Aleppo, Syria, 28 August 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan today inaugurated the medieval citadel overlooking Syria's ancient city of Aleppo. ...

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Damascus, Syria, 25 August 2008 - The Syrian Government and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) today signed three landmark agreements designed to strengthen collaboration in the areas of microfinance, healthcare, and cultural tourism. ...

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Damascus, Syria, 24 August 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam, (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, and founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), arrived in Damascus today, on a 6-day official visit to Syria. He was received at the airport by Deputy Prime Minister Mr Abdullah Al-Dardari, Minister of Tourism, Dr Sa'dallah Agha Al-Qal'a, ...

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Lisbon, Portugal, 12 July 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan and His Eminence D. Jose Policarpo, the Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon and Chancellor of the University, today witnessed the historic signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Aga Khan University (AKU) and the Catholic University of Portugal (UCP). The agreement of academic collaboration was signed at the Ismaili Centre ...

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Lisbon, Portugal, 11 July 2008 - On the second day of his visit to Portugal, His Highness the Aga Khan held meetings with various government officials, including the Minister of Justice, Alberto Costa, as well as the President of the Assembly of the Republic Jaime Gama. Later that day, the Aga Khan held a meeting with Foreign Minister, Luis Amado and ...

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Portugal, 10 July 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan arrives in Portugal on a 4 day visit to the country on the occasion of his Golden Jubilee. During his visit he will meet with the President of the Portuguese Republic, Professor Cavaco Silva, who will host a lunch in his honour. The Aga Khan will also meet with the President ...

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London, United Kingdom, 2-8 July 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan, is on an official seven-day visit to the United Kingdom from 2 - 8 July 2008, on the occasion of his Golden Jubilee. During this visit, the Imam (Spiritual Leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims will attend a dinner hosted by Her Majesty the Queen to mark his Golden ...

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Maynooth, Ireland, 30 June 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan today received an honorary law doctorate from National University of Ireland, Maynooth. He was cited for "outstanding contributions to the elimination of global poverty, the advancement of women, the promotion of Islamic culture and the furthering of pluralistic values in society". ...

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Paris, France, 18 June 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan was today officially installed as an Associate Foreign Member of France's Académie des Beaux Arts. The Aga Khan replaces the renowned Japanese architect, Kenzo Tange who passed away in 2005. The official ceremony, held under the dome of the Institut de France in Paris, was attended by the Académie's President, ...

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Paris, France, 12 June 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan today joined over 65 countries and more than a dozen international organizations at a conference in support of Afghanistan. President Sarkozy of France, President Karzai of Afghanistan and the Secretary General of the United Nations Mr Ban Ki-Moon opened the conference. In his speech to the delegation, the Aga Khan ...

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Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 5 June 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan receives Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Harvard University. ...

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Bangladesh, 19-20 May 2008 - On 20 May 2008, on a state visit to Bangladesh, His Highness the Aga Khan laid a foundation stone for Bangladesh's first Aga Khan Academy. The Academy in Dhaka will eventually be part of a network of 18 centres of educational excellence in a total of 14 countries across Africa, Central and South Asia and the ...

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India, 12 May 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan is on an 8 day state visit to India at the invitation of the Vice President Mr. Mohammad Hamid Ansari. ...

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Côte d'Ivoire, Africa, 28 April to 1 May 2008 - Microfinance agency launched: In addition to official meetings, His Highness was in Cote d'Ivoire to launch the Première Agence de Microfinance (PAMF), which is to start operations in the areas of Boundiali and Dianra in northern Côte d'Ivoire. It joins two sister microfinance institutions, in Mali and Burkina Faso, which were ...

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Burkina Faso, 26 to 28 April 2008 - In addition to official meetings with President Blaise Compaoré, His Highness the Aga Khan spoke at a special Aga Khan Award for Architecture seminar in Ouagadougou that was held to celebrate three past Burkinabé recipients of the Award. He also toured the Sosuco sugar factory in Banfora, Burkina Faso. Sosuco, one of the ...

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Bamako, Mali, 26 to 28 April 2008 - President Amadou Toumani Touré and His Highness the Aga Khan inaugurated the restoration of the Komoguel I Mosque in Mopti and announced the creation of an Urban Park in Bamako. The Aga Khan also reviewed the work on the Djingarey Ber Mosque in Timbuktu as part of the Aga Khan Development Network's (AKDN) ...

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Mali, 23-26 April 2008 - President Amadou Toumani Touré and His Highness the Aga Khan inaugurated the restoration of the Komoguel I Mosque in Mopti and announced the creation of an Urban Park in Bamako. The Aga Khan also reviewed the work on the Djingarey Ber Mosque in Timbuktu as part of the Aga Khan Development Network's (AKDN) expanded development activities ...

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Mopti, Mali, 24 April 2008 - President Amadou Toumani Touré and His Highness the Aga Khan inaugurated the restoration of the Komoguel I Mosque in Mopti and announced the creation of an Urban Park in Bamako. The Aga Khan also reviewed the work on the Djingarey Ber Mosque in Timbuktu as part of the Aga Khan Development Network's (AKDN) expanded development ...

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Timbuktu, Mali, 24 April 2008 - President Amadou Toumani Touré and His Highness the Aga Khan inaugurated the restoration of the Komoguel I Mosque in Mopti and announced the creation of an Urban Park in Bamako. The Aga Khan also reviewed the work on the Djingarey Ber Mosque in Timbuktu as part of the Aga Khan Development Network's (AKDN) expanded development ...

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Georgia, USA, 18 April 2008 - During the last portion of his visit to the United States, His Highness met with Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue in Atlanta, and was then hosted to a private luncheon held in his honour. He also delivered the Peterson Lecture on "Global Education and the Developing World" to the Annual Meeting of the International Baccalaureate, which ...

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United Arab Emirates, 23 March 2008 - His Highness the Aga Khan met with the ruling families and Abu Dhabi and Dubai during a visit to the United Arab Emirates. His Highness also opened the new Ismaili Centre in Dubai. ...

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Lisbon, Portugal, 13 March 2008 - "The Path of Princes: Masterpieces of the Aga Khan Museum Collection" exhibition at the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon was officially opened today by Emílio Rui Vilar, President of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Prince Amyn Aga Khan, who was representing his brother, His Highness the Aga Khan. Portugal's Minister of Culture, José António Pinto ...

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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 collaboration between the ADB and AKDN. The meeting preceded the signing of an ...

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Zanzibar, 18 January 2008 - Zanzibar's First Lady, Her Excellency Madame Shadya Karume, and Prince Amyn Aga Khan - the younger brother of His Highness the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims - took part today in a groundbreaking ceremony for the revitalisation of Zanzibar's Forodhani Park. ...

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Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, 23 November 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, yesterday visited development projects in remote areas of Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province - one of the poorest and most isolated in the country. ...

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Maputo, Mozambique, 21 November 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan, spiritual leader (Imam) of the Ismaili Muslims, yesterday praised Mozambique as a model of successful post-conflict development and hailed the country's economic performance and tenacity in overcoming difficulties. ...

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Berlin, Germany, 12-13 November 2007 - The Aga Khan is in Berlin to deliver a keynote address at a conference entitled, "Central Asia and Europe: A New Economic Partnership for the 21st Century" hosted by the German Federal Foreign Office and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECA). The conference is the first major international gathering to review prospects for ...

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Islamabad, Pakistan, 2 October 2007 - The First MicroFinanceBank and Pakistan Post have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together for poverty alleviation. The agreement, which will allow the rapid scaling up of quality microfinance services to vulnerable populations in rural and urban parts of the country, was signed at the PM House. ...

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On 4 September 2007,at a ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, His Highness the AgaKhan announced the nine recipients of the 2007 AgaKhan Award for Architecture. Founded in 1977, the Award marked its 30th anniversary this year, and the completion of the 10th cycle of the programme. Recipients of the AgaKhan Award for Architecture - Kuala Lumpur, 4 September 2007 :Samir ...

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 4 September 2007 - At a ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, His Highness the Aga Khan announced the nine recipients of the 2007 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. The Award marked its 30th anniversary in 2007, completing the 10th cycle of the programme. ...

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 4 September 2007 - On 4 September 2007, at a ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, His Highness the Aga Khan announced the nine recipients of the 2007 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. The Award marked its 30th anniversary in 2007, completing the 10th cycle of the programme. ...

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London, United Kingdom, 14 July to 31 August 2007 - 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 ...

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Kampala, Uganda, 22 August 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan today said "people power" was vital for economic growth in developing countries. He was speaking at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the new Aga Khan Academy in Kampala, which joins a network of high-quality schools that will provide world-class education to exceptional students from across the developing world. ...

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Jinja, Uganda, 21 August 2007 - Uganda's President His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today laid the foundation stone for the US$ 770 million Bujagali Hydroelectric Power Project, in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan. The country's first private hydroelectric power project, is expected to significantly lower the price of electricity in Uganda. It is one of the largest independent ...

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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 19 August 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of Shia Ismaili Muslims has announced plans to build a major new university campus in Arusha, in north-eastern Tanzania. He said the 450-million dollar complex will be developed over the coming 15 years. ...

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Nairobi, Kenya, 14 August 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims was awarded Kenya's highest medal of honour, the Chief of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya, (C.G.H.) by the President of the country, His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki. ...

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Mombasa, Kenya, 14 August 2007 - The Aga Khan Foundation today marked the 25th anniversary of the Madrasa Early Childhood Development Programme in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and Chief Guest Kenya's Minister for Science and Technology, Hon. Dr. Noah Wekesa. ...

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Mombasa, Kenya, 14 August 2007 - Kenya's Education Minister, Professor George Saitoti, today laid the foundation stone for the construction of the new Residential Campus at the Aga Khan Academy in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa, in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan. The residential campus will transform the Academy from a high quality day school attended by Mombasa-area ...

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Nairobi, Kenya, 13 August 2007 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Chancellor of the Aga Khan University, accompanied by Professor George Saitoti, Kenyan Minister for Education, today inaugurated the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Aga Khan University (AKU-FHS) - East Africa's first premier private medical school. ...

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Nairobi, Kenya, 13 August 2007 - His Highness The Aga Khan Meets with His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki at State House, Nairobi, Kenya. ...

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