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May 15, 2006 Columbia University, New York: H. H. The Aga Khan meeting with dignitaries after the graduation ceremony procession.

May 15, 2006 Columbia University, New York: H. H. The Aga Khan meeting with dignitaries after the graduation ceremony procession.

May 15, 2006 Columbia University, New York: H. H. The Aga Khan during the graduation ceremony.

May 15, 2006 Columbia University, New York: H. H. The Aga Khan delivering the graduation speech. "The ultimate recourse in any democracy must be to the concept of popular sovereignty. But within that concept there is room for variation. One size need not fit all – and trying to make one size fit all can be a recipe for failure. "

May 15, 2006 New York, U.S.A.: H. H. The Aga Khan in the graduation speech to the SIPA students said: "We are often told that increased contact among cultures will inevitably produce a 'Clash of Civilizations,' particularly between Islam and the West. Such predictions could become self-fulfilling prophecies if enough people believe them. But that need not, and must not, be the case."

April 8, 2006 Kabul, Afghanistan: His Highness The Aga Khan and Mme Bernadette Chirac, the wife of the President of France, being met by President Karzai upon their arrival at the Presidential Palace in Kabul.

April 8, 2006 Kabul, Afghanistan: His Highness The Aga Khan and Mme Bernadette Chirac, the wife of the President of France, being met by President Karzai upon their arrival at the Presidential Palace in Kabul.

April 8, 2006 Kabul, Afghanistan: French first lady Bernadette Chirac (R) and Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (C) comfort a boy during the inauguration of a children's hospital in Kabul April 8, 2006. They participated in the inauguration of a medical clinic set up in Kabul by the French government with the help of the Aga Khan Foundation

April 8, 2006 Kabul, Afghanistan:Sat Apr 8, 8:16 AM ET Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (C), the Aga Khan (R) and French first lady Bernadette Chirac shake hands before their meeting at the presidential palace in Kabul April 8, 2006. The three participated in the inauguration of a medical clinic set up in Kabul by the French government with the help of the Aga Khan Foundation.

April 8, 2006 Kabul, Afghanistan: Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L), the Aga Khan (C), and French First Lady Bernadette Chirac (2nd R) inspect the guard of honour before their meeting at the presidential palace in Kabul April 8, 2006. The three participated in the inauguration of a medical clinic set up in Kabul by the French government with the help of the Aga Khan Foundation.

April 8, 2006 Kabul, Afghanistan:His Highness The Aga Khan, with Mme Bernadette Chirac, Alain Deloche, the founder of La Chaîne de l’Espoir (left), and Phillipe Douste-Blazy, the French Foreign Minister (right) at the inauguration ceremony for the French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC) in Kabul.

April 8, 2006 Kabul, Afghanistan:His Highness The Aga Khan touring the French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC) in Kabul, with Mme Bernadette Chirac.

April 8 ,2006 Kabul, Afghanistan :H. H. The Aga Khan touring the French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC) in Kabul, with Mme Bernadette Chirac.

April 8, 2006 Kabul, Afghanistan:His Highness The Aga Khan showing Mme Bernadette Chirac the restoration work at Babur’s Gardens in Kabul, a project of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.