The Muslim world, with its history and cultures, and indeed its different interpretations of Islam, is still little known in the West.
AGA KHAN IVUnless these unfortunates can be touched with the spark which ignites the spirit of individual enterprise and determination, they will only sink back into renewed apathy, degradation and despair. It is for us, who are more fortunate, to provide that spark.
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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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Nor do these two involve any contradiction, provided man remembers that his own mind is itself the creation of God. Without this humility, no balance is possible. With it, there are no barriers.
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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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They are all different, in terms of history, and the religious compositions of the populations involved.
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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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We cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity.
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Canada has an experience of governance of which much of the world stands in dire need.
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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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There appears to be momentum towards more and more misunderstandings between religions, a degradation of relations.
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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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God has opened and continues to open new windows for us to see the marvels of His creation
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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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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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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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