Abu Nasr Hibat Allah b. Musa b. Abi Imran b. Dawud al-Shirazi, one of the…
Tag: Cairo
The official logo for Hazar Imam’s visits comprises the word nur, Arabic for light, repeated…
Derived from the Latin liber, meaning book, libraries, as rooms or buildings storing collections of…
The Al-Darb Al-Ahmar Arts School in Cairo hosts classes for talented youth from the local…
“…we were touching the very foundations of my ancestors, the Fatimids, and the pluralistic history…
“…we were touching the very foundations of my ancestors, the Fatimids, and the pluralistic history…
The foremost Ismali jurist and founder of Fatimid Ismaili legal system al-Qadi al-Nu’man was born…
Named after the Prophet’s daughter, the Fatimids, Mawlana Hazar Imam’s ancestors, established their empire in…
Between 1998 to 2012, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture restored eight major monuments in…
LINING THE BANKS of the Nile River, Cairo is a fusion of ancient. Churches are built…
In 1972, UNESCO made the following statement : “Some cultural and natural heritage properties are…
CAIRO – 2 April 2019: The Ministry of Antiquities announced that it has accepted the…
The latest free exhibition to be hosted in Philanthropy House is the Aga Khan Foundation’s ”The Artisans of Al-Darb…
The Al-Azhar, a major mosque and institution of learning founded in Cairo by the Fatimid…
The Fatimid Caliph-Imam Abu Ali Mansur, who took the caliphal title of al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah,…