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Aga Khan Announces First Ismaili Centre in Central Asia August 2003
On 30th August, 2003, His Highness the Aga Khan launched a landmark cultural centre in Dushanbe, Tajikistan marking a milestone in the 1300 year history of the Ismaili Muslim community in Central Asia. The Ismaili Centre when completed will be comparable in scope and standing to existing major centres in London, Vancouver and Lisbon. More
Aga Khan Speaks at a Roundtable with Journalists in India September 2006
"Lack of knowledge about Islam and the Muslim world is a significant contributor to misunderstanding" said His Highness the Aga Khan during a visit to New Delhi, India in September 2006. More
June 2006
His Highness the Aga Khan, Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), delivered on 15 June 2006 the commencement address at the American University in Cairo, calling for a renewal of the tradition of intellectual exchange that characterised periods of progress in the Islamic world. More
Aga Khan Receives Tolerance Award from the Evangelical Academy of Tutzing
May 2006
His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims and founder of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) said, on 20 May 2006, that the revolutionary impact of globalisation and record levels of international migration require development of a new “cosmopolitan ethic” to support constructive pluralism and greater tolerance among different cultures and societies.
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Address by His Highness the Aga Khan to the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University May 2006
His Highness the Aga Khan delivering the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs’ Commencement Address, at the Riverside Church, New York, 15 May 2006. More
Aga Khan Speaks on Preventing the Failure of Democracy and Understanding the Muslim World May 2004
On 19th May, 2004, His Highness the Aga Khan delivered the Keynote Address at the 2004 Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. Across the river from the country’s capital, the Aga Khan spoke to over 200 future leaders from across the country in the presence of Canada’s Governor General, Adrienne Clarkson on this year’s theme of ‘Leadership and Diversity’ More
Awarded Honorary Doctorate by University of Évora for “Material and Spiritual Service to Humanity” March 2006
Modern societies must improve the rigour and relevance of their educational curricula, strengthen the institutions of civil society and build a strong ethical framework of tolerance and respect if they are to be stable and secure democracies, able to protect the interests of their citizens, said His Highness the Aga Khan at an international symposium at the University of Évora on February 12th entitled: “Cosmopolitan Society, Human Safety and Rights in Plural and Peaceful Societies.”
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Celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of The Institute of Ismaili Studies
October 2003
On 19th October, 2003, His Highness the Aga Khan was in London to attend events marking the 25th anniversary of the establishment of The Institute of Ismaili Studies. As part of those events, he delivered the opening address at a conference exploring the interfaces between the Qur’an and the Arts, as well as an address to students, alumni, staff, faculty and friends of the IIS at an afternoon graduation ceremony. More
Aga Khan Announces First Ismaili Centre in the Middle East
December 2003
On 13th December, 2003, His Highness the Aga Khan announced the first Ismaili Centre to be built in the Middle East at a Foundation Laying Ceremony for the new centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. More
White House Conference on Culture and Diplomacy November 2000
On 28th November, 2000, President Clinton, Mrs. Clinton, and then US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright convened the first White House Conference on Culture and Diplomacy. His Highness the Aga Khan was among distinguished panellists invited to advise President Clinton and Secretary Albright on the role of culture in foreign policy. The panel also included Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, Italian Minister of Culture Giovanna Melandri, world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, former American Poet Laureate Rita Dove and Joan Spero, President of the Doris Duke Foundation. More
Conference on Culture and Development on the Occasion of the 6th Anniversary of the Prince Claus Fund
September 2002
On 9th September, 2002, His Highness the Aga Khan delivered the keynote speech at the conclusion of a conference on Culture and Development held to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the founding of the Prince Claus Fund in Amsterdam. In attendance were some 1800 people including Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. More
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