His Highness the Aga Khan Visits Tajikistan; Discusses Cross-Border Development with President Rahmon

Dushanbe, 5 April 2012 -- His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network, paid a brief visit to Tajikistan’s capital, Dushanbe, on 4 April 2012 to discuss a range of national and regional development issues with the country’s top officials.
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Mawlana Hazar Imam joins leaders of Tajikistan and Afghanistan to lay foundation of fifth cross-border bridge

Showun, Shurobad District, Tajikistan, 31 October 2011 — Mawlana Hazar Imam, together with the President of Tajikistan, His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, and Afghanistan’s Minister of Public Works His Excellency Abdulkudus Hamidi, performed the foundation-stone ceremony for the Shurobod Bridge today.

Mawlana Hazar Imam arrives in Tajikistan to open Dushanbe Serena

Dushanbe, 30 October 2011 — Mawlana Hazar Imam arrived in Tajikistan today for the inauguration of the Dushanbe Serena Hotel. Prince Rahim and Prince Amyn had arrived earlier, and will also participate in the opening ceremony.

IIS Collaborates with Foundation for Endangered Languages for Conference in Tajikistan

The Institute of Ismaili Studies (IIS) in collaboration with the Foundation for Endangered Languages (FEL), The Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan (AST), and the Institute of Humanities, Khorog, Tajikistan, organised the 13th Annual International Conference of FEL, which took place in Khorog from 24 to 26 September, 2009.

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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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Jamat in Badakhshan celebrates Navroz with an historic cross-border concert

Audience members eagerly await the start of the concert in Shugnan, Afghanistan. Photo: Adil Ahamed
On the morning of 20 March 2008, a group of 20 Tajik musicians crossed over the Pyanj River separating Tajikistan from Afghanistan to perform traditional songs and dances and mark the beginning of an historic two-day Navroz concert, the first of its kind in the history of Badakhshan.
The cross-border performances in Shugnan, Afghanistan and Khorog, Tajikistan were arranged by the Aga Khan Development Network in partnership with the Governments of Tajikistan and Afghanistan, as part of the celebration of Navroz during the Golden Jubilee year. Among the performers were the renowned Tajik national singers Faizali Hasanov, Jumakhon Rajabov, Umar Timurov and Maysara Dildorova, as well as the Badakhshan Ensemble headed by Sohiba Davlatshoeva.
Members of the Badakhshan Ensemble perform traditional Pamiri music and dance for the Afghan audience. Photo: Malik Faizullah
The Afghan concert took place in the area of Ka’lai Bar Panja and was attended by an audience of approximately 10 000, the majority of whom were Jamati members who had travelled from other parts of Afghan Badakshan to attend the celebration. In his opening remarks Zainullobiddini Kamariddin, Governor of the Afghan district of Shugnan, thanked the organisers of the event and noted that “such events serve to promote further cultural relationship between the two countries and prepare the foundation for more extensive cooperation in other areas.”
The next day, Afghan performers crossed the Friendship Bridge to join the Navroz celebrations in Khorog, a town of 25 000 and the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast, where they performed a traditional programme in an open-air setting.
Over 10 000 people traveled from different parts of Badakhshan province in Afghanistan to attend the concert. Photo: Adil Ahamed
The Tem Friendship Bridge was built by AKDN and opened by Mawlana Hazar Imam in 2002 in the presence of the President of Tajikistan and officials from Afghanistan. The crossing of these bridges by the musicians epitomized the notions of mutual cooperation and understanding that Hazar Imam is seeking to foster on both sides of this border.
Navroz, a historical tradition in Central Asia symbolizing the beginning of the New Year, is celebrated widely throughout Tajikistan through traditional songs, dances, theatrical performances, and authentic Tajik cuisine.

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