Welcome to Gems of Wisdom, a selection of speeches by His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary Imam, or spiritual leader, of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and the founder of the Aga Khan Development Network.
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Welcome to Gems of Wisdom, a selection of speeches by His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary Imam, or spiritual leader, of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and the founder of the Aga Khan Development Network.
“The promise of democracy has too often been disappointed” - New York, USA, 15 May 2006
Gems of Wisdom
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“The promise of democracy has too often been disappointed” - New York, USA, 15 May 2006
Strengthening democracy and governance is critical to improving quality of life and offering hope to people living in developing societies. The Aga Khan offered four suggestions to build more stable democracies in this speech at the graduation ceremony at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs on 15 May 2006 in New York, USA.
Gems of Wisdom
Welcome to Gems of Wisdom, a selection of speeches by His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary Imam, or spiritual leader, of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and the founder of the Aga Khan Development Network.