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.
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.
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There appears to be momentum towards more and more misunderstandings between religions, a degradation of relations.
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There is nothing wrong with being well off as long as money has a social and ethical value and is not the object of one’s own greed.
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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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If our animosities are born out of fear, then confident generosity is born out of hope.
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The Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.
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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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We 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.
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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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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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Pluralism is no longer simply an asset or a prerequisite for progress and development, it is vital to our existence.
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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 an experience of governance of which much of the world stands in dire need.
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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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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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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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