The Aga Khan Award for Architecture seeks to make a better place in physical terms.
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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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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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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There appears to be momentum towards more and more misunderstandings between religions, a degradation of relations.
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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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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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The Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.
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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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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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The right to hope is the most powerful human motivation I know.
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There are many interpretations of Islam within the wider Islamic community, but generally we are instructed to leave the world a better place than it was when we came into it.
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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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We cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity.
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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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God has opened and continues to open new windows for us to see the marvels of His creation
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