In his remarks [at the signing ceremony] the Aga Khan noted that a distinguishing feature of the AKDN was its overriding emphasis on "investing in human capacities." He mentioned themes that the Network had identified in Mozambique: human resource development, the economics of rural populations and the need to access resources and technologies for economic diversification within the private sector. AKDN ...

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Although my faith and office place upon me a distinctive perspective and role, I am most certainly not alone in my concern about the pace and direction of change at this moment in history. In recognition of the critical problems of human welfare confronting today's world, and the role faiths can play in contributing to their resolution, Dr. George Carey, the ...

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[Google translation] This concept of integral development of the human person is the basic principle of the Aga Khan Development Network, has been for over half a century. The network was built with specific entities, designed to meet these requirements -- and I am particularly pleased that the new Agreement between the Government of Côte d'Ivoire, the Ismaili Imamat and the ...

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His Highness the Aga Khan's description of this event from his speech at the Centro Ismaili, Lisbon, Opening Ceremony: Although my faith and office place upon me a distinctive perspective and role, I am most certainly not alone in my concern about the pace and direction of change at this moment in history. In recognition of the critical problems of human ...

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[Mimar Magazine was] too elite a voice and a publication for the expression of the concerns of history, tradition and identity raised by the [Aga Khan Award for Architecture]. It quite simply did not reach enough people because it was too expensive. Interviewer: Oleg Grabar In the early 1980s, Hasan Uddin Khan was also directly involved in another of the architectural ...

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Dr. Lambert's contributions extend beyond her work as a patron, builder, and leader of a unique institution. Her accomplishments as a practitioner are remarkable for their breadth and their quality. She has distinguished herself as an architect, an urban designer, and a conservator. Of her many engagements, the project that is particularly remarkable from my perspective is Heritage Montreal. Its goals ...

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I don't think of myself as a person with a nationality. I was brought up since my youngest age as a Muslim. My university studies were in Islamic studies. So that is -- if I have any sense of identification -- that would be it. Interviewer: John Tidmarsh in Aiglemont Hello, and welcome. You have joined me today in France, for ...

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[Tajiks] are educated, sophisticated people who suddenly found they had no economic base left. The economic underpinning of society had literally collapsed. It had turned into a barter economy.... Most Ismailis in Central Asia live in isolated villages at high altitudes with poor communications. I hope there will be some possibility to develop some regional plans (that might encompass that part ...

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[The historic core of cities and towns] express the creative genius of a particular people and document important aspects of their history and accomplishments. Attention to their preservation and revitalisation can contribute to stability, provide real economic opportunities, and increase the overall quality of life. Investment in historic cities can be a productive development investment, meeting practical needs, releasing creative energies ...

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The Zanzibar Serena Inn is a trail-breaker for the Aga Khan Development Network. It is the first time that two of the Network's apex institutions, AKFED and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, have worked in close collaboration on a tourism project.... The Zanzibar Serena Inn is, I believe, a real-life demonstration of how two minor, yet interesting and not insignificant, ...

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We talk a lot about the rights of the press as an independent social critic, and that is very important. But it is also important to talk about the obligations of the press as a constructive social leader. In my view, this sense of social obligation means avoiding that obsessive individualism which is so rampant in our world. It means rejecting ...

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The far more important issue to me in the history of Kenya concerns the flow and control of information around the world. To me it seems very important that Africans should communicate about Africa to the world in their own language, their own environment and on their own terms. Africans must take charge of communication and information flow. And in this ...

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His Highness the Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, yesterday highlighted new capacity-building initiatives in Kenya and the region.... The Aga Khan said that although a few problems remained in Kenya, "I see real signs of optimism spreading across the continent of Africa". Extract I have been following with great interest the many positive developments that have been ...

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11 March 1997 (Nairobi, Kenya): Luncheon hosted by the President of Kenya.10-15 March 1997: Other functions and events His Highness the Aga Khan attended where speeches may have been made, during the visit are unknown. SOURCESismaili.net POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY) ...

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Some of the buildings we restore will have a direct commercial impact. Others will be cultural symbols that we hope will be self-sustaining, but may not be profit-generating. After all, many of these buildings are more important as symbols of historical social structure. It would be foolish to try to change that or to pretend it didn't exist. In the developing ...

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It is clear, also that at the turn of the century the Ummah is subjected to powerful stresses and strains, and it is my deepest hope that you and your government will not only lead Pakistan to a happier, more united, and progressive future, but that you will also succeed in giving to Pakistan her rightful place within the Ummah. Prince ...

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Although Ismailis have lived in the West since the late 1950s, only two other Ismaili centres of this importance and magnitude have been built in the Occident to reach these goals. Through lectures, presentations, conferences, recitals, and exhibits of art and architecture, alone or joined by other national or international entities in the cultural field, these centres have become ambassadorial buildings ...

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The [Centro Ismaili's] architectural language will seek authenticity from the Manueline vocabulary of search and exploration, linking religious inspiration with the nautical imagery which recalls the great voyages of discovery that were launched from this serene harbour, Alis Ubbo, or in its Moorish rendering, Al Usbuna. Your Worship the Mayor, City Councillors, Honoured Guests, Citizens of Lisbon: It is with a ...

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[I]f our university is to be useful to Pakistan and the developing world, we must not simply do things which are done well elsewhere. We must, rather, focus on what needs to be improved, and resolve to do it better than before and, indeed, better than at most other institutions. To fulfil its role, and remain true to its Charter, the ...

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I want to congratulate and thank the Firashta family and the Soneri Bank for their magnificent contributions this morning. Not only have they been very generous donors to the School of Nursing but they are repeat donors and the fact that they are repeat donors for an institution such as the Aga Khan University is a magnificent example of on-going support ...

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I would like first of all to congratulate the Juma family for their magnificent donation to our Research Building. When this Institution was first conceived, those who participated in its conception, particularly the Harvard Team, underlined the severe lack of research capacity, research activity in higher education in the Third World. So from the earliest days of the thinking of this ...

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I would like to take this occasion to congratulate and thank the Hadi family for this very, very significant donation. You are repeat donors, I want to congratulate you for that and I hope that the service that this building will render, the people of Pakistan and indeed, one day, further a field, will give you the happiness and the satisfaction ...

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While preparing these brief comments, I felt I should do some homework on Emperor Hadrian, after whom this award is named.... Moore describes Hadrian's Villa and its predominant themes in terms surprisingly evocative of many of the distinguishing principles of Islamic architecture.... It is to me utterly striking how many of the unique architectural qualities so eloquently illustrated by Charles Moore ...

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[T]he spirit of Creative Encounter [between cultures] will never become a dominant force in our world without the strong and effective leadership of the information media. How can the press best contribute to a spirit of Creative Encounter -- here in Africa and around the world? One simple requirement towers above all others: the ability to respect that which is truly ...

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The needs of the world's populations for shelter, health, and sustenance are immense. No government, no international organisation and no corporation has the power to meet all those needs on its own. The lessons of the development effort of the last forty years also show that even when working together, governments, international organisations and corporations have not been able to create ...

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[Google translation] "The logic of the Network is that of independence, which alone can provide structural strength. Depending on the generosity is not healthy in the long term," insists Karim Aga Khan, a theorist of self-reliance. ... [Google translation] "[I]t is the market, not government, who is the actor of development." ... [Google translation] "After various socio-economic studies, I became convinced ...

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Speaking at the His Highness the Aga Khan said: It is with very great pleasure that I welcome you today to the opening of the Zanzibar Serena Inn. Let me express my sincere gratitude to His Excellency The President of the United Republic of Tanzania Mr. Benjamin Mkapa for having honoured us by accepting to perform today's ceremony. Only nine months ...

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Speaking at the His Highness the Aga Khan said: It is with very great pleasure that I welcome you today to the opening of the Zanzibar Serena Inn. Let me express my sincere gratitude to His Excellency The President of the United Republic of Tanzania Mr. Benjamin Mkapa for having honoured us by accepting to perform today's ceremony. Only nine months ...

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Please click on the icon for a side by side comparison in PDF format.Below, and in the archive , is the published version of this speech. Sections missing in the versions published on the Institute of Ismaili Studies' website are in highlight; additions are in plain highlight. SOURCES:Text (published version): ismaili.netText (Institute of Ismaili Studies version): President Gregorian, Faculty Members, Postgraduates ...

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From the seventh century to the thirteenth century, the Muslim civilisations dominated world culture, accepting, adopting, using and preserving all preceding study of mathematics, philosophy, medicine and astronomy, among other areas of learning. The Islamic field of thought and knowledge included and added to much of the information on which all civilisations are founded. And yet this fact is seldom acknowledged ...

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Pranay Gupte: How has your world changed in the 42 years that you have been the Aga Khan? His Highness the Aga Khan: When my grandfather died 42 years ago, I had no expectation of being in a position to fulfil his responsibilities either in the Ismaili community or in development work. The world's development environment was totally disabling. The notion ...

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[Translation] Who in your mind are the strongmen of the Muslim world of tomorrow? First of all, those who represent serious politics and economic courage among whom I name the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the King Hussein of Jordan, the King Hassan of Morocco, or even the President Suharto of Indonesia, the Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamed of Malaysia or President ...

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[The winners] do not therefore represent solutions developed within the Muslim world and exclusively specific to it, but constitute very high-quality solutions to universal problems from which even the most economically advanced societies may take example and profitable insight.... It illustrates that by using its inherited cultural talents from its built environment, and those of other cultures appropriately harnessed and by ...

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[T]here are, throughout the Ummah, strong and legitimate aspirations to be, once again, a respected and central player on the stage of world civilisations. In bringing these aspirations to fruition, I am struck by the close relationship which exists in Islam between intellect and the faith. During the glorious periods of Muslim history, Muslim thinkers, scientists and philosophers were beacons of ...

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Six principles form the foundation of the Imamat's work in development: breadth of responsibility, an apolitical stance, pluralism, a long view, work across disciplinary boundaries, and work across political boundaries. The breadth of responsibility is based on the belief in Islam that people must attend to both their spiritual development and their physical needs. The apolitical stance is in recognition that ...

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As I look to the future of the Ismaili community worldwide, living in many parts of Central Asia, and in more than 25 different countries, and as I look to the future of Tajikistan, with its variegated population, and as I look at the Ummah, I conclude that every and all those peoples, if they wish to achieve a better life ...

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January 24-29, 1995: Functions and events His Highness the Aga Khan attended during the visit are unknown. SOURCESDaily Nation, 24 January 1995ismaili.net POSSIBLY RELATED READINGS (GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY) ...

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[Translation] Your Highness, 49th Imam, descendant of Prophet Muhammad, you are the spiritual leader of the Ismailis, a Shia movement of 15 million Muslims. Could we say that you are their pope? My role as Imam has nothing in common with that of John Paul II, because the pope is elected by a college of cardinals, while the office of the ...

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An institution dedicated to proceeding beyond known limits must be committed to independent thinking. In a university scholars engage both orthodox and unorthodox ideas, seeking truth and understanding wherever they may be found.... For a Muslim university it is appropriate to see learning and knowledge as a continuing acknowledgement of Allah's magnificence. As one looks back over the history of learning ...

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