Interview
Interview with Paul Chutkow - THE AGA KHAN'S VISION 1983-09-01
Posted September 2nd, 2019 by librarian-hdTHE AGA KHAN'S VISION - To him, architecture is not the mother of the arts; it is the mother of civilization
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‘There’s hope.’ Princess Yasmin Aga Khan opens up about her mother Rita Hayworth and Alzheimer’s disease
Posted April 4th, 2019 by librarian-hdWhen Hollywood star Rita Hayworth was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 1981 at the age of 62, her daughter Princess Yasmin Aga Khan took on the role of her conservator.
In addition to caring for her mother, Princess Yasmin, who is a half-sister of the Ismaili Muslim spiritual leader, the Aga Khan, also became an early spokesperson for those with Alzheimer’s, bringing public attention to a neurodegenerative disease that few openly discussed.
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His Highness the Aga Khan's interview with Henri Weill from La Cohorte 2019-01-29
Posted March 9th, 2019 by librarian-hd(Interview on 29 January 2019)
In 1957, the Aga Khan succeeded his grandfather as the leader of the Ismailis. He is the 49th Imam of a community estimated at between 12 and 15 million believers living in 25 countries. Prince Karim Al-Husseini (his birth name) created the Aga Khan Development network (AKDN), committed to development in the world, regardless of whether there is a community in the country in question. Grand Croix of the Legion of Honour, this discreet man, aged 82 years old, welcomed us for one of his rare French interviews in his property in Gouvieux, Oise.
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PRINCE KARIM AGA KHAN-A RARE PORTRAIT 1964-08-10
Posted March 5th, 2019 by librarian-hdA rare portrait of an intent young ruler who rejects the temptations of an idle life in order to carry on his dynasty's sporting tradition. He runs a huge racing stable, is building a vast Mediterranean resort and skis with Olympic skill
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Interview on Radio Pakistan 1960-10-29
Posted February 23rd, 2019 by librarian-hd• 29 October 1960
• Interview to Radio Pakistan
• Source : Speeches book II – pg 47 – 50
(In September / October 1960 His Royal Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan toured whole of Pakistan for about 40 days. At the conclusion of this tour, he gave an interview to the Radio Pakistan’s representative and explained how it is possible to live a modern life and at the same time a religious life.
His message to the world’s largest Muslim State, Pakistan was “Islam and Work”)
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Interview on Special Train called the ‘Aga Khan Express’ in West Pakistan
Posted February 22nd, 2019 by librarian-hdIn September/October 1960, His Royal Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan toured all over Pakistan. Many foreign and local correspondents and photographers accompanied him on this colourful tour made in a Special Train called the ‘Aga Khan Express’ in West Pakistan. In the northern-most picturesque part known as Hunza Valley, His Royal Highness went in jeep and on horse-back. In East Pakistan the tour was done mostly by air and river transport.
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Press Interview in Iran 1959-11-01
Posted January 1st, 2019 by librarian-hdPress Interview in Iran
November 1st , 1959
Source: Speeches II (pg 5 – 7)
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Interview with Princess Salimah Aga Khan by Sameera Gokhale 2008-07-03
Posted December 24th, 2018 by librarian-hdSameera Gokal: Could you please start off by telling us your name and what cause you
support?
Princess Salimah: My name is Salimah Aga Khan, and I was asked to be the first
International Ambassador for SOS Children’s Villages. I had already been devoted to SOS
Children’s Villages since 1995.
Sameera Gokal: What exactly is your role as an ambassador for SOS?
Princess Salimah: It is … to do as I’m told (laughing). My role is to be a bridge between SOS
and local authorities, and also to go see the villages and mothers. I think it’s a role which I need
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Expresso Magazine Article: Interview with His Highness the Aga Khan in Lisbon, Portugal 2018-07-21
Posted August 1st, 2018 by librarian-hdAGA KHAN
The descendant of Prophet Muhammad celebrated in Lisbon, the 60 years as leader of the Ismailis. An exclusive interview with the wealthiest spiritual leader in the world
By Alexandra Carita
Photographs by Tiago Miranda
[Interview]
“This is a faith of reason”
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Princess Zahra interview by Le Figaro
Posted February 18th, 2018 by librarian-hdREPORTAGE - Mondialement connu pour la passion qu'il voue aux chevaux de course, le prince héritier de la dynastie des Hassan est aussi un homme d'affaires avisé. Chef spirituel des ismaéliens, cet imam professe un islam modéré. Il célèbre jusqu'en juillet son jubilé de diamant.
A Chantilly, en 1999, l'Aga Khan et son jockey Gérald Mossé, vient de remporter le Prix de Diane, avec la pouliche Daryaba.
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Judy Woodruff interviews the Aga Khan
Posted February 7th, 2018 by librarian-hdCNN) -- Prince Karim Aga Khan is considered one of the most influential voices in the Muslim world. The 65-year-old spiritual head of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims is a direct descendant of the prophet Mohammed and one of the world's wealthiest men. His foundation, the Aga Khan Development Network, has been working to raise money to help in the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Judy Woodruff sat down for an interview with the Aga Khan last week.
Judy Woodruff: Your highness, thank you very much for joining us.
Aga Khan: Thank you, Judy.
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Prince Amyn Aga Khan: "Chantilly is a real movie set"
Posted September 13th, 2017 by librarian-ldHe is one of the main actors of the Foundation for the preservation of the estate of Chantilly, created by his brother, the Aga Khan IV, in 2005. Anxious to make the place an essential cultural rendezvous, he transferred the legendary Plant Days, of which our magazine is a partner. Meeting with a nature lover.
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Prince Amyn Aga Khan: "Chantilly est un vrai décor de cinéma"
Posted September 13th, 2017 by librarian-hdIl est l’un des principaux acteurs de la Fondation pour la sauvegarde du domaine de Chantilly, créée par son frère, l’Aga Khan IV, en 2005. Soucieux de faire du lieu un incontournable rendez-vous culturel, il y a transféré les légendaires Journées des plantes dont notre magazine est partenaire. Rencontre avec un amoureux de la nature.
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A Vision of Hope and Faith - An Interview with His Highness the Aga Khan by Imran Aslam 2000-10-26
Posted September 9th, 2017 by librarian-hdImran: Good evening ladies and Gentlemen, we have a very distinguished visitor here this evening. Somebody who has always been a great friend of Pakistan, he is the Spiritual Leader of the Ismaili Muslims, an illustrious son of Islam, and as I said earlier, every time he visits, the People of Pakistan look forward to it. Look forward to his interventions and to his great vision, which is always translated eventually into reality. I'd like to welcome His Highness the Aga Khan.
-Aga Khan: Thank you very much indeed.
Imran: Welcome to Pakistan.
Aga Khan: Thank you very much.
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Princess Zahra Aga Khan Interview "Save the Sea of Sardinia"
Posted August 8th, 2017 by librarian-hdGOOGLE TRANSLATION
Princess Zahra Aga Khan: "Save the Sea of Sardinia"
The daughter of the founder of Costa Smeralda: "Let's make it a park"
Zahra Aga Khan was born in Geneva in 1970. She studied at Harvard and now heads the Social Development Department of the Aga Khan Development Network
Posted on 07/08/2017
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Summer Break For Aga Khan's Shakeel
Posted July 18th, 2017 by librarian-hdTuesday, July 18, 2017 at 1:35 pm | Back to: Europe, Shared News
The Aga Khan’s Shakeel (Fr) (Dalakhani {Ire}) winner of the G1 Grand Prix de Paris on Saturday, is set for a summer break before a potential tilt at the G1 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in October.
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A rare interview with the Aga Khan on poverty, climate change, and demystifying Islam
Posted July 11th, 2017 by librarian-hdHis Highness Prince Karim, the Aga Khan, is many things.
“Virtually a one-man state,” as Vanity Fair once put it, he’s the spiritual leader of the world’s 15 million Shia Ismaili Muslims and a unique embodiment of the potential for East blending with West. He inherited from his Indian-born grandfather a dynasty that spans the Muslim world, but he is a British citizen, born in Switzerland, raised in Kenya, educated at Harvard, and lives in a French chateau.
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The AKDN: Tajikistan’s biggest development implementing agency - Interview with Mr. Akbar Ali Pesnani
Posted May 17th, 2017 by librarian-hdSince beginning operations in Tajikistan in 1992, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) has grown to become an extensive force for improving the lives of people in the country. Mr. Ali Akbar Pesnani, Resident Representative, discusses the history of the Network, its aims and successes, as well as its unique approach to development.
How have the activities of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) developed over time in Tajikistan?
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Interview - THE RULER WITHOUT A KINGDOM = Sunday Times
Posted March 25th, 2017 by librarian-hdSUNDAY TIMES - WEEKLY REVIEW
THE RULER WITHOUT A KINGDOM : The Aga Khan talks candidly to The Sunday Times. He is only twenty-eight. Yet he holds sway over twenty million people of one faith but widely differing nationalities in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. This two-part conversation with Nicholas Tomalin is a frank discussion of his own personality and power.
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SPIEGEL Interview with Aga Khan 2006-10-12
Posted March 23rd, 2017 by librarian-hdSPIEGEL: Your Highness, in a lecture Pope Benedict XVI quoted Emperor Manuel as saying: "Show me just what Muhammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as a command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." This quotation from the 14th century has caused great uproar in the Muslim world. Why? And what was your reaction?
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