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SPEECH: SEARCH FOR KNOWLEDGE ESSENTIAL FOR REVITALISATION OF ISLAMIC CIVILISATIONS - 2006-06-15

Posted July 10th, 2007 by heritage
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Thursday, 2006, June 15
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Speaking at American University in Cairo Commencement, The Aga Khan Urges Students to Look Beyond the Traditional Barriersof both Geography and Culture in Quest for Knowledge. Read the Full Speech now on the link below. http://www.ismaili.net/heritage/node/31729

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H.H. Prince Karim Aga Khan IV
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Speech

Speech by The Aga Khan at the Commencement Ceremony of the American University (Cairo, Egypt) 2006-06-15

Posted May 10th, 2015 by librarian-umed
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Hazar Imam honoured at the Commencement ceremony at the American University in Cairo 2006-06-15
Source: 
akdn.org/speech/182/American-University-in-Cairo

President Arnold,
Members of the Board of Trustees,
Members of the Faculty and Administration,
Parents and Families,
Distinguished guests,
And, most importantly, the Graduating Class
Congratulations

I deeply appreciate your warm welcome and I am most grateful for the wonderful honor you are conferring upon me through this honorary degree. I have long been a great admirer of the American University in Cairo - and I am proud that I can now count myself among your alumni.

Press Release

Search for Knowledge Essential for Revitalisation of Islamic Civilisations, Says Aga Khan 2006-06-15

Posted May 10th, 2015 by librarian-umed
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Source: 
akdn.org/press_release.asp?id=144

Cairo, Egypt, 15 June 2006 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today delivered the commencement address at the American University in Cairo, calling for a renewal of the tradition of intellectual exchange that characterised periods of progress in the Islamic world.

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