Islam is probably the one that places the greatest emphasis on knowledge. The purpose is to understand God’s creation.
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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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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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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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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If our animosities are born out of fear, then confident generosity is born out of hope.
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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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My grandfather was a most gifted person, and amongst his many qualities, one of them had always particularly impressed me.
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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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Canada is today the most successful pluralist society on the face of our globe, without any doubt in my mind.
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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 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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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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The right to hope is the most powerful human motivation I know.
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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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The Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.
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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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