Speeches and Interviews of Aga Khan IV

A fundamental lesson, which reinforced our experience in other countries, is that public-private partnerships can be effective mechanisms for enhancing the value of underused,…

The issues we have been attempting to address through the process of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture are not exclusive to the Muslim…

I would like to focus today on what I believe are three essential pre-conditions for the successful transition of the poorest areas of the…

Date: 2004-06-18 00:00:00 Location: Speaker: Source URL: https://the.ismaili/gb/en/speech/convocation-university-torontos-ontario-institute-studies-education Source: Ismaili website Full Text Members of the Governing Council, Faculty, Students and Parents, Fellow Graduates,…

In the long history of the Ismaili Imamat’s engagement with education, covering well over a 1000 years and numerous countries past and present, few…

The Ismaili Centre being designed for a Muslim Community must reflect, even if only discreetly, an Islamic mood whilst being sympathetic to the character…

[AKU] must continue to expand its programmes of research. The true sign of maturity and excellence in a university is its ability to contribute…

[It] is not a simple matter for any human society with a concern and appreciation of its history to relate its heritage to its…

Date: August 30, 2003 Location: Tajikistan Speaker: His Late Highness Aga Khan IV Source URL: https://the.akdn/en/resources-media/resources/speeches/dushanbe-fresh-water-forum-his-highness-the-aga-khan Source: AKDN website Full Text By His Late…

[I]t is not at all clear that the quality of life has a direct, one-to-one relationship with the level of production or even the…

In the troubled times in which we live, it is important to remember, and honour, a vision of a pluralistic society. Tolerance, openness and…