In this biography, Diana Miserez traces the life of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1966 to 1977, a humanitarian, visionary and environmentalist.
Category: Aga Khan Family
Traces of Words will take place in the Audain Gallery at MOA where contemporary artworks and Islamic calligraphic works from the Aga Khan Museum will be shared.
Imam Aqa Ali Shah Aga Khan II succeeded his father to the Imamat in April 1881. Born in 1830 in Mahallat, Persia (modern day Iran) where he spent his early years, Imam Aqa Ali Shah went to Najaf, Iraq, with his mother to study Arabic, Persian, and Ismaili doctrines
“In the Muslim ethical tradition, which links spirit and matter, the Imam not only leads…
In my last article about the migrant situation in Germany, I had concluded by regretting…
The Ismaili – official website of the Ismaili Community – features first photographs of Prince Sinan
Prince Rahim and Princess Salwa have kindly shared photographs of their second child, Prince Sinan,…
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The new notions of free enterprise, of creating wealth, these are sound notions but they…
In 1090, the Persian Ismailis acquired the castle of Alamut situated in a remote and…
“Islam’s ethics establish an inextricable link between spiritual and material life, Din and Dunya. Consequently,…
Imam Hasan Ali Shah succeeded to the Imamat in 1817 at the age of 13 in…
“The right to hope is the most powerful human motivation I know. Its importance has…
“Beginning in 1980 and every three years thereafter, I propose to offer a substantial monetary…
“There are those who enter the world in such poverty that they are deprived of…
The Digital Library of India is Hosted by: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. The autobiography…
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