2010, December 21: Buganda seeks to emulate Aga Khan -
There is a lot Buganda Kingdom can learn from the successes
registered by the Aga Khan Foundation in the fight against
poverty within the Ismaili and other communities. This is the key
proposition made to the attendees of the Third Buganda
Conference. [Complete
article in The Independant]
2010, December 15 - Maputo, Mozambique, H.H. The Aga Khan
arrived in Maputo on a two-day visit during which he will
participate in the inauguration of the Polana Serena Hotel in
Maputo, together with His Excellency President Armando Guebuza
and Prince Amyn Aga Khan. [Polana
Serena Opening, updates here!]
Aga Khan Award
for Architecture - TODAY!: 2010, November 24 -
By CHURCHILL OTIENO in Doha, Qatar -The winners of the 2010 Aga
Khan Award of Architecture will be announced in Doha, Qatar, on
Wednesday. A grand jury has selected the winners from a shortlist
of 19 building projects out of 401 entrants from across the
globe, according to the organisers. The award, now in its
eleventh cycle since its launch 33 years ago, rewards buildings
that are environmentally friendly, recognises local culture and
espouses a historical context. The winners will be celebrated at
a ceremony to be held at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha,
presided over by the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al
Thani, Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, and the Aga Khan. Three African
buildings are in the running. They are a CBF Women’s Health
Centre set in a poor neighbourhood in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso;
a project that seeks to revitalise the heritage of Tunis,
Tunisia; and the rehabilitation of the Al-Qaraouiyine Mosque by
the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs in Morocco. Others
in the race are projects in Spain, Turkey, Indonesia, Bangladesh,
China, Iran, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Qatar, Albania, Lebanon,
and Saudi Arabia. The award is given every three years since 1977
and was started by the Aga Khan, the hereditary leader of
Ismailia Muslims. [Nation Media] [AKAA
in Doha - more coverage]
2010, November 18: H.H. The Aga Khan in London from today.
H.H. received Prince Charles at the Ismaili Centre in London this
afternoon to participate in the celebration of 25 years of the
Ismaili Centre.
2010, November 09: Paris, France - His Highness the Aga
Khan with his brother Prince Amyn Aga Khan at the Ministry of
Culture in Paris after they were decorated for their work in
culture. [More
speech and news on the recognition here] [And here also]
Image: 2010,
October 15: The Aga Khan, second from right, chats to former
governor-general Adrienne Clarkson at Koerner Hall in Toronto
Friday night at the Lafontainr Baldwin Lecture. Peter Simon,
president of the Royal Conservatory of Music is on Clarkson's
left, and John Ralston Saul is on the Aga Khan's right. Source:
RICHARD LAUTENS/TORONTO STAR
2010, October 29: Aga Khan, International Baccalaureate
sign deal to broaden access to quality education. [IB and AKDN
Memorendum signed]
2010, October 27:www2.macleans.ca - by John Geddes - If
the Aga Khan’s link to Canada began with a personal bond
and an urgent need, the connection has deepened. “What the
Canadian experience suggests to me is that identity itself can be
pluralistic,” he said in Toronto. [A holy man with an
eye for connections]
2010, October 15: Toronto - Canada. La Fontaine-Baldwin
Lectures: His Highness the Aga Khan Friday October 15, 2010 @
7:30 PM Koerner Hall RCM. The tenth annual LaFontaine-Baldwin
Lectures - The lecture will be streamed live. He will also attend
in Ottawa the first Board meeting of the Centre for Pluralism of
which he is the Chairman. [More]
2010, October 7 - Media Advisory: Governor General
Welcomes His Highness the Aga Khan at Rideau Hall. OTTAWA,
ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 7, 2010) - His Excellency the Right
Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will
welcome His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th Hereditary Imam of the
Shia Ismaili Muslims and Founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan
Development Network. His Highness is in Ottawa on the occasion of
the inaugural board meeting of the Global Centre for Pluralism.
His Excellency will welcome the Aga Khan in the Reception Room at
Rideau Hall on Thursday, October 7, 2010, at 7 p.m. There will be
a media opportunity upon arrival. Accredited media who wish to
cover the greetings must contact the Rideau Hall Press Office and
arrive at the Princess Anne Entrance by 6:50 p.m. [
More on H.H. The Aga Kan's visit to Canada October 2010]
2010, September 27 Monday: H.H. The Aga Khan to have
working lunch with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner at
1:00pm
FLASH!: 2010, September
25: As the Silk Road festival is launched in Aleppo, Prince
Rahim Aga Khan meets with Deputy Prime Minister for Economic
Affairs Abdullah al-Dardari Syria. Deputy Prime Minister for
Economic Affairs Abdullah al-Dardari on Friday reviewed with the
French President's General Secretary Claude Gueant the
development of economic relations between Syria and France and
means of boosting them. The two sides discussed all projects and
cooperation plans between Syria and France, particularly in the
field of infrastructure, energy, tourism and transport. In the
same context, al-Dardari met Prince Rahim Aga Khan and heads of
health, education, drinking water, tourism and culture
departments at the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). The two
sides discussed projects the AKDN intends to carry out in Syria,
reaching an agreement on developing cooperation between Syria and
the AKDN. [Prince
Rahim in Syria]
2010, September 20:Mali - H.H. The Aga Khan landed
this Monday afternoon in Bamako with Prince Hussain and Princess
Khaliya for the festivities of the 50 years of Mali independance.
(Bamako Urban Park first phase of 50 acres from a total
forecasted of 103 acres completion of the work by AKTC to
coincide with Mali Independance Jubilee Celebrations) 22
September 2010.
More here.
2010, September 4: Aga Khan's alledged Lawsuit -
CROSS-EXAMINATIONS confirm that the case is not authentic - All
documents including Statement of Claim, Defense, Motions,
Affidavit and Transcripts
of cross-examination are now available. Click here for
all documents pertaining to the Case
2010, August 23: Aga Khan Museum
- TORONTO. Michael Brand, the former J. Paul Getty Museum
director who stepped down at the Los Angeles institution earlier
this year, has been appointed to a consultancy post at the Aga
Khan Development Network. The position places Brand — an
expert in Asian art — in line to assume the directorship of
the Islamic art and culture museum when it opens in a Fumihiko
Maki-designed building in 2013. [More on Aga Khan
Museum]
2010, July 20: Prince Amyn Aga Khan, center, arrives at
the Kabul International Airport.. Afghanistan opened on Tuesday
an international conference on the future of Afghanistan where
representatives of 70 nations and organizations were endorsing a
plan for how Afghan security forces would eventually take charge,
but it's still unclear when the transition would actually
begin.(AP Photo/Massoud HOSSAINI, Pool)
SPEECH- July 20, 2010: Kabul. - Afghanistan opened a
landmark international conference in Kabul on July 20, aiming to
chart a future of peace and development and show supporters the
war-torn country is acting on past pledges.: "Afghanistan is
recognised as a regional land bridge, east to west, north to
south. However, few tangible projects as yet speak to the
realisation of this regional potential. The AKDN, in partnership
with the Governments of Afghanistan and Tajikistan and the
provincial governments of the Badakhshans of the two countries,
has taken a regional approach to health, education, tourism,
trade, energy and infrastructure, which has begun to yield
tangible improvements in the lives of the local communities.
Surely connecting Kabul to China through Tajikistan should open
new trade corridors and multiply social and economic fallout
benefits for the communities of those areas and thereby for the
country as a whole. said a Statement of H.H. The Aga Khan read by
His brother Prince Amyn Aga Khan [Statement
by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Kabul Conference on
Afghanistan]
July 19, 2010: Copyright Lawsuit Allegedly by Aga
Khan: Motions and replies have all been filed. After
reviewing all materials, the following article lists some of the
main reasons why there is complete doubt on the
authenticity of the Copyright Lawsuit. The article also links to
new documents such as additional Affidavits, and the expert
report on the handwritten lines of the second letter allegedly by
Aga Khan.
[Authenticity of
Copyright Lawsuit Allegedly by Aga Khan, Questioned!]
2010, July 8: Prince Amyn in Syria. Prime Minister
Mohammed Naji Otri on Thursday reviewed with prince Amin Aga Khan
cooperation relations between Syria and the Aga Khan Development
Network (AKDN) and spheres of bolstering them in cultural, social
and health fields. Talks also dealt with the projects carried out
by the AKDN in Syria in the construction's development,
restoration and rehabilitation of archeological building and
sites and financing the micro and medium-sized projects regarding
the agricultural, tourist and cultural industries.
June 21, 2010: Toronto - Copyright Lawsuit: The
Defendants filed a motion for an order granting summary
judgment dismissing the plaintiff's action. The Motion
introduces new evidence of forgery and says: "The activities
complained of are not infringing the rights of the Aga Khan, who
it appears from the forged signatures, has not authorized this
action." The motion will be argued 12-JUL-2010 to begin at 09:30,
and an affidavit of reply is due from the plaintiff 10 days
before this date. The coverage will be shortly updated with copy
of Motion, Affidavits and Exhibits from Court. [Expert says NOTARIZED
AFFIRMATION is a FAKE!] [Defendants Move for
Dismissal of the lawsuit] [Full Coverage of the
motion for dismissal] [View All
Comments on the Case] [New delay tactics]
[Exhibits]
[Affidavits.
Update: Because of the delays created by the Motion presented
under the name of the Plaintiff , the resolution of this case
will go to next year. Only cross-examination will happen in
August this year.
June 7, 2010: Islamabad: Due to its sustainable
initiatives to improve living conditions of more than 200
villages in Pakistan, the Aga Khan Planning and Building Service
Pakistan’s (AKPBS-P) Water and Sanitation Extension
Programme (WASEP) was recently awarded with the National Energy
Globe Award. [AKPBS
wins Energy Globe Award]
June 2, 2010: According to Property Week, the Aga Khan,
the hereditary leader of the largest group of Ismaili followers
of the Shia faith, is in talks with King's Cross Central is
finalising details for opening an Ismaili studies and cultural
affairs centre at one of its premises. [Section
on King's Cross news]
May 28, 2010 INTERVIEW: H.H. The Aga Khan spoke to The
Globe and Mail in a conversation that ranged from the prospects
for Afghanistan to his profound admiration of Canadian pluralism.
[Interview
Transcript]
May 26, 2010 : H.H.The Aga Khan and Prince Amyn Aga Khan
arrived in Ottawa for a 3 days visit. /CNW Telbec/ Friday, May
28, 2010, His Highness the Aga Khan will participate in the
Foundation Ceremony with several members of his family: Prince
Amyn, Prince Rahim, Prince Husayn, Princess Khaliya, to mark
the beginning of the development of the Ismaili Centre, the
first-ever Aga Khan Museum for Islamic Art and Culture, and their
Park, in Toronto's Don Mills area.
[Wynford Complex
Album] [Event Album]
[Full
Coverage]
May 23, 2010 : The shortlist of 19 nominees for the 2010
cycle of Aga Khan Award for Architecture was recently announced
by the Master Jury. The final Award recipients will be announced
at a ceremony to be held at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha,
Qatar in October 2010. The range from a textile factory in Turkey
to a school built on a bridge in China. [More]
October 15, 2010 : The 10th annual LaFontaine-Baldwin
Symposium - The landmark speaker in this year’s series of
lectures and master classes will be the Aga Khan, who will
deliver the LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture in October, presented by
the Institute for Canadian Citizenship. [ More]
April 29, 2010 : Copyright Lawsuit: Defences Glorifying
the Aga Khan filed in federal Court. In a surprisingly rapid
twist of events, both Mr Tajdin and Mr Jiwa have filed their
respective statements of Defense this 29th of April 2010. They
affirm to being devoted followers who will unconditionally abide
by the wishes of the Aga Khan, whom they glorify in their
defense. They also set out to establish that this lawsuit is not
actually filed by the Aga Khan. [More here].
Several exclusive documents have been received and this section
is updated every
other day. You can also follow the discussions
on this subject here!
April 27, 2010 : Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Canada
and the Ismaili community are bonded by shared values of
tolerance, compassion, community service and, especially devotion
to pluralism. His comments are contained in a special message to
the Arusha Ismaili reunion taking place in Toronto from July 30
to August 1 this year. [More]
2010, April 20: THE Serena Group has set up a second hotel
in the country, the Lake Victoria Serena Resort. The resort,
which is part of the Aga Khan economic empire, lies on an
expansive piece of land measuring 275 acres on the shores of Lake
Victoria. The land belonged to the Ranch on the Lake Hotel until
about four years ago when Serena Group bought it and built a new
hotel. The facility has so far cost $20m (about sh40b). Another
$30m (sh60b) is earmarked to complete the construction.
2010, April 4: Aga
Khan Helps Ravaged Syrian City Aleppo Regain Ancient Glory -
(Bloomberg) -- It’s hard to know which of history’s
episodes was worse for Aleppo, an ancient fortress city in
Syria’s north. Perhaps it was in the year 1400, when
Tamerlane, the invading Mongol-Turkic chieftain, piled thousands
of skulls at the town gates to persuade inhabitants to give up.
Or maybe the earthquake of 1136 that killed tens of thousands of
inhabitants, or the massacre of Muslims by more Mongol invaders
in 1260 or the 19th-century assaults by cholera and plague.
[More]
2010, March 18 - 19: Heritage
Photo: Media Conference, Nairobi March 2010: The Aga Khan in talk
with Nobel laureat Wangari Mathaai and Princess Kabakumba Labwoni
Masiko, Ugandan Minister of Information. at the KICC, Nairobi. "I
am pleased to tell you that The Aga Khan University is planning
to establish a new Graduate School of Media and Communications,
based in East Africa" anounced H.H. The Aga Khan at the Pan
Africa Media Conference. The first batch of about 100 exclusive
photos taken by the Heritage staff at the Pan Africa Media
Conference is now in the New Heritage. [Page 1]
[page
2] [page 3]
[Full news
coverage] 84 more photos from various sources. [Album 4]
[Album 5]
[Album 6]
[Album
7]
2010, March 17: President Mwai Kibaki hold talks with His
Highness The Aga Khan who called on him at his Harambee House
office, Nairobi. President Kibaki gave the assurance when he met
and held discussions with The Aga Khan who paid a courtesy call
at his Harambee House Office. The President said the Government
recognises and appreciates the substantial economic impact
created by diverse programmes implemented in various parts of the
country under the Aga Khan Development Network [More]
2010, March 16: H.H. The Aga Khan arrived in Nairobi for a
3 days visit this evening. He will attend the 50 years Jubilee
celebration of the Nation newspaper and the Pan Africa Media
Conference organised to coincide with this occasion.
2010, March 18-19:The Pan Africa media conference , in
Nairobi, will bring together prominent personalities in media,
business, governments, civil society, and academia across the
world. Some of the 40 eminent guests lined up to grace the event
include the Aga Khan, Nobel laureate Prof Wangari Maathai, former
South Africa’s president Thabo Mbeki, telecom investor Mo
Ibrahim, and former UN secretary general Kofi Annan. The
conference key theme is Reflections on the past, present, and
prospects for the future. Thursday 18th March 2010 - 8.30 am
– 9.45am - Opening Ceremony Programme - H.H. the Aga
Khan Keynote Address – “Media and the Africa
Promise” -Lessons learnt in the last 50 years for NMG
and modern journalism in Africa, and the voices that have been
locked out and need to be heard. [More]
2010, March 4-5: Photo of H.H.
The Aga Khan and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner By:
BERTRAND GUAY AFP. His Highness the Aga Khan to speak at March
4-5 conference in Paris. The Marketplace on Innovative Financial
Solutions for Development, organized by the Agence Française
deDéveloppement (AFD), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,
andthe World Bank, will be held March 4-5, 2010 in the Cité
des Sciences et del’Industrie in la Villette, Paris. The
goal of this international eventis to foster the creation of
newfinancial mechanisms to better address development challenges
at the global, regional, or local levels. The event, to beopened
by Christine Lagarde, French Minister of Economy, Industry, and
Employment, will bring together leading experts on these issues.
The speakers will include:Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Managing
Director,The World BankGroup), Jean-Michel Severino(Director
General, Agence Française de Développement), Geoffrey
Lamb (Managing Director, Public PolicyOperations, Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation), Philippe Douste Blazy (Under-Secretary-General
of the United Nations, Special Adviserto the Secretary General on
Innovative Financing for Development, Chair of the Board of
UNITAID), Rachel Kyte (Vice President, InternationalFinance
Corporation), Eckhard Deutscher (Development AssistanceCommittee
Chair, OECD), and His Highness the Aga Khan. [More]
2010, February 2-4: Paris, France - Prince
Karim Aga Khan attends the International 'Global Zero' Summit
Against Nuclear Weapons. 2010 PARIS SUMMIT - The Global Zero
Summit in Paris will bring together 200 international political,
military, business, and faith leaders for strategy talks on the
phased elimination of all nuclear weapons and for the launch of
the next phase of the global campaign to build public and
political support for this agenda. The Summit will take place at
the Le Grand InterContinental Hotel in Paris, beginning at 9:00
a.m. on Tuesday, February 2nd and concluding at 12:00 p.m. on
Thursday, February 4th. Photos and text to follow. [More
here]
2010, January 28 -
London, UK: "Results change minds, not rhetoric." His Highness
the Aga Khan's Statement at the London Conference on Afghanistan
today. International conference on Afghanistan begins in London
Foreign ministers of over 70 countries gathered at a conference
in London to discuss the current situation and future of
Afghanistan.[More]
2008, january 20:
The Aga Khan University Hospital plans to set up a heart and
cancer centre in Kenya by the end of the year. The centre, the
first of its kind in the region, will provide medical treatment
for heart ailments and cancers, the university’s president,
Mr Firoz Rasul, announced on Wednesday. This is only part of
their expansion agenda, which Mr Rasul said, is expected to cost
more than $700 million (Sh52.5 billion). Besides offering
treatment, Mr Rasul said the centre would also train specialists
in cardiac diseases and cancer. “This expansion will
directly impact on the services we offer the communities we serve
and contribute to the development of the East African
region,” he said. He was speaking during the sixth
graduation ceremony of the university hospital, located in
Parklands, Nairobi. Mr Rasul told the ceremony, which was
presided over by Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka, that the
project, will create 6,000 jobs for East Africans. During the
occasion, 82 graduands were awarded degrees and diplomas. Mr
Musyoka said that the government attached great importance to
education as evidenced by the large budgetary allocation over the
years. [Nation, KBC etc -
More on Kenya Graduation, More on Uganda Graduation]
NEW!2010, Janvier 07: Le
nouvel Economiste — N°1503 - Rendez-vous a l'Hotel
- Le Prince Karim Aga Khan.
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