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In the north of the country, a village that has been isolated from the outside world for centuries is suffering from the ...
This event explores the challenges of translating the complex meaning of “landscape” into Arabic, where it is often limited to scenery or urban beautification. It examines “rooted” landscape concepts ...
I learnt of his death while I was visiting the Mughal emperor Humayun’s tomb in New Delhi. One of the great early Mughal monuments, it had recently been restored by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.
(As Told By: Ratish Nanda) I have been heading the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) for 26 years. The organisation’s first engagement with India was in 1997 when His Highness the Aga Khan gifted the ...
The Aga Khan Trust has undertaken the restoration of numerous important monuments, such as Humayun’s Tomb and the stunning nursery in Delhi, along with nearly 100 monuments in and around Hyderabad.
The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), of which the AKTC is a part, works in 30 countries with 96,000 employees and an annual budget of a billion dollars. In September 2013, the AKTC completed the ...
Aga Khan IV, the 49th Imam of Ismaili Muslims, passed away, leaving behind significant philanthropic and cultural contributions. His Aga Khan Development Network improved quality of life and restored ...
The Aga Khan last visited Calgary in 2018 when about 20,000 people, mostly Ismaili Muslims from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba celebrated the leader’s arrival in a series of gatherings.
The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims, died on 4 February 2025 at the age of 88. Twenty years ago, he gave The Art Newspaper a rare interview on the occasion of the opening of ...
In 2018, the Aga Khan Garden opened within The University of Alberta Botanic Garden. The garden is named for the leader of the Isma’ili sect of Islam, whose foundation donated the funds for its ...
Prince Karim Aga Khan, the 49th Imam of the Ismaili Muslims, is renowned for his extensive humanitarian work, primarily through the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). The AKDN, with a strong ...
As winter darkness looms, the Aga Khan Museum ’s expansive new multimedia exhibition “Night in the Garden of Love” by British artist Shezad Dawood offers a seasonal reprieve, rich with the ...