Imamat News
Prince Rahim attended the 18th edition of the Al Burda Award ceremony, an esteemed celebration of Islamic art and culture hosted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Culture yesterday. Prince Rahim’s presence highlighted the Aga Khan Development Network’s (AKDN) shared commitment with the UAE to fostering cultural dialogue and advancing pluralism through the arts.
Prince Rahim attended the 10th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) this week, alongside heads of state, government officials, religious leaders and civil society representatives.
Leaders and actors of peace from around the world are gathered at the historic Palais de Chaillot this week for the 7th Paris Peace Forum. This year’s theme, “Wanted: A Functioning Global Order,” focuses on the urgent need for international cooperation in an era of heightened global rivalries, instability and North-South divides.
Mostar’s Center for Peace and Multiethnic Cooperation today honoured Mawlana Hazar Imam with its Peace Connection Award.
A reception at Toronto’s City Hall brought together city councillors, civic leaders, and special guests to celebrate a decade of cultural and community-building efforts in the city.
Last week, Princess Zahra and her daughter Sara completed a five-day working visit to India, where, accompanied by members of the Aga Khan Schools board, they observed the progress of education projects in Telangana, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
Prince Rahim today met with Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of the Swiss Federation in Bern, to discuss cooperation between Switzerland and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in countries and regions of shared interest.
Prince Aly Muhammad travelled to Gujarat, India and Nairobi, Kenya this month for work that the Aga Khan Foundation is carrying out to create economic opportunity for young people and to tackle climate change.
Prince Rahim and Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, India’s Honourable Minister of Tourism and Culture, this week inaugurated a state-of-the-art sunken museum at the iconic 16th-century Humayun’s Tomb Complex in the heart of the nation’s capital.
After more than a decade of dedicated conservation and landscape restoration efforts, the Qutb Shahi Heritage Park in Hyderabad is now complete. It was inaugurated this past weekend at an event attended by Prince Rahim and Prince Aly Muhammad.
Prince Rahim and Prince Aly Muhammad began a visit to India yesterday at the Aga Khan Hostel and Aga Khan Academy in Hyderabad, meeting staff and students to hear about their experiences.
Last week, special guests attended an Imamat Day reception at the Diwan of the Ismaili Imamat in Lisbon. They were treated to a special performance by the Aga Khan Master Musicians, renowned performers and composer-arrangers in collaboration with the Amara Quartet, an all-female ensemble known for their contemporary renditions of the Portuguese traditional Fado.