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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 ceremony 2016-11-06
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Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed meets Prince Rahim Aga Khan at Expo 2020 Dubai 2022-03-16
Posted March 17th, 2022 by librarian-hdDubai: Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, on Wednesday met with Prince Rahim Aga Khan, Chairman of Environment and Climate Committee at the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), at Expo 2020 Dubai.
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Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (R) and Prince Rahim Aga Khan
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is Highness the Aga Khan arrived in Dubai for his Diamond Jubilee visit to the United Arab Emirates. He was received by His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister for Tolerance, Her Excellency Reem Ebrahim Al-Hashimi,
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FAO Director-General calls for action for mountains at Expo 2020 Dubai Co-curated by AKDN 2021-10-08
Posted October 11th, 2021 by librarian-hdDUBAI, 8th October, 2021 (WAM) -- Urgent action is needed to prioritise mountain ecosystems in order to protect them from the current climate crisis and empower mountain people to build resilient livelihoods, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said today at Expo 2020 Dubai.
The Director-General was speaking in a video message to the event ‘Reaching for the stars: Sustainable and climate resilient mountain development’, taking place as part of Expo 2020’s Climate and Biodiversity Week.
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Foundation Laying Ceremony of the Ismaili Centre in Dubai 2003-12-13
Posted December 4th, 2020 by librarian-hdSaturday, 13th December 2003
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Your Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum
Your Excellencies
Distinguished Guests
Ladies and Gentlemen
I am deeply honoured by your presence this morning.
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Aga Khan-owned thoroughbred Vazirabad tops turf race at Dubai World Cup 2018-03-31
Posted March 31st, 2018 by librarian-hdDUBAI, March 31 (Xinhua) -- French thoroughbred Vazirabad won the 3,200 meter turf race known as the Dubai Gold Cup at the Meydan hippodrome, beating 15 competitors for the third time with a track record of three minutes and 17.92 seconds here on Saturday.
Ridden by jockey Christophe Soumillon and trained by Alain De Royer-Dupre, Vazirabad won ahead of its British rivals Sheikh Zayed Road and Rare Rhythm.
Vazirabad is owned by British national His Highness Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of 25 million global members of Isma'ilism, a community with within Shia Islam.
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Hazar Imam blesses the Jamat in Dubai 2018-01-23
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Hazar Imam arrives in Dubai 2018-01-22
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Hazar Imam visits the UAE Jamat for Diamond Jubilee and Jamati work
Posted January 23rd, 2018 by librarian-hdDubai: Prince Karim Agha Khan, the spiritual leader of the Shia Esmaili Muslim Community, arrived in Dubai on Monday on an official visit as part of his Diamond Jubilee commemoration.
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Ismailis celebrate Diamond Jubilee of Aga Khan
Posted July 11th, 2017 by librarian-hdThe event will be marked across the world
Members of the Ismaili Muslim community in the UAE are celebrating the Diamond Jubilee of the Aga Khan, marking his 60th year as the 49th hereditary spiritual leader of the community.
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Aga Khan in Al Ain for architecture awards 2016-11-06
Posted February 20th, 2017 by librarian-hdAL AIN // "The holy Quran commands humankind to shape our earthly environment as good stewards of the divine creation."
So said Prince Karim Aga Khan – the 49th hereditary Imam of the world Shia Imami Ismaili community and a spiritual leader who claims direct descent from the Prophet Mohammed – on Sunday night at a moonlit ceremony at Al Jahili Fort, Al Ain.
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Prince Hussain and Prince Aly Muhammad in Dubai 2016-11-04
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2016 ceremony 2016-11-06
Posted November 7th, 2016 by librarian-hdBismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim
Your Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai
Your Highnesses
Excellencies
Distinguished guests
As-salaam-o-aleikum
It is a genuine pleasure to welcome you to the 2016 ceremony of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
As you may suspect, I have the privilege of attending many wonderful ceremonies as I carry out my responsibilities. But this Architectural Award Ceremony is one of those that I look forward to with a special sense of anticipation.
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Aga Khan warns climate change will affect Muslim world 2016-11-07
Posted November 7th, 2016 by librarian-hdDubai: Climate change threatens to wipe out areas of the Islamic world within two decades, the spiritual leader of around 25 million Muslims said on Saturday.
Many of the world’s Muslims live in a “band of land” under threat from natural disasters caused by climate change, the Aga Khan told a hushed audience gathered at a Dubai hotel. “We’re beginning to see in many parts of the Muslim world … how global warming is beginning to create situations where life is at risk, where it was not at risk before.”
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2016 Aga Khan Award for Architecture recipients announced 2016-10-03
Posted November 5th, 2016 by librarian-hdAbu Dhabi, UAE, 3 October 2016 – The winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced today in a ceremony in Abu Dhabi. The venue for the winners’ ceremony, the Al Jahili fort in Al-Ain, was also announced by His Excellency Awaidha Murshed Al Marar, Chairman of Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport and a member of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi.
The winners are:
BANGLADESH
•Bait Ur Rouf Mosque, Dhaka (Architect: Marina Tabassum)
A refuge for spirituality in urban Dhaka, selected for its beautiful use of natural light.
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Hazar Imam arrives in Dubai for the 2014-2016 Cycle of the Awards for Architecture 2016-11-04
Posted November 5th, 2016 by librarian-hdThe Aga Khan Award for Architecture is given every three years to projects that set new standards of excellence in architecture, planning practices, historic preservation and landscape architecture. Through its efforts, the Award seeks to identify and encourage building concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of societies across the world, in which Muslims have a significant presence. (akdn.org)
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