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Princess Zahra, Board Member for the Global Centre for Pluralism, attended the Global Pluralism Award ceremony held in Ottawa on November 14.

The Global Pluralism Award recognizes pluralism in action and celebrates the inspiring and brave work that is helping to build more inclusive societies where diversity is valued and protected.

Winners were selected by a jury of international experts from a range of disciplines and backgrounds, including foreign affairs, philanthropy and human rights.

The Award is presented once every two years to individuals, organizations, governments and businesses of any nationality. Through their remarkable and sustained achievements, awardees contribute to building more inclusive societies in which diversity is protected.

In recognition of outstanding achievements to support more inclusive societies worldwide, the renowned international jury selected 3 winners and 7 honourable mentions for the 2023 Global Pluralism Award.

The bi-annual ceremony was hosted at The Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat in Ottawa and streamed live on the Centre's website. The evening's proceedings commenced with a welcome blessing from Algonquin Anishinaabe Elder Claudette Commanda, Chancellor of the University of Ottawa, remarks by Meredith Preston McGhie, Secretary General of the Global Centre for Pluralism and Dr. Marwan Muasher, Vice President for Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former foreign minister and deputy prime minister of Jordan. The distinguished assembly of laureates, delegates and respected guests had the honour of hearing a keynote address delivered by the Centre's Board Member, Princess Zahra Aga Khan, in which she emphasized the paramount significance of pluralism in today's global climate.

"A society made stronger by the diversity that defines it - that is a value that Canada has embraced both at home and in the world, while acknowledging that this is not easy and that there is much work to be done, " said Princess Zahra Aga Khan, Board Member of the Global Centre for Pluralism. "This principle may feel far off in our troubled global times, even more so when the divisions in society appear so vast. However, this is a message that the world needs to hear."

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