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.
AGA KHAN IVThere appears to be momentum towards more and more misunderstandings between religions, a degradation of relations.
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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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These are moral imperatives which we must work towards and think about on a daily basis.
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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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We cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity.
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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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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 Aga Khan Award for Architecture seeks to make a better place in physical terms.
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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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There appears to be momentum towards more and more misunderstandings between religions, a degradation of relations.
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If our animosities are born out of fear, then confident generosity is born out of hope.
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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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My grandfather was a most gifted person, and amongst his many qualities, one of them had always particularly impressed me.
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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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Pluralism is no longer simply an asset or a prerequisite for progress and development, it is vital to our existence.
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That is something unique to Canada. It is an amazing global human asset.
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