Speeches

Remarks by His Highness the Aga Khan at the "Spirit and Life" exhibition

12 July 2007

Mawlana Hazar Imam speaking at Graduation Ceremony of the Masters of Public Affairs (MPA) Programme at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po).

Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Graduation ceremony at Sciences Po, Paris

15 June 2007

Mawlana Hazar Imam speaking at The Enabling Environment Conference, as President Hamid Karzai and Prince Amyn look on.

Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Enabling Environment Conference, Kabul

3 June 2007

"By civil society, I mean a realm of activity which is neither governmental nor commercial, institutions designed to advance the public good, but powered by private energies. They include non-commercial, non-governmental entities in fields such as education, health, science and research. They embrace professional, commercial, labour, ethnic and arts associations, and others devoted to religion, communication, and the environment."

Mawlana Hazar Imam and Mr. Elvio Ubaldi, Mayor of Parma, inaugurated "Splendori a Corte", an exhibition of rare art and manuscripts from the Aga Khan Museum collections being shown at the Palazzo della Pilotta in Parma.

Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at Splendori a Corte exhibition

29 March 2007

“I warmly thank the Foundation Parma Capitale della Musica for giving the Aga Khan Trust for Culture the opportunity to share with you, in this great city and this great country of unique cultural wealth, a small sample of the cultural assets of the Islamic world, and to try to build new forces of pride and respect for the cultural manifestations of the Islamic world at a global level.”

Address by His Highness the Aga Khan at the AKU Convocation in Karachi, 2006

5 December 2006

“Many observers describe this new world as the “Knowledge Society” - contrasting it with the Industrial Societies or the Agricultural Societies of the past. In this new era, the predominant source of influence will stem from information, intelligence and insight rather than physical power or natural resources.”