Tolerance, openness and understanding towards other peoples’ cultures, social structures, values and faiths are now essential to the very survival of an interdependent world.
AGA KHAN IVThe Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.
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If our animosities are born out of fear, then confident generosity is born out of hope.
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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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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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In Islamic belief, knowledge is two-fold. There is that revealed through the Holy Prophet (s.a.s.) and that which man discovers by virtue of his own intellect.
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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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Pluralism is no longer simply an asset or a prerequisite for progress and development, it is vital to our existence.
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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 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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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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This means trying to bring values into environments, buildings, and contexts that improve the quality of life for future generations.
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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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The Aga Khan Award for Architecture seeks to make a better place in physical terms.
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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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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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