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.
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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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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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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Islam is probably the one that places the greatest emphasis on knowledge. The purpose is to understand God’s creation.
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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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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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This means trying to bring values into environments, buildings, and contexts that improve the quality of life for future generations.
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Canada is today the most successful pluralist society on the face of our globe, without any doubt in my mind.
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They are all different, in terms of history, and the religious compositions of the populations involved.
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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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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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Pluralism is no longer simply an asset or a prerequisite for progress and development, it is vital to our existence.
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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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Canada has an experience of governance of which much of the world stands in dire need.
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My grandfather was a most gifted person, and amongst his many qualities, one of them had always particularly impressed me.
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