Canada has an experience of governance of which much of the world stands in dire need.
AGA KHAN IVCanada has an experience of governance of which much of the world stands in dire need.
AGA KHAN IVThe Muslim world, with its history and cultures, and indeed its different interpretations of Islam, is still little known in the West.
AGA KHAN IVCanada is today the most successful pluralist society on the face of our globe, without any doubt in my mind.
AGA KHAN IVPluralist 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.
AGA KHAN IVThe Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.
AGA KHAN IVIndeed, one strength of Islam has always lain in its belief that creation is not static but continuous, that through scientific and other endeavours.
AGA KHAN IVUnless 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 IVMy grandfather was a most gifted person, and amongst his many qualities, one of them had always particularly impressed me.
AGA KHAN IVPluralism is no longer simply an asset or a prerequisite for progress and development, it is vital to our existence.
AGA KHAN IVTolerance, openness and understanding towards other peoples’ cultures, social structures, values and faiths are now essential to the very survival of an interdependent world.
AGA KHAN IVThese are moral imperatives which we must work towards and think about on a daily basis.
AGA KHAN IVWe cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity.
AGA KHAN IVWe try to avoid the single-building syndrome. You have to look at the big picture. If you try to put social and cultural development ahead of economic development, it doesn’t work. You have to do it all together.
AGA KHAN IVThe search for justice and security, the struggle for equality of opportunity, the quest for tolerance and harmony, the pursuit of human dignity.
AGA KHAN IVInnumerable 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.
AGA KHAN IVA proper home can provide the bridge across that terrible gulf between poverty and a better future.
AGA KHAN IV