Prince Karim Aga Khan, who died on Feb. 4, 2025, served as the religious leader of Ismaili Muslims around the world since being appointed as the 49th hereditary imam in 1957. He came to be known ...

Rahim al-Hussaini, the new spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, was named as the successor to his father, who died at 88. By Amelia Nierenberg Reporting from London Prince Rahim al-Hussaini, a son ...

Design work has started on the Ismaili Center Houston, which will be the first such facility in the U.S. and one of seven in the world. Newsletters Games Share a News Tip Featured ...

(RNS) — In response to the coronavirus outbreak, the Ismaili Muslim community has launched a global 24/7 online streaming platform to keep members connected. Called The Ismaili TV, the channel ...

The Ismaili community’s website said he was born on Dec. 13, 1936, in Creux-de-Genthod, near Geneva, the son of Joan Yarde-Buller and Aly Khan, and spent part of his childhood in Nairobi, Kenya ...

In 2015, more than 40 members of the Ismaili community were killed in Karachi, Pakistan, when gunmen opened fire on a bus. Jundullah, a Taliban splinter group, claimed responsibility for the attack.

In 1095 an Ismaili prince named Nizar was in line to rule Cairo. When he was passed over in favor of his younger brother, Nizar briefly seized and ruled Alexandria but was executed.

Prince Amyn Aga Khan, left, and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner participate in a tree-planting ceremony at the site of the under-construction Ismaili Center Houston on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023.

The Aga Khan Development Network employs some 96,000 people and finances development programs particularly in Asia and Africa. "His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, 49th hereditary ...

The Ismaili community’s website said he was born on Dec. 13, 1936, in Creux-de-Genthod, near Geneva, Switzerland, the son of Joan Yarde-Buller and Aly Khan, and spent part of his childhood in ...

The Ismaili Center Houston is meant to be a space for civic outreach and understanding of people from different backgrounds. It'll host concerts, plays, seminars and more while also being a space ...

(The Conversation) — Aga Khan, the religious leader of the Ismailis – a sect of Islam – established the Aga Khan Foundation in 1967. It has served millions around the world since then.