If our animosities are born out of fear, then confident generosity is born out of hope.
AGA KHAN IVInnumerable 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 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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There appears to be momentum towards more and more misunderstandings between religions, a degradation of relations.
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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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Islam is probably the one that places the greatest emphasis on knowledge. The purpose is to understand God’s creation.
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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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A proper home can provide the bridge across that terrible gulf between poverty and a better future.
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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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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 Islamic ethic is that if God has given you the capacity or good fortune to be a privileged individual in society, you have a moral responsibility to society.
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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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The Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.
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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 Aga Khan Award for Architecture seeks to make a better place in physical terms.
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That is something unique to Canada. It is an amazing global human asset.
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