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The shared destiny of the ethos of the Abrahamic tradition that unites Christians, Jews and Muslims is governed by the duty of loving care to help nurture each life that is born to its God-given potential.

Aga Khan IV Houston Speech 2002

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Aga Khan attends the International Global Zero Summit Against Nuclear Weapons - 2010-02-02

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2010, February 2-4: Paris, France - Prince Karim Aga Khan attends the International 'Global Zero' Summit Against Nuclear Weapons.

Aga Khan Speaks at the London Conference on Afghanistan - 2010-01-28

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2010, January 28 - London, UK: "Results change minds, not rhetoric." His Highness the Aga Khan's statement at the London Conference on Afghanistan today.

International conference on Afghanistan begins in London - Foreign ministers of over 70 countries gathered at a conference in London to discuss the current situation and future of Afghanistan.

Aga Khan continues stellar weekend at Longchamp - 2009-10-03

2009-10-04 Aga Khan with jockey Christophe Soumillon

Posted: Sunday, October 04, 2009 1:53 PM

Aga Khan continues stellar weekend
on Sunday at Longchamp

by Mike Curry

The breeding and racing operations of the Aga Khan and his family collected so much hardware this weekend at Longchamp they might have to construct a new wing for the trophy collection.

Inauguration of the Revitalized Forodhani Park, Stone Town, Zanzibar - 2009-07-30

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The US$ 2.4 million restoration of Forodhani Park in Zanzibar’s Historic Stone Town has been completed by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC).

The restoration of Forodhani Park is intended to be part of a larger seafront rehabilitation programme, encompassing: construction of the seawall; underground infrastructure including water, storm and sewer lines; and, the creation of a pedestrian promenade, including planting, street lighting and street furniture along the sea side.

Aga Khan and Princess Zahra in Kenya for AKU Board of Trustees Meeting - 2009-07-26

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H.H. The Aga Khan and Princess Zahra visited the AKUH in Nairobi, Kenya this afternoon as part of a working visit in the region for AKDN projects

Aga Khan visits East Africa Officials with Family - 2009-07-22 to 30

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H.H.The Aga Khan arrived in Mombasa on 22nd July for AKDN work, meetings with government officials in the East Africa region.

He landed in Nairobi on 25th and will be visiting the AKUH the next day leaving on 28th for Dar es Salaam and then heading to Zanzibar for the opening of the Forodhani Park on 30th.

Princess Zahra is presently in Nairobi since 20th July for AKU Board of Trustees meetings.

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News events are pages that summarize a news subject. They contain links to all relevant articles, speeches, interviews, images, video, audio, press releases, etc.. They are comparable to the 'galleries' on the old heritage website. Here are some popular News Event search links:
All News Items
Imam's Family News
Institutions News
Ismailis in the News

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Thousands of Ismaili News Images are organized into Albums and Sub-Albums by date and by events in the Heritage Album section of this site. Albums may be viewed in grid mode or list mode by selecting the mode at the top of each album. Here are some popular album links:
All News Albums
2009 News Album
2007 News Album
2005 Cairo

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A powerful tool for surfing and filtering the display of Ismaili News Events on a visual timeline: The date ranges are limited because if you choose to view a longer range, the display will load much slower. Here are links to a few popular date ranges:
Timeline 2007-2008
Timeline 1982-1983
Timeline 1960-1965

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SACRED LITERATURE - GINANS

Extensive and Searchable information and texts of Ismaili sacred Literature such as Ginans, Granths, etc.
READ ABOUT GINANS AND GRANTHS
SEARCH GINAN TEXTS
SEARCH GINAN TRANSLATIONS
SEARCH GINAN AUDIO
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READING ROOMS: ARTICLES & BOOKS

Two Reading Rooms are available for searching, viewing and downloading the online Articles and Books in the Field Library:
ARTICLE READING ROOM
BOOK READING ROOM
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Belle Rive Jamatkhana Edmonton IIVIRTUAL JAMATKHANA

Are you residing or traveling in a city where there is no Jamatkhana? Do not miss the time of prayer. Every time you load the Virtual Jamatkhana Page, you will see a new selection of files.
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A powerful tool for surfing and filtering the display of Ismaili History events on a visual timeline.


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