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His Highness The Aga Khan hosts the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the Aga Khan Centre, London 2019-10-02
Posted October 3rd, 2019 by librarian-hdThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge stepped out for a special event on Wednesday, ahead of their royal tour of Pakistan.
William and Kate, both 37, attended a reception hosted by His Highness The Aga Khan at the Aga Khan Centre in King's Cross, London. The couple met with a range of people from Pakistan at the event, including community leaders, those involved in British and Pakistani business, and key figures within the Diaspora community, including musicians, chefs and artists.
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Aga Khan Centre London, UK
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Shia Imami Ismaili Council in UK gets Asian businessman as president
Posted July 23rd, 2019 by librarian-hdAN ASIAN businessman has been appointed the president of His Highness Prince Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili Council for the UK.
Naushad Jivraj took over the role on July 11 and will serve a three-year term.
Jivraj is the CEO of Queensway Group, a family business founded in the 1970s with interests in the real estate and franchise sectors.
The company are franchisees of the Starbucks brand in the UK with 14 stores and the KFC brand in Austria and Slovakia where they operate 10 stores.
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Ismaili Centre exhibition opens 2019-07-13
MATTER OF PRIDE: (From left) Dr Henry Kim, Prince Amyn and Kevork Mourad at the Ismaili Centre
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Ismaili Centre exhibition opens 2019-07-13
Posted July 13th, 2019 by librarian-hdMEMBERS of the Ismaili community gathered last week for the launch of the Seeing Through Babel exhibition, the first public exhibit of its kind at the South Kensington centre in London.
Prince Amyn, the Aga Khan’s brother, officially opened the exhibition last Thursday (4) at the Centre’s newly reopened Zamana Space.
Seeing Through Babel is a solo exhibition by a Syrian-Armenian artist, Kevork Mourad.
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Hazar Imam attends Commonwealth Day in London, U.K. 2019-03-11
Posted March 13th, 2019 by librarian-hdHazar Imam attended Commonwealth Day at Westminster Abbey, London today March 11, 2019. In attendance also were dignitaries from all Commonwealth countries and the British Royal Family. Hazar Imam's family also attended including Princess Zahra, Prince Rahim and Princess Salwa.
The Commonwealth represents 53 countries and almost 2.4 billion people and 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the modern Commonwealth, enabling cooperation towards social, political and economic development.
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Aga Khan named patron of Prince of Wales's Trust 2019-03-12
Posted March 13th, 2019 by librarian-hdLondon, March 13 The Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary Imam of the Ismaili sect of Shia Muslims, has been named the Global Founding Patron of the Prince of Wales's charitable trust.
The Aga Khan, who also heads the Aga Khan Development Network, will now support the delivery of the work of The Prince's Trust in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and through local partners in India, Jordan, Pakistan, Malta, Barbados and Greece, the trust said in a statement.
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Hazar Imam attends Commonwealth Day in London, U.K. 2019-03-11
Hazar Imam joined the British Royal Family to celebrate Commonwealth Day in London, U.K. at Westminster Abbey 2019-03-11
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Speech at the Opening Ceremony of the Ismaili Centre, London 1985-04-24
Posted February 26th, 2019 by librarian-ldMadam Prime Minister,
Your Excellencies,
Your Worship the Mayor,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is a very great pleasure for us to welcome you, Madam Prime Minister, and so distinguished a gathering for a ceremony which is a most significant one for the Ismaili community: significant because this is the first cultural and religious centre in the Western world to have been built specifically for the community's requirements.
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H.H. The Aga Khan with Senator Hilary Clinton of the U.S.A. in London 2010-01-28
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Address at the 25th Anniversary Graduation Ceremony of The Institute of Ismaili Studies 2003-10-19
Posted January 3rd, 2019 by librarian-hdHis Highness the Aga Khan
Le Meridien Grosvenor House Hotel
October 19, 2003
Bismillah a-Rahman al-Rahim
Distinguished guests,The faculty, staff and students of The Institute of Ismaili Studies,Ladies and gentlemen,
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Sultan Muhammad Shah 1937-05-12
H.H. The Aga Khan with Begum Andree Caron (mother of Prince Sadruddin) attending the coronation of King George the Sixth at Westminster Abbey, London on 1937-05-12
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His Highness The Aga Khan welcomes Karen Armstrong to the Annual Global Centre for Pluralism Lecture 2018
Posted October 13th, 2018 by librarian-hdKaren Armstrong delivers the 2018 Global Centre for Pluralism Annual Lecture at the Aga Khan Centre
LONDON, October 4, 2018 – Karen Armstrong, the British author, delivered the annual 2018 Global Centre for Pluralism Lecture today at the new Aga Khan Centre. The title of Ms. Armstrong’s lecture was “Compassion or Toleration? Two Approaches to Pluralism”.
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Aga Khan Master Musicians, Royal Albert Hall, London, review: A dazzling celebration of music from Islamic countries
Posted September 29th, 2018 by librarian-hdInternational stars from the Aga Khan Music Initiative come together to offer a diversity of musical styles
The Aga Khan used to be thought of in terms of beautiful women, hotels, and racehorses, but these days the millionaire spiritual leader is more likely to be associated with hospitals and the preservation of endangered forms of culture.
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Hazar Imam visits the United Kingdom for Diamond Jubilee 2018-06-26
Posted June 28th, 2018 by librarian-hdHazar Imam arrived in the United Kingdom of Great Britain on July 26, 2018 to start His Diamond Jubilee visit to grant Holy Deedar to Murids and inaugurate the Aga Khan Centre at King's Cross, London.
Hazar Imam gave Mulaquats to the Jamat at the Darkhana in London at South Kensington
Hazar Imam also visited 10 Downing Street to meet the Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday June 28 2018
She congratulated him on his longstanding leadership of the Ismaili community and on his visit to the UK as part of his Diamond Jubilee tour.
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Opening of the Aga Khan Centre, London 2018-06-26
Posted June 27th, 2018 by librarian-hdBismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim
Your Royal Highness,
Lord Ahmad, Foreign Office Minister, Mr Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London,
The leadership of Camden,
Your Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen
What a pleasure it is to welcome you to this celebration!
We celebrate today a beautiful new architectural accomplishment. As we do so, we also honor those who have made this Centre possible - and the values that have inspired their work.
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UK Welcomes High Highness The Aga Khan For Opening Of The New Academic Centre In London
Posted June 26th, 2018 by librarian-hdLONDON, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News, app - 27th Jun, 2018 ) :The United Kingdom (UK) here on Tuesday welcomed High Highness Prince Karim Agha Khan for the opening of new academic center in London.
According to a UK government statement issued here, Foreign Office Minister for Human Rights Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon attended the official opening of the new Aga Khan Centre in King's Cross today (26 June) as part of the Diamond Jubilee tour of His Highness the Aga Khan.
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Aga Khan Centre opened in London at King's Cross 2018-06-26
Posted June 26th, 2018 by librarian-hdHazar Imam today opened the Aga Khan Centre in London, England. The Prince of Wales Prince Charles also joined Hazar Imam in the opening of this historic centre which be the headquarters of various Aga Khan Institutions in the U.K.
The Aga Khan Centre in King’s Cross, designed by Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki, will have six landscaped open spaces inspired by different Muslim cultures from around the world.
There will also be four other havens of calm surrounding the ten-storey building, in what is the heart of one of London’s biggest regeneration districts.
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Royal Ascot Day
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