Ibn Sina (d.1037 CE) or Avicenna, as he is known in the West, was a physician,…
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Côte d’Ivoire – Azito Energie Kenya – Kipevu II Power Project Tajikistan and Afghanistan – Pamir…
The province of Cabo Delgado has lagged behind the rest of Mozambique and remains the…
The term ‘jamatkhana’ literally means ‘a house of assembly or gathering’. It has come to…
“…this is the first project to be launched during this Jubilee year and it is…
The Blue Qur’an is considered one of the most exquisite creations of mediaeval Islam, and…
Aga Khan Development Network has been active in economic development projects in Cote d’Ivoire since…
Did you know … … that Sicily was a thriving commercial centre under the Fatimids?…
Did you know that the Fatimid Caliphate was established in Tunisia? The Fatimid Caliphs were…
Did you know … … that gardens have been an integral feature of Islamic architectural…
Did you know … … that the Aga Khan Museum’s collection includes a 19th century gold…
Did you know … … that the Aga Khan Museum’s collection includes Ibn Sina’s manuscript of…
Did you know … … that the Aga Khan Museum’s collection includes an eighteenth century…
The Fatimid period represents one of the greatest eras in Egyptian and Islamic histories, and…
The fortress of Girdkuh in Persia (Iran) surrendered to the Mongols in 1270. Girdkuh was…
The Aga Khan University Hospital was inaugurated on November 11, 1985. In his address at…
After the fall of the Fatimid Empire, the Nizari Ismailis acquired political prominence in Persia…
In the Muslim world, gardens are seen as places of peace, an escape from the…
Did you know? The Nizari Ismaili dawa was initiated in the Indian Subcontinent by emissaries…
Did you know? The Sunni-Shia split occurred as a result of the dispute over the…
Did you know? Salamiyya, in Syria,was one of the chief centres of the earliest Ismaili…
