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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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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.
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Ethical Greed Long Money Nothing Object Own Social Value
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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Avoid Big Building Cultural Development Economic Look Picture Single Social Syndrome Together Trying
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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Commitment Country Diversity Multicultural People Pluralism Rest Riches Support World Year
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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Accident Continous Diversity Education Enlightened Government History Investment Pluralist Product Societies World
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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Culture Different History Ignorance Indeed Interpretation Known Little Real Religious Two West World
Unless 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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Apathy Degradation Determination Enterprise Ignite Individual Renewed Spark Spirit Touch Touched Unfortunate
Canada has an experience of governance of which much of the world stands in dire need.
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Agree Country Dire Experience Governance Need Religious Space Upon World
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture seeks to make a better place in physical terms.
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Architecture Award Better Mean People Physical Place Seek Term Trying
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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Communities Community Confident Depth Educated Identity Neighbour Pluralistic Require Society Tradition
We cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity.
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Democracy Diversity Make Safe World
None of these situations are identical. You cannot take one set of issues from one country and apply it to another.
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Another Apply Country Identical Issue One Religious Set Take
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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Balance Barrier Contradiction Creation God Humanity Possible Provide Remember
Islam is probably the one that places the greatest emphasis on knowledge. The purpose is to understand God’s creation.
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Creation God Greatest Knowledge Probably Purpose Religious
The Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.
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Concerned Flock Pope Spiritual Welfare
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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Art Concentration Deep Future Literary Past Read Thought Time Work
These are moral imperatives which we must work towards and think about on a daily basis.
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Basis Daily Imperatives More Must Think Toward Work

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