Where terror and hope converge: A town in Syria that once was home to the lead hijacker in the Sept. 11 attacks also hosted the awards for the Islamic world's most forward-thinking architecture
The Vancouver Sun Sat 06 Apr 2002
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Section: Mix
Byline: Trevor Boddy

Kyrgyzstan's President Askar Akayev and the Imam of Ismailites, Prince Aga Khan IV signed on Tuesday in Bishkek an agreement envisaging the strengthening of bilateral cooperation in the humanitarian and economic areas.Akayev told reporters the agreement will help step up Kyrgyzstan's cooperation

President Emomali Rahmonov of Tajikistan, joined His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims on 6th July, in laying the foundation stone of the Khorog campus in Tajikistan - the first of three campuses of the University of Central Asia (UCA).

Produit par l'Initiative Aga Khan pour la musique en Asie centrale, agence du Trust Aga Khan pour la culture, ...Via Kaboul est un spectacle musical aux allures de voyage à travers les traditions musicales des peuples indo-iraniens de l'Asie centrale.

Work has begun to rehabilitate and preserve one of Afghanistan's most historical sites to its original splendour.

Les états-Unis ont débloqué un budget de 30 millions de dollars pour financer la construction d'un pont qui reliera le Tadjikistan à l'Afghanistan en enjambant le fleuve Piandz.

L'Aga Khan, en créant une Fondation pour la sauvegarde et le développement du domaine de Chantilly, vole au secours d'un patrimoine hérité du Grand Condé mais voué à une mort lente faute de moyens.

After years of being turned away at the schoolhouse gates, girls marched proudly at the head of the class Saturday at a ceremony marking the start of school and the resumption of education for children in this country freeing itself from the Taliban's grip.

Afghan girls went back to school for the first time in five years on Saturday, elated and emotional at the end of the draconian ban on female education imposed by the former Taliban regime.

Afghan girls went back to school for the first time in five years Saturday, elated and emotional at the end of the draconian ban on female education imposed by the now ousted Taliban regime.

The chairman of the interim administration of Afghanistan, Esteemed Hamed Karzai, received today at the Gul Khana Palace Prince Karim Aga Khan [IV] and signed an agreement on expanding cooperation...

President Bush has said that the US role in Afghanistan will not end when our immediate military goals are achieved. What remains to be done there?

Le prince Karim Aga Khan, chef spirituel des musulmans ismaélites, qui inaugurait un hôtel de prestige à Kaboul a critiqué devant des journalistes la remarquable ignorance qui prévaut entre les civilisations des mondes islamique et non-islamique, source de 'conflits durables'.

The Aga Khan criticises the international community for the creation of the Taliban and calls on the world to unite in the reconstruction of Afghanistan.

His Highness the Aga Khan speaking with the First Lady of Egypt, Madame Mubarak, during the Al-Azhar Park inauguration ceremonies.The Park as a Catalyst for Social, Economic and Cultural Renewal

The Aga Khan and Nobel literature laureate Wole Soyinka are among the delegates expected at the International Press Institute's 54th Annual Congress in Nairobi.

He didn't attract as much attention as the Dalai Lama. He rarely does. But by the time he had slipped in and out of Ottawa on his private jet, the Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world's 15 million Imami Ismaili Muslims, had given the city, and the country, a major gift.

Prince Karim Aga Khan arrived in Islamabad Tuesday evening. He would meet President Musharraf and Prime minister Jamali, before leaving on a one day visit of Chitral on Thursday.

Pour la promotion des affaires, notre pays a accueilli hier, le patron du Réseau Aga Khan : Karim Aga Khan.

Billionaire racehorse owner the Aga Khan has been presented with a prestigious award for philanthropy.
He was one of six people handed the Andrew Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy during a ceremony at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.

Billionaire racehorse owner the Aga Khan holds his trophy after being presented with a prestigious award for philanthropy, at the Scottish parliament, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Tuesday Oct. 4, 2005.

THE Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of Shia Ismaili Muslims and a prominent investor in the East African region, has backed the planned regional customs union.

The spiritual leader of Ismailia Muslims, Aga Khan, arrived here Friday afternoon to begin a two-day visit of Burkina Faso.
The Aga Khan, who heads the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) will on Saturday co-launch with President Blaise Compaori the first Micro-finance Agency.

The efforts of the Aga Khan, apart from US diplomatic pressure, is being seen as a factor, behind the recent attempts towards creating a 'thaw' in Indo-Pak relations, a leading Pakistani newspaper has reported.

A bustan whose glory would stem from the value and legitimacy of the pluralism of the infinite manifestations of culture in the human community.'

Spiritual leader of the Ismalli community Prince Karim Aga Khan called on President General Pervez Musharraf at the Aiwan-e-Sadr here on Friday.

Creating a sound future for the peoples of Central Asia requires a clear focus on building new concepts and new institutions for new civil societies.'

O regime talibã é produto do mundo civilizado, da comunidade internacional', considerou o chefe espiritual da comunidade muçulmana xiita Ismaelita, Aga Khan, numa entrevista publicada ontem pelo diário italiano Corriere della Sera.'Ninguém, nem nenhuma organização internacional, islâmica ou não,

Aswan, Egypt: His Highness the Aga Khan on Friday announced a grant of US$ 320,000 for medical equipment by the Om Habibeh Foundation established by the Aga Khan's late step-grandmother, Om Habibeh, the Begum Sultan Mohamed Shah Aga Khan. Following a meeting with the Governor of Aswan, H.E.

The following is a free translation of an interview published in the French daily newspaper 'La Croix' onTuesday, April 8, 2003 entitled 'Il sera difficile d'organiser la démocratie en Irak'.

Pour l'eau, des Tadjiks font plus confiance à l'Aga Khan qu'à l'ONLes fontaines de Douchanbe, la capitale tadjike, ont célébré ces trois derniers jours le déroulement, sous l'égide de l'ONU, d'un forum sur la crise de l'eau, mais nombre de Tadjiks, notamment parmi les musulmans ismaéliens, font s

CaixaForum Madrid muestra una época en la que cristianos, judíos y musulmanes convivieron y compartieron una aventura intelectual y espiritual

Los Reyes y el príncipe Aga Khan han inaugurado este mediodía en Caixaforum de Madrid la exposición "Los mundos del Islam", que a través de 190 objetos muestra catorce siglos de arte y en la que se exhiben objetos muy representativos de Al Andalus.

Los ciento noventa tesoros procedentes de la colección del Aga Khan exhibidos en la exposición "Los mundos del Islám" abren la puerta al conocimiento de catorce siglos de historia de arte islámico, desde la Península Ibérica hasta el lejano Oriente.

OTTAWA -- Parliamentarians have voted to grant the Aga Khan honorary Canadian citizenship in what the prime minister describes as a recognition of his leadership in promoting "development, pluralism and tolerance around the world."

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Madrid is currently hosting the exhibition "The Islamic Worlds in the Aga Khan Museum Collection" which shows some of the greatest treasures of Islamic art, from ancient al-Andalus to India.

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When the Aga Khan stepped onto the University of Alberta campus Tuesday to speak to graduates, he brought a message of ethics, citizenship and respect for diversity.

Cambridge, United Kingdom, 12th June 2009 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and Founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, today received an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from the University of Cambridge’s Pembroke College – the third

Quelques morceaux choisis du discours de Christine Albanel, ministre de la Culture et de la Communication, prononcé à l'occasion de la cérémonie de remise des insignes de « Grand mécène » et de « Grand donateur » du ministère de la Culture à Son Altesse l'Aga Khan le jeudi 28 mai 2009.

Christine Albanel a remis, le 28 mai, les distinctions de « Grand Mécène » et de « Grand Donateur » du ministère de la Culture à Son Altesse l'Aga Khan IV.

CAMBRIDGE, Friday

His Highness the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, on Friday received an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from the University of Cambridge’s Pembroke College.

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OTTAWA (AFP) — Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Tuesday proposed extending honorary Canadian citizenship to the Aga Khan, imam of the world's Shia Ismaili Muslims.

June 9, 2009 - Edmonton--The University of Alberta and the Aga Khan University signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday that advances their respective goals to increase global engagement and to promote equitable human advancement and social justice throughout the world.

Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim

Eminent Chancellor
Madame President
Mr. Chairman of the Board
Your Worship the Mayor
Faculty, Graduates, Friends and Family

9 June, 2009, Edmonton, Canada - The University of Alberta and the Aga Khan University today signed a memorandum of understanding that advances their respective goals to increase global engagement and to promote equitable human advancement and social justice throughout the world.

DUSHANBE, June 1, 2009, Asia-Plus — Prince Rahim Aga Khan, first son of His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, is arriving in Tajikistan tomorrow on a three-day working visit, the MFA information department reported.

OTTAWA - Canada will grant the Aga Khan honorary citizenship for what Prime Minister Stephen Harper describes as his exemplary humanitarianism and long friendship with Canada.