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Speech by Hazar Imam at the Karachi University 1960-10-01
Posted December 30th, 2018 by librarian-hdMr. Vice-Chancellor, Members of the Karachi University Syndicate and Senate, Ladies and Gentlemen.
Today’s occasion for me is one of both happiness and sadness. Happiness because I welcome and am very thankful for the chance to meet you to see your fine campus and to have the honour of laying the foundation stone of your new library.
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Speech at the Foundation Stone Laying of Al-Ilmu Reading Room 1960-10-01
Posted December 29th, 2018 by librarian-hdOn lst October 1960, His Royal Highness laid the foundation stone of the Reading Room building of Prince Aga Khan Students' Union, Kharadhar, Karachi. This institution which was established in 1932, is doing very useful work by providing fees and books to deserving students. The honorary workers of the Union, with great efforts and in details, carried out an educational survey of their area in order to determine the needs and requirements of Ismaili Students. They have also underway a scheme to start a mass educational centre.
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Speech at the OPENING CEREMONY OF "Dr. ALIDINA KHARADHAR HOSPITAL & MATERNITY HOME" (Kharadhar)
Posted December 29th, 2018 by librarian-hdKarachi, Pakistan OPENING CEREMONY OF "Dr. ALIDINA KHARADHAR HOSPITAL & MATERNITY HOME" (Kharadhar)
August 26, 1960
(Speeches. Vol 2. pg 20)
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Opening ceremony of Wandegeya Mosque, Kampala 1959-09-17
Posted December 28th, 2018 by librarian-hdSeptember 17, 1959
Kampala, Uganda
(Opening of Mosque at Wandegeya –outskirts of Kampala, East Africa)
(Somalis with beaded head-dresses, Arabs and Swahili Shaikhs in their long flowing gowns, Africans wearing red fez, Ismaili Muslims in golden turbans, were part of the large gathering of all races which on 17-9-1959 saw His Royal Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan open the new mosque at Wandegeya on the outskirts of Kampala, (Uganda in East Africa)
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Speech by His Highness The Aga Khan at the Presentation ceremony of the 2007 Aga Khan Award for Architecture
Posted December 22nd, 2018 by librarian-hdBismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim
Assalamu-Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
Yang Amat Berhormat Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
and Datin Seri Jeanne Abdullah
Honourable Ministers
Excellencies
Distinguished Guests
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Speech by His Highness Geneva Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan 2018-11-28
Posted November 28th, 2018 by librarian-hdBismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I wish to thank the Government of Afghanistan and the United Nations for bringing the international community together to reaffirm our commitment to Afghanistan, and, most importantly, to its people.
Two years ago, many of us gathered in Brussels for a similar purpose. And there have been several such gatherings over the past some seventeen years. Commitments have been made, challenges overcome, hopes raised and sometimes dashed.
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Remarks by Prince Amyn at the World Monument Fund Gala 2018-10-23
Posted November 3rd, 2018 by librarian-hdRemarks by Prince Amyn Aga Khan at the 2018 World Monuments Fund Gala upon receiving the Hadrian Award in New York City on October 23, 2018
Thank you very much
I am flattered and I am honored and it has been a joy working with the WMF
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Princess Zahra outlines the work of Aga Khan Development Network 2008-05-15
Posted October 29th, 2018 by librarian-hdPrincess Zahra Aga Khan ’94 came home to Harvard this week (May 13) to present a hopeful vision of what education in the developing world can be like.
The forum was in Askwith Hall in Longfellow Hall, at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The occasion was the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture, which she was there to give.
At a time when the world is grappling with issues of child-centered education, of women’s rights in Muslim societies, and of the loss of authentic local cultures under a wave of globalization, the princess spoke to all of these.
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Speech by His Highness The Aga Khan at the Inauguration of the Aga Khan Garden, Alberta 2018-10-16
Posted October 19th, 2018 by librarian-hdBismillah-ir-Rahaman-ir-Rahim
Your Honour Lois Mitchell,
The Honourable Rachel Notley,
Honourable Ministers,
Your Worships,
Chancellor Stollery,
President Turpin,
Distinguished Guests,
It is always a great pleasure to greet old friends and welcome new friends at a celebration like this. But today’s inauguration stands out for me as particularly joyous.
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Speech by His Highness The Aga Khan at the 2018 GCP Lecture at the Aga Khan Centre, London, England 2018-10-04
Posted October 13th, 2018 by librarian-hdBismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim
Your Excellencies,
Ministers,
Ms. Armstrong,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is my great pleasure to welcome you, on behalf of the Board of the Global Centre for Pluralism, to the 2018 Pluralism Lecture at the new Aga Khan Centre here in London.
At the outset, I should like to remark on the passing of our fellow Director, the late Kofi Annan.
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H.H. The Aga Khan attends State Funeral of former Secretary-General of United Nations 2018-09-13
Posted September 14th, 2018 by librarian-hdMawlana Hazar Imam, at the invitation of the President of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo, today joined world leaders at the funeral of former Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan. Mr Annan was laid to rest at a state funeral in Accra, Ghana earlier today. Hazar Imam was accompanied by Princess Zahra.
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Address by His Highness the Aga Khan to the Parliament of Portugal 2018-07-10
Posted July 19th, 2018 by librarian-hdBismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim
Your Excellency, President of Parliament, Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues
Distinguished Members of Government and Members of Parliament
Honourable Mayor of Lisbon, Fernando Medina
Excellencies
Distinguished guests
Ladies and Gentlemen
Let me begin by expressing my most sincere gratitude to the President and the members of the Parliament, for your very warm welcome in this remarkable setting, and to the President of the Republic for the invitation to visit Portugal.
I recognise what a great honour it is to have been invited to speak to you today.
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Opening of the Aga Khan Centre, London 2018-06-26
Posted June 27th, 2018 by librarian-hdBismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim
Your Royal Highness,
Lord Ahmad, Foreign Office Minister, Mr Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London,
The leadership of Camden,
Your Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen
What a pleasure it is to welcome you to this celebration!
We celebrate today a beautiful new architectural accomplishment. As we do so, we also honor those who have made this Centre possible - and the values that have inspired their work.
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Speech by Prince Aly Muhammad at the 34th World Partnership Walk in Toronto, Canada 2018-06-17
Posted June 18th, 2018 by librarian-hdSpeech by Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan at the 34th World Partnership Walk in Toronto, Canada
June 17, 2018
Minister Bennett, Your Worship Mayor Tory, Distinguished Guests and Friends of the World Partnership Walk.
I can’t tell you how excited I am to be here today. Today is a celebration, it is a celebration of Canadians coming from all of Canada to contribute to the quality of life in some of the poorest and most remote parts of the world.
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Jean Chrétien: Why the world celebrates the Aga Khan 2018-05-01
Posted May 1st, 2018 by librarian-hdHis Highness the Aga Khan is visiting Canada this month as part of an international celebration of his 60th, or “Diamond Jubilee,” anniversary as spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims. I’ll be delighted to join past and present Canadian leaders of all political stripes in celebrations of his remarkable six decades of leadership.
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Inauguration of the Sunder Nursery, New Delhi
Posted February 22nd, 2018 by librarian-hdBismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim
Honourable Vice President of India
Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital of Delhi
Honourable Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs
Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Excellencies
Distinguished Guests
I am deeply honoured - and so very happy - to share with you in today’s ceremony. I have followed the Sunder Nursery project with keen interest for many years – going back at least to the year 2000, when the Aga Khan Trust for Culture first undertook the restoration of the Gardens of Humayun’s Tomb, just next door.
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Evora University Symposium
Posted February 12th, 2018 by librarian-hdPresident Sampaio,
Rector Manuel Patricio,
Professor Adriano Moreira,
Excellencies,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen:
It is a great honour to be invited here today to address this esteemed audience on such a relevant topic. Our title speaks of societies which are at once plural and peaceful—a goal which is important but also elusive. For even our best efforts to combine stability with modernity seem to be constantly disrupted.
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the 2010 Aga Khan Award for Architecture Ceremony
Posted February 4th, 2018 by librarian-hdBismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim
Your Highness the Emir
Your Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser
Excellencies
Distinguished Guests
Ladies and Gentlemen
As-salaam-o-aleikum
What a pleasure it is to greet this wonderful audience, including so many friends, old and new, who have helped shape this programme, and who are so essential to its future.
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Speech to the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce
Posted January 12th, 2018 by librarian-hdHonourable Minister,
Mr President,
Members of the Committee,
Distinguished Guests,
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the inauguration of the Centre for Innovation in Medical Education (CIME) 2017-12-15
Posted December 24th, 2017 by librarian-hdSpeech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the inauguration of the Centre for Innovation in Medical Education (CIME)
Karachi, Pakistan
December 19, 2017
President,
I would like to take this occasion to express My deep gratitude to all those who have supported this institution and who are continuing to support it today.
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