God has opened and continues to open new windows for us to see the marvels of His creation
AGA KHAN IVThat is something unique to Canada. It is an amazing global human asset.
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They are all different, in terms of history, and the religious compositions of the populations involved.
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These are moral imperatives which we must work towards and think about on a daily basis.
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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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While the past was a book he had read and re-read may times, the future was just one more literary work of art into which he used to pour himself with deep thought and concentration.
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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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Canada has an experience of governance of which much of the world stands in dire need.
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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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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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Pluralism is no longer simply an asset or a prerequisite for progress and development, it is vital to our existence.
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Pluralist 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.
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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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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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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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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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