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Prince Karim Aga Khan is on a 6-day Golden Jubilee visit to Syria during which He will meet officials, meet his followers, and take part in celebrations marking the end of AKDN-sponsored restoration works at three historical castles: Aleppo, Saladdin and Missiaf.

Born into a world of wealth and privilege, The Aga Khan devotes his life to eliminating poverty and inequality. A religious leader who traces his ancestry back to the Prophet Muhammad, he struggles to balance the traditional with the modern.

H. H. the Aga Khan is on an official Golden Jubilee visit to London, and will meet with followers at a Darbar confirmed for 5th July 2008

His Highness the Aga Khan today received an honorary law doctorate from National University of Ireland, Maynooth. He was cited for “outstanding contributions to the elimination of global poverty, the advancement of women, the promotion of Islamic culture and the furthering of pluralistic values in society”.

Visited Institutions of the Imamat in Pakistan. Mulaqat with the Jamat of Afghanistan in Islamabad.

Aga Khan Award for Architecture held in Solo, Indonesia. As State Guests, Hazar Imam and Princess Zahra had been received by President Suharto at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta where they witnessed the official signing by the President of the commemorative postage stamps issued by Indonesia on the occasion of the award ceremony. Twelve winners of the 1995 Aga Khan Award for Architecture were announced. 'The architectural and social problems facing Muslim societies require a sharper critique than they have received in the past,' the Master Jury declared.

Hazar Imam attended a Donors' and Volunteers reception and spoke on the occasion of the 10th anniversary celebration of the Aga Khan University in Karachi.

Princess Zahra addressed the charity function held at Grosvenor Hotel, London where the theme was 'Water for Life'. In her speech, Princess Zahra said; 'Investing in women yields high returns, both for themselves and for the generations to come' (click here). Hazar Imam, in a message conveyed through Princess Zahra, said; 'Through the voice of My daughter, and at the end of her speech, I want to associate Myself with the gratitude and respect she expressed for all those who have contributed to the mission of the Aga Khan Foundation.

Hazar Imam attended the Donors' Tea Party in Karachi and delivered a speech.

A celebration of AKF.

Hazar Imam attended the inauguration of the first Professional Development Centre of the Aga Khan University's Institute for Educational Development. Hazar Imam in His remarks that poor educational quality was 'a profound problem, one that cruelly fetters the development of this country and many others'

The French magazine 'Paris Match' published an interview by Hazar Imam (This is an English translation).

Convocation ceremonies of the Aga Khan University attended by audience of 10,000. Hazar Imam, Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and the keynote speaker McMaster University President Dr. Geraldine Kenney-Wallace, each addressed the gathering.

Prince Amyn visited Lisbon, Portugal in his capacity as a Director of the Aga Khan Foundation. At a gala dinner organized by the Aga Khan Foundation, President Mario Soares of Portugal was the Chief Guest. In his speech, where he profiled the Ismaili community, Prince Amyn said: 'This far flung community is characterized despite geographical distances, by its coherence and characterization .' (click here)

A French magazine published an interview of Hazar Imam. The same interview was later published in English by the 'Hello' magazine under the title 'The Imam with a Golden Heart'

NAIROBI STOCK EXCHANGE (NSE) yesterday thanked His Highness the Aga Khan for the decision by the Tourism Promotion services (tps) to forego its 23.3 Per cent pre-emotion rights in respect of government shares in the Serena Lodge and Properties Limited, the owner of the Serena lodges and hotels in Kenya. NSE chair Mr JIMNAH MBARU, in a letter to the Aga Khan, sent through the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development, said the move was in the interest of Kenyan investors and would play a positive role in facilitating the Government's privatisation and divestiture programme.

Imamat Institutions in context of recent history.

The University of British Columbia (UBC) and the Aga Khan University announced a joint program to promote academic exchanges and research between the two institutions in the field of respiratory medicine (click here)

Mowlana Hazar Imam visited Moscow as guest of the Russian Government and met with Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin. Held meetings with officials at the highest levels of federal and local governments. Visited both houses of the Russian Parliament, the Federation Council and the State Duma , and from the City Hall to the Kremlin. Hazar Imam also met with senior diplomats, religious leaders, academicians and representatives of the Russian and international Press.

Convocation address to Baccalaureate in Providence, Rhode Island at Browns University at the First Baptist Church in America. Hazar Imam said: 'The myth that Islam is responsible for all the wrongdoing for certain Muslims may well stem from the truism that for all Muslims the concepts of Din and Duniya (Faith and World) are inextricably linked .