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THE AGA KHAN FOUNDATION 'AWARENESS' FUNDRAISER DINNER - 2007-09-03

Posted April 20th, 2010 by heritage

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2007, September 3:The Aga Khan Foundation 'Awareness' fundraiser dinner was arranged by Aga Khan Foundation USA last week in Skokie, an Illinois suburb. The event was organized to generate funds for the $12 billion Foundation's welfare activities in Indian sub-continent and Africa [India Post]

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H. H. The Aga Khan ADDRESSES WORLD CONGRESS OF ARCHITECTS IN CHICAGO - 1993-06-18

Posted March 24th, 2010 by heritage

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On the 18th of June, 1993, Mawlana Hazar Imam presented a keynote address to the World Congress of Architects in which he challenged the world's largest-ever gathering of architects to design and build sustainable environments. The Congress, held at McCormick Place in Chicago, was jointly sponsored by the International Union of Architects and The American Institute of Architects.

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Chicago Tribune - CONFERENCE CITES VALUES OF THE ISMAILIS - 2003-06-06

Posted July 9th, 2009 by heritage

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Muslim sect to open door to its world Conference cites values of IsmailisIn the last two years, friends and acquaintances have asked Rafiq Ghaswala about the difference between the two main branches of Islam, the life of the Prophet Muhammad and the origins of the Koran, Islam's holy book. But few people have asked him about the Ismaili sect of Shiite Islam to which he belongs, a minority within a minority among the world's 1 billion Muslims. Few, in fact, have heard of Ismailis, or their spiritual leader, the Aga Khan.

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Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A.: Thousands Participated in the Chicago Partnership Walk on September 26, 2004 to Help End Global Poverty - CHICAGO PARTNERSHIP WALK TO HELP END GLOBAL POVERTY - 2004-09-27

Posted July 9th, 2009 by heritage

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Approximately 5,500 people participated in the Chicago Partnership Walk yesterday at Soldier Field to show their support for international cooperation and for ending poverty around the world. Over $425,000 was raised in Chicago through this event. Partnership Walk is an initiative of Aga Khan Foundation U.S.A. (AKF USA) and is organized by its network of volunteers in communities across the United States. Partnership Walk has been held since 1995 in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston and Los Angeles.

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Obama appoints First Ismaili Muslim Eboo Patel to his Inter Faith Council - 2009-02-11

Posted February 16th, 2009 by heritage

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Eboo Patel was featured on FACES OF FAITH ( Promoting Religious Tolerance ) Interview on CNN.

Washington: The US President, Barack Obama, on Thursday appointed an Indian American to his new advisory council on inter faith relationships.

Eboo S Patel, founder and executive director of the Chicago-based Interfaith Youth Corps, would be a member of the President's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.

The council announced Thursday it would have 25 members, who will be appointed for a one-year term. However, fifteen members to the council were announced today.

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Obama appoints First Ismaili Muslim Eboo Patel to his Inter Faith Council - 2009-02-11

Posted February 16th, 2009 by heritage

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Eboo Patel was featured on FACES OF FAITH ( Promoting Religious Tolerance ) Interview on CNN.

Washington: The US President, Barack Obama, on Thursday appointed an Indian American to his new advisory council on inter faith relationships.

Eboo S Patel, founder and executive director of the Chicago-based Interfaith Youth Corps, would be a member of the President's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.

The council announced Thursday it would have 25 members, who will be appointed for a one-year term. However, fifteen members to the council were announced today.