“Touching the very foundations of my ancestors, the Fatimids” - Cairo, Egypt, 25 March 2005

The Aga Khan Trust for Culture converted a centuries-old rubbish dump in historic Cairo into the spectacular Al-Azhar Park. This was the first of several parks and gardens that have become catalysts for change in many ways - environmental, social, economic, and educational. His Highness the Aga Khan addressed the evolution of the Al-Azhar Park project in this speech at the inauguration ceremony on 25 March 2005.   Click here to read the speech.