If our animosities are born out of fear, then confident generosity is born out of hope. One of the central lessons I have learned after a half century of working in the developing world is that the replacement of fear by hope is probably the single most powerful trampoline of progress.
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… - Aga Khan Iv
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…
- Aga Khan Iv
Tolerance, openness and understanding towards other peoples' cultures, social structures, values and faiths are now essential to the very survival of… - Aga Khan Iv
Tolerance, openness and understanding towards other peoples' cultures, social structures, values and faiths are now essential to the very survival of…
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. - Aga Khan Iv
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.
Pluralist societies are not accidents of history. They are a product of enlightened education and continuous investment by governments and all of civ… - Aga Khan Iv
Pluralist societies are not accidents of history. They are a product of enlightened education and continuous investment by governments and all of civ…
The Muslim world, with its history and cultures, and indeed its different interpretations of Islam, is still little known in the West. The two worlds… - Aga Khan Iv
The Muslim world, with its history and cultures, and indeed its different interpretations of Islam, is still little known in the West. The two worlds…
We cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity. - Aga Khan Iv
We cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity.
A secure pluralistic society requires communities that are educated and confident both in the identity and depth of their own traditions and in those… - Aga Khan Iv
A secure pluralistic society requires communities that are educated and confident both in the identity and depth of their own traditions and in those…
Pluralism is no longer simply an asset or a prerequisite for progress and development, it is vital to our existence. - Aga Khan Iv
Pluralism is no longer simply an asset or a prerequisite for progress and development, it is vital to our existence.
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. Unless these… - Aga Khan Iv
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. Unless these…
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