Date: February 04, 2016 Location: Syria 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,London, UK·4 February 2016·2 min Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim Co-hosts of the Conference on Supporting Syria and the Region,Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen, I thank the co-hosts for organising this much… Read more

For a very long time, as you know, the term most often used in describing the search for human understanding was the word “tolerance.” In fact, it was one of the words that was used in 1955 text to describe one of the objectives of this Jodidi Lecture. In recent years our vocabulary in discussing… Read more

[I]t was not until a century later that the Institut [de France] made it a priority to revitalise the Domaine. And I was invited to become a part of the response. The Institut and I quickly agreed that a short-range burst of attention was not the answer. We needed a long-term plan. And we also… Read more

But what can we say then, about why democratic systems often fall short in their efforts to improve the quality of their constituents’ lives? Let me suggest four elements that could help strengthen democracy’s effectiveness in meeting this central challenge. They are: improved constitutional underst… Read more

Through revitalisation of the sort we celebrate today, we hope to preserve an extraordinary panorama of Islamic history, from the Fatimid Caliphs to the present. At a time when fractures in the unity of the Ummah are so highly visible, I see such projects as particularly hopeful. They are important … Read more

Through the centuries, millions of people have made their way here. They have come to see these architectural achievements, the oldest and largest Indo-Islamic architectural complex. They have come to admire the decorative genius that we have around us and to think about its continuing influence in … Read more

As we expand our work in Kenya, one of our highest priorities is to achieve international standards of healthcare especially for non-communicable diseases, such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes. Another special focus will be neuro-science, where the promises of stem cell technology must be brou… Read more

Date: 2014-06-11 00:00:00 Location: Speaker: Source URL: View original on the Ismaili Source: Ismaili website Full Text President of the Republic of Portugal President of the Parliament Secretary-General of the Council of Europe Government Ministers and Members of Parliament President of the Portuguese Parliament’s Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Chair… Read more

[The Aga Khan Development Network’s] experience has been considerable. But what have we learned from it? Let me share a quick overview. Read more

[T]he key to human cooperation and concord has not depended on advances in the technologies of communication, but rather on how human beings go about using — or abusing — their technological tools. Read more