Between 1998 to 2012, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture restored eight major monuments in…
Category: Cairo
Named after the Prophet’s daughter, the Fatimids – Mawlana Hazar Imam’s ancestors – ruled over…
“The Close to Home series has been a personal project linked to my travels over…
The latest free exhibition to be hosted in Philanthropy House is the Aga Khan Foundation’s ”The Artisans of Al-Darb…
“This ivory horn tells us a lot about the relationship between the Fatimids and the…
The World of the Fatimids, an exhibition at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Canada,…
Amid the historic quarter’s busy streets, a thousand workshops maintain centuries-old craftmaking traditions. These workers’…
Despite their success, the Fatimids made for odd conquerers. Followers of an esoteric, revelation-centric branch…
The Fatimids created the first alternative Muslim empire to fully challenge the orthodox Sunni Caliphate…
A first of its kind exhibition has been opened at the Aga Khan Museum in…
Renowned cultural historian Dr. Assadullah Souren Melikian-Chirvani curated the exhibition A landmark exhibition exploring the…
Henry Kim, Director and CEO, and Dr. Ulrike Al-Khamis, Director of Collections and Public Programs…
Aga Khan Museum explores lost world of the Fatimids “The big problem with the Fatimid…
In the Al-Hussein quarter in Islamic Cairo, the historic Mosque and University of A-Azhar stands…
The foremost Islamic power of their time, the Fatimids maintained complex political and economic networks…
A collection of Fatimid artefacts from Cairo arrived in Toronto on Tuesday for inclusion in…
Timeless ideals and enlightened art revealed in The World of the Fatimids Toronto, February 15,…
El-Moez Street is one of Cairo’s most remarkable historic places, giving you a glimpse of…
(Marketwired – Dec 4, 2017) – Almas Jiwani will join heads of state and government…
Cairo: a thousand years ago, the Fatimids chose this place as their capital. Fatimids called…
Muslim countries celebrate the Prophet Mohamed’s birthday “Mawlid al-Nabi” every year, but the traditions vary…
Whether you are a fan of Islamic heritage or not, it takes one visit to…
Al-Maqrizi (d. 1442), a Sunni, Egyptian scholar, was a prolific author of the Mamluk period…
Song creation with children is just one element within the pilot phase of the project which aims to use the power of music to mobilise, educate and reconnect
Conceived by the Aga Khan Music Initiative and the Aga Khan Foundation, in partnership with Om Habibeh Foundation, Aswan Music Project aims to harness tremendous power of music and arts education
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