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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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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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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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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Canada is today the most successful pluralist society on the face of our globe, without any doubt in my mind.
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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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A proper home can provide the bridge across that terrible gulf between poverty and a better future.
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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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A secure pluralistic society requires communities that are educated and confident both in the identity and depth of their own traditions and in those of their neighbours.
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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 an experience of governance of which much of the world stands in dire need.
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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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The Aga Khan Award for Architecture seeks to make a better place in physical terms.
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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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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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That is something unique to Canada. It is an amazing global human asset.
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