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Category: Interviews and Speeches

  • Afghanistan

Global Health & Medical Research: Lancet | His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV thought in terms of generations …

  • by AM
  • Posted on March 29, 2025May 4, 2025

“If God has given you the capacity or good fortune to be a privileged individual…

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A Vision for Syria’s Future: His Highness the Aga Khan’s €100 Million Commitment at the European Commission Conference (Video Address)
  • Aga Khan Development Network

A Vision for Syria’s Future: His Highness the Aga Khan’s €100 Million Commitment at the European Commission Conference (Video Address)

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on March 17, 2025March 17, 2025

His Highness the Aga Khan’s statement at the European Commission’s ninth annual conference in support…

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His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan V addresses the European Commission conference “Standing with Syria: meeting the needs for a successful transition”.
  • Aga Khan Development Network

Statement by His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan at Brussels IX: Standing with Syria

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on March 17, 2025March 17, 2025

Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, I thank the European Commission for inviting me to this…

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Aga Khan's Constellation of Accolades - Over 200 honors from 50 countries
  • Adrienne Clarkson Prize for Global Citizenship

Global: Why the World Celebrates His Late Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV | Constellation of Honours: Over 300 Accolades from 55 Countries

  • by AM
  • Posted on March 16, 2025July 31, 2025

Why the World Celebrates His Late Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV Throughout his life,…

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  • Afghanistan

UK: Retrospective | Muslim Education: Historical 1957 London video interview of His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV

  • by AM
  • Posted on March 13, 2025May 4, 2025

1957: Aga Khan talks about Muslim education after arriving in London “Most of the education…

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  • Canada

Ayaz Pirani interviews Alisha Ebrahim, a scientist and poet, who aims to form deep and meaningful connections with people through her poetry inspired by ginans

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on December 9, 2021

Interview by Ayaz Pirani for Ismailimail: I was pleased to interview-by-email the student scientist and…

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  • Education

The Aga Khan’s Perspectives: Pluralism and Acquisition of Knowledge

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on September 7, 2021September 7, 2021

Chand Raat of Safar 1443 – 7th of September 2021 By: Sadruddin Noorani, Chicago, USA…

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  • Interviews and Speeches

Artist Interview: Nafeesa Dhalwani

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on December 9, 2020December 9, 2020

Nafeesa Dhalwani, a gifted vocalist who has made waves with her latest “original” track “Mawla…

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  • History

A Conversation with Dr. Sumaiya Hamdani on Islamic History, Shiite History, and Ismaili Studies

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on July 17, 2019July 17, 2019

A_Conversation_with_Dr._Sumaiya_Hamdani_on_Islamic_History__Shiite_History__and_Ismaili_Studies  <- complete text Excerpt from the interview: B. Yurtalan: The Institute of Ismaili Studies which…

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  • Aga Khan IV

Aga Khan Music Award laureates receive US$ 500,000 prize

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on April 2, 2019April 2, 2019

Lisbon, Portugal, 31 March 2019 – The Aga Khan Music Awards concluded with the announcement of…

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  • Aga Khan IV

His Highness the Aga Khan’s interview with Henri Weill from La Cohorte

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on March 8, 2019March 8, 2019

Your Highness, you are a head of state, but a head of state without a…

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  • Aga Khan Development Network

KfW “Weiterdenken” (“Thinking Ahead”) event- Berlin, Germany 2019

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on January 16, 2019January 16, 2019

The second lesson is that commitment to pluralism is essential. The consultations must be wide,…

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Forging the Ideal Educated Girl: The Production of Desirable Subjects in Muslim South Asia
  • Asia

The nation forges itself through its discourse on women- DR. Shenila Khoja-Moolji

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on September 25, 2018September 26, 2018

“I am more concerned about the fact that in our drive to educate girls, we…

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Religion not principal source of violence in world, Karen Armstrong argues | Toronto Star
  • Aga Khan University

The world stands in dire need of compassion: Karen Armstrong

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on September 25, 2018September 25, 2018

“Compassion is all about equality. It implies feeling with the other. It means putting yourself…

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Words of Wisdom: Beautiful green spaces, designed to honour the past – while also serving the future
  • Aga Khan IV

Words of Wisdom: Beautiful green spaces, designed to honour the past – while also serving the future

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on September 24, 2018September 24, 2018

…as we reflect on these rich traditions, we also know that they have sometimes been…

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USA | Mawlana Hazar Imam Aga Khan V presided over the opening of the Ismaili Center Houston

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Aaj Raaj Mubarak Hove – Ginan by Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Jamil Assani

Mawlana Hazar Imam Meets President of Egypt

Aga Khan Award for Architecture Award spotlights creative solutions to global challenges

Aga Khan University Launches Landmark Campus in Uganda, Marking Its Largest Expansion Since 1983

Mawlana Hazar Imam Aga Khan V receives Uganda’s highest civilian honour and opens transformative new Aga Khan University campus in Kampala

Portugal | Prince Aly Muhammad attends opening of chapel damaged in wildfires rebuilt with support from the Ismaili Imamat and Aga Khan Trust for Culture

Aga Khan Development Network mobilises resources to earthquake-stricken Afghanistan

Winners of the 16th Cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture Announced

Interfaith

Portugal | Prince Aly Muhammad attends opening of chapel damaged in wildfires rebuilt with support from the Ismaili Imamat and Aga Khan Trust for Culture

Aga Khan’s Tribute to Pope Francis: A Loss for Humanity

The Interfaith Effort of Canada’s Ismaili Community: A 12,000-Pound Ramadan Food Drive

Strengthening Ties: Ismaili Imamat and São Tomé Formalize Collaboration

Global: Why the World Celebrates His Late Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV | Constellation of Honours: Over 300 Accolades from 55 Countries

A Legacy of Collaboration: His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV and James D. Wolfensohn’s Partnership for Religious Engagement in Development

The Rev. Dr. Robert Oliphant, Member of Parliament for Don Valley West, Pays Tribute to His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV: A Legacy of Compassion

The Drumlanrig Reconciliation Accords: A Historic Step Towards Jewish-Muslim Unity in the UK

Meditation and Contemplation 

The Light of the Divine

Islamic Art

The arts of the Fatimids, Mawlana Hazar Imam’s ancestors, continue to inspire

The paisley motif is a Persian symbol of life and eternity

Fables taught universal ideals of leadership

The Rose and the Nightingale: A story representing the central theme of mysticism and esoteric traditions

Professor Ruba Kana’an @DVSUtm considers how art and architecture tell stories about societies @AgaKhanMuseum

The Globe and Mail: The Aga Khan museum’s latest exhibit takes on a key misconception about Islamic art @thatkatetaylor @AgaKhanMuseum

Aga Khan Museum Exhibition: The Power of the Visual

Mi’raj is a soul’s journey towards spiritual knowledge

Sandy Kurt: An artist specializing in Islamic geometric patterns

The Persian chahar-bagh gardens reflected the unity and harmony of the cosmos

Art & Culture

Canada | Concordia University to award Princess Zahra Aga Khan with an honorary doctorate at its spring 2025 convocation

Global | Honoring Princess Yasmin Aga Khan & Rita Hayworth: World renowned artists – Britain’s Yarrow & Turkey’s Baykam – Unite with Hilton Contemporary Art Gallery in support of Alzheimer’s Association

Aga Khan Master Musicians Premiere Cross-Cultural Collaboration in Paris

Honoring Sufi Mysticism with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture: Delhi’s Heritage Unveiled

Global: Why the World Celebrates His Late Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV | Constellation of Honours: Over 300 Accolades from 55 Countries

Celebrating Qur’anic Art: A Colloquium of Creativity and Scholarship at The Institute of Ismaili Studies

The Gulgee Museum in Karachi is a Son’s Tribute to a Master | Dawn Images

Ismail Gulgee, late Pakistani calligrapher and abstract artist, honored with dedicated museum | Arab News

The Daystar of Time – Poem by Sujjawal Ahmad

Taniya Dharani – a full-time artist empowering Ismaili artists and fostering a thriving art community

Books & Authors

The First Aga Khan – OPEN ACCESS to download or read online for free

Moment in Time | 1 January 1931 – Ivanow, the pioneer of Ismaili Studies, began to work for Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III

Taniya Dharani – a full-time artist empowering Ismaili artists and fostering a thriving art community

New Book | “Small Acts of Courage’ by Ali Velshi

New Book | “Love You Around the Universe and Back” by Mya Farial Mahedi and Zahra Mahedi

New Book | “Pari Needs A Mobility Aid” by Iffat Damji

New Book | “Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas” by Dr Hasan Merali

Make more room at the table’: Calgary writer [Anar Ali] deepens immigrant story with cop drama, Allegiance

Cookbook: All the Russ Without the Fuss by Reeshma Haji

“An Other World: The Fight for Freedom, Joy, and Belonging” by Hanif Fazal

Ginans

Aaye Reham Rahemaan by Imtiaz Fazalbhoy (Faiz)

Ginan: Ginan bolo re nit – Recite Ginans everyday!

Ginans by Nargis Balolia

Ginan: Jaag jaagre tun jaag – Wake up, wake up, o you, wake up

Ginan: Ye mitthaa Muhammad naam – The name Muhammad is sweet

A presentation on Naklanki Gita by Ali Jan Damani

Ginan: Shaamku aavan(n)taa jo kahe – Those who inform about the arrival of the Imam

Ginans: Our Wonderful Tradition – Ismailimail launches a new series

Ginan: Sakhee maree aatam naa odhaar – O my Friend! O Saviour of my soul

Pir Sadardin’s Ginan: Hanif Gulamani’s rendition: Aasamaanee tambal

Ginan: Haq to paak tu baadshaah – You are the Truth and the Pure Majestic King

Ginan: Ham Dil Khālaq Yā Alī Tu(n)hī Ja Vase – O’ Lord, in my heart only you dwell

Zahir K. Dhalla: Nine Ginans of Nine Ismaili Pirs – Download Free eBook, available for 3 days

A Ginan on Love

Largest Collection of Ginans Online

Ginan: Kutumb parivār sajnā

Kalaam-e-Mawla, Playlist | Mohamed Virjee

A Ginan in a dream at the Ismaili Centre: By Pir Hassan Kabiruddin – Recited By Alijah Gulamhusein Gulamani

Ginan: Unchaa re kot bahu vechana – Your abode is at an elevated fort far away

Ginan: “Suno Suno Momano Sun Man” – Das Batiyan – A Ginan of Pir Shams

Ginans with Translation

Ginan: Ginan bolo re nit – Recite Ginans everyday!

Qasida: Dur ze daryayi haqiqat – The pearl of the ocean of truth

Ginan: Ye mitthaa Muhammad naam – The name Muhammad is sweet

Ginan: Jaag jaagre tun jaag – Wake up, wake up, o you, wake up

Ginan: Sakhee maree aatam naa odhaar – O my Friend! O Saviour of my soul

Ginan: Shaamku aavan(n)taa jo kahe – Those who inform about the arrival of the Imam

Ginans: Our Wonderful Tradition – Ismailimail launches a new series

Ginan: Haq to paak tu baadshaah – You are the Truth and the Pure Majestic King

Ginan: Kheddo kheddo jemaani naavddi – Sail skillfully in the boat

Ginan: Til bhaar tulannaa – Sesame seed’s weight will be accounted for

Ginan: Unchaa re kot bahu vechana – Your abode is at an elevated fort far away

Ginan: Dhan dhan aajno daaddlo – It is an auspicious day today

Ginan: Aaj aanand paamiya man ke – Today this mind (heart) has attained joy

Ginan: Navroz naa din sohaamnnaa – On the glorious day of Navroz

Ginan: Pahelaa Kartaa Jug Maa(n)he Shaahnaa – In the first age of Karta Lord’s…

Ginan: Swaami-ne saachu(n) karine sreviye – By considering the Imam to be true, be devoted to him

Ginan: Ab teree mohabat lagee – Now I am in love with you

Ginan: Aanand aanand kariyo rikhisaro – Rejoice, rejoice o believers!

Munaajaat: Ya Aly Khoob mijaalas jeenat karke – O Aly, in the fair assembly gloriously adorned

Ginan: Gat maa(n)he aavine – Having come to the congregation

Qasidas

Mp3: Ilahi Shukar (Gratitude for God’s Bounties) with English Translation

Qasida: Dur ze daryayi haqiqat – The pearl of the ocean of truth

Qasida: Ya Amiral Momineen

Qasida ‘Dam Hama Dam Ali Ali’ by Shahid A. Qalandar

Tajik Ismaili Artists: Saqi-e Bawafa Manam

Imamat Day Songs: Shan-i Karim Imam-i Zaman-Vol.1

Persian Qasida: Mashriq e Anware Yazdan Noor Mawlana Karim

Shahid Akhtar Qalandar – Qasida: DUZ E DARYAE HAQIQATH

Persian Qasida by Nasir Khusraw: ‘Guzinam Quran Ast’ – Rendition Shahid Akhtar Qalandar

Qasida of Hazrat Imam Mawlana Nizar II – Har Chand K Man Dar Nazare

Poetry has been central to the spiritual life of Muslims

Persian Qasida: Let go of this entire ruse, O lover! Go mad, go mad!

A Diamond Jubilee tribute to Mawlana Hazar Imam – By Shafiq Ahmad, Asif Baig, Fakhir Baig

The spread of Sufism facilitated the cultivation of introspective religious poetry

Rukhsana Karmali: Farsi Qasida – Bismillahey Mutlaq Tui

Qasida: Ya Imami Ya Imami – O my Imam, O my Imam

Mushkil Kusha Mawla Ali | Saakin

Persian Qasida: Amir Al Momenin, by Rukhsana Karmali

Qasida: Ali Goyam Ali Joyam | NsN Production

Qasida: Ta Surato Paiwande Jahan Bud Ali Bud – Ali the ever present

Qasidas with Translation

Qasida: Dur ze daryayi haqiqat – The pearl of the ocean of truth

Tajik Ismaili Artists: Saqi-e Bawafa Manam

Qasida: Ta Surato Paiwande Jahan Bud Ali Bud – Ali the ever present

Shahid Akhtar Qalandar – Qasida: DUZ E DARYAE HAQIQATH

Persian Qasida by Nasir Khusraw: ‘Guzinam Quran Ast’ – Rendition Shahid Akhtar Qalandar

Persian Qasida: Let go of this entire ruse, O lover! Go mad, go mad!

A Diamond Jubilee tribute to Mawlana Hazar Imam – By Shafiq Ahmad, Asif Baig, Fakhir Baig

JollyGul.com: Valentine’s Qasida Treat for the Jamat from Amin Mawani

Qasida: Ya Imami Ya Imami – O my Imam, O my Imam

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