Shigar, Pakistan, May 2005 - The inauguration of the restoration of Shigar Fort in Baltistan, Pakistan, scheduled for the 30th of May, has been postponed due to weather. The Fort, which has been converted into a small residence with guest rooms, presents a new model for the restoration of endangered cultural monuments in Pakistan and elsewhere in the Muslim World. Featuring ...
The 23 worldwide foundations established by Andrew Carnegie during his lifetime have announced the names of the recipients of The Andrew Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy 2005. The recipients of the awards, which are regarded as the Nobel prize for philanthropy, will be: - His Highness the Aga Khan; - Anna Southall, Chair of the Barrow Cadbury Trust, on behalf of the ...
Geneva, 28 November 2005 - The Aga Khan Award for Architecture is pleased to announce the Tenth Award Cycle, which will span the three-year period from 2005 to 2007. The Award is governed by a Steering Committee chaired by His Highness the Aga Khan. Members of the 2007 committee are: Professor Omar Akbar, Executive Director of the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation in ...
Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, 5 December 2005 - His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today visited Muzaffarabad, capital of Azad Jammu, and Kashmir and Balakot, North West Frontier Province, areas severely affected by the 8 October earthquake. Karachi, Pakistan, 3 December 2005 - His Highness the Aga Khan speaks on importance of civil society ...
The March 2006 USA tour of Via Kabul: Central Asia Without Borders -- presented and curated by the Aga Khan Music Initiative in Central Asia -- features three groups of performers: Tengir-Too, from Kyrgyzstan, The Academy of Shashmaqâm, from Tajikistan, and Homayoun Sakhi and Taryalai Hashimi, from Afghanistan (via California). All of these performers are featured on Music of Central Asia, ...
Washington, USA, March 2006 - The arrival of the March 2006 USA tour of Via Kabul: Central Asia Without Borders in Washington and New York (March 15- 19, 2006; see concert schedule for details) should change perceptions of one of the least known places on the planet. Geographically remote, Muslim, mountainous, and often troubled, the 'Stans have emerged from the ashes ...
Islamabad, Pakistan 30 June, 2006 - The President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf, today conferred the award "Sitara-e-Eisaar" upon Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS), an affiliate of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). The award was bestowed to the humanitarian agency in the presence of the Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz in recognition of its outstanding efforts in rescue and ...
Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Teatro Regio di Parma and Parma Capitale della Musica Present Five Concerts of Traditional Central Asian Music and an Exhibition of Masterpieces of Art from the Aga Khan Museum Collections Parma, Italy, 30 March 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan and Mr. Elvio Ubaldi, Mayor of Parma, inaugurated "Splendori a Corte", an exhibition of rare ...
Spirit & Life, an exhibition of rare Islamic art and manuscripts never before displayed in the UK, will run this summer at The Ismaili Centre, South Kensington, London. Highlights will include miniatures from one of the finest illustrated manuscripts ever produced, the Persian epic Shahnama (The Book of Kings) and an extremely rare copy of the Canon of Medicine of Ibn ...
Bardic DivasSeventeen musicians from Central Asia, a culturally dynamic and rapidly changing region, will share their mastery of traditions at once ancient and contemporary in an 11-city North American tour beginning on October 12th. The tour, "Spiritual Sounds of Central Asia: Nomads, Mystics, and Troubadours," will provide North American audiences with a rare opportunity to hear music from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, ...
The Aga Khan Trust for Culture is collaborating with the Louvre on two exhibitions of Islamic art in Paris, as well as with the Museum of Decorative Arts, also in Paris. At the Louvre, the Trust has collaborated in the preparation of an exhibition entitled "Masterpieces of Islamic Art from the Aga Khan Museum". As the opening event of a season ...
(Issued jointly by the Asian Development Bank and the Aga Khan Development Network) Gouvieux, France, 30 January 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan, the Spiritual Leader (Imam) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today met with Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda, President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), for discussions on joint ...
Antananarivo, September 15, 2008 - The Première Agence de MicroFinance has expanded its operations in Madagascar to new districts with the opening of branches in Analavory and Bealanana. The Première Agence de MicroFinance (PAMF) began its operations in the Sofia district of Madagascar in December 2006 and has expanded rapidly throughout the island. With the addition of its new branches, PAMF ...
Central Asia, October 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan completed a nine-day tour of three central Asian nations during which he met with top government officials, visited projects of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and addressed gatherings of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. The official central Asia trip marking the Aga Khan's Golden Jubilee year included visits to Kazakhstan, Tajikistan ...
Joint Press Release Madrid, Spain, 4 June 2009 - His Majesty the King, His Highness the Aga Khan, the Honorary President of "la Caixa" and First Vice-President of "la Caixa", Ricardo Fornesa, today inaugurated the exhibition "The Islamic Worlds in the Aga Khan Museum Collection" at CaixaForum Madrid. Jaime Lanaspa, Director of "la Caixa" Foundation and Luis Monreal, Director of the ...
Several hundred clients of the First Microinsurance Agency (FMiA) in Karachi were offered basic outpatient care, along with information on health insurance, in a new programme designed to make poor people aware of microinsurance services and their benefits. The clinics, which are sponsored by FMiA, are run by two qualified doctors. The health clinics programme, which is expected to continue, is ...
New York, USA, May 25, 2010 -- The shortlist of 19 nominees for the 2010 cycle of Aga Khan Award for Architecture was announced today by the Master Jury. The nominees, which range from a textile factory in Turkey to a school built on a bridge in China, are located in Albania, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Lebanon, Malaysia, ...
Foundation Ceremony for the Ismaili Centre, the Aga Khan Museum and Park to take place in Toronto, on Friday. Toronto, Canada, 26 May 2010 - On Friday, May 28, 2010, His Highness the Aga Khan will participate in the Foundation Ceremony to mark the beginning of the development of the Ismaili Centre, the first-ever Aga Khan Museum for Islamic Art and ...
President of Mali and Aga Khan Inaugurate National Park of Mali as part of events to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Malian Independence Bamako, 22 September 2010 - President Amadou Toumani Toure and His Highness the Aga Khan inaugurated the new National Park of Mali in Bamako today. The 103-hectare Park was created under a public-private partnership between the Government of ...
أعضاء من المجتمع المحلي يشاركون في أعمال ترميم مسجد خانقاه غولابور في باكستانسكاردو، باكستان، استلم مشروع ترميم غولابور خانقاه الذي تقوم مؤسسة الآغا خان للثقافة بتنفيذه، في باكستان في وادي شيغار، سكاردو، بالتيستان، مؤخراً من منظمة اليونسكو جائزة المحيط الهادي الآسيوي - دورة 2010، لتميزه في مجال التراث الثقافي. هذا وقد استلمت المؤسسة في باكستان هذه الجائزة لتسع مرات متتالية، وذلك ...
President Guebuza and Aga Khan Inaugurate "Grande Dame" After Multi-Year Refurbishment Maputo, Mozambique, 16 December 2010 - Mozambique's president, His Excellency Armando Guebuza, today officially inaugurated the refurbished Polana Serena Hotel, a historic water-front landmark in Mozambique's capital, Maputo, and one of Africa's grandest colonial era hotels. His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and ...
"Small-holder and community forestry should be included in the carbon trading system." Geneva, Switzerland, January 2011--The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), which has planted over 100 million trees in Asia and Africa over the last 25 years, has made a commitment to plant over 10 million more trees. The commitment by the Geneva-based development organization coincides with the world-wide launch of ...
San Francisco, California, USA, 26 April 211 - His Highness the Aga Khan today received the 2011 University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Medal, the University's most prestigious award. The Medal, established in 1975, replaces the granting of honorary degrees, and recognises outstanding personal contributions in areas associated with the University's fourfold health science mission, such as attracting and educating the ...
AKPBS's Building and Construction Improvement Programme in Pakistan is a finalist for the global green energy award London, United Kingdom, 17 May 2011 - The Aga Khan Planning and Building Service's (AKPBS) innovative Building and Construction Improvement Programme (BACIP) has been selected as one of the finalists for the Ashden Awards 2011. The finalists will compete for over £120,000 prize money. ...
Winners personally congratulated by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales London, United Kingdom, 16 June 2011 - The world's most prestigious green energy awards tonight announced that the Aga Khan Planning and Building Service's (AKPBS) innovative Building and Construction Improvement Programme (BACIP) has received the Award for Avoided Deforestation at this year's Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy. Princess Zahra Aga ...
Centre to be Part of a Regional Health System Nairobi, Kenya, 25 July 2011 - His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya inaugurated the Aga Khan University Hospital's Heart and Cancer Centre today, in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan, Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). The US$ 50 million facility brings international standards of patient care ...
أطلقت مبادرة الآغا خان للموسيقى بالتعاون مع مؤسسة المورد الثقافي ورشة العمل السادسة ري ميكس بإدارة الموسيقي المصري فتحي سلامة، والملحن وعازف العود اللبناني شربل روحانا. وسوف يتم إقامة ورشات عمل وجلسات لتبادل الحس الإبداعي بشكل يومي في أسوان لغاية 28 من أيلول/ سبتمبر 2011، بينما سيتم إقامة حقلتين موسيقيتين تجمع الموسيقيين المشاركين في ري ميكس 2011، الأولى في أسوان يوم ...
Tajik culture and tradition featured in modern hotel Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 1 November 2011 - His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, and His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today inaugurated the Dushanbe Serena Hotel. The ceremony, which was held in the hotel's Millat banquet room, was attended by Prince ...
Alim Qasimov Ensemble, Homayoun Sakhi Trio, and Kronos Quartet to offer workshops, lecture-demos and concerts on college and university campuses across the United States Geneva, Switzerland, 8 February 2012 - Following the success of its 2010 University Residency Series, the Aga Khan Music Initiative is launching a new programme of workshops, lecture-demonstrations and concert performances at seven prestigious American colleges and ...
Geneva, Switzerland, February, 2012 - The Aga Khan Award for Architecture has announced the members of the Steering Committee for the 12th Award cycle (2011 - 2013). The Steering Committee is chaired by His Highness the Aga Khan. The other members of the Steering Committee are: Mohammad al-Asad (Founder and chairman, Center for the Study of the Built Environment, Amman, Jordan); ...
Programme inspired by Grammy-nominated "Invisible Face of the Beloved" to be performed in Cairo, Alexandria and Beirut Geneva, Switzerland, 20 April 2012 - The Aga Khan Music Initiative is presenting "Invisible Face of the Beloved: Contemporary Music from Central Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa" at the 2012 Spring Festival in Cairo, Alexandria, and Beirut. The festival runs from 20 ...
Issued jointly by AKDN and EAC Arusha, Tanzania, 18 July 2012 - The East African Community (EAC) and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) today signed a pivotal agreement to strengthen and broaden cooperation in the areas of economic, social and cultural development throughout East Africa. His Highness the Aga Khan, the founder and chairman of AKDN and Ambassador Richard Sezibera, ...
Government of Alberta is first Canadian Province to have an Agreement with the Ismaili Imamat Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 24 October 2012 - Premier Alison Redford and His Highness the Aga Khan today signed an Agreement of Cooperation to expand collaboration in the areas of health sciences, education, the environment, forestry and natural resources management, culture, and private sector and economic development. ...
Tour Debuts Contemporary Arab Music Icons and Newly Commissioned Collaborative Pieces Supported by AKMI Geneva, Switzerland, 4 February 2013 - Five eminent performer-composer-improvisers from Syria, Tunisia and Lebanon will tour Europe and the United States from 8 to 28 February 2013 (a full list of dates are found below) in a tour supported by the Aga Khan Music Initiative. Performing on ...
"Our purpose is to educate the most talented young minds from many countries for a global future," says Aga Khan Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, 20 September 2013 -- The Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad, a new, not-for-profit school situated on an expansive 100-acre campus, was officially inaugurated today by the Chief Minister of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the Honourable Sri N. ...
Penang, Malaysia, 20 November 2013 - Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) witnessed by the Rt. Honorable Mr. Lim Guan Eng, Chief Minister of the State of Penang, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) and Think City Sdn. Berhad (Think City) -- working with the support of local planning agencies -- will provide technical assistance for the protection, development and ...
Arusha, Tanzania, 14August 2014 - The Board of Trustees of the Aga Khan University (AKU) last week concluded a week of meetings in Tanzania. The Chancellor, His Highness the Aga Khan presided over the meetings, in which Trustees from five countries spanning three continents made key decisions to expand the University's presence as a multidisciplinary university of international standing in the ...
Two temporary exhibitions open: The Garden of Ideas: Contemporary Art from Pakistan and In Search of the Artist: Signed Drawings and Paintings from the Aga Khan Museum Collection Performing Arts programme begins on September 20th with Routes of Andalusia and on 21st with Qalandar: Mugham, Dastgah, and Maqam Toronto, Canada, 18 September 2014 - The Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, which ...
Pakistan's Institute of Architects presents a Citation to His Highness the Aga Khan for Patronage of Architecture Karachi, Pakistan, 7 November 2014 - Architects, urban planners and academics from around the world gathered in Pakistan to discuss the latest Aga Khan Award for Architecture recipients at a seminar hosted by the Aga Khan University (AKU). The projects that not only showcase ...
Aga Khan Music Initiative (AKMI) announces partnership; Alim Qasimov Ensemble, presented in collaboration with AKMI, to perform on opening night of the Festival at Clarks Amer Jaipur, India, 21 January 2015 - As part of programmes to promote reading, education, development and pluralism in India, the Aga Khan Foundation will support several sessions at the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival this week ...
