Houston, Texas, USA, 23 June 2002 -- "Nine eleven has scarred America, but not just America. It has scarred the Islamic world, and hundreds of millions of devout and practicing Muslims for whom the word of the Quran is the word of God. We have clarity and direction enough when the Quran affirms that to save a life is, as if ...
Islam does not deal in dichotomies but in all encompassing unity. Spirit and body are one, man and nature are one. What is more, man is answerable to God for what man has created. Since all that we see and do resonates on the faith, the aesthetics of the environments we build and the quality of the interactions that take place ...
What we are now witnessing is a clash of ignorance, an ignorance that is mutual, longstanding, and to which the West and the Islamic world have been blind for decades at their great peril. For a number of years I have voiced my concern that the faith of a billion people is not part of the general education process in the ...
News story -- Abstract of Professor Arkoun's Keynote Address at the "Orientalism Reconsidered" Conference The presentation took place before the start of an international symposium entitled "Orientalism Reconsidered", at which both Professors Said and Arkoun gave keynote addresses. Professor Tim Niblock, Head of Exeter University's Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, said: "It gives us huge pleasure to be able to demonstrate ...
Kalambari, a half brother to Kalanisi by Kahyasi, was the impressive thirteen length winner of a maiden race yesterday. Settled towards the rear of the field, Kalambari took up the running three furlongs from home and steadily drew clear of his rivals to win in impressive style. He had previously finished a good second to Zajeel in a Newcastle maiden, the ...
Nairobi, Kenya, 29 May 2002 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims, today concluded a short visit to Kenya, during which he had meetings with President Daniel arap Moi and other senior government officials. Among the topics discussed was the increasing breadth of activities of the Aga Khan Development Network in Kenya since the Aga ...
Kampala, Uganda, 27 May 2002 -- His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims, today held discussions with President Yoweri Museveni and other senior government officials. The meetings covered the progress of activities undertaken by the Aga Khan Development Network in Uganda since the Aga Khan's last official visit here in 1997. While in Kampala, the Aga ...
This event serves to acknowledge the Commonwealth's importance in maintaining relations among countries through both good and less good times in their shared history. The event honours the personal attention that Her Majesty the Queen has accorded to that history and the admirable manner in which she has exercised, and continues to exercise, the challenging role of Head of the Commonwealth. ...
Khalkevi became the 22nd individual Stakes winner for the Haras de Bonneval based sire, Kahyasi on Wednesday at Longchamp in the Group II Prix Hocquart. Now unbeaten in three outings, Khalkevi will head for the Group I Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly on June 2nd. Settled in the rear of the field during this truly run race, the son of ...
News story -- "At a time when attention about the Muslim world is focussed on images of violence and conflict," said Professor Nanji, "the larger, cultural world of Muslim contributions to art, architecture, music and design, tends very often to be overlooked." By examining the rich artistic heritage of Islam, the presentation illustrated the aesthetic dimension of the Muslim quest for beauty ...
Kabul, Afghanistan, 2 May 2002 - The Government of Afghanistan and the Municipality of Kabul today confirmed that the Aga Khan Trust for Culture will lead a project to enable reutilisation of the historic Bagh-e-Babur garden as a major public open space and also to rehabilitate neighbourhood residential dwellings and public sanitation facilities. This confirmation follows the agreement last week under ...
Kabul, Afghanistan, 2 May 2002 - The Government of Afghanistan and the Municipality of Kabul today confirmed that the Aga Khan Trust for Culture will lead a project to enable reutilisation of the historic Bagh-e-Babur garden as a major public open space and also to rehabilitate neighbourhood residential dwellings and public sanitation facilities. ...
Moscow, Russian Federation, 30 April 2002 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims, today met with President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation at the Kremlin. The two leaders discussed the potential for expanding activities of the Aga Khan Development Network within the Russian Federation and reviewed together the context in which the Network has ...
Horses bred by the Aga Khan's Studs are having great success in the States this Spring. NAZIRALI, a son of Haras de Bonneval's Kahyasi, came late to win the Grade II San Luis Obispo Handicap at Santa Anita and is due to switch to Group I company for his next outing. NAZIRALI is out of Naziriya, a Darshaan half-sister to Prix ...
Four impressive victories by French trained fillies continued the highly promising start to the 2002 season for the Aga Khan Studs. First up was ASHARNA, a beautifully bred daughter of Darshaan out of Dalsaan mare Ashtarka, making her a half sister to Poule d'Essai des Poulains winner and sire Ashkalani. She showed a blistering turn of foot on her racecourse debut ...
News story -- Muslim societies have enquired increasingly into what socially and religiously relevant civic ideas mean within their own highly diverse contexts. Certainly the evolving phases of what in our time is called globalisation are felt and conceived rather differently across the world. The interest and focus by Muslims on issues relevant to civil society reflect, in part, the perceived absence ...
News story -- Over the past six years, the seminars have addressed a variety of themes relevant to contemporary society in the country and have brought together scholars from Tajikistan and the IIS, engendering a space for dialogue on topics of common interest and concern. Map of Tajikistan from The Times Atlas of the World, by permission of UNEP GRID-Arendal. This year's ...
News story -- The gathering was hosted by Dr George Carey who, during his term as the 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury, has made interfaith relations a significant aspect of his work. The seminar addressed topics of common concern to the faith communities and facilitated open discussion amongst its delegates. It is hoped that the presentations and resultant discussions will help set the ...
Horses owned by HH the Aga Khan have got off to an excellent start this season with four winners and a second from just eight runners so far in 2002. TARIFANA set the ball rolling with a promising win on the opening day of the season in Ireland at the Curragh. Previously unraced, this daughter of Dr Devious out of Shahrastani ...
News story -- Forthcoming seminars in this series will include: Dr Iftikhar Malik on identity politics in Pakistan; Dr Ziba Mir-Hosseini on gender in post-revolutionary Iran; and Professor Abdou Filali-Ansari and Dr Norani Othman on the prospects for civil society in the Maghreb and Southeast Asia respectively. Details of those and other future sessions appear on the Seminars, Conferences, Public Lectures pages, ...
News story -- Dr Niyozov's thesis, entitled "Understanding Teaching in Post-Soviet, Rural, Mountainous Tajikistan: Case Studies of Teachers' Life and Work" examined the continuities and changes in teachers' practices across the Soviet and post-Soviet periods in the Autonomous Province of Badakhshan, Tajikistan. Through qualitative life-history case studies, Dr Niyozov explores how five Tajik teachers in three different regions understand and improve their ...
Nahrin, Afghanistan, 29 March 2002 - Serious challenges continue to face outlying populations of Nahrin District as aid agencies consider downscaling relief efforts around Nahrin City. Inaccessible populations, landmines, water and sanitation, and changing weather remain major problems. After discussions with lead agencies in Nahrin this afternoon, Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS), an international emergency response agency affiliated with the Aga Khan ...
Kabul, Afghanistan, 23 March 2002 -- His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and Mr. Hamid Karzai, Chairman of the Interim Authority of the Government of Afghanistan, today signed an Agreement of Cooperation for Development that establishes an operating framework for the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Afghanistan. The Agreement, the first of its ...
Referring to "exploratory work for investments in telecommunications and in tourism," the Aga Khan saw these as "stimulating a multiplicity of ancillary industries at the same time as serving an urgent need in the hospitality industry." A major national initiative in micro-credit to promote entrepreneurship and build capital is under consideration with the possible involvement of the International Finance Corporation. "[I]n ...
Champion Stakes and Breeders' Cup Turf winner KALANISI has made an excellent start to his stud career, with his first 10 mares scanned in foal on March 13. He has attracted a quality book of mares in his first season, and among those already in foal are: DALTAWA, dam of Emirates World Champion DAYLAMI; SIDELINED, half-sister to BELMEZ; LADY NASRANA, half-sister ...
I think first of all, Pakistan should seek to diversify its economy further, because at a certain stage, whether it is Pakistan or any other country in the world, agricultural productivity as base of the economy is insufficient; you need to have other sources. So that's the first issue. The second issue is the relation between the public sector and the ...
Islamabad, Pakistan, 12 March 2002-- His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam of the Ismaili Muslims, and Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf yesterday launched two major initiatives: one to address the problem of endemic poverty, and the other to realise more fully the potential of an underdeveloped sector of Pakistan's economy. These were also amongst topics discussed between the two leaders in private ...
Islamabad, Pakistan, 11 March 2002 -- The inauguration of the Islamabad Serena Hotel by President Pervez Musharraf this afternoon in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam of the Ismaili Muslims and Chairman of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), marks a US$29 million investment in an insufficiently exploited sector of Pakistan's economy. In his welcome speech, ...
Islamabad, Pakistan, 11 March 2002 - President Pervez Musharraf today inaugurated The First MicroFinanceBank Ltd. in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam of the Ismaili Muslims and Chairman of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development. The Bank, the country's first private financial institution dedicated to addressing the problems of endemic poverty, starts out with a capital of ...
[I]t must be stressed that poverty is a problem whose import is ignored at great peril. Perhaps the greatest lesson of the tragedy of conflict that has recently engulfed this region is the need to attack its true roots. These lie not in religion or in corruption, but rather in deprivation, poverty, exclusion and lack of opportunity -- and therefore hope. ...
Of all industries, tourism is probably the greatest creator of jobs, for its capacity to draw on all levels of the labour force in terms of education and skills, and all types of enterprises from family businesses to international corporations. Tourism, to the extent that it covers all parts of a country and is respectful of the differences that characterise them, ...
News story -- "Expressions of the Pamir" includes a performance by 25 professional artistes of music, song and dance reflecting traditions of mountain peoples of Central Asia presented for the first time ever in Europe. It also includes an exhibition of artefacts highlighting various aspects of the region's material culture ranging from art, textiles, costumes, photographs and even a traditional yurt (tent). ...
News story -- Extracts of Dr Amyn B Sajoo's Introductory Remarks to the Civil Society Seminar Series Dr Ziba Mir-Hosseini's presentation, "Debating Women" began the proceedings by discussing her recent fieldwork in Iran. She examined gender participation in the public sphere through the publications of women's magazines and journals and how this particular media form has become a forum for discussing ideas ...
Maputo, Mozambique, 27 February 2002 - The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), an apex institution within the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), has purchased the world-renowned Hotel Polana as the first step in a tourism development programme for Mozambique that will expand further AKFED's interest in this sector of economic activity in Eastern Africa. The Aga Khan Fund for ...
World Champion Miler Sendawar's first foals have been born in France, and have made a very pleasing impression. They include an attractive bay filly out of dual Group III winner Khalisa born on February 13 at the Haras de Bonneval, in Normandy. The filly is a half sister to Prix de Sandringham fourth Khaliyna (behind Banks Hill), and the promising three-year-old ...
Please click on the icon for a side by side comparison in PDF format.Below, is a shorter version of the interview transcript published in Architectural Record, and in the Archive, is the more extensive version published by AKDN. Highlighted below are major portions nevertheless missing from the version published by AKDN. SOURCES: On the occasion of the 2001 Aga Khan Award ...
There are many, many interpretations of Islam within the wider Islamic community, but I think one on which there is greatest consensus, is the fact that we are trustees of God's creation, and we are instructed to seek to leave the world a better place than it was when we came into it. Therefore, the question is: What is a "better ...
Kampala, Uganda, 16 February 2002 -- "The future of the health sector in this country and the region as a whole is being underwritten by this type of vital investment in human resource capacity building." Welcoming the commissioning of the first international campus of the Aga Khan University (AKU) in customised premises in Kampala, Hon. Abel Rwendeire, Minister of Trade and ...
Emirates World Champion Daylami made an impressive start to his new career at stud during the Tattersalls bloodstock sales last December, when a mare in foal to him made 235,000 Guineas at the 2001 Tattersalls December Sale. Pagoda, a four year old daughter of Sadler's Wells who is a full-sister to Dewhurst Stakes winner Scenic, was bought by David Brown on ...
News story -- In his seminar, Farhang Jahanpour examined the construction and presentation of Islam as a monolithic entity by many contemporary commentators. He argued that Islam has engendered a pluralist discourse, from the beginning of its history - philosophically, politically and theologically - and that contemporary representations of Islam as solely a political force were problematic. He continued his presentation by ...
