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.
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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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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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A proper home can provide the bridge across that terrible gulf between poverty and a better future.
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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 Aga Khan Award for Architecture seeks to make a better place in physical terms.
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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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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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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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The right to hope is the most powerful human motivation I know.
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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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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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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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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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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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