None of these situations are identical. You cannot take one set of issues from one country and apply it to another.
AGA KHAN IVIndeed, one strength of Islam has always lain in its belief that creation is not static but continuous, that through scientific and other endeavours.
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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.
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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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They are all different, in terms of history, and the religious compositions of the populations involved.
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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 appears to be momentum towards more and more misunderstandings between religions, a degradation of relations.
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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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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 right to hope is the most powerful human motivation I know.
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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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This means trying to bring values into environments, buildings, and contexts that improve the quality of life for future generations.
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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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God has opened and continues to open new windows for us to see the marvels of His creation
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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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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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If our animosities are born out of fear, then confident generosity is born out of hope.
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