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Imamat Day Mubarak 2015-07-11
Posted July 10th, 2015 by librarian-hdThis year marks the 58th anniversary of the ascension to the throne of Imamat for Shah Karim al-Husayni our 49th Holy Imam
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Aga Khan's classy stayer Vazirabad the newest ambassador for French retraining of racehorses charity 2021-08-24
Posted August 25th, 2021 by librarian-hdThe Group 1 action at Deauville came to an end on Sunday with the twin highlights of the Morny and the Jean Romanet, but French racing's summer by the sea has at least one more gift to deliver in the shape of Saturday's Racehorse Retraining day.
It is fair to say France was a little late to the party when it came to a unified approach to aftercare, retirement planning and linking up with what is a voracious appetite in the wider equestrian population for sourcing horses once their first career is over.
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Aga Khan Schools to become Aga Khan Academies 2021-08-24
Posted August 24th, 2021 by librarian-hdAga Khan Development Network (AKDN) builds on over three decades of excellence in education in Bangladesh
The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) on Saturday said they are in the process of establishing a new centre of educational excellence in Dhaka – The Aga Khan Academy.
This is being done in line with the renewed protocol of cooperation signed between the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and the Bangladesh government.
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Diamond Jubilee Day 1945-08-17
Posted August 16th, 2021 by librarian-hdAugust 17th was designated by Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah to Ismailis as Diamond Jubilee Day and to be celebrated as such every year.
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Birthday of Princess Salwa
Posted August 5th, 2021 by librarian-hdPrincess Salwa was born Kendra Spears in Seattle, Washington August 5th 1988. She attended Portland State University.. She grew up in Seattle and got a degree in sociology from the University of Washington.
Princess Salwa Aga Khan married Rahim Aga Khan on August 31, 2013.
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Kenya: Aga Khan University and Kenya Editors Guild Sign Training Deal 2021-06-22
Posted August 4th, 2021 by librarian-hdAga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications and Kenya Editors Guild on Monday signed a partnership agreement aimed at improving the quality of journalism in the country.
The partnership will see members of the guild undergo training at the university while the institution of higher learning will gain professional insights from the media practitioners.
Talks to forge the partnership began three years ago when it emerged during a panel discussion that there was a disconnect between the academia and practising journalists.
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University of Michigan and AKU to deepen ties 2021-06-18
Posted August 3rd, 2021 by librarian-hdThe University of Michigan and Aga Khan University have agreed to deepen their collaboration across a range of academic and scientific initiatives to transform data science for global health.
Joseph Kolars, director of the U-M Center for Global Health Equity, and AKU Provost and Vice President Carl Amrhein signed an agreement between the two institutes during a virtual ceremony on June 18. U-M President Mark Schlissel and AKU President Firoz Rasul also attended the signing ceremony.
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Urdu:An ‘Early Mistake’ of Pakistan 2021-08-02
Posted August 2nd, 2021 by librarian-hdImposing Urdu as a national language on then-East Pakistan actually damaged ‘national unity,’ rather than bolstering it
Dr. Naazir Mahmood, in his book of collected essays Politics Pictures Personalities (2005), highlights some “mistakes” of Pakistan soon after Partition in 1947, suggesting these foreshadowed the “big” mistakes it was to make later.
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Women's self-help group in Gujarat run bakery, started by collecting savings 4 years ago (with AKDN help) 2021-07-25
Posted July 25th, 2021 by librarian-hdAhmedabad (Gujarat), July 25 (ANI): A self-help group of 10 women in the Nadgakhadi village in the tribal district of Dang runs a bakery which they started by collecting their savings four years ago.
The bakery named 'Apna bakery' sells Ragi based baked food. After four years of hard work, the group is known as 'Bakery Sisters'.
Speaking to ANI, Kalpana Gaikwad of Apna Bakery said, "When we started the bakery we use to make biscuits of flour, but the women working here suggested to start making food of Ragi."
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Aga Khan Palace presented to India by His Highness The Aga Khan IV 1969-02-22
Posted July 22nd, 2021 by librarian-hdThe Yeravada Palace has been handed over to the Indian Government on
Saturday, February 22, 1969 as a national memorial to Mahatma Gandhi in
presence of Mawlana Hazar Imam.
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AKU releases findings of Pakistan’s largest vaccine survey 2021-07-15
Posted July 16th, 2021 by librarian-hdThe largest-ever survey of routine immunisation coverage across Pakistan has found that 76.1 per cent of children under the age of 2 years have received the full course of vaccinations recommended by Pakistan’s government.
Of the remaining children, more than 1 in every 6, or 17.7 per cent, have been partially vaccinated while 5.9 per cent of under 2s have never been vaccinated, according to results from The Third-Party Verification Immunization Coverage Survey, TPVICS.
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H.H. The Aga Khan & Prince Rahim were received at the Hotel de Matignon for a meeting with French P.M.Jean Castex 2021-07-13
Posted July 15th, 2021 by librarian-hdMawlana Hazar Imam and Prince Rahim were received at the Hotel de Matignon for a meeting with French Prime Minister Jean Castex earlier today, to discuss areas of collaboration between the French government and the Aga Khan Development Network.
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Statement by the Prime Minister on Imamat Day
Posted July 11th, 2021 by librarian-hdOTTAWA, ON , July 11, 2021 /CNW/ - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Imamat Day:
"Today on Imamat Day, we join Ismaili Muslims in Canada and around the world to celebrate the 64th anniversary of the accession of His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV as the 49th hereditary Imam – spiritual leader – of Shia Ismaili Muslims. This year, due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, people will mark this day a bit differently with loved ones at home, but as always, with immense joy.
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Statement by Minister Chagger on Imamat Day
Posted July 11th, 2021 by librarian-hdSun, July 11, 2021, 10:00 AM·2 min read
Ismaili Muslims in Canada and around the world celebrate Imamat Day today.
OTTAWA, ON, July 11, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - Today, Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims from Canada and around the world will celebrate Imamat Day, marking the 64th anniversary of His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV becoming the 49th hereditary Imam and spiritual leader of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims. His Highness succeeded his grandfather, the Aga Khan III, on July 11, 1957.
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Talika Mubarak of Mawlana Hazar Imam on occasion if Imamat Day 2021-07-11
Posted July 11th, 2021 by librarian-hd9th July 2021
My dear spiritual children,
On the occasion of Imamat Day, the 11th of July 2021, I send my warmest and most affectionate paternal maternal loving blessings to all my beloved spiritual children throughout the world.
I give my best loving blessings for the souls of all my ruhani spiritual children, and I pray that their souls may rest in eternal peace.
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All-weather road built by AKRSP promises Baroghil valley’s development 2021-06-30
Posted July 6th, 2021 by librarian-hdCHITRAL: The residents of Baroghil valley in Chitral region insist that the recent construction of an all-weather road to Baroghil promises the development of the underdeveloped valley in the country’s northernmost region.
According to them, basic facilities are largely unavailable to them as the valley remains inaccessible for seven months of the year due to harsh weather conditions.
The Aga Khan Rural Support Programme recently built the 32km road with four suspension bridges at the cost of Rs102.28 million. It provides all-weather access to the valley.
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Obasanjo in Kabul to discuss peace, stability in Afghanistan (with AKDN participation) 2021-07-05
Posted July 6th, 2021 by librarian-hdFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, arrived Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, to hold discussions on promoting peace and stability in the south Asian country.
The ex-president is said to have held discussions with Sheherzade Hijri, ambassador of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), and other diplomatic representatives.
Mansoor Khan, ambassador of Pakistan to Afghanistan, confirmed the development via a tweet on his official handle on Monday.
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Speech by Hazar Imam at a Banquet held in his honour in Vancouver 1978-11-14
Posted July 4th, 2021 by librarian-hdNovember 14, 1978
Your Excellencies, Your Worship, Honorable Ministers, Ladies and Gentlemen.
In more senses than one, the sun has shone on this, our first formal visit to British Columbia and to its beautiful capital, Vancouver. My wife and I have traveled extensively in recent years and I can honestly say that I cannot recollect any country nor any city which has welcomed us so warmly, so kindly and so generously as Vancouver. (applause)
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AKU wins grant to develop gene therapies for blood disorders 2021-07-01
Posted July 1st, 2021 by librarian-hdKARACHI: Efforts to find less-invasive and more affordable cure for two common genetic disorders — beta thalassaemia and sickle cell anaemia — have received a boost with Aga Khan University’s research centre recently winning a competitive research grant of Rs159.60 million.
Currently, Pakistan has an estimated 100,000 transfusion-dependent thalassaemia patients with 5,000 babies born with the disease every year.
On the other hand, sickle-cell disease is one of the well-known causes of anaemia in the country.
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AKDN, ministry celebrates environment day 2021-06-09
Posted June 26th, 2021 by librarian-hdISLAMABAD: The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat, the Ministry of Climate Change, Pakistan, World Habitat Awards and the United Nations Habitat Programme, co-organized an international virtual seminar on Ecosystem Restoration for Quality of Life.
The seminar was attended by representatives from the Ministry of Climate Change, the United Nations, INGOs, Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) agencies and partners, donor agencies, academia, media and community organizations. The virtual seminar, held Tuesday, was part of a series of official events celebrating World Environment Day (WED).
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