There is nothing wrong with being well off as long as money has a social and ethical value and is not the object of one’s own greed.
AGA KHAN IVThe Aga Khan Award for Architecture seeks to make a better place in physical terms.
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My grandfather was a most gifted person, and amongst his many qualities, one of them had always particularly impressed me.
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Tolerance, openness and understanding towards other peoples’ cultures, social structures, values and faiths are now essential to the very survival of an interdependent world.
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The Muslim world, with its history and cultures, and indeed its different interpretations of Islam, is still little known in the West.
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Canada has for many years been a beacon to the rest of the world for its commitment to pluralism and for its support for the multicultural richness and diversity of its peoples.
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One of the central lessons I have learned after a half century of working in the developing world is that the replacement of fear by hope is probably the single most powerful trampoline of progress.
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There are those… who enter the world in such poverty that they are deprived of both the means and the motivation to improve their lot.
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The Aga Khan Award for Architecture seeks to make a better place in physical terms.
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Pluralist societies are not accidents of history. They are a product of enlightened education and continuous investment by governments and all of civil society in recognizing and celebrating the diversity of the world’s peoples.
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The search for justice and security, the struggle for equality of opportunity, the quest for tolerance and harmony, the pursuit of human dignity.
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This means trying to bring values into environments, buildings, and contexts that improve the quality of life for future generations.
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The right to hope is the most powerful human motivation I know.
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A secure pluralistic society requires communities that are educated and confident both in the identity and depth of their own traditions and in those of their neighbours.
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A proper home can provide the bridge across that terrible gulf between poverty and a better future.
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Canada is today the most successful pluralist society on the face of our globe, without any doubt in my mind.
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Pluralism is no longer simply an asset or a prerequisite for progress and development, it is vital to our existence.
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