Daily Archives: March 18, 2010

Aga Khan University, Pakistan: Brain treatments made simple

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There have been remarkable advancements in treating the brain and dealing with Alzheimer’s disease, migraine, stroke, epilepsy and other frequently diagnosed neurological disorders.  Experts discussed the causes and treatments available at a seminar on common brain disorders on March 18 … Continue reading →

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H.H Prince Karim Aga Khan at Nation Media Group Pan African Media Conference 2010

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The school, the first of its kind in the region, will have its first campus in Nairobi by next year and later be integrated in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of Aga Khan University to be created in Arusha. … Continue reading →

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German TV Press: Exhibition of Prince Aga Khan in Berlin

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The spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, Karim Aga Khan IV, first presented in Germany, one of the finest collections of Islamic art. It can be seen starting Wednesday in Berlin’s Martin-Gropius-Bau.

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Thousand years of Islamic art

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The peak of a flag from Iran, dated 16th century, in the exhibition Schaetze der Aga-Khan-Sammlung (Treasures of the Aga Khan collection) at Berlin’s Martin-Gropius-Bau. More than 200 items from Aga Khan’s collection of over a thousand years of Islamic … Continue reading →

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President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya Praises The Aga Khan Development Network

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President Mwai Kibakiof of Kenya has praised The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) for the various projects it has undertaken across the country. The President said the Government recognizes and appreciates the substantial economic impact created by diverse programs implemented … Continue reading →

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Uganda, Tanzania step up their airline operations to rival Kenya

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Airlines within East Africa have never been this competitive, but with the ever improving regional integration, Tanzanian and Ugandan airlines are bracing up to cash in on the travel pie that has previously been a domain of the Nairobi-based Kenya … Continue reading →

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His Highness the Aga Khan to Deliver the Founder’s Address at the Pan African Media Conference

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  Nairobi, Kenya, 17-19 March 2010 - His Highness the Aga Khan is in Kenya to deliver the Founder’s Address at the inaugural Pan Africa Media Conference. The conference marks the 50th Anniversary of the Nation Media Group, which was founded by … Continue reading →

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Celebration of Navroz 2010

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In Surah Ya-Sin of the Holy Qur’an, Allah says: Let the once dead earth be a sign to them. We gave it life, and from it produced grain for their sustenance. We planted it with palm and the vine and … Continue reading →

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Teasures of Aga Khan: More than 200 items of over 1,000 years of Islamic Art

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BERLIN: More than 200 items from the Aga Khan’s collection of over 1,000 years of Islamic art, one of the world’s largest and most valuable, went on show in Germany on Wednesday for the first time. The paintings, drawings, ceramics … Continue reading →

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