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 IVOne 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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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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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.
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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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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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The Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.
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Canada has an experience of governance of which much of the world stands in dire need.
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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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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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There appears to be momentum towards more and more misunderstandings between religions, a degradation of relations.
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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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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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They are all different, in terms of history, and the religious compositions of the populations involved.
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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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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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Pluralism is no longer simply an asset or a prerequisite for progress and development, it is vital to our existence.
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