His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV was considered by his followers to be a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad and was the 49th hereditary imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims. View on euronews ...

He was 88. His Aga Khan Development Network and the Ismaili religious community announced that His Highness Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV and 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili ...

The Aga Khan is considered the bringer of life and descendent of Prophet Muhammad by the Ismaili community, and whoever is crowned with the title enjoys the status of a god in their eyes. Dec. 24, ...

Karim Ismaili, the new president of Eastern Connecticut State University grew up with the odds stacked against him. He was a child of divorce, raised by a single mom who had to escape domestic ...

Despite his role as the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, he was reluctant to discuss Middle East conflicts, religious fundamentalism or Sunni-Shiite tensions. Islam is not a faith "of ...