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.

The right to hope is the most powerful human motivation I know.

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.

There appears to be momentum towards more and more misunderstandings between religions, a degradation of relations.

The Aga Khan Award for Architecture seeks to make a better place in physical terms. This means trying to bring values into environments, buildings, and contexts that improve the quality of life for future generations.

The Pope is only concerned with the spiritual welfare of his flock.

We cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity.