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| | Heritage Timeline - Aga Khan - 2001 |
 | | October 23, 2001 - UN Wire - In an interview with the Italian daily Corriere della Sera yesterday, the spiritual leader of the world's Ismaili Shiite Muslims, the Aga Khan, accused the Taliban of imposing on Afghanistan an interpretation of Islam that was previously foreign to the Afghan people. |
 | | In a post-Taliban Afghanistan, the role of the deposed king will be important, he said, adding that any new government will need the "rigorous support of the United Nations" and a full social and economic reconstruction effort to benefit all the country's ethnic groups (Massimo Nava, Oct. 22, UN Wire translation). |
 | | August 20, 2001 - Zanzibar: Consideration of the marine and maritime dimensions of Zanzibar's history and culture, broader tourism opportunities and major education projects were among the expanded development initiatives agreed by the Aga Khan, during a three-day visit to Tanzania. |
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