Fille d'Adrien Labrousse, conducteur d'un tramway, et de Marie Brouet, couturière de talent, Yvette Labrousse est née le 15 février 1906 au pied du Mont Saint-Clair, en France.

The eternal story of love between the Begum and Agha Khan III began and ended on the banks of the Nile.

On the first day of last July, the Begum, Umm Habiba, the wife of late Prince Mohammad Agha Khan, the spiritual leader of the Ismailite sect, passed away.

If the Aga Khan's widow could not lay flowers, the gardener did A former French beauty queen who married the late Aga Khan lll has been buried beside her husband, upon whose tomb she had regularly laid a red rose since his death 43 years ago.

The Agha Khan Mausoleum in Aswan has been re-opened, and sealed off again, for the last time. The Begum Sultan Mohamed Shah Agha Khan, popularly known as Umm Habiba, died in Le Cannet, France, last Saturday and was laid to rest at sunset on Tuesday in Aswan.

The Begum Om Habibeh, widow of Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan, 48th Imam (Spiritual Leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, grandfather of the present Aga Khan, died on the first of July at Le Cannet, South of France, in her ninety-fifth year.

Chaque jour, depuis quarante-trois ans, les habitants d'Assouan guettaient sa silhouette hiératique en haut de ces dunes qui surplombent le Nil.

Yvette Labrousse, élue Miss France en 1930, épousa Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah Agha Khan, 48ème chef spirituel des Ismaéliens, en octobre 1944. La vie ne leur accorda que treize ans de bonheur puisque l’Agha Khan III mourut en 1957. Veuve à 51 ans, la Bégum refusa toujours de refaire sa vie.

Yvette Labrousse, élue Miss France en 1930, épousa Sir Sultan Mohamed Shah Agha Khan, 48ème chef spirituel des Ismaéliens, en octobre 1944. La vie ne leur accorda que treize ans de bonheur puisque l’Agha Khan III mourut en 1957. Veuve à 51 ans, la Bégum refusa toujours de refaire sa vie.

TRANSFORMED from a lowly tram conductor's daughter, via the position of Miss France, into the most glamorous princess in the Oriental world, the Begum Aga Khan died having been a widow for 43 years.

Ismaili Muslims on Tuesday July 4, 2000 in Aswan, Egypt, carry the coffin of the widow of the late Aga Khan III, Begum Om Habibeh, to her final resting place next to her husband, at the Aga Khan II's hilltop mausoleum.

A former French beauty queen who found fortune as well as fame when she married the fabulously rich Aga Khan was buried on the banks of the Nile Tuesday, beside the husband on whose tomb she had had a red rose laid daily for 43 years.

Shortly before his death in 1957, Sultan Mohamed Shah Agha Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismaili sect of Islam, chose as his resting place a solitary sand dune on the West Bank of the Nile at Aswan.

HER HIGHNESS THE BEGUM AGA KHAN III, who has died aged 94, became her husband's fourth wife in 1944, and over the next 13 years proved that dissimilarity of background is no bar to a happy marriage.

LBC: Good evening your Highness, we are honoured that you are giving us an interview for the (LBC) channel. Well, we came to Aleppo because you are here, for a Syrian visit. But of course, there is an occasion; there was the ceremony of the Award for Architecture.

LBC: Bonsoir Votre Altesse, nous sommes honorés que vous nous donniez un entretien pour la chaîne. Bon, nous sommes venus à Alep parce que vous êtes là, pour un séjour syrien. Mais bien sûr qu'il y a une occasion, il y avait la cérémonie de la remise du prix de l'architecture.

Interview with His Highness the Aga Khan

by Robert Ivy, FAIA Editor in Chief, Architectural Record
(Aiglemont, August 31, 2001)

Speaking in Syria, the Aga Khan called for new links between technology and Islam.

His Excellency President Bashar Al Assad this morning held discussions with His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims at the People's Palace.

World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and his Silk Road Ensemble gave a special performance on the occasion of the presentation ceremony of the 2001 Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

At a ceremony held in Syria at the historical Citadel of Aleppo, His Highness the Aga Khan announced the nine recipients of the 2001 Aga Khan Award for Architecture, and presented a special Chairman's Award to the Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa.

His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims today concluded his eight-day visit to Syria with a second round of extensive discussions with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad.

A bustan whose glory would stem from the value and legitimacy of the pluralism of the infinite manifestations of culture in the human community."

The Spiritual Leader of the world's Ismaili Muslims, Prince Kareem Agha Khan highly appreciated what he has seen in Syria of aspects of tolerance, fraternity and the joint living between the different groups.

O arquitecto Geoffrey Bawa, do Sri Lanka, foi ontem distinguido com o Chairman's Award dos Prémios Aga Khan, numa cerimónia que decorreu na histórica cidadela de Aleppo, na Síria.

Prince Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims, met yesterday evening with MM.

Prince Karim Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world's Ismaili Muslims currently visiting Syria - visited the Grand Mosque of Damascus and the Mosque of the Umayyads today, where he was welcomed in particular by the Minister of Wakfs (Islamic goods).

This evening, M.Abdel Halim Khaddam, Vice President of the Republic, received Prince Karim Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world's Ismaili Muslims.

Prince Karim Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims throughout the world, held successive discussions yesterday with MM.

Prince Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world's Ismaili Muslims visited the Citadel of Aleppo and the Port of Qanssarine today, where he did a tour of the sections of the Citadel.

The Aga Khan Award for Architecture, the world's largest architectural prize, worth a total of US$500,000, was given away Thursday night to nine outstanding projects in its 2001 cycle at a function held at Syrian town of Aleppo, said a message issued by the Ismaili Muslim Community in Dhaka yeste

Prince Karim Agha Khan, the spiritual leader of the Ismaelit Muslim sect arrives today in Damascus in a visit to Syria during which he will hold talks with several Syrian officials relating to future developmental projects currently carried out by al-Agha Khan network in Syria.

President Bashar Assad received here Saturday Ismaelite Moslems Spiritual Leader, Prince Karim Agha Khan.

Premier Dr. Mohamad Mustafa Miro on Saturday received Prince Karim Aghakhan the spiritual leader of the Ismaelite Moslems and the accompanying delegation.

M.Abdel Halim Khaddam, vice-président de la République, a reçu ce soir l'émir Karim Agha Khan, guide spirituel des musulmans ismaïlites dans le monde.

Vice President Abdel Hallim Khaddam received here Sunday Ismaelite Moslems spiritual leader, Prince Kareem Agha Khan. Talks dealt with the importance of studying culture and the Islamic legacy and with boosting coopeartion between peoples of the Islamic World.

The Spiritual Leader of the world's Ismaili Muslims, Prince Kareem Agha Khan visited today the archaeological Aleppo castle and Qensrin archaeological door.

"A bustan whose glory would stem from the value and legitimacy of the pluralism of the infinite manifestations of culture in the human community."

Le prix d'Agha Khan de l'architecture pour l'année 2001 a été décerné hier à des compagnies iraniennes, marocaine, indienne et guinéenne. Le prix de l'accomplissement globale de l'Etablissement de Agha Khan a été octroyé à un ingénieur philippin.

The 18th Century A'alam Va'ez House in Isfahan, which is now used as the Isfahan headquaters. It is part of an ongoing project comprising more than 30 urban revitalisation and development initiatives in 21 cities throughout Iran that won the 2001 New Life for Old Structures Award.

The Spiritual Leader of the world's Ismaili Muslims, Prince Kareem Agha Khan highly appreciated what he has seen in Syria of aspects of tolerance, fraternity and the joint living between the different groups.

The `Barefoot Architects' of Tilonia, led by Bunker Roy, have won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture for 2001.

The Spiritual Leader of the world's Ismaili Muslims, Prince Kareem Agha Khan and Premier Mohammad Mostafa Miro signed here Saturday an agreement of cooperation for development between Syrian government and the Agha Khan network for development.

Prime Minister Dr Muhammad Mustafa Miru and His Highness Prince Karim Agha Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismaelite Muslims, held a session of talks last night. They reviewed the scope of cooperation between Syria and the Agha Khan foundations and the projects they are implementing in Syria.

THE 2001 Aga Khan Award for Architecture places a new emphasis on rural projects in the developing world. The triennial award is the best-funded in the architectural world with a prize fund of $500,000.

Earlier this month, the eighth triennial Aga Khan Awards for Architecture were presented at the Citadel of Aleppo, Syria. To be sure, the awards, like any architectural prizes, are not the stuff of headlines, especially in the West outside the Ismaili community and industry circles.

Can architecture be a way of bridging the gap between Western and Islamic cultures? For most of us, the need to build that bridge is something we've only recently become aware of. But someone who has long been trying is the Aga Khan.

The AGA Khan Awards for Architecture, presented Nov. 6 in Aleppo, Syria, contrast with the image of a monolithic and isolationist Islamic culture currently being flashed across the world's television screens.

The Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, His Highness the Aga Khan, has called for freedom in the Islamic civilisation debate and proposed a model for analysing challenges facing Islam.

His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam and Spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, has concluded his eight-day visit to Syria with a second round of extensive discussions with Syrian President Bashir Al-Assad.

L'Emir Karim Agha Khan, guide spirituel des Isamïlites musulmans, est arrivé ce soir à Damas pour une visite en Syrie au cours de laquelle il mènera des entretiens avec les responsables du pays portant sur les projets du développement que le réseau Agha Khan exécute en Syrie.