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Aga Khan III - Final Burial Ceremony at Aswan in the Mausoleum - 1959-02-19

On 19 February 1959, the 48th Imam was finally laid to rest in the mausoleum which had taken over 18 months to construct.

Aga Khan III - First Burial Ceremony at Aswan - 1957-07-19

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On July 19, 1957, Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah, 48th Imam, was laid to rest in a temporary place created in the grounds of the villa Noor al Salaam in Aswan.

La "begum" Om Habibeh fue enterrada junto a su esposo-2000-07-01

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La Vanguardia

Familiares y amigos asistieron ayer a los funerales de la viuda del difunto Aga Khan III, la "begum" Om Habibeh, en un mausoleo que domina el Nilo a su paso de Asuán (Alto Egipto).

Colocados en un ataúd recubierto de un manto blanco llevado por el nieto de su esposo, el príncipe Karim, actual Aga Khan, los restos mortales, rodeados de allegados, atravesaron el Nilo a bordo de un barco ambulancia hasta llegar a la otra orilla, donde se levanta la villa Nour El-Salam. En ese lugar la "begum" y su marido pasaban el invierno.

Daily Star - ENTREPRENEUR TO THE DEVELOPING WORLD - 2003-10-08

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www.dailystar.com.lb/08_10_03/art25.asp

One of world's wealthiest men, leader of Ismaili Muslims focuses on local projects to enhance sustainable developmt.
Prince Karim, Aga Khan IV, has been called one of the world's wealthiest men and is a seasoned philanthropist, but he is doing more than giving his millions away in developing countries. The spiritual leader of 15 million Shiite Ismaili Muslims spread over 25 nations, the Aga Khan is changing the face of global philanthropy by establishing innovative ventures and providing microfinance for small-scale enterprises through economic development institutions.

The Daily Nation - IS CAIRO PARK A NEW MODEL FOR URBAN RENEWAL? - 2005-03-24

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www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=4&article_id=13676# The Daily Star

When the official inauguration of Cairo's Al-Azhar Park unfolds this weekend, it will do so in two stages. The first is a private, invitation-only affair on March 25, replete with ceremonial plaque dedications, rousing speeches, musical performances (by Yo-Yo Ma's acclaimed Silk Road Ensemble, among others), and a guest list padded with visiting dignitaries and their security details.
The second is a more populist, people-power affair on March 26, featuring nothing fancy save an opening day for the masses.

Cairo Magazine - CRAFTING THE PAST - 2005-08-04

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www.cairomagazine.com Cairo Magazine

Crocodile, snake, lizard, cow and sheep hides have been used since prehistory for creating durable leather goods, but at the Darb Al Ahmar craft exhibition at Al Azhar Park you can see something new in the ancient art

Cairo Article 3 - IS CAIRO PARK A NEW MODEL FOR URBAN RENEWAL? - 2005-03-24

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www.cairomagazine.com

Dream of green the al azhar park looks gorgeous, but can it live up to its lofty aspirations?Sunset at the Al Azhar Park Source: Ursula Lindsey

Travel TV - AGA KHAN REVIVES CITY OF THE DEAD IN EGYPT - 2005-01-04

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travelvideo.tv/news

Blocks from the sprawling, majestic Mohamed Ali's Citadel at the heart of Cairo lies one yet-unknown tourist complex sprawling at record pace in the midst of an impoverished town - you would have not known it had ever existed unless you stumble upon it on an unintended detour from the Citadel. Either that or you have serious interest in the Aga Khan.
Amidst the decrepit villages of the Egyptian capital unfamiliar to visitors, one extremely ambitious project has recently been undertaken with the creation of a vast, green open space in a once run-down area of Cairo.

Al-Ahram - CRAFTING THE PAST - 2005-08-04

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weekly.ahram.org.eg

http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/754/fe1.htm Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 18754 - 10 August 2005
Issue No. 754

Crafting the past

A vocational training programme will revive and preserve mediaeval handicrafts in Islamic Cairo. Nevine El-Aref reports on the first phase of the project

Press Release - AGA KHAN CREATES NEW 30-HECTARES PARK IN HISTORIC CAIRO - 2004-03-31

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www.akdn.org

The creation of the 30-hectare (74-acre) Al-Azhar park, undertaken in the historic district of Cairo by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, is proving to be a catalyst for urban renewal in one of the most congested cities in the world.
Egypt's capital, with a population of 17 million, has one of the lowest ratios of green space to urban population in the world - an area the size of a footprint per inhabitant, according to one estimate. Al-Azhar Park therefore provides much-needed leisure and recreational space while functioning as a 'green lung' in the heart of the city.

Business Today - CROWDED CAIRO GETS ITS OWN VISION OF CENTRAL PARK - 2005-03-25

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www.businesstodayegypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=1440

Looking across Al-Azhar park, your eye is immediately drawn to the stark brown walls of the citadel and the jaunty domes of the Muhammad Ali mosque. But as you look off to the west, the city drops below the horizon, leaving only a surreal panorama of scattered minarets floating behind a grassy foreground.

New York Times - IN CAIRO, A PARK BECOMES AN OASIS - 2005-02-06

His Highness the Aga Khan with Prince Charles in Al-Azhar Park, Cairo  2006-03-20
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travel2.nytimes.com

CAIRO'S historic Islamic quarter, a maze of congested, rubble-strewn streets smelling of car fumes and uncollected trash, is being made over with the opening last fall of a 74-acre park and continuing efforts to restore some of the area's many monuments and noteworthy buildings.


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