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Aga Khan University holds breast cancer meeting | Daily Nation
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Nation Africa | Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (Kenya )accredited for the fourth time by JCI for providing the highest quality patient care @AKUHNairobi

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  • Posted on July 28, 2022

Nairobi, Kenya, 27 July 2022 – Aga Khan University Hospital has been accredited by the…

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Nation Kenya: Celebrating 65th #ImamatDay and centenary of Town Jamatkhana

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  • Posted on July 10, 2022

Azim Lakhani, Diplomatic representative Aga Khan Development Network Kenya – July 10, 2022 While much…

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Princess Zahra Aga Khan addressing graduands of Aga Khan University: “No AKU class has worked harder for this moment than you have”

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  • Posted on March 2, 2022

“No AKU class has worked harder for this moment than you have. The last two…

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Rashid Khalani Appointed New CEO of Aga Khan University Hospital

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  • Posted on February 8, 2022February 8, 2022

Nairobi, Kenya, February 7 – The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH, N) has appointed…

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House of Manji: How Nyeri Hawker Created Biscuits Culture in Kenya, Built Multibillion Empire

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  • Posted on December 29, 2021

By WASHINGTON MITO As Madatally Manji, an Indian immigrant born in 1918, opted to venture…

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Meredith Bratland (@MeredithBratlan): Taste for Indian cuisine spiced up by Ismaili community and culture in Nairobi, Kenya

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  • Posted on November 17, 2021

“My interest in Indian cuisine started in my 20s, where I explored some of the excellent restaurants…

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Margaret’s Story: Building Brighter Futures | Aga Khan Foundation

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  • Posted on July 30, 2021

Building Brighter Futures is a program supporting innovative early child care in the poorest neighborhoods…

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Video: Aga Khan University (Nairobi, Kenya) | Charter Ceremony and University Centre Inauguration

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  • Posted on July 5, 2021

The Aga Khan University (AKU) received its Charter from President Uhuru Kenyatta and inaugurated its…

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Sheila (@MissMwanyigha) Lives Out Loud in Conversation with Professor Reena Shah: COVID-19, Comorbidity & More @akuhnairobi

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  • Posted on April 3, 2020

In effort to share information on COVID 19, in this episode, Sheila Mwanyigha (Rembesha Kenya…

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Shelina Shariff-Zia: Love in a time of ethnic and racial divide in the world | Daily Nation
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Gulzar’s Story: The Nairobi Years| Shelina Shariff-Zia

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  • Posted on February 20, 2020February 20, 2020

The next day, I had to bide my time. We came back from swimming and…

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Souvenirs of the Enthronement Ceremonies of Mawlana Hazar Imam in East Africa (Nairobi, Kenya 1 of 3)

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  • Posted on January 21, 2020January 21, 2020

When our Beloved Mawlana Hazar Imam ascended to the Throne of Imamat as the 49th…

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The Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi to Establish Children’s Specialty Hospital and Cancer Research Centre

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  • Posted on July 25, 2019July 25, 2019

The Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi has announced plans to establish a Children’s Specialty…

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Nairobi: Iconic Khoja Mosque Still Standing Since 1922

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  • Posted on May 21, 2019May 21, 2019

If structures could talk, then the huge, majestic building at the junction of Moi Avenue…

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Nairobi: Jubilee Insurance Unveils Revolutionary in-patient Care Program

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  • Posted on May 9, 2019May 9, 2019

Jubilee Insurance has Wednesday launched a first of its kind free hospital in-patient beauty therapy…

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Fireworks as Nation Media Group Marks 60 Years of Unrivalled Journalism

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  • Posted on April 27, 2019April 26, 2019

Fireworks lit up Nairobi skies Friday night as Nation Media Group (NMG) kick-started its 60th…

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Center Profile: Mansoor Saleh, M.D. - Professor of Oncology and Head of the Clinical Trials program at the University of Alabama-Birmingham
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Dr. Mansoor Saleh: Founding Director, AKU Cancer Centre, Nairobi

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  • Posted on March 11, 2019March 11, 2019

We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Mansoor Saleh as Chair, Department…

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Smiley Ismaili: Town Jamatkhana Nairobi

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  • Posted on February 28, 2019

By Rania Walli- Smiley Ismaili On July 2016 during summer break our family went to…

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Kenya: Hawkers Market Girls Centre Project – Initiated by Shariffa Keshavjee

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  • Posted on October 2, 2008February 3, 2015

Now in its fourth year, World Challenge 08 is a global competition aimed at finding…

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DAILY NATION – Jubilee Holdings profits rises 35 p.c.

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  • Posted on September 5, 2008September 7, 2008

“Over the last 12 months Jubilee has made significant investments in people and systems to…

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Nazir Juma: Economist Keeps Jubilee Holdings On the Road to Prosperity

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  • Posted on December 23, 2007August 13, 2017

The East African Standard (Nairobi) – via AllAfrica.com NEWS 18 December 2007 Posted to the…

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Aga Khan Hospital to build Sh15b complex

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  • Posted on November 22, 2007October 28, 2016

By John Oywa The AGA Khan Health Services is set to build a $250 million…

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More information on the Aga Khan University’s Faculty of Health Sciences

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  • Posted on October 24, 2007November 7, 2014

Earlier Stories of the launch of AKU’s Faculty of Health Sciences in Nairobi Kenya WALTER…

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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Inauguration of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Aga Khan University Nairobi

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  • Posted on August 16, 2007November 7, 2014

http://www.akdn.org/speeches/2007Aug14_fhs.htm Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan Remarks by His Highness the Aga Khan…

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Speech by President Firoz Rasul – Inauguration of Aga Khan University Faculty of Health Sciences in East Africa

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  • Posted on August 16, 2007November 7, 2014

http://www.akdn.org/speeches/2007Aug14_frasul.htm Speech by President Firoz Rasul President’s Address Inauguration of Aga Khan University Faculty of…

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Video of announcement ceremony of Aga Khan University’s Faculty of Health Sciences in East Africa – via akdn.org

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  • Posted on August 15, 2007December 11, 2008

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Dr Shela Hirani receives the 2022 Saskatchewan, Canada Multicultural Leadership Award

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Khaliah Mitha – 2022 Miss Queen Teen Calgary (Canada)

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Farhan Bhanji appointed Vice-Dean, Education, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at McGill University (Montreal, Canada)

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Zahra Mawani, a BEd Student at York University (Canada), Received the 2021-2022 Robert J. Tiffin Student Leadership Award

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Professor Shenila Khoja-Moolji (@SKhojaMoolji ) appointed as the Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani Associate Professor of Muslim Societies at Georgetown University (USA) (@ACMCU)

Dr Naheed Dosani (@NaheedD) awarded Honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, by Ontario Tech University (Canada) (@ontariotech_u)

Dr Shela Hirani (@ShelaHirani) Received the 2022 YWCA Regina Nutrien Women of Distinction Award for Research, The Sciences, & Technology (Canada)

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Chand Raat of Jamad al-Awwal 1444, 24 November 2022: Philosophy and Importance of DU’A (ritual prayer)

Allahu Akbar | Adhan | Muslim’s Call to Prayer

Chand Raat of Rabi al-Awwal 1444, 26th September 2022: The Meaning of Worship

Chand Raat of Safar 1444, 27th August 2022: The Ummah (Brotherhood- One Nation)

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Muharram 1444 – 29th July 2022: Faith and Practice in Islamic Traditions

Chand Raat of Dhu al-Hajj 1443 – 29th June 2022: Ahl al-Kitab “People of the Book”

Chand Raat of Dhu al-Qa’dah, 1443 – 30th May 2022: Rites of Birth – Bay’ah

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

Chand Raat of Shawwal 1443 Hijri – 1st May 2022: Eid al-Fitr

The Noble Month of Ramadan Kareem – 1443 Hijri – 1st April 2022

PBS Documentary: The Great American Muslim Road Trip @PBS

A heartwarming rendition of the nasheed “Tala Al Badru” by singer H Ahmed

Building bridges – religions’ role in our societies | Eboo Patel (@EbooPatel)| TEDxChicago #Interfaithharmonyweek

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Chand Raat of Rajab 1443 – 1st February 2022: The Concept of Ikhlas

Sandy Kurt: An artist specializing in Islamic geometric patterns

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Fables taught universal ideals of leadership

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

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Aga Khan Museum Exhibition: The Power of the Visual

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

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His Highness the Aga Khan: Qualities of rock crystal are symbolic of the beauty and ever-unfolding mystery of the Creator

His Highness the Aga Khan: “Civilisations manifest and express themselves through their art” #internationaldayofislamicart

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