None of these situations are identical. You cannot take one set of issues from one country and apply it to another. They are all different, in terms of history, and the religious compositions of the populations involved.
Aga Khan IVTolerance, openness and understanding towards other peoples' cultures, social structures, values and faiths are now essential to the very survival of an interdependent world.
Aga Khan IVWe 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 doesnโt work. You have to do it all together.
Aga Khan IVIslam is probably the one that places the greatest emphasis on knowledge. The purpose is to understand God's creation.
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