[Google translation]: [Kenzo Tange] founded the “Tange Laboratory”, in which he will advise young architects whose Sachio Otani, Takashi Asada, Taneo Oki, Kisho Kurokawa, Arata Isozaki and Fumihiko Maki. The last two are well known to me. Arata Isozaki was the architect chosen by the University of C… Read more

Let me reflect for a moment on the matter of ethics and the importance of ethical commitments not only in government but throughout society. Competent civil society is a major contributor to development particularly where democracies are less well established, or where governmental efforts are inade… Read more

Date: 2008-04-23 00:00:00 Location: Speaker: Source URL: https://the.ismaili/gb/en/speech/dner-officiel-lors-de-la-visite-du-jubile-dor-au-mali Source: Ismaili website Full Text Excellence Monsieur le Président de la République, Excellence Monsieur le Président de l’Assemblée Nationale, Monsieur le Premier Ministre, Messieurs les Ministres, Excellences Messieurs les Ambassadeurs, Mesdames et Messieurs, Permettez-moi tout d’abord de remercier le Président, le gouvernement et la population du Mali… Read more

[T]he great problem of humankind in a global age will be to balance and reconcile the two impulses … the quest for distinctive identity and the search for global coherence. What this challenge will ultimately require of us, is a deep sense of personal and intellectual humility, an understanding that… Read more

Date: October 17, 2007 Location: France Speaker: Source URL: https://the.akdn/en/resources-media/resources/speeches/musée-musées-round-table-louvre-museum Source: AKDN website Full Text By His Late Highness Aga Khan IV,Paris, France·17 October 2007·7 min Mr PresidentLadies and Gentlemen Shortly after the announcement of our museum in Toronto, the aim of which is to present Islamic art in all its beauty and diversity, I had… Read more

[A new] World Bank study confirms a central tenet of our Academies planning, our confidence in the value of a residential campus. We believe that students draw valuable life lessons not only from learning together but also from living together — especially if the mix of students is broadly diversifi… Read more

This exhibition is designed to give us a glimpse into the future. What we see here today is the nucleus of the Islamic art collections of the future Aga Khan Museum in Toronto. This museum, which is being designed by the renowned Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki, is conceived as a primarily educatio… Read more

In a world where quality of life is increasingly measured in material terms there is risk that the essential value system of Islam will be eroded, or even threatened with disappearance. Political situations with a theological overlay are also causing disaffection or antagonism between communities of… Read more

If we judge from Islamic history, there is much to encourage us. For century after century, the Arabs, the Persians, the Turks and many other Islamic societies achieved powerful leadership roles in the world — not only politically and economically but also intellectually. Some ill-informed historian… Read more