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.
AGA KHAN IVThey are all different, in terms of history, and the religious compositions of the populations involved.
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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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That is something unique to Canada. It is an amazing global human asset.
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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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Canada has an experience of governance of which much of the world stands in dire need.
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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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There appears to be momentum towards more and more misunderstandings between religions, a degradation of relations.
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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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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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They are all different, in terms of history, and the religious compositions of the populations involved.
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If our animosities are born out of fear, then confident generosity is born out of hope.
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None of these situations are identical. You cannot take one set of issues from one country and apply it to another.
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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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This means trying to bring values into environments, buildings, and contexts that improve the quality of life for future generations.
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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 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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