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Event - 1965-12-01

Posted June 3rd, 2008 by heritage
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Date: 
Wednesday, 1965, December 1
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Hazar Imam's interview entitled 'The Dilemma that faces the Ismailis' given to Nicholas Tomalin.

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H.H. Prince Karim Aga Khan IV
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Interview

THE DILEMMA THAT FACES THE ISMAILIS - 1965-12-01

Posted March 24th, 2010 by heritage
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Daily Standard Source

Q- Am I right that the Ismaili Faith is an esoteric one, that's to say, only real scholars and experts have read all the crucial texts that enable them to understand the inner nature of your religion?

A- "Yes, this is so."

Q- Do you consider yourself expert in these?

A- "Certainly. I think my grandfather ensured that we had a thorough knowledge of the important books."

Q- Do you think if you hadn't become Aga Khan you might have made a successful engineer? Or businessman?

A- "Who can tell?"

Q- Do you feel happier here in the West, or in the East?

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