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    • The Quest and Ecstasy of Didar (Vision) in the Nizari Ismaili Ginanic tradition as UK Ismailis prepare for a beautiful encounter with His Highness the Aga Khan
    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to the U.K.
    • Latest News (2026): Princess Zahra Aga Khan installed as first Pro-Chancellor of AKU
    • “Call on the Names of Imams”
    • Prince Sinan Aga Khan in pictures
    • The birth anniversary of Hazrat Ali
    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to Portugal
    • Special coverage the Aga Khan’s visit to the USA
    • His Late Highness Aga Khan IV in Pictures: Part 2, 2000 – 2025
    • His Highness the Aga Khan’s speeches, messages and statements
    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to Kyrgyzstan
    • Princess Zahra Aga Khan in Pictures: Part II (2021 – 2025)
    • Princess Zahra Aga Khan in Pictures: Part I (1970 to 2020)
    • The Aga Khan, “is running marathons;” he is a “Berlin Legend”
    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to Kyrgyzstan
    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to Uganda
    • A tribute to Prince Amyn Aga Khan on his 88th birthday
    • His Late Highness Aga Khan IV on Prophet Muhammad
    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to Kenya
    • Special coverage of the Aga Khan’s historic visit to France
    • The Aga Khan approves a new motif for his inaugural visits to Ismaili Muslims
    • His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan gives his first address as Chancellor of the University of Central Asia
    • Special Coverage of the Aga Khan’s visit to Mozambique
    • Latest news: The Aga Khan’s message to his community in Iran
    • Ghadir Khumm: Ismaili Muslims Continue to be Guided by the Promised Rope of Imamat
    • The Aga Khan congratulates triumphant Ismaili Mountaineer
    • Aga Khan writes to Pakistan Prime Minister for Pakistan-India peace
    • The Aga Khan confers the title of Diwan on Shafik Sachedina
    • Prince Irfan Aga Khan: Ten years in pictures
    • Prince Hussain Aga Khan at 51
    • Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan: 25 Years in Pictures
    • Sunday, March 16, 2025: Chehlum, the 40th day of mourning of Mawlana Shah Karim,
    • Aga Khan IV in Pictures: Part 1 – the 20th Century
    • His Highness the Aga Khan IV: Words of inspiration that transformed an idea into a living museum
    • The Life and Legacy of Aga Khan IV
    • His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan: A pictorial story
    • “Depth of Field: The Aga Khan Beyond the Lens”
    • Manuscript gifted to His Highness the Aga Khan on his enthronement
    • Worldwide tributes to His Highness the Aga Khan IV
    • His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan accepts oath of allegiance in a magnificent enthronement ceremony
    • In Gratitude: From Shah Karim to Shah Rahim
    • King Charles III grants Prince Rahim, the title of “His Highness”
    • His Highness the Aga Khan IV is laid to rest in Aswan
    • A reflection on the funeral ceremony of His Highness the Aga Khan IV
    • Posts in Social Media as Prince Rahim Succeeds His Father as 50th Hereditary Ismaili Imam
    • Prince Rahim Aga Khan is the New Face of Imamat
    • His Highness the Aga Khan, the 49th Hereditary Imam of the Ismaili Muslims, Passes Away
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    • Talika, Navroz, March 2021
    • Talika, 84th Salgirah, December 2020
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Category: Family

Important events and highlights as they relate to all the members of his Highness the Aga Khan’s family, past and present

May 11, 2023May 12, 2023 Malik Merchant, Editor

Fondly remembered: Prince Aly Khan (d. May 12, 1960) and Prince Sadruddin (d. May 12, 2003), two brothers in His Highness the Aga Khan’s family who passed away on the same day, 43 years apart

May 6, 2023May 6, 2023 Malik Merchant, Editor

Prince Hussain Aga Khan, underwater photographer par excellence, brings his stunning exhibition to Calgary for first ever debut in Canada

Princess Zahra Aga Khan speaking at the inauguration of the Aga Khan Polyclinic in Zanzibar, Barakah
April 27, 2023April 28, 2023 Malik Merchant, Editor

Princess Zahra Aga Khan gives a succinct overview of the history and transformation of Zanzibar’s 130 year “Old Dispensary” to a cutting-edge health centre as she opens the Aga Khan Polyclinic in Zanzibar

April 11, 2023April 11, 2024 Malik Merchant, Editor

April 11, 2023: Prince Irfan Aga Khan becomes 8 years old – the word Irfan, with it roots in the Qur’an, is a notion embodied within the Ismaili Muslim tradition of seeking spiritual enlightenment under the divine authority and guidance of the Imam-of-the-Time, currently His Highness the Aga Khan

Prince Hussain Aga Khan portrait paintings by Ismaili artist Azeez Khanbhai, Barakah exclusive
April 10, 2023December 10, 2025 Malik Merchant, Editor

April 10, 2023: As Prince Hussain Aga Khan Turns 49, Barakah presents the Prince’s devotion to sea exploration, his love for marine life and his contribution to the Ismaili Imamat

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 Malik Merchant, Editor

A thematic presentation of His Highness the Aga Khan’s message on the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan

March 21, 2023March 25, 2023 Malik Merchant, Editor

Mutual care and love: His Highness the Aga Khan with his grandchildren, Princes Irfan and Sinan; some New Year tasks for the worldwide Jamat to reflect on

Aga Khan III Mausoleum Aswan, burial, Simerg and Barakah
February 20, 2023February 25, 2023 Malik Merchant, Editor

Flashback: “I would like to be buried in Aswan” – the wish of Aga Khan III, 48th Hereditary Imam of Ismaili Muslims

February 14, 2023February 19, 2023 Malik Merchant, Editor

Prince Rahim Aga Khan speaks on daunting challenges facing the world as it becomes increasingly urban, and sheds light on AKDN’s work in a large metropolis that has yielded positive results

Shia Imam Ali, birth anniversary February 3, 2023, Barakah
February 1, 2023February 13, 2023 Malik Merchant, Editor

An Entreaty to Hazrat Ali, the First Imam of Shia Muslims

January 19, 2023February 18, 2023 Malik Merchant, Editor

Banff Exhibition Reflects Prince Hussain Aga Khan’s Concern on Ocean Pollution; and Special Curriculum at University of Central Asia Will Help Students Prepare for World Impacted by Climate Change

January 9, 2023July 1, 2024 Malik Merchant, Editor

2021-2022: News on Mawlana Hazar Imam and Members of His Family, With Anchor Links to 35+ Stories

Prince Rahim Aga Khan Family
January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 Malik Merchant, Editor

Prince Sinan Aga Khan: The Start of a New Year Also Brings an Abundance of Joy and Happiness to Mawlana Hazar Imam, Members of His Family and Ismailis Around the World as Prince Sinan Celebrates His 6th Birthday on January 2, 2023

Prince Hussain Aga Khan The living Sea in Bahrain, Barakah, News
December 18, 2022December 19, 2022 Malik Merchant, Editor

Prince Hussain Aga Khan and Sharks – the Prince’s Favourite Species – in the Context of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws and the Director’s Guilt Over Making the Film

November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 Malik Merchant, Editor

3-Day “Feast of Culture” Concludes in Muscat, Oman, with Presentation of The Aga Khan Award for Architecture

October 31, 2022November 9, 2022 Malik Merchant, Editor

Prince Amyn Aga Khan Signs Special Stamps Launched by the Sultanate of Oman to Commemorate the 2022 Aga Khan Award for Architecture and the Aga Khan Music Awards

Prince Amyn Aga Khan and His Highness Sayyid Bilarab bin Haitham al Said join Aga Khan Music Award Laureates for a group photograph on the concluding day of the Awards ceremony which took place on October 30, 2022, at the House of Musical Arts in the Royal Opera House Muscat., Barakah, news
October 30, 2022October 31, 2022 Malik Merchant, Editor

His Highness Sayyid Bilarab bin Haitham Al Said and Prince Amyn Aga Khan Preside Over Ceremony in Muscat, Oman, to Present Aga Khan Music Awards to 15 Laureates from Diverse Countries

October 11, 2022October 26, 2022 Malik Merchant, Editor

Prince Rahim Aga Khan: 51 Years in Pictures

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