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His Ideas Inspired My Nonprofit. They Hold Keys to Staving Off Tyranny

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East Bay Times

The Aga Khan dies at 88; spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims was a global philanthropist

PARIS — The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate and poured a material empire built on billions of dollars in ...
Newsday

Aga Khan, the leader of Ismaili Muslims, laid to rest in Egypt during private burial ceremony

ASWAN, Egypt — The Aga Khan IV was laid to rest on Sunday at a private ceremony in Aswan, Egypt. The death of Prince Karim — the 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims — was announced ...
AOL

Rahim Al-Hussaini succeeds father as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims

Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan V was named the new spiritual leader of Shiite Ismaili Muslims on Wednesday, following the death of his father, Karim Al-Husseini Aga Khan IV in Lisbon. Mr Rahim, 53, will ...