Zanzibar
Princess Zahra Aga Khan pictured with Zanzibar's Tourism Minister and other dignitaries at the Diwan in Lisbon 2023-07-27
Princess Zahra with various dignitaries during the visit by the Zanzibar Tourism Minister to the Diwan in Lisbon
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Princess Zahra Aga Khan meets Zanzibar’s tourism and heritage minister in Lisbon 2023-07-27
Posted July 28th, 2023 by librarian-hdZanzibar’s Tourism and Heritage Minister Hon. Simai Mohammed Said has on Thursday,July 27, met Princess Zahra Aga Khan at the Diwan of the Ismaili Imamat in Lisbon.
The visit comes on the heels of Princess Zahra’s visit to Zanzibar including the inauguration of a Polyclinic in Zanzibar and Mwanza.
Mr Simai Said was accompanied by Mr. Rahim Bhaloo, Chairman of Zanzibar Commission of Tourism
During the meeting Princess Zahra and her guests discussed a wide range of issue which included the activities and presence of the agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network in Zanzibar.
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Princess Zahra Aga Khan arrives in Zanzibar for the Polyclinic opening 2023-04-25
https://www.afd.fr/en/actualites/tanzan ... lth-clinic
Agence Francais de Developement: Tanzania: Zanzibar’s New State of the Art Health Clinic
published on 26 April 2023
Health and Social Protection
Africa Tanzania
Polyclinique Aga Khan à Zanzibar
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Speech by Her Excellency Mariam Mwinyi, First Lady of Zanzibar, at the opening of the Aga Khan Polyclinic in Zanzibar 2023-04-25
Posted April 26th, 2023 by librarian-hdPrincess Zahra Aga Khan, Chair of the Executive Committee of the Aga Khan Health Services,
Honourable Simai Mohammed Said, Minister of Tourism and Heritage,
Honourable Hassan Khamis Hafidh, Deputy Minister of Health,
Dr Gijs Walraven, Director of Health, the Aga Khan Development Network,
Mr Amin Habib, Chairman, Board of Directors of Aga Khan Health Services Tanzania,
Dr Zeenat Sulaiman, Regional Chief Executive Officer of Aga Khan Health Services, East Africa,
Mr Amin Kurji, Resident Representative of Aga Khan Development Network,
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Princess Zahra at the opening of the Aga Khan Polyclinic in Zanzibar 2023-04-25
Posted April 25th, 2023 by librarian-hdBismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim
Your Excellency Mariam Mwinyi, First Lady of Zanzibar;
Honourable Simai Mohammed Said, Minister of Tourism and Heritage;
Your Excellency Nabil Hajlaoui, Ambassador of France to Tanzania;
Honourable Hassan Khamis Hafidh, Deputy Minister of Health;
Madame Robert, Director for Tanzania of the Agence Française de Développement;
Distinguished Guests, Ladies, Gentlemen and Friends,
This project is quite wonderful. It’s wonderful to see a building with the history of this building have a new life, going back to its original purpose.
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Princess Zahra at the opening of the Aga Khan Polyclinic in Zanzibar 2023-04-25
Posted April 25th, 2023 by librarian-hdBismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim
Your Excellency Mariam Mwinyi, First Lady of Zanzibar;
Honourable Simai Mohammed Said, Minister of Tourism and Heritage;
Your Excellency Nabil Hajlaoui, Ambassador of France to Tanzania;
Honourable Hassan Khamis Hafidh, Deputy Minister of Health;
Madame Robert, Director for Tanzania of the Agence Française de Développement;
Distinguished Guests, Ladies, Gentlemen and Friends,
This project is quite wonderful. It’s wonderful to see a building with the history of this building have a new life, going back to its original purpose.
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Princess Zahra opens the Aga Khan Polyclinic in Zanzibar 2023-04-25
Opening Ceremony of the Aga Khan Polyclinic in Zanzibar at the site of the Old Dispensary was performed by Princess Zahra Aga Khan and H.E. Mariam Mwinyi the First Lady of Zanzibar on 25th of April, 2023
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Speech by His Highness The Aga Khan at the Zanzibar Housing Seminar 1988-10-12
Posted February 9th, 2022 by librarian-hdHOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURE
It is many years since I last visited the historic island of Zanzibar, whose name alights all that is romantic in the imagination. It is with eagerness and gratitude that we will enter, even if only for a few days, into the culture and the historic buildings of Tanzania and Zanzibar to learn from them and to equip ourselves for our debate.
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Closing Remarks by His Highness The Aga Khan for the Zanzibar Housing Seminar 1988-10-16
Posted February 9th, 2022 by librarian-hdIt has been for all of us a very challenging experience to come to an island with such a multiplicity of history and to be able to listen to the problems of building in the developing world and how they are dealt with.
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1997 Serena
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Negotiating the Racial Boundaries of Khōjā Caste Membership in Late Nineteenth-Century Colonial Zanzibar (1878–1899)
This article explores late nineteenth-century identity formation and caste boundaries among the Khōjā of colonial Zanzibar. The central concern regarding children born to a non-Khōjā parent was what status, particularly regarding rights of inheritance, the multiracial children born of these relationships had within the caste structure. The case of Nasur Jesa v. Hurbayee suggests that the attitude toward these children was inconsistent; sometimes they were embraced,and at other times they were shunned by the Khōjā community.
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Negotiating the Racial Boundaries of Khōjā Caste Membership in Late Nineteenth-Century Colonial Zanzibar (1878–1899)
Publication Type | Article | |
Year of Publication | 2014 | |
Date Published | 2014 | |
Authors | Akhtar, Iqbal | |
Original Publication | Journal of Africana Religions, Vol. 2, No. 3 (2014), pp. 297-316 | |
Publisher | Penn State University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/jafrireli.2.3.0297 . | |
Source | Florida International University | |
Key Words | chotara; jotawa; Khōjā; Zanzibar; Ismaili; Ithnā ʿAsharī; Aga Khan; firman; jamat |
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Forodhani Park
His Highness the Aga Khan and President Karume of Zanzibar review plans for the restoration of Zanzibar's seafront with Luis Monreal, General Manager of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.
AKDN/Zahur Ramji
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Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah begins journey by boat to Zanzibar
Hazrat Mowlana Dhanni Salamat Datar Hadi-ul-Mehdi Saheb-ul-Amar Hazar Imam Sir Sultan Muhammad Datar departed from Marseilles on 24 June 1914 towards Zanzibar in the French steamer "Oxus". The same day Ismailis started celebrations in Zanzibar upon receiving this great news. The whole town was filled with joy and happiness and there was "Dhaam Dhoom" everywhere
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Speech by H.H. The Aga Khan at the Inauguration of the revitalised Forodhani Park
Posted July 29th, 2017 by librarian-hdBismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim
His Excellency President Karume and Mrs. Karume
Honourable Deputy Chief Minister of Zanzibar
Honourable Chief Justice
Honourable Minister Mansour Himid, and I thank you for your very kind words
Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen
It is a distinct pleasure for me to be part of this great occasion - in this very special setting.
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Speech by His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan At the official Opening of the Zanzibar Serena Inn 1997-03-15
Posted March 16th, 2017 by librarian-hdZanzibar, Tanzania
March 15, 1997
Your Excellency President William Mkapa,
Your Excellency President Salmin Amour,
Honourable Ministers,
Your Excellencies,
Distinguished Guests
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Aga Khan Foundation pulls out support for Zanzibar Government 2012-04-03
Posted January 20th, 2016 by librarian-hdZanzibar gets new Tourism Minister
Apolinari Tairo, eTN Tanzania Apr 03, 2012
(eTN) – The spice and tourist island of Zanzibar has got a new Tourism Minister after a cabinent reshuffle announced Tuesday by the isle’s President, Ali Mohammed Shein.
Mr. Said Ali Mbarouk has been appointed the Minister responsible for tourism, information, culture, and sports, taking over from Mr. Abillah Jihad Hassan, who held this ministeral portfolio for the past two years.
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Speech by Prince Amyn Mohammed at the Inauguration of the Zanzibar Serena Inn In the presence of Mowlana Hazar Imam-1997-03-15
Posted December 9th, 2009 by librarian-apYour Excellency President Benjamin William Mkapa
Your Excellency President Salmin Amour
Your Highness (glancing towards Hazar Imam)
Your Excellencies
Honorable Ministers
Distinguished Guests
As Chairman of Tourism Promotion Services Zanzibar, the owner of Zanzibar Serena Inn, it is both an honour and a pleasure to welcome you here today for the official opening of the fifth Serena property in the United Republic to begin operations within the past twelve months.
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Aga Khan meets Zanzibar president - THE AGA KHAN MEETS ZANZIBAR'S PRESIDENT - 2001-08-20
Posted July 9th, 2009 by heritageConsideration of the marine and maritime dimensions of Zanzibar's history and culture, broader tourism opportunities and major education projects were among the expanded development initiatives agreed by the Aga Khan, during a three-day visit to Tanzania.
In meetings with Zanzibar President Amani Abeid Karume and Chief Minister Shamsi Vuai Nahodha, the Aga Khan explored various cultural and economic development possibilities relating to the marine and maritime aspects of the island's history.
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