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Princess Zahra Aga Khan
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amyn agakhan
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Remembering Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan 2018-05-17
Posted May 17th, 2018 by librarian-hdA new book by English-Swiss author Diana Miserez remembers the multifaceted life of prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, writes Amal Owaida
Despite the objections of his wife princess Catherine, the first book to appear 14 years after the death of prince Sadruddin Aga Khan has now been published in English and French. Entitled Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, Humanitarian and Visionary (Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, Humaniste et Visionnaire), the book has been written by English-Swiss author Diana Miserez.
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Happy Birthday to Prince Irfan born April 11, 2015 in Geneva, Switzerland. The name Irfan in Arabic means gnosis, or knowledge of the divine
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President Reagan, Prince Hussain & his goldfish
Posted April 9th, 2018 by librarian-hdPresident Reagan, Prince Hussain & his goldfish
In the 1980s, when President Reagan was about to hold his first ever meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev in Switzerland, the President was staying at a fine residence outside Geneva on the shore of Lake Geneva. The villa belonged to Prince Karim Aga Khan. The Prince, the Begum and their three children, Princess Zahra and her brothers Prince Rahim and Prince Hussain, had moved out so that the President could use the house.
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Happy Birthday Prince Hussain
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Birthday of Prince Sadrudin
Prince Sadrudin Aga Khan was born January 17 1933 Neuilly-sur-Seine, Switzerland and served as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1966 to 1977,
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Princess Zahra
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prince Amyn
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REVERSING THE GRAIN DRAIN - Speech by Prince Sadrudin Aga Khan 1986-05-18
Posted September 1st, 2017 by librarian-hdREVERSING THE GRAIN DRAIN
An Address on May 18, 1986 by
PRINCE SADRUDDIN AGA KHAN
at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts 02155
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Prince Rahim weds Kendra Spears
Prince Rahim married Kendra Spears on 31 August 2013 in a private ceremony held at Bellerive Castle on the shores of Lake Geneva, Switzerland. The bride took the name Princess Salwa. [
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Switzerland and Aga Khan Foundation support earthquake-affected people in Kyrgyzstan 2017-06-28
Posted June 28th, 2017 by librarian-hdBISHKEK (TCA) — The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, the Aga Khan Foundation and Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation in Kyrgyzstan have joined forces to support the most vulnerable households in Chon Alai district of Osh oblast in south Kyrgyzstan affected by the earthquakes of May 2017, the Embassy of Switzerland in the Kyrgyz Republic said on June 28.
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Aga Khan's Body due here today
Posted April 16th, 2017 by librarian-rmPrince Karim to visit Middle East
Residence in Beirut
Advice of community
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Mata Salamat Aga Khan
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Hazar Imam with Mata Salamat 1957
Hazar Imam with Mata Salamat Begum Aga Khan soon after ascending to the throne of Imamat in July 1957
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Statement by Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, to the Third Committee of the United Nati
Posted January 17th, 2017 by librarian-hdMadam Chairman,
The Committee has before it today two seemingly routine matters: my Annual Report, and the periodic consideration of whether UNHCR should be continued. The agenda, appropriately terse, scarcely conceals its irony.
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His Highness the Aga Khan celebrates his 80th birthday today 2016-12-13
Posted December 13th, 2016 by librarian-hdOn December 13, Ismaili Muslims all over the world celebrate the birthday of His Highness the Aga Khan.
His Highness the Aga Khan became Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims on July 11, 1957 at the age of 20, succeeding his grandfather, Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah Aga Khan. He is the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims and a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) through his cousin and son-in-law, Ali, the first Imam, and his wife Fatima, the Prophet’s daughter.
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