Speeches

Mawlana Hazar Imam addressing guests at the inauguration of the Dushanbe Serena Hotel.
Remarks by His Highness the Aga Khan at the inauguration ceremony of the Dushanbe Serena hotel
1 November 2011
Mawlana Hazar Imam speaking at the Foundation Ceremony of the Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications.
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the foundation ceremony for the AKU Graduate School of Media and Communications
26 July 2011

“The School will work on the newest frontiers of media technology - with state-of-the-art equipment and innovative pedagogies - producing professional graduates who can not only operate across today’s multiplying media platforms, but can also help develop the media platforms of tomorrow. This does not mean that we will ignore old skills and values. Our core concern must always be the ability of our students to think critically and creatively, to pursue the truth ethically and responsibly, and to articulate ideas clearly and vividly.”

Mawlana Hazar Imam addresses those gathered for the inauguration of the Aga Khan University Hospital Heart and Cancer Centre in Nairobi.
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the inauguration of the Heart and Cancer Centre, AKU Hospital, Nairobi
25 July 2011
Mawlana Hazar Imam addresses the gathering during the inauguration of the renovated Polana Serena Hotel.
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the inauguration of the restoration of the Polana Serena hotel
16 December 2010
Mawlana Hazar Imam speaking to the assembled guests at the Aga Khan Award for Architecture ceremony, held at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar.
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the 2010 Aga Khan Award for Architecture Ceremony
23 November 2010

“Diversity, in fact, is part of the essence of Islam. The unity of the Ummah does not imply sameness. Working in an Islamic context need not confine us to constraining models. Nor does respecting the past mean copying the past. Indeed, if we hold too fast to what is past, we run the risk of crushing that inheritance. The best way to honour the past is to seize the future.”

 

 

Mawlana Hazar Imam delivers the LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture in Toronto, Canada. Hazar Imam talked about the long history of pluralism, the intensification of these challenges and how best to respond to that challenge.
His Highness the Aga Khan delivers the 10th Annual LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture
14 October 2010
Mawlana Hazar Imam delivering his address at the Opening Ceremony of the National Park of Mali.
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the inauguration ceremony of the National Park of Mali
22 September 2010
Mawlana Hazar Imam speaking at the Foundation Ceremony, where Prime Minister Stephen Harper was the chief guest.
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the foundation ceremony of the Ismaili Centre, the Aga Khan Museum and their park
28 May 2010
Mawlana Hazar Imam delivering the Founder’s Address at the Pan Africa Media conference, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Nation Media Group.
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Conference marking NMG's 50th Anniversary
18 March 2010
Foreword by His Highness the Aga Khan for the Daily Nation 50th Anniversary special supplement
18 March 2010
Mawlana Hazar Imam addresses the Marketplace on Innovative Financial Solutions for Development in Paris on 4 March 2010.
Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan to the "Marketplace on Innovative Financial Solutions for Development"
4 March 2010
His Highness the Aga Khan's statement issued at the London Conference on Afghanistan
28 January 2010
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