he two worlds, Muslim and non-Muslim, Eastern and Western, must, as a matter of urgency, make a real effort to get to know one another, for I fear that what we have is not a clash of civilisations, but a clash of ignorance on both sides.
AGA KHAN IVGod has opened and continues to open new windows for us to see the marvels of His creation
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The Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.
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It is a world of increasing dissension and conflict in which a significant contribution is the failure of different ethnic, tribal, religious, or social groups to search for, and agree upon, a common space for harmonious co-existence.
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The Islamic ethic is that if God has given you the capacity or good fortune to be a privileged individual in society, you have a moral responsibility to society.
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The Aga Khan Award for Architecture seeks to make a better place in physical terms.
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These are moral imperatives which we must work towards and think about on a daily basis.
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Innumerable people since his death have told me how he used to read in the future, and this certainly was one of his very great strengths.
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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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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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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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While the past was a book he had read and re-read may times, the future was just one more literary work of art into which he used to pour himself with deep thought and concentration.
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There are many interpretations of Islam within the wider Islamic community, but generally we are instructed to leave the world a better place than it was when we came into it.
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We try to avoid the single-building syndrome. You have to look at the big picture. If you try to put social and cultural development ahead of economic development, it doesn’t work. You have to do it all together.
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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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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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