God has opened and continues to open new windows for us to see the marvels of His creation
AGA KHAN IVWe cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity.
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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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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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That is something unique to Canada. It is an amazing global human asset.
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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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The right to hope is the most powerful human motivation I know.
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If our animosities are born out of fear, then confident generosity is born out of hope.
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They are all different, in terms of history, and the religious compositions of the populations involved.
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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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The Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.
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he two worlds, Muslim and non-Muslim, Eastern and Western, must, as a matter of urgency, make a real effort to get to know one another, for I fear that what we have is not a clash of civilisations, but a clash of ignorance on both sides.
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Canada has an experience of governance of which much of the world stands in dire need.
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These are moral imperatives which we must work towards and think about on a daily basis.
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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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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.
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