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Video Interview: CBC Interview (4th), One-on-One with Peter Mansbridge
What are the continuing consequences of the situation in Iraq? Read more
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Speech: Address at Massey Hall
It is a particularly happy day, for me, that we are extending this partnership, strengthening it, giving it new opportunities, in areas of development needs that are essential — young children, isolated peoples, post conflict situations. So we have a partner, a wonderful partner, who works with us n… Read more
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Speech: Address to both Houses of the Parliament of Canada
When the clashes of modern times have come, they have most often grown out of particular political circumstances, the twists and turns of power relationships and economic ambitions, rather than deep theological divides. Yet sadly, what is highly abnormal in the Islamic world gets mistaken for what i… Read more
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Speech: 2013 Aga Khan University Convocation Ceremony
We are planning now to build new undergraduate Faculties of Arts and Sciences, one in Karachi and one in Arusha in Tanzania. We plan to achieve this goal progressively as circumstances and resources allow. Yes, it will be a time-consuming exercise, but our planning has been advancing very quickly in… Read more
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Speech: Acceptance Address – Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s Gold Medal
Is it not true that the quality of our lives is fundamentally shaped by the spaces in which we live, spaces that provide physical security, and spaces where we seek spiritual enrichment? They are spaces where we work, and where we pause from work; where we expand our minds and restore our health, pl… Read more
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Interview: India Today Interview (2nd)
I think what drives our network is to enable people to manage their destinies. Once they manage their destinies, you will see, generally speaking, a take-off situation. It’s when they cannot manage their destinies and cannot achieve a level of economic independence that they are indebted in a terrib… Read more
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Video Interview: The Indian Express/NDTV ‘Walk the Talk’ Interview
So what do you tell your friends in the Western world about their new stereotypes of Islam and what do you tell your Muslim brothers and sisters and followers about their stereotypes of the Western world? Read more
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Speech: Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad, Inaugural Ceremony
The network concept that I have mentioned is something that makes our academy endeavour a unique and distinctive one. And if there is one central thought I would like to have you take away from this day, it is the interconnected, international dimension of our envisioned academy experience. Our plan… Read more
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Speech: Inauguration Ceremony for the Restoration of Humayun’s Tomb
The word “partnership,” in fact, could be the watchword of this celebration. What we honour today, above all else is the spirit of partnership in which this work has unfolded. Read more
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Speech: David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award Ceremony
People coming together around a common purpose are much stronger, for example, in eliminating corruption. When an individual faces corruption, that’s a problem. When a village community faces corruption it’s a totally different issue. And in fact, corruption in civil society is probably one of the m… Read more