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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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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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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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This means trying to bring values into environments, buildings, and contexts that improve the quality of life for future generations.
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These are moral imperatives which we must work towards and think about on a daily basis.
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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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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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We cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity.
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Nor do these two involve any contradiction, provided man remembers that his own mind is itself the creation of God. Without this humility, no balance is possible. With it, there are no barriers.
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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 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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The Muslim world, with its history and cultures, and indeed its different interpretations of Islam, is still little known in the West.
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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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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 search for justice and security, the struggle for equality of opportunity, the quest for tolerance and harmony, the pursuit of human dignity.
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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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The Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.
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