Doreen Walton
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Es ist sehr räuschig, aber es ist ein wunderschöner Geräusch. Denn die Wahrheit ist, dass dieser Geräusch bedeutet, dass wir Geld machen.
The Aga Khan Development Network runs hundreds of hospitals and education, cultural and economic projects, mainly in low- and middle-income countries.
Doreen Walton looks back at his life. Kareem Aga Khan IV was a religious leader who governed no territory but owned numerous estates, houses, farms, a private island, a jet and hundreds of racehorses, including the 1981 Derby winner Shergar.
Shergar was kidnapped by gunmen in Ireland two years later and never seen again. The Aga Khan inherited his title at the age of 20 and while studying at Harvard. The title skipped a generation. His father was renowned for being something of a playboy, although the old Aga Khan had said he wanted his successor to be of the modern world. The new prince told the BBC of his feelings at his appointment.
The Aga Khan was a competitive downhill skier representing Iran in the 1964 Olympics. He dismissed criticism that he was westernised. As a young man, he told the BBC he preferred ballet or theatre to nightclubs, although he might go occasionally. He was shy of publicity about his private life. A ten-year legal battle with his second wife over a €60 million divorce made headlines he did not relish.
The Aga Khan could pull strings at the highest levels. When, in 1972, people of South Asian origin were expelled from Uganda, the Aga Khan called his friend, the then Prime Minister of Canada, Pierre Trudeau, and asked him to do something.
He was once asked if the Ismaili community worshipped him.
Ismailis follow a branch of Shia Islam. They regard the Aga Khan as a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. Most of his wealth came from tithes or voluntary cash donations by community members, but much of it went to charitable causes.
A surrender class in the Aga Khan Music School in Kabul, helping ensure Afghanistan's cultural traditions are continued, part of what the Aga Khan may best be remembered for, his development network. Khufran Umar is one of the young musicians.
Some say goodbye. Another says you must be pretty comfortable with your life because you've sabotaged your job. You're drinking poison and if you keep drinking it, you will die.
Others say, your mum is a cripple. And there are swear words I'd never heard before. I was so shocked.
People started filing complaints to the Maple Story team. This person is a feminist, they said. My company and the CEO, we were all in a panic. There were so many complaints by people wanting me to be fired.
Some say goodbye. Another says, your mum is a cripple. And they're a swear word I'd never heard before.