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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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A proper home can provide the bridge across that terrible gulf between poverty and a better future.
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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 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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These are moral imperatives which we must work towards and think about on a daily basis.
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Islam is probably the one that places the greatest emphasis on knowledge. The purpose is to understand God’s creation.
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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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The right to hope is the most powerful human motivation I know.
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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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Canada has an experience of governance of which much of the world stands in dire need.
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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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My grandfather was a most gifted person, and amongst his many qualities, one of them had always particularly impressed me.
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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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If our animosities are born out of fear, then confident generosity is born out of hope.
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