The more concrete evidence of the formation of a distinct community can be traced back to the British colonial period ...

He had the ear of almost all of the world's leaders – and also regularly made the front pages of celebrity magazines – and was, above all, the imam of the Nizari Ismaili faith, an esoteric ...

Rahim, 53, became the fifth Aga Khan and the 50th imam of the Nizari Ismaili branch of Shia Islam, whose leaders claim descent from the Prophet Muhammad. There are only 12 million to 15 million ...

Aga Khan IV, Prince Shah Karim Al Hussaini, the spiritual leader of Nizari Ismaili Muslims worldwide, is dead. He passed away in Lisbon at the age of 88, his development network said on Tuesday.