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The Fatimid period was in a sense the ‘golden age’ of Ismaılism, when the Ismaılı imam ruled over a vast empire and Ismaılı thought and literature attained their apogee. It was during the Fatimid period that the Ismaılı da’ıs, who were at the same time the scholars and authors of their community, produced what were to become the classic texts of Ismaılı literature dealing with a multitude of exoteric and esoteric subjects. Ismaılı law,which had not existed during the pre-Fatimid secret phase of Ismaılısm,was also codified during the early Fatimid period. It was indeed during the Fatimid period that Ismaılıs made their important contributions to Islamic theology and philosophy in general and to Shı’ı thought in particular.Modern recovery of their literature clearly attests to the richness and diversity of the literary and intellectual traditions of the Ismaılıs of the Fatimid times.
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Apr 30, 2008
FOCUS News Update-Spring 2008
- Responding to winter crisis in Tajikistan
- Community based disaster risk management training in Gilgit
- First consultative meeting on risk reduction in Gujarat’s schools
- Assessing food insecurity in Shikai, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
- Hosting training at the Centre of Competence for Disaster Reduction in Dushanbe
- Facilitating a relief assessment in Nairobi
- Providing relief in Chitral
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Maputo Jamatkhana evokes a long history of Ismailis in Mozambique
At the heart of the port city of Maputo, capital of Mozambique, stands a building that testifies to the long history of the Ismaili Muslim community in the region. The Maputo Jamatkhana is located a short distance from the heart of the old city’s baixa (commercial area). Flanked by two intricately carved glass-wall minarets, the concrete structure is easily identified by the words Edificio Sua Alteza Aga Khan (The Building of His Highness the Aga Khan) that adorn the central clock tower.
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A Profile of the Azito Energie Project in West Africa:
A Profile of the Azito Energie Project in West Africa:
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West Africa visit -29 April 08
Mawlana Hazar Imam spends a moment with AKDN staff and volunteers from the Jamat of Burkina Faso, prior to departing the country. Photo: Arnhel de Serra
Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Burkina Faso on Saturday, 26 April to a full ceremonial welcome, including a guard of honour and renditions of the Nashid al-Imamah and the Burkina Faso National Anthem. Mawlana Hazar Imam, Prince Rahim, Prince Hussain and Princess Khaliya were greeted at Ouagadougou airport by Prime Minister Tertius Zongo, senior government ministers and representatives of the Aga Khan Development Network.
During his visit, Mawlana Hazar Imam and Prince Rahim had meetings with President Blaise Compaoré and government ministers to review the work of the Aga Khan Development Network in Burkina Faso.
Mawlana Hazar Imam also opened a seminar in Ouagadougou held to celebrate national recipients of the Aga Khan Award of Architecture. Prince Hussain and Princess Khalya also participated at the seminar, which was organised by the Burkinabé Ministry of Culture and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.
On Sunday, 27 April, Mawlana Hazar Imam and Prince Rahim travelled to visit the Sosuco sugar plant in Banfora, which is owned by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development.
Further details, including press releases, Mawlana Hazar Imam’s speeches and photographs are available on the AKDN website. Additional information will continue to be posted at http://www.theismaili.org/.
Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Burkina Faso on Saturday, 26 April to a full ceremonial welcome, including a guard of honour and renditions of the Nashid al-Imamah and the Burkina Faso National Anthem. Mawlana Hazar Imam, Prince Rahim, Prince Hussain and Princess Khaliya were greeted at Ouagadougou airport by Prime Minister Tertius Zongo, senior government ministers and representatives of the Aga Khan Development Network.
During his visit, Mawlana Hazar Imam and Prince Rahim had meetings with President Blaise Compaoré and government ministers to review the work of the Aga Khan Development Network in Burkina Faso.
Mawlana Hazar Imam also opened a seminar in Ouagadougou held to celebrate national recipients of the Aga Khan Award of Architecture. Prince Hussain and Princess Khalya also participated at the seminar, which was organised by the Burkinabé Ministry of Culture and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.
On Sunday, 27 April, Mawlana Hazar Imam and Prince Rahim travelled to visit the Sosuco sugar plant in Banfora, which is owned by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development.
Further details, including press releases, Mawlana Hazar Imam’s speeches and photographs are available on the AKDN website. Additional information will continue to be posted at http://www.theismaili.org/.
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Apr 29, 2008
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Saturday, 26 April 2008
Mawlana Hazar Imam bids farewell to AKDN staff in Mali, upon his departure from Bamako airport. Photo: Gary Otte
Mawlana Hazar Imam continues his Golden Jubilee visit to West Africa as he departs Mali for Burkina Faso today.
While in Mali, Mawlana Hazar Imam was awarded the Grand Cross of the National Order of Mali — the country's highest honour — by Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré at a state dinner held in Hazar Imam’s honour on Wednesday, 23 April.
The next morning, Mawlana Hazar Imam, accompanied by Prince Rahim, Prince Hussain and Princess Khaliya, visited Mopti, where he was welcomed by President Touré. Later in the afternoon, Mawlana Hazar Imam travelled to Timbuktu, before returning to Bamako in the evening. In Mopti, the two leaders officiated over the inauguration of the Komoguel I Mosque (also known as the Great Mosque of Mopti) which had been restored by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. President Touré paid great tribute to Mawlana Hazar Imam and thanked him on behalf of the people of Mali.
In Timbuktu, Mawlana Hazar Imam was awarded an honorary degree Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Sankoré as well as an Honorary Citizenship to the Community of Timbuktu by the Imam of the Djingarey Ber Mosque and other local leaders. The Aga Khan Trust for Culture has plans to restore the mosque.
On Friday, 25 April, Mawlana Hazar Imam and Prince Rahim met with several government ministers during the course of the morning. In the afternoon, President Touré again accompanied Mawlana Hazar Imam to the inauguration ceremony for the Bamako Park — an initiative described by Mawlana Hazar Imam as totally unique and essential. President Touré described the project as one that would not only benefit the people of Bamako, but all of Mali.
In the evening, Mawlana Hazar Imam hosted a Diplomatic Reception for members of the diplomatic corps, international organisations and senior government officials in Mali.
Today, Mawlana Hazar Imam was accompanied by President Touré as he prepared to depart Mali. The ceremonial farewell included a full military guard of honour, renditions of the Malian National Anthem and the Nashid al-Imamah, and a farewell from the Prime Minister and numerous government ministers.
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Apr 28, 2008
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan
Discours de Son Altesse l'Aga Khan
Discours de Son Altesse l’Aga Khan
au dîner officiel offert par le Président
de la République du Burkina Faso
Le 26 avril 2008
Monsieur le Président de la République,
Monsieur le Premier Ministre,
Messieurs les Ministres,
Excellences,
Mesdames et Messieurs,
Tout d’abord, permettez-moi, Monsieur le Président, de vous remercier, ainsi que le gouvernement et la population du Burkina Faso pour l’accueil chaleureux et la généreuse hospitalité qui m’ont été réservés.
Merci également, Monsieur le Président, pour vos aimables paroles.
Les liens formels de l’Imamat avec l’Afrique de l’Ouest remontent aux années 1960 lorsque, tout jeune imam, j’ai eu l’occasion de visiter plusieurs pays de la région. A l’époque, ce pays s’appelait la Haute Volta.
Mais nos liens informels remontent à bien plus longtemps puisque les historiens parlent en effet d’échanges au 12ème siècle entre les érudits de l’Université de Sankoré à Tombouctou et ceux d’al-Azhar, l’institut universitaire fondé au Caire au début du 10ème siècle par mon ancêtre, l’imam-calife fatimide al-Muizz.
Donc Monsieur le Président, nos rapports sont très très anciens.
Et je suis heureux aujourd’hui de pouvoir vous remercier de nous avoir donné l’opportunité de contribuer au développement du Burkina Faso, de partager avec vous les espoirs du peuple burkinabé et de construire ensemble de nouvelles institutions, créer des nouvelles opportunités et chercher à élargir un espoir pour tous les citoyens du Burkina pour un avenir heureux et de bonne santé et de qualité.
J’aimerais profiter de cette occasion aussi pour louer le rôle fondamental que le Président Campaoré, en sage avisé, joue pour restaurer et maintenir la stabilité dans la sous région.
Les accords de Ouagadougou et ses efforts de médiation témoignent de son engagement envers les valeurs fondamentales de dialogue et de paix. Valeurs que nous partageons.
Je me réjouis de pouvoir continuer à travailler avec le gouvernement et le peuple du Burkina Faso pour qu’ensemble, nous puissions relever les défis du futur.
Merci.
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan -26 April 08
Discours de Son Altesse l'Aga Khan
Discours de Son Altesse l’Aga Khan à l’ouverture
du séminaire et de l’exposition de l’AKAA
sur les projets primés au Burkina Faso et en Afrique de l’Ouest.
Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
Le 26 avril 2008
Bismillah-hir-Rahman-ir-Rahim
Messieurs les Ministres,
Excellences Messieurs les Ambassadeurs et Représentants des Organisations Internationales,
Mesdames et Messieurs,
As-Salaam-o-Alaikum
Je suis profondément heureux que cette exposition puisse se tenir au Burkina Faso, parce que les projets burkinabés qui ont reçu le Prix Aga Khan d’Architecture, chacun individuellement et tous les trois ensemble, sont d’une importance capitale.
L’architecture est le seul art qui a un impact sur la qualité de vie des peuples et c’est la raison pour laquelle ce prix a été créé. L’un de ses objectifs est en effet d’avoir un impact positif non seulement sur la qualité de la profession elle-même, mais aussi sur la qualité de vie des communautés musulmanes auxquelles on a souhaité s’adresser.
Lorsque j’ai établi le Prix en 1977, et à de nombreuses reprises par la suite, un grand débat s’est déroulé au sein des organes du Prix, qu’il s’agisse du Jury ou des « Steering Committees », pour savoir si ce Prix pouvait être attribué à des projets de grande importance auxquels des architectes professionnels n’avaient jamais participé.
Il avait été constaté que la plus grande partie des populations musulmanes de notre planète vivaient dans des zones rurales et que la majorité de leur habitat était construit par les familles elles-mêmes ou par des bâtisseurs qui n’avaient reçu pour toute éducation que le passage d’un savoir-faire d’une génération à l’autre.
A la suite de ce constat, le « Steering Committee » et les jurys ont porté une attention toute particulière à l’habitat rural et à la question fondamentale de savoir comment sécuriser et améliorer cet habitat.
Pourquoi, j’utilise le mot « sécuriser» c’est parce que, par exemple, la majorité des musulmans de notre monde d’aujourd’hui vit dans la zone sismique la plus dangereuse de notre terre.
Je suis heureux que malgré les grandes difficultés à identifier des projets qui pouvaient être considérés comme étant exceptionnels et donc exemplaires dans un environnement rural, entre 1977 et 2008, le Prix ait néanmoins réussi à identifier et à primer des projets forts importants pour les populations rurales.
Trop souvent, je crois qu’on oublie qu’entre 70 et 80% de la population musulmane de ce monde vit dans des zones rurales.
Ces projets ont été très différents les uns des autres et les 3 lauréats du Burkina sont caractérisés par l’inspiration, l’imagination et l’engagement personnel d’architectes qui ont fait tout ce qui était nécessaire pour créer des projets simples, facilement constructibles en zone rurale tout en utilisant des matériaux locaux donc faciles à reproduire dans des contextes similaires.
Le Projet du Marché Central de Koudougou a reçu le soutien de la « Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation »
Je suis extrêmement heureux de constater que, ces dernières années, d’autres organisations internationales offrant de l’aide au développement dans les zones rurales du monde musulman, s’appliquent, comme l’a fait cette organisation helvétique, à aller au-delà du simple fait de soutenir économiquement un projet significatif. Elles veillent en effet à ce que ces projets soient particulièrement adaptés aux cultures du monde islamique au point qu’au cours des cycles plus récents du Prix, nombre de ces projets ont été retenus comme des réalisations exceptionnelles méritant une reconnaissance à travers l’attribution du Prix Aga Khan.
Cette sensibilité culturelle est un facteur particulièrement important pour que l’insertion de ces projets modernes puisse se faire au mieux dans des environnements traditionnels en y apportant de nouvelles techniques, de nouvelles architectures et même de nouveaux symboles, sans s’engager pour autant dans une direction qui ferait que les communautés locales rejetteraient ces initiatives comme étant incompatibles avec leur histoire et leur culture. Je tiens donc à féliciter tout particulièrement la « Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation ».
L’amélioration de l’habitat rural est évidemment un objectif important dans le processus de développement, d’abord pour améliorer la qualité de vie des populations rurales qui sont souvent les populations les plus pauvres de ces pays. Mais il s’agit également de faire passer le message que premièrement, ces populations ne sont pas oubliées de ceux qui soutiennent le développement national dans leur pays et que deuxièmement, elles ne doivent pas obligatoirement s’urbaniser pour se construire un avenir stable et prometteur, à moyen et à long terme.
Le Prix Aga Khan d’Architecture a en effet pour objectif d’étudier, d’analyser et de comprendre les dynamiques du changement physique dans les sociétés où vivent les musulmans. Il aspire à influer sur ces sociétés pour que les générations futures puissent créer, bâtir et vivre dans des environnements meilleurs tout en préservant une continuité culturelle dans leur environnement physique.
Le Burkina Faso a une longue histoire commune avec le Prix Aga Khan d’Architecture qui avait primé, en 1992, l’Institut Panafricain de Développement à Ouagadougou, en 2004, l’école primaire de Gando, et plus récemment, en 2007, le Marché Central de Koudougou.
Tous ces projets ont en commun une utilisation intelligente et innovatrice de technologies appropriées utilisant la terre comme matériau de construction. Il est essentiel de préserver tant ce savoir que l’utilisation de ce matériau traditionnel. Et c’est pourquoi je suis heureux de constater que ces technologies et ces traditions connaissent depuis vingt ans un renouveau dans ce pays et que les maîtres maçons, les architectes et les briquetiers du Burkina Faso exportent désormais leur savoir-faire à travers l’Afrique.
J’aimerais féliciter à nouveau les architectes, les autorités municipales, ainsi que les agences nationales et internationales impliqués dans ces projets qui sont présents ici aujourd’hui, pour leurs réalisations et pour la valeur exemplaire des solutions architecturales adéquates et adaptées qu’ils ont mises en œuvre et qui ont contribué à l’amélioration de la qualité de vie des populations du Burkina Faso.
Je félicite tous ceux au Burkina Faso qui ont contribué à ces 3 victoires successives.
Bravo !
Merci.
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Muslim Spiritual Leader Helps International Baccalaureate Celebrate 40th Anniversary
Trevor Williams - ReporterAtlanta - 04.24.08
Prince Karim Aga Khan, a billionaire philanthropist and spiritual leader of some 20 million Muslims worldwide, stressed the importance of education in the age of globalization in Atlanta as he helped the International Baccalaureate celebrate its 40th anniversary.
The International Baccalaureate, or IB, has programs for students aged 3-19 at 2,300 participating schools in 126 countries, said Monique Seefried, chair of the IB Board of Governors.
Ms. Seefried, along with IB Director General Jeff Beard, hosted a delegation of educators from around the world April 15-18. The trip featured visits to local schools and culminated in the annual Peterson Lecture, which this year was delivered by the Aga Khan at North Atlanta High School.
Revered as a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad and the imam of the minority Shi’a sect of Ismaili Muslims, the Aga Khan heads the Aga Khan Development Network, which employs nine interrelated agencies to alleviate poverty in underprivileged countries.
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Prince Karim Aga Khan, a billionaire philanthropist and spiritual leader of some 20 million Muslims worldwide, stressed the importance of education in the age of globalization in Atlanta as he helped the International Baccalaureate celebrate its 40th anniversary.
The International Baccalaureate, or IB, has programs for students aged 3-19 at 2,300 participating schools in 126 countries, said Monique Seefried, chair of the IB Board of Governors.
Ms. Seefried, along with IB Director General Jeff Beard, hosted a delegation of educators from around the world April 15-18. The trip featured visits to local schools and culminated in the annual Peterson Lecture, which this year was delivered by the Aga Khan at North Atlanta High School.
Revered as a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad and the imam of the minority Shi’a sect of Ismaili Muslims, the Aga Khan heads the Aga Khan Development Network, which employs nine interrelated agencies to alleviate poverty in underprivileged countries.
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Prince Amyn inaugurates the Ismaili Economic Forum
Prince Amyn Aga Khan addresses the delegates at the opening of the Ismaili Economic Forum in Dubai. Photo: Ally Production Fze
Dubai, 27 April 2008 — The Ismaili Economic Forum (IEF), a Golden Jubilee International Programme, was opened by Prince Amyn yesterday, amidst an unprecedented international gathering of Ismaili economic and business leaders.
Approximately 270 delegates, representing the Jamats of some 25 countries, are participating in the three-day conference being held at the Ismaili Centre Dubai.
Focusing on the theme of Strategic Business Alliances, the conference seeks to encourage Ismaili entrepreneurs to come together to form partnerships and alliances, thereby collaborating on economic opportunities and addressing common challenges. The IEF further promotes social responsibility as going hand-in-hand with economic progress, a philosophy espoused by AKDN agencies such as the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development and the Aga Khan Agency for Microfinance.
Prince Amyn speaks with IEF delegates at the Ismaili Centre Dubai. Photo: Ally Production Fze
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Apr 27, 2008
ISMAILI ANTHEM
Noor-i-Rasoolillah se
Banai ho Aga Khan,
Mowlana Shah Karim,
Tum ho Sahebe-zaman.
Mushkil-kusha ke pyare,
Jannat-I-Khatoon ke tare,
Hasan Hussain-ke saare,
Noor-se ho khaandaan.
Panj-tan ke ho sartaaj,
Qaayam hai tera raaj ;
Joog joog jivo,
Tum-ji shaan.
Muridon hai sab tere Gulam;
Sar jooka kar karte hai salaam.
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Gala strengthens partnership between Ismaili Community and Quebec
Nasrullah Jinnah, President of the Ismaili Council for Quebec & Maritimes, welcomes guests during the reception. Photo: Almin Surani
Fifteen years ago, amidst civil war in Afghanistan and dislocation in Pakistan, the story of Afghan settlement in Canada began to unfold. Learning of the plight of their brothers and sisters, the Canadian Ismaili community reached out to assist Afghan Ismailis to migrate to Canada — a country that had welcomed its first Ismaili immigrants in the 1970s when they were faced with political upheaval and had been uprooted from their homes.
In 1992, the Province of Quebec had a smaller Ismaili population than many other Canadian provinces, and little was known in Canada about Afghan history and culture. However, Quebec had a strong reputation of support for immigration and refugee settlement.
Driven by an ethic of care and responsibility towards the disenfranchised, the Ismaili Council for Canada initiated its first protocol agreement with the Quebec government in September 1992. Under this agreement, the Council sponsored 350 Afghan refugees to come to Quebec over a one year periodFull Article @ www.theismaili.org
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Jogeshwari Scouts Band ,Mumbai India
Jogeshwari Scouts ismaili Band Claim First Position for Best Ismaili Band Troop In India
Welcoming President of India at Volunteer Day Function.
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Welcoming President of India at Volunteer Day Function.
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Apr 26, 2008
New IIS Publication on Philosophy in PersiaApril 2008
An Anthology of Philosophy in Persia, Vol. 1: From Zoroaster to ‘Umar Khayyam presents a millennial tradition of philosophy in Persia. Edited by S. H. Nasr and M. Aminrazavi, the first volume begins with the period from Zoroaster and ends with ‘Umar Khayyam who died in the early twelfth century CE.
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Historic Cities Programme continues its Canadian tour in Toronto
From the Official Ismailimuslim community Website
Aleem Kanji moderates the panel discussion on “Culture as an Asset in Development” with panelists (left-to-right) Mr Bob Onyschuk, Mr David Amborski, and Mr Arun Pradhan. Photo: Aziz Dhamani
Following its successful Canadian launch at Montreal's McCord Museum, the Historic Cities Programme Exhibition arrived at Metro Hall in Toronto on 16 April 2008. The exhibition was the subject of a panel discussion on Culture as an Asset in Development.
The panelists were Mr Bob Onyschuk, a senior partner with the law firm Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, Mr David Amborski, Professor and Director at Ryerson University’s School of Urban and Regional Planning, and Mr Arun Pradhan, President of Papadopoulos and Pradhan Architects Inc. The lively panel discussion, which was moderated by Aleem Kanji, provided local and global perspectives, as well as an analysis of best practices in urban revitalisation and restoration techniques.
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Aleem Kanji moderates the panel discussion on “Culture as an Asset in Development” with panelists (left-to-right) Mr Bob Onyschuk, Mr David Amborski, and Mr Arun Pradhan. Photo: Aziz Dhamani
Following its successful Canadian launch at Montreal's McCord Museum, the Historic Cities Programme Exhibition arrived at Metro Hall in Toronto on 16 April 2008. The exhibition was the subject of a panel discussion on Culture as an Asset in Development.
The panelists were Mr Bob Onyschuk, a senior partner with the law firm Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, Mr David Amborski, Professor and Director at Ryerson University’s School of Urban and Regional Planning, and Mr Arun Pradhan, President of Papadopoulos and Pradhan Architects Inc. The lively panel discussion, which was moderated by Aleem Kanji, provided local and global perspectives, as well as an analysis of best practices in urban revitalisation and restoration techniques.
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Apr 24, 2008
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Thursday, 24 April 2008
Mawlana Hazar Imam, Prince Rahim, Prince Hussain and Princess Khaliya are received at Bamako airport by the President of Mali, Amadou Toumani Touré. Photo: Gary Otte
Yesterday, Mawlana Hazar Imam began his Golden Jubilee visit to West Africa in Bamako, Mali, accompanied by Prince Rahim, Prince Hussain and Princess Khaliya.
In a full ceremonial welcome, which included a guard of honour and a rendering of the Nashid al-Imamah and the Malian National Anthem, Mawlana Hazar Imam and his family were received at the airport by the President of the Republic, Amadou Toumani Touré, senior government ministers and representatives of the Aga Khan Development Network.
Their visit to Mali will include stops in Mopti, Timbuktu and Bamako, and the inauguration of several projects of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. They will later visit Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal to meet with the respective heads of state and government leaders, and to review the work of the Aga Khan Development Network in the region.
Further details, including press releases, Mawlana Hazar Imam’s speeches and photographs are available on the AKDN website. Additional information will continue to be posted at www.TheIsmaili.org.
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Speech By His Highness the AGAKHAN - MALI
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Discours de Son Altesse l'Aga Khan
Discours de Son Altesse l’Aga Khan au
Dîner officiel offert par le Président de la République du Mali
le 23 avril 2008
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 pour l’accueil chaleureux que vous m’avez réservé et pour la généreuse hospitalité que vous me témoignez.
Permettez-moi aussi, Monsieur le Président, de vous dire à quel point je suis touché et honoré d’être élevé à la dignité de Grand Croix de l’Ordre National du Mali. Le fait de recevoir la plus haute distinction de la République du Mali et d’entendre vos mots si aimables et si élogieux, est pour moi le témoignage de l’estime et de la considération du peuple du Mali et de vous-même. Sachez, Monsieur le Président, que cette estime et cette considération sont partagés et reflètent les liens qui nous unissent depuis bien longtemps.
Les liens formels de l’imamat avec l’Afrique de l’Ouest remontent ainsi aux années 1960 lorsque, tout jeune imam, j’ai eu l’occasion de visiter plusieurs pays de la région. Mais nos liens informels remontent à bien plus longtemps. Les historiens parlent en effet d’échanges au 12ème siècle entre les érudits de l’Université de Sankoré à Tombouctou et ceux d’al-Azhar, l’institut universitaire fondé au Caire au début du 10ème siècle par mon ancêtre, l’imam-calife fatimide al-Muizz.
Au cours de mes nombreux voyages dans la région durant les quarante dernières années, j’ai pu mesurer l’importance des projets qui contribuent de façon constructive au développement et ceci a conforté certaines de mes convictions.
Tout d’abord, les défis du développement offrent également la possibilité de créer des opportunités dans une partie du monde qui possède un riche patrimoine culturel.
Ensuite, que des partenariats avantageux entre le secteur public et le secteur privé peuvent renforcer la capacité de chacun à contribuer à l’amélioration de la qualité de vie et à redonner de l’espoir dans des environnements pauvres en ressources.
Enfin, qu’en renforçant les infrastructures, en introduisant des innovations et en facilitant les synergies entre les pays de la région, les fruits du développement peuvent avoir un impact plus large et plus profond sur les populations.
Je voudrais donc saisir cette opportunité pour féliciter le gouvernement du Mali pour l’engagement et la diligence avec lesquels, sous la direction clairvoyante de Votre Excellence, il encourage les partenariats et le recours à des approches innovatrices afin de répondre aux défis clés du développement.
Nous espérons, de répondre à la vision que nous avions partagée avec Votre Excellence, Monsieur le Président, lors de mon séjour au Mali en octobre 2003. A cet égard, permettez-moi, Votre Excellence, de vous exprimer mon admiration pour l’ambition que votre gouvernement et vous-même affichez pour le pays à travers la mise en œuvre du Programme de développement économique et social (PDES). Cet engagement courageux et déterminé, qui accompagne les efforts de la société civile, contribuera, j’en suis sûr, à permettre à la population du Mali de progresser et d’atteindre une meilleure qualité de vie.
Pour ce qui est de l’avenir, j’entrevois des possibilités accrues de moderniser les infrastructures d’éducation et d’améliorer la qualité de l’environnement rural pour lutter contre les problèmes préoccupants de l’urbanisation qui surgissent sous la pression démographique à travers toute l’Afrique et particulièrement dans la sous région.
Je voudrais vous assurer ce soir que mon objectif est de pouvoir continuer à travailler avec le gouvernement et le peuple du Mali pour qu’ensemble, nous puissions relever les défis du futur.
Merci
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Aga Khan Visits Mali -Images
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 | His Highness the Aga Khan, Prince Rahim, Prince Hussain and Princess Khaliya are received at Bamako airport by President of Mali, Amadou Toumani Touré. |
 | His Highness the Aga Khan reviews the troops at Bamako airport, accompanied by President of Mali, Amadou Toumani Touré. File Size: 780KB |
 | His Highness the Aga Khan with Prime Minister of Mali, Modibo Sidibé at the Prime Minister’s Office. File Size: 716KB |
 | His Highness the Aga Khan, Prime Minister of Mali Modibo Sidibé meeting with Heads of AKDN and Government leaders. File Size: 698KB |
 | His Highness the Aga Khan meets with President of Mali Amadou Toumani Touré at the President’s Palace at Koulouba. File Size: 677KB |
 | His Highness the Aga Khan was awarded the Grand Cross of the National Order of Mali by President Amadou Toumani Touré during a state banquet at the President’s Palace at Koulouba. File Size: 647KB |
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Business big shot: Naguib Kheraj
Naguib Kheraj will run the supervisory enhancement programme set up by the Financial Services Authority
For a man who wanted to escape the grind of form-filling and general pen-pushing, Naguib Kheraj seems to have jumped from the frying pan into the fire. The former finance director of Barclays, who left in October 2006 in part because he was tired of the tedium of Basel II, Sarbanes-Oxley and the numerous other regulations that govern the corporate day, has joined the financial regulator as a senior adviser.
Mr Kheraj will run the supervisory enhancement programme set up by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to beef up its regulation of banks in the wake of the Northern Rock debacle. Hector Sants, chief executive of the FSA, believes that the regulator has hit the jackpot with the appointment, describing Mr Kheraj's input as “invaluable”.
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Apr 23, 2008
Al-Azhar: An Ancient Centre of Learning
Exterior and Minarets
Courtyard and Detail
Mosque Interior
Architectural Detail
Al-Azhar (The Luminous) was constructed as the central grand-mosque for Cairo by al-Qaid Jawhar al-Siqillí when he took Egypt for the Fatimid Imam-Caliph al-Mu‘izz li Dín Allah in 969 CE and founded Cairo as its capital city. It was inaugurated on 7 Ramadan 361 AH / 22 June 972 CE. Possibly so-named after Prophet Muhammad’s daughter Fatima al-Zahra, through whom the Fatimids traced their genealogy back to the Prophet.
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Bridging Legal Modernity and Tradition in Muslim Contexts
Mohamed Keshavjee, a scholar and lawyer who also serves as a member of the Institute’s Board of Governors, spoke on the merits of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) by Muslim communities as a dynamic field for the mediation of modernity and tradition. The talk was held at the Institute on 8 April 2008 as part of the series entitled, Contemporary Islam(s) and Muslims.
Mr Keshavjee began by explaining ADR as a process that takes place when two or more people or institutions in a dispute seek to broker a solution without going through the state-based formal legal system. A third party intervener can help them arrive at a negotiated settlement, but the degree of control the third party can exert depends on the method that is used - ranging from arbitration to mediation and conciliation. ADR can be used for many situations such as divorce, maintenance and employment
Mr Keshavjee began by explaining ADR as a process that takes place when two or more people or institutions in a dispute seek to broker a solution without going through the state-based formal legal system. A third party intervener can help them arrive at a negotiated settlement, but the degree of control the third party can exert depends on the method that is used - ranging from arbitration to mediation and conciliation. ADR can be used for many situations such as divorce, maintenance and employment
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Dushanbe marks Navroz with art exhibition and performances
A family illustrates a traditional Tajik Navroz meal according to the “haft-shin” and “haft-sin” traditions. Photo: Mikhail Romanyuk
On 30 March 2008, the Aga Khan Development Network hosted a Navroz reception in Dushanbe, Tajikistan with over 600 attendees including Jamati members and invited government and diplomatic guests.
The event featured an exhibition of children’s artwork on the theme of Navroz. The art pieces were created by children at specially organized master-class workshops led by eminent Tajik artists. Bonu Saidova, a 9-year old participant in the exhibition, remarked “I liked the art classes and especially the artist, who has shared with us his personal secrets about art, and I am very happy that on this Navroz my painting was shown at such a big exhibition.”
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