Canada is today the most successful pluralist society on the face of our globe, without any doubt in my mind.
AGA KHAN IVIn 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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We cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity.
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They are all different, in terms of history, and the religious compositions of the populations involved.
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It is a world of increasing dissension and conflict in which a significant contribution is the failure of different ethnic, tribal, religious, or social groups to search for, and agree upon, a common space for harmonious co-existence.
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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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This means trying to bring values into environments, buildings, and contexts that improve the quality of life for future generations.
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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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There is nothing wrong with being well off as long as money has a social and ethical value and is not the object of one’s own greed.
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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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