Featured Project:
A Tale of Modern Islam: The Aga Khan and the Ismailis
1 x 48’
In the west the name Aga Khan conjures up images of opulence, a vision of being weighted in gold and diamonds, a playboy lifestyle carousing with Hollywood starlets whilst the majority of his followers are seen to live in conditions of squalor. This was the certainly true of the past, but who is Aga Khan today?
Born into world of wealth and privilege, he devotes his life to eliminating poverty and inequality. A religious leader who traces his ancestors back to the Prophet Muhammed, he struggles to balance the traditional with the modern. The Aga Khan is the spiritual leader of Ismali Muslims, a Shi’ite sect with some 15 million followers around the world.