Paris, August 5, 2025 – Ali Akbar, a Pakistan-born newspaper vendor, will receive one of France’s highest civilian honours after selling newspapers on Paris streets for over 50 years. The 72-year-old came from Rawalpindi to France in 1973 and started selling papers soon after. Today, he is Paris’s last street newspaper seller, serving generations of […]
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PARIS, July 13, 2025: His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan, the 50th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, has concluded his historic first visit to France since ascending to the Imamat last year. The Imam granted two Didar to his followers during the visit, the first one on July 12 and the second on
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PARIS, 12 July 2025: His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan granted Didar to his followers at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on July 12, 2025. This historic gathering marked the first Didar of the 50th Imam, Mawlana Shah Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan V after his accession last year. Earlier, the Aga Khan reached Paris on
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PARIS, July 11: His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan, the 50th Imam of the Ismaili Muslims, signed three significant agreements with French President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to France on Friday. The agreements formalize cooperation between the French Republic and the Ismaili Imamat, alongside declarations of intent to collaborate on development projects in Syria
PARIS: His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan, the 50th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, arrived in Paris for his first official visit with the Jamat (community) since assuming the Imamat. According to The Ismaili website, His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan is on an official visit to France at the invitation of President
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