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News 17 October 2018

Video: Highlights from the Aga Khan Garden inauguration

From left: University of Alberta President David Turpin, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Lois Mitchell, Premier of Alberta Rachel Notley, and Mawlana Hazar Imam preside over the Aga Khan Garden inauguration ceremony.

The Aga Khan Garden, Alberta was inaugurated on 16 October 2018 in Mawlana Hazar Imam's...

News 11 October 2018

Living history: The Aga Khan Palace in India

The Aga Khan Palace (Gandhi National Memorial) was lit up to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's birth on 2 October.

On 2 October, the Aga Khan Palace in Pune was lit up in all its...

Welcome to Global Encounters

Global Encounters is an international programme for adolescent Ismaili Muslim youth focused on service, leadership development, culture, and global citizenship.

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Global Encounters: A Participant's Perspective

See Global Encounters from a participant's perspective. Zaki Hirji, a Global Encounters alumnus from the United Kingdom, captured his experiences in Kenya and Uganda on video.

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Global Encounters: A life-changing experience

2 January 2018 | Article

Global Encounters is a programme for Ismaili students from around the world to participate...

Artefacts on display at the Ethics in Action exhibition

Ethics in Action Exhibition showcases AKDN impact across the globe

5 November 2017 | Article

Ethics in Action: The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) held inaugural launch events in...

Ziana Nathoo dressed in traditional clothing

Global Encounters Programme: Learning Through Service

4 April 2017 | Article

When Yasmin Rajwani visited a government school in Hyderabad in July 2016, she saw a large...

Participant group shot from Global Encounters 2013.

Service and learning part of what makes Global Encounters a profound life experience

8 October 2015 | Video

Memories of the Global Encounters 2015 camp, which took place in East Africa.

Diamond Jubilee

The Ismaili Muslim Community is commemorating 60 years since His Highness the Aga Khan became the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims on 11 July 1957.

Video: Mawlana Hazar Imam's Diamond Jubilee visit to Kenya

The film of Mawlana Hazar Imam's Diamond Jubilee visit to Kenya is now available online. This 37-minute film recounts the history of the Ismaili community in East Africa, preparations by the Jamat...

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Mawlana Hazar Imam meets with President of Ireland

His Excellency President Michael Higgins of Ireland and his wife Sabina Mary Coyne, today received Mawlana Hazar Imam...

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Mawlana Hazar Imam graces Jamat with Darbar in Portugal

Over 40,000 members of the Jamat from over 45 countries around the world assembled at Feira Internacional de Lisboa for one of the largest Jamati gatherings in modern history and the final Darbar...

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