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Remembering Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan 2018-05-17
Posted May 17th, 2018 by librarian-hdA new book by English-Swiss author Diana Miserez remembers the multifaceted life of prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, writes Amal Owaida
Despite the objections of his wife princess Catherine, the first book to appear 14 years after the death of prince Sadruddin Aga Khan has now been published in English and French. Entitled Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, Humanitarian and Visionary (Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, Humaniste et Visionnaire), the book has been written by English-Swiss author Diana Miserez.
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Happy Birthday to Prince Irfan born April 11, 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland. The name Irfan in Arabic means gnosis, or knowledge of the divine
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President Reagan, Prince Hussain & his goldfish
Posted April 9th, 2018 by librarian-hdPresident Reagan, Prince Hussain & his goldfish
In the 1980s, when President Reagan was about to hold his first ever meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev in Switzerland, the President was staying at a fine residence outside Geneva on the shore of Lake Geneva. The villa belonged to Prince Karim Aga Khan. The Prince, the Begum and their three children, Princess Zahra and her brothers Prince Rahim and Prince Hussain, had moved out so that the President could use the house.
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Happy Birthday Prince Hussain
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Princess Zahra
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REVERSING THE GRAIN DRAIN - Speech by Prince Sadrudin Aga Khan 1986-05-18
Posted September 1st, 2017 by librarian-hdREVERSING THE GRAIN DRAIN
An Address on May 18, 1986 by
PRINCE SADRUDDIN AGA KHAN
at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts 02155
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Prince Rahim weds Kendra Spears
Prince Rahim married Kendra Spears on 31 August 2013 in a private ceremony held at Bellerive Castle on the shores of Lake Geneva, Switzerland. The bride took the name Princess Salwa. [
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Aga Khan's Body due here today
Posted April 16th, 2017 by librarian-rmPrince Karim to visit Middle East
Residence in Beirut
Advice of community
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Mata Salamat Aga Khan
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Statement by Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, to the Third Committee of the United Nati
Posted January 17th, 2017 by librarian-hdMadam Chairman,
The Committee has before it today two seemingly routine matters: my Annual Report, and the periodic consideration of whether UNHCR should be continued. The agenda, appropriately terse, scarcely conceals its irony.
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His Highness the Aga Khan celebrates his 80th birthday today 2016-12-13
Posted December 13th, 2016 by librarian-hdOn December 13, Ismaili Muslims all over the world celebrate the birthday of His Highness the Aga Khan.
His Highness the Aga Khan became Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims on July 11, 1957 at the age of 20, succeeding his grandfather, Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah Aga Khan. He is the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims and a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) through his cousin and son-in-law, Ali, the first Imam, and his wife Fatima, the Prophet’s daughter.
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Happy Birthday Prince Irfan
Posted April 11th, 2016 by librarian-hdThe first child of Prince Rahim Aga Khan and his Seattle-born wife, model Kendra Spears – now known as Princess Salwa. Prince Irfan was born in Geneva, Switzerland on 11 April 2015,
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Salgirah Mubarak of Hazar Imam's 79th Birthday 2015-12-13
Posted December 12th, 2015 by librarian-hdPrince Shah Karim Al Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, KBE was born on 13 December 1936, in Geneva, Switzerland. Wikipedia
Born: December 13, 1936 (age 78), Geneva, Switzerland
Parents: Joan Yarde-Buller, Prince Aly Khan
Children: Rahim Aga Khan, Zahra Aga Khan, Hussain Aga Khan, Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan
Siblings: Yasmin Aga Khan, Prince Amyn Aga Khan,
Organizations founded: Aga Khan Development Network,
Encyclopaedia of Ismailism by Mumtaz Ali Tajddin
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Aga Khan visits UNHCR headquarters to discuss enhanced cooperation 2015-11-06
Posted November 6th, 2015 by librarian-hdHis Highness the Aga Khan, visited UNHCR headquarters today to meet UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres and discuss past and future cooperation in emergency operations around the world.
UNHCR staff greeted the Aga Khan before he held private talks with Guterres followed by a meeting with senior UNHCR officials on the long-standing partnership between the Aga Khan Development Network and the UN refugee agency.
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