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His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims and founder of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), was today conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters, by the American University of Beirut, says a press release.
In its citation, the University praised the Aga Khan as 'an avid philanthropist standing at the head of a network of service institutions focused on the have-nots of the world, Muslim and non-Muslim alike.'

http://jang.com.pk/thenews/apr2004-daily/02-04-2004/world/w15.htmThe News Internatioanl
Friday April 02, 2004
Safar 11, 1425 A.H.
ISSN 1563-9479

Aga Khan favours reconstruction of Afghanistan

BERLIN: 'Social and economic reconstruction must be based first on the engendering of hope and trust in new, realistic opportunities' and the need to 'build for the continuity of such efforts by the beneficiaries themselves.'

(Please see the Aga Khan's Remarks and the American University of Beirut website)His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims and founder of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), was today conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters, by the American University of Beirut.In its citation, the University praised the Aga Khan as 'an avid philanthropist standing at the head of a network of service institutions focused on the have-nots of the world, Muslim and non-Muslim alike.'In his acceptance remarks, the Aga Khan praised the American University of Beirut for