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.
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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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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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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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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Canada is today the most successful pluralist society on the face of our globe, without any doubt in my mind.
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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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This means trying to bring values into environments, buildings, and contexts that improve the quality of life for future generations.
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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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Canada has an experience of governance of which much of the world stands in dire need.
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If our animosities are born out of fear, then confident generosity is born out of hope.
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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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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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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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They are all different, in terms of history, and the religious compositions of the populations involved.
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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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