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LECTURE BY MOWLANA HAZAR IMAM EDUCATION FOR DEVELOPMENT-1966-11-24

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The leaders of all African Countries today are faced with the need to raise the living standards of the mass of their peoples from mere subsistence level to a point where men and women can develop the full potential of their minds and bodies. The problem in Africa assumes urgent political dimensions if only because expectations are so much higher than they used to be. This is quite understandable when you remember the hopes that were raised during the battle for independence.

Speech by President Robert Bigerneau-2004-06-18

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His Highness the Aga Khan

Born Prince Karim, in Geneva, Switzerland in 1936, the present Aga Khan spent some of his early childhood in Nairobi, Kenya. He was actually a student at Harvard when, in 1957, he succeeded his grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan to the Imamat of some 15 million Shia Ismaili Muslims. Following a year’s leave of absence for official visits to Muslim communities around the world, the Aga Khan returned to Harvard as an undergraduate to complete his AB honours degree in Islamic History.

Speech by HH the Aga Khan Convocation of the University of Toronto-2004-06-18

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Chancellor Poy,
President Birgeneau,
Dean Gaskell,
Members of the Governing Council,
Faculty,
Students and Parents,
Fellow Graduates,

I thank you for your warm welcome, and am deeply moved by the honour that this renowned institution of learning has done of conferring upon me the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa. I accept this award with much happiness, but also a profound sense of humility, cognisant that many men and women, of higher distinction and more notable achievements, are also being recognised, joining an illustrious line of previous recipients.

SPEECH AT THE INSTITUTIONAL DINNER GROSVENOR HOUSE HOTEL-1994-08-11

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President Sachedina, Leaders of the Jamat

Before I say things which are important I would like to remind you of the speech before dinner and ask you to make sure that there are no stray lions under your table. I was as unaware that I would speak after dinner as that ill-fated lion.

Los Reyes en Granada-1998-10-23

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En presencia del Aga Khan hicieron entrega de los premios de arquitectura que llevan el nombre del líder espiritual ismaelita.

Speech by His Highness The Aga Khan at the Presentation of the Granada de Oro, City Hall, Granada. -1998-10-10

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Your Excellency,
Honourable members of the Municipal Council of the City of Granada,
Distinguished Guests,

Speech by His Highness The Aga Khan at the Presentation of the Granada de Oro, City Hall, Granada. -1998-10-10

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Your Excellency,
Honourable members of the Municipal Council of the City of Granada,
Distinguished Guests,

Speech by his Highness the Aga Khan at the 1998 Award Presentation Ceremony of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture-1998-10-09

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Your Majesties,
Mr. President,
Your Excellencies,
Distinguished Guests,

SPEECH BY HIS HIGHNESS THE AGA KHAN AT OPENING OF AGA KHAN LYCEE, IN KHOROG,TAJIKISTAN-1998-09-24

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Your Excellency President Rakhmonov, Your Excellency Deputy Chairman Koimdodov for the Majlisi Olli, Your Excellency Chairman Nyazmamadov, Your Excellency the Mayor, distinguished guests.

We gather this afternoon to open the first formal educational program undertaken by the Aga Khan Development Network in Central Asia. I thank you President Rakhmonov for your kind words on this special occasion and for your encouragement.

SPEECH MADE BY HAZAR IMAM – AT THE ADDRESS TO THE ASSEMBLY DURING THE VISIT TO TAJIKISTAN-1998-09-24

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Your Excellency President Rakhmonov, your Excellency Deputy Chairman Koimdodov of the Majilis Olli, your Excellency Chairman Nyazmamadov, Distinguished guests

President Rakhmonov, I want to thank you again for the warm and generous welcome and hospitality you have extended to Me since My arrival in Tajikistan.

Your words have touched Me deeply, and I would like everyone to know that though results have been achieved in our common programs, those sorts of results cannot be achieved unless the people who take decisions not only work together but are genuine friends.

Speech by Her Highness Princess Zahra Aga Khan-1998-08-26

Princess Zahra Aga Khan delivering the keynote address at the International Association for Volunteer Effort World Conference

Honourable Ralph Klein, Premier of Alberta
Honourable Shirely McClellan, Minister for Community Development
Mr. Krishan Joshee, Chairman of the Wild Rose Foundation
Mr. Kenn Allen, President of the International Association for Volunteer Effort
Delegates and participants in the International Association for Volunteer Effort 1998 Conference
Distinguished Guests:

Speech by Princess Zahra Aga Khan-1998-04-05

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Good morning ladies and gentlemen, your Excellencies. I would like to thank the Congresswoman and the Mayor for being with us today, thank you very much. And our friends, Mrs. Sharon Bush who gave us a wonderful dinner last night, thank you. And thank you all for being here today and thank you for the contribution that you are making to our efforts in development and in women’s development in particular.

Fin de la visite officielle du Prince Aga Khan en Côte d'Ivoire-1998-03-04

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LA CÔTE D'IVOIRE AU QUOTIDIEN

La visite officielle de 72 heures du Prince Aga Khan en Côte d'Ivoire a pris fin jeudi dernier à Yamoussoukro. Où il s'est incliné sur la tombe du Président Félix Houphouet-Boigny décédé le 7 décembre 1993. Arrivé en Côte d'Ivoire le 3 mars, Son Altesse l'Aga Khan a eu plusieurs séances de travail avec les autorités ivoiriennes, couronnées par la signature, mercredi après-midi, d'un protocole d'accord de coopération en matière de développement.

Speech of His Highness the Aga Khan at the inauguration of the Lisbon Ismaili Centre-1998-07-11

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Your Excellency Mr. President of the Republic,
Your Excellency the President of the Parliament,
Your Excellency the Representative of the Prime Minister,
Your Worship the Mayor of the City of Lisbon,
Your Excellencies,
Distinguished Guests,

SPEECH BY HIS HIGHNESS THE AGA KHAN AT KHOROG DURING VISIT TO TAJIKISTAN-1998-09-24

H.H. The Aga Khan in Tajikistan

Your Excellency President Rakhmonov, Your Excellency Deputy Chairman Koimdodov for the Majlisi Olli, Your Excellency Chairman Nyazmamadov, Your Excellency the Mayor, distinguished guests.

We gather this afternoon to open the first formal educational program undertaken by the Aga Khan Development Network in Central Asia. I thank you President Rakhmonov for your kind words on this special occasion and for your encouragement.

SPEECH MADE BY HAZAR IMAM – AT THE ADDRESS TO THE ASSEMBLY DURING THE VISIT TO TAJIKISTAN-1998-09-24

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Your Excellency President Rakhmonov, your Excellency Deputy Chairman Koimdodov of the Majilis Olli, your Excellency Chairman Nyazmamadov, Distinguished guests

President Rakhmonov, I want to thank you again for the warm and generous welcome and hospitality you have extended to Me since My arrival in Tajikistan.

Your words have touched Me deeply, and I would like everyone to know that though results have been achieved in our common programs, those sorts of results cannot be achieved unless the people who take decisions not only work together but are genuine friends.

Exerpts from Speech by Aga Khan, exhibition of Thomas Herzog's work, new architectural Web sites-2002-01-02

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The Architectural Review

Speaking in Syria, the Aga Khan called for new links between technology and Islam.

'Syria has demonstrated the power of Islam as a crucible for the spirit and the intellect, transcending boundaries of geography and culture. The Aga Khan celebrated a quarter century of his Awards for Architecture (AR November) at the Citadel in Aleppo late last year.

Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan-2004-05-19

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Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim
Your Excellency the Governor General,
Excellencies,
Conference Participants,
Ladies and Gentlemen:

I thank Your Excellency the Governor for inviting me to share some thoughts in this closing session of the Leadership and Diversity Conference. On this occasion, I would also like to thank Your Excellency and the Government of Canada for the warm welcome and the kindness and courtesies that have been extended to me.

The way to heal the world-2004-05-20

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Canada has successfully constructed a public sphere predicated on the ethic of respect for human dignity. It recognizes and builds on difference, enables a spirit of compromise and consensus in public and legislative policies, and marks out a healthy space for the role of civil society as a sound (indeed, essential) bulwark for democratic processes.

Speech by Chief Minister of Andra Pradesh, Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy-2009-09-22

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It gives me great pleasure and immense satisfaction to associate myself on the auspicious occasion of laying the foundation stone ceremony of the Aga Khan Academy at Hyderabad. His Highness Sri Aga Khan requires no introduction to this august gathering here. Yet to refresh our memories, Sri Aga Khan has become Imam at the age of 20, one of the youngest hereditary spiritual leaders in the world.


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