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UGANDA POWER PROJECT TO START IN JULY2005, December 27: The building of a hydroelectric dam to close Uganda's current power supply deficit of 120 megawatts is slated to start in July. The Aga Khan is the majority shareholder of the Industrial Promotions Services Ltd. through his Geneva-based Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development.
[All Associated Press]
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PATRIARCHATE OF LISBON AND AGA KHAN FOUNDATION PORTUGAL SIGN PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT2005, December 20: The Patriarchate of Lisbon and Aga Khan Foundation Portugal today signed a Partnership Agreement that provides the framework for cooperation in support of an innovative urban community support programme to address problems of social exclusion and poverty alleviation.
[Press Release - English][Press Release - Portuguese]
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PORTUGAL WELCOMES THE ISMAILI IMAMAT DURING HIS VISIT2005, December 19: His Highness Karim Aga Khan was in Portugal to sign a Protocol of Cooperation signalling the common intent to work toward the improvement of the quality of life of vulnerable populations in Portugal and Portuguese-speaking countries of Asia and Africa. During this visit HH the Aga Khan also recieved the Gra-Cruz de Cristo, or Military Order of Christ award.
[AKDN][Photos 1][Photos 2][Speech][Speech - Portuguese][CORREIO][Portuguese Article 1][Portuguese Article 2][Portuguese Article 5][Portuguese Article 6]
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US$1 MILLION ALCAN PRIZE FOR SUSTAINABILITY AWARDED TO PAKISTAN'S AGA KHAN PLANNING AND BUILDING SERVICES2005, December 7: "The AKPBSP embodies a tangible commitment to sustainability and is a more than a worthy recipient of the Alcan Prize, designed to recognize the shared interest both business and NGO's have in working together to make for a better, more sustainable world," said Travis Engen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Alcan Inc.
[PRNewswire]
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AGA KHAN'S VISIT TO PAKISTAN2005, December 1-7: His Highness the Aga Khan visited various areas of Pakistan during which time he met with various leaders. Views were exchanged on various matters of importance including rehabilitation of earthquake-hit people and ongoing measures for the promotion of health and education facilities in the province.
[Photos][Online][Daily Times][Press Advisory][Dawn] [Dawn] [APP] [Heritage Pics]
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AKU CONVOCATION GRADUATES 275 DOCTORS, NURSES AND TEACHERS2005, December 3: His Highness the Aga Khan, Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and Chancellor of AKU, presided over AKU's 18th Convocation ceremony, marking the graduation of 275 students in the fields of medicine, nursing and education.
[Speech][Photos] [AKU 1] [AKU 2] [APP] [Press Advisory] [GeoTv]
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AGA KHAN INAUGURATES STATE-OF-ART CANCER TREATMENT CENTRE AT AKU2005, December 2: His Highness the Aga Khan, Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and Chancellor of Aga Khan University (AKU) today inaugurated the US $8.4 million Ibn Zuhr Building for Oncology Services at AKU’s Karachi campus.
[Harold]
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AGA KHAN AWARD FOR ARCHITECTURE SEMINAR ON ARCHITECTURAL JOURNALISM AND CRITICISM2005, December 2: A seminar entitled “Architectural Journalism and Criticism” will be co-organized by the Aga Khan Award for Architecture and the Kuwait Society of Engineers in Kuwait City on 6th and 7th December 2005.
[AKDN]
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OPENING CEREMONY OF AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING'S (AKUSON) SILVER JUBILEE COMMEMORATION2005, December 1: Princess Zahra Aga Khan, Trustee of Aga Khan University was present at the AKU-SON Sillver Jubilee Commemoration.
[AKU]
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AGA KHAN AWARD FOR ARCHITECTURE ANNOUNCEMENT2005, November 28:Aga Khan Award for Architecture Announces the Tenth Award Cycle, which will span the three-year period from 2005 to 2007. Project Eligibility Criteria for the Tenth Cycle and Appointments of New Steering Committee were also made.
[AKDN]
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AGA KHAN'S DEALINGS STIR QUESTIONS OF FINANCIAL TRANSPERENCY2005, November 23: Born in Geneva to an English mother and half-Indian, half- Italian father, the Aga Khan claims descent from Fatima, the daughter of Islam's prophet Muhammad, via the Fatimid rulers, who founded Cairo in 969 A.D. They later transferred to Syria and Iran, where they were known and feared by medieval European crusaders as the Assassins.
[Bloomerg]
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ISLAM PROVES FORM GROUND FOR ARCHITECTS2005, November 20: The Aga Khan Award encourages Islamic architecture to dare to be different Shelters built from earth-filled plastic sacks joined together with barbed wire and plaster would hardly be the obvious choice to win an Islamic architecture prize.
[Emirates Online]
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THE AGA KHAN DEVELOPMENT NETWORK COMMITS US $50 MILLION TO PAKISTAN’S EARTHQUAKE APPEAL2005, November 19: The announcement was made today by Prince Amyn Aga Khan, brother of His Highness, at an international donor conference, convened by the Government of Pakistan, and attended by President Pervez Musharraf, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, and high level delegations from multilateral agencies and more than 56 countries.
[Press Release][Speech]
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AFGHANISTAN OPENS LUXURIOUS SERENA HOTEL2005, November 8: President Hamid Karzai officially opened the most luxurious hotel in destitute Afghanistan on Tuesday, with the five-star Kabul Serena touted as a means to lure investors and dollar-spending tourists.The opening ceremony was attended by the Aga Khan, whose Aga Khan Development Network is the key backer of the project.
[Press Release] [Photos] [Speech][Video] [BBC News] [Mail & Guardian] [Kerala] [INQA] [BillingsGazette]
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TAJIKISTAN: ISMAILI RESURGENCE2005, November 5: The Ismailis of Tajikistan, a religious minority concentrated in the eastern mountains, have come a long way since Soviet times, when they were afraid even to have a picture of their spiritual leader the Aga Khan on display at home.
[IWPR]
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PARK REJUVENATES OLD DISTRICTS2005, October 31: The Aga Khan Foundation, which is often involved in the restoration of historic sites in the Middle East, funded the creation of the Azhar Park. What was once a garbage site has been reinvented as communal mainstay.
[Dar Al-Hayat]
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PRINCESS ZAHRA AT THE BREEDER'S CUP WORLD THOROUGHBRED CHAMPIONSHIPS2005, October 28: Princess Zahra was present at the Breeders' Cup World Throroughbred Championships held at Belmont Park, in New York City on October 28th 2005. Valixir and Azamour are both owned by H.H. The Aga Khan.
[News]
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THE AGA KHAN AND GERMAN DEVELOPMENT MINISTER2005, October 21: German Minister for International Development,Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul (SPD) met with the spiritual leader of theShia Ismaili Muslim community, His Highness the Aga Khan.
[AP and Reuters]
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THE AGA KHAN TO VISIT PAKISTAN2005, October 18: Prince Karim Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims worldwide, is to pay a visit to Islamabad shortly, Chitral News learned from reliable sources Monday. The visit of the Aga Khan is primarily aimed at expressing solidarity with the government and people of Pakistan in their hour of bereavement.
[Chitral News]
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AGA KHAN EXPRESSES SYMPATHY AND ANNOUCES SUPPORT FOR RELIEF ASSISTANCE FOR THOUSANDS AFFECTED BY ASIA EARTHQUAKE2005, October 10-14: His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims and founder of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), today conveyed his deepest sympathy to the Government and people of Pakistan on the great loss of life, serious injury and widespread material destruction resulting from the earthquake that struck several parts of Pakistan.
[Press Release] [Dawn] [International] [AKDN]
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AGA KHAN RECIEVES CARNEGIE MEDAL2005, October 4: The Aga Khan received the Andrew Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy 2005. The Aga Khan, the Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims and a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, has been working to improve living conditions in the developing world, specifically in sub-Saharan Africa, South and Central Asia and the Middle East. The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh played host to more than 400 guests from around the world for the awards.
[Photos] [Speech] [Press Release] [AP] [Scotsman] [BBC] [IPPMedia] [Herald] [Video]
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QUADRIGA AWARDS2005, October 3: The Aga Khan received from Afghan President Hamid Karzai the Quadriga award in Berlin on Monday, Oct. 3, 2005. The award is bestowed every year on 3rd October in Berlin to four personalities of the political, economic, social and cultural life, who point the way to the future for enlightenment, regeneration and pioneering spirit through their commitment.
[Photos1] [Photos2] [Press Release] [H.H Aga Khan's Speech] [President Karzai's Speech] [Reuters] [Der Tagesspiegel] [Morgen Post] [Nation] [Citizen] [Nation Article] [DieQueadriga] [Video]
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US WALK TO HELP END GLOBAL POVERTY2005, September 25: Approximately 3,500 people participated in the Los Angeles Partnership Walk today at the Rose Bowl to show their support for international cooperation and for ending poverty around the world.
[PRNEWSWIRE]
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AGA KHAN EYES INTERCONTINENTAL2005, September 23: The Managing Director of the Serena Group of Hotels, who was recently in the country to identify and assess investment potentials, has zeroed in on Intercontinental Hotel, Kigali.
[AllAfrica]
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 2005 AWARD WINNERS DIEQUADRIGA2005, September 22: The spiritual leader of the Ismaili community, H.H. the Aga Khan is this year’s award winner of “United we Care”. His Highness is honoured for setting up the largest private development agency worldwide.
[DieQueadriga]
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AGA KHAN CENTRE WINS SUPPORT2005, September 21: An Ismaili cultural centre is one step closer to reality as North York Community Council voted unanimously Monday against granting the former Bata Shoe Company headquarters heritage status, paving the way for the much anticipated centre on Wynford Drive.
[Inside Toronto]
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"L'ÉTHIQUE DE L'ISLAM GUIDE TOUTE MON ACTIVITÉ"2005, September 21: "Vous savez, l'islam considère l'action dans tous ses aspects et dépasse le cadre étroit de la vie quotidienne. Son éthique guide toute mon activité, que ce soit à travers les institutions que j'essaie de mettre en place ou dans les interprétations que je donne des grands problèmes théologiques."
[ Jeune Afrique]
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BUILDING NEW HERITAGE IS RIGHT CHOICE FOR CITY2005, September 18: The Aga Khan Museum would house Islamic art and artifacts and be the first of its kind in the English-speaking world. Many of the works would come from the Aga Khan's personal collection and have been in his family for centuries. But the project may not proceed unless the Bata building is torn down. The project's backers say it is impossible to take a 1960s-era office building and integrate it into an Islamic-design place of worship and culture. [Toronto Star]
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THE AGA KHAN'S BRILLIANT FILLY SHAWANDA2005, September 12: The Aga Khan's brilliant filly Shawanda won an army of new admirers when easily winning yesterday's Prix Vermeille at Longchamp. "She really has improved since the summer," the Aga Khan said of his Vermeille winner.
[Sports Telegraph]
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AGA KHAN SCHOOLS CELEBRATE CENTENARY2005, September 4: The Aga Khan Education Service Uganda (AKES) last week hosted Aga Khan Schools in East Africa to Centenary Celebrations and Olympics. The events which begun on August 30 and ended on September 2 saw students from various Aga Khan schools in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania meet at Aga Khan School in Makerere.
[AllAfrica]
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UPCOMING CONFERENCE ON IRANIAN POET NASIR KHUSRAW IN UK2005, September 4: The University of London plans to hold a conference entitled "The Philosophical Poetry of Nasir Khusraw" at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) on September 17 and 18, according to MNA. A number of experts from Iran, Britain, the US, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, Russia, Tajikistan, and Norway are slated to offer their latest researches on the Iranian poet during the conference.
[Iran News]
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THE AGA KHAN'S CAIRO MIRACLE - TURNING A 500-YEAR-OLD GARBAGE DUMP INTO A PARK 2005, August 28: Twenty-one years later, Al Azhar Park has risen — some would say almost miraculously — from the site of a 500-year-old garbage dump. It is a 78-acre expanse of lawns, colourful flowers, fountains and paved walkways, somewhat bigger than LeBreton Flats. Its hilly topography offers spectacular views of the surrounding medieval district.
[Ottawa Citizen]
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UZAWA: RUFFLING FEATURES IN TANZANIA2005, August 25: Some of the allegations directed against the South Asian community, especially regarding the domination of the business sector, capital flight and the recruitment of expatriates by local South Asian business houses, needed to be answered.
[IPPMedia]
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GOVERNOR STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN INAUGURATES SOPARIVALA BUILDING AT AKU 2005, August 14: Governor State Bank of Pakistan Inaugurates Soparivala Building at Aga Khan University. The Soparivala Building, named after the Soparivala estate generously gifted to AKU, will house the new clinical laboratories. The new laboratories will double Aga Khan University Hospital's (AKUH) existing medical test processing capacity to 10 million tests annually.
[AKU News]
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NINE ASIAN AND AFRICAN COUNTRIES FOLLOW PAKISTANI PROGRAMME2005, August 11: GILGIT: At least nine Asian and African countries have replicated the model of an Aga Khan sponsored development programme in their respective countries after the said programme attained success in the Northern Areas and Chitral, says a top NGO official. "We are privileged as the model of our programme has been replicated in nine African and Asian countries due to its success in mountainous region of Pakistan," said Izhar Hunzai, general manager Aga Khan Rural Development Program (AKRSP) while talking to The News Thursday.
[The News]
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AN ARCHITECTURAL MARVEL2005, August 4: In a conservation effort that took nearly a decade to complete, one NGO has undertaken the comprehensive restoration and repair of Baltit Fort, making it a beautiful and functional building, writes Fauzia Husain. Nestled high in the mountains and surrounded by unrivalled vistas of rugged terrain, stands a 700-year-old fort which has been witness to the socio-cultural history of a resilient people, and to a remarkable feat of modern day conservation.
[Dawn]
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CRAFTING THE PAST2005, August 4: A vocational training programme will revive and preserve mediaeval handicrafts in Islamic Cairo. Nevine El-Aref reports on the first phase of the project. The Aga Khan programme provides on-the-job training courses and offers vocational training. Programme administrator Seif El-Rashidi insists that all 250,000 of Al-Darb Al-Ahmar's inhabitants are fully involved in "the reconstruction", supplying doors, windows, furniture, tiling and accessories required by the new community centre, schools and hotels. Trained by Aga Khan specialists, the workmen now have their own tiny shops with modern equipment.
[Al-Ahram] [Cairo Magazine]
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MALI SIGNS ESTABLISHMENT ACCORD WITH AGA KHAN NETWORK2005, August 1: Malian and the Aga Khan Network on Monday in Bamako signed an establishment agreement spelling out general conditions under which the network led by the spiritual leader of Ismailia Muslims plans to undertake its economic and cultural sectors.
[Press Release] [AngloPress] [Panapress- version française] [Essor - version française] [Republicain] [The Nation]
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AGA KHAN BEGINS A TWO-DAY VISIT TO BURKINA FASO2005, July 30: The Aga Khan, who heads the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) will on Saturday co-launch with President Blaise Compaori the first Micro-finance Agency.
[Press Release] [AngloPress] [Observateur][LeFaso1] [Lefaso2] [Lefaso3]
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H.H THE AGA KHAN ARRIVES IN WESTERN AFRICA FOR AN EXTENSIVE TRIP2005, July 30: H.H. The Aga Khan arrived in at 4:10 p.m. this Saturday for an extensive trip in Western Africa. Text by Heritage Staff.
[English] [Mali TV Interview English/Français] [TV5 Interview English/Français]
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H.H THE AGA KHAN AND QUEEN ELIZABETH II CONVERSING ABOUT AZAMOUR'S WINNINGS2005, July 23: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II talks with His Highness Aga Khan, the owner of winning horse Azamour ridden by jockey Mick Kinane who won the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Newbury racecourse, Berkshire, England.
[AP] [Photos] [BBC]
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CANADA TO CONVERT $2bn PAKISTANI DEBT INTO FRESH AID2005, July 19: Canada will convert around 2 billion dollars of debt into fresh aid for education promotion in Pakistan which would translate into around 100 million dollars for education.
[News International]
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AGA KHAN'S SHAWANDA WINS IRISH OAKS2005, July 18: The Aga Khan's second Irish Oaks winner, and trainer Alain de Royer Dupre's first winner in Ireland, Shawanda’s performance was impressive in beating Playful Act and Mona Lisa, who was another 2 1/2L adrift in third.
[Times]
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MRS. LAURA BUSH TALKS ABOUT THE AGA KHAN FOUNDATION IN AFRICA2005, July 14: Over the last five years, the Madrasa Resource Centre and the Aga Khan Foundation have supported the creation of 180 schools in East Africa. More than 9,000 children have been educated and more than 900 women have been trained as teachers...
[Office of First Lady]
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BUJAGALI POWER PROJECT TO START 20062005, July 12: CONSTRUCTION of the 250MW Bujagali dam will start in June next year, an energy commissioner in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has said. ng Paul Mubiru said negotiations have been in progress, and the Government would sign the implementation and power purchase agreements with the Aga Khan consortium next month. The Kenyan-based Promotion Services Ltd (PSL), which is part of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development, beat two other contenders to win the dam construction bid in May this year.
[New Vision]
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MESSAGE TO THE INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC CONFERENCE 2005, July 4-6: Amman, Jordan - In light of the purpose of the Conference, I find it appropriate to reiterate, in my message of greetings, the statement that I made in a keynote address at a gathering of eminent Muslim scholars from 48 countries who attended the Seerat Conference in Karachi on Friday, 12th March, 1976, nearly 30 years ago, which I had the honour to preside at the invitation of the then Minister for Religious Affairs, Government of Pakistan.
[ISS.UK] [Conference]
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CLOSING AFRICA'S JOURNALISM DEFICIT2005, July 6: In the last quarter-century, the state of both governance and the media in Africa have shown encouraging progress. Not only has Africa moved beyond the worst legacies of colonialism, but it has also transcended the rigid constraints of the Cold War. Old dogmas have given way to a new pragmatism — a new freedom to innovate, experiment and find African answers to African challenges.
[Daily Times]
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AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY TO RUN CITY HOSPITAL2005, July 2: Nairobi's Aga Khan Hospital yesterday became a premier teaching and referral hospital when it formally came under the management of Aga Khan University (AKU). Plans for the new development include programmes aimed at managing major diseases such as heart complications and cancer. This will save Kenyan patients the expense and trouble of overseas trips for treatment.
[The Nation]
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AP TO GIVE 100 ACRES TO AGA KHAN FOUNDATION 2005, July 2: Hyderabad, Jul 2. (PTI): Andhra Pradesh government on Friday decided to provide 100 acres of land free of cost to Aga Khan Foundation for setting up a Center of Excellence and a string of educational institutions on the city outskirts. The decision was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy here.
[The Hindu]
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AGA KHAN AWARDED HONORARY DEGREE BY AUB2005, June 25: Beirut, Lebanon - On the occasion of the 136th Commencement Exercises the American University of Beirut awarded honorary doctoral degree to the Aga Khan. The ceremony for the granting of honorary degrees was held in the Assembly Hall at 12:00 noon on Commencement Day.
[More] [ photo1] [photo2] [photo3] [Al Mustaqbal Arabic + photo] [Press Release] [Speech] [More photos] [Independant]
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AGA KHAN RESTORES THE LAIRS OF SILK ROAD'S BANDIT BARONS2005, June 17: THE rescue of great houses from decay has been one of the enduring romantic causes of the last half-century. Rarely has it been done amid grander scenery or with a keener sense of social purpose than in northern Pakistan, where the Aga Khan is engaged in the repair and re-use of a series of remarkable palace-forts high in the western Himalayas.
[TIMES, uk.]
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DES PROJETS A MADAGASCAR2005, June 15: Créé en 1967 par Son Altesse Aga Khan, le Réseau Aga Khan de Développement Network( AKDN ) va renforcer dans les prochains mois sa présence à Madagascar. En effet, en collaboration étroite avec le ministère de l'Agriculture, l'élevage et la pêche, l'AKDN a lancé depuis le mois de mai dernier un programme de développement rural dans la région Sofia, qui consiste à encadrer les paysans en vue d'augmenter leur production du riz. Parallèlement, un projet de création d'une institution de microfinance pour appuyer le monde rural malgache est actuellement en gestation.
[Tribune]
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AGA KHAN SPEAKS TO THOUSANDS IN TORONTO AND VANCOUVER2005, June 10: VANCOUVER (CP) -- Thousands of people from across North America got a rare glimpse of their Ismaili spiritual leader Friday as the Aga Khan addressed followers in a private service at the Trade and Convention Centre. People began lining up at 5 a.m. for an opportunity to listen to their Imam. The Ismaili spiritual leader addressed his faithful Friday on ethics and philanthropy. Both meetings, morning and evening attracted about 20,000 followers each. Two similar sessions in Toronto Wednesday 8th June attracted about 35,000 people each.
[CP] [CBC Video] [CBC Audio] [The Province 1] [The Province 2] [Ns News] [Toronto Star] [Vancouver Sun] [Ottawa Citizen] [The Weekly Voice 1] [The Weekly Voice 2] [Photo Pan-Pacific]
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MALI'S NEW AIRLINE COMPANY CONDUCTS MAIDEN FLIGHT2005, June 7: Bamako, Mali - Following the signature of the Founding Agreement between the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) and its West African subsidiary IPS (WA) – the Strategic Partner – and the Mali government on 25 February 2005, and the formal establishment of the Compagnie Aérienne du Mali on 5 April 2005, the airline today conducts its first demonstration flight on the Bamako-Mopti-Gao section, in the presence of a number of leading political and public figures, AKFED representatives and private Malian investors.
[AKDN] [Essor]
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CANADA SUPPORTS AKFC2005, June 7: Ottawa — The Honourable Aileen Carroll, Minister of International Cooperation, announced today that the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) will provide a $13.5 million contribution over five years to the Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) to pursue the Partnership for a New Millenium Program. This initiative will focus on the areas of health, basic education, rural development and civil society strengthening. The Minister made the announcement after meeting His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan during his visit to Ottawa.
[Cida]
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CEREMONY FOR THE DELEGATION OF THE ISMAILI IMAMAT FOUNDATION2005, June 6: In her speech at the sod-turning ceremony, the Governor General said:"This building will be an intellectual centre for the development network that you have founded and nurtured. I'm reminded of the old Latin proverb that progress comes from "spurring a willing horse". It means finding an event that was waiting to happen, or a group or even a nation that was ready to act, and jumpstarting them with a jolt of material and intellectual force. This place represents such an infusion of energy, and I am sure that it will move development efforts."
[Speech of the Governor General] [Ottawa Citizen] [Photos from Reuters, AP, CP] [CBC Interview transcript] [CBC interview Video] [Senate]
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2005 RAYMOND GEORIS PRIZE2005, June 4: Receiving the 2005 Raymond Georis Prize, Aly Mawjee said to the Network of European Foundations Mercator Fund that he was grateful that they had selected the Aga Khan Development Network in Afghanistan as the recipient of the 2005 Raymond Georis Prize for Innovative Philanthropy.
Speech]
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GOVERNOR GENERAL TO INVEST H.H. THE AGA KHAN AS HONORARY COMPANION OF THE ORDER OF CANADA2005, June 3: OTTAWA, June 3 /CNW Telbec/ - Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, will present the insignia of Companion of the Order of Canada to His Highness the Aga Khan during a private ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Monday, June 6, 2005, at 6:00 p.m. The appointment is in effect as of October 29, 2004.
[CNW] [Photos] [Embassy] [Dawn]
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SHIGAR FORT INAUGURATION2005, May 28: SKARDU: President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prince Karim Aga Khan will inaugurate the historical Shiger Fort in Skardu district. All arrangements have been finalised in this connection and the fort renovated by AKCSP. Chief Secretary Northern Areas Major (retd) Nadeem Manzoor and IGP NAs Sarmad Saeed visited the Shiger Fort and adjoining areas to review the security arrangements. This would be the first ever visit of President Pervez Musharraf and Aga Khan to Shiger. Later, they will proceed to Sost border along with a high-level delegation to inaugurate the Sost Dry Port. [The inauguration was cancelled for bad weather reason]
[akdn] [Dawn 28 May] [The News 28 May] [Dawn 29 May] [The News 29 May] [Daily Times 29 May] [Pak Tribune 29 May] [Dawn 30 May] [Daily Times 31 May] [Photos diner]
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IPI CONGRESS IN NAIROBI2005, May 22: The Aga Khan pointed out that media coverage of the continent was at times adversarial and negative and called for changes that promote greater partnership between journalists and government. He said that Africa has suffered what he described as “manipulative journalism” promoted by materialism, commercial interests, civil society and practised by ill educated reporters. This kind of journalism, he said preys on gullible journalists and is in conflict with public interest, Africa’s human development and moral aspirations.
[Kenya Times w/photo] [Standard - photo] [Nation] [Speech] [Akdn] [KBC Photo] [EAS Photo] [Reuters Photo] [the News] [More photos]
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AGA KHAN AND WRITER SOYINKA TO GIVE KEYNOTE SPEECHES2005, May 20: Nairobi: The Aga Khan and Nobel literature laureate Wole Soyinka are among the delegates expected at the International Press Institute's 54th Annual Congress in Nairobi. IPI board and forum members and their spouses last evening attended a dinner hosted by the Serena Group ahead of the three-day talks, which officially open tomorrow. The congress has attracted top editors and media executives, with special guests from 53 countries.
[More IFEX] [More ICJ] [Nation 20 June] [Xinhua] [Nation 22 June]
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SYRIA: MICRO CREDIT PROGRAMME EXPANDING2005, May 18: HAMA, 18 May (IRIN) - Mohamad Abul Jadayel, a father of two in the northwestern Hama governorate in Syria, used to be unemployed for long periods of time. Sometimes he didn't even have enough money to feed his family. But now his life has changed. "We are now the largest micro finance project in the country and AKDN is working towards establishing a national micro finance institution in Syria," AKDN's programme coordinator, Aleem Walji, told IRIN in the capital, Damascus.
[Irin]
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AGA KHAN ATTENDS ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE2005, May 13: Le Prince Aga Khan, un des principaux investisseurs en Afrique de l`Est a assisté à la conférence prévue pour se terminer dans la soirée de mercredi. Le Prince a investi dans de nombreuses entreprises dans la région comme le groupe de presse Nation de Nairobi, qui publie The Nation, le quotidien à plus fort tirage d`Afrique de l`Est. Le Prince qui n`assiste normalement pas à des conférences d`IRT se serait rendu cette fois-ci à Dar es Salaam pour évaluer les prochains changements en Tanzanie. (The Aga Khan and President Mkapa attend the Investors' Round Table Conference in Dar es Salaam at Mövenpick Hotel.)
[Angola Press] [Photos] [IPP Photo] [AKDN] [More Photos]
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UGANDA GIVES IPS GROUP BID THE GREEN LIGHT2005, May 10: A consortium led by the Industrial Promotion Services (IPS) has won the bid to construct and operate the Bujagali Hydro Power Dam on the River Nile in Uganda. The consortium was the highest scoring bidder to submit a bid that could be funded by the private sector, as required by the request for proposals. IPS is the industrial development affiliate of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) which promotes private sector initiatives and entrepreneurship through equity investment particularly in Africa and Asia.
[Daily Nation]
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BRINGER OF HOPE AND FINE ARCHITECTURE2005, May 6: A major challenge for the Aga Khan team was to get the authorities to repeal demolition orders and allow the houses to be restored, keeping the layers of history. But just restoring buildings was not enough for them. They follow their leader, the Aga Khan in a belief deriving very much from Ismaili philosophy, that you must help people, but help them to help themselves. In a rare interview, His Highness the Aga Khan describes his global approach to helping Islamic communities help themselves, while also restoring their past heritage.
[Art Newspaper Interview]
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AU COEUR DE LA RESTAURATION DE LA GRANDE MOSQUEE DE MOPTI2005, May 4: Actuellement, les travaux de restauration de la Grande Mosquée de Mopti qui était presque en ruine, sont en cours sous l'égide du Trust Aga Khan pour la culture. Construite dans le style soudanais en 1936 et 1943, cette importante structure architecturale de terre, a été édifiée sur le site d'une précédente mosquée élevée en 1908. C'est à la suite de la visite au Mali en 2003 de son Altesse Aga Khan, imam des musulmans shiites Ismaïlis, que le Trust Aga Khan pour la culture s'est engagé à réhabiliter la mosquée de Mopti.
[Afribone] [L'Essor] [Press release]
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IGNORANCE POSES A DANGER TO WEST, SAYS AGA KHAN2005, May 1: "You can be an educated person in the Judeo-Christian world and know nothing — I mean, nothing — about the Islamic world." That's the Aga Khan talking. The soft-spoken 68-year-old spiritual leader of the 15 million Ismaili Muslims is on the phone from his head office in France. He has explained how his admiration of Canadian multiculturalism prompted his $40 million gift to initiate a Global Centre for Pluralism in Ottawa. He hopes it will distill the Canadian formula and export it to a troubled world. (See Thursday's column on http://www.thestar.ca) We then move on to the related topic of relations between the West and the Islamic world. It's an issue on which he has been blunt, a departure from his diplomatic self, which he is by nature and of necessity, the latter dictated by the temporal needs of his people who live as a minority in two dozen nations.
[Toronto Star 1] [Toronto Star 2]
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GLOBAL CENTER OF PLURALISM IN OTTAWA, CANADA2005, April 18: The Government of Canada today welcomed the decision by the Aga Khan Development Network to establish the Global Centre for Pluralism in Canada. The Government of Canada intends to contribute $30 million to the endowment set up by the Aga Khan Development Network for the establishment of the Centre. Located in Ottawa, the Global Centre for Pluralism will be a not-for-profit, non-governmental institution with a mission to promote pluralism as a fundamental human value and a foundation for good governance, peace and human development.
[Gov.ca] [AKF] [East African] [Hindu American Foundation]
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HIS HIGHNESS THE AGA KHAN IN NORWAY2005, April 5: His Highness the Aga Khan will visit Norway on 6 and 7 April. The purpose of which is to strengthen the development co-operation between Norway and the Aga Khan Development Network in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Minister of International Development Hilde F. Johnson will host the visit.His Highness the Aga Khan will also be the keynote speaker at a seminar entitled “Democratic Development, Pluralism and Civil Society” at the Norwegian Nobel Institute on 7 April.
[ODIN] [Press release] [Akdn] [Norway Post] [Photos] [Speech] [Click for photos] [Video] [More Akdn]
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AT UNESCO2005, April 5: His Highness the Aga Khan attends the International Conference on the Dialogue among Civilisations, Cultures and Peoples at the UNESCO, Paris. The Conference in Paris was attended by more than 300 participants. According to the Quotidien Le Soleil of Senegal the Aga Khan was among the attendees.
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L'AGA KHAN REMET EN SELLE LE DOMAINE DE CHANTILLY2005, March 26: Le domaine de Chantilly va subir une opération de soins intensifs, chiffrée à 70 millions d'euros. La Fondation pour la sauvegarde et le développement du domaine, créée au début de l'année 2005 par l'Aga Khan, ambitionne de rendre son "lustre princier" à cette propriété de l'Institut de France.
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CROWDED CAIRO GETS ITS OWN VISION OF CENTRAL PARK2005, March 25: On Friday March 25, Egyptian first lady Suzanne Mubarak and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, a private agency which seeks to revitalize Muslim communities, inaugurated the largest public park built in Cairo in over a century.
[Voa News] [Speech 25 March][Speech 26 March] [Photo Album] [More photos] [Press Release] [CNN Video Clip] [Al-Jazeera] [Al-Ahram] [Business Today]
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IS CAIRO PARK A NEW MODEL FOR URBAN RENEWAL?2005, Mars 24: When the official inauguration of Cairo's Al-Azhar Park unfolds this weekend, it will do so in two stages.
[The Daily Nation] [Cairo Magazine] [Cairo Article 2] [Cairo Article 3] [Zawya April 2005]
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LE PARC AL-AZHAR DU CAIRE: D'UN DÉPOTOIRE À UN JARDIN DES DÉLICES2005, Mars 22: Le parc Al-Azhar, l'ancien dépotoir transformé en jardin des délices qu'inaugurera l'Aga Khan vendredi au Caire, dote cette mégalopole de 17 millions d'habitants de ce qui lui faisait le plus défaut: un poumon.
[Voila.fr]
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2005 IPI WORLD CONGRESS TO FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENTS IN AFRICA2005, Mars 22: The IPI World Congress and 54th General Assembly will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 21-24 May 2005. The Aga Khan has devoted substantial resources to development projects around the world, primarily in Asia and East Africa and will be one of the main speakers at this conference.
[All Africa]
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MUSEVENI AND AGA KHAN MEET IN MBARARA2005, March 21: The President Museveni was on Saturday presiding over the silver jubilee of the school at the school's grounds near Mbarara municipality. The ceremony was attended by his Highness, the Aga Khan.
[AllAfrica]
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AGA KHAN PLEDGES SUBSIDISED HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE POOR2005, March 18: Visiting Ismaili Muslim leader, the Aga Khan, has unveiled plans to provide advanced specialised healthcare services in East Africa at subsidised rates for the poor. The Aga Khan met with his followers in Dar es Salaam on Saturday 19th March at 9:00 a.m. On March 19th, H.H the Aga Khan was bestowed with the Honorary Citizenship to the City of Dar es Salaam.
[IPP Media][Photos] [More Photos]
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PRESIDENT MKAPA AND AGA KHAN LAY FOUNDATION STONE FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE AGA KHAN HOSPITAL DAR ES SALAAM 2005, March 18: His Highness the Aga Khan, accompanied by his daughter Princess Zahra, today joined His Excellency, President Benjamin Mkapa in announcing the construction of the second phase of the Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam.
[Press Release] [Speech] [Article in Kswahili][AKDN Photo] [Financial Express] [Daily News]
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DAR TO HAVE NEW AGA KHAN SCHOOL LAUNCHED2005, March 17: The Aga Khan, Imam of the Ismaili Muslims, today joined President Mkapa of Tanzania in laying the foundation stone for the construction of a new academy in Dar es Salaam.
[All Africa] [IPP Media - Kswahili Article][National News][Press Release][Speech][Daily News][IPP]
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AGA KHAN STUDS BUYS LAGARDERE FAMILY'S RACING, BREEDING OPERATIONS2005, March 15: The Aga Khan Studs has purchased the Lagardere family’s racing and breeding operations in a private deal that includes the acquisition of two stud farms, 62 broodmares, and 74 horses in training. The stud farms are the Haras d’Ouilly and the Haras du Val Henry, both in Normandy.
[Thoroughbred Times]
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A SHOCK OF GREEN IN CAIRO2005, March 12: More than a decade in the making, al-Azhar park has changed the physical environment -- herons and hawks and other wildfowl absent for half a century now nest there and the relatively clean air is fragrant with flowering plants -- and its creation has affected the whole neighbourhood. Darb al-Ahmar, once a drug-dealing no-go zone, is slowly becoming a cultural tourism destination.
[Globe and Mail] [San Francisco Chronicle]
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SCHOOL THAT EXCELLED, COURTESY OF THE AGA KHAN2005, March 2: Kisumu’s Aga Khan Primary School bears the name of the spiritual leader of the Ismaili faith. Though his Highness the Aga Khan has never visited the school, his daughter has done so many times. But his organisations have been instrumental in founding many institutions, including schools, universities and hospitals, in Kenya and elsewhere in the world. Aga Khan Primary in Kisumu is an example of these and has a lot to be thankful for. The private school is run by the Aga Khan Education Service-Kenya, an agency of the Aga Khan Education Network which operates 13 educational institutions in the country.
[Standard]
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CHANTILLY AGA KHAN, LA CERISE SUR LE CHATEAU2005, March 2: Le prince ismaélien a pris la tête d'une fondation pour sauver ce trésor du patrimoine français et va verser 40 millions d'euros. Cet été devraient démarrer les travaux de rénovation du domaine de Chantilly, 7 800 hectares. L'Aga Khan, souverain sans Etat, a un peu d'expérience en la matière. Depuis près de cinquante ans, du Pakistan au Kenya et de l'Inde à Madagascar, il supervise de multiples fondations pour le développement économique et culturel de sa communauté : des écoles et des hôpitaux par-ci, des projets architecturaux par-là, des hôtels ailleurs.
[Libération] [The Gardian] [Expatica]
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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS CREATE GREEN OASIS AT CAIRO'S CORE2005, March 1: The sprawling city of Cairo has congestion, pollution and 17 million people. Now it has a 74-acre park right in the heart of its historic center. Laila Stino and her husband, Maher, laid out the master plan for the park landscapes, working out which groundcover will keep a steep slope from eroding and which trees won't block out views of nearby minarets or the fortification of the Citidel. The couple, whose firm Sites International has offices in Ann Arbor and Cairo, experimented with designs for lights, benches, drinking fountains and trash cans for the park, which is set to officially open this month.
[Ann Arbor News] [AP, 7 March] [San Francisco Chronicle, 9 March]
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L'AKDN LANCE UN NOUVEL EFFORT POUR LES PLUS PAUVRES DU MONDE2005, Février 22: GENEVE (XINHUANET) -- Le réseau Aga Khan de développement (AKDN) a annoncé mardi à Genève le lancement d'une nouvelle génération de produits et de services financiers visant à aider les populations les plus vulnérables du monde. Les programmes de l'agence Aga Khan pour la microfinance, déjà opérationnels dans plusieurs pays, sont conçus pour mettre fin à l'extrême pauvreté et réduire la vulnérabilité face à l'imprévu, crises familiales ou catastrophes naturelles. Les programmes s'étendront l'an prochain à l'Inde, au Kazakhstan, au Mali et en Tanzanie.
[Xinhuanet] [AKDN] [AFP] [Stuff] [Financial Times] [Tribune de Geneve]
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AGA KHAN FUND AND MALI JOIN FOR NEW AIRLINE2005, February 18: Bamako-Mali. According to Angola Press and Info-Matin, a new airline has been created in Mali to cover inside and outside travel. The main partner is AKFED through IPS with 51% of the shares. The partner was choosen after an international public bidding process. Air Mali disappeared in 1988, in 1992 Mali became member of Air Afrique.
[Angola Press] [Malinet] [Afribone] [Essor] [Amadoo] [Paalga]
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ROSHAN TELECOM WINS GLOBAL GSM AWARD 2005, February 16: Geneva: The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) announced that Roshan, the leading Afghan telecommunications company, has won the 2005 Global GSM Association Award for Best Marketing Campaign. The tenth GSM Association (GSMA) Awards winners were announced on 16 February during a spectacular gala evening at the mobile industry’s leading annual event, the 3GSM World Congress 2005, in Cannes, France. Roshan beat international companies such as Motorola USA and Vodafone UK to win the coveted Best Marketing Campaign Award for its “Light and Hope” campaign, aimed at making mobile communications widely accessible to the Afghan people.
[AKFED]
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AGA KHAN TO HELP RESCUE FRENCH CHATEAU2005, February 13: One of France's most stunning chateaux, which houses the country's second most important art collection, is to be rescued from falling into disrepair thanks to a helping hand from its neighbour, the Aga Khan. According to Hubert Monzat, in charge of the development of Chantilly in the Aga Khan's office, the annual shortfall is between 500,000 euros (650,000 dollars) to 1.5 million euros (two million dollars) a year.
[AFP English] [AFP French] [FR2] [Telegraph]
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AGA KHAN'S LEGACY IS ARCHITECTURAL INSPIRATION2005, February 10: The winner of the 2005 Vincent Scully Prize, LISA ROCHON writes, has commissioned three new works to be built in Canada. To honour the presence of Ismailis (who number about 75,000 across Canada) and all Muslims who arrive daily to Canada from Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, the Aga Khan has commissioned three new works in architecture designed by extraordinary architects: the Ottawa Centre for the Aga Khan Development Network and the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, both designed by the sublime Japanese modernist Fumihiko Maki; and the Ismaili Centre, with its vast prayer hall to be designed by Charles Correa and constructed on the same site as the Toronto museum.
[Globe and Mail] [Canadian Architect] [ArchRecord]
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AGA KHAN RECIPIENT OF THE ORDER OF CANADA2005, February 8: OTTAWA - Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, today announced 74 new appointments to the Order of Canada. Recipients will be invited to accept their insignia at a ceremony to be held at a later date. His Highness the Aga Khan is appointed as Honorary Companion of the Order of Canada. The citation reads as follow: Personifying cherished Canadian values, His Highness the Aga Khan has devoted his life to protecting the environment and alleviating human suffering due to poverty. Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims since 1957, he has guided the spiritual growth of his followers, teaching compassion and tolerance by example. In 1967, he launched his foundation, the Aga Khan Development Network, with branches in countries around the world, including Canada. Recognizing our nation's caring spirit, he cites Canada as a role model for the world and has selected Ottawa as the home of a new global centre for pluralism. Recipients of the Order of Canada will be invited to accept their insignia at a special ceremony.
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THE CONFESSIONS OF THE AGA KHAN2005, February 03-9: "I, as imam of the Ismailis, have responsibility for and supreme authority over the community. This means taking the lead in the practice of the religion but also engaging in ongoing activities to improve the Ismailis' quality of life and to help "every Ismaili in the world who is in difficulties". Said the Aga Khan to Caroline Pigozzi in a candid interview published in Paris Match in French. The Interview was taken in India in 2004 during the AKAA ceremonies.
[English translation] [Scanned French] [Photos from Paris Match]
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IN CAIRO, A PARK BECOMES AN OASIS2005, February 06: 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. The $30 million project, which began about 10 years ago, has been undertaken by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, a Geneva-based organization focusing on the revitalization of cities in the Muslim world. The hope is that it will act as a catalyst for tourism and urban renewal in a neglected area more than 1,000 years old that boasts a rich concentration of Islamic architecture.
[New York Times]
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BUILDING ACCROS THE CULTURAL DIVIDE2005, January 29: Aga Khan, the prince of architecture, was honoured for his work in a eld that can 'improve the quality of life' and 'mirror the plurality of cultural traditions.' The Great Hall of the National Building Museum is a breathtaking space. The ceiling rises 15 storeys above the floor at its tallest point, and its interior Corinthian columns are among the tallest in the world. Bedecked with roses and candles, and buzzing with the conversation of a glittering and eclectic mix of people, this was the grand setting for a black tie gala last Tuesday to honour the Aga Khan for his contribution to architecture.
[Ottawa Citizen] [Summary Washington visit] [Video 5.47 min.] [26 January speech Audio 6.21 min] [Globe and Mail] [Testimony]Photos Gala 25 January 2005][Photo Seminar 26 January 2005] [Washington Post]
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AGA KHAN, JET SETTING ON HIGHER PLANE2005, January 26: For nearly 50 years, Prince Karim Aga Khan IV has striven to overcome the celebrity gloss of his life story. To 20 million Ismaili Muslims in Asia and Africa, the 68-year-old Aga Khan is the 49th hereditary imam, a spiritual leader who traces his lineage directly from the prophet Muhammad. But to readers of the popular media, he is the billionaire globe-trotting owner of 600 racehorses.
[Press Release] [Washington Post] [Pictures] [Washington Times 27 January] [25 January Gala Speech] [26 January Speech]
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AWARD GIVER GETS HIS DUE2005, January 22: Now the Aga Khan is receiving an award of his own. The National Building Museum is recognizing his efforts with this year's Vincent Scully Prize, named after the distinguished Yale University architectural history professor. The $25,000 prize will be awarded at a black-tie dinner Tuesday. According to the museum, the Aga Khan will donate his winnings to charity.
[Washington Times]
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AGA KHAN TO RECEIVE AMERICAN MUSEUM AWARD2005, January 11: The Smithsonian Institution's National Building Museum will present its annual Vincent Scully Prize to Aga Khan IV, the Ismaili Muslim leader. The Aga Khan is being cited his contributions promoting design excellence and improving the building environment in the Islamic world, it was announced Tuesday.
[UPI] [Press Release]
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FOCUS MOBILISES FOR TSUNAMI DISASTER RELIEF2005, January 10:: Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS), an agency affiliated with the Aga Khan Development Network, has mobilised staff, volunteers and resources to provide humanitarian aid in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.
[Press Release]
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AGA KHAN OFFERED HOSPITAL2005, January 10: Kampala - THE Government has offered to give the Aga Khan a Hospital that can be transformed into a medical teaching facility. President Yoweri Museveni recently directed Kirunda Kivenjina, the Minister in charge of the presidency, to identify three hospital sites that could be handed over to the Aga Khan for his consideration.
[ New Vision 7 January 2005] [Angola Press] [ New Vision 10 january 2005]
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AGA KHAN REVIVES CITY OF THE DEAD IN EGYPT2005, January 4:: 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.
[ Travel TV]
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