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.
AGA KHAN IVIt is a world of increasing dissension and conflict in which a significant contribution is the failure of different ethnic, tribal, religious, or social groups to search for, and agree upon, a common space for harmonious co-existence.
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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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If our animosities are born out of fear, then confident generosity is born out of hope.
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It is a world of increasing dissension and conflict in which a significant contribution is the failure of different ethnic, tribal, religious, or social groups to search for, and agree upon, a common space for harmonious co-existence.
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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 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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They are all different, in terms of history, and the religious compositions of the populations involved.
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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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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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Islam is probably the one that places the greatest emphasis on knowledge. The purpose is to understand God’s creation.
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A proper home can provide the bridge across that terrible gulf between poverty and a better future.
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There appears to be momentum towards more and more misunderstandings between religions, a degradation of relations.
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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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The Aga Khan Award for Architecture seeks to make a better place in physical terms.
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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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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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