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Speech: Message on the occasion of the Kusi Ideas Festival
I am confident that Africa will continue to be a leader, in drawing on its historical experience, in building resilient, pluralistic, economically-strong, and environmentally-sound communities, rooted in solid values and communal support structures that societies in the West and elsewhere will admir… Read more
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Speech: 2019 Global Pluralism Award Ceremony
The Award should serve as a reminder that we can all take steps, in both our personal and professional lives, to foster a more positive and productive response to the changing diversity in our world. A more inclusive, understanding approach to diversity is needed more than ever today. The Award offe… Read more
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Speech: 2019 Aga Khan Award for Architecture Ceremony
The theme of the Cycle, which culminates today is: “Architecture in Dialogue.” This theme, which emerged out of the deliberations of the Steering Committee and Master Jury, sees architecture as a robust interchange, one that can embrace a variety of diverse and even divergent perspectives. Read more
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Speech: Address Introducing Amina Mohammed, Global Pluralism’s 7th Annual Lecturer
In July last year, the Global Peace Index ranked Portugal amongst the five most peaceful nations in the world. And for good reason. At a time of rising intolerance, this country has established some of the most welcoming policies for migrants in Europe. As populations in many Western countries are a… Read more
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Writing: Preface to ‘Aga Khan Garden’
The garden has for many centuries served as a central element in Muslim culture. The Holy Qur’an portrays the garden as a central symbol of a spiritual ideal — a place where human creativity and Divine majesty are fused, where the ingenuity of humanity and the beauty of nature are productively conne… Read more
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Speech: Aga Khan Music Awards Ceremony
The musicians we recognise this weekend represent highly diverse forms of the Muslim musical heritage. Now I know that in some parts of the world, the words “Muslim” and “music” are not often linked together in the public mind. But they should be. The cultural heritage of Islam has long embraced mus… Read more
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Interview: Henri Weill Interview – ‘The Aga Khan: Prince and Spiritual Chief’
Are human beings at the centre of everything? Read more
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Entretien avec Mawlana Hazar Imam par La Cohorte (français)
Date: 2019-03-06 00:00:00 Location: Speaker: Source URL: View original on the Ismaili Source: Ismaili website Full Text Monseigneur, vous êtes un chef d’État, mais sans État. En fait, je suis l’imam d’une communauté internationale. Il n’y a pas d’État qui soit totalement ismaili. La communauté est située en Asie du Sud, en Asie centrale, au… Read more
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Speech: KfW Development Bank’s ‘Weiterdenken’ Event
We have also used an innovative programme of small, community-led infrastructure projects to encourage local people to take charge of their development. This Stabilisation Programme for Northern Afghanistan was the springboard for today’s conference and tonight’s dialogue. Over € 100 million has bee… Read more
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“Africa 2016” conference
Date: February 21, 2016 Location: Egypt Speaker: His Late Highness Aga Khan IV Source URL: View original on AKDN Source: AKDN website Full Text By His Late Highness Aga Khan IV,Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt·21 February 2016·7 min His Highness the Aga Khan Addresses the Africa 2016 Conference Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim Excellencies,Members of the Diplomatic Corps,Distinguished Leaders of Africa,Ladies and Gentlemen,… Read more