They are all different, in terms of history, and the religious compositions of the populations involved.
AGA KHAN IVThey are all different, in terms of history, and the religious compositions of the populations involved.
AGA KHAN IVThe Aga Khan Award for Architecture seeks to make a better place in physical terms.
AGA KHAN IVIndeed, one strength of Islam has always lain in its belief that creation is not static but continuous, that through scientific and other endeavours.
AGA KHAN IVCanada 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.
AGA KHAN IVThe right to hope is the most powerful human motivation I know.
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.
AGA KHAN IVMy grandfather was a most gifted person, and amongst his many qualities, one of them had always particularly impressed me.
AGA KHAN IVPluralist 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 IVCanada is today the most successful pluralist society on the face of our globe, without any doubt in my mind.
AGA KHAN IVWe cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity.
AGA KHAN IVNone of these situations are identical. You cannot take one set of issues from one country and apply it to another.
AGA KHAN IVIslam is probably the one that places the greatest emphasis on knowledge. The purpose is to understand God’s creation.
AGA KHAN IVWe 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.
AGA KHAN IVThe Muslim world, with its history and cultures, and indeed its different interpretations of Islam, is still little known in the West.
AGA KHAN IVThe Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.
AGA KHAN IVThere 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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