The Muslim world, with its history and cultures, and indeed its different interpretations of Islam, is still little known in the West.
AGA KHAN IVThere 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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Canada is today the most successful pluralist society on the face of our globe, without any doubt in my mind.
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Canada has an experience of governance of which much of the world stands in dire need.
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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 Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.
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If our animosities are born out of fear, then confident generosity is born out of hope.
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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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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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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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We cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity.
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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 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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There appears to be momentum towards more and more misunderstandings between religions, a degradation of relations.
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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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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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