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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.

Aga Khan IV

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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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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Deprived Determination Improve Mean Motivation Poverty
We cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity.
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Democracy Diversity Make Safe World
Canada is today the most successful pluralist society on the face of our globe, without any doubt in my mind.
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Country Doubt Fear Mind Pluralist Society Successful Today Unique
They are all different, in terms of history, and the religious compositions of the populations involved.
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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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Continue Creation God Marvel Opened Window
These are moral imperatives which we must work towards and think about on a daily basis.
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The Aga Khan Award for Architecture seeks to make a better place in physical terms.
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The Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.
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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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Culture Faith Openness Social Structure Survival Tolerance Understanding Value
Pluralism is no longer simply an asset or a prerequisite for progress and development, it is vital to our existence.
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Development Existence Longer Pluralism Progress Simply Vital
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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Indeed, 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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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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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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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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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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