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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - December 03, 2016: (front row L-R) HH Prince Aga Khan IV, HH Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani Personal Representative of the Emir Qatar, HRH Prince Khalid al Faisal Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Governor of Makkah Region, HE Ashraf Ghani President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President, Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Defence, HE Francois Hollande, President of France, HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, HH Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah Emir of Kuwait, HE Abdrabbuh Mansour, Hadi President of Yemen, HE Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, President of Mali, HE Hailemariam Desalegn Prime Minister of Ethiopia, HH Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, HE Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah Foreign Minister of Oman (R), (2nd row) HE Alexis Tsipras, Prime Minister of Greece (3rd L), HE Denis Zvizdic, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (4th L), HE Jack Lang President of Institut du Monde Arabe (5th L), HE Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak Chairman of Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (6th L), HE Irina Bokova Director General of UNESCO (7th L) and other dignitaries, stand for a photograph during the Safeguarding Endangered Cultural Heritage Conference at Emirates Palace. (Image credit: PRNewsFoto/Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Auth)
  • Aga Khan IV

Impact & Relevance: World Leaders from over 40 Nations announce $100 million fund to protect endangered cultural heritage via Abu Dhabi Declaration at the International Safeguarding Endangered Cultural Heritage Conference in UAE

  • by AM
  • Posted on December 5, 2016May 18, 2017

The creation of this Fund breaks new ground and I see this as the starting…

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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – December 03, 2016: (front row L-R) HH Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, HH Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani Personal Representative of the Emir Qatar, HRH Prince Khalid al Faisal Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Governor of Makkah Region, HE Ashraf Ghani President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President, Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Defence, HE Francois Hollande, President of France, HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, HH Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah Emir of Kuwait, HE Abdrabbuh Mansour, Hadi President of Yemen, HE Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, President of Mali, HE Hailemariam Desalegn Prime Minister of Ethiopia, HH Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, HE Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah Foreign Minister of Oman (R), (2nd row) HE Alexis Tsipras, Prime Minister of Greece (3rd L), HE Denis Zvizdic, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (4th L), HE Jack Lang President of Institut du Monde Arabe (5th L), HE Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak Chairman of Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (6th L), HE Irina Bokova Director General of UNESCO (7th L) and other dignitaries from over 40 countries, stand for a photograph during the Safeguarding Endangered Cultural Heritage Conference at Emirates Palace. (Image via Ismaili.net)
  • Aga Khan IV

Cultural Diplomacy: France, UAE, UNESCO, Aga Khan, 40 nation states, international organizations and museums bring synergy at Safeguarding Endangered Cultural Heritage conference with the Abu Dhabi Declaration

  • by AM
  • Posted on December 4, 2016December 6, 2016

On 3 December, UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, delivered concluding remarks at the International Conference for…

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His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan (1st down left) and French President Francois Hollande (6th down left), pose for a photo between Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and UAE's deputy commander-in-chief of the armed forces, on his right, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, UAE prime minister and ruler of Dubai with the other head of states and dignitaries during the Safeguarding Endangered Cultural Heritage Conference at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Image credit: Emirates News Agency via AP)
  • Aga Khan IV

His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan attends Safeguarding Endangered Cultural Heritage conference in Abu Dhabi, UAE

  • by AM
  • Posted on December 3, 2016December 6, 2016

Excerpt: A number of foreign heads of states, prime ministers, dignitaries, experts and government representatives…

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The Louvre Abu Dhabi, UAE: Arial view and site plan. Designed by Jean Nouvel, (image credit: Ateliers Jean Nouvel)
  • Aga Khan IV

His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan attends the upcoming new Louvre Abu Dhabi, UAE

  • by AM
  • Posted on December 3, 2016December 6, 2016

French President Francois Hollande, accompanied by H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of…

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UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, Chief Executive of Afghanistan, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, and the Director of the Afghanistan Center at Kabul University, Nancy Dupree. (Image credit: UNESCO)
  • Afghanistan

Major UNESCO publication (highlights AKTC’s works) launched at the Babur Gardens by UNESCO Director General & Afghan Chief Executive Dr Abdullah Abdullah

  • by AM
  • Posted on May 31, 2016October 11, 2016

UNESCO Director General and Chief Executive Dr Abdullah Abdullah celebrate the role of Cultural heritage for the future of Afghanistan.

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Andras Riedlmayer, Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture: The Destruction of Memory
  • Program in Islamic Architecture

Andras Riedlmayer, Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture: The Destruction of Memory

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on February 26, 2016May 31, 2016

Based on the acclaimed book by Robert Bevan, The Destruction of Memory

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Destruction of cultural heritage tears the fabric of society, says UNESCO Director-General | The Ismaili
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Destruction of cultural heritage tears the fabric of society, says UNESCO Director-General | The Ismaili

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on November 5, 2015May 31, 2016

ISMAILI CENTRE LONDON – 27 October 2015 — UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova spoke at the Ismaili Centre,…

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  • Jamat Khana

Live Webcast | Ismaili Centre, London | Forum for New Diplomacy

  • by AM
  • Posted on October 27, 2015November 30, 2016

Technical issues resolved  TheIsmaili.org/live This is a LIVE WEBCAST of a Forum for New Diplomacy…

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London, 22 October 2015: UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova, delivering a video message at the ICOMOS 50th Anniversary Conference (image via live webcast screen capture)
  • Jamat Khana

Live Webcast at 8:15 PM GMT | Ismaili Centre, London | Forum for New Diplomacy

  • by AM
  • Posted on October 27, 2015November 23, 2016

London, 26 October 2015 — The Ismaili Centre, London will host a conversation between UNESCO Director-General Irina…

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World Day for Cultural Diversity - Archnet - diversity
  • ArchNet

In support of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development – Archnet profiles the built environment of Muslim societies

  • by AM
  • Posted on May 21, 2015August 6, 2017

“In a diverse world, the destruction of cultures is a crime, and uniformity is a…

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  • ArchNet

May 21 – UN’s World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

  • by AM
  • Posted on May 21, 2015December 2, 2016

Today again, cultural diversity is under attack by violent extremists who lay waste to the…

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From the Ismailimail archives 2002-06-26: His Highness the Aga Khan speaking at the opening ceremony of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. - Photo: AKDN/Zahur Ramji
  • Trust for Culture

Smithsonian | Why We Have a Civic Responsibility to Protect Cultural Treasures During Wartime

  • by AM
  • Posted on April 13, 2015December 2, 2016

With the recent deliberate destruction of cultural treasures in the Middle East, we remember the…

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  • Music Initiative

Cultural Diplomacy: Scotland’s Edinburgh International Culture Summit forges partnership with The Aga Khan Music Initiative

  • by AM
  • Posted on September 2, 2014November 23, 2016

THE bar has been raised by the 2014 Edinburgh International Culture Summit with significant international…

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  • Aga Khan IV

Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the UNESCO Conference on Culture and Development in Hangzhou, China

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on June 1, 2013June 21, 2018

Madame Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, Honorable Ministers, Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen: My…

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  • Aga Khan Development Network

Aga Khan, founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network to attend UNESCO’s new Global Initiative for Girls’ Education

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 26, 2011May 31, 2016

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will join United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UNESCO…

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