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Address at the launch of the Sorbonne’s New Series on Islam
His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims, today expressed the hope that more initiatives such as well-researched publications, exhibitions and scholarly exchanges by academic and cultural institutions in the West, “could help deepen public understanding of Islam and … Read more
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Speech: Address to the World Bank InfoDev Conference
Several sessions have considered the gaps within and between developed and developing countries, and how they may be exacerbated because not all countries and cultures are presently positioned to reap the benefits of new technology. The importance of access was the subject of an entire session this … Read more
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Interview: Pranay Gupte Interview
In the long run, the question is what is the context in which human society will function and the Islamic community will function? And I think the whole notion of relevance is a massively important issue. It’s going across all faiths. Not just the Islamic faith. Not just the Islamic interpretation. … Read more
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Speech: Acceptance Address – Granada de Oro
Granada is truly exceptional; its history is steeped in influences from several major world cultures, each of which is richly represented in the city’s splendid assemblage of historic buildings and public spaces. As someone with a life-long interest in architecture, it is thrilling to move through t… Read more
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Speech: Centro Ismaili, Lisbon, Opening Ceremony
Although my faith and office place upon me a distinctive perspective and role, I am most certainly not alone in my concern about the pace and direction of change at this moment in history. In recognition of the critical problems of human welfare confronting today’s world, and the role faiths can pla… Read more
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Speech: Hadrian Award Ceremony – Presentation to Dr. Phyllis Lambert
Dr. Lambert’s contributions extend beyond her work as a patron, builder, and leader of a unique institution. Her accomplishments as a practitioner are remarkable for their breadth and their quality. She has distinguished herself as an architect, an urban designer, and a conservator. Of her many enga… Read more
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Interview: BBC Radio Interview
I don’t think of myself as a person with a nationality. I was brought up since my youngest age as a Muslim. My university studies were in Islamic studies. So that is — if I have any sense of identification — that would be it. Read more
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Speech: Centro Ismaili Lisbon Foundation Stone Ceremony
Although Ismailis have lived in the West since the late 1950s, only two other Ismaili centres of this importance and magnitude have been built in the Occident to reach these goals. Through lectures, presentations, conferences, recitals, and exhibits of art and architecture, alone or joined by other … Read more
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Speech: Commonwealth Press Union Conference Keynote Address – ‘The Spirit of Creative Encounter’
[T]he spirit of Creative Encounter [between cultures] will never become a dominant force in our world without the strong and effective leadership of the information media. How can the press best contribute to a spirit of Creative Encounter — here in Africa and around the world? One simple requiremen… Read more
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Speech: Brown University Commencement Ceremony
From the seventh century to the thirteenth century, the Muslim civilisations dominated world culture, accepting, adopting, using and preserving all preceding study of mathematics, philosophy, medicine and astronomy, among other areas of learning. The Islamic field of thought and knowledge included a… Read more