These are moral imperatives which we must work towards and think about on a daily basis.
AGA KHAN IVIslam is probably the one that places the greatest emphasis on knowledge. The purpose is to understand God’s creation.
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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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The Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.
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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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Canada has an experience of governance of which much of the world stands in dire need.
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The Aga Khan Award for Architecture seeks to make a better place in physical terms.
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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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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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This means trying to bring values into environments, buildings, and contexts that improve the quality of life for future generations.
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The right to hope is the most powerful human motivation I know.
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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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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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There appears to be momentum towards more and more misunderstandings between religions, a degradation of relations.
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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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That is something unique to Canada. It is an amazing global human asset.
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If our animosities are born out of fear, then confident generosity is born out of hope.
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