Harvard, and the memories now flood my mind of how kind, gentle, and caring she always was towards me and all those who knew her. All through the years, she remained ...

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Aga Khan speaks of 'New Horizons in Africa' on visit to Madagascar

Aga Khan speaks of 'New Horizons in Africa' on visit to Madagascar

nothing much ⋅ February 24, 2003

Antananarivo, Madagascar, 24 February 2003 -- "A fresh approach to ethics in public life and in the private sector, an improved recognition of the inherent pluralism of contemporary societies, and increased opportunity to build high competence in the sectors of greatest need, are features of the new horizons that I see in Africa today." Speaking at the conclusion of a private ...

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Visit to Madagascar (Antananarivo, Madagascar)

Visit to Madagascar (Antananarivo, Madagascar)

nothing much ⋅ February 24, 2003

A fresh approach to ethics in public life and in the private sector, an improved recognition of the inherent pluralism of contemporary societies, and increased opportunity to build high competence in the sectors of greatest need, are features of the new horizons that I see in Africa today. Speaking at the conclusion of a private visit to Madagascar, in the course ...

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